In this book illustrated by Alan Burton, there are two nineteenth-century ghost stories - "The House in the Picture" and "Abbot Thomas' Treasure". The House in the Picture Mr. Williams has an old picture of a house. It is not a very good picture. It is not a very good picture. It is not a very interesting picture. Then the picture tells Mr. Williams a terrible story. Abbot Thomas' Treasure An archaeologist finds some gold in an old church. It has been hidden for three hundred years. But the guardian of the gold returns, and the guardian of the treasure is angry. This book is in ... |
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"It is well know to all how much daily problems the Bulgarian people has in these days. However, more dangerous than anything is the tendency to loose identity and national selfconfidence. This is a clearly visible tendency in the inscriptions of foreign languages, mass emigration and the wish for imitation of foreign culture. At other side, the answer to the question, "Why are you ashamed to call youself Bulgarian?" is more than obvious: there is in the present time to be proud of. The above-described situation makes preservation and popularization of Bulgarian History extraordinarily important. If it ... |
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These special arrangements offer beginning pianists the pleasure and satisfaction of playing Bach . Students of all ages will delight in these easy, pedagogical piano arrangements of familiar melodies such as "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring," "Sheep May Safely Graze" and the haunting opening from the "Toccata and Fugue" in D Minor. Arranged in order of approximate difficulty, 26 selections include "Air on a G String", "Wachet Auf", and highlights from the "Brandenburg Concertos", the "Goldberg Variations" and the "Inventions". Additional ... |
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The international bestseller on escaping the 9 - 5 and finding a new way of living. Forget the old concept of retirement and the rest of the deferred-life plan - there is no need to wait and every reason not to, especially in unpredictable economic times. Whether your dream is escaping the rat race, experiencing high-end world travel, earning a monthly five-figure income with zero management, or just living more and working less, this book is the blueprint. This step-by-step guide to living the life you want reveals: how Tim went from $40,000 dollars per year and 80 hours per week to $40,000 per MONTH and 4 hours ... |
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This compilation of easy-to-play ragtime favorites features 24 rollicking melodies by "The Big Three" of ragtime - Scott Joplin, James Scott and Joseph Lamb - plus pieces by Eubie Blake, Tom Turpin and other artists. Popular tunes include "Maple Leaf Rag", "The Entertainer" and "Tiger Rag". Novices of all ages will delight in these simplified arrangements of carefully selected pieces. The editor provides suggested fingerings and comments on each piece that include background on the composers and tips for performance. Along with the twenty-four piano arrangements, this collection ... |
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An essential companion to the Harry Potter books, "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" is a collection of fairytales from the wizarding world, via the enchanted pen of J.K. Rowling . Rich with allusions and symbols from the Harry Potter stories, and enhanced with fascinating commentary from beloved sage Professor Albus Dumbledore, this is a Hogwarts Library book to treasure and enjoy for years to come. All of the gorgeous, grim and gothic detail of the Bard's five bewitching tales has been brought to life by Chris Riddell, thrice winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal. Much loved by generations of witches and ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... All legends begin somewhere, and the two novels here are where one of the world's best-loved legends began. In "A Study in Scarlet", Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson first meet and investigate a seemingly impossible mystery that begins with a corpse in a deserted house. In The Sign of the Four the detective faces an even greater challenge: solving both the disappearance of Captain Arthur Morstan and the theft of the Agra treasure in India. In this "Macmillan Collector's Library" edition, Sherlock scholar David Stuart Davies ... |
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The book is part of "Ladybird tales" collection. Illustration by Victoria Assanelli. ... This beautiful hardback "Ladybird books" edition of "The Little Mermaid" is a perfect first illustrated introduction to this classic fairy tale for young readers. The story is sensitively retold, following the tale of the young mermaid who falls in love with a human prince. "Ladybird Tales" are based on the original Ladybird retellings by Vera Southgate , with beautiful pictures of the kind children like best - full of richness and detail. Children have always loved, and will always remember, ... |
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The book is part of "Ladybird tales" collection. Illustration by Polana Lovsin. ... This beautiful hardback "Ladybird books" edition of "The Ugly Duckling" is a perfect first illustrated introduction to this classic fairy tale for young readers. The story is sensitively retold, following the little duckling as he leaves his family and heads off into the great unknown all alone. "Ladybird Tales" are based on the original Ladybird retellings by Vera Southgate , with beautiful pictures of the kind children like best - full of richness and detail. Children have always loved, and will ... |
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The book is part of "Ladybird tales" collection. Illustration by Melanie Florian. ... This beautiful hardback "Ladybird books" edition of "The Enormous Turnip" is a perfect first illustrated introduction to this classic fairy tale for young readers. "Ladybird Tales" are based on the original Ladybird retellings by Vera Southgate , with beautiful pictures of the kind children like best - full of richness and detail. Children have always loved, and will always remember, these classic fairy tales and sharing them together is an experience to treasure. "Ladybird books" has ... |
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Изследвайте овластяващия, приобщаващ свят на The Magic Tarot. Тези забавни, фънки карти представят познатите теми на Райдър-Уейт-Смит в съвременна светлина. Със заглавия на карти както на испански, така и на английски, тази колода предлага послания за свобода и равенство заедно с ярко оцветено линейно изкуство, изпълнено със символика. Броя на картите е 78. Размера на една карта е 6 x 11 cm. ... |
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The book is part of "Ladybird tales" collection. Illustration by Marina Le Ray. ... This beautiful hardback "Ladybird books" edition of "The Big Pancake" is a perfect first illustrated introduction to this classic fairy tale for young readers. This cumulative tale is sensitively retold, retaining all the key parts of the story beginning with seven hungry boys waiting for their pancake to cook, through to the boys and other people and animals chasing the pancake all the way to the river. "Ladybird Tales" are based on the original Ladybird retellings by Vera Southgate , with ... |