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The ne'er-do-well sire of a starving brood suddenly discovers a family connection to the aristocracy, and his selfish scheme to capitalize on their wealth sets a fateful plot in motion. Jack Durbeyfield dispatches his gentle daughter Tess to the home of their noble kin, anticipating a lucrative match between the lovely girl and a titled cousin. Innocent Tess finds the path of the d'Urberville estate paved with ruin in this gripping tale of the inevitability of fate and the tragic...
| Автор | Thomas Hardy |
Впервые на русском – последний роман всемирно знаменитого «исследователя психологии души, певца человеческого отчуждения» («Вечерняя Москва»), «высшее достижение всей жизни и творчества японского мастера» («Бостон глоуб»). Однажды утром рассказчик обнаруживает, что его ноги покрылись ростками дайкона (японский белый редис). Доктор посылает его лечиться на курорт Долина ада, славящийся горячими серными источниками, и наш герой отправляется в путь на самобеглой больничной койке, словно...
| Автор | Кобо Абэ |
Thornton W. Burgess was an important and influential American conservationist and a prolific author of entertaining children’s stories. For over 50 years, Burgess published numerous popular books on the flora and fauna of the natural world and wrote a regular newspaper column called “Bedtime Stories”. Often affectionately referred to as the “Bedtime Story-Man”, Burgess celebrated his love for the natural world through humorous and educational stories for children in both his books and in his...
| Автор | Thornton W. Burgess |
When Buster Bear comes to live in the Green Forest, the amiable bully stirs up quite a commotion, for bears haven't lived in the forest for years. And sure enough, before long Buster has a series of run-ins with Little Joe Otter, Chatterer the Red Squirrel, Farmer Brown's Boy, and even a stubborn metal pail!These and other entertaining escapades are delightfully recounted in this engaging tale. Set in a timeless world of bubbling brooks, blue skies, and green groves, the story also...
| Автор | Thornton W. Burgess |
"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is considered by many to be the greatest of all American novels. This sequel to Twain's «The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,» is a first person narrative told by its title character. The novel picks up where «The Adventures of Tom Sawyer» leaves off. Huck Finn who is now wealthy with the discovery of treasure at the end of «The Adventures of Tom Sawyer» finds himself in great danger from his abusive drunkard father who wishes to cash in on Huck's...
| Автор | Mark Twain |
Thornton W. Burgess was an important and influential American conservationist and a prolific author of charming and witty children’s stories. For over 50 years, Burgess published numerous popular books on the flora and fauna of the natural world and wrote a regular newspaper column called “Bedtime Stories”. Often affectionately referred to as the “Bedtime Story-Man”, Burgess celebrated his love for the natural world through humorous and educational stories for children in both his books and in...
| Автор | Thornton W. Burgess |
When Jimmy Skunk curls up to take a nap in an old barrel, the imp of mischief gets the better of Peter Rabbit. Tons of trouble plague the long-eared prankster after he decides it'd be great fun to see the barrel — with Jimmy inside — roll down from its resting point high on a hill.Reddy Fox gets the blame for Jimmy's wild ride (as well as a dose of the skunk's «perfume»); Peter gets his comeuppance for playing nasty tricks; and before the day is out, Jimmy...
| Автор | Thornton W. Burgess |
Thornton W. Burgess was an important and influential American conservationist and a prolific author of entertaining and witty children’s stories. For over 50 years, Burgess published numerous popular books on the flora and fauna of the natural world and wrote a regular newspaper column called “Bedtime Stories”. Often affectionately referred to as the “Bedtime Story-Man”, Burgess celebrated his love for the natural world through humorous and educational stories for children in both his books and...
| Автор | Thornton W. Burgess |
One of the most beloved characters in children's literature, Peter Cottontail is up to his long-whiskered nose in rib-tickling escapades in this delightful classic. With gentle charm and humor, famed storyteller Thornton W. Burgess draws young readers into the timeless world of the Green Forest, the Smiling Pool and the Purple Mountains.Warmth and whimsy are the order of the day as Peter discovers the folly of changing his name, outwits the ever-hungry Reddy Fox, manages a number of...
| Автор | Thornton W. Burgess |
Thornton W. Burgess was an important and influential American conservationist and a prolific author of entertaining children’s stories. For over 50 years, Burgess published numerous popular books on the flora and fauna of the natural world and wrote a regular newspaper column called “Bedtime Stories”. Often affectionately referred to as the “Bedtime Story-Man”, Burgess celebrated his love for the natural world through humorous and educational stories for children in both his books and in his...
| Автор | Thornton W. Burgess |
When little Reddy Fox gets too big for his breeches and steals a plump pet hen in broad daylight, the stage is set for an exciting tale as Farmer Brown's boy pursues Reddy with loaded gun and Bowser the Hound. Fortunately, Reddy has wise Granny Fox on his side and, with some timely help from other woodland friends, manages to avoid an unhappy ending.As this timeless fable unfolds, children will delight in Reddy's risky antics and the commotion his behavior causes among Johnny Chuck,...
| Автор | Thornton W. Burgess |
A level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. Retold for Learners of English by Nick Bullard.
Tom Sawyer does not like school. He does not like work, and he never wants to get out of bed in the morning. But he likes swimming and fishing, and having adventures with his friends. And he has a lot of adventures. One night, he and his friend Huck Finn go to the graveyard to look for ghosts.
They don't see any ghosts that night. They see something worse than a ghost – much, much worse…
| Автор | Марк Твен, Mark Twain |
