Sauron, the Dark Lord, has gathered to him the Rings of Power - the means by which he will be able to rule the world. All he lacks in his plan for dominion is the Ruling Ring, which has fallen into the hands of the hobbit Bilbo Baggins. In a sleepy village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task, as the Ring is entrusted to his care. He must leave his home and make a perilous journey across the realms of Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, deep inside the territories of the Dark Lord. There he must destroy the Ring forever and foil the Dark Lord in his evil purpose. "A story magnificently told, with every kind of colour and movement and greatness"
ISBN: 0007123817 Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers Дата выхода: март 1999
Lord Jim tells the story of young British seaman Jim who once showed a lack of determination and now is trying to come to turns with himself and his past. In 1998, the Modern Library ranked this novel 85th on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century.
ISBN: 978-5-521-00543-7 Издательство: Пальмира Дата выхода: июнь 2017
The Los Angeles Times "James Herriot is a pied piper with the written "
ISBN: 978-0-312-96620-1 Издательство: Macmillan Publishers Дата выхода: август 2011
Jim, the first mate aboard the Patna, dreams youthful dreams of heroism and of the daring act that will prove his courage. But when the Patna, on a night crossing of the Arabian Sea, collides with a mysterious obstacle, Jim panics and jumps free. This single act of cowardice drives him to self-enforced exile as a white trader in the remote tropical outpost of Patusan. Jim`s search for redemption and his dramatic bid to vindicate his romantic ideals are the stuff of a magnificently vivid and subtle novel. With "Heart of Darkness", "Nostromo" and "The Secret Agent", "Lord Jim" ranks among Joseph Conrad`s masterpieces. Формат: 11 см x 18 см.
ISBN: 978-0-14-062389-5 Издательство: Penguin Books Дата выхода: июль 2011
ISBN: 9780099463337 Издательство: Random House Дата выхода: январь 2008
The war is over, the RAF uniform has been handed in and James Herriot goes back where he ought to be - at work in the dales around Darrowby. Much has changed, but the blunt-spoken Yorkshire folk and the host of four-legged patients are still the same. So is their vet, who doesn`t yet know that literary success is just around the
ISBN: 978-0-330-44355-5 Издательство: Picador Дата выхода: июль 2012
This authoritative edition was originally published in the acclaimed Oxford Authors series under the general editorship of Frank Kermode. It brings together a unique combination of Byron`s poetry and prose - all the major poems, complemented by important letters, journals, and conversations - to give the essence of his work and thinking. Byron is regarded today as the ultimate Romantic, whose name has entered the language to describe a man of brooding passion. Although his private life shocked his contemporaries his poetry was immensely popular and influential, especially in Europe. This comprehensive edition includes the complete texts of his two poetic masterpieces "Childe Harold`s Pilgrimage" and "Don Juan", as well as the dramatic...
ISBN: 978-0-19-953733-4 Издательство: Oxford University Press Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
`My object is to have you fit to live; which, if you are not, I do not desire that you should live at all.` So wrote Lord Chesterfield in one of the most celebrated and controversial correspondences between a father and son. Chesterfield wrote almost daily to his natural son, Philip, from 1737 onwards, providing him with instruction in etiquette and the worldly arts. Praised in their day as a complete manual of education, and despised by Samuel Johnson for teaching `the morals of a whore and the manners of a dancing-master`, these letters reflect the political craft of a leading statesman and the urbane wit of a man who associated with Pope, Addison, and Swift. The letters reveal Chesterfield`s political cynicism and his belief that his...
ISBN: 978-0-19-955484-3 Издательство: Oxford University Press Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
In a sleepy village in the Shire, a young hobbit is entrusted with an immense task. He must make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ruling Ring of Power - the only thing that prevents the Dark Lord`s evil dominion. Thus begins `s classic tale, which continues in "The Two Towers" and "The Return of the King". Формат: 13 см х 19,5 см.
ISBN: 978-0-00-726970-9 Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers Дата выхода: июль 2011
Originally published in 1954, William Golding`s "Lord of the Flies" is one of the most disturbing and celebrated novels of modern times. A plane crashes on a desert island. The only survivors are a group of schoolboys. At first they revel in the freedom and celebrate the sence of grown-ups. on though, as the boys` fragile sense of order begins to collapse, their fears start to take on a sinister, primitive significance. Suddenly, the world of cricket, homework and adventure stories seems a long way away. The boys are faced a more pressing reality - survival - and the appearance of a terrifying beast who haunts their dreams.
ISBN: 978-0-571-20053-5 Издательство: Faber Дата выхода: август 2011
Continuing the story of The Hobbit, this three-volume paperback boxed set of Tolkien`s epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings, features exclusive covers from Peter Jackson`s award-winning film trilogy, the definitive text, and a detailed map of Middle-earth. Sauron, the Dark Lord, has gathered to him all the Rings of Power - the means by which he intends to rule Middle-earth. All he lacks in his plans for dominion is the One Ring - the ring that rules them all - which has fallen into the hands of the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins. In a sleepy village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task, as the Ring is entrusted to his care. He must leave his home and make a perilous journey across the realms of...
ISBN: 978-0-00-748837-7 Дата выхода: декабрь 2012
Lord Arthur Savile`s Crime and Other Stories, a much acclaimed collection of short semi-comic mystery stories, was first published in 1891. It includes: Lord Arthur Savile`s Crime, The Canterville Ghost, The Sphinx Without a Secret, The Model Millionaire, and The Portrait of Mr. W. H.
