Mary and Ned Boyne have fled their dreary life in Wisconsin for a home in rustic Dorsetshire. But you can only run so far, and some things - some secret things - may follow you. A...

The story is one of only two novels by Wharton to be set in New England. The novel details the sexual awakening of its protagonist, Charity Royall, and shares many plot...

Kate Orme, shocked by the discovery of her fiances complicity in a tragedy, and by societys willingness to overlook such transgressions, nevertheless marries him. Years later, her...

Nine original and, yes, unlikely fairy-tales, which include stories of the arithmetic fairy, the king who became a charming villa-residence and the dreadful automatic nagging...

Do you believe in magic? Caroline, Charles and Charlotte do, and nothing that happens during their summer holiday at their great uncles house does anything to diminish that...

This childrens book retells twelve of Shakespeares most popular plays as stories for children. Each of the plays are rewritten as short stories or fairy tales suitable to keep the...

A collection of short stories written by the author of other literary greats such as The Railway Children, Five Children and It and The Phoenix and the Carpet. Many of her books...

A short memoir about the authors school days, serialised in The Girls Own Paper from October 1896 to September 1897. It includes stories about teachers, fellow pupils, the things...

Three children, forced to remain at school during the holidays, go in search of adventure. What they find is a magic castle straight out of a fairy tale, complete with an...

Edith Bowman discusses her new book, Edith Bowman’s Great British Music Festivals. Edith reflects on some of the greatest festival moments of the last 20 years, and shares her...