FB2ArchiveЭлектронная библиотека

Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: In the jungle of Southern India the Seeonee Wolf-Pack has a new cub. He is not a wolf — he is Mowgli, a human child, but he knows nothing of the world of men. He lives and hunts with his brothers the wolves. Baloo the bear and Bagheera the panther are his friends and teachers. And Shere Khan, the man-eating tiger, is his enemy. Kipling's famous story of Mowgli's adventures in the jungle has been…

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: England in 1647: King Charles is in prison, and Cromwell's men are fighting the King's men. These are dangerous times for everybody. The four Beverley children have no parents; their mother is dead and their father died while fighting for the King. Now Cromwell's soldiers have come to burn the house — with the children in it. The four of them escape into the New Forest — but how will they live?…

Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: Ellen Shore's family is an ordinary American family, and Ellen is six years old when her brother Al is born. Her parents are very pleased to have a son, but Ellen is not pleased, because now baby Al comes first. And when they are adults, Al still comes first. He begins a rock band and makes records. Soon he is rich and famous — very rich, but he gives nothing to his sister Ellen. She has a…

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: In the mountains of Transylvania there stands a castle. It is the home of Count Dracula — a dark, lonely place, and at night the wolves howl around the walls. In the year 1875 Jonathan Harker comes from England to do business with the Count. But Jonathan does not feel comfortable at Castle Dracula. Strange things happen at night, and very soon, he begins to feel afraid. And he is right to be…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 360 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 464) Аннотация: The Oxford Dictionary of English Grammar is a straightforward and accessible A-Z guide to the diverse and often complex terminology of English grammar. It contains over 1,600 entries with clear and concise definitions, enhanced by numerous example sentences, as well as relevant quotations from the scholarly literature of the field. This second edition is written and edited by Professor Bas Aarts…

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: A 12-level series of stories with activities to check understanding.

Скачать книгу (размер 274 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 55) Аннотация: Read with Biff, Chip and Kipper Grammar and Punctuation wipe-clean flashcards with pen are a fun way for children to develop their grammar and punctuation skills, and they support the way children are taught to write at school. These fun grammar games have been specially created to support the National Curriculum and complement the Read with Biff, Chip & Kipper My Grammar, Punctuation and…

Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: TreeTops Non-fiction are part of a structured reading programme for juniors from Oxford Reading Tree, Levels 9-16. The high-interest subject matter they cover will motivate all children to read — especially boys. They are ideal for guided reading. Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Help with children's reading development also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk.…

Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: Georg Buchner died in 1837 at a tragically early age, and his three works for the stage remained virtually unknown for half a century. Today all three, especially Danton's Death, his great play about the French Revolution are performed regularly.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: Poetry will no longer keep in time with action; it will be ahead of it.' Arthur Rimbaud The active and colourful lives of the poets of nineteenth-century France are reflected in the diversity and vibrancy of their works. At once sacred and profane, passionate and satirical, these remarkable and innovative poems explore the complexities of human emotion and ponder the great questions of religion…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: One of the earliest major American novels, Wieland (1798) is a thrilling tale of suspense and intrigue set in rural Pennsylvania in the 1760s. Based on an actual case of a New York farmer who murdered his family, the novel employs Gothic devices and sensational elements such as spontaneous combustion, ventriloquism, and religious fanaticism. Also included is Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist, the…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 686 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 528) Аннотация: Little Women has remained enduringly popular since its publication in 1868, becoming the inspiration for a whole genre of family stories. Set in a small New England community, it tells of the March family: Marmee looks after daughters in the absence of her husband, who is serving as an army chaplain in the Civil War, and Meg, Jo,Beth, and Amy experience domestic trials and triumphs as they…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 064 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 210) Аннотация: The Argonautica is the dramatic story of Jason's quest for the Golden Fleece and his relations with the dangerous Colchian princess, Medea. The only extant Greek epic poem to bridge the gap between Homer and late antiquity, it is a major product of the brilliant world of the Ptolemaic court at Alexandria, written by Apollonius of Rhodes in the 3rd century BC. Apollonius explores many of the…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 441 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 480) Аннотация: The Politics is one of the most influential texts in the history of political thought, and it raises issues which still confront anyone who wants to think seriously about the ways in which human societies are organized and governed. By examining the way societies are run--from households to city states--Aristotle establishes how successful constitutions can best be initiated and upheld. For this…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: Aphra Behn (1640-89) was both successful and controversial in her own lifetime; her achievements are now recognized less equivocally and her plays, often revived, demonstrate wit, compassion and remarkable range. This edition brings together her most important comedies in a single volume: The Rover, her best-known play; The Feigned Courtesans, a lively comedy of intrigue; The Lucky Chance, a…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: No person can be blamed for refusing to read another word of what promises to be a mere imposition upon his credulity.' Julian West, a feckless aristocrat living in fin-de-siecle Boston, plunges into a deep hypnotic sleep in 1887 and wakes up in the year 2000. America has been turned into a rigorously centralized democratic society in which everything is controlled by a humane and efficient…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 105 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 414) Аннотация: These four plays in the Oxford English Drama series capture the range of responses to the fashionable and daring libertine movement in the second half of the seventeenth century. A Fond Husband and Friendship in Fashion are lesser-known comic gems of the Restoration stage; The Man of Mode is Etherege's masterpiece, and The Libertine is Shadwell's experimental and dark version of the Don Juan…

Скачать книгу (размер 75 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 16) Аннотация: This poetry selection has been chosen to match topics relevant to this age group. The poems are completely independent of other Oxford Reading Tree Stories, but can be introduced alongside storybooks at Levels 8 and 9. Available as a mixed pack of six different books or as a class pack of 36 books. Help with children's reading development is also available at.

Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: TreeTops Non-fiction are part of a structured reading programme for juniors from Oxford Reading Tree, Levels 9-16. The high-interest subject matter they cover will motivate all children to read — especially boys. They are ideal for guided reading. Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Help with children's reading development also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk.…

Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: TreeTops Non-fiction are part of a structured reading programme for juniors from Oxford Reading Tree, Levels 9-16. The high-interest subject matter they cover will motivate all children to read — especially boys. They are ideal for guided reading. Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Help with children's reading development also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk.…