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By flickering candlelight, these haunting tales were carefully penned by some of greatest writers of the Victorian era, including Sheridan Le Fanu, Catherine Crowe and Mary Elizabeth Braddon. The Victorian era has been dubbed the Golden Age of the Ghost Story, producing some of the most iconic and masterful ghost stories the genre has ever seen. In this exquisite collection, you will find 14 terrifying tales which have been haunting readers for more than a century. Be transported to cobwebbed crypts, creaking manor houses, and dusky moors, where peril lies just around the corner. Includes: • The Dream - Sheridan Le Fanu • The Italian''s Story - Catherine Crowe • Eveline''s Visitant - Mary Elizabeth Braddon • The Body Snatcher - Rudyard Kipling • And many more! Perfect for horror lovers, these classic ghost stories are sure to terrify and entertain in equal measure.

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This selection of 45 images is chosen to convey the most upbeat of emotions. So there are sunsets and unicorns, hot air balloons floating over the landscape, a walk along a forest path, a hug, a contented cat and a gorgeous butterfly, among many others. To improve your state of mind, choose an image that improves your mood, find somewhere peaceful to work and use the power of colouring to feel altogether more positive.• Includes 45 designs • Printed on thick, high-quality paper • The images appear on single-sided pages to prevent bleed-through • Suitable for pencils, felt-tips or markers ABOUT THE SERIES: The bestselling Arcturus Creative Colouring series brings together delightful colouring books designed to relax the mind and inspire creativity. Printed on thick, high-quality paper, these bold and beautiful artworks present a wonderful colouring challenge.

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Make your heart melt with this adorable array of over 40 kittens to colour, from fiery ginger tomcats to beautiful Siamese. Who doesn''t love kittens? With their big eyes, super soft fur and playful nature, baby cats are among the most endearing of animals. In this delightful selection, you''ll find patchwork kittens, patterned kittens, kittens snoozing and kittens playing. There is even the odd kitten mandala! Choose your favourite feline, a selection of coloured pencils or markers and settle down to relax and make your own kitten masterpiece.• Includes 40 designs • Printed on thick, high-quality paper • The images appear on single-sided pages to prevent bleed-through • Suitable for pencils, felt-tips or markers ABOUT THE SERIES: The bestselling Arcturus Creative Colouring series brings together delightful colouring books designed to relax the mind and inspire creativity. Printed on thick, high-quali

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In True Tales of the Paranormal, author Neil Ward dives in to some of the most mystifying occurrences that cannot be explained by modern science. Ranging from ghostly apparitions to extra-dimensional beings, the tales in this book will make you doubt everything you believed to be true and wonder what is really out there.These spine-tingling stories reveal a hidden world of spooky goings-on that lie just beneath the surface of our seemingly mundane lives. Are these stories delusions or hoaxes or could there be an unsettling truth behind them? By turns terrifying, uplifting, and bizarre, these tales shed light on a world you never knew existed.

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Immerse yourself in the wonderful world of plants with this amazing selection of colouring images, taken from the Roxburgh Collection that forms part of the archives of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. From elegant waterlilies to intricate climbing plants and bright blooms, this colouring book includes an exquisite range of elegant flora and fauna taken from the 18th century Roxburgh Collection. These classic illustrations perfectly capture the traditional botanical art style of the time, with their vibrant colours and wonderful attention to detail. Each double-page spread has a black-and-white line drawing to colour and the original full-colour artwork beside it for reference.Features:• Thick, high-quality paper to prevent bleed-through • A key of full-colour, thumbnail images to preview the designs • Full-page prints of original full-colour artwork to use or display This book is beautifully presented with gold foil accents,

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Enjoy the classic ''The Night Before Christmas'' and selection of other wonderful winter poems in this elegant hardback collection, complete with gilded page edges and full-colour illustrations. This fantastically festive collection showcases Clement Clarke Moore''s timeless Christmas poem along with Arthur Rackham''s illustrations from the classic 1931 edition. Inside, you will also find various other heartwarming works such as Ralph Waldo Emerson''s ''The Snow-Storm'', Emily Dickinson''s ''Before the Ice is in the Pools'' and William Shakespeare''s ''Blow. Blow, thou winter wind''. Accompanied by charmingly vintage illustrations throughout, this pocket-sized gift edition is, presented with a foil embossed cover design, ivory pages, beautifully designed endpapers and gilded page edges. Part of the Arcturus Ornate Classics series, this book makes a wonderful gift for any lover of these cla

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Create your own personalized tarot deck with this delightful kit, containing a full-colour guidebook and 78 cards based on the iconic Rider-Waite-Smith deck for you to colour and customise. Tarot cards are a powerful form of divination, and their intricate and beautiful designs make them a treasure to keep. This kit provides a creative way for you to connect with the cards, firstly learning about card iconography and how to read them with the guide book, and then going on to personalise your own deck through the colouring exercise. This kit uses tarot illustrations based on the iconic Rider-Waite-Smith deck, admired for its bold colours and charming iconography. For Tarot newcomers, the colouring exercise will introduce you to the Major and Minor Arcana and may well inspire a fascination with Tarot and the insights it brings. With the help of this kit, you will have mastered the basics of tarot reading and have your own beautifully personalised deck

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This book is a journey through space and time!Written by award-winning author Anne Rooney, this highly-visual, full-colour hardback explores the history of space exploration with illustrated, annotated timelines. Young readers can discover how we have mapped the Universe, sent spacecraft to distant planets, and catalogued stars billions of light years away. Readers can:• Chart our discoveries about the universe, year by year• Learn about the astronomers, scientists and astronauts who transformed our understanding of the night sky, from Neil Armstrong to Katherine Johnson• Discover the science behind our universe, from the Big Bang to the life cycle of stars • Explore the latest developments in space science, from exploration of Mars to the launch of the James Webb telescope This is a great way for children to discover the history of space science, and to reinforce their understanding by putting facts i

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H. G. Wells is now best remembered for his science fiction novels and is often called a father of science fiction.

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