Among westerners, the term "samurai" conjures images of a fierce swordman clad in complex armor, proud and relentless in battle, ready to die -- by his own hand, if necessary -- in obedience to an unfaltering code of honor. This informative and well-researched account documents the class of professional warriors who evolved in Japan between the 10th and 17th centuries. Color photographs depict enthusiasts clad in authentic samurai costumes and weaponry at private gatherings and public festivals in Japan. The color photography, together with an authoritative text, provide a unique perspective on how samurai armor and weaponry changed over the years in response to practical needs and improved manufacturing techniques.
Jack London 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. "The Strength of the Strong" includes seven extraordinary tales such as "South of the Slot", "The Unparalleled Invasion" and "The Enemy of All the World". Many of them deal with political issues, and display London`s devotion to Socialism. .
ISBN: 978-5-521-08122-6
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: сентябрь 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 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
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 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 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: 978-5-517-00202-0
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: декабрь 2018
Одна из "вечных" книг от самого индийского из английских писателей - Редъярда Киплинга, покоряющая сердца читателей во всём мире. Вновь окунитесь в удивительный и неповторимый мир Индии вместе с легендарной «Второй книгой джунглей», повествующей об увлекательных и поучительных приключениях мальчика Маугли и его замечательных друзей-животных: медведя Балу, чёрной пантеры Багиры, мудрого змея Каа и...
ISBN: 978-5-521-05332-2
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: январь 2017
Jerome Klapka Jerome (1859 -1927) was an English writer and humorist. "The Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow" is a collection of humorous essays. This collection offers the author`s witty observations on all manner of topics, ranging from love to children to cats and dogs.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07905-6
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2018
The Spy: a Tale of the Neutral Ground was James Fenimore Cooper`s second novel, published in 1821. This was the earliest United States novel to win wide and permanent fame and may be said to have begun the type of romance which dominated fiction for 30 years. The action takes place during the American Revolution. Garvey Birch is a modest American who pretends to be a regular peddler, but in fact collecting military information for the Continental Army in territory controlled by British army.
ISBN: 978-5-521-06195-2
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2017
The main character of this story, Mr Verloc, the secret agent, keeps a shop in London`s Soho where he lives with his wife Winnie, her infirm mother, and her idiot brother, Stevie. When Verloc is reluctantly involved in an anarchist plot to blow up the Greenwich Observatory things go disastrously wrong, and what appears to be "a simple tale" proves to involve politicians, policemen, foreign diplomats and London`s fashionable society in the darkest and most surprising interrelations.
ISBN: 978-5-521-06451-9
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: январь 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
James Fenimore Cooper was a prolific and popular American writer of the first half of the 19th century. The Spy was his second novel, published in 1821. The action takes place during the American Revolution. Garvey Birch is a modest American who pretends to be a regular peddler, but in fact, he collects military information for the Continental Army in territory controlled by British army.
ISBN: 978-5-521-08033-5
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: август 2018
Herbert George Wells (1866—1946) was an English writer. He was prolific in many genres, writing doz-ens of novels, short stories, and works of social commentary, but he is now best remembered for his science fiction novels. "The Sea Lady" is a fantasy novel that has some of the aspects of a fable. The story involves a mermaid who comes ashore on the southern coast of England. Feigning a desire to become part of noble society, the mermaid`s real design is to seduce Harry Chatteris, a man she saw some years ago in the South Seas. .
ISBN: 978-5-521-08242-1
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2018
The second book in a stunning new series from Sunday Times bestseller, Dilly Court1873. When Carrie Manning`s father dies her mother, Esther, is heartbroken. Essie leaves London to convalesce with her good friend Lady Alice, and it is down to Carrie to look after her family and take charge of the shipping company that her father has left behind.But the company is in dire straits, forcing Carrie seek work as a companion to Maria Colville. When Carrie and Maria try to track down Maria`s mother, they have no idea of the secrets that they will discover. Secrets that link the Colvilles, the Mannings and figures from the past who return to England.Carrie`s journey is as unpredictable as the waters that link the rival shipping companies, but...
ISBN: 9780008199647
Издательство:
HarperCollins
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2022
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 Struggles of Brown, Jones and Robinson" is a satire written about a clothing business that is doomed to failure from the very start due to its owner`s lack of initiative. Through his masterful narrative and subtle hints, Trollope shows us how the risks of running a business are extremely real.
ISBN: 978-5-521-08361-9
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: февраль 2020
Complete in five handsome volumes, each with an introduction by a Doyle scholar, a chronology, a selected bibliography, and explanatory notes, the Oxford Sherlock Holmes series offers a definitive collection of the famous detective`s adventures. No home library is complete without it. Comprising the series of short stories that made the fortunes of the Strand, the magazine in which they were first published, this volume won even more popularity for Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. Holmes is at the height of his powers in many of his most famous cases, including The Yellow face, The Final Problem, The Crooked man and the famous The Sigh Of the Four
ISBN: 978-5-521-06178-5
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: октябрь 2017
This classic story of Sophie and her extraordinary tea-time guest has been loved by millions of children since it was first published over 30 years ago. Now a new generation will enjoy this beautiful reformatted edition! The doorbell rings just as Sophie and her mummy are sitting down to tea. Who could it possibly be? What they certainly don`t expect to see at the door is a big furry, stripy tiger! This modern classic picture book is perfect for reading aloud, or for small children to read to themselves time and again. All artwork has been re-originated and a fresh design approach has been used for this reformatted edition.
ISBN: 978-0-00-721599-7
Издательство:
HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
The Two Admirals is an 1842 nautical fiction novel by James Fenimore Cooper. The novel was written after the Leatherstocking Tales novel The Deerslayer. Set during the 18th century and exploring the British Royal Navy, Cooper wrote the novel out of encouragement of his English publisher, who recommended writing another sea novel. Cooper had originally intended to write a novel where ships were the main characters, though eventually decided not to.
ISBN: 978-5-521-06651-3
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: январь 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. "The Tragedy of Pudd`nhead Wilson" is a novel the story of which revolves around 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. The book is famous for its way of satirizing...
ISBN: 978-5-521-07810-3
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2018
Anne Bronte was an English novelist and poet, the youngest member of the Bronte literary family. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is her the second and final novel. It was first published in 1848 under the pseudonym Acton Bell. Probably the most shocking of the Brontes` novels, it had an instant and phenomenal success, but after Anne`s death her sister Charlotte prevented its re-publication. The novel is framed as a series of letters from Gilbert Markham to his friend and brother-in-law about the events connected with the meeting of his wife. He is deeply intrigued by Helen Graham, a beautiful and secretive young widow who has moved into nearby Wildfell Hall with her young son. He is quick to offer Helen his friendship, but when her reclusive...
ISBN: 978-5-521-07912-4
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2018
