A special edition featuring beautiful heritage wallpaper patterns from her own home in Hampshire, these collectable paperbacks are a must for all Jane Austen fans. From Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning classics that make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. Jane Austen's best-loved novel is an unforgettable story about the inaccuracy of first impressions, the power of reason and, above all, the strange dynamics of human relationships and emotions. A tour de force of wit and sparkling dialogue, Pride and Prejudice shows how the headstrong Elizabeth Bennet and the aristocratic Mr. Darcy ... |
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"The Rough Guide to Melbourne" is the most extensive guidebook available to Australia's second-largest city. The guide features lively accounts of the sights and discerning reviews of the best bars, hotels and restaurants. Now published as a larger B-format guide, the 16-page introduction includes full-colour photos of the authors selection of "Things Not to Miss" and large easy-to-read maps througout. ... |
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For the first time ever, a very special edition of the classic masterpiece, illustrated throughout in colour by the author himself and with the complete text printed in two colours. Since it was first published in 1954, The Lord of the Rings has been a book people have treasured. Steeped in unrivalled magic and otherworldliness, its sweeping fantasy and epic adventure has touched the hearts of young and old alike. Over 150 million copies of its many editions have been sold around the world, and occasional collectors' editions become prized and valuable items of publishing. This one-volume hardback edition contains ... |
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Superb novel, autumnal and mellow in tone, concerns the lives and loves of the Elliot family and their friends and relatives, in particular the thwarted romance between Anne Elliot ( Austen's sweetest, most appealing heroine) and Captain Frederick Wentworth. Finely drawn characters, gentle satire and wonderful recreation of genteel life in the English countryside. ... |
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Изданието е двуезично - на български и на английски език. 30 години недостижим световен рекорд в скока на височина за жени. ... Юбилейният албум за Стефка Костадинова е посветен на 30-годишнината от феноменалния ѝ скок. Албумът е луксозен, с твърда подвързия и богат снимков материал."Скъпи приятели, В ръцете ви е първият фоторазказ за моя живот. За мен той е силно емоционален, защото е посветен на кръгла годишнина от връх в кариерата ми, а и на жизнения ми път като цяло. С езика на снимките, краткият текст и графиките авторите представят полета ми над онези 209 cm на Олимпийския стадион в Рим през 1987 г., ... |
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Две сестри - хванати в капана между разума и чувствата - роман от една дама. Публикуван за пръв път анонимно, Разум и чувства е предопределен да влезе в канона на английската литература, а името на авторката Джейн Остин - да стане разпознаваемо по цял свят. Наглед любовен роман, Разум и чувства проследява израстването на две от сестрите Дашуд - Елинор и Мариан - и пътя им из вътрешните терзания около стремежите на сърцата им. В края на осемнайсети век едно от най-важните неща за младите жени в английското общество е да си намерят добра партия за женитба. Но достатъчно ли е тлъстото наследство и завидните имотни ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... A tour de force of wit and sparkling dialogue, "Pride and Prejudice" shows how the headstrong Elizabeth Bennet and the aristocratic Mr Darcy must have their pride humbled and their prejudices dissolved before they can acknowledge their love for each other. Jane Austen 's best-loved novel is an unforgettable story about the inaccuracy of first impressions, the power of reason, and above all the strange dynamics of human relationships and emotions. Gorgeously illustrated by the celebrated Hugh Thomson, this "Macmillan Collector's ... |
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Pride and Prejudice, which opens with one of the most famous sentences in English Literature, is an ironic novel of manners. In it the garrulous and empty-headed Mrs Bennet has only one aim - that of finding a good match for each of her five daughters. In this she is mocked by her cynical and indolent husband. With its wit, its social precision and, above all, its irresistible heroine, Pride and Prejudice has proved one of the most enduringly popular novels in the English language. ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Two sisters of opposing temperament but who share the pangs of tragic love provide the subjects for Jane Austen's "Sense and Sensibility". Elinor, practical and conventional, the epitome of sense, desires a man who is promised to another woman. Marianne, emotional and sentimental, the epitome of sensibility, loses her heart to a scoundrel who jilts her. A powerful drama of family life and growing up, the novel is at once a subtle comedy of manners and a striking critique of early nineteenth-century society. Gorgeously illustrated by the ... |
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С 96 илюстрации на Хю Томсън (1894). Гордост и предразсъдъци е любима книга на милиони читатели - и това не са просто думи. В тази красива, прекрасно разказана история има всичко - романтика, интересни герои, недоразумения, семейни ценности и неочаквани обрати, представени с много изящество, хумор и красив език. Това е история за аристокрацията през XIX век чрез перипетиите в живота на семейство Бенет, дарено с пет дъщери. Когато няма наследник, който да поеме семейните дела, единственото, на което разчита мисис Бенет, е дъщерите ѝ да си намерят богати съпрузи. Но Елизабет Бенет отказва да се подчини и да приеме ... |
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Pack your suitcase for a magical adventure! At the Strangeworlds Travel Agency, each suitcase transports you to a different world. All you have to do is step inside. Flick is now a badge-wearing member of The Strangeworlds Travel Agency so when an urgent summons arrives at Strangeworlds from Pirate Queen Nyfe, she and Strangeworlds Society guardian Jonathan immediately pack their bags for an adventure to Queen Nyfe's world: The Break, a place of magic and piracy. Nyfe's world is falling apart. The Break is used to having ships vanish without a trace, but there has been a sudden increase that can't be ... |
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A short history of Bulgaria. ... Ivan Ilchev (b.1953) is full professor in Modern Balkan History at the Sofia University. He teaches modern history of the Balkans (18th-20th centuries), social history of the Balkans, history of Bulgaria, international relations in the Balkans, theory and history of propaganda, history of advertising in Bulgaria, history and theory of nationalism in the Balkans. This is a very useful edition of the Bulgarian history. ... |
