When Helen Huntingdon decides to leave her brutish, drunkard husband, she is not only flouting convention but also going against the laws of the land. Fleeing with her small son, she determines to lead an independent existence and takes on thetenancy of Wildfell Hall. Self-possessed, surrounded by secrecy, it is not long before Helen finds herself the victim of local slander. Set in Regency times and written during the 1840s, `The Tenant of Wildfell Hall` is a novel of startling modernity in its bold treatment of the issue of women`s equality and is unforgettable in its intensity, burning sincerity and psychological truth.

ISBN: 0-14-062043-5
Издательство: Penguin Books
Дата выхода: апрель 2002

`A lie can run round the world before The Truth can get its boots on.`William de Worde has somehow found himself editor of Ankh-Morpork`s first newspaper. Well, with a name like that . . .Launched into the world of investigative journalism, alongside reporter Sacharissa Cripslock, William soon learns that the news is a risky business. For a start, his colleagues include a band of axe-wielding dwarfs and a recovering vampire with a life-threatening passion for flash photography.It`s a big news week: the most powerful man in the city has been arrested, leaving Ankh-Morpork without a leader. And a dangerous criminal organisation will do anything to control the story . . .The Discworld novels can be read in any order but The Truth is a...

ISBN: 9781804990452
Дата выхода: октябрь 2023

Jack London (1876-1916) was an American novelist, journalist and social activist. Pioneering the genre of magazine fiction and prototyping science fiction, he became one of the first writers, who gained worldwide fame and a large fortune. "The Turtles of Tasman" is a collection of beautiful short stories among which there are "Told in the Drooling Ward," "The Hobo and the Fairy" and "The Eternity of Forms."

ISBN: 978-5-521-07506-5
Издательство: Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2018

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

This text contains two of Graham Greene`s novels. The Third Man is a recreation of post-war Vienna in which Rollo Martins visits his friend and hero, Harry Lime, to find Harry has died in suspicious circumstances. The Fallen Idol is the chilling story of a small boy caught up in adult games.

ISBN: 978-0-09-928623-3
Издательство: Random House
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

ISBN: 9781405935173
Дата выхода: январь 2021

In this novel William Wilkie Collins explores the powers of telepathy while telling a skilful tale that interweaves suspense with the familiar ingredients of Victorian melodrama. Mary Dermody is destined to be together with George Germaine one day, or so at least her grandmother prophesizes. Destiny at first doesn`t seem to adhere to this plan, and the pair is separated and lose sight of each other. But when George saves a young woman from drowning, a strong connection seems to develop between them, which seems to be almost supernatural.

ISBN: 978-5-521-06459-5
Издательство: Т8
Дата выхода: февраль 2018

ISBN: 9781529091427
Дата выхода: январь 2022

ISBN: 9780747594727
Издательство: Bloomsbury
Дата выхода: январь 2009

Shakespeare`s last play is a mystical drama of estrangement and reconciliation. Deposed from his dukedom in Milan and cast out to sea with his daughter, Miranda, Prospero has a miraculous power over the island on which they have made their home. As the play begins, Prospero has used his art to bring about another shipwreck. This time his usurping brother and his colleagues are cast ashore, but through the power of magic, love and forgiveness, chaos is gradually transformed into order. This edition of the text contains notes, a glossary and an introduction. Формат: 11 см x 18 см.

ISBN: 978-0-14062-378-9
Издательство: Penguin Books
Дата выхода: август 2010

Walking the streets of Moscow, indistinguishable from the rest of its population, are the Others. Possessors of supernatural powers and capable of entering the Twilight, a shadowy world that exists in parallel to our own, each owes allegiance either to the Dark or the Light. Night Watch Agent Anton Gorodetsky's holiday is abruptly shortened when an urgent call from Gesar - his boss and Night Watch head - forces him to return to work. Gesar has received an anonymous note, stating that an Other has revealed the full truth about their kind to a human, and intends to convert the human in an Other. The note has also been sent to the Day Watch, and to the Inquisition - but only the very highest-level Others know the addresses. So the...

