A collection of comic and often gory versions of popular fairy tales. Meet Cinderella, a young woman who wants to marry a nice ordinary man; and Goldilocks, that house-breaker who gobbles up your porridge and then breaks up the Chippendale.
ISBN: 0-14-056824-7
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: апрель 2004
1910. A cabin north of the Arctic Circle. Fifteen-year-old Sig Andersson is alone. Alone, except for the corpse of his father, who died earlier that day after falling through a weak spot on the ice-covered lake. His sister, Anna, and step-mother, Nadya, have gone to the local town for help. Then comes a knock at the door. It`s a man, the flash of a revolver`s butt at his hip, and a mean glare in his eyes. Sig has never seen him before but Wolff claims to have unfinished business with his father. As Sig gradually learns the awful truth about Wolff`s connection to his father, Sig finds his thoughts drawn to a certain box hidden on a shelf in the storeroom, in which lies his father`s prized possession - a revolver. When Anna returns alone,...
ISBN: 978-1-4440-0005-4
Издательство:
Orion Books
Дата выхода: август 2011
This book is filled with Revolting Rhymes. (Be warned- these are no ordinary `Once upon a time` tales.) There`s poor Cindy whose heart was torn to shreds because her prince chops off heads! Snow-White`s dwarfs, although awfully nice, are guilty of one shocking vice . . . And what becomes of Goldilocks, that nasty thieving little louse, when she goes sneaking around the Three Bears` house . . . ?
Jack London (1876-1916) was an American novelist, journalist and social activist Pioneering the genre of magazine fiction and prototyping science fiction, he became one of the first writers, who gained worldwide fame and a large fortune. This book contains many wonderful London`s works such as "The Somnambulists", "The Dignity of Dollars", "Goliath", and "The Golden Poppy".
ISBN: 978-5-521-07514-0
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2018
"Rewards and Fairies" is a collection of stories and a sequel to "Puck of Pook`s Hill" and, as Kipling wrote, `The tales had to be read by children, before people realised they were meant for grown-ups`. Through the agency of Puck, two children - Dan and Una - meet a glittering array of historical characters from flint and iron age tribes to `Good Queen Bess` and Sir Francis Drake. Other tales include stories of England following the Norman Conquest and the Europe of Napoleon and Talleyrand.
ISBN: 1-85326-159-9
Издательство:
Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: август 2010
Rex is a big dinosaur. He sees some small dinosaurs. They are playing. "Can I play, too?" asks Rex. Ladybird Readers is a graded reading series of traditional tales, popular characters, modern stories, and non-fiction, written for young learners of English as a foreign or second language. Beautifully illustrated and carefully written, the series combines the best of Ladybird content with the structured language progression that will help children develop their reading, writing, speaking, listening and critical thinking skills. The five levels of Readers and Activity Books follow the CEFR framework and include language activities that provide preparation for the Cambridge English: Young Learners (YLE) Starters, Movers and Flyers exams....
ISBN: 9780241297315
Издательство:
Ladybird Books
Дата выхода: январь 2020
The dazzling vampire Lestat was once the epitome of evil. But now he struggles with his immortality, yearning for a more saintly path. His chance comes when he rescues a witch from death by turning her into a vampire. But the repercussions are swift as the powerful Mayfair family rally to punish Lestat for creating a killer from one of their flock.Yet in the midst of this schism comes a passionate love affair as Lestat becomes dangerously drawn to Rowan Mayfair, a brilliant neurosurgeon and a true witch. However, the fates are cruel and in an intense finale he must decide on the destiny of his beloved.
ISBN: 9780099548188
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: октябрь 2023
This astonishing novel that parallels the great American classic novel, "Gone With the Wind" by Margaret Mitchell, has been twelve years in the making. Now, the most beloved and most widely-read saga of the American Civil War is retold from the point of view of its unrivalled hero, the dashing and enigmatic scion of the South, Rhett Butler. See what Rhett is really thinking as he sits in the armchair listening to Scarlett declare her love for Ashley. Find out what happened on the other side of the cupboard, where Melanie was hiding. Discover the truth of Rhett`s relationship with Belle to vivid and authentic life by the hand of a master, "Rhett Butler`s People" fulfills the dreams of countless millions whose imaginations have been...
ISBN: 978-0-330-45582-4
Издательство:
Picador USA
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Roald Dahl was born in 1916 in Wales of Norwegian parents. He was educated in England before starting work for the Shell Oil Company in Africa. He began writing after a `monumental bash on the head` sustained as an RAF fighter pilot during the Second World War. Roald Dahl is one of the most successful and well known of all children`s writers. His books, which are read by children the world over, include James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Magic Finger, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, Fantastic Mr Fox, Matilda, The Twits, The BFG and The Witches, winner of the 1983 Whitbread Award. Roald Dahl died in 1990 at the age of seventy-four. Формат: 12,5 см x 19,5 см.
ISBN: 978-0-14-132360-2
Издательство:
Penguin Group
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Pip is a pup with a very loud bark, He scares all the cats when he strolls through the park! Freddy`s a frog with goggly eyes, He`s small and fat and loves catching flies. Pip and Freddy are two lively creatures who love to make noise and have fun. These rhyming stories are beautifully illustrated by the award-winning Axel Scheffler - with lots of details that children will love to spot.
Nic, Caryn and Tory: three girls who form a friendship that should last a lifetime. Nic is the daughter of a white Zimbabwean business tycoon. Despite a life of jaw-dropping wealth and privilege, all she really wants is a bit of attention from daddy. Caryn never met her father - but growing up on a tough London sink estate, she had other things to worry about. Like getting out and moving on. Tory just yearns for some space to be herself. Living in the shadow of your dead sister is tough, particularly when she seemed to be everything you`re not. Then beautiful, ruthless Estelle McKenzie appears on the scene. Estelle has a secret - and one way or another, she`s going to make each woman pay a very high price for it.
ISBN: 978-1-4091-0351-6
Издательство:
Orion Books
Дата выхода: август 2011
When Old Adam gets a money order from his son in England, he plans to throw a party. But when he tries to cash the money, he uncovers some well kept secrets.
ISBN: 978-0-230-03037-4
Издательство:
Macmillan Publishers
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Старый Адам обрадован неожиданным подарком. Его сын, который работает в Англии, присылает ему денежный перевод. На эти деньги Адам хочет устроить вечеринку. Но, к сожалению, он сталкивается с проблемами, пытаясь получить деньги.
ISBN: 978-1-4050-7636-4
Издательство:
Langenscheidt
Дата выхода: июль 2011
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. `Bear you well in this new spring of time, Lest you be cropp`d before you come to prime`. King Richard II rules England in a wasteful and short-sighted way, spending money unwisely and selecting his counselors foolishly. His manner ostracises him from his people and his country and it`s not long before both commoners and noblemen feel Richard has gone too far. When Richard seizes land that rightfully belongs to his cousin Henry Bolingbroke, Bolingbroke retaliates by invading England while Richard is at war in Ireland. More popular with the commoners, Henry is eventually crowned King Henry IV. One of Shakespeare`s `history plays`, Richard II explores the...
ISBN: 978-0-00-790229-3
Издательство:
HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
An exciting new edition of the complete works of Shakespeare with these features: Illustrated with photographs from New York Shakespeare Festival productions, vivid readable introductions for each play by noted scholar David Bevington, a lively personal foreword by Joseph Papp, an insightful essay on the play in performance, modern spelling and pronunciation, up-to-date annotated bibliographies, and convenient listing of key passages.
ISBN: 978-0-553-21303-4
Издательство:
Random House (USA)
Дата выхода: июль 2011
