From the author of "Crime and Punishment" comes this remarkable collection of short fiction. A selection often compelling tales, steeped in Dostoyevsky`s characteristic themes of spiritual torment and psychological struggle, evoke life in Czarist Russia. Featured stories include "The Dream of a Ridiculous Man," "Bobok," "An Honest Thief," "An Unpleasant Predicament," "Another Man`s Wife," "The Peasant Marey," "The Crocodile," "A Faint Heart," "A Christmas Tree and a Wedding," and the title work. Fyodor Dostoyevsky created powerful depictions of the human condition that led to significant developments in twentieth-century thought, including psychoanalysis and existentialism. His influence resonates in the works of latter-day authors such...
Белый Клык - полусобака-полуволк - вырос в дикой северной природе, но вскоре им завладевает не знающий жалости индеец Серый Бобр. Белый Клык, знакомый только со злобой человека и жестокостью природы, превращается в свирепое животное. Пока его не спасает доброта.
ISBN: 978-0-230-02673-5
Издательство:
Macmillan Publishers
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Kick-ass bounty hunter and witch Rachel Morgan has crossed forbidden lines, taken demonic hits, and still stands. But the death of her lover struck her harder than she ever thought possible. She won`t rest until his murder is and avenged. But a new predator is moving to the apex of the Inderlander food chain—and now Rachel`s past is coming back to haunt her. Literally.
ISBN: 978-0-06-113802-7
Издательство:
HarperCollins
Дата выхода: июль 2011
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. White Vang is a story of a part dog and part wolf, the lone survivor of his family. In his lonely world, he soon learns to follow the harsh law of the North - kill or be killed. But nothing in White Fang`s life can prepare him for the cruel owner who turns him into a vicious killer. Will White Fang ever know the kindness of a gentle master?
ISBN: 978-5-521-08149-3
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: август 2018
Джек Лондон - классик американской литературы, автор ярких, живых приключенческих романов и рассказов. Повесть "Белый клык" - одно из самых узнаваемых произведений Джека Лондона. Нет ни одного читателя, которого бы оставила равнодушным удивительная и невероятная история волка, живущего среди индейцев… Читайте зарубежную литературу в оригинале!
ISBN: 978-5-521-05362-9
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2017
Jack London`s classic story of White Fang, a wolf-dog born wild and fierce but tamed by a human he comes to love, is brought to life in this brand new edition. Set in the harsh forests of northern Canada, this remarkable tale about the relationship between man and dog is guaranteed to captivate young readers aged 8 and up.
Philippa Gregory, the queen of royal fiction ( USA Today ) Presents the first of a new series set amid the deadly feuds of England known as the Wars of the Roses. Brother turns on brother to win the ultimate prize, the throne of England, in this dazzling account of the wars of the Plantagenets. They are the claimants and kings who ruled England before the Tudors, and now Philippa Gregory brings them to life through the dramatic and intimate stories of the secret players: the indomitable women, starting with Elizabeth Woodville, the White Queen. The White Queen tells the story of a woman of extraordinary beauty and ambition who, catching the eye of the newly crowned boy king, marries him in secret and ascends to royalty. While Elizabeth...
Balram Halwai is the White Tiger - the smartest boy in his village. His family is too poor for him to afford for him to finish school and he has to work in a teashop, breaking coals and wiping tables. But Balram gets his break when a rich man hires him as a chauffeur, and takes him to live in Delhi. The city is a revelation. As he drives his master to shopping malls and call centres, Balram becomes increasingly aware of immense wealth and opportunity all around him, while knowing that he will never be able to gain access to that world. As Balram broods over his situation, he realizes that there is only one way he can become part of this glamorous new India - by murdering his master."The White Tiger" presents a raw and unromanticised...
ISBN: 978-1-4391-3769-7
Издательство:
Simon & Schuster UK
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Betrayed and sold to Northern traders, Buck is forced to pull a sledge through the frozen Yukon. He and the other dogs on the team are brutalized and beaten until they are almost dead, but Buck is saved from cruelty by John Thornton, in whose care he learns to be loved. Buck has now learnt survival and self-preservation so that when he is free to return to the wild he is feared, admired and truly fit for leadership. Jack London`s masterpiece explores the mythical kingdom of the primeval wolf with unflinching clarity of vision. "White Fang", the companion novel to "The Call of the Wild", tells of the offspring of an Indian wolf-dog and a wolf. The greatest fighter of them all, White Fang responds to savagery with savagery. Until he has...
