King Solomon's Mines has gripped generations of readers, young and old alike, ever since it first appeared in 1885. The whereabouts o{ King Solomon's legendary diamond mines had been inscribed in blood on an ancient map now in the possession of Allan Quatermain. His enthralling story begins on a ship steaming up the east coast of Africa. On board he meets Sir Henry Curtis and Captain John Good, and agrees to join their search for Curtis's younger brother, missing, believed dead, in the interior. Aided by the treasure map, the men set out on a perilous journey, an adventure tense with danger and excitement that culminates in a mountain trek to the vast caves of Solomon - and what they find there. Издание...

ISBN: 0140621237
Издательство: Penguin Books
Дата выхода: апрель 2002

Set against the backdrop of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, the second and third installments of Stephenson`s Baroque Cycle epic - previously published in "Quicksilver" - are now available in individual mass-market editions.

ISBN: 978-0-06-083317-6
Издательство: HarperCollins
Дата выхода: октябрь 2012

In King Solomon`s Mines, Sir Henry Curtis and Captain Good persuade Allan Quatermain to help them find Sir Henry`s brother George, who has gone missing in the unexplored African interior while searching for the legendary treasure trove of a lost kingdom. Quatermain agrees to lead the expedition, though he has little hope they will return alive. After suffering unimaginable hardships, they find the treasure hidden deep within a mountain, but while they are admiring the hoard the vast stone door closes. Their store of food and water rapidly runs out and the trapped men prepare to die, but in the nick of time they find a way of escape. On their return trek to civilisation they succeed in the purpose of their expedition when they...

ISBN: 978-1-84022-628-7
Издательство: Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: июль 2011

An amazing adventure set in Africa, against the backdrop of endless deserts and snowy mountains, King Solomons Mines follows Allan Quartermain, in his quest to find his missing brother and unearth the fabled treasure of the biblical King's mines. Along the way, Allan and his companions are caught up in a tribal war and face fearful hardships, culminating in a final confrontation with Gagool.

ISBN: 978-0-00-735090-2
Издательство: HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: август 2011

Michael Morpurgo is a master storyteller, former Children`s Laureate and multi-award winner. This is a fresh reissue of a much-loved story with a beautiful new cover. Escaping from China as the Japanese invade, Ashley and Uncle Sung embark on a perilous journey across the Himalayas. Then Ashley finds himself alone in the hostile mountains, battling for his life. He is just about to give up all hope, when he has a mysterious and terrifying encounter.

ISBN: 978-1-4052-2668-4
Издательство: Egmont Books Ltd
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011

ISBN: 978-0-582-46458-2
Издательство: Longman
Дата выхода: июль 2011

1191. During excavation work at Glastonbury Abbey, an ancient leaden cross is discovered buried several feet below ground. Inscribed on the cross are the words: Hic iacet sepultus inclitus rex Here lies buried the renowned King Arthur. Beneath the cross are skeletal remains. Could these really be the remains of the legendary King Arthur and his queen, Guinevere? As the monks debate the implications of this extraordinary discovery, the bones disappear - spirited away by the mysterious Guardians, determined to keep the king`s remains safe until the ancient legend is fulfilled and Arthur returns to protect his country in the hour of its greatest need. A missing right hand. A gang of ruthless bodysnatchers. Brother accused of killing...

ISBN: 978-1-84739-365-4
Издательство: Simon & Schuster UK
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

Clay Carter has worked in the Office of the Public Defender for years and for low pay when he has to defend another murderer. But the murders are not what they seem. Soon Clay has the opportunity to make money and a reputation as he battles with large pharmaceutical companies. Will he become the King of Torts?

ISBN: 978-1-4082-3213-2
Издательство: Pearson
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011

Eccentric Jarvis lives in a crumbling schoolhouse overlooking the tube line, compiling his obsessive history of the Underground. A group of misfits are also drawn towards his strange house: Alice, who has run away from her husband and baby; Tom, the busker who rescues her; truant Jasper who finds his terrifying thrills on the tube; and enigmatic Axel, whose deadly secret casts a shadow over all their lives. Damaged, dispossesed, outcasts, they are brought together in violent and un-foreseen ways by London`s dark and dangerous underground system.

ISBN: 978-0-14-015691-1
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011