ISBN: 9780099274728 Издательство: Random House Дата выхода: январь 2000
A mysterious stranger appears in a Moscow park. Soon he and his retinue have astonished the locals with the magic show to end all magic shows. But why are they really here, and what has it got to do with the beautiful Margarita, or her lover, the Master, a silenced writer? A carnival for the senses and a diabolical extravaganza.
ISBN: 978-1-84749-014-8 Издательство: Alma Books Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
In The Martian Chronicles, Ray Bradbury, America’s preeminent storyteller, imagines a place of hope, dreams, and metaphor— of crystal pillars and fossil seas—where a fine dust settles on the great empty cities of a vanished, devastated civilization. Earth
ISBN: 978-1-4516-7819-2 Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
Classic / British English Michael Henchard is a wealthy and respected man, but he has a terrible secret. Twenty years ago, when he was unemployed and penniless, he sold his wife to a sailor. Now she is looking for him again. Why? And what will happen when she finds him?
ISBN: 978-1-4058-6249-3 Издательство: Pearson Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English poet, playwright, and actor, considered by many as the greatest English writer. Hundreds of specialists were able to translate his works into every major language, and most of the plays are performed more often than those of any other author. "The Merchant of Venice" is one of Shakespeares most famous plays. The action takes place partly in Venice and Belmonte. Young Bassanio, who is in debt, decided to marry rich beauty Portia and asks his friend, merchant Antonio, for help. Antonio decides to help him and takes money from a local usurer Shylock. Under the terms of the bill, if he does not return the debt on time, Shylock has the right to cut a pound of meat from the merchants body.
ISBN: 978-5-517-00389-8 Издательство: Т8 Дата выхода: январь 2019
On a remote Greek Island, Nicholas Urfe finds himself embroiled in the deceptions of a master trickster. As reality and illusion intertwine, Urfe is caught up in the darkest of psychological games… John Fowles expertly unfolds a tale that is lush with over-powering imagery in a spellbinding exploration of the complexities of the human mind. By turns disturbing, thrilling and seductive, The Magus is a cerebral feast. Формат: 13 см х 19,5 см.
ISBN: 0-099-47835-8 Издательство: Vintage Classics Дата выхода: февраль 2007
These works are unique in Conrad`s oeuvre in being openly autobiographical — but in scope and literary form they differ widely. In The Mirror Conrad explores his vast knowledge of the sea in an era when the sailing ship gave way, after thousands of years, to steam. A Personal Record is Conrad`s account of himself, his cultural background, and the central motives in his life as a seaman and a writer separated from the country where he was born.
ISBN: 978-5-521-06679-7 Издательство: Т8 Дата выхода: январь 2018
ISBN: 0-345-46472-9 Издательство: Random House (USA) Дата выхода: май 2008
Роман выдающегося английского писателя У.Сомерсета Моэма `Луна и грош` широко известен российскому читателю. Автор продолжает исследовать тему судьбы художника в искусстве и в жизни, рассматривая проблемы `гения и злодейства`, совести, человеческой слабости на примере жизни Чарльза Стрикленда. Также в книгу включены три рассказа писателя.
ISBN: 5-8346-0038-7 Издательство: Менеджер Дата выхода: декабрь 1999
Книга содержит избранные рассказы известного английского писателя С. Моэма в адаптации Г. К. Магидсон - Степановой. Тексты рассказов снабжены упражнениями, направленными на проверку понимания, отработку лексики и грамматических структур, развитие навыков чтения и общения. В конце сборника приводится словарь. Книга рассчитана на широкий круг лиц, изучающих английский язык.
ISBN: 5-8112-0704-2 Издательство: Айрис-пресс Дата выхода: июль 2004
ISBN: 9780241339282 Дата выхода: январь 2018
"Let me tell you who I am, on the chance that these scribblings do survive... "I am Murgen, Standardbearer of the Black Company, though I bear the shame of having lost that standard in battle. I am keeping these Annals because Croaker is dead, One-Eye won`t, and hardly anyone else can read or write. I will be your guide for however long it takes the Shadowlanders to force our present predicament to its inevitable end..." This omnibus volume comprises the novels Water Sleeps and Soldiers Live.