ISBN: 978-5-521-00327-3 Издательство: Пальмира Дата выхода: февраль 2017
ISBN: 9780007342099 Издательство: HarperCollins UK Дата выхода: январь 2011
A plane crashes on a desert island and the only survivors, a group of schoolboys, assemble on the beach and wait to be rescued. By day they inhabit a land of bright fantastic birds and dark blue seas, but at night their dreams are haunted by the image of a terrifying beast. As the boys` delicate sense of order fades, so their childish dreams are transformed into something more primitive, and their behaviour starts to take on a murderous, savage significance. First published in 1954, Lord of the Flies is one of the most celebrated and widely read of modern classics.
ISBN: 978-0-571-24589-5 Издательство: Daedalus Дата выхода: июль 2011
Издательство: Penguin Books Дата выхода: декабрь 2002
ISBN: 9781841591148 Дата выхода: январь 2002
In this sequel to the phenomenal New York Times bestseller "The Fires of Heaven", we plunge again into Robert Jordan`s extraordinarily rich, totally unforgettable world: On the slopes of Shayol Ghul, the Myrddraal swords are forged, and the sky is not the sky of this world; In Salidar the White Tower in exile prepares an embassy to Caemlyn, where Rand Al`Thor, the Dragon Reborn, holds the throne - and where an unexpected visitor may change the In Emond`s Field, Perrin Goldeneyes, Lord of the Two Rivers, feels the pull of ta`veren to ta`veren and prepares to Morgase of Caemlyn finds a most unexpected, and quite unwelcome, south lies Illian, where Sammael holds
ISBN: 0-8125-1375-4 Издательство: Holtzbrink Дата выхода: апрель 2004
The Company of the Ring is sundered. Frodo and Sam continue their journey alone down the great River Anduin – alone that is, save for a mysterious creeping figure that follows wherever they go…
ISBN: 0-00-712971-8 Издательство: HarperCollins Дата выхода: апрель 2004
Diana Gabaldon, the "New York Times" bestselling author of "A Breath of Snon an J Ashes", delivers three tales of war, intrigue and espionage featuring the unforgettable Lord John Grey. In the heart of the eighteenth century, Lord John`s world is one of mystery and menace; where allies have the power to destroy him with a single blow. As he ventures into an ominous unknown, his companions are haunted soldiers, sinister family secrets and lingering memories of a fiery-haired Scot named James Fraser. In tales seething with desire, madness and political intrigue, Gabaldon once again proves that she can bring history to life like no one else.
ISBN: 978-0-09-927825-2 Издательство: Random House Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
A distant world where gods walk as men, but wield vast and hidden powers. Are they truly immortal? Who are these gods who rule the destiny of a teeming world? Their names include Brahma, Kali, Krishna and also he who was called Buddha, the Lord of Light, but who now prefers to be known simply as Sam.
ISBN: 978-0-575-09421-5 Издательство: Orion Books Дата выхода: август 2011
It`s cold. The wells of power are weakening and the forces of Night grow strong. The gods are real, and still have some power, mostly to do harm. The Instrumentalities of the Night are the worst of these. Piper Hecht, born Else Tage, survived a battle with the Instrumentalities. Now he`s Captain-General of the armies fighting a crusade for Patriarch Sublime V. Intrigues swirl around the throne of the Grail Empire, as the imperial family`s enemy Anne of Menand raises money to help the perpetually indebted Patriarch finance his crusades. To reduce his own vulnerability, sickly young Emperor Lothar assigns his two half-sisters--his immediate heirs--to their own realms. Now Piper Hecht learns that the legendary sorcerer Cloven Februaren,...
ISBN: 978-0-7653-4597-4 Издательство: Holtzbrink Дата выхода: август 2011
One of the founding mothers of mystery, Dorothy Sayers first introduced the popular character Lord Peter Wimsey in 1923 with the publication of "Whose Body?" Over the next twenty years, more novels and short stories about the aristocratic amateur sleuth appeared, each one as cunningly written as the in single volume, here are all the Lord Peter Wimsey stories, a treasure for any mystery lover. From "The Fantastic Horror of the Cat in the Bag" to "The Image in the Mirror" and "Talboys" this collection is Lord Peter at his best - and a true testament to the art of detective fiction.
ISBN: 978-0-06-091380-9 Дата выхода: февраль 2012
The classic tale of a group of English school boys who are left stranded on an unpopulated island, and who must confront not only the defects of their society but the defects of their own natures.
ISBN: 978-0-399-53337-2 Дата выхода: август 2011
Although they may feature witches and wizards, vampires and dwarves, along with the occasional odd human, Terry Pratchett`s bestselling Discworld novels are grounded firmly in the modern world. Taking humorous aim at all our foibles, each novel reveals our true character and nature. It`s a dreamy midsummer`s night in the Kingdom of Lancre. But music and romance aren`t the only things filling the air. Magic and mischief are afoot, threatening to spoil the royal wedding of King Verence and his favorite witch, Magrat Garlick. Invaded by some Fairie Trash, soon it won`t be only champagne that`s flowing through the
ISBN: 978-0-06-105692-5 Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
The epic, action-packed and powerful second novel in Conn Iggulden`s bestselling Conqueror series, bringing to the story of Genghis Khan brilliantly to life.
ISBN: 978-0-00-720177-8 Издательство: HarperCollins UK Дата выхода: август 2011
