Princess Florizella may live in a classic fairy-tale world, but she’s no ordinary princess…These three stories were originally published under the titles Princess Florizella, Princess Florizella and the Wolves and Princess Florizella and the Giant.They were originally dedicated to her daughter but have been reimagined in this edition which she has dedicated to her grandchildren.“Princess Florizella was friends with some of the princesses who had studied The Princess Rules, and behaved just as the Rules said they should. Florizella thought their hair was lovely: so golden and so very long. And their clothes were nice: so richly embroidered. And their shoes were delightful: so tiny and handmade in silk. But their days bored her to...
The sequel to the "New York Times" bestseller "The Last Kingdom" continues the exhilarating adventures of Uhtred and King Alfred the Great. Uhtred discovers--in his moment of greatest peril--a newfound loyalty and love for his native country and ruler.
ISBN: 9780061144837
Издательство:
HarperCollins USA
Дата выхода: январь 2007
Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803 - 1873) was an English novelist, poet, playwright and politician. A lot of his works contributed to the early growth of the science fiction genre. "The Pilgrims of the Rhine" is a story of a young and terribly sick woman Gertrude, who goes to her last journey along the Rhine. This story is full of German tales and legends, which her beloved Trevylyan tells Gertrude in order to relieve her voyage.
ISBN: 978-5-521-08266-7
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: февраль 2019
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 Purcell Papers III" contains five gothic short stories like "Jim Sulivan`s Adventures in the Great Snow" and "The Quare Gander," recognized as a classic of Fantasy & Horror genres.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07118-0
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2018
“Портрет Дориана Грея” - лучшее прозаическое произведение блестящего виртуоза слова и неподражаемого стилиста английской литературы Оскара Уайльда. В основе сюжета трагическая судьба художника и созданного им шедевра. Издание рекомендуется преподавателям и студентам языковых факультетов и вузов для использования в качестве пособия для домашнего чтения.
ISBN: 978-5-7974-0408-8
Издательство:
Икар
Дата выхода: июль 2014
Роман "Тихий американец" (1955), на первый взгляд, посвящен вечной коллизии: на фоне трагических событий в Сайгоне развиваются отношения внутри любовного треугольника - английский журналист, его вьетнамская подруга и молодой американец. Однако за любовным конфликтом скрываются куда более масштабные вещи: и муки морального выбора главного героя, и размышления о ничтожной цене жизни человека, попавшего в...
ISBN: 978-5-907097-00-1
Издательство:
Антология
Дата выхода: декабрь 2018
David Herbert Lawrence (1885-1930) was an English novelist, poet, playwright and literary critic, one of the key writers of the early twentieth century, most famous for his criticism of rationalism and industrialization. Set in the Nottinghamshire, England, The Rainbow follows three generations of the Brangwens, a strong and energetic family, deeply attached to the land they own. The book focuses on the individual`s struggle against the confining rules and restrictions of social life.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07213-2
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2018
В настоящее время английский язык стал средством международного общения специалистов-нефилологов. Одной из основных задач подготовки студентов вузов естественно-научного и технологического профилей по иностранному языку является обучение чтению англоязычных научных статей по специальности. Чтение оригинальной научной литературы является основой формирования, развития и совершенствования...
ISBN: 978-5-9710-7069-6
Издательство:
URSS
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2019
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 Return of Sherlock Holmes was the first Holmes collection since 1893, when Holmes had "died" in "The Final Problem". The first story is set in 1894 and has Holmes returning in London and explaining the period from 1891–1894, a period called "The Great Hiatus" by Sherlockian enthusiasts.
ISBN: 978-5-517-06248-2
Издательство:
Рипол Классик
Дата выхода: январь 2021
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 Refugees is another vivid example of the author`s love for historical events. It revolves around two characters: Huguenot guardsman Amory de Catinat, and Amos Green, an American who comes to see France. The book also features many famous historical figures and events: the King of France Louis XIV`s and his marriage to Madame de Maintenon, the cancellation of the Edict of Nantes and the emigration of the Huguenot de Catinats to America
ISBN: 978-5-521-08136-3
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2018
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe is the second part in Douglas Adams` smash hit sci-fi comedy and cult classic series. This stunning gift edition is illustrated by Costa Award winning Chris Riddell.`One of the greatest achievements in comedy. A work of staggering genius`` – David WalliamsIf you`ve done six impossible things this morning, why not round it off with breakfast at Milliways, the Restaurant at the end of the Universe?Which is exactly what Arthur Dent and the crew of the Heart of Gold plan to do. There`s just the small matter of escaping the Vogons, avoiding being taken to the most totally evil world in the Galaxy and teaching a space ship how to make a proper cup of tea.And did anyone actually make a reservation?
