It’s history with the nasty bits left in! Want to know: • Why burglars were scared of bogies? • Which poet said he ate an ape? • How a snick fadger might kiddy-nap your spangle? Discover all the foul facts about the...
Villa, Lake, Meeting: Wannsee & Final Solution
On 20 January 1942, the most murderous meeting in history took place. Chaired by Reinhard Heydrich, one of the most feared men in Germany, it summoned top Nazi officials to a grand villa on the shore of Berlin’s Lake...
From gangs of gangsters to maniacs who massacre, meet the biggest baddies in history and discover how they tortured and terrifie their way to the top. Want to know: Whose savage speciality was nostril-splitting? Which...
Echoing the novelist`s own experience, Villette (1853) follows Lucy Snowe, a young English woman, as she takes up a teaching post in Belgium, wins the respect of the pupils and headmistress, but also becomes...
Villette 2 = Городок 2. Т. 6: на англ.яз
Charlotte Bronte was an English novelist and poet, the eldest of the three Bronte sisters who survived into adulthood and whose novels have become classics of English literature. The novel Villette reflects her...
Based on Charlotte Bronte`s personal experience as a teacher in Brussels, Villette is a moving tale of repressed feelings and subjection to cruel circumstance and position, borne with heroic fortitude. Rising above...
Villette 1 = Городок 1. Т. 5: на англ.яз
Charlotte Bronte was an English novelist and poet, the eldest of the three Bronte sisters who survived into adulthood and whose novels have become classics of English literature. The novel Villette reflects her...
Vingt ans apres. T. 2 = Двадцать лет спустя. Т. 2: роман на франц.яз
"Серия книг «Зарубежная классика — читай в оригинале» — это бессмертные произведения великих мастеров пера, написанные ими на их родном языке и наречии. Книги из этой серии помогут читателю углубленно изучать...
Vingt Ans Apres = Двадцать лет спустя. В 2 т. Т. 1: роман на франц.яз
Александр Дюма - один из значимых классиков французской литературы. Его произведения продолжают покорять сердца читателей по всему миру. "Двадцать лет спустя" - это известное продолжение романа "Три мушкетёра", на...
Vingt ans apres. T. 1 = Двадцать лет спустя. Т. 1: роман на франц.яз
"Серия книг «Зарубежная классика — читай в оригинале» — это бессмертные произведения великих мастеров пера, написанные ими на их родном языке и наречии. Книги из этой серии помогут читателю углубленно...
Vingt Ans Apres = Двадцать лет спустя. В 2 т. Т. 2: роман на франц.яз
Александр Дюма - один из значимых классиков французской литературы. Его произведения продолжают покорять сердца читателей по всему миру. "Двадцать лет спустя" - это известное продолжение романа "Три мушкетёра", на...
Decade by decade, the lavishly illustrated Vintage Jewellery recounts over 100 years of history, from Lalique`s Art Nouveau enamelling at the turn of the twentieth century to Cartier`s gemstones and Christian Dior`s...
Vintage Mystery & Detective Stories (TPB)
A richly entertaining and exciting collection of mystery and detective stories from the golden age of crime fiction. This was a period when crimes were solved by the wit and ingenuity of the sleuth who only had his...
Madeleine Arsenault is returning home after her father`s death - determined to prove that she can save her family`s debt-ridden business and run the most prestigious champagne house in Elson `s life is about to change...
Vintage Book of Contemporary American Short Stories TPB
This generous and discerning volume of 33 stories proves that American short fiction is in the middle of a renaissance. Choosing both contemporary classics and works certain to be well-recognized in years to come,...
