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Diane Mowat

    The Moonspinners
    The Children of Green Knowe Collection
    Five Children and it
    A Stranger at Green Knowe
    Dracula
    Robinson Crusoe
    • Now The Children of Green Knowe and River at Green Knowe are available in one edition. Children of Green KnoweTolly's great grandmother isn't a witch, but both she and her old house, Green Knowe, are full of a very special kind of magic.

      The Children of Green Knowe Collection2013
      4,0
    • Trh márnosti

      • 584 stránok
      • 21 hodin čítania

      Kľúčové dielo kritického realizmu v angl. literatúre. Spoločenskokritický obraz vtedajšej anglickej spoločnosti na pozadí napoleonských vojen, prenikavá satira na pokrytectvo, pýchu, márnivosť, pretvárku, sebectvo i lásku k peniazom. Sujet stavia na protichodných povahách a osudoch dvoch mladých žien: prefíkanej a životaschopnej Rebeky Sharpovej a jej naivnej priateľky Amelie Sedleyovej.

      Trh márnosti2011
      3,9
    • Rudolph Rassendyll's life is interrupted by his unexpected and personal involvement in the affairs of Ruritania whilst travelling through the town of Zenda. He is shortly on the way to Streslau, the capital, where he finds himself engaged in plans to rescue the imprisoned king.

      The prisoner of Zenda2008
      3,8
    • Traja mušketieri

      • 593 stránok
      • 21 hodin čítania

      "Jeden za všetkých, všetci za jedného." Spoznajte, ako to vlastne bolo a prežite na vlastné čitateľské oči dobrodružstvá odvážneho D'Artagnana a jeho priateľov, mušketierov Athosa, Porthosa a Aramisa, na ich ceste cti, slávy a oddanosti k Francúzsku a jeho kráľovi. Nádherný román, v ktorom sa humor, sentiment a napätie miešajú s fikciou a históriou a vytvárajú tak úžasné klbká vzrušenia, ktoré dokáže rozmotať len silný príbeh vytvorený Alexandrom Dumasom - jedným z najlepších rozprávačov všetkých Čias.

      Traja mušketieri2008
      4,0
    • Three Men in a Boat

      • 160 stránok
      • 6 hodin čítania

      Three men in a boat: Three friends along with the dog, Montmorency, experience the hazards and vicissitudues of life in a boating expedition along the Thames.

      Three Men in a Boat2008
      3,8
    • Vzrušujúce dobrodružstvá najznámejšieho stroskotanca na svete! Prchký mladík Robinson Crusoe sa vzoprie rodičovským radám a utečie na more, kde ho stíhajú katastrofy. Po potopení lode počas búrky a smrti priateľa ho zajmú tureckí piráti a predajú do otroctva. Napriek ťažkostiam sa nevzdáva a dúfa v lepší život. Osud mu nakoniec prinesie slobodu, priateľstvo a bohatstvo, no jeho najväčšou skúškou je stroskotanie na opustenom ostrove. Robinson sa naučí postarať o seba a využíva miestne zdroje, pričom sa na ostrove cíti ako kráľ. Musí však čeliť skrytým nebezpečenstvám, ktoré ohrozujú jeho život a všetko, čo vybudoval. Tento príbeh, napísaný Danielom Defoeom a vydaný prvýkrát v roku 1719, fascinuje čitateľov už tri storočia. Aktuálne vydanie je špeciálne prispôsobené pre mladých čitateľov a obsahuje nádherné ilustrácie Roberta Ingpena, držiteľa Ceny Hansa Christiana Andersena. Defoe, anglický obchodník a spisovateľ, bol známy svojou kontroverznou osobnosťou a napísal viac než 300 diel. Robert Ingpen, austrálsky umelec, je autorom ilustrácií k mnohým klasickým knihám a jeho práca v oblasti detskej literatúry bola ocenená viacerými cenami.

      Robinson Crusoe2008
      4,2
    • Stokerov krvilačný gróf Drakula od jeho prvého knižného vydania na sklonku 19. storočia sa stal najpopulárnejším upírom všetkých čias. Príbeh o ňom čítajú deti i dospelí všetkých vekových kategórii. Toto exkluzívne vydanie v edícii Klasické príbehy obohacuje príbeh fotografiami i ilustráciami s vysokou výpovednou hodnotou. Doplnkové náučné texty zakotvujú hrôzostrašný príbeh v historickom a kultúrnom kontexte doby, z ktorej autor čerpal svoj námet.

