Portraying the two critical moments in Oscar Wilde s late life -- when he decides to stay in England and face imprisonment and the night after his release, two years later -- David Hare s The Judas Kiss presents the consequences of taking an uncompromisingly moral position in a world defined by fear, expedience, and conformity.
Серия состоит из лучших произведений английских и американских авторов. Тексты книг не адаптированы и не сокращены, поэтому Вы сможете насладиться настоящим языком великих писателей - мягким юмором Марка Твена, фантазией Редьярда Киплинга, остроумием Бернарда Шоу, безукоризненным стилем Эдгара По и многим другим. Серия предназначена для тех, кто учит английский всерьез, кто действительно хочет знать...
ISBN: 5-8168-0048-5
Издательство:
Химера
Дата выхода: январь 2001
Mowgli, a baby boy, is raised by a family of loving wolves in exotic India. He is educated by Bagheera, the black panther, and Baloo, the brown bear, who teach him the laws of the jungle. All the animals like him except for Shere Khan, a fierce tiger who wants to kill him. When Mowgli is kidnapped and taken to the Lost City by the mischievous Monkey People, his friends ask Kaa, the python, to rescue him. His adventures don’t end here... he must still face and destroy Shere Khan. A timeless classic that enchants younger and older readers alike.
ISBN: 978-8-853-00418-5
Издательство:
CIDEB
Дата выхода: январь 2011
Одна из "вечных" книг от самого индийского из английских писателей - Редъярда Киплинга, покоряющая сердца читателей во всём мире. Окунитесь в удивительный и неповторимый мир Индии вместе с легендарной "Книгой джунглей", повествующей о увлекательных и поучительных приключениях мальчика Маугли и его замечательных друзей-животных: медведя Балу, чёрной пантеры Багиры, мудрого змея Каа и многих других......
ISBN: 978-5-521-05862-4
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: январь 2018
The stories of the man-cub Mowgli's boyhood in the jungle have an imaginative power that has appealed to generations of children and adults. Brought up by wolves among the unforgettable characters of the jungle, Bagheera the black panther, and Baloo the bear who teaches him the law of the jungle, Mowgli grows up to become the Master of the Jungle. He can speak the jungle languages and understand their complex social structure, from the bees' nests to the monkey folk and the ferocity of the tiger Shere Khan. Ranging in tone from the simple heroism of 'Rikki-tikki-tavi' to the dark comedy of 'The Undertakers' and the poignancy of Mowgli's return to his own kind in 'The Spring Running', the...
ISBN: 0140621040
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: апрель 2002
Children will delight in this unabridged version of Rudyard Kipling`s classics, Jungle Books One and Two! Not only does this attractive volume feature the beloved tales of Mowgli, the man cub raised by wolves, and Rikki Tikki Tavi, but also the lesser-known but wonderful stories of Toomai, the boy who gets to see elephants dance; Quiquern, who saves his Eskimo people from starvation; and Kotick, the white seal.
Bram Stoker (1847-1912) was an Irish novelist, best known today for his universally famous gothic novel "Dracula," the main villain of which is still one of the most popular antagonists in the modern media. As a horror novel, "The Jewel of Seven Stars" tells the story of Malcolm Ross, a young barrister, dragged into the house of famous Egyptologist Abel Trelawny to participate in a strange plot with a mysterious purpose. Soon he discovers that the goal of Abel Trelawny is to revive Queen Tera, an ancient Egyptian mummy and of course, it cannot end well.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07520-1
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2018