Чтение на английском языке

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'

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. As the title int

'Не ошибается тот, кто ничего не делает' - эта старинная мудрость в полной мере относится к героям юмористических рассказов О. Генри, вошедших в предлагаемый сборник. Уж в чем в чем, а в предприимчивости, изобретательности и упорстве им действительно труд

Chronologically arranged, each chapter focuses on a particular work or idea that changed the course of photography. Presented in beautiful spreads and with informative text, the book opens with photography's genesis in the form of the camera obscura. Cent

James Fenimore Cooper was a prolific and popular American writer of the first half of the 19th century. His historical romances of frontier and Indian

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

Charles Dickens was an English writer and social critic. This book contains three short ghost stories (in the vein of A Christmas Carol) that originally appeared as Christmas tales. Both spooky and touching, they are the perfect little tales for the Chris

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, Burning Daylight takes place

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 Star Rover tells the sto

Daniel Defoe was an English trader, writer, pamphleteer and journalist. He is most famous for his novel 'Robinson Crusoe', which is second only to the Bible in its number of translations. Irreverent and ironic, The Political History of the Devil is a sati

Daniel Defoe was an English trader, writer, pamphleteer and journalist. He is most famous for his novel 'Robinson Crusoe', which is second only to the Bible in its number of translations. A New Voyage Round the World is a narrative fiction of a merchant s

Career Paths: Electrician is a new educational resource for electricians who want to improve their English communication in a work environment. Incorporating career-specific vocabulary and contexts, each unit offers step-by-step instruction that immerses

Cody Thurston is working his usual shift at the rough East London pub he calls home. When a group of out-of-towners walk in looking for trouble, Thurston sends them on their way using some not-so-gentle persuasion.As a former special forces operative in t

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

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

Перед вами всемирно известный роман Оскара Уайльда 'Портрет Дориана Грея'.
Несмотря на то, что роман написан в конце 19 в., по своей проблематике он остро современен, потому что его тема - личность, мораль, ответственность, вседозволенность - вечна.
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The Glass Room is the fifth book in Ann Cleeves' Vera Stanhope series - which is now a major ITV detective drama starring Brenda Blethyn, VERA.
DI Vera Stanhope is not one to make friends easily, but her hippy neighbours keep her well-supplied in homebre

Teach young children about the animals of the jungle with this fun and educational board book, part of a series that explores the natural world. Its companion