"Tom looked up at the dark and silent building. 'Angela,' he said quietly to himself, 'where are you?' A short distance away a man in a grey raincoat stood in a dark doorway. He was watching Tom, watching every move he made..." --cover.
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'I am the Ghost of Christmas Present, ' said the Spirit. 'Look upon me ' A celebration of Christmas, a tale of redemption and a critique on Victorian society, Dickens' atmospheric novella follows the miserly, penny-pinching Ebenezer Scrooge who views Christmas as 'humbug'. It is only through a series of eerie, life-changing visits from the ghost of his deceased business partner Marley and the spirits of Christmas past, present and future that he begins to see the error of his ways. With heart-rending characters, rich imagery and evocative language, the message of A Christmas Carol remains as significant today as when it was first published.
Oscar Wilde bouscule les fantômes, rend comiques les assassinats. Son humour rose ou zinzolin colore le genre noir. Dans une ambiance très chic, situations surprenantes et traits d'esprit se multiplient. Wilde enjôle l'Ange du Bizarre de Poe. Irrévérencieux à l'égard de la terreur et du mystère, il crée un fantastique fantasque avec l'élégance pince-sans-rire d'un dandy qui aurait pourtant de la tendresse à revendre.
A la suite d'un pari avec les membres de son club, Phileas Fogg, accompagné de son domestique Passe-Partout, s'embarque pour un tour du monde en 80 jours. Nous sommes en 1872 ... Gagnera t'il son pari?