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Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: The Feckin' collection returns with a funny, original and quirky take on some of Ireland's most famous faces! Illustrated with photographs and cartoons, the book covers key Irish figures across the millenia like: — William Butler Yeats — Nobel Prize winning poet; — Saint Patrick — Patron Saint of Ireland; — Sir Ernest Shacklton — legendary Antarctic explorer; — Jonathan Swift — the man who wrote…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: The date was Good Friday, April 23rd in the Year of Our Lord 1014. The most ferocious battle ever fought in Ireland was about to begin... In the three decades since Morgan Llyweyln wrote the bestselling novel Lion of Ireland, she has studied the legendary life of Brian Boru, High King of Ireland. Often dismissed as a mythical figure, as all the known facts about him are contained within the…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: Got some time on your hands before you hit Dublin's famous pubs? Then you need this book, an invaluable guide to thirty of Dublin's highlights for visitors and native alike. History, culture, strangeness and beauty are all here — along with a list of the local hostelries to visit and let the experience soak in. Sprinkled with the wit of Murphy and O'Dea, best known for the Feckin' Collection. Key…

Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: Choose to colour a range of drawings of famous ancient Irish people and landmarks, historic battles, figures from mythology. A perfect book for children with an interest in Irish history, bringing famous scenes from ancient times to life.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: In the CITY OF FATE there are only two options: to win or to lose forever. Imagine your home is bombed one Sunday afternoon by a horde of enemy planes. Imagine your family has gone and you are left behind. This is the fate of five-year-old Peter and two teenagers Yuri and Tanya. Imagine being ordered to leave school to fight the terrifying Nazis in WWII. Imagine you are right in the middle of a…

Скачать книгу (размер 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 76) Аннотация: A major, beautifully-illustrated collection of Oscar Wilde's favourite children's tales known and loved throughout the world. It includes: The Happy Prince; The Selfish Giant; The Nightingale and the Rose This gorgeous production brings Wilde's magical stories to a whole new generation.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 095 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 216) Аннотация: An introduction to all the leading Irish writers and some of the lesser known playwrights, novelists, short story writers, poets, placing them in context and providing a list of their works. Commentaries give brief but telling insights into their work. The story of Irish writing is followed, beginning with Swift, and working through playwrights Synge and O'Casey to Beckett and Friel; from…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: New York City. Evie Brooks had seen it on the TV, but suddenly finds herself leaving her home in Dublin and moving to Manhattan to her American uncle Scott, after the death of her mother. Never owned a pet more substantial than a goldfish, Evie is intrigued by Scott's NYC veterinary practice, and before long, Evie is working as an assistant in the clinic. Between the pets, their owners, Scott and…

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 112) Аннотация: On the Bring-Something-Old-to-School day, Milo's best friend Shane brings part of a carved ancient stone from his granny's wild garden. When it is presented in class, Willie Jones's lizard goes crazy and leaps from its glass container in terror. Milo realises this is no ordinary old stone. Afraid that his granny, Big Ella, will be annoyed with him for taking the carved stone, Shane asks Milo to…

Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: 'Sometimes it feels like I'm the one who's missing, like I'm not really present in my own life any more — I'm like a ghost or something, wandering through school or home or town looking on at everything that's happening and not really a part of it at all.' Ellen and Maggie have been best friends for as long as they can remember — sharing clothes, passions and secrets. When Ellen goes missing,…

Скачать книгу (размер 5 379 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 1056) Аннотация: The unique Dublin Illustrated Edition, endorsed by The James Joyce Centre, meticulously recreates the 1922 text. Ulysses chronicles the passage of Leopold Bloom through Dublin during an ordinary day, 16 June 1904. Ulysses' stream-of-consciousness technique, careful structuring, and experimental prose-full of puns, parodies, and allusions, as well as its rich characterisations and broad humour,…

Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: With illustrations by Terry Willers For the unprepared visitor Irish conversation can be a minefield. 'How's the craic?' is not an assumption that you are well versed in the properties of narcotics substances, merely an enquiry after your health and general well-being. A seemingly easy question like 'Your'e not from around here are ye?' requires a far more detailed reply than 'No, I'm not'. In…

Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Irish fairy tales and legends are full of enchantment, brave deeds and lost loves. Told from generation to generation, they are as fascinating now as they were to their original listeners. This wonderfully rich and varied collection are ten of the best-loved traditional Irish stories, retold by author and poet Una Leavy. The post of Gold captures the trickery and mischief of leprechauns; the…

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: Why would someone set out on a bicycle tour of Ireland? Because Ireland is as stunning a country as any you'll ever visit. There's the extraordinary light, which adds intensity to everything, making greens and whites appear greener and whiter. It's all there: moss-covered mountains rising ominously from the mist, bright blue skies over white sandy beaches; the ghostlike ruins of ancient…

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: Beverly, who is bossy and a bit of a snob, convinces her cautious friend Elizabeth to accompany her on an adventure to the island off the coast. Gerard, Beverly's messy brother who is barely tolerated by the girls, insists on going with them and brings his cat. Things begin to look up when at the last minute the good-looking Kevin joins the trip, but when they become stranded on the island and…

Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: Those Feckin' lads are back! Packed full of hilarious banter and craic, The Feckin' Book of Ceilis, Come-all-yes, Claddagh Rings and other Blarney is stuffed with topics that the Irish are famous for, whether they like it or not!

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: The Giant's Causeway on Ireland's north Antrim coast is a place where myth and science meet. For over 300 years visitors have pondered the choice between giants and geology to explain this natural and cultural wonder. From tales of the Irish giant, Finn MacCool, and his building of the huge stone causeway, to the ancient and mysterious cooling of lava to form the basalt columns, The Giant's…

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: New edition of this ever-popular walking guide. Explore the counties of Clare, Galway and Mayo in the company of a wildlife expert and learn about the plants, birds and animals that live there. The West of Ireland offers a huge choice of landscape to the walker — mountain peaks, woodland, bogs and lakes, sandy beaches and the strange limestone plateaux of the Burren. Explores some of the most…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: School just got scary... Grace and her four best friends, Jenny, Rachel, Adie and Una, are failed witches — and they have a notebook full of useless spells to prove it. Until one night, they accidentally unlock a portal into another world — and the notebook assumes a demonic life of its own. The girls watch helplessly as one by one, their spells start to work, moving pitilessly towards the worst…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Dubliners is a wonderfully engaging and accessible collection of stories by James Joyce, an author famed for being difficult to read. It contains The Dead, made into a memorable film by John Huston. This beautiful new edition has been chosen as the One Book, One City title for Dublin in 2012 and will be heavily promoted with events and advertising as well as in the press.