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Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: Afterword, brief biography of the author and a further reading list. The afterword for this edition is by David Stuart Davies. The challenge and pleasure of these stories is the simultaneous appeal to both child and adult with their themes of love, truth and sacrifice, which are as relevant today as when they were written. In this collection are to be found some of the brightest gems from the…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: Each volume in the Collector's Library series has a specially commissioned Afterword, brief biography of the author and a further reading list. The Afterword for this edition of is by David Stuart Davies. The Jungle Book shows Kipling's writing for children at its best. It is a collection of short stories and poems, revolving round the boy Mowgli, who was raised by a pack of wolves in India. We…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 850 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 364) Аннотация: Each volume in the Collector's Library series has a specially commissioned Afterword, brief biography of the author and a further reading list. The Afterword for this edition of is by Ned Halley.Set in Scotland in 1751, Kidnapped tells of how young David Balfour, orphaned, and betrayed by his uncle Ebenezer who should have been his guardian, is kidnapped, and falls in with Alan Breck, the…

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Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: The Sonnets of William Shakespeare, a cycle of 154 linked poems, were first published — that is to say, entered at Stationers' Hall by the publisher Thomas Thorpe — on 20th May 1609. This 400th-anniversary edition contains all of the poems and they deal with many of Shakespeare's most common themes: jealousy, betrayal, melancholy, and are written in the same beautiful and innovative language that…

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Скачать книгу (размер 4 481 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 880) Аннотация: Sherlock Holmes is the greatest fictional detective in the world. The hero of 56 short stories and four novels, he is so convincing that letters still arrive at 221b Baker Street seeking his help, and when it was thought that he had died in his clash with the evil Professor Moriarty ('the Napoleon of Crime') young men in London wore black armbands. This handsome edition, quarter bound in real…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: Peter Pan has enchanted children and the young-at-heart ever since it debuted on the English stage. Like its ageless hero, this is a fantasy that will live forever. Wide-eyed readers will follow Peter and the Darling children to Neverland, that wonderful place second to the right and straight on to morning, where they'll meet such unforgettable characters as the jealous fairy Tinkerbell, the evil…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: Each volume in the Collector's Library series has a specially commissioned Afterword, brief biography of the author and a further reading list. The Afterword is by leading UK playwright, novelist and Sherlockian, David Stuart Davies.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 095 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 216) Аннотация: Each volume in the Collector's Library series has a specially commissioned Afterword, brief biography of the author and a further reading list. The Afterword is by Ned Halley.

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Скачать книгу (размер 2 074 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 408) Аннотация: Each volume in the Collector's Library series has a specially commissioned Afterword, brief biography of the author and further reading list. The Afterword is by leading UK playwright, novelist and eminent Sherlockian, David Stuart Davies.

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Скачать книгу (размер 3 013 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 592) Аннотация: Each volume in the «Collector's Library» series has a specially commissioned Afterword, brief biography of the author and a further reading list. The Afterword for this first collected edition of M. R. James's «Complete Ghost Stories» is by the well-known crime writer and eminent Sherlockian, David Stuart Davies. This is the only complete edition in print and it contains three further stories…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: Part of the «Collector's Library» series, this title includes an Afterword, brief biography of the author and a further reading list.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 421 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 280) Аннотация: Part of the «Collector's Library» series, this book's Afterword is by the experienced book editor and well-known writer, Anna South. It features a brief biography of the author and a reading list.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: Part of the «Collector's Library» series, this title includes an Afterword, brief biography of the author and a further reading list.