On a day in 1821, a man and six children stood around a grave. They were burying a wife and mother. The children were all very young, and within a few years the two oldest were dead, too. Close to the wild beauty of the Yorkshire moors, the father brought up his young family. Who had heard of the Brontes of Haworth then? Branwell died young, but his sisters became famous writers. But they did not live to grow old or to enjoy their fame. Only their father was left, alone with his memories. Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more. Written for secondary and adult students the Oxford Bookworms Library has seven ... |
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The idea of this book is to emphasize - on the example of analysing select emblematic pieces of Victorian and post-Victorian poetry - that the Past matters as it informs the mind about its present state and about actuality in the general sense of the word. My theoretical premises have been modern European ontophilosophy, existential ethics and hermeneutics. A scholar's academic past - flawed as it may be - contains the scholar's own personal experiental past (and thus a morsel of a general communal past. and vice versa. It is the author's humble hope therefor that some of the ideas and issues raised in this ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... One wild, snowy night on the Yorkshire moors, a gentleman asks about Wuthering Heights, the remote farmhouse inhabited by his mysterious landlord. He is told about the tragic romance of the beautiful, headstrong Cathy and the orphan Heathcliff, who - although desperately in love her - is rejected in favor of a rich suitor. But Cathy cannot forget him, and he develops a lust for revenge that will take over his life as he attempts to win her back, and to destroy everyone, and everything, he considers responsible for his loss. One of the great novels of the ... |
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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. ... The orphaned Jane Eyre is no beauty but her plain appearance belies an indomitable spirit, sharp wit and great courage. As a child she suffers under cruel guardians, harsh schooling and a rigid social order but when she goes to Thornfield Hall to work as a governess for the mysterious Mr Rochester, the stage is set for one of literature's most enduring romances. A beloved classic and undisputed masterpiece, Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre" explores class, society, love and religion through the eyes of one of fiction's most unique and ... |
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Agnes Grey is a classic story written by Anne Bronte. The story is about Agnes, the eighteen-year-old daughter of a poor clergyman. When her family loses a lot of money, Agnes decides to help by finding a job as a governess. But it proves to be a lot more difficult than Agnes imagined... This book is in British English. Key features: extra grammar and vocabulary exercises notes about the story notes about the life of Anne Brontë points For Understanding comprehension questions glossary of difficult vocabulary and Useful Phrases free resources including worksheets, tests and answer keys here ... |
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Adaptation and activities by Elizabeth Ferretti. ... Cathy's life is changed forever when her father brings home an abandoned child he names Heathcliff. As Cathy and Heathcliff grow up, their love for each other is as wild as the moors. But, can love overcome jealousy? Can forgiveness enter hearts filled with pain and suffering? In Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte shows us the destructive power of hatred and revenge, but she also explores love in its many forms and, in the end, her story is about hope. Verbs: Present perfect, Past perfect, Question forming and question words, Irregular verbs, would for willingness / ... |
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Based on the story of James Fenimore Cooper. Text adaptation by Bill Bowler. ... The year is 1757. The English and the French are at war in North America. Two sisters - Cora and Alice - want to visit their father, General Munro. They begin their dangerous journey with the handsome English officer, Duncan Heyward and the Indian guide, Magua. On the way they meet friends and enemies, and many adventures. Some people will be heroes and some people will die. And what will happen to their friend Uncas, the last of the Mohican Indians? Dominoes is a full-colour, interactive readers series that offers students a fun reading ... |
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С оригинални илюстрации на Фредерик Хенри Таунзънд. ... Знаменитият роман "Джейн Еър" (1847) е първото публикувано произведение на известната английска писателка Шарлот Бронте (1816 - 1855), което още с издаването си предизвиква сензация. В първото издание личността на авторката е скрита под мъжкия псевдоним Кърър Бел, но читателите се досещат, че романът е написан от жена, защото е изтъкан от страст, чувственост и емоционалност. "Джейн Еър" е един от истински "вечните" любовни романи, в който се разкрива силата и дълбочината на една жена, пред която има само две перспективи за реализация – ... |
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Колекция "Сестрите Бронте". ... Една вечна история за страстна любов - любов, която прекрачва всички граници, преминавайки дори отвъд смъртта. Съдбата се усмихва на малкия Хийтклиф, когато попада в имението "Брулени хълмове". Детето, за чието минало никой нищо не знае, е прието в дома на милостивия господар. Дъщерята на г-н Ърншоу и мургавото хлапе израстват рамо до рамо, което неизбежно ще доведе до множество проблеми в бъдеще. Двамата млади са влюбени, но различията между тях са прекалено много. Хийтклиф е принуден да замине, а Кати от мъка се омъжва за богатия Едгар Линтън. След години в странство ... |
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#1 New York Times Bestselling author. ... Of course I want to be like them. They're beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever. And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly breathe. One terrible morning, Jude and her sisters see their parents murdered in front of them. The terrifying assassin abducts all three girls to the world of Faerie, where Jude is installed in the royal court but mocked and tormented by the Faerie royalty for being mortal. As Jude grows older, she realises that ... |
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There are secrets hidden beneath the ice... bring the magic home in the frosty fourth instalment of the bestselling "Pinch of Magic Adventures", from the award-winning Michelle Harrison. When the Widdershins sisters and Granny are called away in deepest winter to look after cousin Clarissa, it doesn't take long for adventure - or trouble - to find them. The town of Wilderness has plenty to explore with its frozen lake and winter market, as well as being haunted by a doomed highwayman and his secret love. But the legends are true and seeing a ghostly figure one night, the girls realise that Granny is in ... |
