The Every Friday night a lilac-colored minibus leaves Dublin for the Irish country town of Rathdoon with seven weekend commuters on board. All of them, from the joking bank porter to the rich doctor`s daughter, have their reasons for making the journey. The Rathdoon is the kind of Irish village where family histories are shared and scandals don`t stay secret for long. And this weekend, when the bus pulls in, the riders find the unexpected waiting for as each of their private lives unfolds to reveal a sharp betrayal of the heart, a young man`s crime, and a chance for new dreams among the eight intriguing men and women Plus a special bonus in this Maeve Binchy`s DUBLIN 4 tales - a truly unforgettable collection of stories about today`s...
ISBN: 978-0-440-21302-4
Издательство:
Random House (USA)
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
The Narnia Chronicles, first published in 1950, remain some of the most enduringly popular ever published. "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe", has been translated into 29 languages! The illustrations in this book have been coloured by the original artist, Pauline Baynes. Now published with the original cover, as designed by Pauline Baynes. "It`s a magic wardrobe. There`s a wood inside it, and it`s snowing! Come and see," begged Lucy. Lucy has stumbled upon a marvellous land of fauns and centaurs, nymphs and talking animals. But soon she discovers that it is ruled by the cruel White Witch, and can only be freed by Aslan, the great Lion and four children... This is the second adventure in the exciting Chronicles of Narnia....
In the good old days, magic was powerful, unregulated by government, and even the largest spell could be woven without filling in magic release form B1-7g. Then the magic started fading away. Fifteen-year-old Jennifer Strange runs Kazam, an employment agency for soothsayers and sorcerers. But work is drying up. Drain cleaner is cheaper than a spell, and even magic carpets are reduced to pizza delivery. So it`s a surprise when the visions start. Not only do they predict the death of the Last Dragon at the hands of a dragonslayer, they also point to Jennifer, and say something is coming. Big
ISBN: 978-1-4447-0721-2
Издательство:
Hodder & Stoughton
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
Jack London (1876 - 1916) was an American novelist, journalist and social activist. Pioneering the genre of magazine fiction and prototyping science fiction, he became one of the first writers, who gained worldwide fame and a large fortune. The plot of "The Little Lady of the Big House" revolves around a love triangle that includes rich Californian landowner Dick Forrest, his wife Paola, and their friend Evan Graham. Full of intricacies and love intrigues, the novel is devoted to the relationship of strong-for-life personalities and shows the power and depth of feelings that can generate love in the hearts of such people.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07484-6
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2018
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 Lair of the White Worm" is a horror novel based on the legend of the Lambton Worm. The story of the book revolves around Adam Salton, who goes to Derbyshire to meet his great-uncle Richard Salton for the family reunion. Adam travels to his house and soon finds himself at the center of dark and mysterious events in which a local woman Arabella March is involved.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07522-5
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2018
For five hundred years, the survivors of the Great Wars lived peacefully in a valley sanctuary shielded by powerful magic from the dangerous outside world. But the enchanted barriers have crumbled, and the threat of annihilation looms large once more. As he lay dying, Sider Ament, bearer of the last black staff and protector of the valley, gave stewardship of the powerful talisman to the young Tracker Panterra Qu. Now the newly anointed Knight of the Word must take up the battle against evil wherever it threatens: from without, where an army of bloodthirsty Trolls is massing for invasion; and from within, where the Elf king of Arborlon has been murdered, his daughter stands accused, and a heinous conspiracy is poised to subjugate the...
ISBN: 978-0-345-48422-2
Издательство:
Random House (USA)
Дата выхода: октябрь 2012
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English poet, playwright, and actor, considered by many as the greatest English writer. Hundreds of specialists were able to translate his works into every major language, and most of the plays are performed more often than those of any other author. "The Merry Wives of Windsor" is a five-act comedy the action of which takes place in the city of Windsor and its environs. It also features Sir John Falstaff, the fat knight who also was one of the characters in both parts of "Henry IV." Nominally set in the reign of Henry IV, this play is the only one where the action doesn`t shy away from the fact that it takes place in the Queen Elizabeth era, and most of the characters are representatives of the...
ISBN: 978-5-517-00390-4
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: январь 2018
The Moonstone, a large, beautiful yet fated diamond, was stolen from an Indian shrine. It is given to Rachel Verinder on her eighteenth birthday and, that same night, stolen again. Sergeant Cuff is employed by Rachel's mother to find the precious stone and has no shortage of suspects. By turns, those on the periphery and at the heart of the mystery tell their version of events until all is unravelled at the unexpected conclusion. A pioneer in the art of the English detective novel and a master of innovation, Wilkie Collins was one of the most successful and gifted writers of his generation. In the words of Michael Innes The Moonstone "stands alone in its (there is) a sense of attending upon the birth of the detective story"....
ISBN: 978-0-14-062387-1
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
Agatha Christie`s famous Miss Marple mystery, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers.Lymstock is a town with more than its share of shameful secrets - a town where even a sudden outbreak of anonymous hate-mail causes only a minor stir.But all that changes when one of the recipients, Mrs Symmington, commits suicide. Her final note said `I can`t go on`. Only Miss Marple questions the coroner`s verdict of suicide. Was this the work of a poison-pen? Or of a poisoner?
ISBN: 9780008196547
Издательство:
HarperCollins
Дата выхода: январь 2020
Книга входит в серию иллюстрированных учебных пособий "Читаем вместе". Это сказка о бедной девочке и её маме, которым однажды в руки попадает волшебный горшочек. Горшочек варит кашу, стоит только произнести волшебные слова. Но как же его остановить? Помимо увлекательной сказки, книга содержит занимательные упражнения и словарик, в котором собраны все новые слова с транскрипцией. Адаптация текста,...
ISBN: 978-5-8112-5581-8
Издательство:
Айрис-пресс
Дата выхода: январь 2015
This is a fully annotated translation of the most complete text of Bulgakov`s exuberant comic masterpiece. A literary sensation from its first publication, "The Master and Margarita" has become an astonishing publishing phenomenon in Russia and has been translated into more than twenty languages, and made into plays and films. Mikhail Bulgakov`s novel is now considered one of the seminal works of twentieth-century Russian literature. In this imaginative extravaganza the devil, disguised as a magician, descends upon Moscow in the 1930s with his riotous band, which includes a talking cat and an expert assassin. Together they succeed in comically befuddling a population which denies the devil`s existence, even as it is confronted with the...
ISBN: 978-0-330-35134-8
Издательство:
Pan Macmillan
Дата выхода: август 2010
Sam Spade is hired by the fragrant Miss Wonderley to track down her sister, who has eloped with a louse called Floyd Thursby. But Miss Wonderley is in fact the beautiful and treacherous Brigid O`Shaughnessy, and when Spade`s partner Miles Archer is shot while on Thursby`s trail, Spade finds himself both hunter and hunted: can he track down the jewel-encrusted bird, a treasure worth killing for, before the Fat Man finds him?
ISBN: 978-0-7528-6533-1
Издательство:
Orion Books
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011