ISBN: 978-0-7653-2401-6 Дата выхода: октябрь 2012
Предлагаем вашему вниманию Английский язык "The Merchant of Venice / Венецианский купец" (По У.Шекспиру) для учеников 10 классов.
ISBN: 978-5-09-024808-2 Издательство: Просвещение Дата выхода: январь 2010
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. This volume includes amazing short stories like "Will o` the Mill", "Markheim", "Thrawn Janet" and "The Merry Men" itself.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07801-1 Издательство: Т8 Дата выхода: сентябрь 2018
New books in the Penguin Active Reading series, edited into simplified text together with exercises designed to develop language skills.
ISBN: 978-1-4082-6408-9 Издательство: Pearson Дата выхода: июнь 2012
The devil with his retinue, a poet incarcerated in a mental institution for speaking the truth, and a recreation of the story of Pontius Pilate, constitute the elements out of which Mikhail Bulgakov wove "The Master and Margarita".
ISBN: 978-1-85715-066-7 Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
Charles Dickens was an English writer and social critic. The Mudfog Papers is his collection of" sketches that describes the local politics of the fictional town of Mudfog. It also describes the delusions of its mayor Nicholas Tulrumble, his disastrous attempts at putting on a public show and the meetings of its Society for the Advancement of Everything, during which the town is overrun by illustrious scientists and professors conducting ostensibly pointless research.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07942-1 Издательство: Т8 Дата выхода: август 2018
Марк Твен - один из самых известных американских писателей, чьи произведения отличает живость повествования, искромётный юмор и умение поднимать философские вопросы. "Таинственный незнакомец" - это последняя незаконченная повесть Марка Твена, впервые опубликованная уже после смерти автора его секретарём и хранителем литературного наследия. Сюжет разворачивается в средневековом городе Эзельдорфе в...
ISBN: 978-5-521-05776-4 Издательство: Т8 Дата выхода: сентябрь 2017
ISBN: 9780099513278 Издательство: Random House Дата выхода: январь 2016
ISBN: 9780141187624 Издательство: Penguin Books Дата выхода: январь 2004
ISBN: 9781853262098 Издательство: Wordsworth Editions Ltd. Дата выхода: январь 2019
For five hundred years, the survivors of the Great Wars lived peacefully in a valley sanctuary shielded by powerful magic from the dangerous outside world. But the enchanted barriers have crumbled, and the threat of annihilation looms large once more. As he lay dying, Sider Ament, bearer of the last black staff and protector of the valley, gave stewardship of the powerful talisman to the young Tracker Panterra Qu. Now the newly anointed Knight of the Word must take up the battle against evil wherever it threatens: from without, where an army of bloodthirsty Trolls is massing for invasion; and from within, where the Elf king of Arborlon has been murdered, his daughter stands accused, and a heinous conspiracy is poised to subjugate the...
ISBN: 978-0-345-48422-2 Издательство: Random House (USA) Дата выхода: октябрь 2012
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English poet, playwright, and actor, considered by many as the greatest English writer. Hundreds of specialists were able to translate his works into every major language, and most of the plays are performed more often than those of any other author. "The Merry Wives of Windsor" is a five-act comedy the action of which takes place in the city of Windsor and its environs. It also features Sir John Falstaff, the fat knight who also was one of the characters in both parts of "Henry IV." Nominally set in the reign of Henry IV, this play is the only one where the action doesn`t shy away from the fact that it takes place in the Queen Elizabeth era, and most of the characters are representatives of the...
ISBN: 978-5-517-00390-4 Издательство: Т8 Дата выхода: январь 2018
ISBN: 9781848664944 Дата выхода: январь 2015
The Moonstone, a large, beautiful yet fated diamond, was stolen from an Indian shrine. It is given to Rachel Verinder on her eighteenth birthday and, that same night, stolen again. Sergeant Cuff is employed by Rachel's mother to find the precious stone and has no shortage of suspects. By turns, those on the periphery and at the heart of the mystery tell their version of events until all is unravelled at the unexpected conclusion. A pioneer in the art of the English detective novel and a master of innovation, Wilkie Collins was one of the most successful and gifted writers of his generation. In the words of Michael Innes The Moonstone "stands alone in its (there is) a sense of attending upon the birth of the detective story"....
ISBN: 978-0-14-062387-1 Издательство: Penguin Books Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
