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Скачать книгу (размер 3 257 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 640) Аннотация: The Later Tudors is an authoritative and comprehensive study of England between the accession of Edward VI and the death of Elizabeth I-a turbulent period of conflict amongst European nations, and between warring Catholics and Protestants. These internal and external struggles created anxiety in England, but by the end of Elizabeth's reign the nation had achieved a remarkable sense of political…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 921 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 574) Аннотация: Zola's masterpiece of working life, Germinal (1885), exposes the inhuman conditions of miners in northern France in the 1860s. By Zola's death in 1902 it had come to symbolise the call for freedom from oppression so forcefully that the crowd which gathered at his State funeral chanted Germinal! Germinal! The central figure, Etienne Lantier, is an outsider who enters the community and eventually…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 013 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 200) Аннотация: A course which equips students for the competitive environment of international tourism. — The course is topic-based, and focuses on key situations and issues that students will encounter during their professional lives. — Each of the 12 units offers a range of reading and listening tasks developed from up-to-date, authentic sources which present the topic in a variety of stimulating ways. —…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: Aurora Leigh is an example of the mid-19th-century poem of contemporary life. This verse-novel is a detailed representation of the early Victorian age. The social panorama extends from the slums of London, through the literary world, to the upper classes and a number of satiric portraits: an aunt with rigidly conventional notions of female education; Romney Leigh, the Christian socialist; Lord…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 676 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 330) Аннотация: What Maisie Knew (1897) represents one of James's finest reflections on the rites of passage from wonder to knowledge, and the question of their finality. The child of violently divorced parents, Maisie Farange opens her eyes on a distinctly modern world. Mothers and fathers keep changing their partners and names, while she herself becomes the pretext for all sorts of adult sexual intrigue. In…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: William Thackeray called it the most laughable story that has ever been written since the goodly art of novel-writing began. As a group of travellers visit places in England and Scotland, they provide through satire and wit a vivid and detailed picture of the contemporary social and political scene.

Скачать книгу (размер 442 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 88) Аннотация: A three-level course for pre-teenage students which bridges the gap between primary and secondary learning styles. — It is designed for students beginning English from the age of nine, and directly addresses the changing skills and interests of students as they approach adolescence. — It provides a communicative approach to learning, supported by a well-structured grammar syllabus. Level 1 gives…

Скачать книгу (размер 340 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 68) Аннотация: A three-level course for pre-teenage students which bridges the gap between primary and secondary learning styles. — It is designed for students beginning English from the age of nine, and directly addresses the changing skills and interests of students as they approach adolescence. — It provides a communicative approach to learning, supported by a well-structured grammar syllabus. Level 1 gives…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 360 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 464) Аннотация: English grammar has changed a great deal since the beginning of the Twentieth Century, and it is a subject that can provide a complex minefield of uncertainties within the language. This accessible and comprehensive dictionary comes to the aid of both the general reader and the student or teacher, offering straightforward and immediate A-Z access to 1,000 grammatical terms and their meanings. All…

Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: This is an upper-intermediate English language course aimed at people training for or already employed in the tourism industry. It replaces Five Star English and the syllabus is topic-based. Each of the 12 units offers a range of reading and listening tasks developed from authentic sources, practising language in ways that students will use it in real life, for example — role plays using the…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 849 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 560) Аннотация: This edition brings together Jonson's four great comedies in one volume. Volpone, which was first performed in 1606, dramatizes the corrupting nature of greed in an exuberant satire set in contemporary Venice. The first production of Epicene marked the end of a year long closure of the theatres because of an epidemic of the plague in 1609; its comedy affirms the consolatory power of laughter at…

Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: This is an upper-intermediate English language course aimed at people training for or already employed in the tourism industry. It replaces Five Star English and will have a broad international appeal. The syllabus is topic-based. Each of the 12 units offers a range of reading and listening tasks developed from authentic sources, practising language in ways that students will use it in real life,…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: Synge was one of the key dramatists in the world of Irish literature at the turn of the century. This volume offers all of Synge`s plays, which range from racy comedy to stark tragedy, all sharing a memorable lyricism. The introduction places him in the context of the Irish literary movement.

Скачать книгу (размер 310 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 62) Аннотация: A fun and effective way to teach young children how to read in English.

Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: A fun and effective way to teach young children how to read in English.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Now listen with good will, as I go straight to my subject matter, in which you may hear the double sorrows of Troilus in his love for Criseyde, and how she forsook him before she died Like Romeo and Juliet, or Tristan and Iseult, the names of Troilus and Criseyde will always be united: a pair of lovers whose names are inseparable from passion and tragedy. Troilus and Criseyde is Chaucer's…

Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: Up and Away in Phonics is a six-level series which gives children a thorough grounding in English language phonics. It is an ideal supplement to Up and Away in English, but may also be used independently.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 110 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 219) Аннотация: A four-level course that develops learning and language skills, using humorous characters, crosswords, and strip cartoons, with a strong emphasis on listening.

Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: A four-level course that develops learning and language skills, using humorous characters, crosswords, and strip cartoons, with a strong emphasis on listening.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 258 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 248) Аннотация: This is a three-year project-based course for young learners with a sound grammatical framework.