Kaplan guarantees that readers will improve their SAT score using guides - or get their money back. Vocabulary is a critical part of studying for the SATs. Memorizing words that are written on flashcards can be difficult because they are not put in the context of a sentence. Kaplan`s SAT Score-Raising Classics make learning SAT vocabulary words easier and more enjoyable for students. Classic novels that are taught throughout high school can now be read while learning vocabulary words that frequently appear on the SAT exam. Designed for easy use, these books feature the actual text on one side of the page, with the word definitions on the opposite side. In addition, the vocabulary words are in easy-to-spot bold typeface throughout. Each...
ISBN: 978-1-60714-866-1
Издательство:
Kaplan Publishing
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
Classic / British English (Available April 2008) Edgar Allan Poe, the father of the detective story` and a master of horror, is one of the greatest American short story writers. In these stories we meet people struggling with fear, revenge, mental illness and death. Which of them will win and which will lose their battles?
ISBN: 978-1-4058-6254-7
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
Серия книг «Зарубежная классика — читай в оригинале» — это бессмертные произведения великих мастеров пера, написанные ими на их родном языке и наречии. Книги из этой серии помогут читателю углубленно изучать иностранные языки, обогатят его внутренний мир и по-новому откроют произведения известных классиков. В сборник Герберта Уэллса «Рассказы о пространстве и времени» вошли рассказы на английском...
ISBN: 978-5-519-49806-7
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2016
"Истории Альгамбры" - сборник повестей,эссе и путевых заметок, посвященный знаменитому мавританскому дворцу Альгамбре в Гранаде и обеспечивший его романтическую репутацию. Автор "Легенды о Сонной лощине", Вашингтон Ирвинг, совершил увлекательное путешествие из Мадрида в Гранаду. В своих путевых заметках, которые тогда еще не собирались становиться книгой, он описывал ее как "самый живописный город из...
ISBN: 978-5-521-05544-9
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: март 2017
First published anonymously in 1830, Alexander Pushkin`s "The Tales of Belkin" contains his first prose works, comprised of an introductory note and five linked stories, ostensibly collected by the scholar Ivan Belkin. Centering variously around military figures, the wealthy, and businessmen; this beautiful novella gives a vivid portrait of nineteenth century Russian life. It has become, as well, one of the most beloved books in Russian literary history, and symbolic of the popularity of the novella form in Russia. In fact, it has become the namesake for Russia`s most prestigious annual literary prize, the Belkin Prize, given each year to a book voted by judges to be the best novella of the year. It is presented here in a sparkling new...
The master storyteller Andrew Lang draws on his classical learning to recount the Homeric legend of the wars between the Greeks and the Trojans. Paris, the lovely Helen of Troy, Achilles, Hector, Ulysses, the Amazons and the Wooden Horse all figure in this magical introduction to one of the greatest legends ever told. Also included in this book are the adventures of Theseus and his dramatic battle with the Minotaur with the help of Ariadne, and the quest of Jason for the Golden Fleece with the help of the Princess Medea.
ISBN: 1-85326-172-6
Издательство:
Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: декабрь 1999
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 the Camp" is a collection of fascinating military stories, set in the prime days of the British Empire. It is a remarkable book for those who wish to get a closer look at the army life at the time. .
ISBN: 978-5-521-08057-1
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2018
This book is a part of the Tales from Acorn Wood series. Deep in the heart of Acorn Wood, bear is writing letters to his friends. Lift the flaps and join frog, squirrel and mole for bear`s special surprise! Other books in the Acorn Wood series include: Fox`s Socks; Hide-and-Seek Pig; and, Rabbit`s Nap.
ISBN: 978-0-333-96624-2
Издательство:
Macmillan
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
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. "Tales of the Fish Patrol" is a collection of stories like "White and Yellow", "The King of the Greeks", and "A Raid on the Oyster Pirates" drawn from author`s own experiences and memories of the days as a teenager aboard the fishing boats of San Francisco Bay.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07498-3
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2018
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. Filled with supernatural events, horrific scientific experiments, and bizarre events, "Tales of Mystery" is an excellent opportunity to discover another side of author`s ability to immerse and surprise. .
ISBN: 978-5-521-08100-4
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2018
Fitzgerald was an American writer, whose works illustrate the Jazz Age. Tales of the Jazz Age is a collection of eleven short stories - all of them had been published earlier, independently-Divided into three separate parts, according to subject matter, the collection includes one of the most famous author`s short stories, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" and other great works.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07707-6
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2018
Andrew Lang draws on his classical learning to recount the Homeric legend of the wars between the Greeks and the Trojans. Paris, Helen of Troy, Achilles, Hector, Ulysses, the Amazons and the Wooden Horse all figure in this magical introduction to one of the greatest legends ever told. Also included in this book are the adventures of Theseus and his dramatic battle with the Minotaur with the help of Ariadne, and the quest of Jason for the Golden Fleece with the help of the Princess Medea.
ISBN: 9781853261725
Издательство:
Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: январь 2019
Here are nine delightfully funny stories about the triumphs and tribulations of the citizens of Moominvalley. Readers will discover how the Moomin family save young Ninny from permanent invisibility, and what happens when Moomintroll catches the last dragon in the world. Some of the characters in these tales will be brand-new to Moomin fans, but there are lots of old friends to meet as well.
