Arcturus The Man Who Would be King & Other Stories Киплинг Редьярд Джозеф

Rudyard Kipling is one of the most magical storytellers in the English language. This new selection brings together the best of his short writings, following the development of his work over fifty years. They take us from the harsh, cruel, vividly realized world of the 'Indian' stories that made his name, through the experimental modernism of his middle period to the highly-wrought subtleties of his later pieces. Including the tale of insanity and empire, 'The Man Who Would Be King', the high-spirited 'The Village that Voted the Earth Was Flat', the fable of childhood cruelty and revenge 'Baa Baa, Black Sheep', the menacing psychological study 'Mary Postgate' and the ambiguous portrayal of grief and mourning in 'The Gardener', here are stories of criminals, ghosts, femmes fatales, madness and murder

В 1838 году молодой путешественник поднял американский флаг на вершине Гиндукуша, провозгласив себя принцем Гора и наследником Александра Македонского • Иосия Харлан был первым американцем, ступившим на территорию Афганистана. Его путешествия легли в основу рассказа Редьярда Киплинга «Человек, который хотел быть королем», однако их подлинная история куда более странная, нежели любой вымысел. Он был солдатом, шпионом, доктором, натуралистом и писателем. После неудачного романа, завершившегося в 1820 году, Харлан отправился в дикие земли Центральной Азии. Какое-то время проработав хирургом в армии Ост-Индийской компании, он примкнул ко двору свергнутого афганского монарха Шуджу-Шаха Дуррани, а затем пробрался в Кабул, чтобы устроить там восстание

Серия книг «Зарубежная классика — читай в оригинале» — это бессмертные произведения великих мастеров пера, написанные ими на их родном языке и наречии. Книги из этой серии помогут читателю углубленно изучать иностранные языки, обогатят его внутренний мир и по-новому откроют произведения известных классиков

Football, and art. Eric Cantona - legend, maverick, troubled artist or just plain trouble - never saw a need to make a distinction between the two. For all the heat and noise surrounding his infamous Crystal Palace 'kung-fu kick', it is for the sheer exuberant beauty of his play that Eric Cantona is chiefly remembered by English football fans. At Leeds United he transformed the team into title contenders, but became a true talisman at Manchester United, where to this day fans sing of 'King Eric'. And yet the effortless style of Cantona's play could not hide a darker side to his temperament. In his own words, 'I play with passion and fire. I have to accept that sometimes, this fire does harm.' • In Cantona: The Rebel Who Would Be King leading French football journlist Philippe Auclair has interviewed over 200 key protagonists in Cantona's career, searching for the man behind the myth

A beautifully illustrated full-colour tribute to King Charles III, published to mark his coronation – from the bestselling creators of There Once Is a Queen • There once was a boy who was going to be king one day • From the Nation’s Favourite Storyteller Sir Michael Morpurgo comes a poetic celebration of our new monarch, King Charles III, beautifully illustrated in watercolour by acclaimed artist Michael Foreman • There once was a little boy, born a prince. Encouraged by his parents, he grew up with a passion for the countryside, wanting to look after it. Then, as the longest-serving Prince of Wales in British history, he dedicated decades of his life to raising awareness for conservation. Now our King, his devoted work will continue to inspire the protection of our planet for future generations

Редьярд Киплинг придумывал для своих детей истории о том, как в мире появились те или иные вещи. В 1902 году, через три года после трагической смерти его дочери Жозефины, для которой он их и придумал, Киплинг решил записать и издать сказки • В течение двадцатого столетия поколения детей слушали на ночь оригинальные и нетривиальные объяснения того, как у слона появился хобот, как леопард обрёл свои пятна, и как появился алфавит. Творчество Киплинга набирало популярность, со временем превращаясь во вневременную классику, и сборник «Просто сказки» стал любимым у множества детей во всех англоговорящих странах • «Просто сказки», сборник одного из самых популярных авторов классической британской литературы Редьярда Киплинга, станет великолепным подарком для детей

Новеллы Вашингтона Ирвинга завораживают, пугают, а главное – читаются на одном дыхании. Герои этих мистических историй встречают призраков и духов, ищут зачарованные клады, бродят по сумрачным лесам, таинственно исчезают и заключают сделку с самим дьяволом. Их жизнь – настоящий ночной кошмар. Но где заканчивается сон и начинается явь? • В сборик "Сонная лощина и другие истории" вошли 14 новелл Вашингтона Ирвинга • Книга на английском языке • Spurned by his love Katrina, schoolmaster Ichabod Crane rides through the autumn night to encounter a headless horseman. Irving's 1820 classic is accompanied by 14 other tales, including "Roscoe", "Kidd the Pirate" and the famous "Rip Van Winkle"

