Award-winning readers series of original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. A story of jealousy, estrangement and murder. Private Investigator Nathan Marley is hired by a homeless woman to find her missing son. At the same time Marley embarks on a strange relationship with a rich eccentric widow. The poorest and richest of New York are brought together in this thriller from the American detective series. ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Rather than be "sivilized" by the Widow Douglas, Huckleberry Finn - the grubby but good-natured son of a local drunk - sets off with Jim, an escaped slave, to find freedom on the Mississippi river. With the law on their tail, they navigate a world of robbers, slave hunters and con men, and Huck must choose between what society says is "right" and his own burgeoning understanding of Jim's friendship and humanity. Nostalgic and melancholy in equal measure, "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain is a razor-sharp ... |
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The classic biography of reggae legend Bob Marley, updated and revised for the twenty-fifth anniversary of his death. ... Bob Marley left an indelible mark on modern music, both as a reggae pioneer and as an enduring cultural icon. Catch a Fire, now a classic of rock biography, delves into the life of the leader of a musical, spiritual, and political explosion that continues today. Under the supervision of the author’s widow and with the collaboration of a Marley expert, this fourth edition contains a wealth of new material, including many revisions made by the author before his untimely death. An appendix to the new ... |
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The Enriched Collection. ... Myths & Legends from Bulgaria. The Enriched Collection е книга, която ви кани да се гмурнете надълбоко в далечни незапомнени времена и в истории, които са пропътували огромно разстояние през вековете, за да достигнат до нас. Сборникът съдържа седемдесет и шест митове и легенди от всички кътчета на страната, обхващайки период от неясната античност до обичаите и поверията, оцелели до наши дни. Историите в книгата са подбрани от разнообразни източници, както български, така и чужди. Авторката се е опитала да ги раздели на четири части - Митове от древния свят, Легенди за създаването на света, ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Sherlock Holmes is back on the case in this collection of sparkling short stories, in which we learn about Holmes' early days as a sleuth, encounter a seemingly murderous widow, and meet the great detective's brother, Mycroft, for the first time. And, in "The Final Problem", Holmes comes face-to-face with his nemesis, Professor Moriarty, in a battle of wits that could kill them both. This "Macmillan Collector's Library" edition features an afterword by David Stuart Davies - a Fellow of the Royal Literary Fund and an ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... A young prince meets with his father's ghost, who alleges that his own brother, now married to his widow, murdered him. The prince devises a scheme to test the truth of the ghost's accusation, feigning wild madness while plotting a brutal revenge until his apparent insanity begins to wreak havoc on innocent and guilty alike. Hamlet's combination of violence, introspection, dark humour and rich language is intoxicating. It remains the world's most widely studied and performed play, and is a cornerstone of world literature. This " ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... An impenetrable fog has descended on the streets of post-war London and, lurking in the shadows, a violent murderer is on the rampage. Gentleman detective, Albert Campion, is on the trail of a mysterious man posing as the dead husband of a war widow with a wealthy new fiancé, but his expedition into the city's criminal underworld reveals something far more sinister than blackmail... Set in the atmospheric midst of a London "pea souper", "The Tiger in the Smoke" is Margery Allingham's most sophisticated Golden Age crime ... |
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Award-winning readers series of original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. After being jilted by her lover, Carla is devastated and intends to seek revenge. She joins a self-help group for people in similar situations and there she meets three women who have been betrayed or abandoned by their husbands. Carla decides to rehearse her revenge on these men and starts by buying a ticket to Cuba. ... |
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We don't stop at any towns for days and days. We just keep going down the river. This is the story of Huckleberry Finn and his adventures on the Mississippi River. Huck's father kidnaps him from his new life with a kind old lady called Widow Douglas, and hides him in a hut. Huck escapes and goes down the river. He meets Jim, a black slave, and they travel down the river together. We read about their adventures and troubles, and how they meet Tom Sawyer again. Vocabulary Areas: Home, Family, Nature, Colours, Clothing. Grammar and Structure: Simple Present: states and habits, Present Continuous: actions in progress, ... |
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Прекрасно подаръчно издание, изработено изключително луксозно. Книгата съдържа в себе си вечните Шекспирови сонети както в оригинал на английски език, така и в най-добрия български превод - този на Валери Петров. Книга за ценители!"Красавецо, младежкия си чар прахосваш ти за собствена изгода, но този чар го дава не във дар, а само в заем щедрата Природа. А щом е тъй, скъпернико красив, защо ѝ харчиш влога без остатък - нали затуй, чаровнико, си жив, живот и чар да предадеш нататък? Ти алчен си за себе си, но знай, човек така сам себе си предава, и щом Природата ти каже: "Край!", каква ще ти е ... |
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По романа на Чарлз Дикенс, преразказан от Силвана Сарди. ... David Copperfield looks back on the first twenty-five years of his life. He is only eight years old when his mother, a young pretty widow, remarries. Unfortunately Mr Murdstone is not a good husband or father. David is sent away to school and only returns home when tragedy strikes. Unloved and unwanted, he is sent to work in a factory. But David is a resourceful boy and determines to find a better life for himself. Main themes include adventure, teamwork, growth and changes that happen on the way to becoming an adult. The stoory includes different aspects of ... |
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Fifteen-year-old Sam is not a famous vlogger, he's never gone viral, and he doesn't want to be the Next Big Thing. In fact he's ordinary and proud of it. None of which was a problem until Dad got rich and Mum made the whole family move to London. Now Sam's off to the North London Academy for the Gifted and Talented, where everyone's busy planning Hollywood domination or starting alt-metal psychedelica crossover bands. Sam knows he'll never belong, even if he wanted to. And that's before he ends up on stage wearing nothing but a fur onesie. A brilliantly funny look at fitting in, falling out ... |
