Henry Fielding (1707-1754) was an English novelist and dramatist known for his rich, earthy humour and satirical prowess. "The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling" is his popular comic novel. It tells the story of Tom Jones, a gallant and irresistible young man. After being betrayed by jealous relatives, Tom is exiled from home and must undergo a variety of trials in his quest to be reunited with his one true love. Filled with mischief and adventure, this book is one of the most clever and witty novels ever written.
ISBN: 978-5-521-08254-4
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: январь 2019
They say Black Dow`s killed more men than winter, and clawed his way to the throne of the North up a hill of skulls. The King of the Union, ever a jealous neighbour, is not about to stand smiling by while he claws his way any higher. The orders have been given and the armies are toiling through the northern mud. Thousands of men are converging on a forgotten ring of stones, on a worthless hill, in an unimportant valley, and they`ve brought a lot of sharpened metal with them. Bremer dan Gorst, disgraced master swordsman, has sworn to reclaim his stolen honour on the battlefield. Obsessed with redemption and addicted to violence, he`s far past caring how much blood gets spilled in the attempt. Even if it`s his own. Prince Calder isn`t...
Чарльз Диккенс - знаменитый писатель викторианской Англии. Мастерство владения языком, умение строить сюжет и наполнять его незабываемыми персонажами принесли автору заслуженное звание классика. "Одержимый, или Сделка с призраком" - это одно из самых известных произведений Диккенса. В увлекательной повести рассказана история учёного Редлоу, повстречавшего накануне Рождества своего зловещего двойника,...
ISBN: 978-5-521-05716-0
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2017
This work features a young woman`s dream, an old man`s gift, and the surprises that await us behind every closed house on the hill outside San Francisco was magnificent, built in 1923 by a wealthy man for the woman he adored. When Sarah, a perfectly sensible lawyer, walks through its empty rooms, she is drawn to the once-grand mansion in a way she cannot explain - to a drama that first unfolded in war-torn France, and to a history she never knew she had. Using an unexpected legacy, Sarah takes on the dilapidated house and its mysteries. With the help of architect Jeff Parker Sarah brings the exquisite house back to life, and as one relationship shatters and another begins, she discovers a whole new future. This is a novel of daring and...
ISBN: 978-0-552-15180-1
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
Modern, original fiction for learners of English. Carl begins to worry when his wife Linda does not arrive for the weekend at their seaside house in the east of England. When he asks local people whether they have seen her, they appear helpful, but he soon begins to wonder whether they are hiding information from him about his missing wife.
ISBN: 0-521-77578-7
Издательство:
Cambridge University Press
Дата выхода: апрель 2004
The unforgettable story of Bilbo, a peace-loving hobbit, who embarks on a strange and magical adventure. A timeless classic now available as a two-part boxed set. Bilbo Baggins enjoys a quiet and contented life, with no desire to travel far from the comforts of home; then one day the wizard Gandalf and a band of dwarves arrive unexpectedly and enlist his services - as a burglar - on a dangerous expedition to raid the treasure-hoard of Smaug the dragon. Bilbo`s life is never to be the same again. Seldom has any book been so widely read and loved as Tolkien`s classic tale, `The Hobbit`. Since its first publication in 1937 it has remained in print to delight each new generation of readers all over the world, and its hero, Bilbo Baggins, has...
William Makepeace Thackeray (1811—1863) was a British author and novelist mostly known for his satirical works such as "Vanity Fair" that showed an ironic representation of the British society of those times. "The History of Pendennis" is a novel set in nineteenth-century England, mostly in London. The book tells the story of a young gentleman Arthur Pendennis from a countryside, who travels to London to find his place in society. In line with other Thackeray`s works, the novel is a satiric picture of the English aristocratic society, which includes all sorts of snobbish and sometimes detestable characters.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07823-3
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2018
The Hound of the Basketyilles is the third of the crime novels featuring Sherlock Holmes, first published in 1901-1902. It tells the story of an attempted murder inspired by the legend of a fearsome, diabolical hound of supernatural origin. Sherlock Holmes and his companion Dr. Watson investigate the case.
ISBN: 978-5-521-00178-1
Издательство:
Пальмира
Дата выхода: январь 2017
So says John Berry, son of a hapless dreamer, brother to a cadre of eccentric siblings, and chronicler of the lives lived, the loves experienced, the deaths met, and the myriad strange and wonderful times encountered by the family Berry. Hoteliers, pet-bear owners, friends of Freud (the animal trainer and vaudevillian, that is), and playthings of mad fate, they "dream on" in this funny, sad, outrageous and moving novel.
ISBN: 0-552-99209-7
Издательство:
Transworld publishers
Дата выхода: апрель 2004
Brother John, who has been living in Africa for many years, gives Allan Quatermain the largest orchid he has ever seen. Later, in England, he has a meeting with Mr. Somers, an orchid collector who is prepaired to finance an expedition to search for the plant Join Allan as he sets out to find this rare and finds something more.
ISBN: 978-5-521-06437-3
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: январь 2018
