When Father goes away with two strangers one evening, the lives of Roberta, Peter and Phyllis are shattered. They and their mother have to move from their comfortable London home to go and live in a simple country cottage, where Mother writes books to make ends meet.However, they soon come to love the railway that runs near their cottage, and they make a habit of waving to the Old Gentleman who rides on it. They befriend the porter, Perks, and through him learn railway lore and much else. They have many adventures, and when they save a train from disaster, they are helped by the Old Gentleman to solve the mystery of their father`s disappearance, and the family is happily reunited.
ISBN: 9781853261077
Издательство:
Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: октябрь 2022
Publisher Comments: The year is 1934. With the country in the stranglehold of drought and economic depression, Ella Barron runs her Texas boardinghouse with an efficiency that ensures her life will be kept in balance. Between chores of cooking and cleaning for her residents, she cares for her ten-year-old son, Solly, a sweet but challenging child whose misunderstood behavior finds Ella on the receiving end of pity, derision, and suspicion. When David Rainwater arrives at the house looking for lodging, he comes recommended by a trusted friend as "a man of impeccable character." But Ella senses that admitting Mr. Rainwater will bring about unsettling changes. However, times are hard, and in order to make ends...
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. "Ralph the Heir" is one of Anthony Trollope`s lesser-known novels, yet this compelling tale of property, illegitimacy and inheritance truly boasts of this great writer`s flair for dramatic story-telling.
ISBN: 978-5-521-08337-4
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2019
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. "Ralph the Heir" is one of Anthony Trollope`s lesser-known novels, yet this compelling tale of property, illegitimacy and inheritance truly boasts of this great writer`s flair for dramatic story-telling.
ISBN: 978-5-521-08336-7
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2019
“Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your long hair!” A witch keeps Rapunzel in a tall tower without a door or stairs – but she isn’t the only one visiting the lovely girl.Includes a word list, 5 pages of activities and free online audio (British English and American English).Retold by Laura Cowan.
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 . . .`Death has to happen. That’s what bein` alive is all about. You`re alive, and then you`re dead. It can`t just stop happening.`But it can. And it has.Death is missing – presumed gone.Which leads to the kind of chaos you always get when an important public service is withdrawn. If Death doesn`t come for you, then what are you supposed to do in the meantime?You can`t have the undead wandering about like lost souls - there`s no telling what might happen!Particularly when they discover that life really is only for the living . . .The Discworld novels can be...
ISBN: 9780552166683
Издательство:
Transworld publishers
Дата выхода: октябрь 2023
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.
Pip is a pup with a very loud bark, He scares all the cats when he strolls through the park! Freddy`s a frog with goggly eyes, He`s small and fat and loves catching flies. Pip and Freddy are two lively creatures who love to make noise and have fun. These rhyming stories are beautifully illustrated by the award-winning Axel Scheffler - with lots of details that children will love to spot.
My name is Peter Grant and until January I was just probationary constable in that mighty army for justice known to all right-thinking people as the Metropolitan Police Service (and as the Filth to everybody else). My only concerns in life were how to avoid a transfer to the Case Progression Unit - we do paperwork so real coppers don`t have to - and finding a way to climb into the panties of the outrageously perky WPC Leslie May. Then one night, in pursuance of a murder inquiry, I tried to take a witness statement from someone who was dead but disturbingly voluable, and that brought me to the attention of Inspector Nightingale, the last wizard in England. Now I`m a Detective Constable and a trainee wizard, the first apprentice in fifty...
ISBN: 978-0-575-09758-2
Издательство:
Orion Books
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
