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The second installment of the thrilling maritime adventure; two mighty empires battle each other for control of the high seas.Atticus is the young captain of the Aquila, the flagship of the attack fleet of the Roman navy. But his commander is a young upstart whose position has been purchased rather than earned. Bound to obey his inexperienced commander's rash orders, Atticus sails straight into a …
In 1913, Rabindranath Tagore became the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, and he remains one of the most important voices of Bengali culture to this day.These short stories, written mostly in the 1890s, vividly portray Bengali life and culture. Tagore’s treatment of caste culture, bureaucracy and poverty paint a vivid portrait of nineteenth-century India, and all are interwo…
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.‘The wolf thought to himself, «What a tender young creature! what a nice plump mouthful – she will be better to eat than the old woman. I must act craftily, so as to catch both.»’Collected by the German Grimm brothers, these folk tales have captured the imaginations of children and adults alike since they were first …
Монография Олега Милевского – первая научная биография революционера-народника Валериана Андреевича Осинского, пионера политической борьбы посредством террора в России. Жизнеописание Валериана Осинского, основанное на широком круге источников, дано на фоне сложных общественно-политических процессов, происходивших в это время в Российской империи. На примере формирования социального мировоззрения В…
Книга рассказывает о учителях 14 школы города Киселевск, о их вкладе в победу.
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey work of the stars…First published in 1855, and edited, revised and expanded over thirty years, ‘Leaves of Grass’ has become one of the most celebrated poetry collections in the history of American literature. A master of free verse, Walt Whitman captures th…
Two tragedies, the Chinese Massacre of 1871 and Child Prostitution, sum up the troubled -and toxic- relationship between the United States of America and China. A spirited, witty book that exposes many hidden, hideous truths.
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.“And now, Katy, it's your turn. Tell us what you're going to be when you grow up.”“I’m not sure about what I’ll be,” replied Katy; “beautiful, of course, and good if I can. That’s what I’d like to be. But now I’ll tell you what I mean to do…’Tomboyish Katy Carr is tall, gangling, and full of mischief. Constant…
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.There is probably a smell of roasted chestnuts and other good comfortable things all the time, for we are telling Winter Stories…This heart-warming collection of festive short stories and novellas perfectly captures the spirit of Christmas. Focused on the journeys taken through life and the inherent goodness o…
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.There is probably a smell of roasted chestnuts and other good comfortable things all the time, for we are telling Winter Stories…This heart-warming collection of festive short stories and novellas perfectly captures the spirit of Christmas. Focused on the journeys taken through life and the inherent goodness o…
Китайский император души не чает в новой танцовщице Сяо Лянь, ножки которой так малы, что похожи на золотые лотосы. Однако внезапно появившаяся во дворце Сяо Лянь вызвала не только любовь Сына Неба, но и множество завистливых взглядов со стороны императорских наложниц и даже самой императрицы. Что уготовила судьба императору и его возлюбленной? Смогут ли они, поправ законы Неба и древние традиции…
Впервые на русском! Яркий любовно-драматический исторический роман о женской судьбе во время Первой Мировой войны. От автора бестселлера «Платье королевы». От автора, написавшей лучший исторический роман года по версии USA Today и Real Simple. Когда «лампы гаснут по всей Европе», над миллионами людей сгущается тень… Леди Элизабет мечтает быть независимой, путешествовать по миру и – вот выдумщица –…
Hannibal moet sestig oorlog olifante van Karthago af in Noord-Afrika, oor die Middel van die See na Iberia vervoer. Hy moet sy mense op lei om hierdie moeilike taak uit gerig te kry. Die eerste deel van hierdie projek is om een olifant op 'n skip te laai en na die ooste te vaar op die agtien-dag reis. Hy het sy grootste olifant gekies, Obolus, om te gebruik in die opleiding van sy manne. Hannibal …
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.‘We're their slaves as long as we can work; we pile up their fortunes with the sweat of our brows, and yet we are to live as separate as if we were in two worlds…’Set in the industrial unrest of 1840s Manchester, Mary Barton is a factory-worker's daughter living a working-class life in Victorian England. She soon att…
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.‘We're their slaves as long as we can work; we pile up their fortunes with the sweat of our brows, and yet we are to live as separate as if we were in two worlds…’Set in the industrial unrest of 1840s Manchester, Mary Barton is a factory-worker's daughter living a working-class life in Victorian England. She soon att…