Blood. That’s what Martin Nanther’s great-grandfather Henry was interested in. As Queen Victoria’s favoured physician he became expert in diseases of the blood, particularly the royal disease of haemophilia. But, as Martin discovers whilst researching Henry’s life, he was not just expert – he was obsessed. Yet reading between the lines of Henry’s medical essays and diary, Martin begins to suspect that his great-grandfather was less than candid about both his life and work. What was he trying to conceal? Were the tragedies of his family life more than mere accidents? And what implications does it have for Martin, the blood doctor’s descendant? Barbara Vine’s latest novel is a chilling tale of ambition, obsession and bad...
ISBN: 978-0-14-100916-2
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) was an Irish satirist, essayist, prose writer and poet, who has found his calling as a cleric of St Patrick`s Cathedral in Dublin. "The Battle of the Books" is the name of a short satire story published as introduction to his "A Tale of a Tub." It depicts a battle between books in the King`s Library as ideas and authors struggle for supremacy.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07558-4
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: август 2018
The Bravo was inspired by a James Fenimore Cooper`s trip to Europe where he traveled through much of Italy. This novel set in Venice and it is the first of Cooper`s three novels to be set in Europe, The book largely focuses on political themes, especially the tension between the social elite and other classes.
ISBN: 978-5-521-06645-2
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: февраль 2018
Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student\`s ability. Rarotonga, in the beautiful Pacific Cook Islands, is the setting for a daring robbery. When master-thief Wolfgang Peters arrives on the island, Inspector Janet Hunter of the New Zealand Police is waiting for him. Will Peters manage to escape justice once again, or will Hunter and the Rarotongan police catch him? Paperback-only version. Also available with Audio CD including complete text recordings from the book.
ISBN: 978-0-521-73289-5
Издательство:
Cambridge University Press
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
Роберт Льюис Стивенсон - известный шотландский писатель и поэт XIX века, автор приключенческих романов и повестей, крупнейший представитель английского неоромантизма. Его произведения остаются любимыми и читаемыми до сих пор. В эту увлекательную книгу вошли три самых известных рассказа Стивенсона, лучшим образом отражающих его творчество: "Похититель трупов", "Дьявольская бутылка" и "Весёлые молодцы"....
ISBN: 978-5-521-05788-7
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: август 2017
When William Kamkwamba was just 14 years old his parents told him that he must leave school and come and work on the family farm as they could no longer afford to $80 a year tuition fees. This is the story of his refusal to give up on learning and reading. A story of passion, determination and remarkable achievements. Malawi is a country battling AIDS, drought and famine, and in 2002, a season of floods, followed by the most severe famine in fifty years, brought it to its knees. Like the majority of the population, William`s family were farmers. They were totally reliant of the maize crop. By the end of 2001, after many lean and difficult years, there was no more crop. They were running out of food - had nothing to sell - and had months...
ISBN: 978-0-00-731619-9
Издательство:
HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2011
Кто из нас не слышал о Шерлоке Холмсе? "Лучшие рассказы о Шерлоке Холмсе" - это сборник, включающий самые известные рассказы о приключениях детектива с Бейкер-стрит, составленный на основе читательских рейтингов и списка предпочтений самого А. Конан Дойла. Вместе с легендарным сыщиком читатель раскроет тайну пяти апельсиновых косточек, узнает о скандале в Богемии и станет участником многих других...
ISBN: 978-5-521-05518-0
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: май 2017
This collection, unique to the Modern Library, gathers seven of Dostoevsky`s key works and shows him to be equally adept at the short story as with the novel. Exploring many of the same themes as in his longer works, these small masterpieces move from the tender and romantic "White Nights", an archetypal nineteenth-century morality tale of pathos and loss, to the famous "Notes from the Underground", a story of guilt, ineffectiveness, and uncompromising cynicism, and the first major work of existential literature. Among Dostoevsky`s prototypical characters is Yemelyan in "The Honest Thief", whose tragedy turns on an inability to resist crime. Presented in chronological order, in David Magarshack`s celebrated translation, this is the...
A distant lake house in Wisconsin. A call to police emergency is cut short. A phone glitch or something more sinister? Off-duty deputy Brynn McKenzie goes to find out. And stumbles onto the scene of a murder. Before she can call for backup, she finds herself the next potential victim. Deprived of her phone, weapon and car, Brynn flees, along with the only survivor of the crime. These unlikely allies can survive only by escaping into the dense, deserted woods, on a desperate trek to safety. And ultimately to a life or death choice. Flight. Or fight?
ISBN: 978-0-340-97789-7
Издательство:
Hodder & Stoughton
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
The name Edgar Allan Рое conjures up thoughts of hearts beating long after their owners are dead, of disease and plague amid wealth, and of love that extends beyond the grave. The richness of Poe`s writing, however, includes much more than horror, loss, and death. Poe`s stories teem with irony and black humor, in addition to plot twists and surprise endings. Living by their own rules and charged with passion, Poe`s characters are instantly recognizable— even though we may be appalled by their actions, we understand their motivations. This collection contains eleven of Poe`s best stories. They are "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Pit and the Pendulum," "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Cask of Amontillado," "The Premature Burial,"...
ISBN: 978-5-521-06268-3
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: январь 2018
Original / British English The year was 1963, and Beatlemania was only just beginning. Soon the Beatles had fans all around the world. For the rest of the 1960s their music led the way and they changed modern music forever. This book tells the story of the greatest band in the world from the early days in Liverpool to the Beatles’ music in the world today. Penguin Readers are written by specialist ELT authors. The language, vocabulary, style and content of every book is carefully graded to make sure it suits the learner`s own language ability. Every Penguin Reader has a range of activities in the book and accompanying Factsheet to help increase comprehension and develop reading, writing, listening and speaking skills.
ISBN: 978-1-4479-2535-4
Издательство:
Pearson Education Limited
Дата выхода: май 2012
1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier. Liesel, a nine-year-old girl, is living with a foster family on Himmel Street. Her parents have been taken away to a concentration camp. Liesel steals books. This is her story and the story of the inhabitants of her street when the bombs begin to fall.
ISBN: 978-0-552-77389-8
Издательство:
Transworld publishers
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
For years, readers wrote asking if Richard Bachman was really world-bestselling Stephen King writing under another name. Now the secret is out - and so, brought together in one volume, are these three spellbinding stories of future shock and suspense. The Long Walk: A chilling look at the ultra-conservative America of the future where a gruelling 450-mile marathon is the ultimate sports competition. Roadwork: An immovable man refuses to surrender to the irresistible force of progress. The Running Man: TV`s future-favourite game show, where contestants are hunted to death in the attempt to win a $1 billion jackpot.
ISBN: 978-1-4447-2353-3
Издательство:
Hodder & Stoughton
Дата выхода: январь 2013
