Isabels son, Charlie, is now of an ageeighteen monthsto have a social life, and so off they go to a birthday party, where, much to Isabels surprise, she encounters an old adversary, Minty Auchterlonie, now a high-flying financier. Minty had seemed to Isabel a woman of ruthless ambition, but the question of her integrity had never been answered. Now, when Minty takes Isabel into her confidence about a personal matter, Isabel finds herself going another round: Is Minty to be trusted? Or is she the perpetrator of an enormous financial fraud? And what should Isabel make of the rumors of shady financial transactions at Minty`s investment bank? Not that this is the only dilemma facing Isabel: she also crosses swords again with her nemesis,...
ISBN: 978-0-307-74197-4
Издательство:
Random House (USA)
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
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. "The Lady of the Shroud" is a gothic novel that tells the story of Rupert Saint Leger. He inherits an estate worth more than one million pounds, but on one condition: he must live for a year in his uncle`s castle in the Land of the Blue Mountains, near the Dalmatian coast However, one night, a pale woman wearing a wet shroud visits the estate. She dries herself and stays for the night but flees before morning. It takes several visits for Rupert to fall in love, despite believing that she is a vampire living in the crypt.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07521-8
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2018
Howard Lovecraft was an American writer who achieved posthumous fame through his influential works of horror fiction. Despite the fact that he was virtually unknown before he died, today he is known as the most influential author in his genre. "The Lurking Fear and Other Stories" is a collection of wonderful short stories such as "The Lurking Fear," "The Shunned House," "The Colour." These stories, full of mystery and fantastic creatures, have captured the minds of readers all over the world.
ISBN: 978-5-517-00252-5
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: февраль 2019
Издательство продолжает знакомить читателей с лучшими образцами английской литературы. Важное место в романе занимает тема судьбы художника. Личные взаимоотношения героев, споры об искусстве даны на фоне исторических событий, свидетелями и участниками которых являются главные герои романа.
ISBN: 5-8346-0177-4
Издательство:
Менеджер
Дата выхода: август 2002
Modern, original fiction for learners of English. Hundreds of dead fish, some unexplained deaths and a birdless town. Three newspaper reports from Finland attract interest from the British secret service. `Foreign Executive` Ian Munro is sent to Lahti to investigate. But when his first contact is killed in front of him, Munro realises that someone knows why he is there...and that they will do anything to protect their secret.
ISBN: 0-521-75082-2
Издательство:
Cambridge University Press
Дата выхода: апрель 2004
Henry Rider Haggard was an English writer, largely of adventure fiction, but also of non-fiction. The eighth child of a Norfolk barrister and squire, through family connections he gained employment with Sir Henry Bulwer during the latters service as lieutenant-governor of Natal, South Africa. Haggard travelled to southern Africa in 1875 and remained in the country for six years, during which time he served as Master of the High Court of the Transvaal and an adjutant of the Pretoria Horse. Rider Haggard`s time in Africa proved inspirational for him, and while still in Natal he wrote two articles for The Gentleman`s Magazine describing his experiences.
ISBN: 978-5-521-06637-7
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: март 2018
