A beautiful gift edition of The Iron Man, the bestselling classic by Ted Hughes, illustrated by the multi-award-winning Tom Gauld. But one little boy realises that the Iron Man is not here to destroy the Earth, he could even save the planet from a new, more deadly danger!
"In a series of chapters built round poems by a number of writers including himself . He makes the whole venture seem enjoyable, and somehow urgent . ' Times Literary Supplement
This enthralling tour de force of literary criticism, unprecedented in Shakespeare studies for its scope and daring, is nothing less than an attempt to show the Complete Works - dramatic and poetic - as a single, tightly integrated, evolving organism.
This collection of eleven evocative, accessible and funny stories for children of 5+ tells how a particular animal came to be as it is now. the Bee must sip honey all day long to sweeten the bitter demon that runs through his veins .
a classic.' Phillip Pullman'A visionary tale.' Michael Morpurgo'Whether you're already a fan of this classic children's story or a new reader, this wonderful new version is a real treat.' BookTrust'Stunning.' WRD Magazine
A collection of twenty-eight poems grouped to represent the four seasons.
A beautiful 50th Anniversary edition of The Iron Man, the bestselling classic by Ted Hughes, with the stunning original wood engravings from Andrew Davidson and an introduction by Michael Morpurgo.
Ted Hughes wrote a series of stories for children from the early 1960s through until 1995 about how the world, and the creatures in it, came into... Læs mere
The Oresteia comprises three of the greatest plays of all time: Agamemnon, The Cheophori and The Eumenides.
At the outset of his career Ted Hughes described letter-writing as 'excellent training for conversation with the world', and he was to become a prolific master of this art which combines writing and talking.
Hughes strips away the protective layers - the soundproofed ears, the double-glazed eyes - that prevent us making contact with anything outside ourselves.
This volume contains six plays suitable for performance by children. Four were published under the title "The Coming of the Kings and Other Plays", and the other two are "Orpheus", previously only published in America, and "The Pig Organ" published for the first time.