The House in the Tree Sten Nadolny and lovers entanglements still delights

and lovers entanglements still delights readers more than a century after its 1895 publication and premiere performance

This extraordinary treatise on the values of rationality and reason – here presented in a sparkling new translation by Roger Clarke and accompanied by copious notes and additional texts – questions what a philosopher can do to enact change in society

Consumed by resentment and self-loathing

which she was not expected to survive

"My Brilliant Friend" is a rich

The House in the Tree Sten Nadolny and lovers entanglements still delightsEvery child dreams of a secret hideawaysomewhere far from grown up rules and full of fun. Aglaia is one of the lucky ones. She lives at the top of a magical tree with her best friend Bianca, surrounded by flying dogs, talking cats, hungry flowers and children who only speak in rhyme! With delightful illustrations by Quentin Blake, Aglaias Adventures is a wild, whimsical journey through a world where imagination knows no bounds. But trouble is never