Sir Henry Rider Haggard was an English writer of adventure novels set mostly in Africa, and a founder of the Lost World literary genre. She and Allan is a novel by H. Rider Haggard, first published in 1921. It brought together his two most popular characters, Ayesha from She (to which it serves as a prequel), and Allan Quatermain from King Solomon`s Mines.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07725-0
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2018
A new B-format edition of this novel, designed to take fans of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings deeper into the myths and legends of Middle-earth The Silmarillion is an account of the Elder Days, of the First Age of Tolkien`s world. It is the ancient drama to which the characters in The Lord of the Rings look back, and in whose events some of them such as Elrond and Galadriel took part. The tales of The Silmarillion are set in an age when Morgoth, the first Dark Lord, dwelt in Middle-Earth, and the High Elves made war upon him for the recovery of the Silmarils, the jewels containing the pure light of Valinor. Included in the book are several shorter works. The Ainulindale is a myth of the Creation and in the Valaquenta the nature and...
Книга содержит неадаптированный текст рассказа СЕРЕБРЯНЫЙ А.Конан Дойля на английском языке с упражнениями, комментариями и словарем. Перевод наиболее трудных предложений дан в сносках, а сложные элементы выделены и объяснены в комментариях. Для широкого круга читателей.
Original / British English (Available February 2008) Simon Simple is going on holiday and the police are looking for a spy. On the train, Simon meets a beautiful girl. He likes her and she likes him. But the spy is there too. Simon and the police can`t see the spy. Can you?
ISBN: 978-1-4058-6961-4
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
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. Since its first appearance in 1870, "Sir Harry Hotspur of Humblethwaite" has been regarded as one of Trollope`s finest short novels. On the death of his only son, the wealthy baronet Sir Harry Hotspur has determined to give his property to his daughter Emily. She is vigorous, beautiful and as strong-willed as her father. So when she falls in love with George, the black sheep of the family, Sir Harry must decide what to do.
ISBN: 978-5-521-08360-2
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: февраль 2020
William Willde Collins was an English novelist, playwright, and short story writer. Set against the background of the French Revolution, Sister Rose concerns Louis Trudaine; his sister, Rose, who contracts an unhappy marriage to the aristocratic Charles Danville; and Danville\'s land-steward, Lomaque, who is indebted to Trudaine\'s father. Trudaine fulfils a deathbed promise to his mother to protect Rose and arouses Danville\'s animosity.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07583-6
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июнь 2018
A crucial, forgotten chapter of American history--immortalized in a survivor s firsthand account that became one of the bestselling books in 19th-century America and influenced Abraham Lincoln s thoughts on slavery--is brilliantly retold for a new generation.
ISBN: 9780316159357
Издательство:
Back Bay Books
Дата выхода: апрель 2005
Meet the Bedwyns--six brothers and sisters--men and women of passion and privilege, daring and sensuality. Enter their dazzling world of high society and breathtaking seduction...where each will seek love, fight temptation, and court scandal...and where Morgan Bedwyn, the willful youngest daughter, discovers that true love is a temptation no woman can--or should--resist. Young. Ravishing. Exquisitely marriageable. From the moment he spies Lady Morgan Bedwyn across the glittering ballroom, Gervase Ashford, Earl of Rosthorn, knows he has found the perfect instrument of his revenge. But wedlock is not on the mind of the continent s most notorious rake. Nor is it of interest to the fiercely independent Lady Morgan herself...until one night...
ISBN: 9780440241065
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: декабрь 2003
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 . . .`Just because you can`t explain it, doesn`t mean it`s a miracle.`In the beginning was the Word. And the Word was: `Hey, you!` This is the Discworld, after all, and religion is a controversial business.Everyone has their own opinion, and indeed their own gods, of every shape and size, and all elbowing for space at the top. In such a competitive environment, shape and size can be pretty crucial to make one`s presence felt.So it`s certainly not helpful to be reduced to appearing in the form of a tortoise, a manifestation far below god-like status in anyone`s...
