Robert Burns, the most celebrated of all Scottish poets, is remembered with great devotion - his birthday on 25th January provokes fervour and festivity among Scots and many others the world over. Born in 1759 into miserable rustic poverty, by the age of eighteen Burns had acquired a good knowledge of both classical and English literature. In June 1786 his first collection of verse, "Poems Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect", which included "To a Mouse" and "The Cotter`s Saturday Night", was greeted with huge acclaim by all classes of society. His later poems and ballads include Auld Lang Syne, the beautiful song "My Love is like a Red Red Rose", "Highland Mary", "Scots Wha Hae" and his masterpiece, "Tam o`Shanter".

ISBN: 1-85326-415-6
Издательство: Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: январь 2001

W. B. Yeats was Romantic and Modernist, mystical dreamer and leader of the Irish Literary Revival, Nobel prizewinner, dramatist and, above all, poet. He began writing with the intention of putting his ‘very self’ into his poems. T. S. Eliot, one of many who proclaimed the Irishman’s greatness, described him as ‘one of those few whose history is the history of their own time, who are part of the consciousness of an age which cannot be understood without them’. For anyone interested in the literature of the late nineteenth century and the twentieth century, Yeats’s work is essential. This volume gathers the full range of his published poetry, from the hauntingly beautiful early lyrics (by which he is still fondly remembered) to...

ISBN: 1-85326-454-7
Издательство: Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: январь 2001

John Milton has a strong claim to be considered the greatest English poet after Skakespeare. His early poems, collected and published in 1645, include the much loved pair L`Allegro and Il Penseroso (`the cheerful man and the thoughtful man`), Lycidas (his great elegy on a fellow poet) and Comus (the one masque which is still read today). When the Civil War began Milton abandoned poetry for politics and wrote a series of pamphlets in defence of the Parliamentary party, then in defence of the execution of Charles I: these include his great defence of the freedom of the press, Areopagitica. In the course of this work he lost his sight, and was blind for the last twenty years of his life. During this time he wrote his two great epics,...

ISBN: 1-85326-410-5
Издательство: Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: январь 2001

ISBN: 0140622020
Издательство: Penguin Books
Дата выхода: декабрь 1997

ISBN: 9781789509687
Дата выхода: январь 2020

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ISBN: 0-06-089351-6
Издательство: HarperCollins USA
Дата выхода: январь 2000

`Point Omega is a treat: the most satisfying and least cryptic of DeLillo`s late novels` - Sunday Telegraph. Richard Elster, a retired secret war adviser, has retreated to a forlorn house in a desert, `somewhere south of nowhere`. But his planned isolation is interrupted when he is joined by a young filmmaker intent on documenting his experience in a one-take film. The two men sit on the deck, drinking and talking. Weeks go by. And then Elster`s daughter Jessie visits. When a devastating event follows, all the men`s talk, the accumulated meaning of conversation and isolation, is thrown into question. Written in hypnotic prose, this substantial novel is both a metaphysical meditation and a deeply unsettling mystery, from which one thing...

ISBN: 978-0-330-51239-8
Издательство: Picador
Дата выхода: июль 2011

This No. 1 "New York Times" bestseller pits Virginia`s chief medical examiner against an audacious and wily killer who uses fire to mask his crimes. And when Scarpetta learns that her old nemesis, Carrie Grethen, is somehow involved, the investigation gets personal and tragedy strikes closer to home. An LG and Mystery Guild selection.

ISBN: 0-425-16986-3
Издательство: Penguin USA
Дата выхода: апрель 2004

Aldous Huxley`s lifelong concern with the dichotomy between passion and reason finds its fullest expression both thematically and formally in his masterpiece Point Counter Point. By presenting a vision of life in which diverse aspects of experience are observed simultaneously, Huxley characterizes the symptoms of "the disease of modern man" in the manner of a composer - themes and characters repeated, altered slightly, and played off one another in a tone that is at once critical and sympathetic. First published in 1928, Huxley`s satiric view of intellectual life in the `20s is populated with characters based on such celebrities of the time as , Katherine Mansfield, Sir Oswald Mosley, Nancy Cunard, and John Middleton Murray, as well as...

