Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. One of the great Victorian novels, "The Moonstone" has engrossed, entertained and enraptured readers since its first publication in 1868. This edition features an introduction by the renowned historian, journalist and author, Judith Flanders. Lady Verinder's uncle gives her the Moonstone - a magnificent diamond as large as an egg - ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... The inspiration behind BBC1's sensational psychological thriller mini series. Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. This beautiful Macmillan Collector's Library edition of "The Woman in White" by Wilkie Collins features an afterword by writer, editor and playwright David Stuart Davies. On a moonlit London night, art teacher Walter Hartwright meets a young woman - ... |
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Based on the story of Wilkie Collins . Text adaptation by Merinda Wilson . ... The Moonstone is a beautiful yellow diamond that was stolen from the statue of a Moon god in India. When Franklin Blake brings it to Rachel Verinder's house in Yorkshire for her birthday, it brings bad luck with it. How many people will the Moonstone hurt? How many must die before the diamond's revenge is complete? Dominoes is a full-colour, interactive readers series that offers students a fun reading experience while building their language skills. With integrated activities and on-page glossaries the new edition of the series ... |
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A tribute to the first great age of fictional sleuthing, this delightful collection of 13 mystery classics is devoted to the genuine tale of ratiocination, "in which the detective solves the crime by investigation and observation, by using his or her wits". Douglas G. Greene, a widely recognized authority in the field of mystery fiction, provides an introduction and informative headnotes for the stories. Included among these gems, written between 1841 and 1920, are Edgar Allan Poe's "The Murders in the Rue Morgue", widely acknowledged as the first detective story; Charles Dickens ' " ... |
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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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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Classic Locked-Room Mysteries is a fascinating collection of ingenious mysteries which all pose the question "howdunnit?" Featuring well-known sleuths such as Sherlock Holmes and Father Brown, as well as the less familiar, including Jacques Futrelle's Professor Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen, in each story the reader is invited to play detective and is presented with a challenge: can you solve the mystery before the solution is revealed? Locked-room mysteries reached their height of popularity in the Victorian and Edwardian eras; this collection, ... |
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Learn with words. ... Encourages children to grow language skills with all the words they need at home and at school. Discover more words and meanings for a better understanding of English. Extra support in spelling, punctuation and grammar. illustrated by: Maria Herbert-Liew. ... |
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Добре дошли в света на богатите и красивите - тук блясъкът и славата се плащат скъпо... Това е свят на финансови спекулации, престъпления, изнудване, наркотични зависимости и необуздан разврат. Може ли една жена да оцелее в този свят? Може. Стига да се казва Лъки Сантанджело. Лъки е момиче със собствен стил. Тя винаги избира трудния път и ненавижда да и казват какво да прави. Лъки познава играта, нещо повече, тя налага свои закони, играе по собствени правила."Колинс казваше, че жените не трябва да се въртят около мъжете, нито в книгите, нито в живота. Жените могат да имат свои собствени приключения." Джеси ... |
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Learn with words. ... Help children build confidence in a language as they boost their creative writing skills. Simple examples show how words are used. Colourful and imaginative illustrations encourage creativity with words. Illustrated by: Maria Herbert-Liew. ... |
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Секс, пари и власт - Лъки е тук! Тя е изкусително красива, умна и силна. Тя е Лъки Сантанджело, която винаги взема всичко, което поиска. След като член от семейството ѝ е застрелян по време на нападение, тя тръгва по стъпките на убиеца, подлагайки на изпитание отношенията със съпруга си, харизматичният писател и режисьор Лени Голдън. И тогава изненадващо в живота и се завръща мъж от миналото и не кой да е, а мъжът с опасната целувка... Опасна целувка е история за разтърсващ гняв, любов, похот, убийства, отмъщение, и в епицентъра на събитията се намира Лъки Сантанджело - жена, която се осмелява да поема рискове и ... |
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Лесна стратегия за дългосрочно инвестиране. Често избягваме разговорите за пари. Дали защото ни е неудобно, не е прието, или просто не можем да говорим за това, понякога те са тема табу. Въпреки това парите са част от живота ни. Работим за тях, а те работят ли за нас? Затворим ли очите си за финансовия свят, ставаме по-уязвими и се оставяме да бъдем лесно манипулирани. Истината е, че инвестирането не е сложна материя, но се представя като такава, защото определени хора печелят от това. В Пътят към финансова независимост Дж. Л. Колинс представя своя подход за дългосрочно инвестиране, който е не само лесен за разбиране и ... |
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Every night, above our heads, a drama of epic proportions is playing out. Diamond planets, zombie stars, black holes heavier than a billion Suns. The cast of characters is extraordinary, and each one has its own incredible story to tell. We once thought of our Earth as unique, but we have now discovered thousands of alien planets, and that's barely a fraction of the worlds that are out there. And there are more stars in the Universe than grains of sand on every planet in the Solar System. But amid all this vastness, the Milky Way Galaxy, our Sun and the Earth are home to the only known life in the Universe - at least ... |
