This book is an anthology with a difference. It presents a distinctive variety of Anglo-Norman works, beginning in the twelfth century and ending in the nineteenth, covering a broad range of genres and writers, introduced in a lively and thought-provoking way. Facing-page translations, into accessible and engaging modern English, are provided throughout, bringing these texts to life for a contemporary audience.The collection offers a selection of fascinating passages, and whole text...

Conceived as a companion volume to the well-received Simple Forms: Essays on Medieval English Popular Literature (2015), Make We Merry More and Less is a comprehensive anthology of popular medieval literature from the twelfth century onwards. Uniquely, the book is divided by genre, allowing readers to make connections between texts usually presented individually.This anthology offers a fruitful exploration of the boundary between literary and popular culture, and showcases an impre...

This volume examines the erotic in the literature of medieval Britain, primarily in Middle English, but also in Latin, Welsh and Old French. Seeking to discover the nature of the erotic and how it differs from modern erotics, thecontributors address topics such as the Wife of Bath's opinions on marital eroticism, the role of clothing and nudity, the tension between eroticism and transgression, the interplay between religion and the erotic, and the hedonistic horrors of the cannibalistic Gi...

Jessica was standing near the pool naked and staring at him. He gasped in surprise and she felt his eyes going all over her body. He started swimming towards her. Watching every stroke of his masculine arms, she began walking down the pool steps, one at a time. He reached her and cupped her face with his hands. He looked at her intensely and kissed her with his hot lips. She was oblivious, the world around her just disappeared and she gave in to the passion.

Sally's son Dan has come back home from college, He wants to live rent free and perform his arts. Sally has taken a career break from teaching, she just needs a rest. Her husband is an ambitious politician and needs a tranquil unexceptional home life but Sally has had enough and does something outrageous.

He started swimming towards her. Watching every stroke of his masculine arms, she began walking down the pool steps, one at a time. He reached her and cupped her face with his hands. He looked at her intensely and kissed her with his hot lips. She was oblivious, the world around her just disappeared and she gave in to the passion.

Dead of Winter is a chilling anthology that brings together thirteen short stories weaving a tapestry of horror that explores the intersection of the frozen landscape and the nightmares that lie dormant within, delivering a spine-tingling journey into the heart of winter's darkest depths. Each tale of icy terror lingers in the reader's mind long after the story ends.DESCRIBE THE COLD - B.F. VEGATHE DEATH ZONE - E. GALLAGHERTHE LAST PATROL - C.W. STEVENSONBLACK ...

Was wäre, wenn ...? Welches aufwändige, kunstvoll benannte Getränk würde ihr Lieblingsautor bei Starbucks am Tresen bestellen? Wie viele Caramel Macchiato würde J.K. Rowling wohl vertragen? Und würde Agatha Christie lautstark auf entkoffeiniert bestehen? Wäre ein schlichter Milchkaffee ausreichend satirisch-fantastisch für einen Terry Pratchett? Und was passiert, wenn Anna Karenina neben James Bond an der Bar wartet, gerade als Hemingway sich von hinten vordrängelt, um einen Espresso mit S...

Joan is caught in the middle of a love triangle which takes an unexpected twist after an embarrassing incident at a ball.Loosely based upon the events surrounding how England's oldest order of knighthood (i.e. the Order of the Garter) was established, Bilingual Legends #534 is presented in both Modern English and the historic Anglo-Norman language of the era. This lavishly illustrated children's book is perfect for girls with an interest in history.