This beautiful HarperCollins Children’s Classics edition of Rudyard Kipling’s Just So Stories is the perfect addition to any bookshelf • Inspired by the bedtime stories Rudyard Kipling told his daughter that had to be recited ‘just so’, this collection includes mythical animal origin stories like ‘How the Camel got his Hump’ and ‘How the Rhinoceros got his Skin’, alongside other playful inventions, such as the reason for the ebb and flow of the tides and how the alphabet was invented • These rhythmically told, traditional stories appeal to the curious imagination of children, and are some of Rudyard Kipling’s best-known works alongside The Jungle Book

A relentlessly inventive collection of myths that betray a deep love and respect for the natural world, the Penguin Classics edition of Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories is edited with an introduction by Judith Plotz and a general preface by series editor Jan Montefiore • In these bewitching stories we learn 'How the Camel got his Hump', ' How the Leopard got his Spots' and 'How the Whale got his Throat', as Rudyard Kipling conjures up distant lands, beautiful gardens of splendid palaces, the sea, the deserts, the jungle and all its creatures. Inspired by Kipling's delight in human eccentricities and the animal world, and based on bedtime stories he told to his daughter, these strikingly imaginative fables explore the myths of creation, the nature of beasts and the origins of language and writing

One of Twain’s most celebrated novellas, ‘The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg’ is a satirical retelling of the Garden of Eden story in the Bible, in which the author, mocking the supposed honesty and incorruptibility of the inhabitants of an imaginary American town, shows how man is fundamentally bad and cannot resist the temptations of gold • This collection also includes another acclaimed novella, ‘A Double-Barrelled Detective Story’, a spoof of the mystery genre featuring Sherlock Holmes in the American West, as well as lesser-known narratives such as ‘The Belated Russian Passport’ and ‘The Death Disk’. Together, these tales are a testament to Twain’s inexhaustible gift for invention and his skills as a storyteller • Contains: ‘The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg’, ‘The Eskimo Maiden’s Romance’, ‘The Belated Russian Passport’, ‘Two Little Tales’, ‘Is He Living or Is He Dead?’, ‘The Death Disc’, ‘A Double-Barrelled Detective Story’

Эти остроумные истории первоначально были рассказаны Редьярдом Киплингом своим собственным детям. В них он дает причудливые объяснения того, как и почему все стало таким, какое оно есть • Поколения детей с удовольствием узнавали, как леопард получил свои пятна, как Слоненок на берегах великой серо-зеленой реки Лимпопо приобрел свой хобот с помощью крокодила и как появились броненосцы • Прекрасно проиллюстрированные автором в черно-белом варианте, эти восхитительные сказки заворожат читателя и слушателя • Книга на английском языке • These witty stories were originally told by Rudyard Kipling to his own children. In them he gives fanciful accounts of how and why things came to be as they are • Generations of children have delighted to learn how the Leopard got his spots, how the Elephant's Child on the banks of the great grey-green Limpopo acquired his trunk with the help of the Crocodile, and the beginning of the Armadillos

Throughout his life, Rudyard Kipling was fond of dogs, and while they featured prominently in early tales such as ‘The Dog Hervey’ and ‘Garm – a Hostage’, he later came up with the innovative idea of writing a story from the perspective of a dog, resulting in the hugely successful ‘Thy Servant a Dog’, narrated by an Aberdeen terrier named Boots • This collection, published in the author’s lifetime, gathers Kipling’s dog stories written throughout his career, providing a warm tribute to man’s best friend and showcasing the lively storytelling talents of one of Britain’s most enduringly popular writers • Contains: ‘Private Learoyd’s Story’, ‘Garm – A Hostage’, ‘The Power of the Dog’, ‘Quiquern’, ‘ The Dog Hervey’, ‘Dinah in Heaven’, ‘The Woman in His Life’, ‘Four-Feet’, ‘Thy Servant a Dog’, ‘The Great Play Hunt’, ‘Toby Dog’, ‘The Supplication of the Black Aberdeen’, ‘His Apologies’, ‘A Sea Dog’