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Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: Loose ends and red herrings are the stuff of detective fiction, and under the scrutiny of master sleuths John Sutherland and Cedric Watts Shakespeare's plays reveal themselves to be as full of mysteries as any Agatha Christie novel. Is it summer or winter in Elsinore? Do Bottom and Titania make love? Does Lady Macbeth faint, or is she just pretending? How does a man putrefy within minutes of his…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: First published in 1844, this is Thackeray's earliest substantial work of fiction and perhaps his most original. The text is that of Saintbury's 1908 Oxford edition which incorporates Thackeray's revisions.

Скачать книгу (размер 2 849 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 560) Аннотация: The Charterhouse of Parma (1839) is a compelling novel of passion and daring. Set at the beginning of the 19th-century in northern Italy, it traces the joyous but ill-starred amorous exploits of a handsome young aristocrat called Fabrice del Dongo. The novel's great achievement is to conjure up the excitement and romance of youth while never losing sight of the harsh realities which beset the…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: The Father; A Dream Play; Miss Julie; The Ghost Sonata; The Dance of Death 'Ibsen can sit serenely in his Doll's House,' Sean O'Casey remarked, 'while Strindberg is battling with his heaven and his hell.' Strindberg was one of the most extreme, and ultimately the most influential theatrical innovators of the late nineteenth century. The five plays translated here are those on which Strindberg's…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: The introduction includes an examination of the Quarto and texts, and of the relationship between them; a critical discussion of the play's historical and literary sources; an examination of conflicting critical attitudes to the play, and of its fluctuating theatrical fortunes; and a demonstration of the range and variety of Shakespeare's characterization. About the Series: For over 100 years…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: Philip Sidney was in his early twenties when he wrote his 'Old' Arcadia for the amusement of his younger sister, the Countess of Pembroke. The book, which he called 'a trifle, and that triflingly handled', reflects their youthful vitality. The 'Old' Arcadia tells a romantic story in a manner comparable to that of Shakespeare's early comedies. It is divided into five 'Acts', and abounds in lively…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: In a literary career spanning over forty years, Wilkie Collins wrote over twenty novels, several plays, and numerous short stories. However, he is mainly remembered for his best-selling sensation novel The Woman in White. Irregular liasons, the chaotic state of the marriage laws, social and psychological identity, and the interconnections between respectable society and the world of crime are…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: Don Carlos and Mary Stuart, two of German literature's greatest historical dramas, deal with the timeless issues of power, freedom, and justice. Dating from 1787 and 1800 respectively, one play was written immediately before the French Revolution, the other in its aftermath. These new translations into blank verse are accurate, elegant, and playable. The Introduction, Notes, and Chronology set…

Скачать книгу (размер 3 013 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 592) Аннотация: In January 1912, Britain's Captain Robert F. Scott reached the South Pole, only to find he had been beaten by Roald Amundsen's Norwegian expedition. Scott and his companions faced an 850-mile march to safety. All perished on the return. A few months later, a search party found Scott's body and the journals that told his tragic story. Scott's own account was published to extraordinary acclaim in…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: Poised between the fading world of chivalric romance and a new psychological realism, Madame de Lafayette's novel of passion and self-deception marks a turning point in the history of the novel. When it first appeared anonymously in 1678--in the heyday of French classicism--it aroused fierce controversy among critics and readers, particularly for the extraordinary confession which forms the…

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: This entirely new translation includes Petrarch's short autobiographical prose works, The Letter to Posterity and The Ascent of Mount Ventoux, and a selection of twenty-seven poems from the Canzoniere, Petrarch's best-known work in Italian. About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: The Satyricon is the most celebrated prose work to have survived from the ancient world. It can be described as the first realistic novel, the father of the picaresque genre. It recounts the sleazy progress of a pair of literate scholars as they wander through the cities of the southern Mediterranean in the age of Nero, encountering en route type-figures whom the author wishes to satirize. P.G.…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 585 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 312) Аннотация: «John Polidori's classic tale «The Vampyre»(1819), was a product of the same ghost-story competition that produced Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. The present volume selects thirteen other tales of mystery and the macabre, including the works of James Hogg, J.S. LeFanu, Letitia Landon, Edward Bulwer, and William Carelton. The introduction surveys the genesis and influence of «The Vampyre» and its…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 447 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 481) Аннотация: Mrs. Gareth, widowed chatelaine of Poynton, is fighting to keep her house with its priceless objets d'art from her son Owen and his lovely, utterly philistine fiancée. When she discovers that her young friend and sympathizer Fleda Vetch is secretly in love with Owen, she thrusts her into the battle-line. The power struggle that ensues between the three women leaves Owen vacillating. What is…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: The first five books of Livy's history of early Rome recount the great stories and moments of Roman history. From Romulus and Remus, to the rape of Lucretia, to Horatius at the bridge, Livy's massive work immortalizes the events which both defined early Roman civilization and helped to shape our cultural heritage. This new annotated translation includes both maps and an index, making it the most…

Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: Longus's romance tells the story of two teenagers, Daphnis and Chloe, who love each other but do not know how to make love. Around their predicament Longus weaves a fantasy which entertains and instructs, but never errs in taste. The hard toil and precariousness of peasant life are here, but so are its compensations--revelry, music, dance, and storytelling. Above the action brood…

Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: A four-part course providing thorough coverage in all four skills.

Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: A four-part course providing thorough coverage in all four skills.

Скачать книгу (размер 605 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 120) Аннотация: Includes free TOEIC(R) practice test extract at oxfordenglishtesting.com Helps develop the skills, strategies and vocabulary to do well in the TOEIC(R) test Each chapter covers all seven parts of the listening and reading tests Grammar Glossary and full range of reading tasks Can be used flexibly to concentrate on areas students need most.

Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: Complete 7-part TOEIC-style test paper Includes tapescripts and Answer Key Answer key explains why answers are right or wrong Practice Test and Student's Book also available separately.