In The Graveyard Book, Neil Gaiman has created a charming allegory of childhood. Although the book opens with a scary scene - a family is stabbed to death by "a man named Jack" - the story quickly moves into more child-friendly storytelling. The sole survivor of the attack - an 18-month-old baby - escapes his crib and his house, and toddles to a nearby graveyard. Quickly recognizing that the baby is orphaned, the graveyard`s ghostly residents adopt him, name him Nobody ("Bod"), and allow him to live in their tomb. Taking inspiration from Kipling`s The Jungle Book, Gaiman describes how the toddler navigates among the headstones, asking a lot of questions and picking up the tricks of the living and the dead. In serial-like episodes, the...
ISBN: 978-0-7475-9480-2
Издательство:
Bloomsbury
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
Ever since Harper Connelly was stuck by lightening as a teenager, she`s been able to find dead people. At the request of anthropology professor Dr Clyde Nunley, Harper and her stepbrother Tolliver head to Memphis to give a demonstration of her unique talent in an old cemetery.Dr Nunley is sceptical when Harper senses two bodies in the grave - one of a centuries-dead man and the other of a young girl, recently deceased. Then the grave is opened. The dead girl is eleven-year-old Tabitha, abducted from Nashville two years previously - a child whom Harper had tried, and failed, to find. Suspicion falls on Harper, so she and Tolliver must prove her innocence by finding the killer themselves.But time runs short when a third body is found in...
Harper Connelly has what you might call a strange job: she finds dead people. She can sense the final location of a person who`s passed, and share their very last moment. Harper and her stepbrother Tolliver have become experts at getting paid and getting out of town fast - because people have a funny habit of not really wanting to know the truth.At first, the small Ozarks town of Sarne seems like no exception. The pair have been hired by local police to find a missing girl. But the secrets of her death - and the secrets of the town - are buried deep enough that even Harper`s special ability can`t uncover them. With hostility welling up, she and Tolliver want nothing more than to be on their way. But then another woman is murdered.And the...
One of Charles Dickens`s most renowned and enjoyable novels, Great Expectations tells the story of Pip, an orphan boy who wishes to transcend his humble origins and finds himself unexpectedly given the opportunity to live a life of wealth and respectability. Over the course of the tale, in which Pip encounters such famous characters as Miss Havisham, Herbert Pocket and Joe Gargery, he comes to realise that his money is tainted and the girl he loves will not return his affections; happiness must be found in the things he gave up in pursuit of a more sophisticated life.Part of the Macmillan Collector`s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make...
Considered by many to be Dickens' 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 Dickens' most memorable characters. Among them are the kindly blacksmith Joe Gargery, the mysterious convict Abel Magwitch, the eccentric Miss Havisham 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 gentleman, the mysteries of the past and the convolutions of fate through a series of thrilling adventures serve...
ISBN: 9781840228014
Издательство:
Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: январь 2021
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.
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...
Collected by the German Grimm brothers, these folk tales have captured the imaginations of children and adults alike since they were first published in 1812. The best-known stories such as Rumpelstiltskin, Hansel and Gretel, The Frog-Prince and Little Red Riding Hood remain as popular today as when first told, although there is an underlying darkness and violence to the original stories.
ISBN: 978-0-00-790224-8
Издательство:
HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
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...
Calling all nature explorers! Grab your wellies and learn all about the natural world around you with this colourful spotter guide. The Gruffalo Spring and Summer Nature Trail is packed with fun spring and summer themed outdoor activities and hundreds of stickers - a brilliant book for all the family.This activity book is the perfect size for even the youngest nature lovers and fans of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler`s much-loved Gruffalo. It`s full of great activities that are based around seeing and engaging with nature and the outside world.The Gruffalo Spring and Summer Nature Trail is a fun sticker activity book about stopping, seeing, listening and collecting in a way that`s accessible and fun, with activities that link into the...
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.
Harry Potter: A History of Magic is the official book of the record-breaking British Library exhibition, a once-in-a-lifetime collaboration between Bloomsbury, J.K. Rowling and a team of brilliant curators. As the spectacular show takes up residence at the New York Historical Society from October 2018, this gorgeous book - available in paperback for the first time - takes readers on a fascinating journey through the subjects studied at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, from Astronomy and Potions through to Herbology and Care of Magical Creatures.Each chapter showcases a treasure trove of artefacts from the British Library and other collections around the world, beside exclusive manuscripts, sketches and illustrations from the...
ISBN: 9781526607072
Издательство:
Bloomsbury
Дата выхода: июль 2019
