The delighted wonder surrounding a cat that has learned to talk quickly turns to dismay when the feline's conversation involves the scandalous remarks he's overheard. "Tobermory" abounds in the irony for which its author, Saki, is well known and admired. Along with the other short stories in this first-rate anthology, it showcases the talents of a renowned British writer. Other stories include Anthony Trollope's "The Parson's Daughter of Oxney Colne," a subtle study of the psychological cost of maintaining self-esteem; Thomas Hardy's "The Fiddler of the Reels", in which a ... |
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Featuring 19 of the finest works from the most distinguished writers in the American short-story tradition, this new compilation begins with Nathaniel Hawthorne's 1835 tale "Young Goodman Brown" and ranges across an entire century, concluding with Ernest Hemingway 's 1927 classic, "The Killers". Other selections include Poe 's "The Tell-Tale Heart", Melville's "Bartleby", Harte's "The Luck of Roaring Camp", "To Build a Fire", by Jack London , "The Real Thing" by Henry James, F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Bernice Bobs Her Hair& ... |
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По романа на сър Артър Конан Дойл , преразказан от Джанет Борсби и Рут Суон. ... An old family document says that everyone who lives at Baskerville Hall is in danger from a terrifying animal which lives on Dartmoor. When Sir Charles Baskerville dies in a mysterious way, his nephew, the young Sir Henry Baskerville, comes to live on Dartmoor. Is he in danger too? Is there really a dangerous animal on the moor, or did someone murder Sir Charles? Sherlock Holmes , the world-famous detective, is the only person who can solve the case. Or can he? Even Holmes is worried. In this Reader you will find information about Sir ... |
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The present volume documents the European summer university, held at Charles de Gaulle University, Lille-3, France in June 2009. Contents: Gender/Genre in Literature; Gendering Detective Fiction; Gender/Genre in Film; Gender/Genre in Performance and Visual Arts; Gender/Genre in Culture; Gender/Genre and Language. ... |
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333 известни коктейла от цял свят. Ще откриете всичко за: историята и произхода на алкохолните коктейли; специални препоръки за тяхното приготвяне; невероятен избор на коктейли за всеки вкус. Класически и най-новите рецепти за приготвяне на коктейли със: водка; уиски; текила; бренди; коняк; вино; вермут; ром; джин. ... |
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Hans Christian Andersen is the best-loved of all tellers of fairy tales. This collection of over forty of Andersen’s most popular stories includes The Mermaid, The Real Princess, The Red Shoes, The Little Match Girl, The Snow Queen, The Tinder Box, The Ugly Duckling and many more. It is delightfully illustrated in black-and white by those remarkable brothers, Charles, Thomas and William Heath Robinson. ... |
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"Revival" erzählt die Geschichte des Jungen Jamie und des Predigers Charles Jacobs, deren Wege sich von den Sechzigern bis heute auf unglückselige Weise immer wieder kreuzen. Sie steuert auf ein beängstigendes, auswegloses Ende zu, wie es selbst Stephen King bislang nicht zu Papier gebracht hat, und ist gleichzeitig Abrechnung mit dem Religionsfanatismus in unserem hoch technisierten Zeitalter und Verbeugung vor den Größen des klassischen Horrors. ... |
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За ценителите на поезията автобиографичната и есеистична проза на поета Георги Борисов е истинска изненада. Дори повече - откритие и ключ към стихотворенията и поемите му. За читателите на легендарното списание "Факел" обаче, чийто редактор е повече от три десетилетия авторът, "немерената реч" е естествен резултат от усилията му да ни поднася години наред образци на съвременната проза, публицистика и есеистика от цял свят. Подобни образци той ни представя и в "Откаченият вагон". Вагонът, който ту спира или забавя ход, ту се носи по коловозите на общото време, без да се съобразява с ... |
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Edited by Luke Thompson. ... Cornwall is steeped in poetry, legend and storytelling. Join Luke Thompson on a literary tour around its dramatic coastline, its cliffs and coves, across the moor and down the mines. Meet Cornish poets such as Jack Clemo and Charles Causley, enjoy retellings of thrilling legends and stirring songs and read inspiring fiction and non-fiction from famous Cornish writers and residents including Daphne du Maurier , Thomas Hardy , Winston Graham and D. H. Lawrence . What each and every one has in common is a deep-rooted connection to a county defined by its awe-inspiring and varied landscape, ... |
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По романа на Чарлз Дикенс , преразказан от Елизабет Ферети. ... Dickens' favourite Christmas story shows us the difficult lives of the poor, but it is also a story of hope, where the future can be better. Ebenezer Scrooge loves only one thing - money. He has no friends, doesn't like his family and never helps anyone. But when Jacob Marley, who's been dead for seven years, arrives at his house one night, Scrooge learns that a good life is about much more than money. In this Reader you will find information about Charles Dickens' life, focus on sections: England in the 1800s, Christmas traditions and ... |
