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While walking with her husband in the woods, Sylvia Tebrick suddenly transforms into a fox. Terrified at first, they adjust to their new life. Although she first maintains many of her human characteristics, Sylvia soon begins to show a troubling wild side. Awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, Lady into Fox is a novel by David Garnett.

In the years of peace before the First World War, Roy and Beatrice enjoy London’s legendary nightlife. At a club one evening, they meet the bohemian beauty Claire, for whom Roy soon leaves his fiancée. As they descend into the dark world of cocaine addiction, Roy looks for a way out. Dope Darling is a novel by David Garnett.

Young and in love, John Cromartie and Josephine Lackett want to get married. But as their relationship gets more and more serious, Josephine fears disappointing her aristocratic family by marrying a working-class man. When she gets cold feet, John chooses to live among the animals at the zoo. A Man in the Zoo is a novel by David Garnett.

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A newly-married couple are taking a leisurely walk through the woods in England when, without warning, the woman suddenly transforms into a fox. The grief-stricken husband does his best to look after his transformed wife after this astonishing change. That¿s the unlikely premise of Lady Into Fox. Other than the mysterious transformation of the woman, this short work is otherwise completely realistic, placing it in the category of contemporary ...

Die Tebricks, ein charmantes, jung verliebtes und frisch verheiratetes Paar, ziehen sich ahnungslos glücklich ins ländliche Oxfordshire zurück, um ein beschauliches Leben zu führen. Bei einem Spaziergang am Waldrand verwandelt sich Silvia Tebrick unerwartet in eine Fähe und kann trotz ihres Anstandes, ihrer Grazie und ihrer guten Erziehung den neu erlangten animalischen Instinkten nicht widerstehen. Richard tut alles in seiner Macht Stehende, ...

In this first collection of his poetry, David M Garnett observes the forms of nature in their environments. Many of the poems become hymns to creatures from recently receding landscapes. He depicts relationships not only among people but also with animate and inanimate objects. This also makes the collection confessional in the characteristic British mode. Roads Stretch is very much a poetry of journey - physical, emotional and mystical.

A Man in the Zoo, has been considered an important book throughout the human history. So that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. The whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. This book is not made of scanned copies and hence the text is clear and readable.

This Book "Lady into Fox" has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.

In 1858, the Duke of Kent arrives at Southampton Docks bearing cargo and passengers from Lisbon. Disembarking with his companion, a young African, sailor William Targett arrives in Dorset with a secret. As his attempts to stay at a local inn are met with racism, his plan for a new life unravels. The Sailor’s Return is a novel by David Garnett.

In the years of peace before the First World War, Roy and Beatrice enjoy London’s legendary nightlife. At a club one evening, they meet the bohemian beauty Claire, for whom Roy soon leaves his fiancée. As they descend into the dark world of cocaine addiction, Roy looks for a way out. Dope Darling is a novel by David Garnett.

While walking with her husband in the woods, Sylvia Tebrick suddenly transforms into a fox. Terrified at first, they adjust to their new life. Although she first maintains many of her human characteristics, Sylvia soon begins to show a troubling wild side. Awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, Lady into Fox is a novel by David Garnett.

In 1858, the Duke of Kent arrives at Southampton Docks bearing cargo and passengers from Lisbon. Disembarking with his companion, a young African, sailor William Targett arrives in Dorset with a secret. As his attempts to stay at a local inn are met with racism, his plan for a new life unravels. The Sailor’s Return is a novel by David Garnett.

Young and in love, John Cromartie and Josephine Lackett want to get married. But as their relationship gets more and more serious, Josephine fears disappointing her aristocratic family by marrying a working-class man. When she gets cold feet, John chooses to live among the animals at the zoo. A Man in the Zoo is a novel by David Garnett.

A beloved wife is unaccountably transformed into a fox in this modern folktale. Humor, fantasy, allegory, and realism combine in a portrait of a husband's devotion and a woman's struggle to maintain her humanity.

A unique, unfiltered memoir from the NBA champion and fifteen-time all-star ahead of his induction into the Hall of Fame.

Why do we make bad decisions? How do people justify bad arguments? Is being sincere the same thing as being authentic? What is common sense? What is the link between ideology and delusion? Is populist rhetoric undermining democracy? What is the difference between strategic thinking and strategic planning? What is a 'sustainable decision'? What is Multiple Rationality Analysis and its role in decision making? Are we living in an Age of Hypocris...

Excerpt from A Man in the ZooIt was a warm day at the end of February, and Sunday morning. In the air there was a smell of spring, mixed with the odours of different animals - yaks, wolves, and musk-oxen, but the two visitors did not notice it. They were lovers, and were having a quarrel.They came soon to the Wolves and Foxes, and stood still opposite a cage containing an animal very like a dog.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hund...

Excerpt from A Man in the ZooIt was a warm day at the end of February, and Sunday morning. In the air there was a smell of spring, mixed with the odours of different animals - yaks, wolves, and musk-oxen, but the two visitors did not notice it. They were lovers, and were having a quarrel.They came soon to the Wolves and Foxes, and stood still opposite a cage containing an animal very like a dog.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hund...