FB2 PortalЭлектронная библиотека

Скачать книгу (размер 3 910 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 768) Аннотация: This is the «Penguin English Library Edition» of «The Old Curiosity Shop» by Charles Dickens. 'But what added most to the grotesque expression of his face, was a ghastly smile, which, appearing to be the mere result of habit and to have no connexion with any mirthful or complacent feeling, constantly revealed the few discoloured fangs that were yet scattered in his mouth, and gave him the aspect…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 849 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 560) Аннотация: This is the «Penguin English Library Edition» of «Oliver Twist» by Charles Dickens. A parish child — the orphan of a workhouse — the humble, half-starved drudge — to be cuffed and buffeted through the world, despised by all, and pitied by none. Dark, mysterious and mordantly funny, «Oliver Twist» features some of the most memorably drawn villains in all of fiction — the treacherous gangmaster…

Скачать книгу (размер 3 013 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 592) Аннотация: Shows how a young man's life is transformed by a mysterious series of events — an encounter with an escaped prisoner; a visit to a black-hearted old woman and a beautiful girl; a fortune from a secret donor.

Скачать книгу (размер 5 134 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 1008) Аннотация: Chronicles David Copperfield's extraordinary journey through life, as he encounters villains, saviours, eccentrics and grotesques, including the wicked Mr Murdstone, stout-hearted Peggotty, formidable Betsey Trotwood, impecunious Micawber and odious Uriah Heep.

Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: There is a church in the glittering frozen wastes of Northern Sweden. Inside, a sacrifice: the body of a man — slashed to pieces, hands severed, eyes gouged out. The victim's sister, Sanna, is first to discover the body and immediately finds herself the police's only suspect. Terrified and confused, she calls on a friend: hot-shot city lawyer Rebecka Martinsson. Rebecka hardly wants to return to…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: I knew Sebastian by sight long before I met him. That was unavoidable for, from his first week, he was the most conspicuous man of his year by reason of his beauty, which was arresting, and his eccentricities of behaviour, which seemed to know no bounds. Charles Ryder, a lonely student at Oxford, is captivated by the outrageous and exquisitely beautiful Sebastian Flyte. Invited to Brideshead,…

Скачать книгу (размер 4 726 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 928) Аннотация: Vanitas Vanitatum! Which of us is happy in this world? Which of us has his desire? or, having it, is satisfied? No one is better equipped in the struggle for wealth and worldly success than the alluring and ruthless Becky Sharp, who defies her impoverished background to clamber up the class ladder. Her sentimental companion Amelia, however, longs only for caddish soldier George. As the two…

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 112) Аннотация: Late into the night we talked of love, of its complications. In my father's eyes they were imaginary... This conception of rapid, violent and passing love affairs appealed to my imagination. I was not at the age when fidelity is attractive. I knew very little about love. The French Riviera: home to the Beautiful People. And none are more beautiful than Cecile, a precocious seventeen-year-old, and…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: From the land of fantastical castles, vast lakes and deep forests, the Brothers Grimm collected a treasury of enchanting folk and fairy stories full of giants and dwarfs, witches and princesses, magical beasts and cunning children. From classics such as «The Frog Prince» and «Hansel and Grettel» to the delights of «Ashputtel» — the original «Cinderella» — all hold a timeless magic which has…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: The more I know of the world, the more am I convinced that I shall never see a man whom I can really love. I require so much! Jane Austen's novel tells the story of Marianne Dashwood, who wears her heart on her sleeve, and when she falls in love with the dashing but unsuitable John Willoughby she ignores her sister Elinor's warning that her impulsive behaviour leaves her open to gossip and…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: In the summer of 1978 the Krasnansky family — bickering, tired and confused — arrive in Rome. Alongside thousands of other Soviet Jewish refugees they await passage to a new home in the West. But escaping Communism is not so easy, especially when some of the Krasnanskys insist on bringing it with them.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: Buy now with one-click. Amazon's business model is deceptively simple: make online shopping so easy and convenient that customers won't think twice. Yet Amazon's success is largely down to CEO and founder Jeff Bezos, a man described as both a 'happy-go-lucky mogul' and a 'notorious micromanager'. His high energy, passionate approach to retailing has driven Amazon to the top. Jeff Bezos is smart.…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: Author of the classic Skellig, David Almond has written his first adult novel. Like Emma Donoghue's bestselling Room, it's the story of a boy who's been incarcerated and comes out to find his way in the world.

Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: A century after a devastating volcanic eruption forced Iceland's inhabitants to abandon its shores, the island is enshrouded in legend. Fishermen tell tales of seductive witches who steal men's hearts. But the mystery of the island is a matter of life and death for a community of women who once spilled noble blood to secure their freedom.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: This is the sequel to the international bestseller The Go-Giver, applying its inspirational approach to real-world challenges. The Go-Giver took the business world by storm with its message that giving is the simplest, most fulfilling, and most effective path to success. It has inspired hundreds of thousands of readers; but some have wondered how the story's lessons stand up to the tough…

Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: This is the international bestseller with a radically simple message. The Go-Giver tells the story of an ambitious young man named Joe who yearns for success. Joe is a true go-getter, though sometimes he feels as if the harder and faster he works, the further away his goals seem to be. One day, desperate to land a big deal at the end of a bad quarter, he seeks advice from the enigmatic Pindar, a…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: My name is Eva, which means life, according to a book of names my mother consulted. I was born in the back room of a shadowy house, and grew up amidst ancient furniture, books in Latin, and human mummies, but none of those things made me melancholy, because I came into the world with a breath of the jungle in my memory. Isabel Allende tells the sweet and sinister story of an orphan who beguiles…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Describes how Alice was conjured up one 'golden afternoon' in 1862 to entertain his child-friend Alice Liddell. His dream worlds of Wonderland and back-to-front Looking Glass kingdom depict order turned upside-down: a baby turns into a pig, time is abandoned at a disorderly tea-party and a chaotic game of chess makes a seven-year-old girl a Queen.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: Did you know that the Cornish pasty was invented to protect tin miners from arsenic poisoning, or that the word 'salary' comes from Roman soldiers being paid their wages in salt? Why do we eat goose (or turkey) at Christmas? Is the Scotch egg actually from Scotland and what did some retired crusaders have to do with French toast? Who was the original Earl Grey and what sauce was inspired by…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: From a child grappling with the death of a fallen priest, to a young woman's dilemma over whether to elope to Argentina with her lover, to the dance party at which a man discovers just how little he really knows about his wife, these fifteen stories bring the gritty realism of existence in the author's native Dublin to life.