The Call of the Wild (1903) and White Fang (1906) are world famous animal stories. Set in Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush of the late 1890s, The Call of the Wild is about Buck, the magnificent cross-bred offspring of a St Bernard and a Scottish Collie. Stolen from his pampered life on a Californian estate and shipped to the Klondike to work as a sledge dog, he triumphs over his circumstances and becomes the leader of a wolf pack. The story records the ‘decivilisation’ of Buck as he answers ‘the call of the wild’, an inherent memory of primeval origins to which he instinctively responds. In contrast, White Fang relates the tale of a wolf born and bred in the wild which is civilised by the master he comes to trust and love....

ISBN: 978-1-85326-026-1
Издательство: Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011

In 1823, Cooper began writing The Pilot, which he saw as a sea novel that seamen would appreciate for its fidelity and yet one that landsmen could understand. The hero of The Pilot: A Tale of the Sea - modeled on John Paul Jones - leads the American Navy in dangerous raids on the English coast. James Fenimore Cooper`s fourth novelhelped start the genre of sea novels.

ISBN: 978-5-521-06446-5
Издательство: Т8
Дата выхода: январь 2018

Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896) was an American abolitionist and author. She is best known for her novel "Uncle Tom`s Cabin," which depicts the harsh conditions for enslaved African Americans. "Pink and White Tyranny" is a comedy of manners on the institution of marriage in the nineteenth century. The main character, Lillie Ellis, has been spoiled, petted, and flattered since the day she was born. When she tricks the adoring and upright John Seymour into marriage, it is unclear who is the victim and who is the victimizer.

ISBN: 978-5-521-08306-0
Издательство: Т8
Дата выхода: май 2019

Peep under waves and behind coral to discover hungry sharks, shy sea dragons and lots more hiding behind the flaps in this wonderful first book about the sea. Little children will love poring over the beautifully illustrated scenes, which include a submarine exploring the deep sea, waves lapping onto the shore and a sunken ship.

ISBN: 9781409599166
Издательство: Usborne
Дата выхода: август 2019

Loved by millions of children around the world Pippi Longstocking is one of the most popular children`s characters of all time. This story sees Pippi, Tommy and Annika go on their greatest adventure yet - to Koratuttutt Island, where Pippi`s father is king. This new edition contains brand new black and white artwork by award-winning illustrator Mini Grey.

ISBN: 9780192776334
Дата выхода: июль 2023

Penguin Readers is a graded reading series for English Language Teaching (ELT) markets, designed for teenagers and young adults learning English as a foreign or second language.With carefully adapted text, new illustrations, language practise activities and additional online resources, the Penguin Readers series introduces language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction. The Woman in White, a Level 7 Reader, is B2 in the CEFR framework. The longer text is made up of sentences with up to four clauses, introducing future perfect simple, mixed conditionals, past perfect continuous, mixed conditionals, more complex passive forms...

ISBN: 9780241463369
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2023

For generations, deadly storms have ravaged Mina`s homeland. Her people believe the Sea God, once their protector, now curse them with death and despair. To appease him, each year a maiden is thrown into the sea, in the hopes that one day the `true bride` will be chosen and end the suffering.Many believe Shim Cheong - Mina`s brother`s beloved - to be the legendary true bride. But on the night Cheong is sacrificed, Mina`s brother follows her, even knowing that to interfere is a death sentence. To save her brother, Mina throws herself into the water in Cheong`s stead.Swept away to the Spirit Realm, a magical city of lesser gods and mythical beasts, Mina finds the Sea God, trapped in an enchanted sleep. With the help of a mysterious young...

ISBN: 9781529391732
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2023

Sabbatica Volume II "The Seas of Blood and the Transmigration of the Black Flame" emerges as an exposition of spectral seals, opening the astral paths of sorcery and magick. A convocation of a series of massive volumes, conjoined in arcane gnosis in order to evoke the primal path, that lead us to sacred knowledge pouring forth from secret vessels of Sabbatic mysteries. This grimoire is an in-depth voyage to the waters of death and black alchemy, moving to the most hidden anthropological and psychological depths. Edgar Kerval is a draconian magician and occultist that has been working in diverse manifestations for many years. His work focuses on deconstructing different magickal vortices through deep states of consciousness and gnosis....

ISBN: 978-0-9833350-2-3
Дата выхода: март 2015

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After fleeing from her evil stepmother, Snow White seeks refuge with seven dwarfs.

ISBN: 9780736421867
Издательство: Random House
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2003