The front door of the villa led directly into the living room where Duraid and Royan Al Simma had been talking. Duraid opened the door and looked outside. Royan looked over her husband`s shoulder. Suddenly she saw a man come out of the darkness. His face was covered with a scarf and he held a knife in his hand. He stabbed the knife into Duraid Al Simma`s chest. The oil lamp fell from Duraid`s hand. It broke and set fire to some of the papers on the floor. Immediately, bright flames began to bum across the room. Duraid only had time to say `Run!` to his wife, then he fell. Royan saw two more men appear outside the front door. She ran out of the back of the house and into the garden. Retold by Stephen Colbourn.

ISBN: 978-1-4050-7314-1
Издательство: Langenscheidt
Дата выхода: июль 2011

For vibrant, lovely Jean Suttman, the fellowship to study in Rome was the culmination of all her dreams—until she undertook an innocent expedition to the ancient subterranean Temple of Mithra. From the moment she stepped into the pagan darkness and discovered the corpse of the repulsive Albert, one of her fellow students, she was afraid. Not even the comforting presence of the perceptive and practical Jacqueline Kirby could erase the fear which was nourished by one small accident after another. "Accidents" which come dreadfully close to killing her. Someone was stalking Jean, someone ruthless and determined. Before long she could see no chance of rescue from the ever-present terror....no hope of escape....nothing except death...

ISBN: 0-445-40778-6
Издательство: Mysterious Press
Дата выхода: апрель 2004

Reclusive tycoon Sir Oswald Coote and his melancholy wife, Lady Coote, have hit upon the ideal plan to spice up their quiet lives. They`ll host a lavish weekend party at Chimneys. their isolated estate, and invite only "bright young things". But the festive mood is clouded by doom. A practical joke involving seven clocks and a sleeping guest has ended in accidental death - and cause for alarm. For the guests may not be all that they appear. And as whispers of a strange club called Seven Dials echo through the halls of Chimneys, all hands will be pointing to

ISBN: 978-0-312-97977-5
Издательство: Macmillan Publishers
Дата выхода: август 2011

Reading Classics is series of 19th and 20th-century classics from the world of British and American literature edited by Paolo Bertinetti, Dean of the Faculty of Modern Languages at the University of Turin. Reading Classics are aimed specifically at non-native speakers of English who wish to improve their language skills by analysing major novels, short stories and plays. Each volume guides the reader towards comprehension and appreciation of the literary work. Features: • extensive introduction putting the author and his/her work into context • in-depth bibliography providing a springboard for further study • detailed chronology giving a complete view of the author`s life and works • wide variety of activities encouraging...

ISBN: 9788877542205
Издательство: CIDEB
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012

"The Pit and the Pendulum": A prisoner wakes up to find himself in a dark cell with a deep pit. "The Gold Bug": A golden insect leads to an incredible discovery. "The facts in the case of Mr. Valdemar": A patient is hypnotised minutes before he dies. Is he really dead? "The Fall of the House of Usher": A man visits an old friend and finds himself in a house full of horrors! "Down in the Maelstrom": A sailor describes a terrifying trip though the maelstrom. "The Masque of the Red Death": No one can escape the red death-not even a prince! "The Oblong Box": A traveller boards a ship to New York. What does he carry in the oblong box? Retold by Stephen Colbourn.

ISBN: 978-1-4050-7535-0
Издательство: Langenscheidt
Дата выхода: июль 2011

Giorgio Bramante, a Roman archaeology professor, was master of the hidden world beneath the earth – until the day he lost his young son, Alessio, to a group of students intent on re-creating a centuries-old ritual to a long-banished god. His rage knew no bounds and, in a frenzy, he beat one of the students to death. Released from prison fourteen years later, Giorgio is bent upon a terrifying revenge on all those he blames for the loss of his son. Inspector Leo Falcone, a member of the original investigating team, is one of his targets. And Nic Costa, watching Falcone move relentlessly into the man’s merciless grip, realizes the answer must lie in solving a cold case that, like the forgotten Alessio Bramante, has long been regarded as...

ISBN: 978-0-330-43595-6
Издательство: Pan Macmillan
Дата выхода: август 2011

It is the biggest treasure hunt in history with contesting nations involved in a headlong race to locate the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. 4500 years ago, a magnificent golden capstone sat at the peak of the Great Pyramid of Giza. It was a source of immense power, reputedly capable of bestowing upon its holder absolute global power. But then it was divided into seven pieces and hidden, each piece separately, within the seven greatest structures of the age. Now it`s 2006 and the coming of a rare solar event means it`s time to locate the seven pieces and rebuild the capstone. Everyone wants it - from the most powerful countries on Earth to gangs of one daring coalition of eight small nations. Led by the mysterious Captain Jack West...

ISBN: 978-0-330-42657-2
Издательство: Macmillan Publishers
Дата выхода: июль 2011

As Angus Calder states in his introduction to this edition, `Seven Pillars of Wisdom is one of the major statements about the fighting experience of the First World War`. Lawrence`s younger brothers, Frank and Will, had been killed on the Western Front in 1915. Seven Pillars of Wisdom, written between 1919 and 1926, tells of the vastly different campaign against the Turks in the Middle East - one which encompasses gross acts of cruelty and revenge and ends in a welter of stink and corpses in the disgusting `hospital` in Damascus. Seven Pillars of Wisdom is no Boys Own Paper tale of Imperial triumph, but a complex work of high literary aspiration which stands in the tradition of Melville and Dostoevsky, and alongside the writings of...

ISBN: 9781853264696
Издательство: Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: октябрь 2022