"Her writing is moment by moment intense, and successful as such... What propels the reader through the pages is not the tug of ‘who done it’ nor the excitement of men with guns coming through doors, but the sheer excellence of the...

First published in 1936 and adapted for the screen as The Lady Vanishes by Alfred Hitchcock in 1938, Ethel Lina White's suspenseful mystery remains her best-known novel, worthy of acknowledgement as a classic of the genre in its own right.

From Louisa May Alcott to Roald Dahl, Joan Aiken to Catherynne Valente, magical stories for every feeling. Great stories ignite a child’s imagination and can fill a childhood with unforgettable characters, wondrous places and superb...