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Europe's greatest adventurer. Thrown into an escape-proof prison for a crime he probably committed. The question is, which crime? In 1755, the infamous Giacomo Casanova was locked up without trial in Venice's notorious Leads prison. Over 15 months he battled disease, madness, boredom, grotesque gaolers, bad books and fellow prisoners, before attempting the most audacious and typically flamboyant escape in history. This is Casanova's own account of the escape bid that made him a celebrity across Europe, full of his unique wit and philosophy, translated into English in full for the first time.

Welcome back... to the meandering paths of the fairy tale. From the temptations of otherworldly powers and dark pacts, from the violence of men's hearts to the timeless follies of lust and beauty, here, in our latest anthology of reimagined stories, you'll find stories to amuse, intrigue and terrify. Come with seven magnificent authors as they sharpen their pens, dipped in the midnight oil of fable, and lead you once again from the safety of the open meadow into the trackless, lightless glades of imagination, where the trees crowd close and those you meet should be spoken to warily, or not at...