The sun had set in the land where the dragon reigns, and darkness and silence and rest and sleep, the ministers of the night, waited to come to their own. But their presence was not needed in the eastern portion of the province of Hunan, for a wonderful stillness hung over all the barren landscape, and there was no sign of life. On the banks of the streams the patient buffalo no longer went his ceaseless rounds, working the pumps that sent water over the thirsty earth; the shrill cries of ...

Tuen, Slave and Empress is set in an ancient or historical context and tells the story of Tuen, a character who experiences a dramatic shift in status, from being a slave to becoming an empress. The novel explores themes of power, transformation, and the complexities of social hierarchy.The story follows Tuen's journey as she navigates the challenges of her changing status and the impact it has on her life and the lives of those around her. The narrative provides insight into the societal ...

The story follows a fox with a unique and ambitious desire to acquire nine golden tails. Driven by vanity and a desire to outshine others, the fox embarks on a quest to achieve this goal. Along the way, the fox encounters various challenges and learns valuable lessons about greed, contentment, and self-worth.The narrative is both whimsical and didactic, aiming to impart moral lessons to young readers through the fox's adventures and misadventures. The tale uses animal characters and fantas...

The Fox That Wanted Nine Golden Tails by Kathleen Gray Nelson is a charming and imaginative tale that beautifully captures the spirit of desire, transformation, and self-discovery. Through a whimsical narrative, Nelson brings to life a curious fox whose extraordinary wish sets off a journey filled with wonder, lessons, and unexpected realizations. The story gently weaves themes of ambition and contentment, showing young readers that chasing more is not alw...

In Cracking the Harmony Code, award-winning entrepreneur and best-selling author, Camilla Gray-Nelson, reveals Mother Nature's secret code for achieving personal and professional goals. Using "influence through instinct," she guides you up Nature's Harmony Pyramid to its pinnacle of success, peace and happiness."Camilla Gray-Nelson charts a pathway for business professionals to foster unity at work, using her innovative Harmony Pyramid as the framework. Accessing Mother Na...

The two one-act plays in Talker’s Town and The Girl Who Swam Forever are set in a small northern B.C. mill town in the 1960s. They portray identical characters and action from entirely different gender and cultural perspectives. In many ways, the two separate works are inter-related coming-of-age stories, with transformation as a key theme.The central action in both plays involves an Aboriginal girl, Roberta Bob, who escapes from a residential school and hides out by the river. In ...

Ecocriticism can be described in very general terms as the investigation of the many ways in which culture and the environment are interrelated and conceptualized. Ecocriticism aspires to understand and often to celebrate the natural world, yet it does so indirectly by focusing primarily on written texts. Hailed as one of the most timely and provocative developments in literary and cultural studies of recent decades, it has also been greeted with bewilderment or scepticism by those for who...

The story is about Elinor and Marianne, two daughters of Mr Dashwood by his second wife. They have a younger sister, Margaret, and an older half-brother named John. When their father dies, the family estate passes to John, and the Dashwood women are left in reduced circumstances. The novel follows the Dashwood sisters to their new home, a cottage on a distant relative's property, where they experience both romance and heartbreak. The contrast between the sisters' characters is eventually r...

A fox aspires to reach his 1000th birthday safely and be rewarded with nine golden tails in this wise and charming fairytale.

Nobel winner Pearl S. Buck’s classic debut novel, about one Chinese woman’s coming of age as she’s torn between Eastern and Western culturesKwei-lan is a traditional Chinese girl—taught by her mother to submit in all things, “as a flower submits to sun and rain alike.” Her marriage was arranged before she was born. As she approaches her wedding day, she’s surprised by one aspect of her anticipated life: Her husband-to-be has been educated abroad and follows many We...

Century-old letters tell a story of timeless love in a vanished countryFirst translated by American scholar Elizabeth Cooper in 1914 and published as My Lady of the Chinese Courtyard, this haunting collection of letters was out of print until discovered by bestselling author Eileen Goudge. In its pages she found the story of Kwei-li, a noblewoman of nineteenth-century China.In rich, elegant detail, Kwei-li writes of passionate love for a man whom s...

Meet the Moomins - all 8 magical adventures relaunched in a stunning new package. Celebrating 80 years since the first Moomin book was published!Rediscover the A Puffin Book series and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this magical edition of Finn Family Moomintroll complete with a charming new cover design.Cheerful Moomintroll lives in the magical Moominvalley with his mother, Moominmamma, his father, Moominpappa and all of thei...