With its four-letter words and its explicit descriptions of sexual intercourse, "Lady Chatterley`s Lover" is the novel with which D.H.Lawrence is most often associated. First published privately in Florence in 1928, it became a world-wide best-seller when Penguin Books successfully resisted an attempt by the British Director of Public Prosecutions to prevent them publishing an unexpurgated edition. The famous "Lady Chatterley trial" heralded the sexual revolution of the coming decades and signalled the defeat of Establishment prudery. Yet Lawrence himself was hardly a liberationist and the conservatism of many aspects of his novel would later lay it open to attacks from the political avant-garde and from feminists. The story of how the...
ISBN: 978-1-84022-488-7
Издательство:
Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: март 2011
Soon after its publication Lady Chatterley`s Lover (1928) became notorious for its story of the physical (and emotional) relationship between a working class man and an upper class woman, its explicit descriptions of sex, and its use of then-unprintable words. This last of Lawrence`s novels reflects his belief that men and women must overcome the deadening restrictions of industrialized society.
ISBN: 978-5-521-00545-1
Издательство:
Пальмира
Дата выхода: август 2017
Ladybird has published fairy tales for over forty-five years, bringing the magic of traditional stories to each new generation of children.These classic stories are based on the original Ladybird retellings by Vera Southgate, with beautiful new illustrations of the kind children like best - full of richness and detail.An essential part of any child`s bookshelf, Ladybird Tales are perfect for sharing together and creating memories to treasure forever.This beautiful treasury brings together five of everyone`s favourite fairy tales: Hansel and Gretel, Cinderella, Aladdin, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and Puss in Boots.
ISBN: 9780723299066
Издательство:
Ladybird
Дата выхода: июнь 2017
Сын английского шахтера Джо Керраклаф считал себя настоящим счастливчиком. И неспроста, ведь ему завидовали все собаководы Йоркшира: такой породистой и замечательной колли, как у него, не было больше во всей деревне. Каждый день Лесси приходила встречать Джо к школе, пока вдруг однажды не пришла. Дома мальчика ожидало ужасное известие: родители продали собаку, чтобы выбраться из долгов. Но для верной...
ISBN: 978-5-517-10747-3
Издательство:
RUGRAM
Дата выхода: январь 2024
Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, poet, travel writer, and essayist. His most famous works are "Treasure Island" and "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde." Now he is one of the most translated authors in the world. "Lay Morals and Other Papers" is a wonderful collection of essays including works like "The Great North Road" and "The Young Chevalier."
ISBN: 978-5-517-00195-5
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2018
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850—1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, travel writer, and essayist. He was a celebrity during his lifetime for works like "Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" and "Treasure Island." Now he is one of the most translated authors in the world. "Lay Morals and Other Papers" is a wonderful collection of essays including works like "Father Damien", "The Pentland Rising", "The Day After To-morrow" and "The Great North Road."
ISBN: 978-5-521-07802-8
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2018
Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, poet, travel writer, and essayist. His most famous works are "Treasure Island" and "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde." Now he is one of the most translated authors in the world. "Lay Morals and Other Papers" is a wonderful collection of essays including works like "Father Damien," "The Pentland Rising" and "The Day After Tomorrow."
ISBN: 978-5-517-00194-8
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2018
To read The Left Hand of God is to discover a world of wonder and cruelty, epic grandeur and unspeakable tragedy. It is Thomas Cale's story and before it is done he will have loved, killed, outwitted, saved or betrayed those who cross his path. He will have no choice the fate of the world lies in his hands.
ISBN: 978-0-14-104237-4
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: август 2011
Открой для себя удивительный волшебный мир – и собери его своими руками из LEGO Harry Potter! Книга наполнена идеями, которые ты сможешь воплотить с помощью своих кубиков, а из набора, прилагающегося к книге, ты сможешь собрать одну из двух уникальных моделей!
ISBN: 9785041030148
Издательство:
Эксмо
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2019
Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803-1873) was an English novelist, poet, playwright and politician. A lot of his works contributed to the early growth of the science fiction genre. "Leila: or The Siege of Granada" is a historical romance novel which is set in Granada, Spain at the end of the Middle Ages.
ISBN: 978-5-521-08285-8
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: май 2019
Original / British English One day a leopard swims across the sea to Sindi. He is hungry and he is looking for food. He runs into an old lighthouse. The people of Sindi do not want the leopard in their lighthouse. But what can they do? How can they catch the leopard?
ISBN: 978-1-4058-8061-9
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
