Этот сборник открывает двери в мир тайн и приключений Роберта Льюиса Стивенсона. Здесь вас ждут истории о тайных обществах и загадочных заговорах, о бесценном сокровище, за которое готовы рискнуть жизнью, и о дерзких авантюрах, где каждый шаг может стать решающим. Каждый рассказ хранит свою интригу, а фирменный стиль Стивенсона превращает чтение в увлекательное путешествие, где до последней страницы...
ISBN: 978-5-17-174854-8
Издательство:
АСТ
Дата выхода: октябрь 2025
«Знак четырех» (1890) - вторая повесть детективного цикла английского писателя Артура Конан Дойла о гениальном сыщике Шерлоке Холмсе. Густой туман сгущается над улицами Лондона, и скучающий детектив погружается в глубокую меланхолию. Из этого невеселого состояния его вырывает неожиданный визит. Одинокая молодая девушка просит помощи Шерлока Холмса и его напарника доктора Ватсона - сопроводить ее на...
ISBN: 978-5-517-10832-6
Издательство:
RUGRAM
Дата выхода: май 2024
«История искателей сокровищ: приключения непослушных детей в поисках удачи» - роман английской писательницы Эдит Несбит, впервые опубликованный отдельным изданием в 1899 году. В нем рассказывается история Доры, Освальда, Дикки, Алисы, Ноэля и Горация Октавиуса Бастейблов, которые пытаются помочь своему овдовевшему отцу, обманутому деловым партнером, вернуть семейное состояние… Неадаптированное издание...
ISBN: 978-5-517-10701-5
Издательство:
RUGRAM
Дата выхода: декабрь 2023
Belly has spent her summers at the beach house with Conrad and Jeremiah, who had never noticed her noticing them. Every summer Belly hoped it would be different. This time, it is. The summer that Belly turns pretty is the summer that changes everything--for better and for worse.
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850—1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, travel writer, and essayist. He was a celebrity during his lifetime for works like "Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" and "Treasure Island". Now he is one of the most translated authors in the world. "The Silverado Squatters" is Robert`s sweet traveling memoir about a two-month honeymoon trip with his wife, Fanny, and her son Lloyd. It extensively describes their travel to Napa Valley, California in 1880.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07795-3
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2018
Washington Irving (1783 - 1859) was an American short story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. "The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon" is a collection of essays and short stories. Stories range from the maudlin (such as "The Wife" and "The Widow and Her Son") to the picaresque ("Little Britain") and the comical ("The Mutability of Literature").
ISBN: 978-5-521-08249-0
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: март 2019
"How I long to sail!" said the tiny snail. One little snail longs to see the world and hitches a lift on the tail of an enormous whale. Together they go on an amazing journey, past icebergs and volcanoes, sharks and penguins, and the little snail feels so small in the vastness of the world. But when disaster strikes and the whale is beached in a bay, it`s the tiny snail`s big plan that saves the day. The Snail and the Whale is a delightful tale of adventure and friendship by 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, making it a...
ISBN: 978-1-5098-3044-2
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2017
Wilkie Collins was an English novelist, playwright, and short story writer. The Two Destinies explores the powers of telepathy while telling a skillful 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 does not 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. The Frozen Deep is a story of a love triangle between Clara, Frank and Richard. Exchanging vows of love with sailor Frank Aldersley the night...
ISBN: 978-5-521-07193-7
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2018
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. "The Three Clerks" is a novel that draws on Trollope`s own experiences as a junior clerk in the General Post Office, and has been called the most autobiographical of Trollope`s novels. The novel exposes and probes the relationships between three clerks and the three sisters who became their wives.
ISBN: 978-5-521-08373-2
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: февраль 2020
Mark Twain was an American writer, journalist, and publisher. Among his most famous novels are "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and its sequel, "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." His wit and satire, in prose and in speech, earned praise from critics and peers. "The Tragedy of Pudd`nhead Wilson" is a novel about two boys from the fictional Missouri town of Dawson`s Landing. One, born into slavery, with a small amount of black ancestry. The other is white, born to be the master of the house. The two boys were switched after birth, so each would grow into the other`s social role and accept many of the boundaries and stigmas of the society.
