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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 |
Ireland, 1181To secure peace for her clan and protection for her mother, chieftain's daughter Auder Ó Reilly agrees to marry a powerful Norman baron. Though she desperately hopes the alliance will work, Auder worries she won't be able to please her husband in the marriage bed—a fear she admits to her friend, handsome Viking Gunnar Dalrata.Auder has no difficulty imagining sensual delights with Gunnar, but she doesn't believe he would ever think of her that way. Until the night of...
| Автор | Michelle Willingham |
"The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood" by Howard Pyle. 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 are user-friendly and...
| Автор | Говард Пайл |
In this edition of «The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood», Howard Pyle has provided possibly the best and most complete rendering of this classic tale of the famous yeoman-thief of Sherwood Forest. Each chapter offers new and exciting stories, including the famous scenes of Little John and his staff besting Robin on the bridge, Robin winning the golden arrow at the Sheriff of Nottingham's archery contest, his complicity with courageous Will Scarlet and musical Alan-a-Dale, the continual...
| Автор | Говард Пайл |
