Based on the story of Mark Twain . Retold by Alex Raynham . ... It is 1547 in London, and Tom is a pauper. His father sends him onto the streets of London to beg for money every day, and hits him when he brings nothing back. But Edward is a prince, the son of King Henry VIII, and he has everything. There is something very unusual about these boys: they are from different worlds, but they look the same. When they meet one day, a mistake puts each boy into the wrong life. So what happens when a prince lives as a pauper, and a pauper lives as a king? Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more. Written for secondary ... |
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The ever-elusive Enola Holmes has now been on the run for more than eight months, much to the bemusement of her brother - the world's most famous detective, Sherlock Holmes. During a chance encounter with an old acquaintance, Lady Cecily, Enola realises that there is more to the young woman's plight than meets the eye. Especially when she leaves behind a dire plea for help within a peculiar pink fan... Puzzled, Enola finds she has no choice but to risk her freedom and join forces with Sherlock. But can she trust him? And can they both save Lady Cecily in time? ... |
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In this book illustrated by Alan Burton, there are two nineteenth-century ghost stories - "The House in the Picture" and "Abbot Thomas' Treasure". The House in the Picture Mr. Williams has an old picture of a house. It is not a very good picture. It is not a very good picture. It is not a very interesting picture. Then the picture tells Mr. Williams a terrible story. Abbot Thomas' Treasure An archaeologist finds some gold in an old church. It has been hidden for three hundred years. But the guardian of the gold returns, and the guardian of the treasure is angry. This book is in ... |
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Prof. Dr. Cyril Pavlikianov , Dr. Habilitatus (D.Sc.), Ph.D., M.A. was born in Sofia in 1965. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in Byzantine History at the National and Capodistrian University of Athens in 1998. He was Assistant Professor of Modern Greek Philology in 1998–2001, and Associate Professor of Byzantine Literature in 2001–2007 at the Faculty of Classical and Modern Philology of the University of Sofia “St. Kliment Ohridski”. In 2004 he obtained the scientific degree of Doctor Habilitatus (Doctor Scientiarum) in Mediaeval History, and in 2007 was elected full Professor of Byzantine Philology and Palaeography in the ... |
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Двуезично издание на български и английски език. ... Книгата разказва за бита и душевността на българина в периода 1850 - 1950 г. Във филмите ще намерите много исторически факти и информация, възстановки на бита и ежедневието на българите от времето. Разказани са интересни случки, пълни с интригуващи факти и облагородени с чувство за хумор. Това са филми, които не дават оценки - те само разказват истории. В книгата ще откриете кадри от четири уникални, документални филма за историята на България: Копнеж по нови неща Как Европа влезе в България Френската жена на българския подофицер Биографията на една снимка ... |
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#1 New York Times Bestselling author. ... Of course I want to be like them. They're beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever. And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly breathe. One terrible morning, Jude and her sisters see their parents murdered in front of them. The terrifying assassin abducts all three girls to the world of Faerie, where Jude is installed in the royal court but mocked and tormented by the Faerie royalty for being mortal. As Jude grows older, she realises that ... |
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Though numbering just 35 known works, the œuvre of Johannes Vermeer (1632 - 1675) is hailed as one of the most important and inspiring portfolios in art history. His paintings have prompted a New York Times bestseller, a film starring Scarlett Johansson, and record visitor numbers at art institutions from Amsterdam to Washington. Vermeer's subjects focus on daily domestic activities, from letter writing to music playing to preparations in the kitchen. The scenes astound with their meticulous detail, majestic planes of light, and with Vermeer’s extraordinary ability to draw out narrative intrigues. In such ... |
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With the book of "The Grain of Wheat" we have made an inspired and loving effort to cast some light upon the great lifework of Beinsa Douno . Beinsa Douno (Beinsa Duno) is a name of Peter Deunov (Peter Dounov). This name is a spiritual projection of the connection with the followers of this Teaching. A spiritual bridge between Him, the Teaching-talks and lectures and the consciousness of his listeners and followers. By means talks and of selected thoughts based on themes from his lectures, resumes and essayes to act as a bridge between the various sections, the reader will be able to get some idea of the light ... |
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Ново допълнено издание + 4 бонус рецепти и ABS комплекс за перфектен корем! 142 неустоими здравословни рецепти и 12 витаминозни смутита! ... В епохата на лъжливо разкрасяване и евтино лустро Биляна Йотовска с постоянство, с много работа и със стремежа си към непрестанно усъвършенстване може да служи като пример за мултифункционалност и за хармония в индивидуален, семеен и обществен план. Родената на 26 декември 1984 г. в София красавица е художник (с дипломи от НХГ и НХА). В публичното пространство е известна като един от най-разпознаваемите модели с множество ангажименти в чужбина и с корици на най-големите списания, ... |
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Award-winning readers series of original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. Six stories about a world we cannot explain. A film star discovers the dangers of dancing with a stranger. A man comes face-to-face with his father's history. An Irish-American family cannot escape someone from the past. A woman doesn't listen to warnings about an old tree. An English writer slowly becomes more and more Japanese. And a killer watches himself die in hospital. ... |
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The first Tarot deck inspired by Madame Lenormand, the most famous fortune teller in history. The images originate from Etteilla's Livre de Thoth and from the oracle cards of Lenormand herself. Thanks to the simplicity of these Tarot cards and to one's intuition, one finds the key to reading the present, the past and the future. Art by Ernest Fitzpatrick, 78 cards with dimensions 6.6 x 12 cm and instruction booklet included. ... |
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Книга 2 от поредицата "Bulgarian Academic Monographs". ... The disintegration of the totalitarian-communist system has led to a total crisis of society, a radical and dramatic restructuring, a reassessment of all values, a clearly evident prevalence of negatively defined freedom. For the Balkan region, these general conditions were further complicated by the neighborhood of different ethno-religious communities. Ethnic mobilization, various cultural, religious and political tensions, are rooted here both in the history of the region’s cultural and religious identities and in the totalitarian system of the recent ... |
