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Скачать книгу (размер 2 686 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 528) Аннотация: The Narnia Chronicles, first published in 1950, have been and remain some of the most enduringly popular books ever published. The best known, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, has been translated into 29 languages! First published fifty years ago, and with unforgetable illustrations by Pauline Baynes, the seven titles which make up the set remain among the most popular books ever written for…
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Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: «The Narnia Chronicles, first published in 1950, have been and remain some of the most enduringly popular ever published. The best known, the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, has been translated into 29 languages! The illustrations in this book have been coloured by the original artist, Pauline Baynes. «How ever did you learn to talk?» asked Shasta in amazement. «Where I come from, nearly all…
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Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy are evacuated to a house during the war wherein lives a vague professor. Left much to their own devices, they find a way into another world — Narnia — and discover Aslan, the lion king in hiding.