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The Count of Monte Cristo (1845) is an adventure novel by French author Alexandre Dumas (père) (1802-1870) who also wrote the famous classic "The Three Musketeers". <br><br>Mermaids Classics, an imprint of Mermaids Publishing brings the very best of old classic literature to a modern era of digital reading by producing high quality books in ebook format. All of the Mermaids Classics epublications are reproductions of classic antique books that...
| Автор | Александр Дюма |
Прадстаyляем вашай увазе кнiгу «Чаму ў зайца доўгія вушы».
| Автор | Группа авторов |
BOOK ONE IN THE MAGICAL DEVERRY CYCLEPrepare to be spellbound by a sparkling fantasy classic: a tale of adventure and timeless love, perilous battle and pure magic.‘I was hooked and my enthusiasm for this series carried me through to the very last and then moved me to tears’ Fantasy Book Review‘A cracking read’ SFXA broken promise, a curse and a magic beyond imagining… The powerful sorcerer Nevyn broke a promise long ago and a curse has trapped him ever since. He waits for the one who might...
| Автор | Katharine Kerr |
Book four of the celebrated Deverry series, an epic fantasy rooted in Celtic mythology that intricately interweaves human and elven history over several hundred years.‘A cracking read’ SFXMemories lost, an end to magic, a vow of steel… Aberwyn's overlord is dead and the land stands on the brink of war and rebellion. Rhodry is now heir to the rulership, but he has been kidnapped by the agents of an evil magic. Desperate, his half-brother Salamander and his beloved Jill race to free him and...
| Автор | Katharine Kerr |
"The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles" by Padraic Colum. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that...
| Автор | Padraic Colum |
First published in 1921, “The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles” by the acclaimed and award-winning children’s author Padraic Colum is a classic retelling of the ancient mythological tales of Jason and the Argonauts and their quest for the Golden Fleece. Woven into this volume of Greek mythology are also the stories of the creation of the heavens and the earth, Zeus's battle with the Titans, Pandora's box, Persephone in the Underworld with Hades, and the adventures...
| Автор | Padraic Colum |
Прадстаyляем вашай увазе кнiгу «Прыгоды Барона Мюнхгаўзэна».
| Автор | Рудольф Распе |
"The Golden Fleece And the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles" is Padraic Colum's classic retelling of principally the ancient mythological tales of Jason and the Argonauts and their quest for the Golden Fleece. Also included are tales of the creation of the heavens and the earth, Zeus's battle with the Titans, Pandora's box (a jar in this case), Persephone in the Underworld, and the adventures of Hercules. With numerous illustrations by Willy Pogany these ancient myths are...
| Автор | Padraic Colum |
‘A warm, witty and endlessly wise story’ Cressida McLaughlin‘What a great book. I loved it.’ Debbie MacomberAfter the BBQ to end all BBQ’s at Charlotte’s 40th birthday get-together, the four friends are still reeling from the revelations.Charlotte has finally had to face some home truths about her marriage but doesn’t know if she the courage to face the future.Freya is stuck in a blame game over the problems in her own marriage, but perhaps it’s time she looked at things in a different way?And...
| Автор | Daisy Tate |
‘Amazing characters and funny storyline’ Amazon reviewer‘You are going to love this series! Goodreads reviewer‘Lovely tale of female friendships’ Goodreads reviewerIs friendship meant to last forever? Charlotte Mayfield hopes so. Especially as she’s throwing some luxury glamping into the mix.After fifteen years of trying to be the perfect wife, maybe Charlotte’s best friends from uni – Freya, Emily and Izzy – can still glimpse the woman she’d once set out to be.Freya is up for it. Could a powwow...
| Автор | Daisy Tate |
Прадстаўляем вашай увазе кнігу «Найлепшыя казкі (французскія казкі)».
| Автор | Шарль Перро |
Оскар Уайльд, Oscar Wilde и др.
“The Happy Prince and Other Stories” is a collection of whimsical, fantastical, and deeply moral tales by Oscar Wilde, the renowned nineteenth century Irish poet and playwright. Though best known for his plays and the novel “The Picture of Dorian Gray”, Wilde was an accomplished and talented author of children’s stories and fairy tales. This collection includes many of his most enduring short stories: the sad and beautiful “The Happy Prince”, where a lonely swallow, left behind by his flock,...
| Автор | Оскар Уайльд, Oscar Wilde и др. |
“The Kalevala” is a collection of Finnish and Karelian poetry, compiled by Elias Lönnrot from oral folklore and mythology. Lönnrot was a physician, botanist, and linguist, who in 1828 began collecting folk songs and poetry of Finland, traveling extensively in order to obtain his sources. “The Kalevala”, first published in 1835, is considered to be one of the most important works of Finnish literature, and regarded as the national epic of Finland. The most commonly read version was published in...
| Автор | Lönnrot Elias |
"The Kalevala" is a collection of Finnish and Karelian poetry, compiled by Elias Lönnrot from oral folklore and mythology. Lönnrot was a physician, botanist and linguist, who in 1828 began collecting folk songs and poetry of Finland, travelling extensively in order to obtain his sources. «The Kalevala», first published in 1835, is considered to be one of the most important works of Finnish literature, and regarded as the national epic of Finland. The most commonly read version was published...
| Автор | Lönnrot Elias |
First told orally by unknown generations of Welsh storytellers, «The Mabinogion» was subsequently written down in the 13th century in the form of a collection of prose tales. These stories draw on pre-Christian Celtic myth, folklore, and Welsh history and tradition to tell a magical set of stories that reach back to the Iron Age and Arthurian romance. These eleven tales are set in both the land of Wales and a dim otherworld, with a wide cast of vibrant characters who bring their dreamlike world...
| Автор | Lady Charlotte Guest |