A deep exploration on how questions of time and its organisation affect planning practice, this book is aimed at public and private planning practitioners, national and local politicians and policy makers involved in planning, academics and students studying planning and related disciplines.It presents time as a pervasive form of power that is used to shape democratic practices, and questions ‘project speed’: where time to think, deliberate and plan has been squeezed. The authors d...

Adeline Virginia Woolf (January 1882-1941) was an English writer and one of the preeminent modernists of the 20th century.'The Mark on the Wall' is a description of a chain of thoughts inspired by catching sight of a mysterious mark on the wall. It does not matter what the mark actually is.... What is important is the imaginative images and philosophical considerations which it stimulates in her brain.

A vintage collection of some of the greatest short stories ever written.The Fly by Katherine Mansfield, The Mezzotint by M. R. James, The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe, The Three Strangers by Thomas Hardy, The Jew’s Beech Tree by Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, Tobermory by Saki, The Lady or the Tiger by Frank Stockton, B24 by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Withered Arm by Thomas Hardy, The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry, The Finest Story in the World by Rudyard Kipling, Cannibalism in the Ca...

A delightful collection of humorous classic tales by some of the world's greatest racconteurs. 1. "The Cabmen’s Shelter", by A. J. Alan 2. "The Giraffe Problem", by Barry Pain 3. "The Man Who Stole a Meeting House", by John Townsend Trowbridge 4. "Hot Potatoes", by Arnold Bennett 5. "Mons. Cassecrouche’s Inspiration" by George Walter Thornbury 6. "The Burglary", by Arnold Bennett 7. "The 19 Club", by A. J. Alan 8. "Self-Help" by W. W. Jacobs 9. "Gabriel-Ernest", by Saki 10. "An Undergradua...

A thoroughly engaging collection of great classic tales by the very best of American authors.From Beyond by H. P. LovecraftThe Mysterious Card and the Card Unveiled by Cleveland MoffettPigs is Pigs by Ellis Parker ButlerThe Club of One-Eyed Men by Arthur Somers RocheAfterward by Edith WhartonThe Furnished Room by O. HenryA Descent into the Maelström by Edgar Allan PoeRegret by Kate ChopinThe Terri...

Over 24 of the best humorous stories ever written."The Inconsiderate Waiter", by J.M. Barrie"Mrs. Packletide's Tiger", by Saki"Curried Cow", by Ambrose Bierce"Cannibalism in the Cars", by Mark Twain"A Love Knot", by W.W. Jacobs"A Bottomless Grave", by Ambrose Bierce"Biffin on the Bassoon", by Harry Graham"Esme", by Saki"Germans at Meat", by Katherine Mansfield"Adrian", by Saki"Her Uncle", by W.W. Jacobs"Th...

Fleete, a relative newcomer to India, becomes extremely drunk on New Year's Eve and on the way home desecrates the temple of the monkey-god Hanuman, by stubbing out his cigar on the statue of the deity. A mysterious leper appears and bites Fleete on the chest, leaving a strange mark. Another priest warns Fleete that Hanuman has not yet finished with him.During the next day, Fleete's behaviour becomes stranger and stranger. He gnaws ravenously on raw meat, grovels in the earth of th...

When Alfred Parrish meets the charismatic Major in Berlin, he finds himself whisked off on an adventure in St. Petersburg. Unfortunately for him, the Major arranged for his passport to remain with the Russian Embassy in Berlin and be sent on by post. Even more unfortunately, the penalty for travelling in Russia without a passport has recently been increased to ten years hard labour in Siberia.The story is a delightful romp through scrape after scrape as Alfred and the Major dodge a...

Calamity strikes when the precious gift of a white elephant from the King of Siam to the Queen of England is stolen in America. But it is the hilarious antics of the detectives trying to track down the beast which occupies us. As the rampaging elephant heads east, or maybe west, or possibly north or south, it leaves a trail of death and destruction. But it seems that not even the finest detectives in the land and offers of ever greater rewards can pinpoint the animal's whereabouts. Until f...

When the young American, Henry Adam accidentally finds himself alone and penniless in London, he unwittingly becomes the subject of an astounding bet between two brothers. He is presented with a bank note for one million pounds, to use as he pleases for a month. One brother believes the note will prove useless to him. The other believes that, even though nobody will be able to offer him change, the American’s mere possession of the bank note will mean that plenty of people will offer him c...

Israel Zangwill (1864-1926) was born within the sound of Bow Bells in London, and the life of the Jewish community in the East End provided the subject matter for his books and plays. His vibrant writing contributes richly to social history as well as to the opus of Victorian literature.'The Red Mark' tells the tale of Bloomah Beckenstein, whose family's many demands on her continually prevent her from getting to school on time. Week after week her lateness prevents her class from ...

Mark Twain's hilarious account of life with a malfunctioning burglar alarm.