Henri Cartier-Bresson’s record of his lifelong fascination with India contains the very best of his photographs of that country, images shaped by an eye and a mind legendary for their empathy and ability to get to the heart of the matter. The first pictures were taken in 1947 at the time of Independence; the last when the photographer was well into his eighties. Cartier-Bresson’s talent, his famous ‘mantle of invisibility’ and his good connections with such figures as Nehru and the Mountbattens allow him to portray all the contradictions and variety of India. Much space is given to his famous reportages, such as the astonishing sequence on the death and cremation of Gandhi, and the refugee camps that formed following the...
ISBN: 978-0-500-27712-6
Издательство:
Thames & Hudson
Дата выхода: июль 2011
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. `Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more!` Henry V is the final and most celebrated play of Shakespeare`s `history plays`. Prince Harry reigns over England after the death of his father King Henry IV, uniting his country with his valiant leadership in the face of war against France. Featuring one of the most rousing and infamous speeches ever written by Shakespeare, Henry V remains one of his most powerful plays.
ISBN: 978-0-00-790232-3
Издательство:
HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
‘This magnificent new book is Alison Weir`s greatest achievement: a detailed biography of Henry VIII, set against the cultural, social and political background of his court - the most magnificent court ever seen in England - and the splendour of his many sumptuous palaces. Seen from this new perspective, Henry VIII emerges as a fully-rounded and realistic personality, not the two-dimensional caricature of popular misconception. This book is not just an entertaining narrative packed with colourful description and a wealth of anecdotal evidence, but a comprehensive analytical study of the development of both monarch and court during a crucial period in English history. As well as challenging some recent theories, it offers controversial...
ISBN: 978-0-09-953242-2
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
No Fear Shakespeare gives you the complete text of Henry IV Part One and Two on the left-hand page, side-by-side with an easy-to-understand translation on the right. Each No Fear Shakespeare contains: The complete text of the original play; A line-by-line translation that puts Shakespeare into everyday language; A complete list of characters with descriptions; Plenty of helpful commentary.
Henry V is the most famous and influential of Shakespeare`s history plays. Its powerful patriotic rhetoric has resounded down the ages, gaining eloquent expression in Laurence Olivier`s renowned film. Henry himself, astute and charismatic, who led his `band of brothers` to victory in the Battle of Agincourt, could indeed seem to be `this star of England`. In recent decades the play has attracted increasing critical attention and is now highly controversial. Kenneth Branagh`s film-production reflected the changing valuation. Does this play have a sceptical sub-text which subverts its patriotism? Is Henry`s achievement beset by irony? Has current scepticism distorted a predominantly and proudly nationalistic drama?
ISBN: 978-1-84022-421-4
Издательство:
Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Shakespeare`s history of Henry V`s remarkable victory over the French at Agincourt and the subsequent peace between the two nations is also a study of war and kingship. From his wild youth, Henry comes to embody all of the kingly virtues: courage, justice, integrity and honour. Ironically these qualities are brought to the fore by the realities of war. Written at the end of the life of Elizabeth I, Henry V told the British people that with strong leadership, they had little to fear at a time of uncertainty.
ISBN: 978-1-907360-11-4
Издательство:
CRW Publishing
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. `The better part of valour is discretion`. King Henry IV`s son, Prince Harry is quick-witted yet idle and irresponsible and lives a roguish existence keeping dubious company. However, when the kingdom is threatened, Prince Harry shows his true worth and heroism and begins a journey of transformation from layabout to noble leader.
ISBN: 978-0-00-790230-9
Издательство:
HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
No Fear Shakespeare gives you the complete text of Henry V on the left-hand page, side-by-side with an easy-to-understand translation on the right. Each No Fear Shakespeare contains: The complete text of the original play; A line-by-line translation that puts Shakespeare into everyday language; A complete list of characters with descriptions; Plenty of helpful commentary.
The court of King Henry VIII is brought brilliantly to life in this My Story special. Spanning a period of 20 years, the fates of all Henry`s six wives are told from the perspective of two young courtiers serving at the royal palaces at different periods.
ISBN: 978-1-4071-1735-5
Издательство:
Scholastic UK
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
Usborne Phonics Readers have been created in consultation with a language expert, taking into account the latest research on the most effective ways of teaching reading. Children who have just learned to read can enjoy the lively stories with very little guidance from an adult, gaining the experience and enthusiasm they need to become fully confident readers. Stephen Cartwright`s delightful illustrations complement the text and are designed to stimulate further interest. Fold-out pages add to the enjoyment.
ISBN: 978-0-7460-7721-4
Издательство:
Usborne
Дата выхода: июль 2011
At last - another brilliant, original and moving novel from the author of THE TIME TRAVELERS WIFE. Julia and Valentina Poole are normal American teenagers normal, at least, for identical mirror twins who have no interest in college or jobs or possibly anything outside their cozy suburban home. But everything changes when they receive notice that an aunt whom they didn`t know existed has died and left them her flat in an apartment block overlooking Highgate Cemetery in London. They feel that at last their own lives can but have no idea that they`ve been summoned into a tangle of fraying lives, from the obsessive-compulsive crossword setter who lives above them to their aunts mysterious and elusive lover who lives below them, and even to...
ISBN: 978-0-09-952418-2
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Mirror-image twins Julia and Valentina seem to be going nowhere in life, in this second novel from the author of The Time Traveler`s Wife, until a packet arrives at their Chicago home. Their aunt Elspeth - their mother`s twin, whom they never knew - has died and left them her London flat. Once there, the girls find their aunt`s obsessive-compulsive neighbor Martin, who writes crossword puzzles, and her grief-stricken lover Robert, who is writing a history of next-door Highgate Cemetery. Then they meet Elpseth herself, now a disembodied spirit, and find that she is still very much a part of the living world. Audrey Niffenegger`s deliciously gothic ghost tale is full of obsessive and possessive loves, exchanged lives and traded souls. "The...
Matt read the forbidden runes and found himself in a world where reciting verses worked magic. He got himself locked in a dungeon, created a fire-breathing dragon, and eventually discovered a beautiful princess he swore to save. Little did he guess how hard that would
