Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Jane Austen's final novel is her most mature and wickedly satirical. It follows the story of Anne Elliott, who as a teenager, was engaged to a seemingly ideal man, Frederick Wentworth. But after being persuaded by her friend Lady Russell that he is too poor to be a suitable match, Anne ends their engagement. When they are reacquainted eight years later, their circumstances are transformed: Frederick is returning triumphantly from the Napoleonic War, while Anne's fortunes are floundering. Will their past regrets prevent them from finding future ... |
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An official Guide to cracking the Cube. ... The Rubik's Cube is the world's best-known puzzle, a magical object that has baffled and fascinated the world for more than forty years. This clearly-illustrated step-by-step guide teaches you a foolproof beginners' method for solving the Cube, plus advanced techniques if you want to learn to solve it in seconds. ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. This edition of "Black Beauty" features illustrations by Cecil Aldin and an afterword by author and conservationist Lauren St. John. "Black Beauty" enjoys a carefree upbringing in a pleasant meadow with his mother, where his gentle first master trains him well - until he is reluctantly forced to sell him. Through a long and ... |
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The Level 9 full-colour interleaved Teacher's Book makes it simple to teach with minimum preparation. The Cambridge One Digital Pack includes access to Class Audio and answer keys and scripts. There are videos to accompany the Culture sections and lively interviews with real teenagers, comprehensive vocabulary and grammar worksheets (two levels of difficulty), literature, speaking, writing, video and games worksheets as well as a Speaking test video. Teachers are able to access the Test Generator and Presentation Plus class presentation tool. They can view and assign Test & Train Exam Practice, the timed Practice Test, ... |
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The Level 8 full-colour interleaved Teacher's Book makes it simple to teach with minimum preparation. The Cambridge One Digital Pack includes access to Class Audio and answer keys and scripts. There are videos to accompany the Culture sections and lively interviews with real teenagers. There are also comprehensive vocabulary and grammar worksheets (two levels of difficulty), literature, speaking, writing, video and games worksheets. Additionally, the teacher can view and assign the student Practice Extra grammar and vocabulary activities, and access Test Generator and Presentation Plus class presentation tool. ... |
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The Level 3 full-colour interleaved Teacher's Book makes it simple to teach with minimum preparation. The Cambridge One Digital Pack includes access to Class Audio and answer keys and scripts. There are videos to accompany the Culture sections and lively interviews with real teenagers, comprehensive vocabulary and grammar worksheets (two levels of difficulty), literature, speaking, writing, video and games worksheets as well as a Speaking test video. Teachers are able to access the Test Generator and Presentation Plus class presentation tool. They can view and assign Test & Train Exam Practice, the timed Practice Test, ... |
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The Road to Wigan Pier is a book in two parts: the first half is Orwell 's description of working-class life in industrial communities of the north of England, the second examines his own political views. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library ; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is introduced by journalist and author Amelia Gentleman. The Road to Wigan Pier is an insightful and powerful account of lives lived in poverty and deprivation in a time of low wages ... |
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Edited by Becky Brown. ... A beautiful gift anthology of classic poetry which captures the excitement and joy of a new arrival in the family. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library ; a series of stunning pocket-sized classics with ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. There are poems which celebrate the anticipation of the happy event and the outburst of joy and hope which it brings. There are gorgeous lullabies and rhymes to read aloud as well as wise words of encouragement and advice. Poems for New Parents also looks forward to a child's own discoveries and ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... "A Tale of Two Cities", a story of revolution, revenge and sacrifice, is one of Charles Dickens most exciting novels. Set against the backdrop of the French Revolution, it tells the story of a family threatened by the terrible events of the past. Dr Manette, wrongly imprisoned in the Bastille for eighteen years, is finally released and reunited with his daughter Lucie who, despite her French ancestry, has been brought up in London. Lucie falls in love with Charles Darnay, who has abandoned both wealth and title in France because of his ... |
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Compiled by Rosemary Gray. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... "London: An Illustrated Literary Companion", captures the varying moods of the great city over recent centuries, through diary entries, with quotations, poems, essays and extracts from great works written in its honour. It is beautifully illustrated with drawings and engravings from distinguished artists, including Gustave Doré, George Cruikshank, James McNeill Whistler and Hugh Thomson, and contains contemporary prints and photographs. ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... First published in 1914, "Dubliners" depicts middle-class Catholic life in Dublin at the start of the twentieth century. Themes within the stories include the disappointments of childhood, the frustrations of adolescence, and the importance of sexual awakening. James Joyce was twenty-five years old when he wrote this collection of short stories, among which "The Dead" is probably the most famous. Considered at the time as a literary experiment, "Dubliners" contains moments of joy, fear, grief, love and loss, which combine to ... |
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Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library ; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful hardbacks make perfect gifts for book lovers, or wonderful additions to your own collection. This edition features a specially commissioned translation by Ros and Chloe Schwarz, as well as the charming original illustrations by Saint-Exupery himself, coloured by Barbara Frith. After crash-landing in the Sahara Desert, a pilot encounters a little prince who is visiting Earth from his own planet. Their strange and moving meeting illuminates for the aviator ... |
