Withdrawn, uneducated and unloved, Frederick collects butterflies and takes photographs. A chance pools win enables his to capture the art student Miranda and keep her in the cellar of the Sussex house he has bought with the windfall. The situation is seen first from the collector`s point of view: he thinks the chloroform pad no more vicious than his butterfly net, and patiently waits for the barriers of class and taste that inhibit their love to break down in the limbo of their isolation. She, the creator, desperate for her freedom, tries to be understanding but cannot banish her contempt for everything anti-life that the collector stands for.
ISBN: 0-316-29023-8
Издательство:
Back Bay Books
Дата выхода: апрель 2004
No Fear Shakespeare gives you the complete text of The Comedy of Errors on the left-hand page, side-by-side with an easy-to-understand translation on the right. Each No Fear Shakespeare contains: The complete text of the original play; A line-by-line translation that puts Shakespeare into everyday language; A complete list of characters with descriptions; Plenty of helpful commentary.
Every charm bracelet tells a story and Holly O`Neill knows this better than most. Years ago, at a difficult time in her life, a silver bracelet in a pretty wrapped box was delivered anonymously to her, a single charm attached. Some time later, another mysterious charm appeared, and the same thing happened many times over the years. Each charm proved to be significant in her life, as if her unnamed benefactor understood she needed some kind of talisman to help her through challenging times. Since then, she has added her own charms - special reminders of the most important events in her life. Her bracelet makes memories tangible - spelling out the nuances of cherished moments through the shorthand of each tiny charm. For this reason,...
ISBN: 978-0-340-99342-2
Издательство:
Hodder & Stoughton
Дата выхода: декабрь 2012
W. B. Yeats was Romantic and Modernist, mystical dreamer and leader of the Irish Literary Revival, Nobel prizewinner, dramatist and, above all, poet. He began writing with the intention of putting his ‘very self’ into his poems. T. S. Eliot, one of many who proclaimed the Irishman’s greatness, described him as ‘one of those few whose history is the history of their own time, who are part of the consciousness of an age which cannot be understood without them’. For anyone interested in the literature of the late nineteenth century and the twentieth century, Yeats’s work is essential. This volume gathers the full range of his published poetry, from the hauntingly beautiful early lyrics (by which he is still fondly remembered)...
ISBN: 9781853264542
Издательство:
Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: январь 2020
Topping Barron`s growing series of activity-packed Creativity books for kids, "The Christmas Creativity Book "stands out as the most colorful, most fun-filled, most overflowing-with-ideas volume yet. Its lively pages sparkle with everything kids love best about Christmas - Santa and his reindeer, glittering holiday-theme decorations, games to play, puzzles to solve, songs to sing, pictures to color - and even directions for baking delicious treats from the recipe collection of Mrs. Claus. Here`s just a small sample of delights kids will find when they open this wonderful book - Two sticker sheets and a big, colorful gatefold scene where boys and girls can attach the stickers Glittering sheets of Christmas wrapping paper with templates on...
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle`s Brigadier Gerard stories surely constitute the finest series of historical short stories in literature, mingling the comedy and the tragedy, the pathos and the irony, or, in Napoleon`s phrase, the sublime and the ridiculous. It is Napoleon and his Europe, his dedicated followers and the awakened nationalisms of the peoples they enraged, possessing our minds in savage realism and enrapturing romance. And in Brigadier Etienne Gerard, Arthur Conan Doyle created a hero worthy to take his place in the great line stretching from Homer`s Odysseus to George MacDonald Fraser`s Flashman, nearest of all perhaps to Stevenson`s Allan Breck and Wodehouse`s Bertie Wooster.
ISBN: 978-1-84767-919-2
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
"The Curse of Lono" is to Hawaii what "Fear and Loathing" was to Las Vegas: the crazy tales of a journalist`s "coverage" of a news event that ends up being a wild ride to the dark side of Americana. Originally published in 1983, Curse features all of the zany, hallucinogenic wordplay and feral artwork for which the Hunter S. Thompson / Ralph Steadman duo became known and loved. This curious book, considered an oddity among Hunter`s ceuvre, was long out of print, prompting collectors to search high and low for an original copy. Taschen`s signed, limited edition sold out before the book even hit the stores, but this version, in a different, smaller format, makes "The Curse of Lono" accessible to everyone. Формат издания: 29...
