The Lord of the Rings cannot be described in a few words. J. R. R. Tolkien\'s great work has been labelled both a heroic romance and a classic of science fic- tion. It is, however, impossible to convey to the new reader all of the book\'s qualities, and the range of its creation. By turns comic, homely, epic, monstrous and diabolic, the narrative moves through countless changes of scenes and character in an imaginary world which is totally convincing in its detail. Tolkien created a new mythology in an invented world which has proved tuneless in its appeal. This one volume paperback edition includes the complete unabridged text of the three books, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two \'Towers and The Return of the King, that together make...

ISBN: 0-00-714924-7
Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers
Дата выхода: январь 2003

David Herbert Lawrence (1885-1930) was an English novelist, poet, playwright and literary critic, one of the key writers of the early twentieth century, most famous for his criticism of rationalism and industrialization. "The Lost Girl" is a novel, first published in 1920 and awarded with James Tait Black Memorial Prize in the fiction category. It tells the story of Alvina Houghton and her father James Houghton who, in an attempt to keep his business afloat, buys a theater and hires actors. Alvina falls in love with one of them and flies with him to Naples, leaving all her former life behind.

ISBN: 978-5-521-07204-0
Издательство: Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2018

ISBN: 978-5-521-07138-8
Издательство: Т8
Дата выхода: май 2018

ISBN: 9781847493187
Издательство: Alma Books
Дата выхода: январь 2013

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 Lurking Fear and Other Stories" is a collection of wonderful short stories such as "The Lurking Fear," "The Shunned House," "The Colour." These stories, full of mystery and fantastic creatures, have captured the minds of readers all over the world.

ISBN: 978-5-517-00252-5
Издательство: Т8
Дата выхода: февраль 2019

Howard Lovecraft (1890—1937) 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 Lurking Fear and Other Stories" is a collection of wonderful short stories such as "The Lurking Fear", "The Shunned House", "The Colour". These stories, full of mystery and fantastic creatures, have captured the minds of readers all over the world. .

ISBN: 978-5-521-08212-4
Издательство: Т8
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2018

Henry Rider Haggard was an English writer, largely of adventure fiction, but also of non-fiction. The eighth child of a Norfolk barrister and squire, through family connections he gained employment with Sir Henry Bulwer during the latters service as lieutenant-governor of Natal, South Africa. Haggard travelled to southern Africa in 1875 and remained in the country for six years, during which time he served as Master of the High Court of the Transvaal and an adjutant of the Pretoria Horse. Rider Haggard`s time in Africa proved inspirational for him, and while still in Natal he wrote two articles for The Gentleman`s Magazine describing his experiences.

ISBN: 978-5-521-06637-7
Издательство: Т8
Дата выхода: март 2018

Jason has a problem. He doesn`t remember anything before waking up on a school bus holding hands with a girl. Apparently she`s his girlfriend Piper, his best friend is a kid named Leo, and they`re all students in the Wilderness School, a boarding school for "bad kids." What he did to end up here, Jason has no idea-except that everything seems very wrong. Piper has a secret. Her father has been missing for three days, and her vivid nightmares reveal that he`s in terrible danger. Now her boyfriend doesn`t recognize her, and when a freak storm and strange creatures attack during a school field trip, she, Jason, and Leo are whisked away to someplace called Camp Half-Blood. What is going on? Leo has a way with tools. His new cabin at Camp...

ISBN: 978-0-14-132549-1
Издательство: Penguin Group
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011

ISBN: 9780440865070
Издательство: Random House
Дата выхода: январь 2010

A tree full of enormous spiders, a living thing with no face, a picture that comes alive, and a boy with no heart. These are some of the frightening things in these stories by M. R. James, one of the greatest horror writers of all time. Penguin Readers are written by specialist ELT authors. The language, vocabulary, style and content of every book is carefully graded to make sure it suits the learner`s own language ability. Every Penguin Reader has a range of activities in the book and accompanying Factsheet to help increase compreh

ISBN: 978-1-4058-8224-8
Издательство: Pearson
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

Знаковый фантастический роман Артура Конан Дойла, породивший множество экранизаций. В книге описываются приключения британской экспедиции в Южной Америке. Профессор Джордж Челленджер мечтает доказать существование доисторических животных в современном мире. На скалистом недоступном плато экспедиция обнаруживает "затерянный мир" - район, заселённый динозаврами, человекообразными обезьянами и...

ISBN: 978-5-521-05535-7
Издательство: Т8
Дата выхода: март 2017

Modern, original fiction for learners of English. Hundreds of dead fish, some unexplained deaths and a birdless town. Three newspaper reports from Finland attract interest from the British secret service. `Foreign Executive` Ian Munro is sent to Lahti to investigate. But when his first contact is killed in front of him, Munro realises that someone knows why he is there...and that they will do anything to protect their secret.

ISBN: 0-521-75082-2
Издательство: Cambridge University Press
Дата выхода: апрель 2004

ISBN: 9781444959925
Дата выхода: январь 2021