      Dracula2003
      4,1
    • A Pair of Ghostly Hands and Other Stories

      • 72 stránok
      • 3 hodiny čítania

      "If you wake up in the night and hear a tap running somewhere in the house, what to you do? You get up, of course, and go and turn the tap off. A little later you hear the tap running again. You are alone in the house, and you know you turned the tap off. What do you think? The ghosts in these stories all have unfinished business with the living world. They come back from the grave to continue their work, to keep a promise, to look for something they have lost. Sometimes they want to help people, sometimes they want to punish them - or kill them."--Back cover

      A Pair of Ghostly Hands and Other Stories2002
      3,7
    • Who, Sir? Me, Sir?

      • 64 stránok
      • 3 hodiny čítania

      When a group of English schoolchildren are told that they are to be in a tetrathlon (swimming, running, shooting and riding) against the perfect Greycoats school, they are totally unenthusiastic but rally when a teacher encourages them.

      Who, Sir? Me, Sir?2000
      3,5
    • Matty is fifteen and is leaving school in a few weeks' time. He wants to work with animals, and would like to get a job on a farm. But his parents say he's too young to leave home - he must stay in the town and get a job in ship-building, like his father. They also say he can't go on a campingholiday with his friends. And they say he can't keep his dog, Nelson, because Nelson barks all day and eats his father's shoes. But it is because of Nelson that Matty finds a new life . . .

      Matty Doolin2000
      3,7
    • New Yorkers

      • 48 stránok
      • 2 hodiny čítania

      This series of readers is aimed at students at 6 levels from elementary to advanced. All stages have exercises for classroom or private use, plus a glossary to help with vocabulary. This elementary level book features a collection of short stories from the American humourist, O. Henry.

      New Yorkers2000
      3,5
    • Too old to rock and roll and other stories

      • 64 stránok
      • 3 hodiny čítania

      Greg is a teenager with a problem - his father. After the death of Greg's mother in an accident, his father takes no interest in life at all. Greg tries hard to help him. His father is too old to rock and roll, of course . . . or is he? These short stories by Jan Mark look at life, love, and friendship through teenagers' eyes.

      Too old to rock and roll and other stories2000
    • Death of an Englishman

      • 80 stránok
      • 3 hodiny čítania

      This series of readers is aimed at students at 6 levels from elementary to advanced. All stages have exercises for classroom or private use, plus a glossary to help with vocabulary. This is an advanced level work of fiction.

      Death of an Englishman1995
      3,1
    • Five Children and it

      • 192 stránok
      • 7 hodin čítania

      The five children find a cantankerous sand fairy or 'psammead' in a gravel pit. Every day 'It' will grant each of them a wish that lasts until sunset, often with disastrous consequences.

      Five Children and it1995
      4,0
    • The Moonspinners

      • 76 stránok
      • 3 hodiny čítania

      Part of a series designed to provide English language students at all levels of comprehension with the opportunity to extend their reading and appreciation of English, this adventure novel at Level 4 is set in Greece.

      The Moonspinners1994
      3,9
    • A Stranger at Green Knowe

      • 48 stránok
      • 2 hodiny čítania

      This series of "Bookworms" offers younger readers the chance to enjoy lively and accessible adaptations of the best classic and modern fiction. Each title is highly illustrated to engage the reader in the world of the book and help with specific vocabulary.

      A Stranger at Green Knowe1994
      3,8
    • The Monkey's Paw

      • 47 stránok
      • 2 hodiny čítania

      This series of readers is aimed at students at 6 levels from elementary to advanced. All stages have exercises for classroom or private use, plus a glossary to help with vocabulary. The approximate vocabulary count for stage 1 is 400 words. This is a ghost story.

      The Monkey's Paw1994
      3,7
    • These autobiographies of Afro-American ex-slaves comprise the largest body of literature produced by slaves in human history. The book consists of three sections: selected reviews of slave narratives, dating from 1750 to 1861; essays examining how such narratives serve as historical material; and essays exploring the narratives as literary artifacts.

      This Rough Magic1991
      2,9