Author: Lord Dunsany
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780142437766
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
A new edition of the Fantasy Tales that inspired J.R.R. Tolkien and H.P. Lovecraft A pioneer in the realm of imaginative literature, Lord Dunsany has gained a cult following for his influence on modern fantasy literature, including such authors as J.R.R. Tolkien and H. P. Lovecraft. This unique collection of short stories ranges over five decades of work. Liberal selections of earlier tales—including the entire Gods of Pegana as well as such notable works as "Idle Days of the Yann" and "The Fortress Unvanquishable, Save for Sacnoth"—are followed by memorable later tales, including several about the garrulous traveler Joseph Jorkens and the outrageous murder tale "The Two Bottles of Relish." Throughout, the stories are united by Dunsany's cosmic vision, his impeccable and mellifluous prose, and his distinctively Irish sense of whimsy. Here published for the first time by Penguin Classics, this edition is the only annotated version of Dunsany's short stories. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
The Land Before Time
Author: Amblin Entertainment
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780448093550
Category : Dinosaurs
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Long ago, before the first humans, the dinosaur Littlefoot was born. Follow his journey as he searches for the Great Valley, where food and water are abundant and life is peaceful.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780448093550
Category : Dinosaurs
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Long ago, before the first humans, the dinosaur Littlefoot was born. Follow his journey as he searches for the Great Valley, where food and water are abundant and life is peaceful.
Tales from the Land of Ooo
Author: Max Brallier
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698143930
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 61
Book Description
Tales from the Land of Ooo takes the reader on a unique journey into the world of Adventure Time in this 64-page collection of original, off-the-wall short stories featuring full-color illustrations and a flexi-bound cover.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698143930
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 61
Book Description
Tales from the Land of Ooo takes the reader on a unique journey into the world of Adventure Time in this 64-page collection of original, off-the-wall short stories featuring full-color illustrations and a flexi-bound cover.
Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan in The Land that Time Forgot
Author: Edgar Rice Burroughs
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781569711514
Category : Tarzan (Fictitious character)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Lya Billings is the greatest female athlete in the world. She competes like a woman possessed, which she is--possessed by the shame of the secrets that surround her mother's past. In search of answers, Lya is lost at sea, somewhere off the coast of Peru. The only man who can find and save her, the only man who can uncover her mother's secrets, is Tarzan, Lord of the Apes."--Publisher's description.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781569711514
Category : Tarzan (Fictitious character)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Lya Billings is the greatest female athlete in the world. She competes like a woman possessed, which she is--possessed by the shame of the secrets that surround her mother's past. In search of answers, Lya is lost at sea, somewhere off the coast of Peru. The only man who can find and save her, the only man who can uncover her mother's secrets, is Tarzan, Lord of the Apes."--Publisher's description.
Time Limited Interests in Land
Author: Cornelius Van Der Merwe
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139511033
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 575
Book Description
A comprehensive comparative treatment of six instances of time-limited interests in land as encountered in fourteen European jurisdictions. The survey explores the commercial or social origins of each legal institution concerned and highlights their enforceability against third parties, their content and their role in land development. The commercial purpose of residential and agricultural leases is contrasted with the social aim of personal servitudes (and its common-law equivalent liferent) to provide sustenance for life to mostly family members making the latter an important estate planning device. Whereas the ingrained principles of leases and personal servitudes restrain the full exploitation of land, it is indicated that public authorities and private capital could combine to turn the old-fashioned time-limited institutions of hereditary building lease (superficies) and hereditary land lease (emphyteusis) into pivotal devices in alleviating the acute shortage of social housing and in promoting the fullest exploitation of pristine agricultural land.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139511033
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 575
Book Description
A comprehensive comparative treatment of six instances of time-limited interests in land as encountered in fourteen European jurisdictions. The survey explores the commercial or social origins of each legal institution concerned and highlights their enforceability against third parties, their content and their role in land development. The commercial purpose of residential and agricultural leases is contrasted with the social aim of personal servitudes (and its common-law equivalent liferent) to provide sustenance for life to mostly family members making the latter an important estate planning device. Whereas the ingrained principles of leases and personal servitudes restrain the full exploitation of land, it is indicated that public authorities and private capital could combine to turn the old-fashioned time-limited institutions of hereditary building lease (superficies) and hereditary land lease (emphyteusis) into pivotal devices in alleviating the acute shortage of social housing and in promoting the fullest exploitation of pristine agricultural land.