Misery Chastain was dead. Paul Sheldon had just killed her - with relief, with joy. Misery had made him rich; she was the heroine of a string of bestsellers. And now he wanted to get on to some real writing. That`s when the car accident happened, and he woke up in pain in a strange bed. But it wasn`t the hospital. Annie Wilkes had pulled him from the wreck, brought him to her remote mountain home, splinted and set his mangled legs. The good news was that Annie was a nurse and has pain-killing drugs. The bad news was that she was Paul`s Number One Fan. And when she found out what Paul had done to Misery, she didn`t like it. She didn`t like it at all. And now he had to bring Misery back to life. Or
ISBN: 978-1-4447-2071-6
Издательство:
Hodder & Stoughton
Дата выхода: июль 2011
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. In "Miss Mackenzie" Trollope made a deliberate attempt to prove that a novel may be produced without any love. He depicts Margaret Mackenzie, overwhelmed with money troubles, as she tries to assess the worth and motives of four very different suitors.
ISBN: 978-5-521-08329-9
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2019
A collection of Miss Marple mysteries, plus some bonus short stories...First, the mystery man in the church with a bullet-wound...then, the riddle of a dead man`s buried treasure...the curious conduct oif a caretaker after a fatal riding accident...the corpse and a tape-measure...the girl framed for theft...and the suspect accused of stabbing his wife with a dagger. Six gripping cases with one thing in common — the astonishing deductive powers of Miss Marple. Also includes two non-Marple mysteries, `The Dressmaker`s Doll` and `In a Glass Darkly`. Читать дальше…
ISBN: 9780008196646
Издательство:
HarperCollins
Дата выхода: январь 2019
Salley Vicker’s sensational debut novel, ‘Miss Garnet’s Angel’ is a voyage of discovery; a novel about Venice but also the rich story of the explosive possibilities of change in all of us at any time.Julia Garnet is a teacher. Just retired, she is left a legacy which she uses by leaving her orderly life and going to live – in winter – in an apartment in Venice. Its beauty, its secret corners and treasures, and its people overwhelm a lifetime of reserve and caution. Above all, she’s touched by the all-prevalent spirit of the Angel, Raphael.The ancient tale of Tobias, who travels to Media unaware he is accompanied by the Archangel Raphael, unfolds alongside Julia Garnet’s contemporary journey.The two stories interweave with...
ISBN: 9780006514213
Издательство:
HarperCollins
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2022
Die sechs Lektionen dieses Teilbandes von "Mittelpunkt B2" widmen sich je einem Thema, das abwechslungs- und facettenreich dargeboten wird. Jede Doppelseite bildet eine in sich geschlossene Lerneinheit, in der eine oder mehrere aufeinander bezogene Kannbeschreibungen die Grundlage für vielfältige Aufgaben und das entsprechende Fertigkeitstraining bilden. Diese übersichtliche Portionierung der Lernsequenzen fördert die Motivation der Lerner und erleichtert die Unterrichtsplanung der Lehrkräfte. Eine Referenzgrammatik zum Nachschlagen rundet das Lehrwerk ab. Die Übungen des Arbeitsbuchteils ermöglichen ein weiteres Trainieren der jeweiligen Kompetenz und dienen der Erweiterung des Wortschatzes und der...
ISBN: 978-3-12-676620-3
Издательство:
Klett
Дата выхода: июль 2011
With an Introduction and Notes by David Herd, Lecturer in English and American Literature at the University of Kent at Canterbury and co-editor of `Poetry Review` Moby Dick is the story of Captain Ahab`s quest to avenge the whale that `reaped` his leg. The quest is an obsession and the novel is a diabolical study of how a man becomes a fanatic. But it is also a hymn to democracy. Bent as the crew is on Ahab`s appalling crusade, it is equally the image of a co-operative community at work: all hands dependent on all hands, each individual responsible for the security of each. Among the crew is Ishmaеl, the novel`s narrator, ordinary sailor, and extraordinary reader. Digressive, allusive, vulgar, transcendent, the story Ishmael tells is...
ISBN: 9781853260087
Издательство:
Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: январь 2002
Daniel Defoe was an English trader, writer, pamphleteer and journalist. He is most famous for his novel "Robinson Crusoe", which is second only to the Bible in its number of translations. Moll Flanders details the life of the irresistible Moll and her struggles through poverty and sin in search of property and power. Born in Newgate Prison to a picaresque mother, Moll propels herself through marriages, periods of success and destitution, a trip to the New World and back, only to return to the place of her birth as a popular prostitute and brilliant thief. Daniel Defoe created a female character-narrator who recounts, from a woman`s point of view, her life and adventures, portraying critically the society in which she lived.
ISBN: 978-5-521-08177-6
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: август 2018
With the help of her long-lost brother, Micky Minus, Molly must now use her telepathic powers to save the world from an evil Superbrain, in this fourth adventure of the "New York Times"-bestselling series.
ISBN: 9780060750381
Издательство:
HarperCollins
Дата выхода: май 2008
Set in the sinister monastery of the Capuchins in Madrid, "The Monk" is a violent tale of ambition, murder and incest. The great struggle between maintaining monastic vows and fulfilling personal ambitions leads to its main character, the monk Ambrosio, to temptation and the breaking of his vows, then to sexual obsession and rape, and finally to murder to conceal his guilt.
ISBN: 978-1-84022-185-5
Издательство:
Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: июль 2011
"I`ve lost my mum!" It`s not too much fun being lost in the jungle, and little monkey wants his mummy. A kindly butterfly is keen to help, but they don`t seem to be having much luck as the well-meaning butterfly misunderstands monkey`s descriptions and leads him to all sorts of unsuitable animals! But eventually, they find... Dad! It`s just as well that he knows exactly where mum is, and she`s waiting with a well-deserved cuddle. Monkey Puzzle is a clever, funny and charming tale from the unparalleled picture-book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo. This handy board book format is perfect for younger readers. It features the classic story with a stunning redesigned cover and beautiful finish,...
Sir Henry Rider Haggard was an English writer of adventure novels set mostly in Africa, and a founder of the Lost World literary genre. These two novels take place in ancient Fgupt. Moon of Israel narrates the events of the Biblical Exodus from Egypt told from the perspective of a scribe named Ana. The hero of Morning Star novel, prince Rames, goes through many challenges and daring encounters to win his way through to the woman he loved with all his heart — Neter-Tua, The Morning Star, daughter of the Pharaoh, daughter of the ages, high priestess of Amen, beautiful and glorious as no woman before her.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07729-8
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2018
I was my dad`s vinyl-wallah: I changed his records while he lounged around drinking tea, and that`s how I know my Argo from my Tempo. And it`s why, when Dr Walid called me to the morgue to listen to a corpse, I recognised the tune it was playing. Something violently supernatural had happened to the victim, strong enough to leave its imprint like a wax cylinder recording. Cyrus Wilkinson, part-time jazz saxophonist and full-time accountant, had apparently dropped dead of a heart attack just after finishing a gig in a Soho jazz club. He wasn`t the first. No one was going to let me exhume corpses to see if they were playing my tune, so it was back to old-fashioned legwork, starting in Soho, the heart of the scene. I didn`t trust the lovely...
ISBN: 978-0-575-09762-9
Издательство:
Orion Books
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
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. "Moon-Face`and Other Stories" is a collection that contains many wonderful stories like "The Leopard Man`s Story", "Local Colour", "Amateur Night", and "The Minions of Midas".
ISBN: 978-5-521-07497-6
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2018
