A compulsive gambler himself at a certain period of his life, Dostoyevsky wrote this novel with real authority. Set in the appropriately named Roulettenburg, a German spa with a casino and an international clientele, it concerns the gambling episodes, tangled love affairs and complicated lives of Alexey Ivanovitch, a young gambler; Polina Alexandrovna, the woman he loves; a pair of French adventurers and other characters. Although not as dark as some of Dostoyevsky`s other works, `The Gambler` nevertheless offers a grim and psychologically probing picture of the fatal attractions of gambling. Among its strengths are its well-drawn characters-Aunt Antonida, although lightly sketched in, is especially delightful-and its faithful depiction...
ISBN: 0-486-29081-6
Издательство:
Dover
Дата выхода: апрель 2004
A rhyming story of a mouse and a monster. Little mouse goes for a walk in a dangerous forest. To scare off his enemies, he invents tales of a fantastical creature called the Gruffalo. Imagine his surprise when he meets the real Gruffalo!
ISBN: 978-0-333-71093-7
Издательство:
Macmillan ELT
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald`s third book, stands as the supreme achievement of his career. In planning his novel, F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote, "I want to write something new something extraordinary and beautiful and simple and intricately patterned." Working with anxiety and saw he feeling that it was the supreme test, he committed all his imaginative resources to the project. This exemplary novel of the Jazz Age has been acclaimed by generations of readers. The story of the fabulously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan, of lavish parties on Long Island at a time when The New York Times noted "gin was the national drink and sex the national obsession", it is an exquisitely crafted tale of America in...
ISBN: 978-5-521-06164-8
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2018
Searingly hot in the summer, bitterly cold in the winter, the ancestral estate of the Golovlyov family is the end of the road. There Anna Petrovna rules with an iron hand over her servants and family-until she loses power to the relentless scheming of her hypocritical son Judas.One of the great books of Russian literature, The Golovlyov Family is a vivid picture of a condemned and isolated outpost of civilization that, for contemporary readers, will recall the otherwordly reality of Macondo in Gabriel Garc
THE GIFT is the last of the novels Nabokov wrote in his native language and the crowning achievement of that period in his literary career. It is also his ode to Russian literature, evoking the works of Pushkin, Gogol, and others in the course of its narrative: the story of Fyodor Godunov-Cherdyntsev, an impoverished emigre poet living in Berlin, who dreams of the book he will someday write - a book very much like THE GIFT itself.
ISBN: 9780679727255
Издательство:
Random House (USA)
Дата выхода: май 1991
At Cold Mountain Penitentiary, along the lonely stretch of cells known as the Green Mile, condemned killers such as "Billy the Kid" Wharton and the possessed Eduard Delacroix await death strapped in "Old Sparky". But good or evil, innocent or guilty, prisoner or guard, none has ever seen the brutal likes of the new prisoner, John Coffey, sentenced to death for raping and murdering two young girls. Is Coffey a devil in human form? Or is he a far, far different kind of being? There are more wonders in heaven and hell than anyone at Cold Mountain can imagine and one of those wonders might just have stepped in amongst them.
In a hidden studio in an area of Rome where the Vatican liked to keep an eye on the city’s prostitutes, an art expert from the Louvre is found dead in front of one of the most beautiful paintings that Nic Costa has ever seen – an unknown Caravaggio masterpiece. But before long tragedy will strike Nic far closer to home. The main suspect’s identity is known, but he remains untouchable – protected in his grand palazzo by a fleet of lawyers and a sinister cult known as the Ekstasists. If Costa and his team can crack the reasons for the cult’s existence, he may well stand a chance of nailing the double-killer. But the mystery will take him right back to Caravaggio himself and the reasons he had to flee Rome all those centuries
ISBN: 978-0-330-43596-3
Издательство:
Pan Macmillan
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
Evil Shall. Harriet Vanger, Sixteen Years Old. Missing, Presumed Dead, She Vanished Into Thin Air. The Case Is Closed, But Is A Killer Still At Large? With Evil. Tortured By The Loss Of His Niece, Henrik Vanger Asks Disgraced Journalist Mikael Blomkvist To Investigate. But The Family`s Dark Secrets Are Buried Deep, And In The Shadows Lies Someone Who Will Do Anything To Stop Them Being Exposed. Be Expelled. Watching Everyone Is An Unpredictable And Dangerous Security Specialist. Lisbeth Salander -
ISBN: 978-0-85738-995-4
Издательство:
Quercus Publishing (MacLehose Press)
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
Сборник лучших рассказов классика американской литературы и основоположника детективного жанра Эдгара По. Произведения изданы в авторской версии в полном объеме. Признанный стилист и психолог Эдгар По на протяжении десятилетий считался эталоном для писателей, работающих в жанре детектива. Издание рассчитано на лиц, владеющих основами английского языка.
