Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 112) Аннотация: One of the most popular books ever written about childhood charmingly recounts the homelife of four sisters: literary-minded Jo March; Meg, the older sister who marries a young tutor; fashionable and artistic Amy; and gentle, musically inclined Beth. An unforgettable depiction of mid-19th century New England life. Abridged.
Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: «Eight entertaining tales, including the celebrated classic «The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County,» «Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offenses,» Twain's hilarious savaging of that author's style; as well as «Journalism in Tennessee,» «About Barbers,» «The Stolen White Elephant,» «A Literary Nightmare,» «How to Tell a Story,» and more.»
Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Delightful tale of a little girl's love for an enchanted nutcracker, with all the wonderful scenes: Christmas Eve at the Stahlbaum house, the arrival of Godpapa Drosselmeier and the presentation of the Nutcracker, the fierce battle between the Nutcracker and the seven-headed Mouse King, and much more.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: Classic resource contains over 1,200 examples of ornamental and decorative design produced by many cultures over five millennia. Assyrian, Greek, Roman, Byzantine; European Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo; English furniture designs by Chippendale, Sheraton and Hepplewhite; French Empire; Nordic motifs; Chinese and Japanese material, much more.
Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: Great story of human courage and dedication recounted in autobiography of a remarkable woman: the magical moment when Miss Keller first recognizes the connection between words and objects, her joy at learning how to speak, friendships with notable figures, her education at Radcliffe and an extraordinary relationship with her inspired teacher, Anne Sullivan.
Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: Treasury of 370 full-color royalty-free illustrations selected from rare antique chromolithographs: lovely ladies, rosy-cheeked children, amorous couples, floral arrangements, clasped hands, doves, and many other nostalgic, sentimental vignettes. Ideal for use in a host of art and craft projects.
Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: The dressmaker's patterns for the more than 50 different garments included in this volume first appeared in the 1890s in issues of the quarterly The Voice of Fashion. Most of the patterns are for stylish day wear for women, but there are house dresses and nightwear as well, along with a selection of suits and dresses for young boys and girls and several garments for men.
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Скачать книгу (размер 697 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 138) Аннотация: Entertaining pictorial record displays elegant dresses for special occasions, everyday wear, and two-piece suits for women; charming hats trimmed with ribbon and feathers, attractive sailor suits for little boys and more. Invaluable to collectors, designers and fashion historians. Descriptive captions.
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Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Popular, well-known poetry: The Passionate Shepherd to His Love, Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Death, be not proud, The Raven, The Road Not Taken, plus works by Blake, Wordsworth, Byron, Coleridge, Shelley, Emerson, Browning, Keats, Kipling, Sandburg, Pound, Auden, Thomas, and many others.
Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: Chivalry and romance of the Middle Ages, dramatically and powerfully depicted in 36 splendid illustrations, recapture the romance of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, the love story of Lancelot and Guinevere, the tale of the fair Elaine, the wily Vivien and more. Accompanied by appropriate quotes from Tennyson's poem.
Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: For young and old alike — 8 captivating tales filled with whimsy, charm, and magic: The Fate of the Children of Lir, The Shepherd of Middvai, Beth Gellert, The Tale of Ivan, Morraha, The Story of Deirdre, The Llanfabon Changeling, and The Sea-Maiden. Reset in large, easy-to-read type.
Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Charming stories — brimming with humor, whimsy and imagination — include an Algonquin tale of how Glooskap conquered the Great Bull-Frog; The Meeting of the Wild Animals, a Tsimshian myth recounting how all the animals came to fear the porcupine; The Man Who Married the Moon a Pueblo story; others. 6 full-page illustrations.
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Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Stirring tales of King Arthur's boyhood, his sword Excalibur, the round table, adventures of Sir Launcelot, other daring deeds.
Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: Bitter, satiric comedy in blank verse is one of the great Elizabethan dramatist's finest plays. The plot concerns a wealthy, lecherous old man who feigns a mortal illness in order to solicit bribes from greedy acquaintances who hope to inherit his fortune. Many complexities of plot and connivance ensue, but in the end, the guilty parties are exposed and punished. Explanatory footnotes.
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Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: This volume presents superb royalty-free reproductions of all 50 plates Dore created for a 19th-century edition of Paradise Lost. Among the events depicted: the expulsion of Satan from Heaven, Adam and Eve in Paradise, the nine-day fall of Lucifer's legions to Hell, the Creation, the temptation of Eve and the Flood.