Separated from her twin brother Sebastian after a shipwreck, Viola disguises herself as a boy to serve the Duke of Illyria. Wooing a countess on his behalf, she is stunned to find herself the object of his beloved`s affections. With the arrival of Viola`s brother, and a trick played upon Malvolio, the countess` steward, confusion reigns in this romantic comedy of mistaken identity. The gentle melancholy and lyrical atmosphere of Twelfth Night, enlivened by a comic sub-plot of considerable accomplishment, have long made the play a favourite with Shakespearian audiences.

ISBN: 978-1-907360-14-5
Издательство: CRW Publishing
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011

After surviving a shipwreck off the coast of Illyria, Viola disguises herself as a boy to get a position at the court of Duke Orsino, who is in love with beautiful Olivia. Unknown to Viola, her twin brother Sebastian has also survived the shipwreck. When he too arrives in Illyria, confusion and misunderstandings follow. After many cases of mistaken identity, who will be lucky in love? The lovesick Duke, mournful Olivia or practical Viola?

ISBN: 9788853004017
Издательство: CIDEB
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012

The gentle melancholy and lyrical atmosphere of "Twelfth Night" have long made the play a favourite with Shakespearian audiences. The plot revolves around mistaken identities and unrequited love, but is further enlivened by a comic sub-plot of considerable accomplishment. In it, Sir Toby Belch and his companion outwit the pretentious Malvolio, who despite suffering their most outrageous and insulting practical jokes, emerges as an almost noble figure.

ISBN: 9781853260100
Издательство: Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: январь 2020

This is a new title in "Young Reading Series Two", part of the Usborne Young Reading Programme, which is aimed at children whose reading ability and confidence allows them to tackle longer and more complex stories. Shakespeare`s classic comedy is retold in this title. When Viola is left shipwrecked on the coast of Illyria, she must disguise herself as a boy for protection. But when she becomes a page for Duke Orsino, things start to get a little complicated. This title is developed in consultation with Alison Kelly, who is a senior lecturer in education and an early reading specialist from Roehampton University.

ISBN: 978-0-7460-9900-1
Издательство: Usborne Publishing Ltd
Дата выхода: июль 2011

This is the classic fairytale about the princesses who like to have fun. When their father finds out they`ve been sneaking out to go dancing, he`s furious. Dancing is banned, he declares. But will that stop them? It is part of the Usborne Reading Programme developed with reading experts at the University of Roehampton. The audio CD includes a dramatic listen-along recording with music and sound effects, followed by a read-along version with prompts for page turns.

ISBN: 978-1-4095-0532-7
Издательство: Usborne
Дата выхода: июль 2011

Sooner or later, everybody pays - and the dead will set the Gerry Fegan, a former paramilitary contract killer, is haunted by the ghosts of the 12 people he has slaughtered. Every night he drowns their screams in drink, on the point of losing his mind. Then one of the ghosts offers Fegan a solution: kill those who engineered their deaths. From the greedy politicians to the corrupt security forces, the street thugs to the complacent bystanders who let it happen, all must pay the price. But when Fegan`s vendetta threatens to derail Northern Ireland`s peace process and destabilise its fledgling government, old comrades and enemies alike want him gone. The secrets of a dirty war should stay buried: even if its ghosts do not.

ISBN: 978-0-09-953534-8
Издательство: Random House
Дата выхода: июль 2011

ISBN: 9780099414872
Издательство: Random House
Дата выхода: январь 2003

Herbert George Wells (1866-1946) was an English writer. He was prolific in many genres, writing dozens of novels, short stories, and works of social commentary, but he is now best remembered for his science fiction novels. "Twelve Stories and a Dream" presents the readers with a variety of classic Wells' tales. The stories include: "Filmer", "The Magic Shop", "The Valley of Spiders" and many others, including "Mr. Skelmersdale in Fairyland" — the story of a man who finds his way into fairyland where a fairy queen tries to seduce him away from his human fiancee.

ISBN: 978-5-521-08229-2
Издательство: Т8
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2018

Melding the supernatural and the historical, a thrilling novel of vampires set in the Napoleonic wars. In June 1812, Napoleon`s massive grande arm?e began its invasion of Russia, and the imperial Russian army, massively outnumbered and out maneuvered, was forced to retreat. But a handful of Russian officers - veterans of Borodino - are charged with trying to slow the enemy`s inexorable march on Moscow. Helping them is a band of mercenaries from the outermost fringes of Christian Europe, known as the Oprichniki - twelve in number - who arrive amidst rumours of plague travelling west from the Black Sea. Preferring to work alone, and at night, the twelve prove brutally, shockingly, effective against the French. But one amongst the Russians,...

ISBN: 978-0-553-81958-8
Издательство: Bantam
Дата выхода: июль 2011

Princesses are supposed to be quiet and well behaved, but the 12 princesses in this story like to have fun. When their father finds out they`ve been sneaking off at night to go dancing, he`s furious.

ISBN: 978-0-7460-6330-9
Издательство: Usborne
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012

An imprisoned man is certain that his supposed murder victim is very much A female driver is pursued relentlessly by a menacing figure in another A young artist gets the biggest break of her A restless beauty manages the perfect birthday An escaped Iraqi on Saddam Hussein`s death list pays an involuntary visit to his How will they react? How would you?

ISBN: 978-0-330-41906-2
Издательство: Pan Macmillan
Дата выхода: август 2011