Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: «A collection of nine, amazing and chilling complete short stories by Roberta Simpson Brown, Adèle Geras, Maria Leach, Stephen King, Evelyn Waugh, Edgar Allan Poe, Felix Boyd, Frederic Brown and Agatha Christie, along with a selection of extracts from Bram Stoker’s «Dracula». The itinerary proposed is thematic and groups the stories under three headings: horrifying, irrational and…
Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 112) Аннотация: In Venice, Bassanio needs money to court a rich heiress. His merchant friend Antonio borrows the money from Shylock, a Jewish moneylender. Shylock demands that the money is repaid in three months or he will take a pound of Antonio’s flesh. The merchant confidently agrees, but ultimately it will take the intelligence of two women to save him...
Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 112) Аннотация: The great warrior Beowulf comes to the Danish court of King Hrothgar to help free his people from the terrible monster, Grendel, and his evil mother. Next, Beowulf will have to fight a fire-breathing dragon alone. But will his efforts cost him his life this time?
Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: There is discontent in Rome among the people and aristocrats. The people are angry because of a grain shortage and the aristocrats are worried that Julius Caesar will seek to become king. A group of conspirators led by Brutus decides to assassinate Caesar. At first everything seems to go well for them, but soon the conspirators find themselves pursued by the ‘Spirit of Caesar’. Shakespeare’s text…
Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 112) Аннотация: What can possibly happen to three friends and their dog when they take a peaceful boat trip on the River Thames? Well, just about anything! They have incredibly funny adventures as they visit historic sites on the beautiful Thames.
Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 112) Аннотация: Two cases of detection for Monsieur Auguste C. Dupin, Poe’s great detective. Who could have committed the atrocious murders in the Rue Morgue and so how did the murderer get in, or out? Will Dupin find the purloined letter and save the royal personage? Where is the minister hiding it?
Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 112) Аннотация: ‘Love means affectionate or passionate devotion to another being’, but does it bring reward or self-destruction? In this module the student is encouraged to explore a variety of representations of love in extracts by William Wordsworth, John Keats, Emily Dickinson, William Butler Yeats, Wystan Hugh Auden, Adrian Henri, Emily Brontë, Henry James, David Herbert Lawrence and Carla Debbie…
Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: Sandokan and his pirates rule the Malaysian Sea in the 1840s, and the British want to capture him. One day he meets Marianna, Lord James's young niece, and they are immediately attracted to each other. Their love is impossible, but Sandokan and his friend Yanez make a daring plan to take Mariana away from her uncle.
Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: «British History Seen Through Art» relates the significant events of British history with a detailed commentary on the most important works of art of the period, which are beautifully presented in full colour. Starting with Stonehenge, we see history unfold before our eyes. We observe how the religious art of the Middle Ages became more secular after the reign of Henry VIII, and how continental…
Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: The Rajah’s Diamond, the most precious diamond in the world, seems to bring bad luck on everyone who comes into contact with it. Owned by Sir Thomas Vandeleur, his wife tries to sell it to pay her debts. But the diamond is stolen and then falls into the hands of various people who are all corrupted by its great beauty and value. Follow the diamond as it travels from London to Edinburgh to Paris…
Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: Bruno and Ludovic are on holiday in Périgord when one day they three suspicious men in the wood with spots of blood on them. What have they been doing? Bruno and Ludovic decide to investigate… Find out about a fascinating region of France, about its prehistoric caves and its local food specialities.
Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 112) Аннотация: «Set in the lush paradise of the South Seas, Stevenson tells his tales of magic and spirits, where incredible things can happen. In «The Isle of Voices» meet Kalamake, the wizard of Molokai, Hawaii, who transforms seashells into dollars! Find out what happens to Keola, who is brutally tricked by Kalamake and escapes to a deserted island, only to find cannibals... The «Beach of Falesà» is a…
Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: A selection from the famous collection of Oriental stories known as the One Thousand and One Nights, including the classic favourites Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves and Sindbad the Sailor. Travel through the streets of old Baghdad, around luxurious palaces and fragrant gardens in India, to desert islands in the China seas… all in the company of kings, sultans, princesses, merchants, enchanted…
Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Four chilling tales take you into a world where anything can happen. Charles Dickens adds extra horror to his famous tale of a haunted railwayman. In Edgar Allan Poe’s classic story, ‘Ligeia’, the ghost of a beautiful woman returns and defeats death. E. Nesbit shows us how there really is a good reason to be scared of the dark. And F. M. Crawford tells of a ship’s passenger who encounters a…
Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: «Pamela is a maid in a big country house. But when her mistress dies, Pamela is left at the mercy of Mr B, her mistress’s son, who sets out to seduce her. Although she likes Mr B, Pamela is determined to keep her virtue. Will Mr B succeed, or will Pamela’s virtuous behaviour find its own reward? A highly influential novel, «Pamela» is a fascinating study of the struggle for power between men and…
Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: Karolin wants to work in an important hotel. Her wish comes true when her uncle George, a famous chef in a luxury hotel on Lake Constance, suggests that she spends the summer with him at the Grand Hotel Du Lac. Karolin can’t wait, but she doesn’t know that her summer will be anything but relaxing...
Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: Valeria, a beautiful and intelligent teenager, is a very good student, but can’t seem to make friends. ‘She’s not one of us’, her neighbours say, convinced that strange things happen in Valeria’s mysterious house on the cliffs. However, when Marco, the most popular guy in the class, becomes interested in her, everything seems like it is about to change. But is Marco the right guy? And what is the…
Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: Stürme bedrohen die Nordseeküste. Deichgraf Hauke Haien im Kampf gegen die Elemente, aber auch gegen die Ignoranz seiner Mitmenschen. Wird er gewinnen? Die Novelle als Klassiker des deutschen Realismus, vereinfacht nacherzählt mit Übungen zum Leseverständnis, zur Grammatik und zum Wortschatz sowie Abschlusstest. Die Audio-CD enthält den gesamten dramatisierten Text.
Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: «This is the second in the series «English Grammar Framework» and is suitable for students at pre-intermediate level. It covers all the structures found in the B1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference and is ideal for students preparing for the Cambridge ESOL PET exam, Trinity exams (Grades 5 and 6) and the Achiever level of the City and Guilds International ESOL and SESOL exams.…
Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Through the narratives of Mr Enfield, Mr Utterson, Dr Lanyon and Poole, Jekyll’s butler, the mystery of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is revealed: Dr Jekyll, an eminent scientist, has discovered a drug which changes him into the embodiment of his evil impulses. Which side of Jekyll, the good or the evil, will triumph?