ISBN: 9785797404866
Издательство:
Икар
Дата выхода: январь 2008
Издание полностью на английском языке. Her murder was just the beginning. She was an army captain and the daughter of legendary General "Fighting Joe" Campbell: her body was found - naked and bound - on the firing line of Fort Hadley. The political powder keg of a case goes directly to the elite army investigator Paul Brenner and rape specialist Cynthia Sunhill - and explodes. Behind the military code of honour, Brenner and Sunhill uncover trails of corruption - all leading to the golden girl's shocking secret. "A furiously fast read, a genuinely perplexing, involving mystery and an immensely likeable anti-hero". New York Daily News
ISBN: 978-0-7515-4176-2
Издательство:
Little, Brown and Company
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
It`s Fran`s thirtieth birthday and things are good. She`s bluffed her way into a Very Posh Job and her outlandishly handsome and talented boyfriend Michael is escorting her to the Ritz with a bulge the shape of a ring box in his pocket. But something has gone wrong. Very wrong. By the end of the evening Fran is howling in bed with a bottle of cheap brandy and one of Michael`s old socks. In her quest to figure out why her life has suddenly gone down the pan, Fran comes up with a failsafe plan: live like a badger, stalk a stranger called Nellie and cancel her beloved Gin Thursdays in favour of drinking gin every night. But then Fran`s friends force a very different plan on her and it`s nowhere near as fun. How could eight dates possibly...
ISBN: 978-0-241-95298-6
Издательство:
Penguin Group
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
Anthony Trollope (1815-1882) was an English novelist of the Victorian era. Among his best-known works is a series of novels collectively known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, which revolves around the imaginary county of Barsetshire. "The Golden Lion of Granpere" was written when Trollope was at the height of his popularity. The novel concerns the events in the lives of an innkeeper`s family; the relationship between George Voss, the landlord`s son, and his beloved Marie, the rivalry between Voss and another suitor for Marie`s hand in marriage, and the results of a betrothal based on mutual misunderstandings.
ISBN: 978-5-521-08359-6
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: март 2020
A new, small-format edition of one of Gorey`s "dark masterpieces of surreal morality" (Vanity Fair) - a witty, disquieting journey through the alphabet.
Fairy stories and traditional tales have a special place in the life of every child. Trust "Ladybird" to bring you all the best-loved titles in our famous small, hard-wearing format. "The Gingerbread Man" is perfect for reading aloud, or for older, more confident readers to read by themselves. There are 24 "Ladybird Tales" to collect, so the only problem is which one to choose first!
ISBN: 978-1-84646-980-0
Издательство:
Ladybird Books
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
"Зарубежная классика - читай в оригинале" - коллекция, которая собрана из бессмертных произведений великих мастеров пера, написанных ими на их родном языке. Книги из этой серии помогут читателю углублённо изучать иностранные языки, обогатят его внутренний мир и по-новому откроют произведения известных классиков. Учись английскому у О. Генри! Неадаптированное издание.
ISBN: 978-5-519-49879-1
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2016
The Good Grammar Book teaches all the grammar you need for speaking and writing in English. It explains the rules, shows you how the language works, and gives you plenty of practice. It can improve your English every time you use it, either with your coursebook in class, or as extra practice at home. Explanations are clear, simple, and easy to remember. Real examples show you how rules work and how to avoid common mistakes. Colour illustrations help you understand difficult grammar points. Practice activities teach you to use the grammar. Grammar and vocabulary are practised together in special exercises. Tests at the beginning of each section show you what you need to practise. Tests at the end of each section show your progress....
ISBN: 0-19-431519-3
Издательство:
Oxford University Press
Дата выхода: январь 2001
Tarmon Gai’don, the Last Battle, looms. And mankind is not ready.The final volume of the Wheel of Time, A Memory of Light, was partially written by Robert Jordan before his untimely passing in 2007. Brandon Sanderson, New York Times bestselling author of the Mistborn books, was chosen by Jordan’s editor--his wife, Harriet McDougal--to complete the final book. The scope and size of the volume was such that it could not be contained in a single book, and so Tor proudly presents The Gathering Storm as the first of three novels that will cover the outline left by Robert Jordan, chronicling Tarmon Gai`don and Rand al`Thor`s final confrontatino with the Dark One. This short sequence will complete the struggle against the Shadow, bringing...
ISBN: 978-0-7653-4153-2
Издательство:
Holtzbrink
Дата выхода: май 2011
