1673 - the south-west of England. The Donne family live in a secret valley on Exmoor. They are robbers and murderers. One day, Carver Donne murders Young John Ridd's father. John is a boy, but soon he will be a man. Then he will kill Carver Doone. John meets a beautiful young girl in Doone Valley. And he falls in love. But the girl's name is Lorna Doone and Carver Doone is going to marry her. What will John do? This book is in British English. ... |
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The Black Death is sweeping through Europe. In Florence, plague has carried off one hundred thousand people. In their Tuscan villas, seven young women and three young men tell tales to recreate the world they have lost, weaving a rich tapestry of comedy, tragedy, ribaldry and farce. Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron recasts the storytelling heritage of the ancient and medieval worlds into perennial forms that inspired writers from Chaucer and Shakespeare down to our own day. Boccaccio makes the incredible believable, with detail so sharp we can look straight into the lives of people who lived six hundred years ago. ... |
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The Sunday Times bestseller. ... London, 1941. Amid the falling bombs Emmeline Lake dreams of becoming a fearless Lady War Correspondent. Unfortunately, Emmy instead finds herself employed as a typist for the formidable Henrietta Bird, the renowned agony aunt at "Woman's Friend" magazine. Mrs Bird refuses to read, let alone answer, letters containing any form of Unpleasantness, and definitely not those from the lovelorn, grief-stricken or morally conflicted. But the thought of these desperate women waiting for an answer at this most desperate of times becomes impossible for Emmy to ignore. She decides she ... |
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A magical secret. A mythical hunt. And a love that could risk everything. In the dark, gothic town of Wickdon, Maggie Welty lives in an old creaking manor. Maggie's mother is an alchemist who has recently left town, leaving Maggie with just her bloodhound for company. But when Maggie spots a legendary ancient fox-creature on her porch, her fate is changed forever. Whoever tracks down and kills the hala in the Halfmoon Hunt will earn fame and riches - and if Maggie wins the hunt, she knows her mother will want to celebrate her. This is her chance to bring her home. But the rules state that only teams of two can join ... |
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Владимир Гадже в (1944) е изтъкнат джазов критик, журналист и преподавател по социология на музиката и история на джаза в Нов български университет. През последните четири десетилетия е бил кореспондент на специализираните издания Melodie, Чехословакия и Jazz Forum, орган на Международната джазова федерация, както и сътрудник на списанията "Jazz Podium", "ФРГ" и "Musica Jazz", Италия. През 2000 г. германското издателство "Konemann" и българското "Кибеа" отпечатаха за разпространение в цял свят неговата "Илюстрована енциклопедия на музикалните инструменти по света& ... |
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"Внимавай! Ако играеш на призрак, ще станеш призрак." Кабала, анонимен автор Макар и още много млада, мексиканската писателка Валерия Луизели вече е привлякла вниманието на читателите и критиката с полъха на креативност и енергия в книгите си. Въпреки младостта си Луизели е живяла в различни страни и е успяла да си изгради многопластова визия за света. Смесването на реалност и фантазия, на различни времеви планове вероятно е наследила от родната си испаноезична литература. В романа ѝ "Безтегловните" се налага деликатен паралелизъм с произведенията на Хуан Рулфо , неин учител в изобразяването ... |
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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 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. A rich, comic and illuminating portrait of life in a small town, Cranford has moved and entertained readers for generations. This edition features illustrations by the celebrated Hugh Thomson, and an introduction by Dr Josie Billington, a specialist in Victorian literature. The women of the small country town of Cranford live in genteel poverty, ... |
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Illustrated by Simon Williams. ... "It was Saturday night. The street lights were on and there was a misty light over Marabastad. Everyone was watchful, especially the women. I was watching for the light from torches. I think now that the torchlight was very threatening. It was always like this for us: Saturday night and police torchlights, Saturday night and police whistles, Saturday night and screams, Saturday night and cursing from the white man. And I was only thirteen." From the Book "Down Second Avenue" is the story of Eseki, a young boy who, during his growth into adulthood, becomes slowly ... |
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Унгарската историчка Андреа Петьо пресъздава драматичните и нерядко трагични обрати в биографията на Юлия Райк (1914 - 1981) - преследвана като съпруга на комунистическия водач Ласло Райк, екзекутиран от съратниците си през 1949 година; реабилитирана по време на унгарските събития от 1956 година, само за да бъде отвлечена по време на съветската окупация и подложена на репресии в Румъния заедно с Имре Наги и другите членове на неговото правителство; най-сетне, превърнала се в изобретателна, безстрашна и неуморима Майка Тереза на преследваните и инакомислещите през последвалите десетилетия. Андреа Петьо е доцент в ... |
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Катастрофалните събития в човешката история са невероятно много. Имало ги е в древността, има ги и днес. В тази книга са описани 500 -те най-големи катастрофи в човешката история. Ще намерите в нея интересни факти за най-страшните събития на света - за падането на самолети, за тайнствени посещения на НЛО, за трагични полети в космоса, неизвестни подробности за аварията в Чернобил и много, много други неща. Повечето така наречени катастрофи са засекретени. И точно затова всички факти и хипотези пораждат интерес. До днес никой не е събирал толкова много загадъчни събития в един том. Тази книга ще ви помогне най-после да ... |
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An unlikely friendship forms between a sixteen-year-old boy and a seventy-two-year-old woman as they rally the community to save their local library. Tom is invisible. He happily blends into the background of life. But Farah Shah changes everything. Farah makes Tom want to stand up and be seen - at least by her. So Tom quickly decides the best way to learn about women is to delve into romance novels, and he finds himself at the village library where he befriends 72-year-old Maggie. Maggie has been happily alone for ten years, at least this is what she tells herself. When Tom comes to her rescue after a library meeting, ... |
