As heard on Radio 4 - the classic dark and hilarious take on mankind`s final judgment, from bestselling authors Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman.`Armageddon only happens once, you know. They don`t let you go around again until you get it right` People have been predicting the end of the world almost from its very beginning, so it`s only natural to be skeptical when a new date is set for Judgement Day. But what if, for once, the predictions are right, and the apocalypse really is due to arrive next Saturday, just after tea? You could spend the time left drowning your sorrows, giving away all your possessions in preparation for the rapture, or laughing it off as (hopefully) just another hoax.Or you could just try to do something about it.
ISBN: 9780552159845
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: январь 2011
Hogswatchnight is fast approaching, and the Hogfather (that jolly fat man who delivers presents to the kiddies) is missing. But it`s vital that all the presents are delivered, otherwise the sun won`t rise tomorrow. However, there is another supernatural entity who can be everywhere at once and, most importantly, knows where everybody lives. And Death reckons that with a false beard and a few cushions, it might just work. And while Death is busy working out the mysteries of climbing down chimneys and drinking sherry, it`s up to Susan to track down the real Hogfather. It`s a dark time of the year. There are monsters afoot. And some of them look just like us. HO HO HO. You`d better watch Pratchett`s bestseller, adapted and directed by Vadim...
HarperCollins is pround to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. `My life looks as if it had been wasted for want of chances! When I see what you know, what you have read, and seen, and thought, I feel what a nothing I am!` Challenging the hypocrisy and social conventions of the rural Victorian world, Tess of the D`Urbervilles follows the story of Tess Durbeyfield as she attempts to escape the poverty of her background, seeking wealth by claiming connection with the aristocratic D`Urberville family. It is through Tess`s relationships with two very different men that Hardy tells the story of his tragic heroine, and exposes the double standards of the world that she inhabits with searing pathos and heart-rending sentiment.
ISBN: 978-0-00-735091-9
Издательство:
HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: август 2011
Set in Hardy`s Wessex, Tess is a moving novel of hypocrisy and double standards. Its challenging sub-title, A Pure Woman, infuriated critics when the book was first published in 1891, and it was condemned as immoral and pessimistic.It tells of Tess Durbeyfield, the daughter of a poor and dissipated villager, who learns that she may be descended from the ancient family of d`Urbeville. In her search for respectability her fortunes fluctuate wildly, and the story assumes the proportions of a Greek tragedy. It explores Tess`s relationships with two very different men, her struggle against the social mores of the rural Victorian world which she inhabits and the hypocrisy of the age.In addressing the double standards of the time, Hardy`s...
ISBN: 9781840228298
Издательство:
Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2023
When Tess Durbeyfield is sent by her family to seek out her rich relatives, she soon finds herself pursued and violently seduced by the ruthless Alex D`Urberville. The sad event which follows gives Tess the chance to hide her past and move on. Eventually she falls in love and finds happiness with Angel Clare, a clergyman`s son. But Tess`s honest nature means she is doomed to never escape her past as events force her to finally take control of her fate.
ISBN: 978-0-230-03532-4
Издательство:
Macmillan Publishers
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Томас Харди - крупнейший английский писатель и поэт поздневикторианской эпохи. "Тэсс из рода д'Эрбервиллей" - один из самых известных романов автора, который до сих пор влюбляет в себя читателей по всему миру. Нищая представительница древнего рыцарского рода обречена быть содержанкой, но готова бросить дерзкий вызов судьбе. Сумеет ли главная героиня сохранить искренность и любовь в своём сердце?.....
ISBN: 978-5-521-05155-7
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июнь 2017
