James Joyce's astonishing masterpiece, Ulysses, tells of the diverse events which befall Leopold Bloom and Stephen Dedalus in Dublin on 16 June 1904, during which Bloom's voluptuous wife, Molly, commits adultery. Initially deemed obscene in England and the USA, this richly-allusive novel, revolutionary in its Modernistic experimentalism, was hailed as a work of genius by W. B. Yeats, T. S. Eliot and Ernest Hemingway. Scandalously frank, wittily erudite, mercurially eloquent, resourcefully comic and generously humane, Ulysses offers the reader a life-changing experience. ... |
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Three Men in a Boat is a comic classic. When it first appeared in 1889 it became a best seller, and has remained popular ever since. This motley novel has not only been translated into many languages but has also been staged, filmed, televised and imitated. The adventures and misfortunes on the Thames of the three English friends and their pugnacious dog, Montmorency, provide rich humour, shrewd observations, lyrical reflections, and, predominantly, genially ironic perceptions of human fallibility. The sequel, Three Men on the Bummel, reunites the three friends for their "Bummel" ("roaming or wandering& ... |
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The Best of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twenty of the very best tales from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s fifty-six short stories featuring the arch sleuth. Basing his selection around the author’s own twelve personal favourites, David Stuart Davies has added a further eight sparkling stories to Conan Doyle’s "Baker Street Dozen", creating a unique volume which distils the pure essence of the world’s most famous detective. Within these pages the reader will encounter the greatest collection of villains and the weirdest and most puzzling mysteries ever seen in print. And there at the centre, in a London ... |
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Sometimes divorce can be deadly. ... Kate wants a clean break from her husband Jack. They can still be friends. She just doesn't want to stay married to him. But Jack doesn't want a friend. He wants a wife. He wants Kate. And he will do anything to keep her. Jack remembers his wedding vow: "Till death do us part". He always keeps a promise. ... |
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Set in Hardy's Wessex, Tess is a moving novel of hypocrisy and double standards. Its challenging sub-title, A Pure Woman, infuriated critics when the book was first published in 1891, and it was condemned as immoral and pessimistic. It tells of Tess Durbeyfield, the daughter of a poor and dissipated villager, who learns that she may be descended from the ancient family of d'Urbeville. In her search for respectability her fortunes fluctuate wildly, and the story assumes the proportions of a Greek tragedy. It explores Tess's relationships with two very different men, her struggle against the social mores of ... |
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Illustrated by Kay Dixie. ... "Your mother, Esther, was your disgrace and you are hers." These words were Esther's earliest memory. But who was Esther's mother? What was the disgrace? And why did the ghost walk at Chesney Wold? This book is in British English. Here you can find: points for understanding comprehension questions; glossary of difficult vocabulary; list of titles at upper level; free resources including worksheets, tests and author data sheet at www.macmillanreaders.com. ... |
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Книгата е част от поредицата Големите идеи, обяснени просто на издателство Книгомания. ... Какво символизира белият кит в романа Моби Дик? Какво представлява художественият похват поток на съзнанието? И какво е общото между романите Лолита и Портокал с часовников механизъм? Открийте отговорите в тази книга, която разглежда важни литературни течения, теми и стилове с помощта на повече от 250 художествени творби. Книгата за литературата е написана на разбираем език, преминава гладко през литературната терминология и изобилства от остроумни илюстрации и нагледни графики, което я превръща в идеалното помагало за изучаване ... |
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This collection contains fifteen of O. Henry's short stories. "The Gift of the Magi" is the most famous of his classic tales, but the stories that follow here give the reader a deeper and richer sample of O. Henry's storytelling art. The text has been simplified and made easier to read for the enjoyment of readers who study English. It is appropriate for intermediate to advanced learners. О.Henry (1862 - 1910) was a widely popular American short story writer, famous for his dry humor, wordplay and clever surprise endings. "O. Henry's finest work... reveal such a depth of understanding of the ... |
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A brief history of humankind. ... Planet Earth is 4.5 billion years old. In just a fraction of that time, one species among countless others has conquered it. Us. We are the most advanced and most destructive animals ever to have lived. What makes us brilliant? What makes us deadly? What makes us Sapiens? In this bold and provocative book, Yuval Noah Harari explores who we are, how we got here and where we’re going. Sapiens is a thrilling account of humankind’s extraordinary history - from the Stone Age to the Silicon Age - and our journey from insignificant apes to rulers of the world. ... |
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Въз основа на всички диалектоложки и етнографски изследвания, правени и събирани до момента, се създава и този терминологичен енциклопедичен речник "Българска семейно-родова лексика". В него са обобщени данни за субектите и отношенията на кръвно и брачно родство, както и на родство по сватовството, кумство, кръщене. Изданието съдържа теренни проучвания за изучаване на бита и културата на нашия народ, както и подробни карти на семейно - родовата лексика в България. "Материалите за този речник са събирани в продължение на повече от 50 години по различни проекти (програми) и от изследвачи с различна подготовка ... |
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Научи тези думи, докато си почиваш. ... Комплектът брошура + CD съдържа 287 неправилни глагола в английския език. Първо ще чуете основните значения на думата на български език, а след това трите форми на глагола, произнесени от американец. Слушайте записа, докато си почивате или докато се занимавате с нещо, което не изисква пълна концентрация на вниманието (например домакинска работа). Използвайте паузите в записа, за да повтаряте думите. Старайте се да подражавате напълно на оригиналното произношение. Приемете процеса на наизустяване като игра и се забавлявайте. ... |
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Изключително стойностна творба. Медиевист с международно признание, ерудит с енциклопедическа култура и дълбоки познания за старобългарската ръкописна и старопечатна книга, проф. д-р Климентина Иванова поднася на читателя едно вълнуващо четиво за разцвета на българската книга през XIV век. Говорейки за съдържанието на първите славянски книги, авторката прави блестящ литературоведски анализ на Стария и Новия завет, помага ни да преосмислим посланията на “Петокнижието” и на “Книгата на Йов”, да се докоснем до поетичния блясък на “Песен на песните”, да усетим мъдростта в “Деяния апостолски”. ... |
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