WHAT DOES ONE DO WITH A STUBBORN DEBUTANTE? Sir Edmund Grafton's niece Persephone was beautiful and impulsive--and in dire need of a chaperone. So when Sir Edmund offered the job to the lovely Elinor Radley, she saw it as the perfect chance to esc...
These lines, uttered by a dreadful ogre who lives at the top of a magical beanstalk, are among the most deliciously chilling in English folklore. Anthea Bell has captured all the dangers and delights of this favorite tale in her spirited retelling of...