"Far from the Danube" is the story of an extraordinary woman who rescued a heavily wounded knight from a battlefield in northern Bulgaria and managed to return him to a less than grateful family in Normandy, just as the Hundred Years War was about to start. Set against the national and religious conflicts of the early 15th century this is a powerful account of a hazardous journey into exile and of a love between Maria Iskra and Gilles Guiton that flew in the face of contemporary mores, given that as a knight of St John, Gilles had taken a vow of chastity. Based on a recorded meeting between English King Henry V ... |
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Award-winning readers series of original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. An English company executive in India is dismissed after he tries to uncover corruption within his company. He returns to England where his life falls apart and his marriage breaks up. He then sets out on a one-man search for the truth behind his dismissal. He turns to the rich mystery and beauty of India and is finally forced to choose between love and revenge. ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. This edition of "Black Beauty" features illustrations by Cecil Aldin and an afterword by author and conservationist Lauren St. John. "Black Beauty" enjoys a carefree upbringing in a pleasant meadow with his mother, where his gentle first master trains him well - until he is reluctantly forced to sell him. Through a long and ... |
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Classic Scottish Poems. A glorious anthology of poetry and verse by the greatest classic Scottish poets, introduced by acclaimed poet John Glenday. With poems from famous Scottish writers such as Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott and Mary Queen of Scots herself, there is plenty here to enjoy and inspire. The collection roams across so many aspects of Scottish life and culture - its landscape and history, its people and celebrations. It is a country that has always inspired poets to write about love, nature and heritage, and to reflect on the important things of life. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a ... |
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The production of this Reader in the 20th century British literature is a result of years of lecturing on the subject of English literature to the English Students undergraduates at the South Western University, and the cooperation of my students and colleagues as well as the support of the faculty bodies and administration. ... |
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Летопис на светата обител и житие на Св. Йоан Рилски Чудотворец. Обителта се споменава през 1469 г. във връзка с пренасянето на мощите на Св. Йоан Рилски. Продължава да действа и през следващите векове. Пострадал от кърджалийски набези в края на XVIII в., манастирът е обновен през 1818 г., когато тук е построена малка църква. Днешният просторен храм е съграден през 1885 г. Добре запазен е иконостасът от XIX в. с икони от самоковския иконописец Иван Доспевски и други. От 1928 г. манастирът е предоставен за владение на българския светогорски манастир Св. Георги Зограф, който понастоящем го управлява чрез свой представител.& ... |
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Uncover the sidesplitting life of cucumber scaredy-cats, non-stop pooping hamsters, exploding fish and everything in-between (and some things that have nothing to do with pets but are still ridiculously funny). This hilarious book answers all the big questions, like: do sausage dogs eat sausages? Why has my cat done a poo behind my wardrobe? And how can I persuade my parents to get me a pet? For real-life pet facts, imaginary stories, and a generally laugh-so-hard-snot-comes-out-your-nose read, this is the only pet book you'll ever need! Written by the outstanding children's comedian James Campbell, prepare ... |
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The classic biography of reggae legend Bob Marley, updated and revised for the twenty-fifth anniversary of his death. ... Bob Marley left an indelible mark on modern music, both as a reggae pioneer and as an enduring cultural icon. Catch a Fire, now a classic of rock biography, delves into the life of the leader of a musical, spiritual, and political explosion that continues today. Under the supervision of the author’s widow and with the collaboration of a Marley expert, this fourth edition contains a wealth of new material, including many revisions made by the author before his untimely death. An appendix to the new ... |
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From the creator of viral Tiktok sensation, @MammyBanter, comes a hilarious warts-and-all novel about modern motherhood - and how having it all sometimes isn't what you think it might be. She used to want it all. Now she just wants a nap. Tara Gallagher is knackered. She used to dream of being Beyonce but suddenly she's thirty-six - with three kids, a loving husband, a very boring job - and instead of headlining Glastonbury, she's in her pyjamas on a Friday night, watching Gogglebox. It's time for a mammy makeover. She's going to show her teenage daughter she's still cool. She's going to ... |
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Книга от поредицата "Опияняващата магия на Африка" от Лорън Сейнт Джон. ... В деня, в който Мартина навършва единадесет години, животът й се променя напълно. Налага се да напусне дома си в Англия и да заживее в природния резерват Савубона, в Африка, заедно с баба си. Новият й дом е място колкото красиво, толкова и безмилостно, пълно с тайни и загадки. Какво крие баба й, защо всички я държат далече от животните, наистина ли тук живее бял жираф, както разказват легендите на зулусите? Една приказна история, изпълнена с аромати, звуци и опияняващата магия на Африка. Роман за хармонията между човека и природата, ... |
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Книга от поредицата "Опияняващата магия на Африка" от Лорън Сейнт Джон. ... Мартина с нетърпение очаква лятната ваканция, за да язди своя бял жираф Джеми сред саваните на резервата "Савубона". Но едно телефонно обаждане преобръща плановете й с главата на долу. Заедно с баба си и най-добрия си приятел Бен, Мартина тръгва към хълмовете Матопо в Зимбваве. Това е странно място, в което законите не важат и нищо не е такова, каквото изглежда. Животът на един великолепен леопард е в опасност. Залогът е отдавна изгубено съкровище на африкански крал, заровено някъде сред странните хълмове на Матопо. Дали ... |
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Complete and unabridged with an afterword by Ned Halley. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... A baby is found by wood nymphs in the forest of Burzee. They raise him as their own and give him the name Neclaus. When he grows up, Neclaus has to leave the forest so he makes a home for himself in the laughing valley of Hohaha, where he lives amongst humans for the first time. He discovers there that many children are very poor and neglected so, to cheer them up, he whittles wooden toys as gifts. Eventually he makes presents for all the children and so the story of Santa Claus is born. Fashioned as a whimsical fairy tale, & ... |
