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'Holly Black spins a thrilling tale of intrigue and magic in her newest novel... Unmissable for fans of Sarah J. Mass and the Grisha trilogy' - Buzzfeed UK Of course I want to be like them. They're beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever . . . And Cardan is even mo...
On holiday in Cornwall, Poirot meets a pretty young woman with an unusual name, ‘Nick’ Buckley. Upon discovering a bullet-hole in Nick’s sun hat, the great detective decides the girl needs his protection. He also begins to unravel the mystery of a murder that hasn’t been committed. Yet. Agatha ...
The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. The black sign, painted in white letters that hangs upon the gates, reads: Opens at Nightfalll Closes at Dawn As the sun disappears beyond the horizon, all over the tents small light...
The year is 1984. Aomame sits in a taxi on the expressway in Tokyo. Her work is not the kind which can be discussed in public but she is in a hurry to carry out an assignment and, with the traffic at a stand-still, the driver proposes a solution. She agrees, but as a result of her actions starts...
Bryce Quinlan and Hunt Athalar are trying to get back to normal-they may have saved Crescent City, but with so much upheaval in their lives lately, they mostly want a chance to relax. Slow down. Figure out what the future holds. The Asteri have kept their word so far, leaving Bryce and Hunt alon...
The Lost World is a science fiction novel by Arthur Conan doyle (1859—1930) about a dangerous but incredibly exciting British expedition to South America. A group of researchers are to face incredible events, find themselves at the edge of life and death, and even meet prehistoric creatures. It i...
The Poison Belt, a science fiction novel by Arthur Conan Doyle (1859—1930) from the Professor Challenger series, is a continuation of the novel The Lost World. Professor Challenger announces a new discovery: the Earth is threatened with an imminent disaster! Which actually happens: people are fal...
The Land of Mist is a science fiction novel by Arthur Conan Doyle (1859—1930) from the Professor Challenger series. Its plot revolves mainly around the professor’s daughter Enid and his old friend, the reporter Edward Malone, who happened to get in touch with the secret of the life beyond. Nevert...
Novel Notes is a book by Jerome K. Jerome (1859–1927) about how a group of friends who are recognizable characters from the famous duology Three Men in a Boat and Three Men on the Bummel. This time, they gathered in a cozy living room, and decided to write the best ever novel in the world. On the...
The collection The15 Great American Short Stories includes the works of the most prominent American writers. Works included are: Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Landor's Cottage by Edgar Allan Poe, as well as stories by Washington Irving, Herman Melville, Mark Twain, O. Henry, Jack Lo...
To the Lighthouse is a modernist novel by Virginia Woolf (1882–1941), the plot of which being secondary to the philosophical reflections of the characters. It depicts two visits by the Ramsay family to their country house on the Isle of Skye in Scotland in 1910 and 1920. Among the man...
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is а legendary «black novel» by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894). Dr. Jekyll makes а sensational discovery, but he is forced to keep it а secret because the bearer of evil, whom he named Mr. Hyde, has become uncontrollable. «Химерна пригода з докторо...
Ksiazka Larysy Myrgorodskiej «Pouczajace przygody Miodunczyka» jest przeznaczona dla dzieci i doroslych, ktorzy lubia im czytac. Zawiera historie: «Spotkanie przy pomaranczowej konewce», «Niespodziewana przygoda w wiosennym miescie», «O bialych mieszkancach i dobrych uczynkach», «Jak ujawniono ta...
Dream Days is a collection of children’s fiction and reminiscences of childhood written by Kenneth Grahame (1859–1932). The book is best known for its inclusion of Grahame’s classic story “The Reluctant Dragon”. It can be seen as a prototype to most modern stories in which the dragon is a sympath...
«Pollyanna» is a novel by the American writer Eleanor Porter (1868–1920). An orphan girl who knows how to see something joyful even in the saddest, moves in with her rich aunt and completely changes her life, as well as the lives of all the inhabitants of the city. «Полліанна» — роман американсь...
The story of bravery told in this book is not yet complete. It is written every day with blood and sweat on the battlefields of the war launched by the largest nuclear power, Russia, against its smaller neighbour, Ukraine, which voluntarily gave up its nuclear arsenal almost 30 years ago in the n...
The Mystery of Edwin Drood is the last and unfinished detective novel by Charles Dickens (1812—1870). The fate of the main character, who eventually goes missing, is the mystery of the work. Yet, the writer did not tell anyone what the ending should be... «Таємниця Едвіна Друда» — останній і нез...
La coleccion del poeta y dramaturgo espanol Federico Garcia Lorca (1898—1936) «Teatro» incluia las obras «Bodas de sangre», «Yerma», «La casa de Bernarda Alba» entre otras. Los heroes de Lorca estan inmersos en la rutina mundana, pero el choque de la rutina y la poesia da lugar a la tragedia. La ...
«Pollyanna Grows Up» is a novel by the American writer Eleanor Porter (1868–1920), a sequel to the novel «Pollyanna». The girl Pollyanna turned into a charming lady and fell in love for the first time. As an adult, will Pollyanna continue the «joy game» her father taught her? «Полліанна доросліш...
The Adventures of Oliver Twist is a famous novel by Charles Dickens (1812—1870). Despite all the trials and tribulations, the young orphan hero does not lose his human dignity and faith in moral values. The writer sees the beginning of evil in the laws of society of the time. However, at the end ...
