A collection of poems about the supernatural, by such authors as Tennyson, Robert Frost, and Jack Prelutsky.

A collection of poems about the supernatural, by such authors as Tennyson, Robert Frost, and Jack Prelutsky

An Instant USA Today & Indie Bestseller A Barnes & Noble Book of the Year Finalist A Goodreads Best Horror Choice Award Nominee A gripping and atmospheric reimagining of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher” from Hugo, Locus, & Nebula award-winning author T. Kingfisher *A very special hardcover edition, featuring foil stamp on the casing and custom endpapers illustrated by the author.* When Alex Easton, a retired soldier, receives word that their childhood friend Madeline Usher is dying, they race to the ancestral home of the Ushers in the remote countryside of Ruritania. What they find there is a nightmare of fungal growths and possessed wildlife, surrounding a dark, pulsing lake. Madeline sleepwalks and speaks in strange voices at night, and her brother Roderick is consumed with a mysterious malady of the nerves. Aided by a redoubtable British mycologist and a baffled American doctor, Alex must unravel the secret of the House of Usher before it consumes them all. Also by T. Kingfisher What Feasts at Night A House with Good Bones Nettle & Bone Thornhedge A Sorceress Comes to Call At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Whitehots May 14/04.

"This detailed book outlines the characteristics of reluctant readers, strategies for reading success, how to overcome barriers and more" Cf. Our choice, 1999-2000.

"Read by children around the world since 1908, each edition of The Wind in the Willows is fondly remembered for its exceptional illustrations by artists such as Arthur Rackham, Ernest Shepard, Inga Moore, Robert Ingpenas. Over 90 artists are profiled, providing an overview of his life and artistic approach. A number of illustrations accompany most entries"--Provided by publisher.