This is the first issue of the Bicycle Reader, a new collection of quality writing about cycling. Two thoughts inspired us to start this collection.The first is that there is a great deal of brilliant article and essay-length writing about cycling that remains inaccessible to most readers. Some of it languishes out of print. Other pieces appeared in publications read by only a tiny minority of cyclists.The second is that eBook readers are the natural companion of cyclists. ...

This is the first issue of the Bicycle Reader, a new collection of quality writing about cycling. Two thoughts inspired us to start this collection.The first is that there is a great deal of brilliant article and essay-length writing about cycling that remains inaccessible to most readers. Some of it languishes out of print. Other pieces appeared in publications read by only a tiny minority of cyclists.The second is that eBook readers are the natural companion of cyclists. ...

The discovery of a magic mirror inside an ancient box enables a kindly woodcutter and his wife to help others overcome their troubles. When the good fairies direct him to the mirror, the kind old man and his wife decide to use its magic to help others. Whether the unfortunate person is a poor cobbler who has been intimidated by a giant into making an endless series of huge boots, a giggling goblin in trouble, or a complaining worm, the magic mirror's power is such that the woodcutter is ab...