In these delightful tales, Oscar Wilde employs all his grace, artistry and wit. The Happy Prince tells of the statue of a once pleasure-loving Prince which, with the help of a selfless Swallow helps people in distress. As well as The Nightingale and the Rose, The Devoted Friend and The Remarkable Rocket, this collection contains The Selfish Giant, a remarkable story of the redemptive power of love.

ISBN: 978-1-85326-123-7
Издательство: Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: январь 2015

Alfred Noyes`s famous poem still has the power to thrill us as we read the story of the highwayman and his doomed love for Bess, the landlord`s black-eyed daughter. Charles Keeping`s stunning illustrations won this book the Kate Greenaway Medal in 1982. The paperback is now reissued with a new cover.

ISBN: 978-0-19-272370-3
Издательство: OXED
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

For Fox, Caleb, Gage and the other residents of Hawkins Hollow, the number seven portends doom—ever since, as boys, they freed a demon trapped for centuries when their blood spilled upon The Pagan Their innocent bonding ritual led to seven days of madness, every seven years. And now, as the dreaded seventh month looms before them, the men can feel the storm brewing. Already they are plagued by visions of death and destruction. But this year, they are better prepared, joined in their battle by three women who have come to The Hollow. Layla, Quinn, and Cybil are somehow connected to the demon, just as the men are connected to the force that trapped it. Since that day at The Pagan Stone, town lawyer Fox has been able to see into others’...

ISBN: 978-0-515-14459-8
Издательство: Penguin Group
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011

Taking you from ancient Ireland to modern day conflicts, this book gives you an understanding of the background to events that have dominated the headlines. It addresses the developments in Ireland, including the murder of Robert McCartney and Denis Donaldson, the IRA`s formal order to end its 30-year armed campaign; and more.

ISBN: 978-0-340-94242-0
Издательство: Hodder & Stoughton
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011

ISBN: 9780099591078
Дата выхода: январь 2017

From the redwood forest to the Gulf Stream waters… Following up on our Great Escapes Asia, Europe, Africa, and South America titles is this volume concentrating on the most extraordinary and tempting Canadian and American hotels. Ranging from funky and inexpensive to luxuriously elegant and wildly pricy, these hotels, inns, guesthouses, bungalows, ranches, lodges, resorts and even - yes - wigwams and treehouses will surely seduce you.

ISBN: 3-8228-4057-2
Издательство: TASCHEN
Дата выхода: январь 2000

Dick Young is lent a house in Cornwall by his friend Professor Magnus Lane. During his stay he agrees to serve as a guinea pig for a new drug that Magnus has discovered in his biochemical researches. The effect of this drug is to transport Dick from the house at Kilmarth to the Cornwall of the 14th century. There, in the manor of Tywardreath, the domain of Sir Henry Champernoune, he witnesses intrigue, adultery and murder. As his time travelling increases, Dick resents more and more the days he must spend in the modern world, longing ever more fervently to get back into his world of centuries

ISBN: 978-1-84408-042-7
Издательство: Little, Brown and Company
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

Melanie Stryder refuses to fade away. The earth has been invaded by a species that takes over the minds of their human hosts while leaving their bodies intact, and most of humanity has succumbed. Wanderer, the invading `soul` who has been given Melanie`s body, knew about the challenges of living inside a human: the overwhelming emotions, the too-vivid memories. But there was one difficulty Wanderer didn`t expect: the former tenant of her body refusing to relinquish possession of her mind. Melanie fills Wanderer`s thoughts with visions of the man Melanie loves - Jared, a human who still lives in hiding. Unable to separate herself from her body`s desires, Wanderer yearns for a man she`s never met. As outside forces make Wanderer and...

ISBN: 978-0-751-55097-9
Дата выхода: июль 2014

The Hollywood family film is one of the most popular, commercially-successful and culturally significant forms of mass entertainment. This book is the first in-depth history of the Hollywood family film, tracing its development from its beginnings in the 1930s to its global box-office dominance today. Noel Brown shows how, far from being an innocuous amusement for children, the family film has always been intended for audiences of all ages and backgrounds. He tells the story of how Hollywood`s ongoing preoccupation with breaking down the barriers that divide audiences has resulted in some of the most successful and enduring films in the history of popular cinema. Drawing on multiple sources and with close analysis of a broad range of...

ISBN: 978-1-78076-270-8
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2012