Jess Croft lives with sister Bessie and old Silas, a farmer raising ostriches on the great Transvaal veldt. He is a reserved and aloof, with a quietness about her brought on by the misfortunes of her young childhood, when she and Bessie arrived motherless from England to South Africa. Then an Englishman, Captain John Niel, arrives to try his hand at the farming life. To his eyes, Bessie is lively and lovely of face and figure - yet Jess is mystery, with a bright and roving mind and splendid, searching and unwillingly the three of them are drawn together, then torn apart, by the emotions that flare among them.
ISBN: 978-5-521-06598-1
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: март 2018
Sir Henry Rider Haggard was an English writer of adventure novels set mostly in Africa, and a founder of the Lost World literary genre. The Last Boer War is an 1899 non-fiction book by Haggard about the Boer War of 1881. Jess is a story of Jess Croft who lives with sister Bessie and old Silas, a farmer raising ostriches on the great Transvaal veldt. He is a reserved and aloof, with a quietness about her brought on by the misfortunes of her young childhood, when she and Bessie arrived motherless from England to South Africa. Then an Englishman, Captain John Niel, arrives to try his hand at the farming life. To his eyes, Bessie is lively and lovely of face and figure - yet Jess is mystery, with a bright and roving mind and splendid,...
ISBN: 978-5-521-07736-6
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2018
Filled with drama and unexpected plot twists, Collins\' Jezebel\'s Daughter is based on a play, The Red Vial, which was produced in 1858. A story of intrigue, betrayal and misplaced trust, revolves around Mrs. Fontaine, a sinister widow who uses her dead husband\'s poisons and antidotes to control the futures of those around her. Filled with forensic details found in the best detective fiction, Jezebel\'s Daughter is remarkable in the way it handles the treatment of mental illness at the turn of the 20th Century.
ISBN: 978-5-521-06793-0
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: апрель 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 . . .`Neighbours... hah. People`d live for ages side by side, nodding at one another amicably on their way to work, and then some trivial thing would happen and someone would be having a garden fork removed from their ear.`When the neighbours in question are the proud empires of Klatch and Ankh-Morpork, those are going to be some pretty large garden tools indeed. Of course, no-one would dream of starting a war without a perfectly good reason...such as a `strategic` piece of old rock in the middle of nowhere.It is after all every citizen`s right to bear arms to...
ISBN: 9780552167598
Издательство:
Transworld publishers
Дата выхода: октябрь 2023
War is brewing on the Discworld.An island has appeared from the ocean depths, right in the middle of the sea which separates the proud empires of Klatch and Ankh-Morpork. Of course, no one would dream of starting a war with the neighbours without a perfectly good reason . . . such as a `strategic` piece of old rock, for instance.But when a Klatchian Prince is almost assassinated, peace talks break down and violent nationalism begins to spread. Ankh-Morpork prepares to fight. Only thing is, they don`t have an army. Or much in the way of weapons.Commander Sam Vimes and the `officially disbanded` City Watch get caught up in a deadly political game where the enemy appears to be on both sides and no one will listen to reason.And if they don`t...
Sir Henry Rider Haggard was an English writer of adventure novels set mostly in Africa, and a founder of the Lost World literary genre. Joan Haste is a story of a shop girl of illegitimate birth who is also a single mother. Torn from the love of country-dwelling Captain Henry Graves, Joan endures exile with a Dickensian London family, and pursuit by a Victorian-era stalker.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07756-4
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июнь 2018
This glorious paperback edition of Newt Scamander`s Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is considered a classic throughout the wizarding world. It features an extraordinary array of magical creatures, from Acromantula to Yeti via ten different breeds of dragon - all beautifully illustrated in full colour by the brilliantly inventive, Greenaway Medal shortlisted Olivia Lomenech Gill. Famed Magizoologist Newt Scamander`s years of adventure and exploration have yielded a work of unparalleled importance, admired by scholars, devoured by young witches and wizards, and even made available to Muggles in the early years of this century. With this dazzling illustrated edition, readers can explore the magical fauna of five continents from the...
ISBN: 9781526620316
Издательство:
Bloomsbury
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2020
Anthony Trollope (1815-1882) was an English novelist of the Victorian era. Among his best-known works is a series of novels collectively known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, which revolves around the imaginary county of Barsetshire. "John Caldigate" is a story of young man who sets sail for Australia to make his fortune in the goldfields of New South Wales. He meets the adventuress Euphemia Smith, widow of a drunken actor and herself a sometime music-hall entertainer, and they conduct an indiscreet onboard romance.
ISBN: 978-5-521-08342-8
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2019
Anthony Trollope (1815-1882) was an English novelist of the Victorian era. Among his best-known works is a series of novels collectively known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, which revolves around the imaginary county of Barsetshire. "John Caldigate" is a story of young man who sets sail for Australia to make his fortune in the goldfields of New South Wales. He meets the adventuress Euphemia Smith, widow of a drunken actor and herself a sometime music-hall entertainer, and they conduct an indiscreet onboard romance.
ISBN: 978-5-521-08343-5
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2019
William Willcie Collins was an English novelist, playwright, and short story writer. This Collins\' work were classified at the time as «sensation novel», a genre seen nowadays as the precursor to detective and suspense fiction. John Jago\'s Ghost, is a novella based on the Boorn Brothers murder case.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07609-3
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июнь 2018
Charlie Cook is reading a book about a pirate captain, who is reading a book about Goldilocks, who is reading about a knight, who is reading about a frog... From kings and queens to aliens and ghosts, there`s something for everyone in Charlie`s amazing book of adventure! Charlie Cook`s Favourite Book is both entertaining and original - a sure-fire winner from the unparalleled picture-book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo. This edition features the classic story with a stunning, redesigned cover and beautiful finish, making it a must-have addition to the bookshelves of all Donaldson and Scheffler fans - big and small! Also available with redesigned covers are The Gruffalo, The Gruffalo`s Child,...
The clever little ladybird is off on a trip to the seaside, but those two bad men, Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len, are up to their wicked ways again. This time they`re planning to steal the mermaid`s hair and sell it to a famous star. Luckily, the crime-busting ladybird has a clever plan to stop the thieves . . .
Whenever I`m tired of being me I swing around like a chimpanzee. Are you tired of being you? Here`s a whole bookful of things you can do! There are rhymes to make you wriggle and giggle, shrug and sigh, snap like a crocodile and slither like a snake. Julia Donaldson`s verse jumps off the page and Nick Sharratt`s snazzy illustrations add to the fun of Wriggle and Roar!. Bright, bold and accessible, these rhymes are packed full of noises and actions, making them perfect for joining in. Look out for more poems from Julia Donaldson and Nick Sharratt in Shuffle and Squelch!
