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After being chased from the home of an upper-class young girl called Ellie, chimney-sweep Tom falls asleep and tumbles into a river. There he is transformed into a 'water-baby' and his adventures truly begin. Beneath the surface, he enters a magical world full of strange and wonderful creatures, where he must prove his moral worth in order to earn what he truly desires • One of the most unusual children's books ever written, The Water-Babies, subtitled 'A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby', was originally intended as a satire in support of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, and explores many of the issues at the forefront of biologists' minds at the time. First published as a complete novel in 1863, Charles Kingsley's classic tale also explores ideas about religion, the Victorian education system and the working conditions of children and the poor

Tom, a poor orphan, is employed by the villainous chimney-sweep, Grimes, to climb up inside flues to clear away the soot. While engaged in this dreadful task, he loses his way and emerges in the bedroom of Ellie, the young daughter of the house who mistakes him for a thief. He runs away, and, hot and bothered, he slips into a cooling stream, falls asleep, and becomes a Water Baby • In his new life, he meets all sorts of aquatic creatures, including an engaging old lobster, other water babies, and at last reaches St Branden's Isle where he encounters the fierce Mrs Bedonebyeasyoudid and the motherly Mrs Doasyouwouldbedoneby. After a long and arduous quest to the Other-end-of-Nowhere young Tom achieves his heart's desire

Яркий и захватывающий роман от "мастера современного шпионского триллера" (Mail on Sunday), в котором Алека Милиуса уговаривают вернуться в секретный мир, чтобы встретиться лицом к лицу с непреодолимой опасностью терроризма 21 века… • В течение шести лет Алек Милиус избегал прошлого. В Мадриде он перестроил свою жизнь, но остается в изгнании и в опасности • Немного старше и гораздо мудрее молодого шпиона, который впервые произвел впечатление на МИ-6, он сохранил свою роковую тягу к секретам. Поэтому, когда известный политик таинственным образом исчезает, Алека снова втягивают в шпионскую игру • Только на этот раз он действует без защиты какого-либо официального ведомства - изолированный и незаменимый, ему не к кому обратиться, если что-то пойдет не так

The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby is a children's novel by the Reverend Charles Kingsley. Written in 1862-1863 as a serial for Macmillan's Magazine, it was first published in its entirety in 1863. The book was extremely popular during its day, and was a mainstay of children's literature through the 1920s

Дедушки не было два года, но я никогда не думал, что он вернется в обычный день, например, в понедельник или вторник… Я всегда знал, что он вернется по воде, одержав победу над несколькими монстрами по пути, я просто не знал, когда… • Когда дедушка Ази покидает их маленький средиземноморский остров, Ази каждый день ждет его возвращения. Появление гнездящейся черепахи и высокой песчаной собаки убеждает Ази, что это, должно быть, означает, что дедушка уже в пути. По мере того как Эйзи все глубже погружается в прошлое, он начинает разгадывать скрытые секреты и начинает понимать, насколько на самом деле они с дедушкой похожи. И я знаю, что без него она никогда не почувствует себя полноценной… • Книга на английском языке • Grandfather had been gone for two years but I never thought it would be an ordinary day he’d come back, like a Monday or a Tuesday… I always knew he’d return across the water, triumphing over a few monsters on the way, I just didn’t know when… • When Azi’s grandfather leaves their small Mediterranean island, Azi waits every day for him to return

The royal house of France has fallen. Charles IV is dead, fulfilling the curse of the Templars once and for all. This leaves the path to the throne open for Robert of Artois to place his cousin, Philippe of Valois, upon it. Having committed fraud, perjury and murder in the name of the new king, Robert expects to receive a title and his full reward • But the days of betrayal are far from over and Robert is banished to England. In the land of France’s enemies vengeance sparks fresh conflict as King Edward III and his new ally prepare for war. As swords are sharpened the lion wakes and a pretender threatens France once more …

The true story of one of Scotland’s most notorious and romantic heroes • He was a spy, a clan-chief, a traitor. A polyglot, a deserter and a man of philosophy • Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat, was the last of the great Scottish chiefs – and the last nobleman executed for treason. In life, his wit, ambition and dubious sense of morality kept him in the thick of political intrigue. With a taste for risk and determined to make his fortune, Lovat made pacts with Catholics and Protestants, Scots and Englishmen • Lovat found his famous end a turncoat and a martyr: he threw himself in with the ‘45 rebellion and fought for Prince Charles against the crown. His execution in Tower Hill, at the age of 80, was the last of its kind • Lovat was one of Scotland’s most notorious and romantic figures: a man whose loyalty had no home, whose sword had a price

Charles IV is now king of France and his sister is Edward II of England’s Queen. Having been imprisoned by Edward as leader of the rebellious English barons, Roger Mortimer escapes to France, where he joins the war against the English Aquitaine. But it is his love affair with Isabella, the ‘She-Wolf of France’, who has come seemingly to negotiate a treaty of peace that seals his fate…

"The King’s Evil" - следующая книга Эндрю Тейлора из феноменально успешной серии "Marwood and Lovett" • Королевский скандал… • При дворе Карла II жить опасно – неверный шаг может привести к позору, изгнанию или смерти. Таким образом, обнаружение тела в доме одного из самых высокопоставленных придворных в стране может иметь катастрофические последствия • Шокирующее убийство… • Джеймсу Марвуду, сыну предателя, приказано скрыть убийство. Но Марвуду известен убитый мужчина, как и наиболее вероятный преступник, Кэт Ловетт • Ставки еще никогда не были так высоки… • Марвуд уверен, что Кэт невиновна, поэтому решает найти истинного убийцу. Но время на исходе. Если он допустит ошибку, это может угрожать самому королю… • Книга на английском языке • A royal scandal… • In the Court of Charles II, it’s a dangerous time to be alive – a wrong move may lead to disgrace, exile or death

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The first novel by one of the legends of the Harlem Renaissance, a classic in the annals of Black fiction • When Black lawyer Fred Merrit purchases a house in the most exclusive white neighbourhood bordering Harlem, he has to hire the toughest removal firm in the area to help him get his belongings past the hostile neighbours. The removal men are Jinx Jenkins and Bubber Brown, who make the move anything but straightforward • This hilarious satire of jazz-age Harlem derides the walls people build around themselves—colour and class being chief among them. In their reactions to Merrit and to one another, the characters provide an invaluable view of the social and philosophical scene of the times • First published in 1928, The Walls of Jericho is the first novel by Rudolph Fisher, author of The Conjure-Man Dies, whom Langston Hughes called ‘the wittiest of the Harlem Renaissance writers, whose tongue was flavoured with the sharpest and saltiest humour’