Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: The Sea-Wolf belongs in the honorific tradition of American sea fiction where the voyage motif became a means of exploring the meaning of life, as in Richard Henry Dana's Two Years Before the Mast (1840), Edgar Allan Poe's The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym (1838), and Herman Melville's Moby Dick (1851). The dominant subject is an intellectual conflict between a ship-wrecked literary figure,…
Скачать книгу (размер 3 910 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 768) Аннотация: From White Fang to The Iron Heel, The Call of the Wild to The People of the Abyss, London's novels are intense and atmospheric, and deserve their standing and reputation as some of the most exciting adventure stories ever put to paper. Jack London was highly qualified to be one of the 20th century's greatest writers of adventure stories, for he was one of its greatest adventurers. He was, to name…
Скачать книгу (размер 748 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 148) Аннотация: HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Fear urged him to go back, but growth drove him on...' Set in the frozen forests of the Yukon Territory, Canada, during the Klondike Gold Rush of the 1890s, 'White Fang' tells the story of a young wolf-dog's journey from the wild into human territory. As White Fang learns that civilisation is every bit as vicious…
Скачать книгу (размер 361 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 72) Аннотация: Classic Stories which have been carefully graded for each level according to vocabulary, grammatical structures, sentence length and plot complexity. The ideal springboard for the development of learner's reading, writing, listening and speaking skills. White Fang is a wolf-dog growing up in the cold wilderness of the Canadian North, often facing hunger and the dangers of living in the wild.
Скачать книгу (размер 361 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 72) Аннотация: Life is hard and dangerous for both people and animals in the frozen Canadian North. For a wolf like White Fang it is a continuous fight to find food — a fight in which many animals die. When White Fang meets the people of the North — first Indians and then White Men — he learns to live with them like a dog. But some men are cruel to their dogs and others are kind. Will White Fang's life be any…
Скачать книгу (размер 514 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 102) Аннотация: Helbling Readers Blue Series is designed for teenagers and young adults. Readers can choose from sensitively adapted teen-relevant classics and a gripping selection of original fiction.
Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: Half wolf, half dog, White Fang fully understands the cruelty of both nature and humans. After nearly starving to death during the frigid Arctic winter, he's taken in first by a man who trains him through constant whippings, and then by another who forces him to participate in vicious dogfights. Follow White Fang as he overcomes these obstacles and finally meets someone who offers him kindness…
Скачать книгу (размер 779 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 154) Аннотация: Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date), comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts, The stories are abridged; the quality is complete. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve — all at an incomparable price. Here is the ultimate dog story, one filled with emotion,…
Скачать книгу (размер 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 60) Аннотация: Classic Stories which have been carefully graded for each level according to vocabulary, grammatical structures, sentence length and plot complexity. The ideal springboard for the development of learner's reading, writing, listening and speaking skills. White Fang is a wolf-dog growing up in the cold wilderness of the Canadian North, often facing hunger and the dangers of living in the wild. Pack…
Скачать книгу (размер 947 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 187) Аннотация: London se siente temporalmente atraído por el tema de la lucha por la vida y por la crueldad de esta. Como señala George Orwell: <
Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: Buck is forced into life as a sled dog, where he must fight for his survival. Can he rise above his enemies and become master of his realm?
Скачать книгу (размер 350 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 70) Аннотация: «Вниманию читателей предлагаются популярные рассказы Д. Лондона: «Сын Волка», «Северная Одиссея». Издание рассчитано на лиц, владеющих основами английского языка и совершенствующих свои навыки в нем.»
Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: Impressed into service aboard the seal-hunting Ghost, Humphrey Van Weyden becomes an unwilling participant in a tense shipboard drama. With a wary eye, he watches the vessel’s abusive captain, Wolf Larsen, an enigma who can abandon two sailors on the open water, then return to reading the moral philosophers. One of the best sea novels ever written, The Sea-Wolf tells of mutiny, shipwreck, and a…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: Two classic tales of dogs, one part wolf and one a Saint Bernard/Scotch shepherd mix that becomes leader of a wolf pack, as they have adventures in the Yukon wilderness with both humans and other animals.
Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Five stories that epitomize Jack London's mastery of the adventure story. The White Silence, In a Far Country, and An Odyssey of the North bring the harshness of the frozen North powerfully to life while The Seed of McCoy reflects London's experiences as a sailor in the South Seas. Also includes The Mexican. Publisher's Note.
Скачать книгу (размер 2 890 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 568) Аннотация: Spellbinding tales of action and adventure from a master of the genre: The Call of the Wild, drawn from the author's own experiences as a Klondike adventurer; The Sea-Wolf, a gripping account of a deranged, abusive sea captain; White Fang, a riveting tale of savage wilderness life; and Five Great Short Stories.