Michael Harrison Boeken

Hardback book with dust jacket titled IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF SHERLOCK HOLMES by Michael Harrison. (LL-Art-1-top)

A full-bodied retelling of a portion of the Norse legends known as the Volsung saga. The Ring cycle is one of the oldest tales of Northern Europe. Wagner used it for his famous operas. Here for the first time it is retold for children, with striking illustrations.A great fortune in gold is forcibly taken from the dwarf, Andvari, who places a curse on one gold ring. Passing from hand to greedy hand, the fortune turns its owners into murderers and loathsome creatures, the ring bringing evil to their hearts. Brave Sigurd, descended from a long line of heroes, slays the dragon who hoards the gold; he leaves the fortune but takes the ring as he goes to rescue the beautiful Valkyrie, Brynhild, from an enchant ment. Sowing the seeds of his own death and despair, he gives the cursed ring to her. A number of overlapping legends are skillfully tied together with the unifying theme of the ring, and the many dramatic full-color and black-and-white illustrations focus these story strands.

In 1915, at the peak of his career, Sherlock Holmes penned his Memoirs and entrusted the manuscript to the British Museum for safekeeping. Released sixty years later, the manuscript has been edited by a leading authority on Holmes. To Dr. Watson, Holmes was the wisest man he knew, but what was the true nature of this modestly born figure who became the most renowned private detective? These Memoirs offer a fearless analysis of Holmes’s complex character, exploring his drug use, ambitions, reasons for remaining single, and his passion for the One Woman forever out of reach. Even seasoned Holmes fans will find surprises, such as the revelation that American financier William H. Vanderbilt significantly influenced Holmes's career by connecting him with illustrious clients. The Memoirs also delve into another side of Holmes’s life: his ability to navigate the raffish demimonde through carefully crafted alter egos, allowing him to engage in undercover activities without jeopardizing his reputation. These characters, from a groom to a female temperance campaigner, shed new light on his adventures. While Holmes touches on his detection methods, he primarily focuses on the world he inhabited and his role within it, featuring prominent figures from modern history leading up to World War I.

Hard Cover; Very Good; Dust Jacket - Very Good; Bobbs-Merrill First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover, Very Good quarter cloth binding with paper covered boards; minor edge rubbing. DJ is Very Good with minor edge rubbing. "A Sherlockian Anthology edited and annotated by Michael Harrison." Includes thirteen B&W drawings prepared specially for this anthology by Henry Lauritzen.

For children entering the world of poetry for the first time, The Oxford Treasury of Children's Poems is a delight that will provide many hours of enjoyment. Beginning with tongue-twisters and nursery rhymes, the book enters the land of children's poetry with verse about giants and dragons,fairies and trolls, parents, spiders, and the seaside. Beautifully illustrated, this is a collection guarranteed to start any child off on a lifelong appreciation of poetry.

This is a lovely anthology of poems for the whole Christmas season. There are traditional carols and songs, and modern poems about children's experiences of Christmas: food and families, presents and celebrations, and the snow and ice of winter. The collection is both reflective and joyful and includes contributions from Eleanor Farjeon, Roger McGough, Judith Nicholls, U.A. Fanthorpe and Gareth Owen, among many others. With beautiful colour illustrations throughout, this collection makes a perfect gift at Christmas.

Includes numerous old authentic photographs & more.

A collection of stories for children who are one stage on from nursery and fairy stories. All the stories are by, or retold by, a specific writer. It is a careful blend of traditional, classic stories and the less well-known that the editors believe will be the classics of the future. Now reprinted with a new cover.

This is a reflective and beautifully put-together anthology of poems to stimulate the emotions, whether evoking the comforting silence of true friendship, the thrill of sea tempests in the night, the power of hunger, or the joy of the first stirrings of love. Divided into seven themed sections(mystery, animals, childhood, people, scene, war, and love), it includes many classics by authors such as Walter de la Mare, G.K. Chesterton, Dylan Thomas, Ogden Nash, Michael Rosen, Eleanor Farjeon, T.S. Eliot, W.H. Auden, E.E. Cummings, Roger McGough, and Philip Larkin.

A treasury containing poems about all kinds of people, for all kinds of people, written by all kinds of people. Including a whole host of poets such as Ted Hughes, Charles Causley, Christina Rossetti, Maya Angelou and Roger McGough, the illustrated volume is a celebration of humans in all their diversity. Here, you'll find people sad and happy, busy and idle, young and old - engaged in all manner of activities, at their best and at their worst. The poems include both old favourites and less familiar poems, from a host of well-known names.

Featuring a wealth of well-known and well-loved poems, this collection is a perfect gift for a new generation of readers!

What better time than Christmas to ponder the passing of the year, the mystery of the birth of Christ, the traditions of the season, and the expectation of what the New Year might usher in? And what better way to reflect on such themes than through poetry? This is a thought-provoking, satisfying collection that brings together 120 poems ranging from traditional wassailing songs to the work of contemporary poets, and featuring such well known writers as Ted Hughes, John Betjeman, W.H. Auden, Thomas Hardy, and others. Illustrated in both color and black and white by artists such as Peter Bailey, Charles Keeping and Ian Beck, it is an anthology to treasure from childhood through to adulthood.

Nach der Scheidung seiner Eltern lebt Martin bei seiner Mutter. Als das Gerücht aufkommt, dass sein Vater im Lotto gewonnen hat, wird Martin entführt. Als er dahinterkommt, wer hinter der Entführung steht, ist der Schock gross.