Evelyn Waugh chose the name "Labels" for his first travel book because, he said, the places he visited were already "fully labelled" in people`s minds. Yet even the most seasoned traveller could not fail to be inspired by his quintessentially English attitude and by his eloquent and frequently outrageous wit. From Europe to the Middle East and North Africa, from Egyptian porters and Italian priests to Maltese sailors and Moroccan merchants - as he cruises around the Mediterranean his pen cuts through the local colour to give an entertaining portrait of the Englishman abroad.
ISBN: 978-0-14-018837-0
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
Издание полностью на английском языке. Poirot sets himself a challenge before he retires - to solve 12 cases which correspond with the labours of his classical Greek In appearance Hercule Poirot hardly resembled an ancient Greek hero. Yet - reasoned the detective - like Hercules he had been responsible for ridding society of some of its most unpleasant monsters. So, in the period leading up to his retirement, Poirot made up his mind to accept just twelve more cases: his self-imposed 'Labours'. Each would go down in the annals of crime as a heroic feat of deduction.
ISBN: 978-0-00-712075-8
Издательство:
HarperCollins
Дата выхода: июль 2011
`Take this Hercules - this hero! Hero, indeed! What was he but a large muscular creature of low intelligence and criminal tendencies?`In appearance Hercule Poirot hardly resembled an ancient Greek hero. Yet - reasoned the detective - like Hercules he had been responsible for ridding society of some of its most unpleasant monsters.So, in the period leading up to his retirement, Poirot made up his mind to accept just twelve more cases: his self-imposed `Labours`. Each would go down in the annals of crime as a heroic feat of deduction.
I`m Veronika Mahmurova, I`m a beginner writer, I live in Estonia, Tallinn. I decided to write my first book at the age of 21, as I always dreamed about it and wanted people all over the world to read my work. I wrote my first novel when I was in America, when I studied on screenwriting program. Also I love to write about love story, so I decided to create my characters to describe my vision of what a love story could be. My book is about young writer Jennifer whose dream is to find a mutual love, also about her new life, and about how life could change and how suddenly dreams could come true. I believe in destiny, so therefore my book shows how through time could connect two people even if circumstances did not allow them to be together....
ISBN: 978-5-4491-0541-7
Издательство:
Де'Либри
Дата выхода: февраль 2020
July 1209: in Carcassonne a seventeen-year-old girl is given a mysterious book by her father which he claims contains the secret of the true Grail. Although Alais cannot understand the strange words and symbols hidden within, she knows that her destiny lies in keeping the secret of the labyrinth safe ... July 2005: Alice Tanner discovers two skeletons in a forgotten cave in the Trench Pyrenees. Puzzled by the labyrinth symbol carved into the rock, she realises she`s disturbed something that was meant to remain hidden. Somehow, a link to a horrific past - her past - has been revealed. "Compelling…intriguing…passionate" Sunday Times "An action-packed adventure of modern conspiracy and medieval passion…a Grail gripper [and] elegantly...
ISBN: 978-0-7528-6554-6
Издательство:
Orion Books
Дата выхода: февраль 2012
July 1209: in Carcassonne a seventeen-year-old girl is given a mysterious book by her father which he claims contains the secret of the true Grail. Although Alais cannot understand the strange words and symbols hidden within, she knows that her destiny lies in keeping the secret of the labyrinth July 2005: Alice Tanner discovers two skeletons in a forgotten cave in the French Pyrenees. Puzzled by the labyrinth symbol carved into the rock, she realises she`s disturbed something that was meant to remain hidden. Somehow, a link to a horrific past - her past - has been revealed.
ISBN: 978-0-7528-7732-7
Издательство:
Orion Books
Дата выхода: август 2011
Drawn by family. Driven by fear. Haunted by fate. Would knowing the future be a gift or a burden? Or even a curse!? The Whitney women of Salem, Massachusetts are renowned for reading the future in the patterns of lace. But the future doesn`t always bring good news - as Towner Whitney knows all too well. When she was just fifteen her gift sent her whole world crashing to pieces. She predicted - and then witnessed - something so horrific that she vowed never to read lace again, and fled her home and family for good. Salem is a place of ghosts for Towner, and she swore she would never return. Yet family is a powerful tie. So it is that fifteen years later, Towner finds herself back in Salem. Her beloved Great Aunt Eva has suddenly...
