May Sinclair was an innovator of modern fiction, a late Victorian who was also a precursor to Virginia Woolf. In her "Uncanny Stories" (1923), Sinclair combines the traditional ghost story with the discoveries of Freud and Einstein. The stories shock, enthral, delight and unsettle. Specially included in this volume is "The Intercessor" (1911), Sinclair`s powerful story of childhood and abandoned love, a tale whose intensity compares with that of the Brontes.
ISBN: 978-1-84022-492-4
Издательство:
Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Presents the legends, songs, and sayings of Uncle Remus, following the text of the first edition of Joel Chandler Harris` attempt to record traditional black stories of his time.
Uncle Fred is one of the hottest earls that ever donned a coronet. Or as he crisply said, `There are no limits, literally none, to what I can achieve in the springtime.` Even so, his gifts are stretched to the limit when he is urged by Lord Emsworth to save his prize pig, the Empress of Blandings, from the enforced slimming cure of the haughty Duke of Dunstable. Pongo Twistleton knows his debonair but wild uncle shouldn`t really be allowed at large - especially when disguised as a brain surgeon. He fears the worst. And his fears are amply justified.
ISBN: 978-0-09-951384-1
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Самая знаменитая книга, описывающая рабство, была настолько злободневной на момент своего выхода, что спровоцировала социальные волнения, через десять лет вылившиеся в Гражданскую войну. "Хижина дяди Тома" наделала шуму на Севере Америки, была запрещена к изданию на Юге, а в итоге стала абсолютным бестселлером XIX века. Но и сегодня эта мелодраматичная история покоряет сердца читателей во всём мире....
ISBN: 978-5-521-05505-0
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: март 2017
Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896) was an American abolitionist and a writer. She is best known for her novel "Uncle Tom`s Cabin", which depicts the harsh conditions for enslaved African Americans. It featured the character of Uncle Tom, a long-suffering black slave around whom the stories of other characters revolve. The sentimental novel depicts the reality of slavery while asserting that Christian love can overcome something as destructive as enslavement of fellow human beings.
ISBN: 978-5-521-08291-9
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июнь 2019
This structurally and psychologically compact drama takes place on an estate in 19th-century Russia, exploring the complex interrelationships between a retired professor, his second wife, and the daughter and brother-in-law from his first marriage. Interwoven themes of weakness, delusion, and despair–balanced by an underlying message of courage and hope–make this one of the most expressive of Chekhov’s works.
ISBN: 0-486-40159-6
Издательство:
Dover
Дата выхода: апрель 2004
One thing is certain, - that there is a mustering among the masses, the world overhand there is a dis irae coming on, sooner or later. Viewed by many as fuelling the abolitionist movement of the 1850s and laying the groundwork for the Civil War, Harriet Beecher Stowe`s sentimental and moral tale of slaves attempting to secure their freedom was one of the most popular books of the 19th century. Centred upon the long-suffering Uncle Tom, a devout Christian slave who endures cruelty and abuse from his owners, he is often celebrated as the first black hero in American fiction who refuses to obey his white masters. With other strong protagonists such as Eliza, a courageous slave who flees to the North with her son when she learns that he is...
ISBN: 978-0-00-790226-2
Издательство:
HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
While his mother and father are away, a little elephant goes to visit his uncle. And what a time they have Uncle Elephant makes wishes come true, tells amazing stories, and trumpets the dawn. The visit is perfect, except for one thing-it ends much too soon.
I thought I saw a human face, about the most terrible my fancy could have called up, looking fixedly into the room. The face gazed towards the bed, and in the imperfect light looked like a livid mask, with chalky eyes’. Master of the ghost story genre James commented that the, ‘final terrific murder-scene and escape can hardly be forgotten’ by those who have read "Uncle Silas". Neither does the opening disappoint. As the November winds wail in ivied chimneys we are drawn into a Victorian Gothic atmosphere of menacing, sombre gloom and ebony shadows. Sheridan Le Fanu leaves us in no doubt that we are in for a feast of exciting drama, luring us into the intensely claustrophobic world of the nineteenth century sensational novel. Le...
ISBN: 978-1-84022-171-8
Издательство:
Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
Uncle Tom`s Cabin is the most popular, influential and controversial book written by an American. Stowe’s rich, panoramic novel passionately dramatises why the whole of America is implicated in and responsible for the sin of slavery, and resoundingly concludes that only `repentance, justice and mercy` will prevent the onset of `the wrath of Almighty God!`.
