When Helen Huntingdon decides to leave her brutish, drunkard husband, she is not only flouting convention but also going against the laws of the land. Fleeing with her small son, she determines to lead an independent existence and takes on thetenancy of Wildfell Hall. Self-possessed, surrounded by secrecy, it is not long before Helen finds herself the victim of local slander. Set in Regency times and written during the 1840s, `The Tenant of Wildfell Hall` is a novel of startling modernity in its bold treatment of the issue of women`s equality and is unforgettable in its intensity, burning sincerity and psychological truth.

ISBN: 0-14-062043-5
Издательство: Penguin Books
Дата выхода: апрель 2002

Tom Ripley goes to Italy. He needs to find Dickie Greenleaf. Dickie’s father wants him to go back to America. But Tom wants to stay in Italy, and he will do anything to get what he wants. The Talented Mr Ripley is now an exciting movie with Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow and Jude Law.

ISBN: 978-1-4058-8253-8
Издательство: Pearson
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

In December 2007, Rowling unveiled The Tales of Beedle the Bard, a very special book of five fairy tales illustrated by the bard herself, embellished with silver ornaments and mounted moonstones. Amazon was fortunate to come into possession of one of the original copies, and it was our privilege to share images and reviews of this incredible artifact. Now Rowling is giving millions of Harry Potter fans worldwide cause for celebration with a new edition of The Tales of Beedle the Bard, available December 4, 2008. Offering the trademark wit and imagination familiar to Rowling`s legions of readers-as well as Aesop`s wisdom and the occasional darkness of the Brothers Grimm-each of these five tales reveals a lesson befitting children and...

ISBN: 9780545128285
Дата выхода: декабрь 2008

Книга входит в серию иллюстрированных учебных пособий "Читаем вместе". Книга является продолжением сказки о трех поросятах. Поросята счастливо живут в своем кирпичном домике, как вдруг в одно прекрасное утро у них пропадает капуста. Храбрые поросята отправляются в лес на поиски вора. Читая эту увлекательную детективную историю, ребенок узнает много новых английских слов, научится правильно задавать...

ISBN: 978-5-8112-5602-0
Издательство: Айрис-пресс
Дата выхода: март 2015

Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (1814 —1873) was an Irish writer of Gothic novels, one of the most influential ghost story writers of the nineteenth century. "The Tenants of Malory" is the sensation novel about two feuding families, Verney and Fanshawe, and their ambiguous relationship. Arthur, Lord Verney\'s nephew, cannot choose between his feelings to Margaret Fanshawe and for his benefit. Through this novel, the author asks a question — how many moral principles is a person willing to sacrifice for a brief sense of superiority?

ISBN: 978-5-521-07452-5
Издательство: Т8
Дата выхода: май 2018

Herbert George Wells (1866—1946) was an English writer. He was prolific in many genres, writing doz-ens of novels, short stories, and works of social commentary, but he is now best remembered for his science fiction novels. "The Time Machine" is a science fiction novella and the first and greatest modern portrayal of time-travel. When a Victorian scientist propels himself into the year 802,701 AD, he is initially delighted to find that suffering has been replaced by beauty, contentment and peace. .

ISBN: 978-5-521-08219-3
Издательство: Т8
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2018

William Shakespeare (1564–1616) A famous English poet, playwright, and actor. Shakespeare is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s preeminent dramatist. He is often called England’s national poet, and the “Bard of Avon” . “Hamlet” - is one of the greatest plays of all time. This compelling tragedy of the tormented young prince of Denmark continues to capture the imaginations of modern audiences worldwide. Confronted with the evidence that his uncle murdered his father, and with his mother’s infidelity, Hamlet must find a means of reconciling his longing for oblivion with his duty as an avenger.

ISBN: 978-5-517-08781-2
Издательство: RUGRAM
Дата выхода: февраль 2023

The Discworld is very much like our own - if our own were to consist of a flat planet balanced on the back of four elephants which stand on the back of a giant turtle, that is . . .`A lie can run round the world before The Truth has got its boots on`William de Worde is the accidental editor of the Discworld`s first newspaper.Now he must cope with the traditional perils of a journalist`s life - people who want him dead, a recovering vampire with a suicidal fascination for flash photography, some more people who want him dead in a different way and, worst of all, the man who keeps begging him to publish pictures of his humorously shaped potatoes.William just wants to get at The Truth. Unfortunately, everyone else wants to get at William....

ISBN: 9780552167635
Издательство: Transworld publishers
Дата выхода: октябрь 2023

ISBN: 9781846794421
Издательство: Express Publishing
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2018

Having uncovered the dark secret of her enigmatic classmate, Edward Cullen, Bella Swan embraces her feelings for him, trusting Edward to keep her safe despite the risks. When a rival clan of vampires makes its way into Forks, though, the danger to Bella has never been more real. Will she make the ultimate sacrifice to protect the people dearest to her?

ISBN: 978-1-907411-53-3
Издательство: Little, Brown and Company
Дата выхода: январь 2013

For over half a century the beautiful Temple of Apollo has been in the care of the old beekeeper Gabrilis. But when the value of the land soars he is forced to sign away his interests – and hours later he meets a violent, lonely death. When Hermes Diaktoros finds his friend’s battered body by a dusty roadside, the police quickly make him the prime suspect. But with rapacious developers threatening Arcadia’s most ancient sites, there are many who stand to gain from Gabrilis’s death. Our investigator resolves to avenge his old friend and find the true culprit, but his methods are, as ever,

ISBN: 978-0-7475-9890-9
Издательство: Bloomsbury
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011

Герберт Уэллс - знаменитый английский писатель рубежа XIX-XX века, яркий представитель критического реализма, автор блестящих научно-фантастических романов и повестей. "Машина времени" - один из самых известных романов автора, который переносит читателя в мир будущего нашего человечества, населённого всего двумя видами существ: подземными жителями морлоками и хрупкими неприспособленными для труда...

ISBN: 978-5-521-05382-7
Издательство: Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2017

ISBN: 9780241303078
Дата выхода: январь 2017

For use in schools and libraries only. Whether sorting out shoe sizes with Big Bird, putting on one too many colorful layers to play in the snow, saving a single treat from Cookie Monster`s clutches, or learning the ups and downs of flying from Abby, Elmo sure get the concept!

ISBN: 978-0-7232-6769-0
Издательство: Penguin Books
Дата выхода: октябрь 2012