The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is a powerful and sometimes violent novel of expectation, love, oppression, sin, religion and betrayal. It portrays the disintegration of the marriage of Helen Huntingdon, the mysterious `tenant` of the title, and her dissolute, alcoholic husband. Defying convention, Helen leaves her husband to protect their young son from his father`s influence, and earns her own living as an artist. Whilst in hiding at Wildfell Hall, she encounters Gilbert Markham, who falls in love with her. On its first publication in 1848, Anne Bronte`s second novel was criticized for being `coarse` and `brutal`. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall challenges the social conventions of the early nineteenth | century in a strong defence of women`s...
ISBN: 1-85326-488-1
Издательство:
Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: декабрь 1999
Young Jack Sawyer is searching for the Talisman, the only thing that can save his dying mother. His quest takes him into the menacing Territories where violence, surprise and the titanic struggle between good and evil reach across a mythic landscape. About the Author Stephen King is the bestselling author of more than thirty books of which the most recent are THE GIRL WHO LOVED TOM GORDON, HEARTS IN ATLANTIS and his non-fiction book ON WRITING. He lives with his wife, the novelist Tabitha King, in Bangor, Maine.
ISBN: 0-340-67445-8
Издательство:
Hodder
Дата выхода: апрель 2004
James Fenimore Cooper was a prolific and popular American writer of the first half of the 19th century. His historical romances of frontier and Indian life in the early American days created a unique form of American literature. The Two Admirals is an 1842 nautical fiction set during the 18th century. Exploring the British Royal Navy, Cooper wrote the novel out of encouragement of his English publisher, who recommended writing another sea novel. Cooper had originally intended to write a novel where ships were the main characters, though eventually decided not to.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07949-0
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2018
Уильям Шекспир - один из самых значимых и таинственных писателей в мировой литературе, бесспорный мастер драматургии. Его комедии до сих пор играют на театральных сценах во всех уголках планеты, его герои вдохновляют, поражают и влюбляют в себя миллионы людей. "Укрощение строптивой" - одно из самых известных произведений Шекспира, не потерявшее своей актуальности и в XXI веке. Романтическая комедия и фарс,...
ISBN: 978-5-521-05146-5
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июнь 2017
This charming retelling of Jemima Puddle-duck story is brought to life with the innovative noisy technology. A musical sound button is integrated within each spread. Children are encouraged to press the button as part of the storytelling - giving them the classic bunnies story with an interactive dimension. This title also includes a musical sound on the cover. The sounds include Jemima pat-paddling, clucking, crackle of the newspaper, creak of the door, dog barking, and ducklings tweeting.
ISBN: 978-0-7232-6447-7
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
Frodo and his Companions of the Ring have been beset by danger during their quest to prevent the Ruling Ring from falling into the hands of the Dark Lord by destroying it in the Cracks of Doom. The second volume in J.R.R. Tolkien s epic adventure. Abridged. 3 CDs.
The Tales of Belkin were the first work of prose fiction to be completed by Russia`s greatest poet, Alexander Pushkin. Written over a short period in the autumn of 1830, and sometimes referred to as `the little parodies`, the five stories reflect a number of the key interests of European writers of the time, such as the Byronic hero, the Gothic novel, and the tale of the supernatural. Perhaps the key element in each of these sparkling vignettes is surprise, as they provide some familiar literary themes with a range of unexpected twists. At the same time they suggested fruitful new avenues for Russian writers to explore, and the country`s literature would simply not have been the same without them. The volume is completed by Pushkin`s...
From aspiring designers, stylists, editors, and photographers to fashion obsessives who want behind-the-scenes secrets about industry stars and tips on how to live a creative life, this book is a must-read.
ISBN: 9781595142610
Издательство:
Penguin Group
Дата выхода: октябрь 2009
(Helen) Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) was an English author and illustrator, botanist, and conservationist, born in Kensington, London best known for her children`s books, which featured animal characters such as Peter Rabbit. Educated at home by a succession of governesses, she had little opportunity to mix with other children. Potter had frogs and newts, and even a pet bat. The basis of her many projects and stories were the small animals that she smuggled into the house or observed during family holidays in Scotland and the Lake District. She was encouraged to publish her story, The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1902), but she struggled to find a publisher until it was accepted when she was 36, by Frederick Warne & Co. The small book and her...
ISBN: 978-0-7232-6775-1
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: октябрь 2012
Braverman Shaw - Bravo to his friends - always knew his father had secrets. But not until Dexter Shaw dies does Bravo discover that his father belonged to a hidden sect that has guarded a lost Testament that could shake Christianity to its foundations.
ISBN: 978-0-7653-5343-6
Издательство:
Macmillan USA
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
Ever since the gods of Ancient Egypt were unleashed on the modern world, Carter Kane and his sister, Sadie, have been in big trouble. As descendants of the magical House of Life, they command certain powers. But now a terrifying enemy` Apophis, the giant snake of chaos is rising. If Carter and Sadie don`t destroy him, the world will end in five days` time. And in order to battle the forces of chaos, they must revive the sun god Ra` a feat no magician has ever achieved. Because first they must search the world for the three sections of the Book of Ra, then they have to learn how to chant its spells. Can the Kanes destroy Apophis before he swallows the sun and plunges the earth into darkness forever?
ISBN: 978-0-14-133567-4
Издательство:
Puffin
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
Эта книга входит в серию иллюстрированных учебных пособий "Читаем вместе", адресованных детям, которые начинают знакомиться с английским языком. Известная сказка звучит по-новому на английском языке. Став участником увлекательного приключения, ребенок выучит около 70 новых слов. Он узнает, как по-английски называются разные домики, научится описывать персонажей простыми прилагательными, говорить о том,...
ISBN: 978-5-8112-3977-1
Издательство:
Айрис-пресс
Дата выхода: июнь 2010
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