Begin your journey into Middle-earth.A New Legend Begins on Prime Video, in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.The third part of J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic adventure THE LORD OF THE RINGS.The Dark Lord has risen, and as he unleashes hordes of Orcs to conquer all Middle-earth, Frodo and Sam struggle deep into his realm in Mordor.To defeat Sauron, the One Ring must be destroyed in the fires of Mount Doom. But the way is impossibly hard, and Frodo is weakening. The Ring corrupts all who bear it and Frodo’s time is running out.Will Sam and Frodo succeed, or will the Dark Lord rule Middle-earth once more?
David Herbert Lawrence (1885-1930) was an English novelist, poet, playwright and literary critic, one of the key writers of the early twentieth century, most famous for his criticism of rationalism and industrialization. Set in the Nottinghamshire, England, The Rainbow follows three generations of the Brangwens, a strong and energetic family, deeply attached to the land they own. The book focuses on the individual`s struggle against the confining rules and restrictions of social life.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07214-9
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2018
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. "The Rajah`s Diamond" is a collection of four wonderful short stories: "Story of the Bandbox," "Story of the Young Man in Holy Orders," "Story of the House with the Green Blinds," and "The Adventure of Prince Florizel and a Detective."
ISBN: 978-5-517-00201-3
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: декабрь 2018
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. This book is a collection of intriguing short stories with unexpected culminations such as "Like Argus of the Ancient Times", "The Hussv" and "The Red One". .
ISBN: 978-5-521-08124-0
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2018
Давно мертвы внутри? Вернитесь к жизни вместе с Шерлоком Холмсом! "Возвращение Шерлока Холмса" - это сборник из 13 рассказов про вашего любимого детектива. Шерлок Холмс, канувший в бездну Рейхенбахского водопада вместе со своим врагом, профессором Мориарти, неожиданно возвращается. Каким образом ему удалось выжить? Ответ вы найдете на страницах этой книги. Сборник издан на английском языке, без сокращений...
ISBN: 978-5-17-169699-3
Издательство:
АСТ
Дата выхода: март 2025
Kagan argues that hopes for a new peaceful international order after the end of the Cold War have proved wrong. He stresses that peoples of the liberal world need to choose whether they want to shape it or let others shape it for them.
` … once again Mr Sherlock Holmes is free to devote his life to examining those interesting little problems which the complex life of London so plentifully presents.`Evil masterminds beware! Sherlock Holmes is back! Ten years after his supposed death in the swirling torrent of the Reichenbach Falls locked in the arms of his arch enemy Professor Moriarty, Arthur Conan Doyle agreed to pen further adventures featuring his brilliant detective. In the first story, `The Empty House`, Holmes returns to Baker Street and his good friend Watson, explaining how he escaped from his watery grave. In creating this collection of tales, Doyle had lost none of cunning or panache, providing Holmes with a sparkling set of mysteries to solve and a...
ISBN: 9781853260582
Издательство:
Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: август 2023
«Таинственный сад» - роман англо-американской писательницы Фрэнсис Ходжсон Бернетт, впервые опубликованный отдельным изданием в 1911 году. Он рассказывает историю осиротевшей Мэри Леннокс, которая после смерти родителей переезжает из Британской Индии в Англию, в большой дом своего дяди, полный тайн. Однажды Мэри обнаруживает секретный сад, окруженный стенами и запертый на ключ. С помощью новых друзей...
ISBN: 978-5-517-10702-2
Издательство:
RUGRAM
Дата выхода: декабрь 2023
"История доктора Дулиттла" - книга английского писателя Хью Лофтинга (1886–1947), подарившая жизнь любимому герою детской литературы, доброму врачу, понимающему язык зверей и птиц. По преданию, сам образ родился у Лофтинга, когда он был на фронте Первой мировой войны: оттуда он писал письма домой и, чтобы подбодрить родных, рассказывал истории о чудесном лекаре и его приключениях. Русскому читателю этот...
ISBN: 9785517096845
Издательство:
RUGRAM
Дата выхода: октябрь 2023
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
One morning, Stompysaurus wakes from a happy dream, feeling excited for the new day, until things start to go a bit wrong. His brother`s being a tease, his breakfast isn`t his usual favourite and nothing is going right. His stomps and roars start rising inside him, until they explode!But a tricky start doesn`t have to mean a stompy finish. Can Stompysurus find a new way of looking at things and turn his day around?The perfect picture book to help children learn to overcome feelings of anger and annoyance when it seems like everything is going wrong. From the author of the bestselling The Lion Inside. A Read for Empathy Collection Choice, chosen by EmpathyLab.
