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 Death Voyage" includes a vast collection of intriguing short stories, such as "The Confession" and "The Centurion" featuring a wide range of the author`s literary talent written on paper. .
ISBN: 978-5-521-08065-6
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2018
The Dead Secret was Collins`s first full-length puzzle-romance. Moments from death, Mrs Treverton tells a secret, never to be passed to her husband. Years later, when her daughter Rosamond returns with her husband, she is warned not to enter the Myrtle Room. Strong-minded and ingenious, Rosamond`s determined detective work uncovers a shocking truth.
ISBN: 978-5-521-06837-1
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: февраль 2018
Step into the wild world of the Warrior Cats - wild cat excitement, epic battles and tribal rivalry! Myths and legends surround the four cat clans, in this thrilling feline fantasy adventure.The thrilling saga of battling cat clans concludes in the sixth book of this fantastic feline fantasy.ThunderClan`s darkest hour is upon them, as Tigerstar`s quest for power plunges all the Clans into the most terrible danger any cat has ever faced. Fireheart prepares to pit his wits against his arch-enemy, but the real danger he must face is even more terrible.The time has come for phrophecies to unfold and for heroes to rise...
ISBN: 9780007140077
Издательство:
HarperCollins Publishers
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2022
An autobiography of Henry Rider Haggard, an English writer, largely of adventure fiction. He was also involved in agricultural reform throughout the British Empire. His stories, situated at the lighter end of Victorian literature, continue to be popular and influential,
ISBN: 978-5-521-06638-4
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: февраль 2018
A few months after the first fighter jets landed in their own backyard, Ellie and her five terrified but defiant friends struggle to survive amid a baffling conflict. Their families are unreachable; the mountains are now their home. When two of them fall behind enemy lines, Ellie knows what must happen next: a rescue mission. Homer, the strongest and most unpredictable among them, is the one to take charge. While others have their doubts about his abilities, Homer has no choice but to prove them wrong - or risk losing everything to the enemy.
ISBN: 978-0-439-82911-3
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
"I`ll swap you my dad," I said. "Oh-oh," said my little sister. What if you wanted your best friend`s two goldfish so much that you`d swap anything for them, even your father? What if your mother came home and found out what you`d done?
ISBN: 978-0-7475-7840-6
Издательство:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
A love story that will echo through the centuriesA couple torn apart…The year is 775AD, and the Saxon King Offa rules with cold ambition. His daughter, Eadburh, destined for an arranged marriage, is devastated when her true love is torn from her. Angry and passionate, she rebels – and her defiance may lead to war.A past that will not stay buriedCenturies later, unsettling visions disturb a cottage hidden amongst the Welsh hills, and Bea begins to have haunting nightmares. The past is calling – and Eadburh is trying to exact her revenge. As dreams and reality weave closer together, will Bea have the strength to resist the secrets of the Saxons?The Sunday Times bestseller is back with a spellbinding tale of secrets, magic and the...
ISBN: 9780008195892
Издательство:
HarperCollins
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2022
One of the greatest heroes in American literature, Natty Bumppo is the rugged frontiersman of James Fenimore Cooper`s Leatherstoclcing Tales. A restless white youth raised by Indians, Natty Bumppo is called Deerslayer for the daring that sets him apart from his peers. But he has yet to meet the test of the human conflict. In a tale of violent action and superbly sustained suspense, the harsh realities of tribal warfare. Still yet another kind of initiation awaits him when he discovers not only the ruthlessness of "civilized" men, but also the special danger of a woman`s will. His reckless spirit, transformed into a mature courage and moral certainty, the Deerslayer emerges to face life with nobility as pure and proud as the wilderness.
ISBN: 978-5-521-06650-6
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: февраль 2018
Bestselling phenomenon Simon McCleave is back with a gripping, atmospheric new crime thriller series set on the Isle of Anglesey.Will there be blood in the water?Three years ago, DCI Laura Hart was the top Hostage and Crisis Negotiator for the Greater Manchester Police. Then her husband was kidnapped. Despite her best efforts to reason with the criminals, he was brutally murdered.Now living on the Isle of Anglesey in Wales, Laura is slowly healing. Then she gets a call: armed drug dealers have seized a tourist boat – and her ten-year-old son Jake is on board. There’s no other negotiator available, and the police need her to step up.With the life of a loved one yet again on the line and memories of the last time she failed still...
