The Story of King Arthur and His Knights
In these wonderfully illustrated tales, renowned storyteller Howard Pyle journeys back to the age of King Arthur and his Round Table to chronicle the powerful, enthralling story that has delighted generations of...
Anne Garland lives with her widowed mother in a mill, owned by Miller Loveday. She is wooed by three men: the stupid, coarse Festus Derriman; John Loveday, the quiet, thoughtful trumpet-major; and Bob, John`s brother....
On a brisk autumn day, a thirteen-year-old boy stands on the shores of the gray Atlantic, near a silent amusement park and a fading ocean resort called the Alhambra. The past has driven Jack Sawyer here: His father is...
When Helen Huntingdon decides to leave her brutish, drunkard husband, she is not only flouting convention but also going against the laws of the land. Fleeing with her small son, she determines to lead an independent...
When this proposal first came across my desk, I was really excited. And even now that we’ve poured every ounce of blood, sweat, and tears we have into this book, I still have plenty of energy to jump for joy and...
This bewitching tale of Dorothy`s adventures in the magical Land of Oz is one of the best loved of modern fairy - tales. Made into a spectacular film in 1939 it continues to delight adult and child alike. When a...
"There, as if it had that moment sprung out of the earth or dropped form the heaven - stood the figure of a solitary Woman, dressed from head to foot in white garments" Walter Hartright`s contemplation`s on the...
"My guest was lying sprawled on his back. There was a knife through his heart which skewered him to the ; From that moment Richard Hannay's own life is under threat. A few days before, the dead man had told him...
Издательство продолжает знакомить читателя с творчеством известного американского прозаика XX века Ф.С.Фицджеральда, яркого представителя литературы `потерянного поколения`. Тонкий психологический анализ, точное...
"Change of scene, and absence of the necessity for thought, will restore the mental equilibrium" It would be unfair to say that any of the three men were hypochondriacs: it was simply that they suffered from a...
Some time after their eventful trip on the river, chronicled in Three Men in a Boat, the same three men suffer a renewed attack of itchy feet and decide to take off on a \'bummel\'. Their jaunt takes them away from...
The magical sequel to Alice`s Adventures in Wonderland continues Alice`s escapades as she enters a new realm of fantasy. Alice goes through the looking glass into another world whose eccentric from inhabitants seem to...
In this searing courtroom drama, best-selling author John Grisham probes the savage depths of racial as he delivers a compelling tale of uncertain justice in a small southern Clanton, Mississippi. The life of a...
