A dead body is dredged from the Thames, presumed to be the son of wealthy miser John Harmon, in Charles Dickens final novel, "Our Mutual Friend". 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 has an introduction by Lucinda Dickens Hawksley and original illustrations by Marcus Stone. John Harmon made his fortune collecting "dust", and on his death his estranged son is due to inherit his wealth on the condition that ... |
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The #1 Bestselling Author of "The fault in Our Stars". ... Sixteen-year-old Aza is trying to be a good daughter, a good friend and a good student. She's also trying to track down fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett, who has vanished without a trace. Alongside her Best and Most Fearless Friend, Daisy, Aza sets off in pursuit of the truth - and a $100,000 reward. The trail leads them to Pickett's son, Davis, a sometime friend of Aza's who might have the clues they need. But as her compulsive thought spirals take an ever-tighter grip on her mind, Aza finds herself struggling to keep her investigations ... |
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This book is in British English. ... Stuart is 17 years old and lives in Leeds. He has left school but he has no job and no money. He wants the motorbike that his friend Martin is selling. How will he find the money to buy Martin’s bike? Included CD contains audio versions of all the chapters of the book. Free resources including worksheets, tests and author data sheets at www.macmillanreaders.com. ... |
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This selection of a hundred of O. Henry's succinct tales displays the range, humour and humanity of a perennially popular short-story writer. Here Henry gives a richly colourful and exuberantly entertaining panorama of social life, ranging from thieves to tycoons, from the streets of New York to the prairies of Texas. These stories are famed for their "trick endings" or "twists in the tail": repeatedly the plot twirls adroitly, compounding ironies. Indeed, O. Henry's cunning plots surpass those of the ingenious rogues he creates. His style is genial, lively and witty, displaying a ... |
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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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The Clave is pleased to announce the edition of the Nephilim's oldest and most famous training manual: the Shadowhunter's Codex. Since the thirteenth century, the Codex has been the young Shadowhunter's best friend. When you’re being swarmed by demons it can be easy to forget the finer points of obscure demon languages or the fastest way to stop an attack of Raum demons. With the Codex by your side, you never have to worry. Now in its twenty-seventh edition, the Codex covers it all: the history and the laws of our world; how to identify, interact with, and if necessary, kill that world's many colorful ... |
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In "Burmese Days", George Orwell, one of the most famous writers in the English language, draws on his own experience of living and working in Burma to write an unflinching novel about the dark side of imperialism. 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 journalist and writer David Eimer. John Flory is a disillusioned timber merchant based in the remote town of Kyauktada in 1920s Burma. Whilst ... |
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Twenty four more remarkable short stories await you in this book - stories that you will never forget, or remember for a long time. Their secret is that each of them touches a string in your heart. Mythological or realistic, classical or modern, these tales will emerge unexpectedly in your mind to experience them again. Some of them will summon smiles, some will bring tears to your eyes, and others will make you want to be in love again. ... |
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Комплектът гребен и четка за коса на Lorelli е идеален за ежедневна употреба още от първите месеци на бебето. Четката е с мек найлонов косъм, който нежно масажира скалпа, стимулирайки кръвообращението и растежа на косата. Гребенът е изработен със заоблени зъбчета, позволяващи нежно разресване на бебешката коса, без нараняване. ... |
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Останал без пари и без особени перспективи след обучението си в художествено училище, Джон-Калъм Маклауд се качва на ферибота и се завръща у дома, на остров Харис във Външните Хебриди. Там открива, че почти нищо не се е променило - освен самият той. Завръща се в обруленото от ветровете семейно стопанство и при двамата души, които са били опората на детството му: баща му Джон - овцевъд, тъкач на туид и мирянски проповедник в местната презвитерианска църква, и баба му по майчина линия Ела - прямолинейна жена от Глазгоу, която не пести ругатните и чиято неизменна топлота е помогнала на Кал да преживее внезапното напускане на ... |
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She can tell her best friend anything... except this. Now a Netflix film. ... A cool, sexy YA romance novel from Wattpad sensation Beth Reekles - now a movie on Netflix! Read the book behind the smash-hit Netflix film, starring Joey King! Meet Elle Evans: pretty, popular - and never been kissed. Meet Noah Flynn: badass, volatile - and a total player. When Elle decides to run a kissing booth for the school carnival, she never imagines she'll sit in it - or that her first ever kiss would be with bad boy Noah. From that moment, her life is turned upside down - but is this a romance destined for happiness or ... |
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След приказната си сватба Пол и Челси Танър заминават на меден месец в Париж. Бъдещето им изглежда изпълнено с обещания и нищо не предвещава последвалия кошмар. На петия ден, по време на кратка обиколка из Нормандия, младоженците са отвлечени. Кой и защо се е прицелил в тях? Оказва се, че това не е първото престъпление от този род. Американското и френското разузнаване се опитват да работят заедно, но следите са малко и разследването зацикля. Водещата версия е, че отвлечените са изведени от Франция, но никой не знае къде се намират. В отчаян опит да ги открие ЦРУ замисля рискована операция с нищожни шансове за успех. ... |
