After the death of his beautiful wife Rebecca, Maxim de Winter goes to Monte Carlo to forget the past. There he meets and marries a quiet young woman and takes her back to Manderley, his family home in Cornwall. But will the memory of Rebecca destroy the new marriage?
ISBN: 978-1-4082-7651-8
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: август 2011
In Red Eve Henry Raider Haggard sets a suspenseful love story against some of the most dramatic events in history, including the devastation wrought by the Black Plague. Will dashing protagonist Hugh de Cressi survive long enough to live happily ever after with his true love?
ISBN: 978-5-521-06624-7
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: февраль 2018
«Рыжий Лис» — роман канадского писателя Чарльза Робертса, рассказывающий о приключениях умного, любопытного и смелого лиса, который взрослеет и учится выживать, встречаясь с другими животными и Человеком. Робертс — натуралист, в предисловии он отмечает, что, хотя его герой обладает выдающимися умом и силой, такое нередко бывает в помете лисят: один из них больше, сильнее, быстрее других...
ISBN: 978-5-517-10748-0
Издательство:
RUGRAM
Дата выхода: февраль 2024
Herman Melville (1819-1891) was an American poet and novelist of the American Renaissance, best known for his allusive adventure novel "Moby-Dick." Partly based on the author\'s experience, "Redburn" is a fascinating coming- of-age story of a young sailor Wellington Redburn, who decides to leave New York in search of a better life in Liverpool, England. It is a moving tale about losing an innocent outlook on life and obtaining life experience through overcoming adversity.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07461-7
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2018
"Reminiscences of a Stock Operator" is the fictionalized biography of perhaps the most famous financial speculator of all time--Jesse Livermore. This annotated edition bridges the gap between the fictionalized account and the actual, historical events that populate the book.
Arthur Conan Doyle was a British writer best known for his detective fiction featuring the character Sherlock Holmes. His works also include fantasy and science fiction, as well as plays, romances, non-fiction and historical novels. "Rodney Stone" is a fantastic gothic mystery novel set in the world of boxing fights in England during the Napoleonic Wars. The plot also has some attributes of an adventure genre, including a haunted house and a false murder accusation.
ISBN: 978-5-517-06109-6
Издательство:
Рипол Классик
Дата выхода: январь 2021
Joseph Conrad was a Polish-British writer regarded as one of the greatest novelists to write in the English language. Romance is a novel written by Joseph Conrad and Ford Madox Ford. Serafina is captured by Don Balthasar`s pirates on a Caribbean island, when Jose Armando arrives from Spain to the rescue.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07635-2
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2018
Romance is a novel written by Joseph Conrad and Ford Madox Ford, The novel was adapted into the film The Road to Romance. Serafina is captured by Don Balthasar`s pirates on a Caribbean island, when Jose Armando arrives from Spain to the rescue.
ISBN: 978-5-521-06666-7
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: февраль 2018
`But soft, what light through yonder window breaks? It is the East, and Juliet is the sun.`Written between 1591 and 1595, Romeo & Juliet is one of Shakespeare`s greatest and most popular plays. Set in Verona, Italy, it has been performed across the world and inspired numerous other artistic works - from music to ballet and film - as well as entertaining countless generations of theatre-goers.Filled with some of Shakespeare`s most beautiful and beloved lines, this tragic tale of star-cross`d lovers will resonate with people of all ages.This edition is based on the First Folio and includes an extensive introduction that examines the origins of the work, the plot and the characters as well as notes on the text, a glossary and a timeline of...
Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896) was an American abolitionist and author. She is best known for her novel "Uncle Tom`s Cabin," which depicts the harsh conditions for enslaved African Americans. "Sam Lawson`s Oldtown Fireside Stories" is a sequel to her novel "Old Town Folks", featuring some of the same characters. It is a collection of fifteen charming short stories told by Sam Lawson to some young boys of Oldtown. The author here masterfully captures many of the colloquial expressions, superstitions, beliefs, customs and habits of that period.
ISBN: 978-5-521-08304-6
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: май 2019
