Scott Fitzgerald`s second novel, "The Beautiful and Damned", is a savage and haunting satire of the young, rootless post-war generation who live intent only on the pursuit of wealth and decadent pleasure. Anthony Patch`s marriage to the beautiful but selfish Gloria is idyllic at first but the union slowly disintegrates as reality sets in and their goal becomes Adam Patch`s fortune. Gloria`s beauty fades, and Anthony`s drinking takes its toll. Charting the corrosive attraction of wealth and its malign influence, "The Beautiful and Damned" is also a vivid portrait of early twentieth-century New York and the sights and sounds of the city`s burgeoning night life.
ISBN: 978-0-19-953910-9
Издательство:
Oxford University Press
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
When Beauty reads this letter from her father, she bravely rides to the Beast`s enchanted castle in his place. The Beast is truly terrifying, but, as Beauty soon realizes, nothing is quite as it seems. This book comes with a CD that brings the story to life through lively music and superbly characterized readings. A listenalong version is followed by a readalong version with prompts for page turns. Retold by Louie Stowell.
ISBN: 978-1-4095-0079-7
Издательство:
Usborne
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
Everyone has heard of the Beaufort twins, but few have ever seen On the eve of their 21st birthday, at one of the most lavish parties society has ever seen, Octavia and Flora Beaufort are launched into the world. For Octavia, it is one of the most thrilling nights of her life, an evening glittering with the promise of her future. But Flora shrinks from the limelight, fearful of what lies beyond the walls of her over-protective aunt`s house. As Octavia is swept into a whirlwind of lavish spending and fashionable society, she grasps eagerly at whatever she wants: clothes, houses, even a department store. But Flora yearns for security - and when she is rescued from harm by a kind stranger, she seems to have found the love and protection she...
ISBN: 978-0-09-955045-7
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Is falling in love the the end? In Ethan Wate`s hometown there lies the darkest of secrets. There is a girl. Slowly, she pulled the hood from her head. Green eyes, black hair. Lena Duchannes. There is a curse. On the Sixteenth Moon, the Sixteenth Year, the Book will take what it`s been promised. And no one can stop it. In the end, there is a grave. Lena and Ethan become bound together by a deep, powerful love. But Lena is cursed and on her sixteenth birthday, her fate will be decided. Ethan never even saw it coming. Don`t miss the Warner Brothers and Alcon Entertainment blockbuster movie of "Beautiful Creatures" directed by Richard LaGravenese (" I Love You") and featuring an all star cast including Emma Thompson, Jeremy Irons, Viola...
ISBN: 978-0-14-132608-5
Издательство:
Penguin Group
Дата выхода: июль 2011
The story is told in a way which uses regular repetition of the main words and phrases. This enables children to recognise the words more and more easily as they progress through the book. An adult can help them to do this by pointing at the first letter of each word, and sometimes making the sound that the letter makes. Children will probably need less help as the story progresses.
ISBN: 978-1-84646-501-7
Издательство:
Ladybird Books
Дата выхода: август 2011
Эта книга входит в серию иллюстрированных учебных пособий "Читаем вместе", адресованных детям младшего школьного возраста. Известная сказка адаптирована специально для российских детей. Каждая глава книги сопровождается занимательными упражнениями, составленными с учетом новейших методик преподавания английского языка в раннем возрасте. Их выполнение поможет ребенку не только легко, без зубрежки...
ISBN: 978-5-8112-4742-4
Издательство:
Айрис-пресс
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
"Beauty, I love you. Do you love me? Will you marry me?" What should she say? She was afraid of him ... And so she said, "No, Beast. You are kind, but I dont love you. And I dont want to marry you." At this the Beast let out a roar of anger and pain. "Why dont you love me? Am I so ugly?!" he shouted at the terrified Beauty and left the room...
ISBN: 9781842166536
Издательство:
Express Publishing
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2018
A selection of Austen`s dark and hilarious early writings - featuring murder, drunkenness, perjury, theft, poisoning, women breaking out of prison, men forging wills and babies biting off their mothers` fingers...Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin`s 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions.Jane Austen...
ISBN: 9780141397078
Издательство:
Penguin Group
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2022
Jane, a 20-year-old writer falls in love with Tom Lefroy who studies law. Jane`s romance inspired her to write Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility. Read the story of Jane Austen and how she became one of the greatest writers of English literature.
