Lord Orville did me the honour to hand me to the coach, talking all the way of the honour I had done him! O these fashionable people!\'Frances Burney\'s first and most enduringly popular novel is a vivid, satirical, and seductive account of the pleasures and dangers of fashionable life in late eighteenth-century London. As she describes her heroine\'s entry into society, womanhood and, inevitably,

The activities in Dominoes keep students engaged in the stories and help to reinforce their understanding of the key language. They can be completed at home or in class. The project activities in Dominoes build on the themes from the story and encourage s

Der Kanzler der Einheit und Ehrenbürger Europas blickt zurück auf die atemberaubenden monate zwischen Sommer 1989 und Herbst 1990, als sich die Tür zur deutschen Wiedervereinigung einen Spalt öffnete. Der deutsche Bundeskanzler erkannte und ergriff die historische Chance mit Vorsicht, aber zielstreibig und ohne Zögern. Nach Bismarck und Adenauer ist kohl damit in die Geschichtbücher eingegangen. Er

Akárcsak száz évvel ezelőtt, az iszlám világ, amely képzeletünkben a vakító fényben ragyogó roppant sivatagok, mecsetek és paloták színkavalkádját, a bazárok illatfelhőjét idézi - ma is képes elcsábítani a nyugatról érkezett utazókat. Akik ide látoga tnak, ma is megigézve hallgatják a koránolvasók vagy az imára hívó müezzin kántálását, és elbűvölik őket Az ezeregy éjszaka meséinek csodálatos történetei.

Bringing together six of Turgenev\'s best known stories in volume, this collection includes First Love,\" \"Asya,\" \"Mumu,\" \"The Diary of a Superfluous Man,\" \"Song of Triumphant Love,\" and \"King Lear of the Steppes.\" \"

This edition of The Merchant of Venice, based on a fresh examination of the early editions, includes an exceptionally lucid and accessible introduction which addresses Shakespeare\'s attitude toward Semitism and establishes the cultural, historical, and literary context in which Shakespeare wrote the play. An interesting range of production photographs and drawings of Renaissance merchants and Jews,

An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young and adult learners. \"I love Olly\'s work - and you will too!\" - Barbara Oakley, PhD, Author of New York Times bestseller A Mind for Numbers Short Stories in French for Beginners has been written especially for students from beginner to intermediate level, designed to give a sense of achievement, and most importantly

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry napsal a poprvé vydal Malého prince v roce 1943, pouhý rok před tím, než jeho letadlo zmizelo během průzkumného letu nad Korsikou. A je jen málo knih, kterých by si dospělí cenili stejně jako děti. Tento lyrický příběh s pohádkovým nádechem, jenž usiluje o nalezení pravého smyslu života, si najde svou jedinečnou cestičku ke každému čtenáři. The Little Prince was written and

In his New York Times bestselling memoir, A Work in Progress, Connor Franta shared his journey from small-town Midwestern boy to full-fledged Internet sensation. Exploring his past with humor and astounding insight, Connor reminded his fans of why they first fell in love with him on YouTube-and revealed to newcomers how he relates to his millions of dedicated followers. Now, two years later, Connor

In a world divided by blood - Red or Silver - two women tell the stories no one else knows. For Coriane of House Jacos, love comes at a terrible cost. In a secret diary, she recounts her heady courtship with the heir to the Silver throne, Prince Tiberias, and the dangers that lurk at the heart of the royal court. Captain Farley is at the forefront of the Red rebellion. As she plans an attack on the

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The Fault in Our Stars meets Eleanor and Park. All the Bright Places is a compelling and beautiful story about a girl who learns to live from a boy who intends to die. Theodore Finch is fascinated by death, and he constantly thinks of ways he might kill himself. But each time, something good, no matter how small, stops him. Violet Markey lives for the future, counting the days until graduation, when

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. \'He felt that in this crisis his laws of life were useless. Whatever he had learned of himself was here of no avail. He was an unknown quantity.\' Following one soldier\'s journey from naive recruit to hardened survivor, The Red Badge of Courage is a vivid and powerfully psychological take on the American Civil War.

E könyvecske 1934-ben jelent meg először. Jelen kiadvány ennek átdolgozott kiadása. A könyv eredetileg a magyar konyha iránt érdeklődő külföldi szakácsok és háziasszonyok részére íródott, s így lehetséges, hogy a mai hazai Olvasók számára talán csalódást okoz majd. De a külföldre szakadt hazánkfiainak a legegyszerűbb ételek leírása is lényeges, és az éppen főzni tanuló honleányok részére is nélkülözhetetlen.

Pequeño y montañoso, Borogravia está regido por una duquesa a quien nadie ha visto en décadas y por los rígidos preceptos del dios Nuggan, para quien todo es una Abominación (los estados vecinos son una Abominación, que las mujeres sepan escribir es una Abominación, como también lo son el ajo, los pelirrojos o el color azul celeste). . Además, Borogravia está en guerra desde tiempos inmemoriales. Apenas

Magický realizmus samoty v priamom prenose... Famously associated with the term magical realism, Marquez is probably South Americas most famous literary export. Equally tragic, joyful and comical, One Hundred Years of Solitude inhabits a strang e dream-like space where very little makes real sense, but everything is mysteriously and vividly alive nonetheless. Blending fantasy and reality seamlessly,

« mes yeux, l épicier, dont l omnipotence ne date que d un sicle, est une des plus belles expressions de la société moderne. N est-il donc pas un tre aussi sublime de résignation que remarquable par son utilité; une source constante de douceur, de lumire, de denrées bienfaisantes? Enfin n est-il plus le ministre de l Afrique, le chargé d affaires des Indes et de l Amérique? Certes, l épicier est tout

Violet has always been in the shadow of her mesmerising, controlling brother Will - by turns delightful and terrifying. Now that Will has learned a shocking secret about his own past, things seem to be getting worse. Violet retreats further into her fantasy world built around the fairy characters created by her favourite author, Casper Dream. The arrival of Jasmine, a new girl at school who immediately

An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young and adult learners. \"I love Olly\'s work - and you will too!\" - Barbara Oakley, PhD, Author of New York Times bestseller A Mind for Numbers Short Stories in Russian for Beginners has been written especially for students from beginner to intermediate level, designed to give a sense of achievement, and most importantly

Though it lies just across the Mediterranean from Europe, barely a stone\'s throw from Spain\'s southernmost tip, Morocco couldn\'t possibly be farther away. With its mountainous and desert landscapes, labyrinthine souks, delectable cuisine, exquisite rugs and textiles, vibrant mosaics, fragrant odors, mesmerizing music, and welcoming people, Morocco is a most alluring and tantalizingly exotic destination.