The epic story of the Norse hero, Sigurd, the dragon-slayer, the revenge of his wife, Gudrun, and the Fall of the Nibelungs. Many years ago, JRR Tolkien composed his own version of the great legend of Nothern antiquity, in two closely related poems to which he gave the titles \`The New Lay of the Volsungs\` and \`The New Lay of Gudrun\`. Deriving his version primarily from his close study of the ancient poetry of Norway and Iceland known as the Poet Edda, Tolkien employed a verse-form of short stanzas whose lines embody in English the exacting alliterative rhythms and concentrated energy of the poems of the Edda.
ISBN: 978-0-007-31724-0
Издательство:
HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: февраль 2011
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: 978-5-521-07922-3
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: август 2018
2015: Madison, Wisconsin. Junior cop Sally Jansson is called out to the house of Willis Lynsey, a reclusive scientist, for an animal-cruelty complaint: the man was seen forcing a horse in through the door of his home. Inside there is no horse. But Sally finds a kind of home-made utility belt. She straps this on - and `steps` sideways into an America covered with virgin forest. Willis came here with equipment and animals, meaning to explore and colonise. And when Sally gets back, she finds Willis has put the secret of the belt on the internet. The great migration has The Long Earth: our Earth is but one of a chain of parallel worlds, lying side by side in a higher space of possibilities, each differing from its neighbours by a little (or...
Эта книга входит в серию иллюстрированных учебных пособий "Читаем вместе", адресованных детям дошкольного и младшего школьного возраста, начинающих знакомиться с английским языком. Это рассказ о том, как серая мышка случайно обнаружила в лесу домик-теремок, в котором никого не было. Мышке домик понравился, и она осталась в нем жить. Прочитав эту историю, ваш ребенок выучит около 60 новых слов, научится...
ISBN: 978-5-8112-5603-7
Издательство:
Айрис-пресс
Дата выхода: январь 2015
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
