On murder considered as one of the fine arts

The provocative early-nineteenth-century essayist casts a blacky comic eye over the aesthetics of murder through the ages.

Aphorisms of love and hate

The iconoclastic German philosopher's blazing maxims on revenge, false pity and the drawbacks of marriage.

Wailing ghost

These delightful miniature tales of macabre hauntings, monsters and magic tricks are Classic China's greatest stories.

Three tang dynasty poets

Pastoral, lyrical verse evoking the rural landscapes and peoples of eight-century China from three of its finest poets

How to use your enemy

A seventeenth-century Spanish priest's shrewd maxims on using guile and pragmatism to succeed in a dangerous world

A cup of sake beneath the cherry trees

Moonlight, spring blossom, a woman's hair - a medieval Japanese monk reflects on idle moments and life's fleeting joy.

On the beach at night alone

The visionary nineteenth-century American poet celebrates nature and the human spirit in these verses from Leaves of Grass

Lost lambs

Edition

Ed. 1

ISBN/ISSN

9780374619237

Collation

320 p. ; 21 cm

Series Title

-

Call Number

823 CAS l

Lodestar

Dark schemes unfold and Sophie’s loyalty is pushed to the limit in this thrilling fifth book in the Keeper of the Lost Cities series. Sophie Foster is back in the Lost Cities—but the Lost Cities have changed. The threat of war hangs heavy over her glittering world, and the Neverseen are wreaking havoc.

Neverseen

Sophie Foster is on the run—but at least she’s not alone. Her closest friends from the Lost Cities have gone with her to join the Black Swan. They still have doubts about the shadowy organization, but the only way to find answers is to start working with them. And as they settle into their new lives, they uncover secrets bigger than anything they’d imagined.