Sir Henry Rider Haggard was an English writer of adventure novels set mostly in Africa, and a founder of the Lost World literary genre. In Wisdom\'s Daughter the beautiful and immortal Ayesha tells her story of power, wisdom, love, and deception, in her own words. Arabian by birth, Ayesha\'s natural beauty was the cause in her father\'s kingdom of many wars and conflicts between jealous princes and suitors, leading to a rumor that she was cursed.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07761-8
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2018
Teenage humour and high profile author. The first book by Louise Rennison on our list and a global acquistion with HCUS. Funky teenage protagonist gets taken to live in the USA much against her wishes. What happens there is a wise-cracking, gob-smacking, screamingly funny account to rival any of Louise Rennison`s previous `Georgia` books, and more!
ISBN: 978-0-00-715682-5
Издательство:
HarperCollins Publishers
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)In this brilliant novel, Hilary Mantel brings the opulent, brutal world of the Tudors to bloody, glittering life. It is the backdrop to the rise and rise of Thomas Cromwell: lowborn boy, charmer, bully, master of deadly intrigue and, finally, most powerful of Henry VIII’s courtiers, determined to bring England into a modern age.Волчий зал (Хилари Мантел)Оригинальный текст, без адаптацииВ этом блестящем романе Хилари Мэнтел переносит роскошный, жестокий мир Тюдоров в кровавую, блестящую жизнь. Это фон для восхождения и возвышения Томаса...
Auggie wants to be an ordinary ten-year-old. He does ordinary things - eating ice cream, playing on his Xbox. He feels ordinary - inside. But ordinary kids don`t make other ordinary kids run away screaming in playgrounds. Ordinary kids aren`t stared at wherever they go. Born with a terrible facial abnormality, Auggie has been home-schooled by his parents his whole life. Now, for the first time, he`s being sent to a real school - and he`s dreading it. All he wants is to be accepted - but can he convince his new classmates that he`s just like them, underneath it all? WONDER is a funny, frank, astonishingly moving debut to read in one sitting, pass on to others, and remember long after the final page.
ISBN: 9780552565974
Издательство:
Transworld publishers
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2022
Walter Scott (1771-1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, poet, and playwright. Although he was an advocate and legal administrator by profession, Scott is most famous for his great literary works and activities in the Royal Highland Society. Inspired by the legend of the Good Devil of Woodstock, this historical novel takes place near the end of English Civil War. The events revolve around the king of England, Scotland and Ireland Charles II and his escape from the country right after the battle of Worcester. The book describes the fate of many people during the period of riots all the way up to the restoration of the monarchy and triumphant return of the king.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07536-2
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: август 2018
Walter Scott (1771-1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, poet, and playwright. Although he was an advocate and legal administrator by profession, Scott is most famous for his great literary works and activities in the Royal Highland Society. Inspired by the legend of the Good Devil of Woodstock, this historical novel takes place near the end of English Civil War. The events revolve around the king of England, Scotland and Ireland Charles II and his escape from the country right after the battle of Worcester. The book describes the fate of many people during the period of riots all the way up to the restoration of the monarchy and triumphant return of the king.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07537-9
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: август 2018
