Оливер Голдсмит - знаменитый английский писатель, драматург XVIII века, являющейся ярчайшим представителем сентиментализма. "Векфильдский священник" - наиболее известное его произведение, Англия, XVIII век. Семейство пастора Чарльза Примроза наслаждается безмятежным существованием «в прекрасном доме среди живописной природы». Но вот семью постигает несчастье: купец, ведавший её состоянием, разоряется....

ISBN: 978-5-521-05782-5
Издательство: Т8
Дата выхода: август 2017

A much-loved classic, "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" has won over millions of readers with its vivid and colourful collage illustrations and its deceptively simple, hopeful story. With its die-cut pages and finger-sized holes to explore, this is a richly satisfying book for children. Формат: 29,5 см x 25 см

ISBN: 978-0-140-56932-2
Дата выхода: январь 2013

ISBN: 9780099534983
Издательство: Random House
Дата выхода: август 2024

The Valley of Fear is the fourth and final Sherlock Holmes novel, first published in the Strand Magazine in 1914-1915. It is a captivating mystery about the murder of a certain John Douglas with a quite unpredictable and dramatic ending.

ISBN: 987-5-521-00180-4
Издательство: Пальмира
Дата выхода: январь 2017

Sir Henry Rider Haggard was an English writer of adventure novels set mostly in Africa, and a founder of the Lost World literary genre. The Virgin of the Sun is a novel by Haggard set in South America. It is a tale about marvelous Incas of Peru. The legend says that long before the Spanish Conquerors entered on their mission of robbery and ruin, there, in that undiscovered land lived and died a White God risen from the sea.

ISBN: 978-5-521-07743-4
Издательство: Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2018

Anthony Trollope (1815-1882) was an English novelist of the Victorian era. Among his best-known works is a series of novels collectively known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, which revolves around the imaginary county of Barsetshire. "The Vicar of Bullhampton" is a novel which is made up of three intertwining subplots: the courtship of a young woman by two suitors; a feud between the titular Broad church vicar and a Low church nobleman; and the vicar`s attempt to rehabilitate a young woman who has gone astray.

ISBN: 978-5-521-08334-3
Издательство: Т8
Дата выхода: январь 2018

ISBN: 9780755334513
Издательство: Headline Publ.
Дата выхода: январь 2006

A new title in Young Reading Series Three, which is aimed at children whose reading ability and confidence allows them to tackle longer and more complex book tells the story of the Vietnam War, from Vietnam`s struggle for independence from the French to the protracted peace process which bought to conflict with the USA to an end. It contains fascinating details about the guerrilla nature in which fighting was conducted, major offensives, the daily life of a soldier and how public opinion in the USA turned against the War. It is illustrated with a combination of photography and comic book style illustrations where appropriate. It is developed in consultation with Alison Kelly, who is a senior lecturer in education and an early reading...

ISBN: 978-0-7460-8874-6
Издательство: Usborne
Дата выхода: январь 2013

ISBN: 9780141395562
Издательство: Penguin Group
Дата выхода: январь 2014

William Makepeace Thackeray (1811—1863) was a British author and novelist mostly known for his satirical works such as "Vanity Fair" that showed an ironic representation of the British society of those times. "The Virginians" is a historical novel, a sequel to "The History of Henry Esmond, Esq" loosely linked to "The History of Pendennis." It tells the story of Henry Esmond`s twin grandsons, George and Henry Warrington. Henry`s romantic connection with an older woman makes him join the British army and fight under the command of General Wolfe during the capture of Quebec. During the American War of Independence, he takes the revolutionary side. This event forces George, who is also a British officer, to resign rather than go into...

ISBN: 978-5-521-07828-8
Издательство: Т8
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2018

Fitzgerald was an American writer, whose works illustrate the Jazz Age. An oddity in F. S. Fitzgerald`s career, his play The Vegetable was a satirical attack on the presidency of Warren Harding. An ordinary, incompetent man, taunted for his lack of ambition by his family, realises his dream of ruling the United States of America.

