Classic / British English Mary Lennox goes to live with her uncle in a big, old house in the country. There are many gardens round the house. One day Mary finds a garden that has high walls and no doors. What is the secret of the garden?
ISBN: 978-1-4082-0952-3
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
In these wonderfully illustrated tales, renowned storyteller Howard Pyle journeys back to the age of King Arthur and his Round Table to chronicle the powerful, enthralling story that has delighted generations of readers fascinated by chivalry, magic, and the unforgettable drama of medieval times.
ISBN: 0-451-52488-8
Издательство:
Penguin USA
Дата выхода: апрель 2004
After ten years of marriage, Kit and Port Moresby have drifted apart and are sexually estranged. Avoiding the chaos of Europe in the aftermath of the Second World War, they travel to the remote North African desert. Port hopes the journey will reunite them, but although they share similar emotions, they are divided by their conflicting outlooks on life. Kit fears the desert while Port is drawn to its beauty and remoteness. Oblivious to its dangers, he falls ill and they discover a hostile, violent world that threatens to destroy them both.
ISBN: 0-14-118191-5
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: апрель 2004
Available again after being long out of print, this is the pre-eminent critical study, and exploration, of how myth and legend played such a significant role in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien.The Song of Middle-earth takes a fresh look at The Lord of the Rings, digging deep into the foundations of Tolkien`s world to reveal the complex tapestry of history and mythology that lies behind his stories.The charge that Tolkien`s work was merely derivative - that he extracted elements from other mythologies and incorporated them into his own fiction - is dismissed in favour of a fascinating examination of the rich historical background to Middle-earth.From the mythic tradition of the Tales told in The Book of Lost Tales: I to the significance of...
Best mates Sandie, Emily and Grazia thought they`d be friends forever, but they reckoned without the dividing effects of men and Shopping guru Sandie is on a roll, with a baby on the way and Toby, her posh totty partner, proposing every five minutes. But when she realises the legendary Garnett`s Department Store is teetering on the edge of bankruptcy, she knows she`s the only one to save it, even though Toby`s mother seems determined to scupper the rescue bid. For Emily, Sandie`s apparently perfect life is a bitter pill to swallow, especially as Emily`s been banned from having a second child by her boyfriend, Will, who is more interested in saving the planet than her. As the rifts grow, will she learn to stand on her own two feet, or...
ISBN: 978-1-4091-1860-2
Издательство:
Orion Books
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
The Caleighs have had a terrible They need time and space, while they await the news they dread. Gabe has brought his wife, Eve, and daughters, Loren and Cally, down to Devon, to the peaceful seaside village of Hollow Bay. He can work and Eve and the kids can have some peace and quiet and perhaps they can try, as a family, to come to terms with what’s happened to Crickley Hall is an unusually large house on the outskirts of the village at the bottom of Devil`s Cleave, a massive tree-lined gorge - the stuff of local legend. A river flows past the front garden. It`s perfect for if a bit gloomy. And Chester, their dog, seems really spooked at being away from home. And old houses do make sounds. And it`s constantly cold. And even though...
ISBN: 978-0-330-41168-4
Издательство:
Pan Macmillan
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
A man escapes from a biological testing facility, unknowingly carrying a deadly weapon: a mutated strain of super-flu that will wipe out over 99 percent of the world's population within a few weeks. Those who remain are scared, bewildered, and in need of a leader. Two emerge - Mother Abagail, the benevolent 108-year-old woman who urges them to build a peaceful community in Boulder, Colorado; and Randall Flagg, the 'dark man', the apostate of death, the warlord of the charnel house and Prince of Evil. Now the survivors must choose between them - and ultimately decide the fate of all humanity. Stephen King's apocalyptic vision of a world blasted by plague and tangled in an elemental struggle between good and evil is a classic...
Complete in five handsome volumes, each with an introduction by a Doyle scholar, a chronology, a selected bibliography, and explanatory notes, the Oxford Sherlock Holmes series offers a definitive collection of the famous detective`s adventures. No home library is complete without it. Comprising the series of short stories that made the fortunes of the Strand, the magazine in which they were first published, this volume won even more popularity for Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. Holmes is at the height of his powers in many of his most famous cases, including The Yellow face, The Final Problem, The Crooked man and the famous The Sigh Of the Four
ISBN: 978-5-521-06178-5
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: октябрь 2017
О. Генри - один из самых известных классиков американской литературы, признанный мастер короткой прозы. Его произведениям свойственны тонкий юмор, неожиданные развязки и яркие персонажи. В этот прекрасный сборник включены такие необычные и душевные произведения автора, как "Зелёная дверь", "Принцесса и пума", "Memento", "Разные школы" и многие другие. Читайте зарубежную литературу в оригинале!
ISBN: 978-5-521-05347-6
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2017
Jack Torrance`s new job at the Overlook Hotel is the perfect chance for a fresh start. As the off-season caretaker at the atmospheric old hotel, he`ll have plenty of time to spend reconnecting with his family and working on his writing. But as the harsh winter weather sets in, the idyllic location feels ever more and more sinister. And the only one to notice the strange and terrible forces gathering around the Overlook is Danny Torrance, a uniquely gifted five-year-old.
ISBN: 978-0-307-74365-7
Издательство:
Random House (USA)
Дата выхода: декабрь 2012
