This deluxe hardback edition presents one of the most celebrated American novels of all time, The Great Gatsby, with silver gilded page edges and foil-stamping.Jay Gatsby is a mystery to Nick. On the surface he is a man of wealth and excess - throwing wild, extravagant parties that run deep into the night. But cracks begin to show in this facade as we meet Daisy Buchanan, the lady across the lake who is the object of his quiet obsession.A paragon of the Great American Novel, The Great Gatsby is a tragic love story which perfectly captures the hollow decadence of the Jazz Age. This beautiful hardback edition makes a wonderful collectable or gift for any lovers of classic literature.
Since its publication in 1925, The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald`s account of the American dream gone awry, has established itself as one of the most popular and widely read novels in the English language. Until now, however, no edition has printed the novel exactly as Fitzgerald himself wrote it. From its first edition onward, the text has been subject to rigorous house-styling that has distorted the characteristic rhythms and structure of his sentences. This critical edition draws on the manuscript and surviving proofs of the novel, together with Fitzgerald`s subsequent revisions to key passages, to provide the first authoritative text of The Great Gatsby. This volume also includes a detailed account of the genesis, composition,...
ISBN: 9781853260414
Издательство:
Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: январь 2019
У вас большие надежды на ваш английский? «Большие надежды» Чарлза Диккенса станут достойным испытанием для него.«Большие надежды» Чарлза Диккенса – роман, в центре которого история Пипа, сироты, воспитанного в бедности. Таинственный благодетель неожиданно предоставляет ему возможность подняться в обществе. В процессе своего становления Пип сталкивается с тайнами своего прошлого, сложными моральными...
ISBN: 9785171608033
Издательство:
АСТ
Дата выхода: февраль 2024
This stylish jacketed hardback presents one of the greatest works of modern literature, The Great Gatsby, featuring a contemporary cover design and beautiful endpapers.Jay Gatsby is a mystery to Nick. On the surface he is a man of wealth and excess - throwing wild, extravagant parties that run deep into the night. But cracks begin to show in this facade as we meet Daisy Buchanan, the lady across the lake who is the object of his quiet obsession.A paragon of the Great American Novel, The Great Gatsby is a tragic love story which captures the hollow decadence of the Jazz Age. As events unfold, both Gatsby and narrator Nick are forced to confront the rot beneath the shiny surface of high society and the unreality of the American dream.This...
This book contains introduction and Notes by Dr John Bowen, Keele University and Illustrations by Marcus Stone. Considered by many to be Dicken`s finest novel, Great Expectations traces the growth of the book`s narrator, Philip Pirrip (Pip), from a boy of shallow dreams to a man with depth of character. From its famous dramatic opening on the bleak Kentish marshes, the story abounds with some of Dicken`s most memorable characters. Among them are the kindly blacksmith Joe Gargery, the mysterious convict Abel Magwitch, the eccentric Miss Haversham and her beautiful ward Estella, Pip`s good-hearted room-mate Herbert Pocket and the pompous Pumblechook. As Pip unravels the truth behind his own `great expectations` in his quest to become a...
ISBN: 9781853260049
Издательство:
Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: январь 2019
Enter the Grishaverse with book one of the Shadow and Bone Trilogy by number one New York Times-bestselling author, Leigh Bardugo. Perfect for fans of Laini Taylor and Sarah J. Maas.Now with a stunning new cover and exclusive bonus material: The Demon in the Wood (a Darkling prequel story) and a Q&A with Leigh Bardugo.Soldier. Summoner. Saint. Orphaned and expendable, Alina Starkov is a soldier who knows she may not survive her first trek across the Shadow Fold - a swath of unnatural darkness crawling with monsters. But when her regiment is attacked, Alina unleashes dormant magic not even she knew she possessed.Now Alina will enter a lavish world of royalty and intrigue as she trains with the Grisha, her country`s magical military elite...
Thomas Love Peacock (1785—1866) was an English novelist, poet, and official of the East India Company. The final novel of Thomas Love Peacock followed the others after a silence of 30 years, its typical Peacockian format intact an idyllic, country house setting, a genial host, many opinionated guests, and a romantic love interest. Like all of Peacocks novels, Gryll Grange dissects the philosophy, manners, and culture of his day through a sparkling cocktail of dialogue and poetry.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07107-4
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: май 2018
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 . . .`It was the usual Ankh-Morpork mob in times of crisis; half of them were here to complain, a quarter of them were here to watch the other half, and the remainder were here to rob, importune or sell hotdogs to the rest.`Insurrection is in the air in the city of Ankh-Morpork. The Haves and Have-Nots are about to fall out all over again.Captain Sam Vimes of the city`s ramshackle Night Watch is used to this. It`s enough to drive a man to drink. Well, to drink more. But this time, something is different - the Have-Nots have found the key to a dormant, lethal weapon...
ISBN: 9780552166669
Издательство:
Transworld publishers
Дата выхода: октябрь 2023
Отправьтесь в мир фантазий и путешествий со знаменитым произведением Джонатана Свифта "Гулливер в стране лилипутов". Вас ждет захватывающий рассказ о приключениях путешественника Гулливера, очутившегося в землях лилипутов – маленьких людей с необычной культурой и непредсказуемыми обычаями. Гулливеру предстоит понять их странные правила и традиции, а также столкнуться с политическими интригами и...
ISBN: 978-5-17-163104-8
Издательство:
АСТ
Дата выхода: июль 2024
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. As an excellent example of a. Victorian mystery, "Guy Deverell" has everything you need: an old countryside manor house with a set of colorful characters and ambiguous relationships between them. Treason, intrigues, conspiracy and a burning desire for revenge — what a wonderful way to start an exciting and unpredictable story!
ISBN: 978-5-521-07131-9
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: май 2018
«Ханс Бринкер, или Серебряные коньки» - роман американской писательницы Мэри Мэйпс Додж, впервые опубликованный в 1865 году. В этой классической зимней сказке, действие которой разворачивается на фоне замерзших каналов в стране ветряных мельниц и деревянных башмаков, вот-вот произойдет самое захватывающее событие года - гонка за заветными серебряными коньками. Но брат и сестра Ганс и Гретель Бринкеры с...
ISBN: 978-5-517-10704-6
Издательство:
RUGRAM
Дата выхода: декабрь 2023
Along with famous stories including "The Ugly Duckling", "Thumbelina" and "The Emperor`s New Suit", this collection includes some less well-known but no less magical tales such as a"The Red Shoes", "The Wild Swans" and the fable of the solitary Phoenix bird.
Let the magic of J.K. Rowling`s classic Harry Potter series transport you to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. This Hufflepuff House Edition of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix celebrates the noble character of the Hogwarts house famed for its dedication, patience and loyalty. Harry`s fifth year at Hogwarts is packed with more great Hufflepuff moments and characters – not least the colourful Auror Nymphadora Tonks, whose powers as a Metamorphmagus make her an invaluable member of the Order of the Phoenix.Each Hufflepuff House Edition features vibrant sprayed edges and intricate silver foiling. The Order`s iconic phoenix symbol rises from the flames at the very centre of the front cover, framed by stunning iconography...
ISBN: 9781526618177
Издательство:
Bloomsbury
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2020
