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Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: Gaius Pliny sends greetings to his friend Septicius Clarus... In these letters to his friends and relations, Pliny provides a fascinating insight into Roman life in the period 97 to 112 AD. Part autobiography, part social history, they document the career and interests of a senator and leading imperial official whose friends include the historians Tacitus and Suetonius. Pliny's letters cover a…

Скачать книгу (размер 3 094 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 608) Аннотация: This authoritative edition was first published in the acclaimed Oxford Authors series under the general editorship of Frank Kermode. It brings together a unique combination of Yeats's poetry and prose — all the major poems, complemented by plays, critical writings, and letters — to give the essence of his work and thinking. W. B. Yeats was born in 1865, only 38 years after the death of William…

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Скачать книгу (размер 2 686 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 528) Аннотация: Lycurgus, Pericles, Solon, Nicias, Themistocles, Alcibiades, Cimon, Agesilaus, Alexander I treat the narrative of the Lives as a kind of mirror... The experience is like nothing so much as spending time in their company and living with them: I receive and welcome each of them in turn as my guest. In the nine lives of this collection Plutarch introduces the reader to the major figures and periods…

Скачать книгу (размер 3 094 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 608) Аннотация: Marcus Cato Sulla Aemilius Paullus Pompey The Gracchi Marius Julius Caesar Anthony I treat the narrative of the Lives as a kind of mirror... The experience is like nothing so much as spending time in their company and living with them: I receive and welcome each of them in turn as my guest. In the eight lives of this collection Plutarch introduces the reader to the major figures and periods of…

Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: Button has had a busy day playing with his older sisters and now it's time for Mummy and Daddy to put him to bed. Just as they pad quietly away, Button remembers the fallen log he clambered over during the afternoon. It looked a bit like a big bear asleep in the grass and now Button is worried that the tree-bear might lumber into his dreams and turn them into scary ones. He calls out and Daddy…

Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: An exceptionally strong skills training programme which covers language skills, phonics, and civic education skills.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: Love and loyalty, hatred and revenge, fear, deprivation, and political ambition: these are the motives which thrust the characters portrayed in these three Sophoclean masterpieces on to their collision course with catastrophe. Recognized in his own day as perhaps the greatest of the Greek tragedians, Sophocles' reputation has remained undimmed for two and a half thousand years. His greatest…

Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: An exceptionally strong skills training programme which covers language skills, phonics, and civic education skills.

Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: Find out what happens to the unfortunate Humpty Dumpty, ride with a fine lady to Banbury Cross, watch a cow jump over the moon, listen to Old King Cole's fiddlers, and march with the Duke of York in this wonderful collection of nursery rhymes. Brian Wildsmith has chosen over eighty best-loved rhymes that are full of charm and rhythm, and has illustrated them with great exuberance and imagination.…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 496) Аннотация: Set during the Jacobite rising in Scotland in 1745, this novel springs from Scott's childhood recollections and his desire to preserve in writing the features of life in the Highlands and Lowlands of Scotland. Waverley was first published anonymously in 1814 and was Scott's first novel.

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Скачать книгу (размер 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 40) Аннотация: How can Mr Frank be angry now? thinks Mike happily. His film is good and he is the only cameraman on the volcano. Now he can go home. But then he finds Jenny and she is dying. Rocks start to move and Mike is afraid. Can they get off the volcano alive? And what happens to Mike's camera and film?

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: Smidge is used to Karlson, the funny little man with a propeller on his back, living on the roof. They are firm friends. Now, anytime Karlson pops in, Smidge knows that there's fun and adventure in store. In this collection of stories, they flood the bathroom, celebrate Karlson's birthday, and prompt a newspaper to offer a reward when Karlson is mistaken for a spy!

Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: An exceptionally strong skills training programme which covers language skills, phonics, and civic education skills.

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: Smidge is used to Karlson, the funny little man with a propeller on his back, living on the roof. They are firm friends. Now, anytime Karlson pops in, Smidge knows that there's fun and adventure in store. In this collection of stories, they gobble cream buns, do their very best to frighten the new housekeeper and almost become television stars!

Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Winnie the Witch has many talents! In 'Winnie's Wheels' she magics an old wreck of a car to take herself and Wilbur on holiday and demonstrates some rather unconventional driving skills; in 'Blooming Winnie' she summons the help of the ghost of Great Aunt Winifred in order to control a class of unruly children who have come to see her garden; in 'Winnie's Tea Party' Winnie is playing hostess and…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Oxford Children's Myths and Legends bring you the greatest stories ever told, from around the world and long ago. Heroes and villains, witches and wizards, warriors and royalty — there's something here for everyone. These spell-binding tales of love, loyalty, greed and jealousy come from the mountains and valleys of Wales. From Pwyll, the prince of Dyfed, to Arthur's court, they tell of a world…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: Oxford Children's Myths and Legends bring you the greatest stories ever told, from around the world and long ago. Heroes and villains, witches and wizards, warriors and royalty — there's something here for everyone. This lively collection brings to life the very best English traditional fairy-tales and stories. From Johnny Gloke the giant killer and the frog prince at the World's End, to the…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: Oxford Children's Myths and Legends bring you the greatest stories ever told, from around the world and long ago. Heroes and villains, witches and wizards, warriors and royalty — there's something here for everyone. From the Highlands and islands, to the Border country, there are stories from all over Scotland in this wonderful collection. You'll find tales of Tam Lin the elfin knight, MacCodrum…