ISBN: 978-0-09-948994-8
Издательство: Random House
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011

ISBN: 978-5-521-07055-8
Издательство: Т8
Дата выхода: апрель 2018

ISBN: 9781529159370
Дата выхода: октябрь 2023

""They do not love that do not show their love."" Two Gentlemen of Verona " " Eminent Shakespearean scholars Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen provide a fresh new edition of the classic comedy of courtship and delicious rivalry. THIS VOLUME ALSO INCLUDES MORE THAN A HUNDRED PAGES OF EXCLUSIVE FEATURES: - an original Introduction to "Two Gentlemen of Verona" - incisive scene-by-scene synopsis and analysis with vital facts about the work - commentary on past and current productions based on interviews with leading directors, actors, and designers - photographs of key RSC productions - an overview of Shakespeare`s theatrical career and chronology of his plays Ideal for students, theater professionals, and general readers, these modern and...

ISBN: 9780230300910
Дата выхода: январь 2012

ISBN: 9780141194547
Издательство: Penguin Group
Дата выхода: январь 2011

Anne Bronte was an English novelist and poet, the youngest member of the Bronte literary family. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is her the second and final novel. It was first published in 1848 under the pseudonym Acton Bell. Probably the most shocking of the Brontes` novels, it had an instant and phenomenal success, but after Anne`s death her sister Charlotte prevented its re-publication. The novel is framed as a series of letters from Gilbert Markham to his friend and brother-in-law about the events connected with the meeting of his wife. He is deeply intrigued by Helen Graham, a beautiful and secretive young widow who has moved into nearby Wildfell Hall with her young son. He is quick to offer Helen his friendship, but when her reclusive...

ISBN: 978-5-521-07912-4
Издательство: Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2018

(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: 978-0-7232-6776-8
Издательство: Penguin Books
Дата выхода: октябрь 2012

This is the teacher training course for teachers and trainee teachers preparing for the Cambridge ESOL "Teaching Knowledge Test" or other initial teacher training qualifications. There are no formal entry requirements for the TKT, however candidates are advised to have at least an intermediate level of English (PET/IELTS band score of 4.0/B1). The Student`s Book may be used by candidates studying alone, or as part of an organised training programme. The Training Activities are designed to be used by teacher trainers with their class of trainees. Формат: 19 см х 24,5 см.

ISBN: 978-0-521-60992-0
Издательство: Cambridge University Press
Дата выхода: март 2011

It`s spring 1868, and the population of Boston is being terrorised by technological attacks: first a magnetic storm causes ships in the harbour to collide in flames, then in another bizarre catastrophe every piece of glass in the financial district spontaneously melts - clocks, windows, eyeglasses. Nothing in nature can do this: these are man-made disasters. Someone has unleashed the destructive potential of science on an innocent population. The city`s fate relies on four young students of the recently founded Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Marcus Mansfield, a Civil War veteran determined to repay MIT`s founder for taking a chance on him, brash Bob Richards, meticulous Edwin Hoyt and the eccentric but brilliant Ellen Swallow,...

ISBN: 978-0-09-951276-9
Издательство: Random House
Дата выхода: январь 2013

It`s December 1997, and a man-eating tiger is on the prowl outside a remote village in Russia`s Far East. The tiger isn`t just killing people, it`s annihilating them, and a team of men and their dogs must hunt it on foot through the forest in the brutal cold. As the trackers sift through the gruesome remains of the victims, they discover that these attacks aren`t random: the tiger is apparently engaged in a vendetta. Injured, starving, and extremely dangerous, the tiger must be found before it strikes again. As he re-creates these extraordinary events, John Vaillant gives us an unforgettable portrait of this spectacularly beautiful and mysterious region. We meet the native tribes who for centuries have worshipped and lived alongside...

ISBN: 978-0-340-96258-9
Издательство: Hodder & Stoughton
Дата выхода: август 2011

ISBN: 9780349006277
Дата выхода: январь 2015

Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (1814 —1873) was an Irish writer of Gothic novels, one of the most influential ghost story writers of the nineteenth century. "The Tenants of Malory" is the sensation novel about two feuding families, Verney and Fanshawe, and their ambiguous relationship. Arthur, Lord Verney\'s nephew, cannot choose between his feelings to Margaret Fanshawe and for his benefit. Through this novel, the author asks a question — how many moral principles is a person willing to sacrifice for a brief sense of superiority?

ISBN: 978-5-521-07452-5
Издательство: Т8
Дата выхода: май 2018

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

ISBN: 978-0-7232-6778-2
Издательство: Penguin Books
Дата выхода: октябрь 2012