In un paese del Lago Maggiore si festeggiano il ritorno di Andrea dall`Australia e le nozze di sua nipote Paola. L`allegria del momento e pero destinata a trasformarsi ben presto in angoscia. Un omicidio inspiegabile sta per essere compiuto proprio durante il pranzo di nozze e sara seguito, nel giro di breve, da un`altra morte misteriosa. Un brillante maresciallo dei Carabinieri si trova di fronte ad un caso complicato, la cui soluzione e custodita dal tronco di un vecchio olmo.
ISBN: 978885300-786-5
Издательство:
CIDEB
Дата выхода: июль 2011
There are no rules in the dark, no place to feel safe, no escape from the shadows. But to save the day, you the Night. At no time does Moonlight Bay look more beautiful than at night. Yet it is precisely then that the secluded little town reveals its menace. Now children are disappearing. From their homes. From the streets. And there`s nothing their families can do about it. Because in Moonlight Bay, the police work their hardest to conceal crimes and silence victims. No matter what happens in the night, their job is to ensure that nothing disturbs the peace and quiet of Moonlight Christopher Snow isn`t afraid of the dark. Forced to live in the shadows because of a rare genetic disorder, he knows the night world better than anyone. He...
ISBN: 978-0-553-58019-8
Издательство:
Bantam
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Lord Jim, first published in 1900, confirmed Conrad`s place in literature as one of the first `modernists` of English letters. Set in the Malay Archipelago, not only does the novel provide a gripping account of maritime adventure and romance, but also an exotic tale of the East. Nostromo is the only man capable of the decisive action needed to save the silver of the San Tome mine and secure independence for Sulaco, Occidental Province of the Latin American state of Costaguana. Is his integrity as unassailable as everyone believes, or will his ideals, like those which have inspired the struggling state itself, buckle under economic and political pressure? The Secret Agent, Conrad`s story of espionage and anarchists, tells of Winnie Verloc...
ISBN: 978-1-84022-061-2
Издательство:
Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Anton Chekhov is the greatest master of the short story. He changed the genre itself with his spare, impressionistic depictions of Russian life and the human condition. But his stories are ostensibly about living, about love for people, Chekhov`s story radiate with a love for being alive. In this beautiful edition you will find such stories as "Ward ", "A Dead Body", "The Looking-Glass" and etc. that especially faithful to the meaning of Chekhov`s prose and the unique rhythms of his writing, giving readers an authentic sense of his style and a true understanding of his greatness.
ISBN: 978-5-521-05809-9
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2017
Серия "Chimera Classics" дает возможность познакомиться с лучшими произведениями английских и американских авторов в подлиннике (не адаптированными и без сокращений). Книги серии рассчитаны на читателей разного возраста и вкуса, изучающих английский язык уже не первый год и стремящихся углубить и расширить свои знания. В книгу вошли рассказы О.Генри на английском языке.
ISBN: 5-94962-002-X
Издательство:
Антология
Дата выхода: декабрь 1999