ISBN: 978-5-517-00217-4
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: декабрь 2018
The Things We Leave Unfinished (Rebecca Yarros)When Georgia Stanton discovers that her late grandmother, Scarlett, the infamous romance author, didn`t get the chance to finish her last book, she is determined to share her story. But first, it needs to be written.Enter Noah Harrison, the bestselling and most charismatic romance author of his generation. When Georgia meets him, she is distraught - athough he`s charming and handsome, there`s nothing beneath the surface. But as they start working together, Georgia begins to see that there might be more to Noah than meets the eye.Together, they realize that Scarlett was saving the greatest love story of all until last - her own. While serving in World War Two, she fell in love with the...
Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, poet, travel writer, and essayist. His most famous works are "Treasure Island" and "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde." Now he is one of the most translated authors in the world. This volume includes amazing short stories like "The Treasure of Franchard," "Ollala," and "Thrawn Janet."
ISBN: 978-5-517-00199-3
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: декабрь 2018
The Discworld is very much like our own - if our own were to consist of a flat planet balanced on the back of four elephants which stand on the back of a giant turtle, that is . . .`A lie can run round the world before The Truth has got its boots on`William de Worde is the accidental editor of the Discworld`s first newspaper.Now he must cope with the traditional perils of a journalist`s life - people who want him dead, a recovering vampire with a suicidal fascination for flash photography, some more people who want him dead in a different way and, worst of all, the man who keeps begging him to publish pictures of his humorously shaped potatoes.William just wants to get at The Truth. Unfortunately, everyone else wants to get at William....
ISBN: 9780552167635
Издательство:
Transworld publishers
Дата выхода: октябрь 2023
Arthur Conan Doyle was a British writer best known for his detective fiction featuring the character Sherlock Holmes. His works also include fantasy and science fiction, as well as plays, romances, non-fiction and historical novels. "The Tragedy of The Korosko" tells the story of European tourists on a trip to Egypt, sailing up the River Nile in a boat called the Korosko. The book raises the themes of imperial sovereignty, invasive foreign policy, and even religious extremism. .
ISBN: 978-5-521-08078-6
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2018
With the same hilarious blend of schematic diagrams, troubleshooting tips, and step-by-step instructions as the bestselling "The Baby Manual," this sequel explores issues of childhood from ages one to three.
Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930) was an English writer best known for his detective stories about Sherlock Holmes. As an adventure novel, "The Tragedy of The Korosko" tells the story of European tourists on a trip to Egypt, sailing up the River Nile in a boat called the Korosko. During a morning tour of the desert, they are taken hostage by a group of Dervish warriors. The book raises the themes of imperial sovereignty, invasive foreign policy, and even religious extremism.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07181-4
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июнь 2018
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. "The Three Clerks" is a novel that draws on Trollope`s own experiences as a junior clerk in the General Post Office, and has been called the most autobiographical of Trollope`s novels. The novel exposes and probes the relationships between three clerks and the three sisters who became their wives.
ISBN: 978-5-521-08372-5
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: февраль 2020
"Незнакомка из Уайлдфелл-Холла" — роман английской писательницы Энн Бронте, впервые опубликованный в 1848 году. Книга повествует о судьбе Хелен Грэхем, загадочной женщины, которая, скрываясь от своего прошлого, поселяется в Уайлдфелл-Холле — старинном и заброшенном поместье. Её появление вызывает любопытство и сплетни среди местных жителей. Данной книгой Энн Бронте смогла вызвать резонанс, поскольку...
ISBN: 978-5-17-174860-9
Издательство:
АСТ
Дата выхода: июль 2025
HG Wells`s story about a machine that allows travel back and forward in time remains one of the great science fiction adventures, but when it was published in 1895, it was also a dark warning of dangers to come.
