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Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: How can a peaceful stay in Italy turned into a real adventure? This is what happens to Anna, a German student who has gone to Bergamo to improve her Italian. One day in her room she discovers the diary of Louise, a previous tenant. As she flicks through he discovers one pages which she finds deeply disturbing... Curious, Anna begins to investigate, and sets about to solve the mystery with the…

Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Virgilio’s masterpiece tells of the ups and downs of Enea, a hero who left from the wretched city of Troy towards Italy. This version of the story is shorter than the original but it maintains the intensity of the most important events; his love story with Didone and Enea’s meeting with his father Anchise during his descent to hell. The text is accompanied by a series of comprehension exercises,…

Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Elena, the most beautiful woman in the world, has been kidnapped by Paride and taken to Troy. To get her back, Menelao, her husband and the king of Spartan, gather together the Greek sovereigns and princes and declare war on Troy. We will see heroic warriors in action, we will develop a fondness for the adventures of the king and the commanders, we will follow the actions of strong and brave men,…

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 112) Аннотация: Beatrice Lindi, a talented artist, has decided to help her cousin in the management of his manikin factory, so as to personalise the products. Arcata department store commissioned a ‘family’ of manikins for their store: a few weeks later they are delivered to the warehouse in Florence. But three days later, something strange happens... What mystery is hidden in these inanimate objects?

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 112) Аннотация: The idea of narrating the adventures of the myth of Perseo was born from a journey in Greece: the hero’s childhood, his encounter with Medusa, his meeting with Atlante and the unintentional killing of his grandfather, Acrisio. This myth, with which the origin of the constellations Andromeda and Cassiopea was explained in the past, is poetic and able to enchant even modern readers. Dossiers on…

Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: Cercere, the goddess of the messengers, is tormented by a recurring dream that her daughter, Proserpina disappears.Very soon the goddess discovers that it is a premonition; Proserpina is in fact kidnapped by the god of hell, who takes her with him to the afterlife. Giving over to the anger and pain, the goddess interrupts his good work on earth: the fields dry up, the seed no longer sprout and a…

Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: The war of Troy has finished and Ulisse leaves to return home, to Itaca. It proves to be a very long journey during which the hero has to deal with many kinds of danger and threat: giants with only one ear, beautiful women who enchant sailors... One of the most famous stories in the world, told in a language which is simple but at the same time faithful to the original. A passionate and moving…

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: Seventeenth century Milan, dominated by the Spanish and torn apart by a terrible epidemic creates the basis for Renzo and Lucia’s love story. Alessandro Manzoni’s masterpiece has been shortened without losing the fascinating rhythm of the original work. At the end of each chapter, numerous activities offer readers the chance to test their comprehension of the text but also to reflect on a story…

Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: El Cantar de Mio Cid is the oldest-known text in Spanish literature and it narrates part of the life of Cid, an epic hero. Exiled unjustifiably by King Don Alfonso, Cid, with a group of followers, fights to regain his honour against the Moors and against anyone who is plotting against him. Cid’s disgrace turns into triumph, and his misery into power, eventually leading to the conquest of Valencia…

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 112) Аннотация: A silent, dark house. Suffocating heat, church bells which ring to toll for the dead and terrible secrets. A closed space, rigorously guarded by Bernarda Alba, which is home to her five daughters, some servants and an elderly, insane mother Despite all of this, love enters the house, but then a tragedy also happens…

Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: The adventures of four teenagers dealing with everyday problems: school, family, friendship, love... and also a great passion for music, which leads them to form a complex pop group as they also decide to enter a music competition. After months of trials and hardships, they finally perform in front of a public audience for the first time. This experience providing an exciting finale...

Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: «When Kate and Mike Sullivan invite their friend Carlos to sail to the Farallon Islands on their father’s new boat, «The Pelican», they expect to see the fascinating birds and animals which live there. But this exciting boat trip on the Pacific Ocean turns into a night of horror when ghastly ghosts from the past appear… and the three friends make an altogether different discovery»

Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: Reading Classics is series of 19th and 20th-century classics from the world of British and American literature edited by Paolo Bertinetti, Dean of the Faculty of Modern Languages at the University of Turin. Reading Classics are aimed specifically at non-native speakers of English who wish to improve their language skills by analysing major novels, short stories and plays. Each volume guides the…

Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: There has been a UFO sighting in the Cascade mountains near Seattle, Washington, and everyone is excited. But no one believes there could possibly be an alien in town, until Karen, Barbara and Walter notice that one of the teachers at their high school is behaving very strangely. Karen and her friends start investigating on their own and are very surprised by what they discover...

Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: A Christmas Carol is the first and the most famous of the five books that Dickens wrote to celebrate the spiritual values of Christmas.

Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Daisy Miller is a beautiful, rich American girl. She comes to Europe with her mother and brother to travel and see the sights. In Switzerland she meets Frederick Winterbourne, a young American who has lived in Europe most of his life. He is fascinated and perplexed by Daisy’s flirtatious and unconventional manners…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: Mary Shelley was not yet twenty years old when she wrote this classic tale of a scientist’s attempt to create a new noble species – an experiment which instead produces a monster. Frankenstein is here presented in the 2nd, revised edition of 1831 and includes an analysis of the most recent criticism on Shelley’s science fiction masterpiece, as well as an extensive filmography.

Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: Fitzgerald's glittering Jazz Age masterpiece. Jay Gatsby is a self-made man, famed for his decadent champagne-drenched parties. Despite being surrounded by Long Island's bright and beautiful, Gatsby longs only for Daisy Buchanan. In shimmering prose, Fitzgerald shows Gatsby pursue his dream to its tragic conclusion. The Great Gatsby is an elegiac and exquisite portrait of the American Dream.

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: Kim, a young Irish boy, lives alone on the streets of the Indian city of Lahore. He meets an old Tibetan lama who is looking for a sacred river. The boy and the old man become great friends and travel across British India. This is Rudyard Kipling's greatest book — a story about the British empire, spies, friendship, spirituality and, most of all, India.

Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: What really happened on board the famous ship, the Bounty? Why did the sailors mutiny against their captain, and where did they take the ship? How did the captain and his loyal crew survive a 5,000 mile journey? Join Captain Bligh, Fletcher Christian and Tom on their incredible adventures at sea, and discover what the Bounty mutiny was really about.