ISBN: 978-0-09-945819-7
Издательство: Random House
Дата выхода: декабрь 2012

When an investigation into a series of mysterious deaths leads agents to an elite prep school for rebellious kids, MI6 assigns Alex Rider to the case. Before he knows it, Alex is hanging out with the sons of the rich and powerful, and something feels wrong. These former juvenile delinquents have turned well-behaved, studious and identical overnight. It`s up to Alex to find out who is master-minding this nefarious plot, before they find him.

ISBN: 978-0-14-240612-0
Издательство: Penguin Group
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011

Twenty years after he earned a reputation for killing eighty-seven men during the Vietnam War, Bob Lee Swagger finds that his skills are in demand when an organization with ties to the CIA hires him for a particularly dangerous mission.

ISBN: 978-0-553-56351-1
Издательство: Random House (USA)
Дата выхода: август 2011

Poirot delighted in telling people that he was probably the best detective in the world. So turning back the clock to trace eighteen of the cases which helped establish professional reputation was always going to be a fascinating experience. With his career still in its formative years, the panache with which Hercule Poirot could solve even the most puzzling mystery is obvious. Chronicled by his friend Captain Hastings, these eighteen early cases - from theft and robbery to kidnapping and murder - were all guaranteed to test Poirot's soon-to-be-famous

ISBN: 978-0-00-712113-7
Издательство: HarperCollins
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011

Poirot Investigates

ISBN: 978-0-00-712070-3
Издательство: HarperCollins
Дата выхода: июль 2011

Учебное пособие, составленное на основе двух рассказов Агаты Кристи, предназначено для изучающих английский язык на среднем уровне. Пособие может быть использовано как в аудитории, так и для самостоятельных занятий.

ISBN: 5-8346-0274-6
Издательство: Менеджер
Дата выхода: январь 2004

Kingsolver`s national bestseller paints an intimate portrait of a crisis-ridden family amid the larger backdrop of an African nation in chaos. Examine how the tragedy of the Price family mirrors the political unrest in the Congo, how the novel views religion and marriage, and how Kingsolver reconciles the demands of art with her belief that writing should support a political cause.

ISBN: 978-0-06-078650-2
Дата выхода: февраль 2012

What`s your poison? Fethering residents, Jude and Carole, get more than they bargained for when a lunchtime meal in their local pub leaves everyone with food poisoning. The landlord is horrified and when a series of disasters start to befall his business, it looks like it could be the end of the road for the Crown and Anchor. Left with a bad taste in their mouths - and not just from the food - the two amateur lady detectives wonder if it might just be more than a run of bad luck, which is forcing their favourite pub into bankruptcy. When Ray, a young man with the mental age of a five year old, is found in the kitchen of the pub with a knife through his heart - Carole and Jude swing into action. There`s a killer on the loose in Fethering...

ISBN: 978-0-330-44849-9
Издательство: Picador
Дата выхода: август 2011

It`s 1308 and England hovers on the brink of civil war. Edward II, his wife Isabella and the royal favourite Peter Gaveston Earl of Cornwall, have been forced to retreat to the King`s folly. Just an arrowshot away lie the Great Lords and Philip IV of France, who are demanding that the Earl of Cornwall be charged with high treason. Edward is trapped, and worse, he has learnt that Philip has the `Poison Maiden` on his side, a formidable spy who did untold damage during his father`s reign. As Edward tries in vain to unmask the identity of the spy, Mathilde, handmaiden to the Queen, also attempts to identify the source of this threat. Soon the crisis spills over into violence. The Lords attempt to take Gaveston by force and the King and his...

