The Shadow Line — a short novel based at sea — was first published in 1916. It depicts the development of a young man upon taking a captaincy in the Orient, with the shadow line of the title representing the threshold of this development. Conrad also extensively uses irony by comparison in the work, with characters such as Captain Giles and the ship`s «factotum» Ransome used to emphasise strengths and weaknesses of the protagonist.
ISBN: 978-5-521-00325-9
Издательство:
Пальмира
Дата выхода: февраль 2017
- Brightly coloured editions of the much-loved Farmyard Tales series. - All 20 stories available in miniature format. - Enjoyable and collectible stories for children who are just learning to read.
ISBN: 978-0-7460-6311-8
Издательство:
Usborne
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
Howard Lovecraft (1890—1937) 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 Shadow Over Innsmouth" is a horror novella and the only Lovecraft story which was published in book form during his lifetime. The narrator is a student conducting an antiquarian tour of New England. He travels to Innsmouth, interacting with strange people, and observes disturbing events that ultimately lead to horrifying, and personal, revelations. .
ISBN: 978-5-521-08217-9
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2018
Jack London 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 Strength of the Strong and The Turtles of Tasman are collections of beautiful short stories among which there are "Told in the Drooling Ward," "South of the Slot," "The Unparalleled Invasion," "The Eternity of Forms," and many others.
ISBN: 978-5-521-08171-4
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: август 2018
The fifth and final volume in Doris Lessings visionary novel cycle Canopus in Argos: Archives. It is a mix of fable, futuristic fantasy and pseudo-documentary accounts of 20th-century history.
Max Frei, and the LABYRINTHS OF ECHO series, is a multi-million copy selling Russian literary sensation appearing in English for the first time. Intriguing, original, remarkable and THE LABYRINTHS OF ECHO is a piece of absolute enchantment. Splash a bit of enchantment into my there is no better phrase to describe the state that a reader may find themselves in when exposed to this strong, absolutely legal, literary narcotic which goes by the name of Max Frei. Stolichniye Novosti If it weren`t for bad luck, Max Frei wouldn`t have any luck at all. A self-described twenty-something classic loser, an insomniac, hardened smoker, a glutton and a loafer, there`s nothing much going for Max at least not until he arrives in the magical city of...
ISBN: 978-0-575-08980-8
Издательство:
Orion Publishers
Дата выхода: июнь 2012
Now updated with a new chapter, the #1 "New York Times" - bestselling true crime writer tells the chilling tale of how she came to learn that Ted Bundy, her close friend and colleague at a Seattle crisis hotline, was in fact a savage serial killer.
ISBN: 978-1-4165-5959-7
Издательство:
Simon & Schuster UK
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
The #1 New York Times bestseller that became a worldwide phenomenon, "The Silence of the Lambs" introduced Hannibal Lecter, one of the most unforgettable villains in contemporary fiction - one who aroused in readers something far more profound than FBI trainee Clarice Starling is in search of a serial killer who bonds with his victims in unspeakable ways. There is only one way to find him. By unlocking the secrets of another man who once also killed Dr. Hannibal Lecter, confined to a state hospital for the criminally insane, is charming, brilliant, and seductive. He`s willing to give Clarice what she needs. If Clarice gives him what he In the unfathomable corners of a madman`s mind the truth is waiting. And only in that darkness will...
Натаниель Готорн - один из первых и наиболее общепризнанных мастеров американской литературы XIX века, внёсший большой вклад в становление короткой прозы. Роман "Алая буква" является ярким и незаурядным произведением не только в американской, но и мировой литературе. Автор рассказывает о нелёгкой судьбе главной героини, молодой замужней Эстер Принн, волею судеб, прибывшей в рыбацкий Салем без супруга....
ISBN: 978-5-521-05480-0
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2017
The Story of Art, one of the most famous and popular books on art ever written, has been a world bestseller for over four decades. Attracted by the simplicity and clarity of his writing, readers of all ages and back-grounds have found in Professor Gombrich a true master, who combines knowledge and wisdom with a unique gift for communicating his deep love of the subject. For the first time in many years the book has been completely redesigned. The illustrations, now in colour throughout, have all been improved and reoriginated, and include six fold-outs. The text has been revised and updated where appropriate, and a number of new artists have been incorporated. The bibliographies have been expanded and updated, and the maps and charts...
ISBN: 0714832472
Издательство:
Phaidon
Дата выхода: март 2002
New from the global bestselling author of THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA: it`s a match made in hell.Sweeping from Wimbledon to the Caribbean, from LA to mega yachts in the Med, The Singles Game is a brilliantly entertaining romp through a world where the stakes are high - and no-one plays by the rules.When Charlotte `Charlie` Silver makes a pact with the devil, infamously brutal tennis coach Todd Feltner, she finds herself catapulted into a world of stylists, private parties and secret dates with Hollywood royalty.Under Todd it`s no more good-girl attitude: he wants warrior princess Charlie all the way. After all, no-one ever won by being nice.Celebrity mags and gossip blogs go wild for Charlie, chasing scandal as she jets around the globe. But...
Here is the highly anticipated second installment of Philip Pullman`s epic fantasy trilogy, begun with the critically acclaimed "The Golden Compass". Lyra and Will, her newfound friend, tumble separately into the strange tropical otherworld of Cittagazze, "the city of magpies," where adults are curiously absent and children run wild. Here their lives become inextricably entwined when Lyra`s alethiometer gives her a simple command: find Will`s father. Their search is plagued with obstacles - some familiar and some horribly new and unfathomable - but it eventually brings them closer to Will`s father and to the Subtle Knife, a deadly, magical, ancient tool that cuts windows between worlds. Through it all, Will and Lyra find themselves...
ISBN: 978-1-4071-3023-1
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
James Fenimore Cooper was a prolific and popular American writer of the first half of the 19th century. His historical romances of frontier and Indian life in the early American days created a unique form of American literature. This volume contains Cooper`s novel and some of his short stories. The Spy was Cooper`s second novel, published in 1821. The action takes place during the American Revolution. Garvey Birch is a modest American who pretends to be a regular peddler, but in fact collecting military information for the Continental Army in territory controlled by British army. The Lake Gun is a satirical short story named after the mysterious loud exploding sound coming from Seneca Lake, called The Lake Gun by European American...
ISBN: 978-5-521-07972-8
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2018