Daniel Defoe was an English trader, writer, pamphleteer and journalist. He is most famous for his novel "Robinson Crusoe", which is second only to the Bible in its number of translations. Captain Singleton recounts the tale of Bob Singleton, a man who goes to sea at the age of twelve, makes a fortune, then loses it. Defoe here offers a searching exploration of society from the point of view of its outcasts.
ISBN: 978-5-521-08183-7
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: август 2018
`Deliriously clever` GUARDIAN-----Now a major BBC drama: The Strike seriesWhen a mysterious package is delivered to Robin Ellacott, she is horrified to discover that it contains a woman`s severed leg.Her boss, private detective Cormoran Strike, is less surprised but no less alarmed. There are four people from his past who he thinks could be responsible - and Strike knows that any one of them is capable of sustained and unspeakable brutality.With the police focusing on the one suspect Strike is increasingly sure is not the perpetrator, he and Robin take matters into their own hands, and delve into the dark and twisted worlds of the other three men. But as more horrendous acts occur, time is running out for the two of them...A fiendishly...
Veronica Roth`s breathtaking fantasy captures an unusual friendship, an epic love story, and a galaxy-sweeping adventure.CYRA and AKOS grew up in enemy countries on a vibrant yet divided planet. Cyra`s ability to transfer extraordinary pain with a simple touch makes her a dangerous weapon for her tyrannical brother. When Akos is kidnapped and forced to serve Cyra, it`s clear that their hatred is mutual. But as Akos fights for his survival, he recognises that Cyra is also fighting for hers, and that her true gift - resilience - might be what saves them both.Their world is on the brink of political chaos, and Akos and Cyra must decide if they will fight for what`s right, even if it means betrayal of their families and countries.When the...
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. "Castle Richmond" is the third of five Trollope`s novels set in Ireland. The plot of the novel features the competition of two Protestant cousins of English origin, Owen Fitzgerald and Herbert Fitzgerald, for the hand of Clara Desmond, the noble but impoverished daughter of the widowed Countess of Desmond.
ISBN: 978-5-521-08377-0
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: февраль 2020
Cat Among the Pigeons is an atypical Agatha with a number of strengths but a couple of odd weaknesses. I really enjoyed the fact that the first 100 ...
The Catcher in the Rye is a 1951 novel by J. D. Salinger. Originally published for adults, it has since become popular with adolescent readers for its themes of teenage angst and alienation. It has been translated into almost all of the world`s major languages. Around 250,000 copies are sold each year with total sales of more than 65 million books. The novel`s protagonist, Holden Caulfield, has become an icon for teenage rebellion. The novel was included on Time`s 2005 list of the 100 best English-language novels written since 1923, and it was named by Modern Library and its readers as one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. It also deals with complex issues of identity, belonging, connection, and alienation.
ISBN: 978-0-241-95042-5
Издательство:
Penguin Group
Дата выхода: июль 2011
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. This volume includes two amazing works: a novel about Buffalo Bill`s favorite horse "A Horse`s Tale" and a short story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County".
ISBN: 978-5-521-07817-2
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2018
Sir Henry Rider Haggard was an English writer of adventure novels set mostly in Africa, and a founder of the Lost World literary genre. Cetywayo and His White Neighbours is a 1882 non-fiction book by Henry Rider Haggard. It is based on his time working in South Africa.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07742-7
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2018
Cetywayo and His White Neighbours is a 1882 non-fiction book by Henry Rider Haggard. It was based on his time working in South Africa. Sir Henry Rider Haggard was an English writer of adventure novels set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa, and a pioneer of the Lost World literary genre.
ISBN: 978-5-521-06635-3
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: январь 2018
The book that made Collins one of America s favorite authors sweeps readers from the sophisticated playgrounds of Europe to the glittering gambling palaces of Las Vegas, plunging into the world of the Santangelo crime family. The book introduces street kid Gino Santangelo, who makes it all the way to the top, and his beautiful and daring daughter, Lucky.
ISBN: 9780446357173
Издательство:
Warner Books
Дата выхода: апрель 2008
Chance is narrated by Conrad`s regular narrator, Charles Marlow, but is characterized by a complex, nested narrative in which different narrators take up the story at different points. The novel is also unusual among its author`s works for its focus on a female character: the heroine, Flora de Barral. The narrators describe and attempt to interpret various episodes in the life of the Miss de Barral, the daughter of a convicted swindler, named Smith de Barral.
ISBN: 978-5-521-06668-1
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: январь 2018