ISBN: 978-0-14-062403-8
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: июль 2011
The GREEN APPLE series is composed of illustrated graded readers. The readers are graded into three levels - Starter, Step 1 and Step 2 - according to structural and lexical criteria, as well as by choice of subject matter. Features: • introduction about the author and his/her times • wide variety of interesting activities to promote understanding of the text, as well as all four language skills, lexis and sociocultural awareness and knowledge • activities in the style of the Cambridge ESOL and Trinity exams • informative and fascinating cross-curricular dossiers, which explore the historical and cultural background of the text • a recording on CD of the text in British or American English, with extra listening activities •...
ISBN: 978885300-399-7
Издательство:
CIDEB
Дата выхода: июль 2011
One of the most talked about fictional debuts of recent years. White Teeth is a funny, generous, big-hearted novel, adored by critics and readers alike. Dealing - among many other things - with friendship, love, war, three cultures and three families over three generations, one brown mouse, and the tricky way the past has of coming back and biting you on the ankle, it is a life-affirming, riotous must-read of a book. Формат: 11 см х 18 см.
ISBN: 978-0-14-029778-2
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
When a new highway threatens to bypass the town of Rossmore and cut through Whitethorn Woods, it will also destroy St. Ann`s well, where people have been coming for generations to share their dreams and speak their prayers. Some believe the well to be a place of true spiritual power, demanding protection; others think it`s a mere magnet for superstitions, easily sacrificed. Maeve Binchy creates a rich spectrum of men and women, all with passionate opinions, who are drawn into this timely conflict between the traditions of the past and the promises of the future.
ISBN: 978-0-307-27841-8
Издательство:
Random House (USA)
Дата выхода: апрель 2012
Help your students read their way to better English with this new edition of the world`s best graded readers - now with a new range of World Stories, fully revised Factfiles, more audio, and new tests. The new edition includes the original Bookworms stories, plus the Starters, Playscripts and Factfiles, making it easy for you to see the full choice of books at each Stage. The highly acclaimed seven-stage system of grading, from Starter to Stage 6, remains the same, helping you to find the right level for all your students. Sarah Harland is nineteen, and she is in prison. At the airport, they find heroin in her bag. So, now she is waiting to go to court. If the court decides that it was her heroin, then she must die. She says she did not...
ISBN: 978-0-194-78923-3
Издательство:
Oxford University Press
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Everything is changing in Rossmore. No longer a sleepy Irish town, nowadays it`s a prosperous place, so busy that a new bypass has been proposed. The people of Rossmore are divided, particularly since the road will go right through the Whitethorn Woods and the well dedicated to St Ann - a well thought by some to have spiritual properties, and by others dismissed as a superstition. Well-meaning curate Father Brian Flynn has no idea which faction to support. Neddy Nolan is being offered compensation for his land - but has a personal reason to save the well. Then there`s the childless London woman who came to the Whitethorn Woods, begging the saint for help, with the most unexpected consequences… Full of Maeve Binchy`s warmth, humour...
ISBN: 978-0-7528-8147-8
Издательство:
Orion Books
Дата выхода: январь 2013
This is an audio version of the tale of half wolf, half dog White Fang and the obstacles he is forced to overcome. It includes a paperback version of the book and two CDs, allowing even the youngest children to enjoy the story. It is suitable for children aged 7 to 9 years old. Half wolf, half dog, White Fang fully understands the cruelty of both nature and humans. After nearly starving to death during the frigid Arctic winter, he`s taken in first by a man who `trains` him through constant whippings and then by another who forces him to participate in vicious dogfights. Follow White Fang as he overcomes these obstacles and finally meets someone who offers him kindness and love. Now even the youngest children can appreciate the story with...
ISBN: 978-1-4027-7362-4
Издательство:
Sterling USD
Дата выхода: август 2011
Three-times winner of the Eric Hosking Award for BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year, Vincent Munier takes us on a tour of this silent, frozen world. From the Far East to the Wild West, via the craggy peaks of the European Alps, we encounter swans, cranes, eagles, chamois, foxes, and many other animals in the hush of their stunning, snowbound habitats. Shadows, shapes, contours, and the occasional flash of color are all that reveal the creatures huddled into the snow and braced against the wind, quite in their element in the elements.