Jane Austen teased readers with the idea of a "heroine whom no one but myself will much like", but Emma is irresistible. "Handsome, clever, and rich", Emma is also an "imaginist", "on fire with speculation and foresight". She sees the signs of romance all around her, but thinks she will never be married. Her matchmaking maps out relationships that Jane Austen ironically tweaks into a clearer perspective. Judgement and imagination are matched in games the reader too can enjoy, and the end is a triumph of understanding. ... |
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Най-харесваният и посещаван хотел на остров Нантъкет е Уитли - с елегантна основна сграда, редица от бели вили и дълъг частен плаж. Изграден и поддържан с любов от Алвин Уитли, хотелът е семейният бизнес на голямата фамилия. Братя, сестри, братовчеди, лели, всички работят там на различни длъжности под внимателния опитен поглед на осемдесетгодишния Алвин. Той обича всичките си деца и внуци, но това не му пречи да има точна и ясна преценка за тяхната работа и когато се налага, да прави драстични смени. Паула е щастлива на счетоводната си позиция, но когато дядо ѝ уволнява братовчедка ѝ и предлага на нея мястото ... |
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Reversible Polar на Buff е мултифункционална поларена шал-кърпа за глава с две лица, подходяща за мъже и жени. Изработена е от рециклиран микрофибър с поларен флийс отвътре, осигуряващ топлина, което я прави идеална за алпинизъм, ски, сноуборд и туризъм. Тя е универсална, изключително мека и приятна за носене, подходяща за дейности на открито при студени метеорологични условия. Характеристики: Ultrastretch технология: 4-посочна разтегливост за най-добро прилягане и максимален комфорт UV защита изработена от рециклирани материали, за да се запази планетата чиста безшевен дизайн за постигане на максимален комфорт, ... |
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Edited by Gaby Morgan. ... Poems of the Sea is an anthology of classic poetry that celebrates the sea; from the power of a stormy ocean to ships and sailors and beaches strewn with shells. 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. This edition features an introduction by author Adam Nicolson. For generations, poets have taken inspiration from ocean mists and rugged coastlines to conjure up adventures on the high seas and joyous days at the seaside. From Emily Dickinson 's ... |
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Homage to Catalonia remains one of the most famous accounts of the Spanish Civil War. With characteristic scrutiny, Orwell questions the actions and motives of all sides whilst retaining his firm beliefs in human courage and the need for radical social change. 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 Helen Graham, a leading historian on the Spanish Civil War. When George Orwell arrived in Spain in 1936, he ... |
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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 books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition has an afterword by David Stuart Davies and original illustrations by H. K. Browne. Bleak House is not only a love story and a tightly plotted murder mystery, but also a condemnation of the corruption at the heart of English society. The inheritance case of Jarndyce and Jarndyce has been going on for generations involving myriad characters from all walks of life. There's Esther ... |
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+ 29 recipes. ... "Nine Rabbits" tells two stories, that of a six-year-old girl, and of her grown-up self: Manda grows up on the Black Sea coast during the height of socialism in the 1960s, raised by her tyrannical grandmother along with her young aunts and uncles. While Grandma Nikula wages open and covert wars with life, Manda lives out the adventures of her childhood under the shadow of her absent grandfather. Forty years later on, we find that same child has become a woman, now living in a democratic Bulgaria and racked by an identity crisis. Manda has swallowed up her tyrannical grandmother, turning that ... |
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Комплектът съдържа книгата Достоен живот на Ники Гъмбъл и Достоен живот - ръководство. ... Достоен живот е 9-седмичен курс върху Посланието на апостол Павел към Филипяните и може да се провежда като продължение към Алфа курс . В Достоен живот намираме отговор на въпроса - Какво иска да вложи Бог в сърцето ни и в живота ни, след като Го приемем за свой Господ и Спасител? Науката все по-успешно удължава продължителността на живота, но дали този живот ще си струва да се живее? Без цел или радост от живота увеличаването на неговата продължителност е безсмислена победа. Тогава как да изживеем живота си пълноценно? Как да ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Anton Chekhov was one of the world's most accomplished short-story writers and this collection displays the breadth and variety of his genius. 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. In the Ravine & Other Stories are translated by Constance Garnett and selected and introduced by novelist Paul Bailey. Chekhov had an incomparable ability to write about the seemingly every ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... The Diary of a Nobody is a comic masterpiece that has been hugely influential since its first publication in 1892. 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 features Weedon Grossmith's original illustrations and an afterword by novelist Paul Bailey. Proud to be ensconced with his wife Carrie at The Laurels in the desirable London suburb of Holloway, bank clerk ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Drawing on her own experience, Anne Bronte exposes the isolated world of a nineteenth-century governess in her debut novel, Agnes Grey. 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 historian and biographer, Juliet Barker. Agnes Grey is the youngest daughter of a clergyman. When the family falls on hard times, she insists on finding work as a governess ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... A treasured children's classic, Susan Coolidge's What Katy Did is a vivid story of childhood bravery with a feisty heroine at its heart. 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 features original illustrations by Addie Ledyard and an introduction by award-winning children’s author Jacqueline Wilson. Twelve-year-old Katy is a dreamer. She invents exciting ... |
