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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As an inseparable part of the Bulgarian people, the Bulgarian Jews have shared on an equal basis the entire history of their establishment as a nation. Integrated for centuries in Bulgarian society, the Bulgarian Jews have participated alongside all Bulgarians in the country's national history. They defended their homeland during the struggles for liberation from Ottoman rule and fought in all the wars in which Bulgaria was protecting it's statehood and nationhood. The contribution of the Jews to Bulgaria's economic, cultural and intellectual advancement following the Liberation is also considerable. It has ... |
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Адаптирани разкази на английски език. ... "Поредицата Adapted stories на издателство Веси е предназначена за читатели, които са средно напреднали или напреднали (III - VI ниво) в обучението си по английски език. Тук оригиналният текст не е адаптиран в общия смисъл на понятието. Вместо да бъдат извадени относително сложните думи и изрази, те са допълнително обяснени. Идиоматичните, фразеологичните и някои по-особени лексикални форми са преведени под черта. За научните понятия (исторически, географски, митологични и пр.) са дадени обяснителни бележки. А евентуално непознатите за читателите думи (при предполагаем ... |
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Wilde's only novel, first published in 1890, is a brilliantly designed puzzle, intended to tease conventional minds with its exploration of the myriad interrelationships between art, life, and consequence. From its provocative Preface, challenging the reader to believe in 'art for art's sake', to its sensational conclusion, the story self-consciously experiments with the notion of sin as an element of design. Yet Wilde himself underestimated the consequences of his experiment, and its capacity to outrage the Victorian establishment. Its words returned to haunt him in his court appearances in 1895, and he ... |
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In this celebrated work, his only novel, Wilde forged a devastating portrait of the effects of evil and debauchery on a young aesthete in late 19 th century England. Combining elements of the Gothic horror novel and decadent French fiction, the book centers on a striking premise: As Dorian Gray sinks into a life of crime and gross sensuality, his body retains perfect youth and vigor while his recently painted portrait grows day by day into a hideous record of evil, which he must keep hidden from the world. For over a century, this mesmerizing tale of horror and suspense has enjoyed wide popularity. It ranks as one of ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Dorian Gray is young, arrogant, and devastatingly handsome. Confronted by his beauty in the form of a portrait, and struck by the terrible realization that he will age, Dorian wishes to retain his charms forever and finds his desire granted. He abandons himself to a life of hedonism, vice and murder, yet his face remains unmarked by his evil. But, hidden in his attic, the painting ages and corrupts, and one day Dorian must stand face to face with the man he has become. A perfect depiction of fin-de-siècle decadence, Oscar Wilde's only novel ... |
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Най-добър хорър роман за 2017. на Goodreads. ... В едно бъдеще, което е толкова реално и близко, че може да бъде и днес, с жените, се случва нещо странно, когато заспят. Телата им се обвиват в тънки нишки, образуващи пашкули. Ако бъдат събудени, ако някой разкъса или разреже обвивката им, жените подивяват и стават невероятно агресивни. А докато спят, те се озовават на друго, по-добро място, където цари хармония. Една жена, мистериозната Иви Блек, е недосегаема за благословията или проклятието на сънната болест. Дали тя е медицинска аномалия, която трябва да бъде изучавана? Или демон, който трябва да бъде унищожен? Сами, ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... The richness of Oscar Wilde 's way with words and ideas is given full range in this sparkling collection of short stories written between 1887 and 1891. From the comic tales of "The Canterville Ghost" and "Lord Arthur Savile's Crime" to the marvelous fairy stories and fantasies of "The Selfish Giant", "The Happy Prince" and "The Star Child", we are treated to the extravagance and dexterity of Wilde's exceptional wit, in stories that will appeal to both adults and children. Beautifully ... |
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Преклони се пред кралицата си или кърви пред нея. Жертва и победител... Попи дори не е и мечтала да открие любовта в лицето на принц Кастийл. Сега копнее да се наслади на щастието си, но първо трябва да освободят неговия брат и да намерят нейния. Мисия, която крие неподозирани опасности и неочаквани последствия. Защото Попи е Избраницата, Благословената. Истинският владетел на Атлантия. Във вените ѝ тече кръвта на Краля на боговете. Короната и кралството ѝ принадлежат по закон. Враг и воин... Попи иска единствено да контролира собствения си живот, не тези на другите, но трябва да реши дали да загърби ... |
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Гюстав Доре е френски художник и гравьор, спечелил си славата на най-оригиналния, най-продуктивен и най-всестранно надарен илюстратор на всички времена. Той надминава всички други илюстратори както по броя на гравюрите (над 10 000), така и по количеството издания (повече от 4 000). Неговото необятно творчество оказва влияние на няколко поколения от 19 в. насам чак до наши дни. Винсент Ван Гог казва за Гюстав Доре, че е "художникът на народа", защото той представя своето изкуство на масите чрез своите серии от гравюри по литературни творби. Илюстрациите на Доре са останали завинаги в колективното съзнание на ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... The four great comedies of Oscar Wilde, "Lady Windermere's Fan", "A Woman of No Importance", "An Ideal Husband" and "The Importance of Being Earnest", were all written at the height of the controversial Irish author's powers in his last, doomed decade, the 1890s. They remain among the most-loved, and most-quoted, of all drama in the English language. Along with Salome, his darkly decadent dramatization of the Bible story, these immortal plays continue to pack theatres, and have been adapted for every kind of ... |
