Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Who was a spy for Queen Elizabeth I's secret service? Which writer kept a bear in his room at Cambridge? Who wrote poems about the Easter Revolution in Ireland? Follow the fascinating lives of some of the most important British novelists, poets and playwrights from Shakespeare to Graham Greene, and discover more about different periods of literature in British history.
Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: Catherine Morland is going on her first visit to the city of Bath. She is seventeen and comes from a small, quiet town in the English countryside. She likes Gothic novels. When she makes friends with the handsome young Henry Tilney and his sister Eleanor, she will find herself in the middle of a family tragedy. Henry’s home, Northanger Abbey, is the scene of a crime. Or is it all just a product…
Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: This play is set in the dazzling social world of 1890s London. It is the world of the aristocrat and the dandy – and it is also the world of shabby political and financial intrigue. Oscar Wilde’s play combines farce, verbal wit and satire in this gripping comedy. The play also contains an argument on the nature of love, and the need for women to forgive rather than idealise their husbands.
Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: Rudolf Rassendyll comes from an ancient English family that has had a romantic connection with the royal household of Ruritania. He decides to visit Ruritania and is rapidly caught up in the political events of the country...
Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: The four little clown fish just love swimming and playing, although they are afraid of three particularly big, bad fish! But help is at hand in the shape of Miss Grace Green. This delightful story also shows us how life is so much better when we live together.
Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Our planet is full of natural wonders: the forests, which are home to millions of species; the oceans, which cover three quarters of its surface; and the Polar regions and deserts, which have adapted to extreme climatic conditions. They have existed for thousands of years, but these environments and the plants and animals which live in them are changing. Discover why they are changing and what…
Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 112) Аннотация: Four true, breathtaking stories of adventure and courage which take us across the ocean, the ice of the Antarctic, the sky and the desert. ‘Lost at Sea’ tells the adventures of a family sailing round the world and their battle to survive in the ocean after a shipwreck. In ‘The Impossible Journey’ we follow Sir Ernest Shackleton as he and his men make their way on foot towards the South Pole. The…
Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: The kindly gentleman, Mr Allworthy, returns home from a voyage to find that someone has left a baby boy in his house. He adopts the foundling, giving him the name Tom Jones. Mr Allworthy’s sister, Bridget, has a son called Master Blifil. While Tom grows into a wild but honest young man, Blifil becomes a scheming hypocrite. But what happens when Tom falls in love with a neighbouring gentleman’s…
Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: In the 1840s, a young woman is employed as governess to two children in an English country house. The children are beautiful and charming, and – for a while – the young woman thinks her position is both easy and pleasant. Then she begins to see the ghosts of the former governess Miss Jessel and the manservant Peter Quint...
Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Just like every other year, Marie de Longchamp travels with friends and family to the magnificent villa, Au Lis des vallées, on the banks of the Loire to celebrate her birthday. Just upon her arrival Marie learns that someone has stolen all the silverware. Marie is upset, but the theft is just the beginning of a series of events that disturb the party and forever affect the lives of the…
Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: Bathsheba, a beautiful Weather Witch, lives with her cat, Cobweb, on top of a high mountain near the village of Sunnyville. The people in the village don't know about Bathsheba or about the important job she does for them. Her life is peaceful until one day she goes down to the village and meets some of the people there, including a very special soldier...
Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: When the captain tells Robinson, ‘Young man, you should never go to sea again…' Robinson ignores his advice and goes to sea again, with terrible consequences. He is forced into slavery and escapes, but he is then shipwrecked on a desert island, where he manages to survive through resourcefulness and luck.
Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: Cette littérature est destinée aux étudiants qui ont pour objectif non seulement la connaissance complète de la littérature française, mais aussi l’acquisition des techniques de lecture et d’écriture (résumés, commentaires...) à partir de textes littéraires ou d’articles de presse. Structure: L’ouvrage comprend quatre volumes: —…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: Cette littérature est destinée aux étudiants qui ont pour objectif non seulement la connaissance complète de la littérature française, mais aussi l’acquisition des techniques de lecture et d’écriture (résumés, commentaires...) à partir de textes littéraires ou d’articles de presse. Structure L’ouvrage comprend quatre volumes: — Littérama…
Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: These four short stories focus on the shortcomings and virtues of the people and animals which feature in them. Set in a thriving area of wildlife between the south of Brazil, the east of Paraguay and north-east Argentina, the stories give life to some enticing and fascinating adventures, and illustrate how people and animals can live together peacefully.
Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: «Frauke, a seventeen-year-old student from Berlin, dreams of becoming a journalist. For Frauke, the Berlin Film Festival is the most important event of the year and her favourite hobby is going see the stars as they arrive. This year Frauke wants to interview the famous actress, Nina Mair, but strange things begin to happen… Includes «Deutsch nach Englisch» activities.»
Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Just as every year, Belinda de Orgaz travels to the old family home in the Pyrenees to celebrate her birthday. Friends and relatives gather to spend a pleasant weekend. But suddenly one of the guests falls ill... and a few hours later is found dead in his room. What happened? How did he die?
Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: Fourteen-year-old Thomas has been living for the last six months with his family in Nunavut, an Inuit-populated territory in northern Canada, searching for meteorites. One day, while building an igloo in the garden, he suddenly find a warm, red stone…
Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Considered to be the first realistic story coming from the Río de la Plata, El matadero describes Argentinean society in the first decade of the 19th century. Set in the area near Buenos Aires during Lent, the story starts during a heavy downpour, which makes the use of the slaughter house – the main business of the town – impossible, and thus creates a crisis in the town. In this story,…
Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: One of the great romances of the Middle Ages, Tristan and Isolde has inspired writers, poets, artists and musicians for centuries. After slaying a dragon and winning a tournament, the young prince Tristan wins the hand of beautiful Isolde for marriage to his uncle, King Mark. But on their journey back to Mark’s court, they drink a love potion that was intended for the king and his young bride.…