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...
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
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
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...
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...
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
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
Original / British English Hannah loves her job on old Mr Duval`s small boat. The boat takes people to the beautiful coral reef every day. Then a rich man arrives with a big new boat. Suddenly, there isn`t any work for Hannah and Mr Duval. Then the hurricane comes ...
ISBN: 978-1-4058-8059-6
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
