Showing results for "Seaweeds" in Literature & Fiction

It is 1802, and when her beloved father dies, Lucy Mitchell's curiosity is fired by his last words: 'the de Northbys owe you'. Who are the de Northbys, and why do they 'owe' the Mitchells? Her mother says he was too sick and confused to make sense, but Lucy undertakes some investigations of her own.

Beneath the sea, over millennia, sentient beings await our final mistakes: soon they will make their move. Seaweed Rising follows an amateur seaweed collector who is convinced that algae are taking over the human race. From a Cornish fishing village to the Spanish coast, up to the blinding glacial landscape of the Arctic, human society falls under the microscope in this genre-bending existential drama.

Dive into the world of laughter with Soaked In Seaweed and 7 Other Nonsense Novels, a delightful collection of parodies by the renowned Canadian humorist Stephen Leacock. Each story is a witty spoof on various genres, including titles like Soaked in Seaweed or, Upset in the Ocean, Maddened by Mystery or, The Defective Detective, and Q A Psychic Pstory of the Psupernatural. From romantic tales like Guido the Gimlet of Ghent A Romance of Chivalry to thought-provoking allegories such as The Man in Asbestos an Allegory of the Future, this collection offers a humorous twist on fiction. Perfect for ...