Beatrix Potter loved the countryside and she spent much of her otherwise conventional Victorian childhood drawing and studying animals. Her passion for the natural world lay behind the creation of her famous series of little books. A particular source of inspiration was the English Lake District where she lived for the last thirty years of her life as a farmer and land conservationist, working with the National Trust. She often based her stories on real places or creatures. For "The Tale of Two Bad Mice" she used her own two pet mice, Tom Thumb and Hunca Munca, as models for the principal characters, and the doll`s-house belonged to a little girl who was her publisher`s niece.
ISBN: 978-0-7232-4774-6
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: август 2011
Dr Manette is falsely imprisoned for 18 years by the Marquis of Evremonde. He is eventually released and goes to England to join his daughter Lucie, who marries the Frenchman Charles Darnay of the Evremonde family. During the Reign of Terror Darnay travels to Paris, where he is imprisoned and sentenced to be
ISBN: 9788853008053
Издательство:
CIDEB
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
To celebrate Peter`s birthday, Frederick Warne is publishing new editions of all 23 of Potter`s original tales, which take the very first printings of Potter`s works as their guide. The aim of these editions is to be as close as possible to Beatrix Potter`s intentions while benefiting from modern printing and design techniques. The colors and details of the watercolors in the volumes are reproduced more accurately than ever before, and it has now been possible to disguise damage that has affected the artwork over the years. Most notably, "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" restores six of Potter`` original illustrations. Four were sacrificed in 1903 to make space for illustrated endpapers, and two have never been used before. Of course, Beatrix...
ISBN: 978-0-7232-4782-1
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: август 2011
To celebrate Peter`s birthday, Frederick Warne is publishing new editions of all 23 of Potter`s original tales, which take the very first printings of Potter`s works as their guide. The aim of these editions is to be as close as possible to Beatrix Potter`s intentions while benefiting from modern printing and design techniques. The colors and details of the watercolors in the volumes are reproduced more accurately than ever before, and it has now been possible to disguise damage that has affected the artwork over the years. Most notably, The Tale of Peter Rabbit restores six of Potter`s original illustrations. Four were sacrificed in 1903 to make space for illustrated endpapers, and two have never been used before. Of course, Beatrix...
ISBN: 978-0-7232-4779-1
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: август 2011
Expanding on a landmark cover story in "Fortune" magazine, a top journalist debunks the myths of exceptional performance. Colvin offers evidence that top performers in any field are not determined by inborn talents but from practice and perseverance honed over decades.
Tom Ripley is struggling to stay one step ahead of his creditors and the law, when an unexpected acquaintance offers him a free trip to Europe and a chance to start over. Ripley wants money, success and the good life and he`s willing to kill for it. When his new-found happiness is threatened, his response is as swift as it is is the first novel to feature Patricia Highsmith`s anti-hero, Tom Ripley.
ISBN: 978-0-09-928287-7
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
Tom Ripley is struggling to stay one step ahead of his creditors, and the law, when an unexpected acquaintance offers him a free trip to Europe and a chance to start over. Ripley wants money, success and the good life and he`s willing to kill for it. When his new-found happiness is threatened, his response is as swift as it is shocking. The psychopathic Ripley has been portrayed on screen by actors as diverse as John Malkovich, Alain Delon and Dennis Hopper. But in the recent stylish film adaptation of "The Talented Mr Ripley", Matt Damon took the title role, alongside Jude Law and Gwyneth Paltrow.
ISBN: 978-0-09-955227-7
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: август 2011
`Bear is writing letters. One, two, three. Bear goes out to post them. Who lives in this tree?` Bear is writing letters to his friends. Lift the flaps and join Frog, Squirrel and Mole for Bear`s special surprise! Collect all four books in The Acorn Wood series: Fox`s Socks, Hide-and-Seek Pig, and Rabbit`s Nap.
ISBN: 978-0-230-75312-9
Издательство:
Macmillan Publishers
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
In Ferryport Landing everyone gets a day in court--even the Big Bad Wolf, a.k.a. Mr. Canis. When Canis is put on trial for past crimes, Mayor Heart s kangaroo court is determined to find him guilty. Its up to the Grimms to uncover evidence to save their friend. Illustrations.
Brand new edition of this collection of classic fairy tales from the wizarding world - an irresistible read for all Harry Potter fans. J.K. Rowling`s original text, with gorgeous jacket art by Jonny Duddle and line illustrations throughout by Tomislav Tomic. Published in aid of Lumos (wearelumos.org), an international children`s charity founded by J.K. Rowling.The Tales of Beedle the Bard have been favourite bedtime reading in wizarding households for centuries. Full of magic and trickery, these classic tales both entertain and instruct, and remain as captivating to young wizards today as they were when Beedle first put quill to parchment in the fifteenth century. There are five tales in all: `The Tale of the Three Brothers` Harry Potter...
ISBN: 9781408883099
Издательство:
Bloomsbury
Дата выхода: апрель 2017
Arthur Conan Doyle was a British writer best known for his detective fiction featuring the character Sherlock Holmes. His works also include fantasy and science fiction, as well as plays, romances, non-fiction and historical novels. "Tales of Terror" is the collection of six gripping horror stories, such as "The Horror of the Heights", "The New Catacomb" and "The Case of Lady Sannox".
ISBN: 978-5-521-08062-5
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2018
A selection from the famous collection of Oriental stories known as the One Thousand and One Nights, including the classic favourites Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves and Sindbad the Sailor. Travel through the streets of old Baghdad, around luxurious palaces and fragrant gardens in India, to desert islands in the China seas… all in the company of kings, sultans, princesses, merchants, enchanted horses, sailors and thieves.
ISBN: 9788853005175
Издательство:
CIDEB
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930) was an English writer best known for his detective stories about Sherlock Holmes. This book serves as the collection of six gripping horror stories, such as "The Horror of the Heights," "The New Catacomb" and "The Case of Lady Sannox."
ISBN: 978-5-521-07156-2
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июнь 2018
Classic / British English Hans Andersen wrote many stories, and these are some of the best. We meet a very, very small child, a bird with a beautiful voice, a mermaid with legs, an ugly duckling with no friends - and an emperor with some very strange new clothes. These stories teach us lessons for life. This Pack contains a Book and MP3
ISBN: 978-1-4082-7818-5
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: июль 2012
Don Juan concludes the instruction of Castaneda with his most powerful and mysterious lesson in the sorcerer`s art - a dazzling series of visions that are at once an initiation and a deeply moving farewell.
