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. "Lay Morals and Other Papers" is a wonderful collection of essays including works like "Father Damien", "The Pentland Rising", "The Day After To-morrow" and "The Great North Road."
ISBN: 978-5-521-07802-8
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: сентябрь 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. "Lay Morals and Other Papers" is a wonderful collection of essays including works like "Father Damien," "The Pentland Rising" and "The Day After Tomorrow."
ISBN: 978-5-517-00194-8
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: ноябрь 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. "Lay Morals and Other Papers" is a wonderful collection of essays including works like "The Great North Road" and "The Young Chevalier."
ISBN: 978-5-517-00195-5
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2018
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. "Leila: or The Siege of Granada" is a historical romance novel which is set in Granada, Spain at the end of the Middle Ages.
ISBN: 978-5-521-08285-8
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: май 2019
Original / British English One day a leopard swims across the sea to Sindi. He is hungry and he is looking for food. He runs into an old lighthouse. The people of Sindi do not want the leopard in their lighthouse. But what can they do? How can they catch the leopard?
ISBN: 978-1-4058-8061-9
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
With an Introduction and Notes by Michael Irwin, Professor of English Literature, University of Kent at Canterbury. Tweedledum and Tweedledee, the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat, the Red Queen and the White Rabbit all make their appearances, and are now familiar figures in writing, conversation and idiom. So too are Carroll`s delightful verses such as The Walrus and the Carpenter and the inspired jargon of that masterly Wordsworthian parody, The Jabberwocky.
ISBN: 9781840227802
Издательство:
Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: январь 2020
From mere trainee to lowly geek, to triumphal Big Swinging Dick: that was Michael Lewis`s pell-mell progress through the dealing rooms of Salomon Brothers in New York and London during the heady mid-1980s when they were probably the world`s most powerful and profitable merchant bank. Формат: 13 см х 19,5 см.
ISBN: 978-0-340-83996-6
Издательство:
Hodder & Stoughton
Дата выхода: август 2011
Walter Scott (1771—1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, poet, and playwright. Although he was an advocate and legal administrator by profession, Scott is most famous for his great literary works and activities in the Royal Highland Society. As the title suggests, "Life of Napoleon" is a monumental biographical work representing the study of France during the Napoleonic Era. In an attempt to convey an accurate picture of events, Sir Walter Scott visited the Waterloo, and also interviewed officers engaged in the battle. The book is also based on The British governments to archives dealing with Napoleon`s exile in St. Helena.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07542-3
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2018
Walter Scott (1771-1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, poet, and playwright. Although he was an advocate and legal administrator by profession, Scott is most famous for his great literary works and activities in the Royal Highland Society. As the title suggests, "Life of Napoleon" is a monumental biographical work representing the study of France during the Napoleonic Era. In an attempt to convey an accurate picture of events, Sir Walter Scott visited the Waterloo, and also interviewed officers engaged in the battle. The book is also based on The British governments to archives dealing with Napoleon`s exile in St. Helena.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07543-0
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2018
Mark Twain (1835—1910) 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". Most of his finest work includes many genres such as humor, satire, and philosophical fiction. "Life on the Mississippi" is another stellar travel book and a memoir of the times before the Civil War when Mark worked as a steamboat navigator on the Mississippi River. The book also includes his trip from St. Louis to New Orleans years after the War.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07807-3
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2018
Peter Buffett, musician, composer, and son of Warren Buffett, offers this witty, inspirational book that encourages readers to take chances while maintaining a core of strong values.
ISBN: 9780307464712
Издательство:
Crown Archetype
Дата выхода: апрель 2010
Lifestyle is designed to meet the everyday language requirements of people who need English for work, travel and socializing. As well as dealing with how people communicate at work, it also helps learners interact effectively outside of the work environment, enabling them to get things done` in a variety of situations. Informed by speech act research, conversational analysis and intercultural research, Lifestyle teaches useful people skills language`. This language will help students avoid misunderstanding and communication breakdown enabling them to develop good work and social relationships in their everyday lives. *Built on a solid syllabus of grammar, vocabulary, speaking and listening, the course is straightforward and easy to use...
ISBN: 978-1-4082-3714-4
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
The bestselling children`s books series for over 50 years!Little Miss Late doesn`t mean to be late, but she always is!The Mr Men and Little Miss have been delighting children for generations with their charming and funny antics. Bold illustrations and funny stories make Mr Men and Little Miss the perfect story time experience for children aged two up. Have you met them all?
ISBN: 9781405289870
Издательство:
Egmont Books Ltd
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2022
This beautiful HarperCollins Children`s Classics edition of Louisa May Alcott`s Little Women is the perfect addition to any bookshelf.During the hardships of the American Civil War, Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy March are facing Christmas without their father. Little Women is their story - a tale of four very different sisters, their adventures and ambitions, their relationship with their neighbour Laurie and ultimately their moving journey from girls to women.This charming and timeless story inspired by Louisa May Alcott`s own life is not only one of the best-loved children`s books of all time, but also one of the most widely read and bestselling novels in American literature.