ISBN: 978-0-00-730737-1
Издательство:
Collins
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Альберт Пэйсон Терхьюн - удивительный американский писатель и любитель собак. Его произведения покорили тысячи неравнодушных сердец по всему миру. «Лэд» - это трогательная, основанная на реальных событиях, история о собаке породы коли. Читателя ждут необыкновенные приключения, яркие персонажи и интересные истории о преданности, любви и настоящей дружбе. Читайте зарубежную литературу в оригинале!
ISBN: 978-5-521-05710-8
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: август 2017
Faerie is never as far away as you think. Sometimes you find you have crossed an invisible line and must cope, as best you can, with petulant princesses, vengeful owls, ladies who pass their time embroidering terrible fates or with endless paths in deep, dark woods and houses that never appear the same way twice. The heroines and heroes bedevilled by such problems in these fairy tales include a conceited Regency clergyman, an eighteenth-century Jewish doctor and Mary, Queen of Scots, as well as two characters from "Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell": Strange himself and the Raven King.
ISBN: 978-0-7475-8936-5
Издательство:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. Is it coincidence or is he losing his mind? While researching a new programme, John, a successful television producer, comes across a story about a ghostly hitch-hiker. Soon he realizes that the story of the Lady in White bears many similarities to part of his own life. Returning to London from a holiday in Ireland, John begins to ask himself some uncomfortable questions.
ISBN: 978-0-521-68615-0
Издательство:
Cambridge
Дата выхода: август 2011
From fat girl to thin, from red hair to mud brown, from London to Toronto, from Polish count to radical husband - Joan Foster is confused by her life of multiple identities. She decides to escape to an Italian seaside resort to take stock of her life. But first she must plan her death.
The imprisonment and execution of Queen Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII`s second wife, in May 1536 was unprecedented in English history. It was sensational in its day, and has exerted endless fascination over the minds of historians, novelists, dramatists, poets, artists and film-makers ever since. Anne was imprisoned in the Tower of London on 2 May 1536, and tried and found guilty of high treason on 15 May. Her supposed crimes included adultery with five men, one her own brother, and plotting the King`s death. She was executed on 19 May 1536. Mystery surrounds the circumstances leading up to her arrest. Was it Henry VIII who, estranged from Anne, instructed Master Secretary Thomas Cromwell to fabricate evidence to get rid of her so that he...
In the final years of his life, Chekhov had reached the height of his powers as a dramatist, and also produced some of the stories that rank among his masterpieces. The poignant `The Lady with the Little Dog` and "About Love" examine the nature of love outside of marriage - its romantic idealism and the fear of disillusionment. And in stories such as `Peasants`, `The House with the Mezzanine` and "My Life" Chekhov paints a vivid picture of the conditions of the poor and of their powerlessness in the face of exploitation and hardship. With the works collected here, Chekhov moved away from the realism of his earlier tales - developing a broader range of characters and subject matter, while forging the spare minimalist style that would...
ISBN: 978-0-14-044787-3
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
Former vampire hunter Michael Quinn is living a nightmare: he`s been turned into a vampire. His only hope is the "Eye" - a long-lost artifact that, once every millennium, will grant one wish to its possessor. Fortunately for Quinn, he has a map detailing the path to the "Eye." All he needs to do is find it, then he can wish himself back into humanity. Janie Parker has made a lot of many mistakes in her life, not the least of which was getting tricked into working for a demon. Not only is the pay awful, but she has to successfully complete all her unsavory assignments or risk a torturous death. Her latest mission is to track a vampire who apparently knows where some stupid treasure is. No problem. Until she sees who the vampire is -...
ISBN: 978-0-446-61863-2
Издательство:
Warner Books
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
A brand spanking new, rejacketed B format edition featuring a letter from Jackie Collins to her Lucky Santangelo – she’s ruthless, and dangerous. In "Chances" she showed how deadly a woman can be. In "Lucky" she showed what she had to do to win – one hundred per cent of the time. Now she’s reaching for the ultimate prize – control over a major Hollywood studio. Control over the destinies of some of the richest and most powerful people on earth. Lucky Santangelo is the "Lady Boss". And what Lucky Wants, Lucky always
ISBN: 978-0-330-44847-5
Издательство:
Picador
Дата выхода: июль 2011
She`s had four number one hits in the UK in the past fourteen months. She took home two Grammy awards in 2010. She`s sold out shows in the UK, North America, Australia, Europe, and Japan. She`s a global phenomenon, and one of the most powerful female artists in the world. But just like every girl in the world, she loves to dress up!
