Far from fading with time, Kenneth Grahame`s classic tale of fantasy has attracted a growing audience in each generation. Rat, Mole, Badger and the preposterous Mr Toad, have brought delight to many through the years with their odd adventures on and by the river, and at the imposing residence of Toad Hall.
ISBN: 978-1-853-26122-0
Издательство:
Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: апрель 2011
Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (1814 —1873) was an Irish writer of Gothic novels, one of the most influential ghost story writers of the nineteenth century. Combining the elements of drama, psychological thriller, and gothic horror, "The Wyvern Mystery" tells the story of a young woman Alice Maybell. Raised by Squire Fairfield, she starts to attract the attention of his two sons, Charles and Harry. This happy life ends when Alice begins to dive into the family\'s history, trying to unveil the dark secrets of her stepfather.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07133-3
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: май 2018
Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930) was an English writer best known for his detective stories about Sherlock Holmes. "The Wanderings of a Spiritualist" is an essay compiling author`s memories of lecturing tours across Australia, New Zealand, the USA, and Canada. As the title suggests, it`s all about advocating Spiritualism, which preoccupied Conan Doyle near the end of his life.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07199-9
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июнь 2018
For this new edition of The Writer`s Tale, Russell T. Davies and Benjamin Cook expand their in-depth discussion of the creative life of Doctor Who to cover Russell`s final year as Head Writer and Executive Producer of the show, as well as his work behind the increasingly successful Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures spin-offs. Candid and witty insights abound throughout two years` worth of correspondence, covering David Tennant`s last episodes as the Doctor and the legacy that Russell and David leave behind as a new era of Doctor Who begins. With over 300 pages of new material, and taking in events from the entire five years since the show`s return in 2005, The Writer`s Tale: The Final Chapter is the most comprehensive - and...
ISBN: 9781846078613
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: февраль 2010
Возможно, не зря число тринадцать считается несчастливым. Лорд Эйвлинг устроил в своем загородном имении прием, пригласив на него именно такое число гостей. Увы, мероприятие завершилось трагично. В одной из комнат был обнаружен труп незнакомца. Кто этот человек? Почему он был убит? И главный вопрос: кто из присутствующих убийца — модная писательница, скандальный журналист, знаменитый художник, пожилой...
ISBN: 978-5-9925-1495-7
Издательство:
Каро
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2020
This Summer Will Be (Carley Fortune)The first time Lucy and Felix met she was on vacation on Prince Edward Island. And a tour of the beaches wasn’t the only thing he showed her. But when she discovered his true identity as her best friend, Bridget’s brother, their electric night should have become a distant memory…Each year with Lucy and Bridget’s return for a summer escape, she promises herself she won’t end up in Felix’s arms, but it’s easier said than done.Not this year though. This year it will be different. With Bridget facing the biggest crisis of her life, Lucy must join her for one last trip to the island.But Felix’s sparkling eyes and flirty quips have been replaced with something new, something more and Lucy’s...
There are four of them - George, Harris, the writer himself and that dog, .Montmorency - all participants in a boating expedition on the Thames. The difficulties and vicissitudes heaped upon these innocents develop to epic proportions as they experience the hazards of the great English waterway. Their problems are in no way diminished by the outrageous behaviour of .Montmorency, who lays waste to several riverside communities in the course of their journey.`What is а "bummel?` said George. `How would you translate it?` `А "bummel",` I explained, `I should describe as a journey, long or short, without an end; the only thing regulating it being the necessity of getting back within a given time to the point from which one started...`After...
ISBN: 9781853260513
Издательство:
Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: январь 2008
В книге представлены широко известные «Трое в лодке» и почти неизвестные в России «Трое на велосипедах». Оба произведения даны на языке оригинала.Знакомство с оригиналами творений классиков зарубежной литературы, науки, искусства поможет сегодняшним студентам составить более точное представление о неповторимой стилистике каждого автора, а также расширит словарный запас, знания об истории языка,...
ISBN: 9785534052763
Издательство:
Юрайт
Дата выхода: октябрь 2017
Джером Клапка Джером (1859-1927) - английский писатель-юморист, драматург. Юношей он пробовал себя в актерской профессии, писал эссе, работал журналистом, учителем, упаковщиком. Успех пришел к нему в 1889 году, когда в свет вышла юмористическая повесть " Трое в лодке, не считая собаки " о путешествии трех английских джентльменов. Друзья отправляются в плавание по Темзе, чтобы отдохнуть от городской суеты. В...
ISBN: 9785604557570
Издательство:
Антология
Дата выхода: январь 2021
