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21A Midsummer Night's Dream , William Shakespeare (1992)
Its lyricism, comedy (both broad and subtle) and magical transformations have long made A Midsummer Night’s Dream one of the most popular of Shakespeare’s works. The supernatural and the mundane… 212 руб22The Scarlet Letter , Nathaniel Hawthorne (1992)
This is a troubling story of crime, sin, guilt, punishment and expiation, set in the rigid moral climate of 17th-century New England. The young mother of an illegitimate child confronts her Puritan… 212 руб23Three Sea Stories , Joseph Conrad (1998)
As these three specially commissioned stories amply demonstrate, Conrad is our greatest writer of the sea. His characters are tested by dramatic events'that show in the light of day the inner worth… 232 руб24Under the Greenwood Tree , Thomas Hardy (1994)
"Under the Greenwood Tree" is Hardy's most bright, confident and optimistic novel. This delightful portrayal of a picturesque rural society, tinged with gentle humour and quiet irony, established… 222 руб25Miracle at Speedy Motors , Alexander McCall Smith (2009)
It has never occurred to Precious Ramotswe that there might be disadvantages to being the best-known lady detective in Botswana. But when she receives a threatening anonymous letter, she is compelled… 709 руб26Fascination , William Boyd (2008)
This is William Boyd's third volume of short stories following his acclaimed collections "On the Yankee Station" (1981) and" The Destiny of Nathalie X" (1995). Described as" the finest storyteller of… 714 руб27Armageddon in Retrospect , Kurt Vonnegut (2009)
First published on the anniversary of Kurt Vonnegut’s death, "Armageddon in Retrospect" is a collection of twelve new and unpublished writings on war and peace. Imbued with Vonnegut’s trademark… 706 руб28Oliver Twist (+ CD-ROM) , Charles Dickens (2000)
Set in 19th-century London, this timeless classic narrates the incredible adventures and poignant hardships of Oliver, a young, penniless orphan who, in spite of his encounters with criminals of… 911 руб29Black Beauty , Anna Sewell (2010)
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.'We call them dumb animals, and so they are, for they cannot tell us how they feel, but they do not suffer less… 242 руб30Look at the Birdie , Kurt Vonnegut (2010)
Look at the Birdie evokes a world in which squabbling couples, high school geniuses, misfit office workers, and small-town Lotharios struggle to adapt to changing technology, moral ambiguity, and… 746 руб