ISBN: 978-1-4058-8545-4
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
Contemporary / British English Jane, a 20-year-old writer falls in love with Tom Lefroy who studies law. Jane`s romance inspired her to write Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility. Read the story of Jane Austen and how she became one of the greatest writers of English literature.
ISBN: 978-1-4058-6767-2
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
Jane, a 20-year-old writer falls in love with Tom Lefroy who studies law. Jane’s romance inspired her to write Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility. Read the story of Jane Austen and how she became one of the greatest writers of English literature.
ISBN: 978-1-4479-2536-1
Издательство:
Pearson Education Limited
Дата выхода: июль 2012
Wedding florist Emma Grant gets to play with flowers every day and work with her three best friends in the process. She couldn`t ask for a better job. And her love life seems to be thriving. Though men swarm around her, she still hasn`t found Mr. Right. And the last place she`s looking is right under her nose. But that`s just where Jack Cooke is. He`s so close to the women of Vows that he`s practically family. Now though, the architect has begun to admit to himself that his feelings for Emma have developed into much more than friendship. And when Emma returns his passion - kiss for blistering kiss, they must trust in their history - and in their hearts…
The new "Home" series from Beta-Plus invites you to take a fascinating journey through the most beautiful and inspiring interiors. The thirty volumes in this series are thematically divided by room (living rooms, bathrooms, kitchens and so on), and also by style (including designer homes, country houses and contemporary interiors). The reports in these books combine to create a unique voyage of discovery through modern trends in decoration and architecture, reflecting the lifestyle and outlook of people who live in these beautiful homes. Home series is a unique collection of thirty titles, eclectic and stylish, devoted to interior design and decoration, and presented in a handy format. Every book shows the finest projects by leading...
ISBN: 978908944-045-7
Издательство:
Beta-plus
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
At Edinburgh`s Department of Environmental Health, hard drinking, womanising officer Danny Skinner wants to uncover secrets: "the bedroom secrets of the master chefs", secrets he believes might just help him understand his self-destructive impulses. But the arrival of the virginal, model-railway enthusiast Brian Kibby at the department provokes an uncharacteristic response in Skinner, and threatens to throw his mission off course. Consumed by loathing for his nemesis, Skinner enacts a curse, and when Kibby contracts a horrific and debilitating mystery virus, Skinner understands that their destinies are supernaturally bound, and he is faced with a terrible Формат: 11 см x 17,5 см.
ISBN: 978-0-09-951344-5
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Now you can share your favorite bedtime stories with your own children with this wonderful collection of classics. From The Ugly Duckling to The Three Billy-Goats Gruff, this timeless collection of much-loved classics is sure to delight child and parent alike.
Feeling jealous over the attentions given his new baby sibling, a little fox runs away from home, in the first story in this treasury. In other stories, a bear can`t get to sleep and keeps disturbing his friends; a hungry ginger cat goes looking for some milk; and a toddler asks his mother to tell him a story. This collection of four stories for prereaders is illustrated with Atsuko Morozumi`s detailed, dimensionally shaded watercolor drawings, and includes four "picture stories" - busy, two-page scenes where so much is going on that youngsters can make up their own stories.
Little children can close their eyes and drift away into a magical world as they listen to these wonderful stories. A mouse Wide, a singing owl and a very friendly dragon are all waiting to enchant their dreams. This collection of five delightful stories is perfect for reading at bedtime.
ISBN: 978-1-4095-0702-4
Издательство:
Usborne
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
Favourite bedtime stories with a humourous twist. Each story is beautifully illustrated and is told by Debi on an accompanying CD full of fun and music.
ISBN: 978-1-4053-2014-6
Издательство:
АСТ
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
Bedtime isn`t bedtime without your favourite bear - and Tom`s bear is on his way! Follow Bear on his adventures as he finds his way back to Tom, from cycling through the jungle with a tiger to hitching a lift with a sheep on a jeep.This fun board book features a laugh-out-loud text full of witty rhymes and silly scenarios from Ian Whybrow, and illustrations by Axel Scheffler, illustrator of The Gruffalo, that are bursting with funny details, The Bedtime Bear is a bedtime book with a difference - and there`s a flap to lift on every page, so children can join in the fun!Also from Axel Scheffler and Ian Whybrow: The Tickle Book and The Christmas Bear.
ISBN: 9781509806959
Издательство:
Macmillan
Дата выхода: январь 2020
