"Meet the plucky toddler Edgar the raven. He's mischievous, disobedient, and contrary. He's also lovable. Inspired by Edgar Allen Poe"--

When Edgar, the mischievous toddler, accidentally breaks a statue while roughhousing with his sister, he must decide whether to tell their mother the truth--and Lenore must decide whether or not to tattle.

"Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's "The fall of the House of Usher""--Front cover.

The author describes her family's experiences raising and caring for a raven from babyhood to adulthood when he returns to the wild.

Introduce babies to the master of the macawbre in this adorable biographical board book with an animalistic twist! Meet one of history’s greatest figures in this adorable board book with an animal twist! A group of crows is called a murder, and no one knows murder quite like the “master of macawbre,” Edgar Allan Crow. With a feather on the pulse of poetry and the horror genre, he made lasting contributions to American literature that inspired countless others. With hilarious puns and colorful illustrations, this book brings his literary legacy to life!

Often described as a "gothic novel," this is a classic American tale of mystery and murder with exciting and dramatic plot twists. Charles Brockden Brown is the most frequently studied and republished practitioner of the "early American novel," or the US novel between 1789 and roughly 1820. This volume contains a critical edition of Charles Brockden Brown's Edgar Huntly, the third of his novels to be published in 1799 and the first to deal with the American wilderness. The basis of the text is the first edition, printed and published by Hugh Maxwell in Philadelphia late in the year, but the "Fragment" printed independently in Brown's Monthly Magazine earlier in 1799 supplies some readings in Chapters 17-20. The Historical Essay, which follows the text, covers matters of composition, publication, historical background, and literary evaluation, and the Textual Essay discusses the transmission of the text, choice of copy-text, and editorial policy. A general textual statement for the entire edition appears in Volume I of the series.

Introduce brilliant babies to the mysterious poetry of Edgar Allan Poe through his poem “The Raven.” Little Poet Edgar Allan Poe: Nevermore! introduces toddlers to Poe’s renowned poem “The Raven.” Exploring love, loss, and grief, Kate Coombs’ tender story, Poe’s own lyrical words, and Carme Lemniscates’ charming, cheeky, and adorable art will teach your child to Be Creative and Be Brilliant and familiarize them with a great American poet. “Nevermore,” quoth the raven!

In this fascinating and carefully researched book, Dominique Jando tells us when, why and how the former sergeant-major of a British Hussars regiment created the most universal form of entertainment, the Circus. It was not a chance occurrence: the place, the times and the social context, all led to this pivotal moment. Philip Astley became England's greatest showman, but if he was indeed a visionary, he was not a lone experimentalist: immediately, other equestrians followed his example and participated in the development and expansion of the circus in Europe and the Americas. This is the story, too, of these extraordinary and colorful pioneers who were Astley's contemporaries, whether pupils, competitors or colleagues: Charles Hughes, John Bill Ricketts, Philip Lailson, Antonio Franconi and a few others-including Astley's own son, John Conway Astley. Relying in large part on their contemporaries' testimony, Dominique Jando places these pioneers back in their historical and social context, as well as in the often-overlooked context of the nascent show business of the late eighteenth century-principally in Great Britain, but also in Europe and in America.

When you're half-human and half-chimp [a 'humanzee'], what can you do? Where can you go to be accepted? This is the fascinating story of Oliver. His shameful conception and birth in jungle Africa, are followed by crazy adventures in suburban New Jersey. As a teen, he faces a New York 'media circus', and enjoys a celebrity tour of Japan. Later kidnapped by godless Soviet scientists, a daring rescue frees him from his cold, dark cage at the secret ape-laboratory in chilly Vladivostok.Loosely based on a true story, corroborated by long-secret Stasi files, this amazing book will open your eyes to startling scientific wonders and fascinating events of recent history.[CAUTION: This book contains mature themes, bestiality, and some foul language; Not suitable for minors]

A Workbook enabling children to practise the language points presented in the Reader. These workbooks accompany the popular Collins Big Cat series. They enable children to practise and reinforce the target vocabulary and language structures presented in each corresponding Collins Big Cat reader through enjoyable puzzles, games and activities, as well as through more traditional comprehension exercises. Tracing, copying and eventually free-writing tasks build and develop children's writing skills as they progress through the Bands, Pink A to Lime. A fun quiz to test understanding, and a reward certificate at the back of each Workbook, enable children to feel a sense of progress as they learn to read more confidently in English.