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Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: The monstrous thought came into my mind as I perused the fixed eyes and the saturnine face, that this was a spirit, not a man. Three ghostly tales from a master of the form, The Signalman, The Trial for Murder and the title story, 'To Be Read at Dusk'. One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Time was, with most of us, when Christmas Day, encircling all our limited world like a magic ring, left nothing out for us to miss or seek; bound together all our home enjoyments, affections, and hopes; grouped everything and every one around the Christmas fire... This heart-warming collection of festive…

Скачать книгу (размер 463 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 92) Аннотация: Pearson's Active Reading is a new series which provides enjoyable stories and texts combined with activities designed to develop reading skills. Each book also contains an interactive CD-ROM, which contains activities and a complete audio recording of the story. • Enjoyable contemporary movie titles, classics and original stories • Five levels available to match all reading levels • Integrated…

Скачать книгу (размер 3 013 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 592) Аннотация: A selection of the best of Dickens' Christmas stories and writings in one beautiful edition It is said that Charles Dickens invented Christmas, and these pages certainly hold all the elements of a quintessential traditional Christmas brought to vivid life: snowy rooftops, gleaming shop windows, steaming bowls of punch, plum puddings like speckled cannon balls, sage and onion stuffing, miracles,…

Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: Desperate-minded villain! Two of Dickens' hilarious early stories from Sketches by Boz: The Great Winglebury Duel' and 'Bloomsbury Christening. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over…

Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: After a traumatic early childhood spent living in poverty in a Preston cellar, the suddenly orphaned George Silverman grows up convinced that he is at fault for all the misfortunes in his life. Hoodwinked by hypocritical clergymen and exploited by his employer, he finds himself forsaking love and facing professional ruin. One of Dickens's very last writings, 'George Silverman's Explanation' is a…

Скачать книгу (размер 534 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 106) Аннотация: «Compiled by Charles Dickens, and including chapters by Elizabeth Gaskell and Wilkie Collins, «A House to Let» is a composite tale of mystery and intrigue set amid the dark streets of Victorian London. Advised by her doctor to have a change of scenery, the elderly Sophonisba takes up lodgings in London. Immediately intrigued by a nearby house to let, she charges her two warring attendants,…

Скачать книгу (размер 3 013 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 592) Аннотация: Philip Pirrip, known as Pip, has big dreams of leaving his lowly upbringing on the Kentish moors behind and becoming a sophisticated gentleman. This, he believes, will give him the manners and the means to win the esteem of the beautiful Estella. When he inherits a sum of money from an anonymous benefactor, his once suffocating existence with his vicious sister and her kindly husband Joe expands…

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Скачать книгу (размер 3 992 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 784) Аннотация: Charles Dickens' ability to observe and record human character and environment have placed him at the top table of English fiction writers alongside Shakespeare and Austen, and his titles are still as popular today as they were upon first publication. Dickens was a sensation in his own time, his stories as popular upon publication as they are now, where he sits at the summit of English…

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: Literary classic with unique illustrated content; Complete Unabridged Text. One of Dickens' most popular novels brought to life with contemporary photos and illustrations.

Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: David’s life changes for the worse when his mother dies and he is left with a cruel stepfather who sends him to work in London. But he doesn't want to work in a factory all his life, so he runs away and finds a kind relative who is willing to help him. As David grows up, he learns that life is full of trouble, hardship and cruelty. But he also finds friendship, kindness and… love.

Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Set in the dark streets of 19th-century London, this unforgettable classic tells the story of Oliver Twist, a penniless orphan who lives through all kinds of hardship for many years. Find out how, in spite of adverse circumstances, he finds happiness in the end.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: A Christmas Carol, The Chimes, and The Cricket on the Hearth, by Charles Dickens, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics: New introductions…

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. It was a town of red brick, or of brick that would have been red if the smoke and ashes had allowed it; but as matters stood, it was a town of unnatural red and black like the painted face of a savage. Set in fictitious Coketown, England during the Industrial Revolution of the 1850s, Dickens wished to expose…

Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: Celebrate the bicentenary of Dickens' birth with this beautiful gift edition of Oliver Twist Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist is one of the best-loved stories ever written. The story of the young orphan is as powerful now as when it was first published over a century ago. The text in this edition has been carefully abridged so that it is accessible to younger readers and retains both the drama and…

Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: Pip is destined to become a village blacksmith, but a chance meeting with an escaped prisoner and the acquaintance of an eccentric old woman and a beautiful young girl change the course of his life. He is suddenly dissatisfied with his social status and wants to become a gentleman. But one day he discovers a terrible secret.

Скачать книгу (размер 3 910 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 768) Аннотация: «This is the «Penguin English Library Edition» of «The Old Curiosity Shop» by Charles Dickens. 'But what added most to the grotesque expression of his face, was a ghastly smile, which, appearing to be the mere result of habit and to have no connexion with any mirthful or complacent feeling, constantly revealed the few discoloured fangs that were yet scattered in his mouth, and gave him the aspect…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 849 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 560) Аннотация: «This is the «Penguin English Library Edition» of «Oliver Twist» by Charles Dickens. A parish child — the orphan of a workhouse — the humble, half-starved drudge — to be cuffed and buffeted through the world, despised by all, and pitied by none. Dark, mysterious and mordantly funny, «Oliver Twist» features some of the most memorably drawn villains in all of fiction — the treacherous gangmaster…

Скачать книгу (размер 3 013 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 592) Аннотация: Shows how a young man's life is transformed by a mysterious series of events — an encounter with an escaped prisoner; a visit to a black-hearted old woman and a beautiful girl; a fortune from a secret donor.