ISBN: 978-3-8228-4897-5
Издательство:
TASCHEN
Дата выхода: январь 2000
Howard Lovecraft was an American writer who achieved posthumous fame through his influential works of horror fiction. Despite the fact that he was virtually unknown before he died, today he is known as the most influential author in his genre. "The Call of Cthulhu and Other Stories" is a collection of wonderful short stories such as "Dagon," "The Nameless City" and "The Call of Cthulhu." These stories, full of mystery and fantastic creatures, have captured the minds of readers all over the world.
ISBN: 978-5-517-00247-1
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: январь 2019
Qwilleran and the cats are visiting an island known by many names. Qwill has always called it Breakfast Island, but to the taciturn natives, it`s Providence Island. To the rich summer residents it`s Grand Island - and to the developers and tourists who are turning this once-peaceful place upside down, it`s Pear Island. But when some odd "accidents" occur, including a fatal boat explosion, Qwill suspects sabotage and sets out to investigate - because murder by any other name is just as
This is not a book of reviews. This is not a book that sneers at other books. This is a book about reading - about enjoying books wherever and however you find them. Nick Hornby is first and foremost a reader and he approaches books like the rest of us: hoping to pick up one he can`t put down. "The Complete Polysyllabic Spree" is a diary of sorts, charting his reading life over two years. It is a celebration of why we read - its pleasures, its disappointments and its surprises. And above all, it is for you - the ever hopeful reader.
ISBN: 978-0-14-102849-1
Издательство:
Книжный мир
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2012
Original / British English A mysterious stranger has come to the island where Costas lives. Why is the man there, and why is he looking at Eagle`s Rock? Costas wants to be the first person to climb the dangerous rock. But will the stranger climb it first?
ISBN: 978-1-4058-8179-1
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
Beranbaum has written the classic cake cookbook. A chapter devoted to the master baker offers clear, precise instructions for making special-occasion cakes of any size up to 18 inches in diameter. A chapter of special decorative techniques makes it possible for even the beginning baker to make cakes look terrific. Includes countless solutions and tips for all the little problems that may arise. Illustrated.
This is a classic story from one of our best-loved authors. Gemma doesn`t believe a chicken could have written a book - chickens can`t even read! But here in front of them is The True Story of Harrowing Farm, and its scratchy pages definitely look, well, chickeny. It is an epic tale of cruelty and bravery, the story of a chicken who flies frillions of miles, reaching the heights of intergalactic superstardom, to try to save us humans.
ISBN: 978-1-4052-3321-7
Издательство:
Egmont Books Ltd
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
Jack London (1876—1916) 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. "The Cruise of The Dazzler" is an early adventure novel by London, set in his hometown San Francisco. The plot revolves around a young boy Joe Bronson who has trouble at home and at school. The arguments with his father lead him to run away and join the crew of the ship called Dazzler. Joe dreams of a sailor`s life full of excitement but he soon realizes that he joined the crew of pirates.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07511-9
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2018
Jacob Grimm and his brother Wilhelm were philologists and folklorists. The brothers rediscovered a host of fairy tales, telling of princes and princesses in their castles, witches in their towers and forests, of giants and dwarfs, of fabulous animals and dark deeds. Together with the well-known tales of "Rapunzel", "The Goose Girl", "Sleeping Beauty", "Hansel and Gretel" and "Snow White", there are the darker tales such as "Death`s Messengers" which deserve to be better known, and which will appeal not only to all who are interested in the history of folklore, but also to all those who simply love good story-telling.
ISBN: 978-1-85326-898-4
Издательство:
Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: октябрь 2012
This is a sticker-book re-telling of the Christmas Story. An interactive experience for young children, as they enjoy reading the story while completing it using one of the 60 stickers provided. With artwork taken from the popular Bible Tales series, illustrated by Norman Young.
ISBN: 978-1-4095-3847-9
Издательство:
Usborne
Дата выхода: октябрь 2012
