Complete in five handsome volumes, each with an introduction by a Doyle scholar, a chronology, a selected bibliography, and explanatory notes, the Oxford Sherlock Holmes series offers a definitive collection of the famous detective`s adventures. No home library is complete without it. Comprising the series of short stories that made the fortunes of the Strand, the magazine in which they were first published, this volume won even more popularity for Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. Holmes is at the height of his powers in many of his most famous cases, including The Yellow face, The Final Problem, The Crooked man and the famous The Sigh Of the Four
ISBN: 978-5-521-06178-5
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: октябрь 2017
Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, poet, travel writer, and essayist. His most famous works are "Treasure Island" and "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde." Now he is one of the most translated authors in the world. "The Suicide Club" is a collection of three intriguing detective fiction stories set in the nineteenth century: "Story of the Young Man with the Cream Tarts," "Story of the Physician and the Saratoga Trunk," and "The Adventure of the Hansom Cab.".
ISBN: 978-5-517-00204-4
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: январь 2018
George wished he wasn't the scruffiest giant in town. So when he sees a new shop selling giant-sized clothes, he decides it's time for a new look: smart trousers, smart shirt, stripy tie, shiny shoes. Now he's the smartest giant in town...until he bumps into some animals who desperately need his help - and his clothes! All children will love The Smartest Giant in Town, a funny and big-hearted tale from the unparalleled picture-book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo. This handy board book format is perfect for younger readers. It features the classic story with a stunning redesigned cover and beautiful finish, making it a must-have for even the smallest Donaldson and Scheffler fans! ...
Ben Hartman is on holiday in Switzerland when he meets a childhood friend - who promptly tries to kill him. In self-defence, Ben kills his attacker, but soon the body and all evidence of the confrontation have disappeared. Anna Navarro, a US government agent, is sent to look into a string of deaths around the world. The only thing the victims have in common is an old OSS file, codenamed SIGMA. But as soon as she starts to get somewhere, she is dragged off the case and declared rogue. Someone wants this secret kept, and not only the future of Hartman and Navarro is at stake, but that of the
ISBN: 978-1-4091-1776-6
Издательство:
Orion Books
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
This title is the winner of the 2005 Man Booker Prize. When art historian Max Morden returns to the seaside village where he once spent a childhood holiday, he is both escaping from a recent loss and confronting a distant trauma. The Grace family had appeared there, in that long-ago summer, as if from another world. Mr. and Mrs. Grace, with their worldly ease and candour, were unlike any adults he had met before. But it was his contemporaries, the Grace twins, Myles and Chloe, who most fascinated Max. He grew to know them intricately, even intimately, and what ensued would haunt him for the rest of his years and shape everything that was to follow. Praise for The Sea: `With his fastidious wit and exquisite style, John Banville is the...
ISBN: 978-0-330-48329-2
Издательство:
Pan Macmillan
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
Indispensable for the serious model builder, this book offers hobbyists a true understanding of the masting, rigging, and most important fittings of American clipper ships and packet ships of the Great Age of Sail. It also represents a treasury of important information for naval and social historians, sailing enthusiasts and students of Americana. Includes over 270 clear, detailed drawings of ships components.
Английский писатель Артур Конан Дойл вошёл в историю как создатель и автор цикла рассказов и повестей о Великом Сыщике - Шерлоке Холмсе. Обладатель уникального острого ума, бесстрашного и благородного сердца и необыкновенной наблюдательности очищает Лондон от преступности, решает запутанные головоломки и вступает в неравную борьбу со Злом. На этот раз, расследуя вместе с легендарным сыщиком и его...
ISBN: 978-5-521-05157-1
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июнь 2017
Вашингтон Ирвинг (1783-1859) - новеллист, очеркист, историк, биограф — первый американский писатель, завоевавший европейское признание для себя и американской национальной литературы. Не считая эссе и очерков, печатавшихся в журналах и газетах, он опубликовал шестнадцать книг. Истоки романтических рассказов Ирвинга - в английской и американской просветительской журналистике. Сборник сопровождается...
ISBN: 5-05-006077-X
Издательство:
Радуга
Дата выхода: январь 2004
Classic / British English Dr Jekyll is a London doctor who is liked and respected for his work. Mr Hyde is an evil man, completely unknown in London society. There is a murder and Hyde seems to be responsible. So why does the good doctor give Mr Hyde the key to his house - and decide to leave everything to Mr Hyde in his will? This Pack contains a Book and MP3
ISBN: 978-1-4082-7659-4
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: март 2012
Книга для чтения на английском языке. Бывшему главе британской резидентуры в Восточном Берлине Алеку Лимасу после гибели одного из его лучших агентов предоставляется последний шанс исправить положение дел и провести рискованную операцию по реабилитации Ганса Дитера Мундта - руководителя оперативного отдела восточногерманской разведки. В операцию, сама того не подозревая, оказывается втянутой и...
ISBN: 5-94962-073-9
Издательство:
Антология
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2004
Meet Adrian Mole, a hapless teenager providing an unabashed, pimples-and-all glimpse into adolescent life. Telling us candidly about his parents` marital troubles, The Dog, and his life as a tortured poet and `misunderstood intellectual`, Adrian`s painfully honest diary is still hilarious and compelling reading thirty years after it first appeared.
ISBN: 978-0-14-104642-6
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2012
The Subterraneans haunt the bars and clubs of San Francisco, surviving on a diet of booze and benzedrine, Proust and Verlaine. Living amongst them is Leo, an aspiring writer, and Mardou, half-Indian, half-Negro, beautiful and neurotic. Their bitter-sweet and ill-starred love affair sees Kerouac at his most evocative. Many regard this as being Kerouac`s most touching and tender book. Формат: 12,5 см x 19,5 см.
ISBN: 0-14-118489-2
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: январь 2002