ISBN: 9780552167512
Издательство:
Transworld publishers
Дата выхода: октябрь 2023
`You should do things because they`re right. Not because gods say so. They might say something different another time.`Religion is a competitive business in the Discworld. Everyone has their own opinion and their own gods, of every shape and size - all fighting for faith, followers, and a place at the top.So when the great god Om accidentally manifests himself as a lowly tortoise, stripped of all divine power, it`s clear he`s become less important than he realised.In such instances, you need an acolyte, and fast. Enter Brutha, the Chosen One - or at least the only One available. He wants peace, justice and love - but that`s hard to achieve in a world where religion means power, and corruption reigns supreme . . .The Discworld novels can...
«Дымка» - самое известное произведение американского писателя и художника Уилла Джеймса (1892–1942). Действие повести разворачивается в Соединенных Штатах начала XX века. В те дни, когда жители Америки постепенно пересаживаются с лошадей в автомобильные кресла, в западных степях рождается жеребенок, которому суждено стать одним из лучших коней современности, грозой прерий и гордостью хозяина. Жеребцу Дымке...
ISBN: 978-5-517-10751-0
Издательство:
RUGRAM
Дата выхода: январь 2024
This is a story about sex and drugs and Music With Rocks In.Well……one out of three ain’t bad.Being sixteen is always difficult, even more so when there’s a Death in the family. After all, it`s hard to grow up normally when Grandfather rides a white horse and wields a scythe. Especially if he decides to take a well-earned moment to uncover the meaning of life and discover himself in the process, so that you have to take over the family business, and everyone mistakes you for the Tooth Fairy.And especially when you have to face the new and addictive music that has entered Discworld. It`s lawless. It changes people. It`s got a beat and you can dance to it.It`s called Music With Rocks In.And it won`t fade away.
ISBN: 9780552167550
Издательство:
Transworld publishers
Дата выхода: октябрь 2023
Ever since the first furore was created on its publication in 1929, "The Sound and the Fury" has been considered one of the key novels of this century. Depicting the gradual disintegration of the Compson family through four fractured narratives, "The Sound and the Fury" explores intense, passionate family relationships where there is no love, only self-centredness. At its heart this is a novel about lovelessness - only an idiot has no grief; only a fool would forget it. What else is there in this world sharp enough to stick to your guts?
ISBN: 978-0-09-947501-9
Издательство:
Vintage Classics
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
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 . . .All this books and stuff, that isn`t what it should all be about. What we need is real wizardry.Once there was an eighth son of an eighth son, a wizard squared, a source of magic. A Sourcerer.Unseen University, the most magical establishment on the Discworld, has finally got its wish: the emergence of a wizard more powerful than they`ve ever seen. You`d think the smartest men on the Disc would have been a little more careful what they wished for.As the drastic consequences of sourcery begin to unfold, one wizard holds the solution in his cowardly, incompetent...
ISBN: 9780552166638
Издательство:
Transworld publishers
Дата выхода: октябрь 2023
Racing was a men`s sport - and then came the women. Danica Patrick is from the United States. Mika Duno is Venezuelan. Laleh Seddigh is from Iran. They race with men and they are winners. Read their stories.
ISBN: 978-1-4082-3208-8
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: апрель 2012
``Wise old man, won`t you help me, please? My house is a squash and squeeze.`` A little old lady lives all by herself in her house but she`s not happy - it`s just too small, even for one. Whatever can she do? The wise old man knows: bring in a flappy, scratchy, greedy, noisy crowd of farmyard animals. When she pushes them all out again, she`ll be amazed at how big her house feels! The brilliantly funny A Squash and a Squeeze was the first ever picture book written and illustrated by 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...
ISBN: 978-1-5098-0478-8
Издательство:
Macmillan
Дата выхода: январь 2017
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. Left unfinished at his death, "St. Ives" is one of Stevenson`s last romances, still considered having the same stellar qualities as his earlier works. The story follows a French soldier and his adventures with the army, the time as a prisoner and the travels around Britain after his release. .
ISBN: 978-5-521-07785-4
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2018
«Сталки и компания» (1899) — роман английского писателя Редьярда Киплинга о жизни мальчиков-подростков в британской школе-интернате. Киплинг, вспоминая годы учебы в Девонском колледже объединенных служб, рассказывает о взрослении Сталки, Мактурка, и Жука — прототипами первых двух стали друзья Киплинга по колледжу, а в образе Жука он показал самого себя. Трое друзей учатся противостоять жестокости...
ISBN: 978-5-517-10781-7
Издательство:
RUGRAM
Дата выхода: март 2024
