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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Шампоанът с хума на "Avia" е подходящ за грижа за нормална до мазна коса. Формулата му съдържа хума, без добавени парабени. Благодарение на съставката климбазол, която се съдържа в хумата, ежедневната употреба на шампоана, влияе изключително благоприятно върху скалпа, страдащ от пърхот, косопад, себорея и различни възпаление на кожата. Косата става мека и еластична, изпълнена с живот. Шампоанът е подходящ и за изтънена коса. ... |
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А после, през 85-а година от Чучхе, започнаха наводненията. Три седмици дъжд, но високоговорителите не казваха нищо за свличащите се земни маси, за скъсаните язовирни стени, за селата, изсипващи се върху други села. В мътилката плаваха дървета, петролни резервоари и варели от тоалетни. На едно място се въртеше гума от трактор, на друго - съветски хладилник. Премина таванът на военен камион, понесен от въртопа, а в него се беше вкопчило цяло пищящо семейство. Въвролици от трупове в мътните води, хиляди трупове, премятани от вълните - същинска лепкава каша от просо, която започва да цвърчи и да бълбука, щом тиганът се ... |
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Кийоки Ямамото учи традиционните техники на японското изобразително изкуство. А мечтае да замине за Париж и да рисува в багрите на импресионистите. Рюсей, бащата на Кийоки, е посветил живота си на изработването на маски за театър Но. След смъртта на любимата му съпруга изкуството е неговото убежище от самотата. Почитан като най-вдъхновения майстор на своето поколение, той очаква единственият му син да го наследи. И да пази традициите на семейството и страната си, а не да се влияе от западните представи за красота. В търсенето на своя път, Кийоки се оказва на ръба на една отмираща епоха и раждането на друга. Разкъсван е ... |
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Edited by Gaby Morgan. ... Poems of the Sea is an anthology of classic poetry that celebrates the sea; from the power of a stormy ocean to ships and sailors and beaches strewn with shells. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, pocket-sized classics with ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition features an introduction by author Adam Nicolson. For generations, poets have taken inspiration from ocean mists and rugged coastlines to conjure up adventures on the high seas and joyous days at the seaside. From Emily Dickinson 's ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... For the past two centuries these delightful stories, gathered together and written down by brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, have entertained and frightened children and adults alike. The lives of "Tom Thumb", "Cinderella", "Rumplestiltskin" and "The Frog Prince" form part of our common heritage: they stimulate the imagination and the heart, and linger at the back of our minds for a lifetime. They are funny, disturbing, wise and compassionate. They speak of joy and terror, happiness and revenge, love and violence. ... |
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An enchanting anthology full of calming, touching and funny tales to help you relax and drift off to sleep. Welcome to a world of happy endings, gentle humour and good choices. Each story from classic authors including Oscar Wilde, Kate Chopin, Guy de Maupassant and H. G. Wells will help banish anxiety and lead you gently to the land of nod. ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... With precise plotting underpinned by a wise understanding of human nature, George Eliot's most autobiographical novel gives a wonderful evocation of rural life and the complicated relationship between siblings. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition of "The Mill on the Floss" features an introduction by Professor Kathryn Hughes. Maggie Tulliver and ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... One of the first great spy novels, "The Riddle of the Sands" is set during the long, suspicious years leading up to the First World War. In spite of good prospects in the Foreign Office, sardonic civil servant Carruthers is finding it hard to endure the boredom of his life in London. He accepts an invitation from a college friend, Davies, a shyly intrepid yachtsman, and joins him on a sailing holiday in the Baltic, and there, amidst the sunshine and bright blue seas, they discover a German plot to invade England... Like much contemporary British ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Evocative of "the blue remembered hills" of his youth, Alfred Edward Housman's "A Shropshire Lad" is a collection of sixty-three poems of extraordinary beauty and feeling. Set in a semi-imaginary pastoral Shropshire, Housman's verse considers the helplessness of man, the fragility of life and the terrible effects of war, against the background of an achingly beautiful countryside. Inspirational for generations of readers, "A Shropshire Lad", with its sweeping themes of youth and love, has found its way into the canon ... |
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After being chased from the home of an upper-class young girl called Ellie, chimney-sweep Tom falls asleep and tumbles into a river. There he is transformed into a "water-baby" and his adventures truly begin. Beneath the surface, he enters a magical world full of strange and wonderful creatures, where he must prove his moral worth in order to earn what he truly desires. One of the most unusual children's books ever written, "The Water-Babies", subtitled "A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby", was originally intended as a satire in support of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, and ... |
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Retold by Tim Vicary. ... A beautiful young Indian girl, and a brave Englishman. Black eyes, and blue eyes. A friendly smile, a laugh, a look of love... But this is North America in 1607, and love is not easy. The girl is the daughter of King Powhatan, and the Englishman is a white man. And the Indians of Virginia do not want the white men in their beautiful country. This is the famous story of Pocahontas, and her love for the Englishman John Smith. Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more. Written for secondary and adult students the Oxford Bookworms Library has seven reading levels from A1 - C1 of the CEFR. ... |
