The story delicately balances the concerns of the Mellstock parish choir with a romance between the village schoolmistress and a member of the choir. Hardy thought well enough of the tale to place it among his Novels of Character and Environment, a group which is held to include his most characteristic work. This edition of the novel presents a critically established text based on comparisons of every revised version, and offers the reader for the first time what Hardy wrote, and not what his printers thought he wrote (or should have written). It also includes many of the more interesting revisions in the explanatory notes.
ISBN: 978-0-199-53851-5
Издательство:
Oxford University Press
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2011
With 27 member states and nearly half a billion residents, the European Union is a major actor on the world stage. It has changed the way Europeans live, as well as the way the rest of the world relates to Europe. Yet it remains widely misunderstood and a source of puzzlement to many: * How does the EU work, and what impact has it had on the lives of Europeans? * What difference has it made to the meaning of `Europe`? * How has it changed the role of Europe in the world? Written for anyone who needs a short and clear introduction to the EU, John McCormick`s best-selling text provides a concise yet broad-ranging survey of how the EU works. It covers the history and institutions of the EU; the underlying principles of European integration;...
King`s return to supernatural horror is uncomfortably bulky, formidably complex and irresistibly compelling. When the smalltown of Chester`s Mill, Maine, is surrounded by an invisible force field, the people inside must exert themselves to survive. The situation deteriorates rapidly due to the dome`s ecological effects and the machinations of Big Jim Rennie, an obscenely sanctimonious local politician and drug lord who likes the idea of having an isolated populace to dominate. Opposing him are footloose Iraq veteran Dale "Barbie" Barbara, newspaper editor Julia Shumway, a gaggle of teen skateboarders and others who want to solve the riddle of the dome. King handles the huge cast of characters masterfully but ruthlessly, forcing them to...
ISBN: 978-0-340-99258-6
Издательство:
Hodder & Stoughton
Дата выхода: март 2011
Классик американского детектива Рекс Стаут вошел в историю жанра как создатель образа Ниро Вулфа, детектива-эстета и гурмана, раскрывающего преступления, не выходя из дома. Роман "В глубинах Анд" открывает иные грани творчества Стаута. Это захватывающее приключенческое повествование с элементами детектива и фантастики рассказывает о группе авантюристов, отправляющихся на поиски сокровища в...
ISBN: 5-94962-013-5
Издательство:
Антология
Дата выхода: январь 2003