ISBN: 978-5-521-07616-1
Издательство: Т8
Дата выхода: июнь 2018

ISBN: 9781847498816
Издательство: Alma Books
Дата выхода: январь 2022

ISBN: 9780099499299
Издательство: Random House
Дата выхода: январь 2015

Anthony Trollope (1815-1882) was an English novelist of the Victorian era. Among his best-known works is a series of novels collectively known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, which revolves around the imaginary county of Barsetshire. "The Vicar of Bullhampton" is a novel which is made up of three intertwining subplots: the courtship of a young woman by two suitors; a feud between the titular Broad church vicar and a Low church nobleman; and the vicar`s attempt to rehabilitate a young woman who has gone astray.

ISBN: 978-5-521-08335-0
Издательство: Т8
Дата выхода: август 2019

In Thailand, Anderson Lake is a calorie company man working for big business. Under cover as a factory manager, he combs Bangkok`s street markets in search of near-extinct foodstuffs. And there he meets the Windup Girl, the beautiful and enigmatic Emiko - now abandoned to the streets. She is one of the underclass of New People, creche-grown and bred to suit the whims of the rich. Engineered as slaves, soldiers and toys, they are seen as soulless by some and as devils by others. As Lake becomes more drawn to Emiko, conspiracies breed within his working life becomes and the politics of a troubled age threaten to spiral out of control. The pressures mount as what he should do conflicts with what he wants to do, threatening to bring down his...

ISBN: 978-0-356-50053-9
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

ISBN: 9780007569274
Дата выхода: январь 2019

ISBN: 9780141323466
Издательство: Penguin Group
Дата выхода: январь 2014

Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930) was an English writer best known for his detective stories about Sherlock Holmes. "The Wanderings of a Spiritualist" is an essay compiling author`s memories of lecturing tours across Australia, New Zealand, the USA, and Canada. As the title suggests, it`s all about advocating Spiritualism, which preoccupied Conan Doyle near the end of his life.

ISBN: 978-5-521-07199-9
Издательство: Т8
Дата выхода: июнь 2018

ISBN: 9781035008537
Дата выхода: январь 2022

ISBN: 9781847495716
Издательство: Alma Books
Дата выхода: январь 2022

ISBN: 9781849749800
Издательство: Express Publishing
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2018

Herbert George Wells (1866 - 1946) was an English writer. He was prolific in many genres, writing dozens of novels, short stories, and works of social commentary, but he is now best remembered for his science fiction novels. "The Wheels of Chance" is his early comic novel. It is a humorous account of a young man`s cycling holiday in the south of England, somewhat in the style of "Three Men in a Boat" by Jerome K. Jerome.

ISBN: 978-5-521-08238-4
Издательство: Т8
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2018

Father Brown appears to be a clumsy and naive man but this unimpressive exterior hides a razor sharp mind. His great intellect and an intrinsic knowledge of humanity`s capacity for evil, gained through the confessional, make him an expert at solving crimes. This gifted sleuth uses intuition over scientific method, putting himself in the shoes and minds of the criminals he seeks.This collection contains classic stories featuring G.K. Chesterton`s much-loved character such as `The Absence of Mr Glass`, `The Duel of Mr Hirsch`, and `The Purple Wig`. Solving crimes with sympathy and insight this genial priest has continually charmed readers from first publication until today.

ISBN: 9781838575847
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2023

В сборник американского короля ужасов и сновидений, писателя-фантаста с мировым именем, Говарда Филлипса Лавкрафта "Белый корабль. Дерево. Могила" вошли известные рассказы, завораживающие и пугающие одновременно. Вместе с героями и автором читатель узнает секрет Страны Воображения и Недостижимых Наслаждений, посетит обитель Мечты, откроет для себя город Чудес. Но возможно ли смертному человеку достичь...

ISBN: 978-5-521-05158-8
Издательство: Т8
Дата выхода: декабрь 2017

The Woodlanders, with its thematic portrayal of the role of social class, gender, and evolutionary survival, as well as its insights into the capacities and limitations of language, exhibits Hardy`s acute awareness of his era`s most troubling dilemmas.

ISBN: 978-5-521-06205-8
Издательство: Т8
Дата выхода: январь 2018