Complete and unabridged. ... 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. Readers and critics were scandalized by The Awakening when it was first published, but it is now regarded as among the boldest and earliest examples of feminist fiction. It is published here with a selection of Chopin's strikingly perceptive short stories and introduced by Dr J. Michelle Coghlan, a specialist in American literature. In The Awakening, Edna Pontellier is on holiday ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Designed to appeal to the book lover, 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. The French Revolution is in full swing and the aristocracy are being sent to the guillotine in their hundreds. In the shadows, English dandy Sir Peter Blakeney - working under his alter ego, the Scarlet Pimpernel - is breaking the condemned out of prison and leaving his distinctive calling card, a picture of a red flower, to torment the French ... |
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Complete and unabridged. ... As well as being one of the major literary figures of the twentieth century and the recipient of the 1923 Nobel Prize for Literature, William Butler Yeats (1865 - 1939) is the greatest lyric poet that Ireland has produced. His early work includes the beguiling When You are Old, The Cloths of Heaven and The Lake Isle of Innisfree but, unusually for a poet, Yeats's later works, including Parnell's Funeral, surpass even those of his youth. All are present in this volume, which reproduces the 1933 edition of W. B. Yeats's Collected Poems and also contains an illuminating ... |
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Introduced by Joanna Trollope. Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... A complex and truly timeless emotion, love - whether passion or heartbreak, infatuation or flirtation - has provoked some of the greatest names in literature to write verse of outstanding beauty. 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 features an introduction by bestselling author, and Romantic Novelist Association prize-winner, ... |
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When it comes to love, we are faced with a multitude of questions. The answers are different for everyone. One thing is for sure - love is not luck or a fortunate circumstance. It is not a gift of fate. According to Milena Rodriguez, we are the ones responsible for our self-confidence. It is up to us to be admired and appreciated by members of the opposite sex, by our loved ones and our colleagues. Living happy, fulfilling lives depends on ourselves. If you have recently broken up with a partner or are experiencing a crisis, this book will help you through it. Milena Rodriguez provides the answers you have been looking ... |
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It's here! Number one bestselling author Stephenie Meyer makes a triumphant return to the world of Twilight with this highly-anticipated companion; the iconic love story of Bella and Edward told from the vampire's point of view. When Edward Cullen and Bella Swan met in Twilight, an iconic love story was born. But until now, fans have heard only Bella's side of the story. At last, readers can experience Edward's version in the long-awaited companion novel, Midnight Sun. This unforgettable tale as told through Edward's eyes takes on a new and decidedly dark twist. Meeting Bella is both the most ... |
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Eight stories by the famous American journalist and writer, Ambrose Bierce : "Owl Creek Bridge" - A man is hanged on a bridge. But then the rope breaks... "Beyond the Wall" - A pretty girl lives on the other side of the wall. What is her secret message? "An Adventure at Brownville" - Two young women are staying in the town of Brownville. Then one of them dies mysteriously. "The Damned Thing" - A man dies. What is the strange animal or "thing" that kills him? "One of the Missing" - A young soldiers's tragic experience of the American Civil War. "The ... |
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Illustrated by Matilda Harrison. ... Xuma is from the north. He comes to live in Malay Camp, a township near Johannesburg, so that he can work in the mine. The job is very hard but Xuma is strong and learns quickly. Xuma is lonely in Malay Camp. He desperately wants Eliza's love but she wants the comforts of a white man's life. Xuma cannot give her these things, for he is black. Maisy is a simple, happy girl. She loves Xuma very much. Will Xuma overcome his desire for Eliza and accept Maisy's love? This book is in British English. Here you can find: points for understanding comprehension questions; ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... With precise plotting underpinned by a wise understanding of human nature, George Eliot's most autobiographical novel gives a wonderful evocation of rural life and the complicated relationship between siblings. 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 of "The Mill on the Floss" features an introduction by Professor Kathryn Hughes. Maggie Tulliver and ... |
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"Oxford Bookworms Library Factfiles" are non-fiction graded readers from the "Oxford Bookworms Library" available for Levels 1 to 4 (CEFR A1 - B2). Students learn about different countries and cultures, science and nature, history and historical figures all while practising and improving their English. "It's a good place for gold", said people in the 1840's, and they came from all over the world. "It's a good place for a prison", said the US government in the 1920s, and they put Al Capone there on the island of Alcatraz. "It's a good place for love", said ... |
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Изданието е съвместимо с настоящата учебна програма. ... Учебното помагало по английски език е насочено към учащи, достигнали ниво В2 според Общата европейска референта рамка за езиците. То е предназначено за преговор на материала, изучаван в стандартните езикови системи, както и за разширяване и надграждане на знанията и уменията, с цел явяване на държавен зрелостен изпит (матура), олимпиада или изпит за сертификат за покриване на ниво B2. Помагалото е разделено на 8 глави, всяка от които съдържа: упражнения за развиване на четирите езикови умения (четене, писане, слушане и говорене); упражнения за преговор и ... |
