Imagine an empire that has shut out the world for a century and a half. No one can leave, foreigners are excluded, their religions banned and their ideas deeply mistrusted. Yet a narrow window onto this nation-fortress still exists: an artificial walled island connected to a mainland port, and manned by a handful of European traders. And locked as the land-gate may be, it cannot prevent the meeting of minds - or hearts. The nation was Japan, the port was Nagasaki and the island was Dejima, to where David Mitchell`s panoramic novel transports us in the year 1799. For one Dutch clerk, Jacob de Zoet, a dark adventure of duplicity, love, guilt, faith and murder is about to begin - and all the while, unbeknownst to him and his feuding...
ISBN: 978-0-340-92159-3
Издательство:
Hodder & Stoughton
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Read it yourself is a series of classic, traditional tales, written in a simple way to give children a confident and successful start to reading. Each book is carefully structured to include many common words that are vital for first reading, and also contains clear, interesting pictures for extra support. Extra puzzle questions at the end of each book further help with comprehension. This Level 1 title is suitable for children who are ready to take their first steps in reading. The story is told simply, using short sentences and a small number of frequently repeated words.
ISBN: 978-1-4093-0391-6
Издательство:
Ladybird Books
Дата выхода: март 2012
Д`Артаньян мечтает стать королевским мушкетером. Но прежде чем вступить в полк мушкетеров, Д`Артаньяну приходится доказывать свою силу и храбрость. Сможет ли он защитить королеву Франции от коварных планов кардинала? И сможет ли он помешать прекрасной, но жестокой Миледи убить Герцога Бекингемского?
ISBN: 9780230731158
Издательство:
Macmillan Publishers
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
As these three specially commissioned stories amply demonstrate, Conrad is our greatest writer of the sea. His characters are tested by dramatic events `that show in the light of day the inner worth of a man, the edge of his temper, and the fibre of his stuff; that reveal the quality of his resistance and the secret stuff of his pretences, not only to others but also to himself. In `Typhoon`, Conrad`s funniest story. Captain MacWhirr blunders into a hurricane that reveals the sea`s treachery, violence and terror. `Falk` is desperate to get married, but first he must tell of his terrible experiences as sole survivor of a stricken ship that once drifted into the ice-caps of Antarctica. `The Shadow-Line` is a poignant and beautiful...
ISBN: 1-85326-743-0
Издательство:
Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: январь 1995
