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Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: This play is set in the dazzling social world of 1890s London. It is the world of the aristocrat and the dandy – and it is also the world of shabby political and financial intrigue. Oscar Wilde’s play combines farce, verbal wit and satire in this gripping comedy. The play also contains an argument on the nature of love, and the need for women to forgive rather than idealise their husbands.

Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: The four little clown fish just love swimming and playing, although they are afraid of three particularly big, bad fish! But help is at hand in the shape of Miss Grace Green. This delightful story also shows us how life is so much better when we live together.

Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Our planet is full of natural wonders: the forests, which are home to millions of species; the oceans, which cover three quarters of its surface; and the Polar regions and deserts, which have adapted to extreme climatic conditions. They have existed for thousands of years, but these environments and the plants and animals which live in them are changing. Discover why they are changing and what…

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 112) Аннотация: TOTAL PET is a new course for the Cambridge ESOL PET B1 Threshold of the CEFR. TOTAL PET can be used alongside a general language course or on its own for intensive exam preparation with up to 50 hours material. TOTAL PET covers the word list of vocabulary that could appear in the PET exam. It encourages students to practise lexis appropriate to their personal requirements, e.g. nationality,…

Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: A magician tricks Aladdin, but when Aladdin rubs an old lamp a genie comes out, and life is never the same again, for him or his mum! Despite the magician's plots, Aladdin manages to keep the magic lamp… and the beautiful princess!

Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: Ali Baba’s life changes on the day he sees forty thieves hiding their treasure in a secret cave and hears the thieves’ leader say the words ‘Open Sesame’ to get into the cave. But before Ali and his family can enjoy the riches, Ali finds there are many dangers they have to face…

Скачать книгу (размер 152 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 31) Аннотация: The King and Queen are proud of their baby daughter, Princess Aurora, and they invite everyone to a party, including the Flower Fairies. But one of the Fairies puts a curse on Aurora, and despite the King’s precautions, on her sixteenth birthday she meets an old lady in a tower in the castle…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: Molière met en scène la manie d’Harpagon de thésauriser jusqu’à la limite de l’obsession. Harpagon perdra de vue toute tendresse paternelle dans sa folie de l’or. En créant ce personnage dans une comédie en prose qui a déconcerté le public de l’époque, Molière a créé un type. Ne dit-on pas d’un avare que c’est un harpagon?

Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Delphine and Julien get married in a little village near Annecy Lake, in Savoia. The celebrations don’t last long because a man gets killed during the wedding lunch. A young Corsican sergeant will have to dig into the victim’s dark past and discover the village people’s secrets. It won’t be an easy case to solve.

Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: A fascination with science and the aspiration to understand the mysteries of creation lead Victor Frankenstein to create life from death. But the results are not what he expects and his rejection of his monstrous creation causes dire consequences for himself and all the people he cares about.

Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is…

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 112) Аннотация: Edgar Allan Poe is one of the first masters of modern short stories and modernist poetry. But he is best remembered for his strange style of horror, with characters who cannot be forgotten. A man who drains away his wife’s life to make his painting seem alive; an animal lover who becomes obsessed by a cat; a young man obsessed by an old man’s blue eye; and a man hypnotized just before he dies who…

Скачать книгу (размер 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 40) Аннотация: Christmas Fun with its beautiful illustrations, captures that typically ‘English’ Christmas atmosphere. Father Christmas introduces the children to Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer and his team. He organises an exciting football match between the Reindeer Rangers and the Polar Bear United Football Club. A highly entertaining book filled with songs, games and a wide variety of learning and manual…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: Dubliners — James Joyce's stories of his native homeland — performed by a cast of 15 different actors originating from Ireland. Unabridged. The fifteen stories that make up this brilliant audio roam over a human landscape that stretches from the bleakest of despair to the most blinding of epiphanies. First published in 1914, the stories are as lucid and accessible as they are memorable poignant.…

Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Today we know a lot about faraway places – we have maps, photographs and detailed descriptions. But the first explorers knew nothing about where they were going. Their courage and determination drove them to explore the unknown, facing terrible dangers and hardships. Who were these remarkable people and why did they risk their lives to explore the unknown? Where is the final frontier and who is…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: Acknowledged as Wilde's most perfect comedy, brilliant and subversive, The Importance of Being Earnest has even been considered to anticipate the 'drama of the absurd' of the twentieth century. Guided activities and introduction help the student to appreciate this masterpiece.

Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: Rudyard Kipling surprises us again with these five tales from the animal kingdom. Have you ever wondered why elephants have such long noses and why leopards have spots? Do you know why kangaroos hop around Australia? Find out how a clever young sailor tricked a whale and meet many other unforgettable characters.

Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: How many different languages are spoken in London? What’s the Square Mile all about? How did Piccadilly get its name? Book a seat in a haunted theatre and enjoy the show! Get to know this sensational city starting from its glorious history all the way to its captivating present. Discover the magic that is London!

Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: The illustrations in this exciting reader for beginners will enthuse children to the point that they won't want to part with their Mowgli. When Mowgli meets the tiger, Shera Khan and isn’t able to cross the river to escape, he realises that he must learn to swim. With a little help from his friends Baloo, Bagheera, Hathi and the others, Mowgli discovers that swimming isn’t so difficult after all!…

Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: 1715: Frank Osbaldistone likes poetry and he does not want to enter the family business. The young man is then sent by his father to the north of England. Frank meets a charismatic Scotsman and an official of the English government. This will be the beginning of his involvement in a rebellion against the British monarchy. In this great historical novel, Frank comes to love and understand the wild…