Wilkie Collins was an English novelist, playwright, and short story writer. The Dead Secret was Collins`s first full-length puzzle-romance. Moments from death, Mrs Treverton tells a secret, never to be passed to her husband. Years later, when her daughter Rosamond returns with her husband, she is warned not to enter the Myrtle Room. Strong-minded and ingenious, Rosamond`s determined detective work uncovers a shocking truth.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07212-5
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2018
Чарльз Хэйес - известный американских писателей начала XX века. Его произведения продолжают вдохновлять сердца читателей по всему миру. «Тёмный фрегат» - бестселлер Хэйеса, по праву удостоен медали Ньюбери. Роман посвящен приключениям молодого английского моряка XVII века. Читателя ждут незабываемые и опасные приключения, яркие персонажи и лихой сюжет, который никого не оставит равнодушным! Читайте...
ISBN: 978-5-521-05720-7
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: август 2017
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. Jecyll and Mr. Hyde." Now he is one of the most translated authors in the world. "The Ebb-Tide" is a short novel co-written by Stevenson and his stepson Lloyd Osbourne. The plot revolves around three down-on-their-luck men in Tahiti. All of them agree to ship out on a vessel whose officers died of smallpox, but on the way, they decide to steal the ship and its cargo.
ISBN: 978-5-517-00197-9
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2018
Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930) was an English writer best known for his detective stories about Sherlock Holmes. This book is one of many wonderful historical stories about Brigadier Gerard, an officer in the French Army during the Napoleonic Wars, the bravest soldier, and one of the most gallant lovers in France.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07173-9
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июнь 2018
Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu was an Irish writer of Gothic novels, one of the most influential ghost story writers of the nineteenth century. Filled with mystery, "The Evil Guest" is a murder story set in Victorian era England. It tells a story of Richard Marston, who lives in poverty with his family. His house slowly decays, and moral principles fade away. This decline reaches its critical point when inhabitants of the mansion find Marston`s rich cousin dead in one of the rooms. But who committed the murder?
ISBN: 978-5-517-00231-0
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: январь 2019
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797-1851) was an English novelist, dramatist, and short story writer, universally known for her Gothic novel "Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus". This volume consists of two wonderful works: intriguing but tragic "The Evil Eye" and gothic "The Heir of Mondolfo".
ISBN: 978-5-521-07530-0
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2018
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 Ebb-Tide" is a short novel co-written by Stevenson and his stepson Lloyd Osbourne. The plot revolves around three men down on their luck in Tahiti. All of them agree to ship out on a vessel whose officers died of smallpox, but on the way, they decide to steal the ship and its cargo. Naturally, this doesn`t end well. .
ISBN: 978-5-521-07783-0
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2018
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 Exploits of Brigadier Gerard and The Adventures of Gerard are wonderful collections of historical stories about Brigadier Gerard, an officer in the French Army during the Napoleonic Wars, the bravest soldier, and one of the most gallant lovers in France.
ISBN: 978-5-521-08143-1
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: август 2018
Джозефина Тэй — псевдоним, под которым работала шотландская писательница Элизабет Макинтош, признанный мастер классического британского детектива. Роман «Загадочные события во Франчесе» (также известный в другом переводе под названием «Дело о похищении Бетти Кейн») занял 11-ю строчку перечня «100 лучших детективных романов всех времен» по версии британской Ассоциации писателей-криминалистов. Сюжет...
ISBN: 978-5-9925-1494-0
Издательство:
Каро
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2020
Edith Wharton (1862—1937) was an American novelist and short story writer. Her works show the lives of people of the late nineteenth century, the times of decline in American history. She was the first woman to receive the Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 1921. Wharton also was familiar with many famous people of the time, including President Theodore Roosevelt. Set in a small town in New England, the plot of "Fruit of the Tree" revolves around the struggles of the working class. It follows John Amherst, an idealistic manager in a textile mill, who wants to improve the working conditions of the laborers. However, upper management suppresses all his attempts, caring only about the profit. When Amherst marries the widow of the former...
ISBN: 978-5-521-07835-6
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2018
Даниэль Дефо - это знаменитый английский писатель и публицист рубежа XVII-XVIII вв., чьи произведения до сих пор остаются самыми читаемыми и любимыми по всему миру. Роман "Радости и горести знаменитой Молль Флендерс" повествует о бедной девушке, родившейся в Ньюгетской тюрьме и решившей вопреки всему стать богатой. Необычная судьба сильной женщины со взлётами и падениями оставит неизгладимый след в душе...
ISBN: 978-5-521-05724-5
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2017
Wilkie Collins was an English novelist, playwright, and short story writer. The Fallen Leaves novel follows the fortunes of four women, all in one way or another `fallen leaves`, who are linked by their relationships with the hero, Amelius Goldenheart, and also by secrets from the past.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07198-2
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2018