ISBN: 978-1-84022-402-3
Издательство:
Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Forty-six stories never before published in any collection include twenty that were incorporated into longer works after magazine publication, eleven that appeared in periodicals, and fifteen never published at all.
ISBN: 0-375-70109-5
Издательство:
Random House (USA)
Дата выхода: апрель 2004
- Ideal for teachers getting started in CLIL and exitsing CLIL practitioners in search of new ideas - Presents a broad overview of CLIL essentials for teachers at both primary and secondary level - Contains a wide range of practical ideas
ISBN: 978-0-230-02719-0
Издательство:
Macmillan Publishers
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Uncovering Grammar challenges the traditional view of grammar as a thing to be learned, suggesting it is more like a process that emerges. It re-examines traditional approaches to teaching it and shows how to create the right conditions for students to uncover grammar. Contains a wide range of practical ideas, activities and photocopiable resources that can be used in the classroom. Explains how grammatical systems emerge. Suggests ways of creating awareness-raising tasks to help students acquire grammar.
ISBN: 978-1-4050-8006-4
Издательство:
Macmillan
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
Understanding and Using English Grammar is a tried-and-tested series that students and teachers love to use. This classic grammar series can be used as a reference or stimulating classroom text. Key Features
ISBN: 978-0-13-246448-2
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
The Chartbook conatins all the grammar charts in the fourth edition of Understanding and Using English Grammar. Packed with easy-to-understand explanations and clear examples, the Chartbook is the perfect reference tool for students and teachers alike. Understanding and Using English Grammar is a classic developmental skills text for intermediate to advanced English language learners.
The classic text for intermediate through advanced students provides a clear, visual presentation of grammar in terms easily understandable to students. Grammar explanations teach situationally appropriate English, both formal and colloquial and make distinctions between British and American usage. Each presentation is followed by graded activities that promote speaking, listening, and writing skills. The revised edition features an improved organization, expansion and/or clarification of grammar points, more illustations, and new excersises. It is now available in split editions with accompanying workbooks and teacher`s manuals for increased flexibility and ease of use.
The Workbook consists solely of self-study exercises, with answers included, providing students the opportunity to explore and practice grammar independently. It is keyed to explanatory grammar charts in both the Student Book and the Chartbook. Understanding and Using English Grammar is a classic developmental skills text for intermediate to advanced English language learners.
A classic developmental skills text for intermediate to advanced students of English, UNDERSTANDING AND USING ENGLISH GRAMMAR is a comprehensive reference grammar as well as a stimulating and teachable classroom text. While keeping the same basic approach and material as in earlier editions, the Fourth Edition more fully develops communicative and interactive language-learning activities. Some of the new features are: - Innovative warm-up exercises that precede the grammar charts and introduce points to be taught. - Structure-based listening exercises ranging from casual speech to academic content. - Academic readings that highlight the targeted grammar structures. - Greatly expanded speaking practice with extensive pair, group and class...
Jettison the old rulebooks about home decor and undecorate your space. As the founder and creative director of DwellStudio - which is famous for its brightly colored, graphic textile designs for home furnishings - designer Christiane Lemieux challenges tradition in a quintessentially American way, championing a fresh, unconventional approach to creating a beautiful and comfortable home. Lemieux emboldens readers to push aside stuffy, professionally-designed decor, showing them instead how to infuse their own personality into their home. Undecorate profiles twenty homes from all over the country, revealing their owners` love of imperfection and penchant for surprise and unusual juxtapositions while inspiring readers to follow their own...
ISBN: 978-0-307-46315-9
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: август 2011
Joseph Conrad was a Polish-British writer regarded as one of the greatest novelists to write in the English language. Under Western Eyes is a story of Razumov, who unwittingly becomes embroiled in a revolutionary conspiracy when he gives refuge to a fellow student who assassinated a public official. Increasingly enmeshed in the radical`s political intrigue, he betrays the anarchist who had placed blind faith in him. The authorities then dispatch Razumov on a mission to spy on the revolutionary`s sister and mother. A fascinating character study, Under Western Eyes hauntingly reveals Razumov`s preoccupation with questions of decency and accountability when confronted by the equally powerful values of human integrity and moral strength.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07632-1
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2018
