When the Cuthberts send to an orphanage for a boy to help them at Green Gables, their farm in Canada, they are astonished when a talkative little girl steps off the train. Anne, red-headed, pugnacious and incurably romantic, causes chaos at Green Gables and in the village, but her wit and good nature delight the fictional community of Prince Edward Island, Canada, and ensure that Anne of Green Gables continues to be a firm favourite with readers worldwide. Anne of Avonlea continues Anne’s story. Now half-past sixteen but as strong-headed and romantic as ever, Anne becomes a teacher at her old school and dreams of its improvement. But her responsible position and mature ambitions do not prevent her entanglement in the scrapes that still...
ISBN: 978-1-85326-139-8
Издательство:
Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: январь 2016
Anne Shirley is an eleven-year-old orphan who has hung on determinedly to an optimistic spirit and a wildly creative imagination through her early deprivations. She erupts into the lives of aging brother and sister Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, a girl instead of the boy they had sent for. Thus begins a story of transformation for all three; indeed the whole rural community of Avonlea comes under Anne`s influence in some way. We see her grow from a girl to a young woman of sixteen, making her mistakes, and not always learning from them. Intelligent, hot-headed as her own red hair, unwilling to take a moral truth as read until she works it out for herself, she must also face grief and loss and learn the true meaning of love. Part Tom...
ISBN: 9781840227840
Издательство:
Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: апрель 2021
This is a new title in the fantastic "First Reading" series, aimed at children who are beginning to read. It is a thoughtful retelling of Aesop`s fable. It`s the middle of summer and while the grasshopper is enjoying himself, the ant is busy preparing for winter and when winter arrives both the ant and the grasshopper learn something about the merits of hard work. This key series was developed in conjunction with reading expert Allison Kelly from the University of Surrey, a reading specialist. Every title has clear and compelling text that allows children to build their burgeoning reading skills and is accompanied by charming and highly appealing illustrations.
ISBN: 978-0-7460-9653-6
Издательство:
Usborne Publishing Ltd
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
Modern, original fiction for learners of English. Liz teaches archaeology in Athens. She works too hard and her doctor tells her she needs to take a holiday. So she goes to the beautiful and peaceful Greek island of Sifnos. But the peace does not
ISBN: 978-0-521-77553-3
Издательство:
Cambridge University Press
Дата выхода: июль 2011
A repugnant Amercian widow is killed during a trip to Petra...Among the towering red cliffs of Petra, like some monstrous swollen Buddha, sat the corpse of Mrs Boynton. A tiny puncture mark on her wrist was the only sign of the fatal injection that had killed her.With only 24 hours available to solve the mystery, Hercule Poirot recalled a chance remark he`d overheard back in Jerusalem: `You see, don`t you, that she`s got to be killed?` Mrs Boynton was, indeed, the most detestable woman he`d ever met...
Wilkie Collins was an English novelist, playwright, and short story writer. Armadale is a novel by Collins, first published in 1864-66. When the elderly Allan Armadale makes a terrible confession on his death-bed, he has little idea of the repercussions to come, for the secret he reveals involves the mysterious Lydia Gwilt: flamed-hair temptress, bigamist, laudanum addict and husband-poisoner. This traditional melodrama also considers the modern theme of the role of women in society.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07649-9
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2018
Wilkie Collins was an English novelist, playwright, and short story writer. Armadale is a novel by Collins, first published in 1864-66. When the elderly Allan Armadale makes a terrible confession on his death-bed, he has little idea of the repercussions to come, for the secret he reveals involves the mysterious Lydia Gwilt: flamed-hair temptress, bigamist, laudanum addict and husband-poisoner. This traditional melodrama also considers the modern theme of the role of women in society.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07650-5
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2018
This is the exciting story of Phileas Fogg and his journey around the world in eighty days. Phileas Fogg believes that he can travel around the world in eighty days. Can he do it? Around the World in Eighty Days is the wonderful story of Phileas`s adventures as he travels from country to country with his servant Passepartout. Retold by Maria Jose Lobo and Pepita Subira.
ISBN: 978-0-230-02674-2
Издательство:
Macmillan Publishers
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Jules Verne (1828-1905) possessed that rare storyteller`s gift of being able to present the far-fetched and the downright unbelievable in such a way as effortlessly to inspire his reader`s allegiance and trust. This volume contains two of his best-loved yarns, chosen from among the sixty-four titles of "Les Voyages extraordinaires", Verne`s pioneering contribution to the canon of modern Science Fiction. "Around the World in Eighty Days" (1873) relates the hair-raising journey made as a wager by the Victorian gentleman Phileas Fogg, who succeeds - but only just! - in circling the globe within eighty days. The dour Fogg`s obsession with his timetable is complemented by the dynamism and versatility of his French manservant, Passepartout,...
ISBN: 9781853260902
Издательство:
Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2017
`Doctor Watson, Mr Sherlock Holmes` - The most famous introduction in the history of crime fiction takes place in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle`s A Study in Scarlet, bringing together Sherlock Holmes, the master of science detection, and John H. Watson, the great detective`s faithful chronicler. This novel not only establishes the magic of the Holmes myth but also provides the reader with a dramatic adventure yarn which ranges from the foggy, gas-lit streets of London to the burning plains of Utah.The Sign of the Four, the second Holmes novel, presents the detective with one of his greatest challenges. The theft of the Agna treasure in India forms a catalyst for treachery, deceit and murder.With these two classic novels, A Study in Scarlet and...
ISBN: 9781840228090
Издательство:
Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: декабрь 2021
When Miss Marple comes up from the country for a holiday in London, she finds what she`s looking for At Bertram`s Hotel: traditional decor, impeccable service and memories of childhood. What she doesn`t expect is the unmistakable atmosphere of danger behind the highly polished veneer.Yet, not even Miss Marple can foresee the violent chain of events set in motion when an eccentric guest makes his way to the airport on the wrong day...
ISBN: 9780008196615
Издательство:
HarperCollins
Дата выхода: январь 2020