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Behind the Mask
The intrigue, drama, and covert messages hidden in the faces of powerful men and women
Byzantine empresses, French revolutionaries, and Spanish generals: history's most impressive figures stare boldly out of the canvases in this collect

Refine your fashion sense with this essential compilation from TASCHEN's Fashion Now! series. Edited by i-D creator Terry Jones, this book is a comprehensive overview of fashion design around the world and an indispensible work of reference for anyone int

'Another hour gone. But I'm not afraid. There's only one thing I regret: that I've lived for so many years without knowing where human happiness is to be found'
In these stories, four writers - all exiles from revolutionary Russia - explore four deaths

Jack London (1876 - 1916) was an American novelist, journalist and social activist. Pioneering the genre of magazine fiction and prototyping science fiction, he became one of the first writers, who gained worldwide fame and a large fortune. 'Smoke Bellew'

Nathaniel Hawthorne was an American novelist, a dark romantic, and short story writer. Twice-Told Tales is a volume of rearranged myths in which Hawthorne uses unexpected points of view to deftly twist the themes of classic folktales. These ironic tales i

Nathaniel Hawthorne was an American novelist, a dark romantic, and short story writer. The stories in A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys are all stories within a story. The frame story being that a Williams College student, Eustace Bright, is telling these

Jerome Klapka Jerome was an English writer and humourist. 'Diary of a Pilgrimage' is a story of a journey to see the famous Passion Play at Oberammergau, which has been performed every ten years since 1634. The book is a witty account of this journey, par

Jack London was an American novelist, journalist and social activist. Pioneering the genre of magazine fiction and prototyping science fiction, he became one of the first writers, who gained worldwide fame and a large fortune. Partially based on the autho

Jack London was an American novelist, journalist and social activist. Pioneering the genre of magazine fiction and prototyping science fiction, he became one of the first writers, who gained worldwide fame and a large fortune. The Kempton-Wace Letters is

William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863) was a British author and novelist mostly known for his satir-ical works such as 'Vanity Fair' that showed an ironic representation of the British society of those times. 'The Book of Snobs' is a collection of many s

Один из лучших способов учить иностранный язык – это читать художественное произведение, постепенно овладевая лексикой и грамматикой.
Предлагаем учить английский язык вместе с романом Чарльза Диккенса «Лавка древностей». Адаптированный текст произведения

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English poet, playwright, and actor, considered by many as the greatest English writer. Hundreds of specialists were able to translate his works into every major language, and most of the plays are performed more oft

Howard Lovecraft was an American writer who achieved posthumous fame through his influential works of horror fiction. Despite the fact that he was virtually unknown before he died, today he is known as the most influential author in his genre. 'The Case o

Howard Lovecraft was an American writer who achieved posthumous fame through his influential works of horror fiction. Despite the fact that he was virtually unknown before he died, today he is known as the most influential author in his genre. 'The Shadow

Howard Lovecraft was an American writer who achieved posthumous fame through his influential works of horror fiction. Despite the fact that he was virtually unknown before he died, today he is known as the most influential author in his genre. 'The White

nspired by the very newspapers seen in the Fantastic Beasts films, and produced on newsprint paper to mimic their appearance, Movie-Making News reveals previously untold behind-the-scenes stories from the first film and offers a sneak-peek at what's to co

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'…He was gripped at the back of his neck by a grasp of iron, and a chloroformed sponge was held in front of his writhing face.'
In His Last Bow, Conan Doyle's noto

Splat the Cat and his class go on a field trip to the aquarium! Splat tries to impress Kitten with his excellent sea creature facts, but he might not know as much about underwater creatures as he first thought. Mrs. Wimpydimple reminds them to look, don't

В книгу вошли одни из самых известных рассказов Артура Конан Дойла из сборника «Приключения Шерлока Холмса», впервые опубликованного в 1892 году. Знаменитому сыщику предстоит столкнуться с тремя делами, каждое из которых оказывается гораздо более запутанн

These beautiful and interactive vocabulary books help kids learn to describe their world.