ISBN: 978-0-7553-2878-9
Издательство: Headline Publ.
Дата выхода: июль 2011

The long-standing Michelin Travel Guides are an ideal travel companion for travelers who really want to connect with the world. Get to know the local way of life through detailed background information on the country, people, and culture. Quickly identify the best places to visit using Michelin`s star rating system. The best sites are highlighted on the sites map or you can follow a pre-planned driving tour. With the Michelin Travel Guide to Poland, breathe in the fragrance of magnolia blossoms at Kornik Castle or traverse the shifting dunes of the Polish Sahara at Slowinsky National Park. While the Rynek in Krakow appears untouched by time, Auschwitz and the Warsaw Institute of Jewish history remind.

ISBN: 978-1-906261-21-4
Издательство: Michelin
Дата выхода: январь 2010

In the turbulent history of twentieth century Europe, the reborn Polish State faced the most formidable and diverse array of problems imaginable. From 1918 until the end of the Second World War, Poland struggled to retain and consolidate Independence, finally falling prey to the alien ideology and political system of Communism. The period of the Second Polish Republic, from its establishment in 1918 until its end in 1945, has often been viewed in the context of its negative aspects and failures. This lucid new study demonstrates that a far more positive assessment is needed, through an informed, balanced and objective approach. Based on extensive range of Polish, British, German, Jewish and Ukranian primary and secondary sources, this...

ISBN: 978-0-415-34358-9
Дата выхода: август 2011

Index of place names. Warsaw city maps. Driving times & distances. Scale 1:700000.

ISBN: 978-2-06-712570-4
Издательство: Michelin
Дата выхода: январь 2010

What will you hear when you read this book to a preschool child? Lots of noise! Children will chant the rhythmic words. They`ll make the sounds the animals make. And they`ll pretend to be the zoo animals featured in the book- look at the last page! Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle are two of the most respected names in children`s education and children`s illustrations. This collaboration, their first since the classic Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See (published more than thirty years ago and still a best-seller) shows two masters at their best. A Redbook Children`s Picture Book Award winner The rollicking companion to Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See.

ISBN: 978-0-8050-5388-3
Дата выхода: октябрь 2012

Renko, Volovoi read, as if familiarizing himself with a problem. Chief Investigator, dismissed, expelled from the Party, Psychiatric rehabiliation. You see, I have the same file as the captain has, assigned to labour in the eastern section of the Russian Republic, Siberia. Arkady Renko is exiled on Polar Star, a Soviet factory ship which trawls the freezing waters from Siberia to Alaska: current status seaman (second class), his movements shadowed by those who know his past. Then, Renko is given a chance to reclaim his freedom - by investigating a lonely and very mysterious `Polar Star is not merely the work of our best writer of suspense, but one of our best writers, period` - New York Times. ` reader will be kept guessing to the end` -...

ISBN: 978-0-330-44925-0
Издательство: Picador
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011

Bill Martin`s playful story combining animals, colours and sounds, beautifully illustrated by Eric Carle, now appears in a chunky board-book format. A simple rhythmic text introduces the reader to a menagerie of wild animals from a roaring lion to a fluting flamingo and a trumpeting elephant.

ISBN: 978-0-14-138351-4
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012

Polar Shift: It is the name for a phenomenon that may have occurred many times in the past. At its weakest, it disorients birds and animals and damages electrical equipment. At its worst, it causes massive eruptions, earthquakes and climatic changes. At its very worst, it would mean the obliteration of all living Sixty years ago, an eccentric Hungarian genius discovered how to artificially trigger such a shift, but then his work disappeared, or so it was thought. Now, the charismatic leader of an anti-globalization group plans to use it to give the world`s industrialized nations a small jolt, before reversing the shift back again

ISBN: 978-0-425-21133-5
Издательство: Penguin Group
Дата выхода: август 2011

Welcome winter with this whimsical display that portrays polar bears engaged in various winter pieces.

ISBN: 978-0-545-04153-9
Издательство: Scholastic Inc
Дата выхода: август 2011