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Скачать книгу (размер 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 76) Аннотация: Four superb stories featuring the peerless sleuth and his faithful sidekick, Dr. Watson: «The Adventure of the Dancing Men», «The Adventure of the Dying Detective», «The Musgrave Ritual» and «The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans». Wonderful introduction to Holmes corpus; pocket-size treat for any mystery lover.
Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: Treasury of 370 full-color royalty-free illustrations selected from rare antique chromolithographs: lovely ladies, rosy-cheeked children, amorous couples, floral arrangements, clasped hands, doves, and many other nostalgic, sentimental vignettes. Ideal for use in a host of art and craft projects.
Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: All 27 of Dore's detailed, masterly engravings from a rare 19th-century edition of The Raven, among the most popular American poems ever written. Dreamlike, otherworldly illustrations perfectly capture the bleak despair and mournful musings of Poe's poem. Apposite quotations from the poem are printed on facing pages; complete text is also included.
Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Exciting collection invites youngsters to relive the adventures, calamities, and conquests of fascinating characters created by Homer, Hesiod, Sophocles and other ancient storytellers. Includes imaginative tales of Pandora's box, King Midas and his golden touch, the dreaded Cyclops, Hades and Persephone, Narcissus and Echo, and many more.
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Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: Eight entertaining tales, including the celebrated classic «The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County,» «Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offenses,» Twain's hilarious savaging of that author's style; as well as «Journalism in Tennessee,» «About Barbers,» «The Stolen White Elephant,» «A Literary Nightmare,» «How to Tell a Story,» and more.
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Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: One of the glories of Elizabethan drama: Marlowe's powerful retelling of the story of the learned German doctor who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for knowledge and power. Footnotes.
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