Charles Dickens was an English writer and social critic. The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, his third novel, was published in 1839. The narrative follows Nicholas as he escapes from the influence of his villainous uncle and the wicked schoolmaster Wackford Squeers. Then he stumbles into a theatrical career, and pursues his fortune through numerous adventures. Upon its original publication, the set was hailed as "one of the most glorious publishing achievements of our time."
ISBN: 978-5-521-07923-0
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: август 2018
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
This is an engaging collection of Farmyard Tales with a fantastic read-along CD. This title includes a CD that features word-for-word recordings of each story, and is enhanced with sound effects. Stephen Cartwright`s friendly illustrations combined with simple easy-to-read text ensure that children will want to return to these stories again and again. This title includes a little yellow duck to find on every page.
ISBN: 978-1-4095-3099-2
Издательство:
Usborne
Дата выхода: октябрь 2012
Mit vierzehn Jahren wird Susie ermordert. Nun ist sie im Himmel und beobachtet von dort aus das Leben auf der Erde. Ein ungewohnlich beeindruckender Roman uber das Leben und den Tod, der in Amerika ein absoluter Bestseller war.
ISBN: 0-316-17072-0
Издательство:
Back Bay Books
Дата выхода: апрель 2004
Charles Dickens was an English writer and social critic. The Life and Adventures of Martin Cbuzzlewit is his sixth novel. The story involves the escape of a young boy from imminent danger, and portrays the terrified child`s point of view throughout his traumatic experiences. It also contains some of Dickens`s most memorable characters. There is the seedy but charming schemer Montague Tigg, and his associate Chevy Slyme, the eccentrically fey and colourfully attired barber, the buxom goodhearted pub landlady Mrs Lupin and many others. The novel is widely accepted as the last of his picaresque novels and was thought by Dickens himself to be his best novel.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07917-9
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: август 2018
"The Lord of the Rings" cannot be described in a few words. J.R.R. Tolkien`s great work has been labelled both a heroic romance and a classic of science fiction. It is, however, impossible to convey to the new reader all of the book`s qualities, and the range of its creation. By turns comic, homely, epic, monstrous and diabolic, the narrative moves through countless changes of scenes and character in an imaginary world which is totally convincing in its detail. Tolkien created a new mythology in an invented world which has proved timeless in its appeal. This one volume paperback edition includes the complete unabridged text of the three books, "The Fellowship of the Ring", "The Two Towers and The Return of the King", that together make...
ISBN: 0-00-717200-1
Издательство:
HarperCollins
Дата выхода: апрель 2004
From her perch at the top of the stairs, seven-year-old Gabriella watches the guests arrive at her parents lavish Manhattan home. The click, click, click of her mother`s high heels strikes terror into her heart. Her word is a confusing blend of terror, betrayal and pain, and she knows that there is no safe place for her to hide. Текст романа полностью на английском языке.
ISBN: 978-0-552-14502-2
Издательство:
Corgi Books
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
Второй том пятой книги The Return of the King "Возвращение Государя" является продолжением широко известной сказочной философской эпопеи The Lord of the Rings "Властелин Колец" Джона Рональда Руэла Толкиена.
ISBN: 5-8112-0277-6
Издательство:
Айрис-пресс
Дата выхода: январь 2003
Walter Scott (1771-1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, poet, and playwright. Although he was an advocate and legal administrator by profession, Scott is most famous for his great literary works and activities in the Royal Highland Society. "The Lady of the Lake" is one of the most famous narrative poems of the nineteenth century. It consists of six cantos, describing three exciting plotlines: the contest among Roderick Dhu, James Fitz-James, and Malcolm Graeme for the love of Ellen Douglas; uneasy relations between King James V and James Douglas; and the war between the Lowland and the Highland clans of Scotland.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07541-6
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: август 2018
The fifth volume of the History of Middle-earth, containing the early myths and legends which led to the writing of Tolkien\`s epic tale of war, The Silmarillion. At the end of 1937, J R R Tolkien reluctantly set aside his work on the myths and heroic legends of Valinor and Middle-earth and began The Lord of the Rings. This fifth volume of The History of Middle-earth completes the examination of his writing up to that time. Later forms of The Annals of Valinor and The Annals of Beleriand had been composed, The Silmarillion was nearing completion in a greatly amplified form, and a new Map had been made. The legend of the Downfall of Numenor had entered the work, including those central ideas: the World Made Round and the Straight Path...
ISBN: 978-0-261-10225-5
Издательство:
HarperCollins Publishers
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2011
Alex and Conner Bailey`s world is about to change, in this fast-paced adventure that uniquely combines our modern day world with the enchanting realm of classic fairy tales. "The Land of Stories" tells the tale of twins Alex and Conner. Through the mysterious powers of a cherished book of stories, they leave their world behind and find themselves in a foreign land full of wonder and magic where they come face-to-face with the fairy tale characters they grew up reading about. But after a series of encounters with witches, wolves, goblins, and trolls alike, getting back home is going to be harder than they thought.
ISBN: 9781907411755
Издательство:
Little, Brown and Company
Дата выхода: январь 2020
The plot of the novel The Lost World (1912) describes an expedition to a plateau in the Amazon basin where prehistoric animals still survive, led by a charismatic leading character Professor Challenger. The novel also describes a war between indigenous people and a vicious tribe of ape-like creatures.
ISBN: 978-5-521-00322-8
Издательство:
Пальмира
Дата выхода: февраль 2017
April 1986: American F-111 warplanes bomb the Al Azziyah compound in Libya where President Gadhafi is residing. A 16-year-old youth, Asad - Arabic for `lion ` - loses his mother, two brothers and two sisters in the raid. Asad sees himself as chosen to avenge not only his family but his nation, his religion and the Great Leader - Gadhafi. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. Twelve years later, Asad arrives in New York City, intent on killing all five surviving pilots across America who participated in the bombing, one by one. John Corey - from the international bestseller PLUM ISLAND - is no longer with the NYPD and is working for the Anti-Terrorist Task Force. He has to stop Asad`s revenge killings. But first he has to find him. A...
ISBN: 978-0-7515-2823-7
Издательство:
Orion Publishers
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
A tree full of enormous spiders, a living thing with no face, a picture that comes alive, and a boy with no heart. These are some of the frightening things in these stories by M. R. James, one of the greatest horror writers of all time. 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 compreh
ISBN: 978-1-4058-8224-8
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
Three university students go on holiday to a remote part of Wales. They are going to stay in a cottage without electricity or a telephone in a remote part of the country. But who is the bearded man that haunts them.
ISBN: 978-0-230-03035-0
Издательство:
Macmillan Publishers
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011