One of the Cooper`s "European trilogy", The Headsman set in Switzerland. The novel was inspired by one of Cooper`s trips during his European travels in 1832. The novel explores a number of themes related to how society structures itself, including justice, authority, friendship, parental relationships, love and marriage.
ISBN: 978-5-521-06647-6
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: февраль 2018
Published in advance of the amazing new movie by Peter Jackson, this is the OFFICIAL Hobbit Annual, packed with stills, characters and information from the movie sensation. Join Bilbo Baggins on his unexpected journey across the wilds of Middle-earth with Gandalf the Wizard and a company of thirteen Dwarves! This Annual is the ideal gift for all Hobbit and movie fans. Full of character profiles, Hobbit activities and information, this is the perfect companion to the blockbuster movie.
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. This collection contains six amazing short stories like "Koolau the Leper", "Good-bye, Jack", "Aloha Oe" and "The House of Pride" itself. For anyone interested in Hawaii history and culture, these stories are excellent.
ISBN: 978-5-521-08120-2
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2018
I believe in the resistance as I believe there can be no light without shadow; or rather, no shadow unless there is also light.Offred is a Handmaid in The Republic of Gilead, a religious totalitarian state in what was formerly known as the United States. She is placed in the household of The Commander, Fred Waterford - her assigned name, Offred, means `of Fred`. She has only one function: to breed. If Offred refuses to enter into sexual servitude to repopulate a devastated world, she will be hanged. Yet even a repressive state cannot eradicate hope and desire. As she recalls her pre-revolution life in flashbacks, Offred must navigate through the terrifying landscape of torture and persecution in the present day, and between two men upon...
ISBN: 9781784873189
Издательство:
Vintage Classics
Дата выхода: июль 2023
Simplified and shortened, this is an accessible retelling of the great literary classic and remains faithful to the original text in its treatment of the story. Dastardly deeds are afoot at Baskerville Hall, and when Sir Charles Baskerville is found quite literally scared to death Sherlock Holmes is suspicious. Could the legendary curse of the Hound of the Baskerville really be true, or is it something altogether more sinister? This title is perfect for enthusiastic young readers, who will be mesmerised by these stories and encouraged to pursue an interest in literature. It is suitable for older readers who prefer a quick read.
ISBN: 978-0-7460-8424-3
Издательство:
Usborne
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
Wilkie Collins was an English novelist, playwright, and short story writer. The novella The Haunted Hotel is a clever combination of detective and ghost story set in Venice, a city of grim waterways, dark shadows and death. The action takes place in an ancient palazzo converted into a modern hotel that houses a grisly secret. No Thoroughfare is a stage play produced by Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins. Two boys from the Foundling Hospital are given the same name, Walter Wilding, with disastrous consequences in adulthood. After the death of one - now a proprietor of a wine merchant`s company - the executors, to right the wrong, are commissioned to find a missing heir. Their quest takes them from wine cellars in the City of London to the...
ISBN: 978-5-521-07657-4
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2018
