Herbie and Violet's fifth gripping adventure brings the internationally bestselling Eerie-on-Sea series to a heart-stopping climax.It is midwinter once again, and the hosts of a paranormal podcast have descended on Eerie-on-Sea eager for a sighting of the legendary malamander. Herbert Lemon, Lost-and-Founder at the Grand Nautilus Hotel, is feeling uneasy – and not just because of the visitors. He’s being plagued by unsettling dreams, and the head-splitting “Eerie H...

Nobody visits Eerie-on-Sea in the winter. Especially not when darkness falls and the wind howls around Maw Rocks and the wreck of the battleship Leviathan, where even now some swear they have seen the unctuous Malamander creep…Herbert Lemon, Lost-and-Founder at the Grand Nautilus Hotel, knows that returning lost things to their rightful owners is not easy – especially when the lost thing is not a thing at all, but a girl. No one knows what happened to Viol...

An exceptional and unforgettable tale of magic, courage and the boundless possibilities of the imagination, from the bestselling and award-winning author of MALAMANDER.When Tom follows the trail of a mysterious lantern down a dim alleyway, he discovers a secret. He has stumbled on the place where the Everyday meets Faery - a dangerous magical world full of trolls, ghosts, dragons, and things from the darkest corners of the imagination.Tom is apprenticed to ...

"Fragments of the Lost Writings of Proclus" is a book written by the 18th-century English philosopher and translator Thomas Taylor. The book contains a collection of fragments from the writings of Proclus, an ancient Greek philosopher and Neoplatonist who lived in the 5th century AD.Proclus was one of the most important philosophers of the Neoplatonic tradition, which sought to reconcile the philosophy of Plato with the ideas of the ancient Greeks and the teachings of the Eastern religions...

"Philosophy," says Hierocles, "is the purification and perfection of human life. It is the purification, indeed, from material irrationality, and the mortal body; but the perfection, in consequence of being the resumption of our proper felicity, and a reaction to the divine likeness.

When Herbie and Violet's arch-enemy Sebastian Eels turns up in Eerie-on-Sea, seemingly back from the dead, it can only spell bad news. The town may welcome his entrepreneurial scheme to resurrect Festergrimm's Waxworks, a dusty and defunct old gallery of spooky characters from Eerie legend, but Herbie and Violet are suspicious of his motives. And when they learn the legend of Ludo Festergrimm the clockmaker, creator of a vast mechanical robot that wrought havoc in the wrong hands, they KNO...

"Iamblichus' Life of Pythagoras" is a biographical work written by the Neoplatonic philosopher Iamblichus in the 3rd or 4th century AD, translated into English by the 18th-century scholar Thomas Taylor. The book tells the story of Pythagoras, the ancient Greek philosopher, mathematician, and mystic who is credited with founding the Pythagorean school of philosophy.The work covers Pythagoras's life and teachings, including his theories on mathematics, music, and the soul. The book also desc...

"The Hymns of Orpheus" is a collection of hymns and verses attributed to the legendary Greek musician and poet Orpheus, translated and compiled by the 18th-century English philosopher and scholar Thomas Taylor. Orpheus was considered a master of music and poetry in ancient Greek mythology, and his works were revered as sacred texts.Taylor's translation of the hymns was part of a larger effort to revive interest in ancient Greek philosophy and religion in 18th-century England. Taylor believ...

Thomas Taylor (1758-1835) was an English Neoplatonic philosopher, translator, and scholar. He is well-known for his translations and interpretations of ancient Greek philosophical and mystical texts, including the works of Plato, Aristotle, and the Neoplatonists.In "The Eleusinian and Bacchic Mysteries," Taylor delves into the rites, symbols, and teachings associated with the Eleusinian and Bacchic Mysteries. These were ancient Greek religious initiatory rituals and secret ceremonies that ...

Thomas Taylor was born in the City of London on 15 May 1758, the son of a staymaker Joseph Taylor and his wife Mary (born Summers). He was educated at St. Paul's School, and devoted himself to the study of the classics and of mathematics. After first working as a clerk in Lubbock's Bank, he was appointed Assistant Secretary to the Society for the Encouragement of Art (precursor to the Royal Society of Arts), in which capacity he made many influential friends, who furnished the means for pu...

In The Life of St. Samson of Dol, historian and translator Thomas Taylor presents a vivid and faithful rendition of one of the earliest and most important hagiographies of the Celtic Church. Based on a sixth-century Latin text, this work recounts the remarkable life of Saint Samson — monk, missionary, and abbot — whose journey carried the light of Christianity from Wales to Brittany during the dawn of medieval Europe. Taylor's translation restores the freshness and dignity of the ...

Step into the shadowed halls of ancient wisdom where mathematics meets mysticism, and philosophy transforms into a sacred way of life. Thomas Taylor's magnificent translation unveils the legendary biography of Pythagoras by Iamblichus, revealing the extraordinary journey of history's most enigmatic philosopher-sage. This isn't merely an academic exercise but a portal into a world where numbers hold divine secrets, where geometric patterns unlock cosmic truths, and where the pursuit of know...