Penguin North of South. An African Journey Naipaul Shiva

Элизабет Гаскелл: Север и Юг • Сострадательный, насыщенный драматизмом роман Элизабет Гаскелл повествует об одном из самых оригинальных и всесторонне развитых женских персонажей викторианской литературы - Маргарет Хейл. В нем показано, как, вынужденная переехать из сельской местности в промышленный северный город, она развивает страстное чувство социальной справедливости и бурные отношения с владельцем фабрики Джоном Торнтоном. "Север и юг" изображает молодую женщину, открывающую себя, в тонком изображении того, что разделяет людей и что сближает их • Книга на английском языке • The Penguin English Library edition of North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell • 'How am I to dress up in my finery, and go off and away to smart parties, after the sorrow I have seen today?' • Elizabeth Gaskell's compassionate, richly dramatic novel features one of the most original and fully-rounded female characters in Victorian fiction, Margaret Hale

The gripping true story of one man's ten year expedition from a village in West Africa to the Arctic Circle • Scorching heat, rich, fertile soil, and treacherous snakes marked the landscape in which Tete-Michel grew up in 1950s Togo, West Africa. When he discovered a book on Greenland as a teen, this distant land became an instant obsession - he was determined to journey to the place these pages had revealed to him and embarked on the adventure of a lifetime • A book of rich and immersive travel writing, Michel the Giant invites the reader to journey alongside an audacious Kpomassie as he makes his way from the equator to the bitter cold of the artic and settles into life with the Inuit peoples, adapting to their foods and customs. Part memoir, part anthropological observation this captivating narrative teems with nuanced observations on community, belonging and the universality of human experience

When President Habyarimana’s jet was shot down in April 1994, Rwanda erupted into a hundred-day orgy of killing – which left up to a million dead. Fergal Keane travelled through the country as the genocide was continuing, and his powerful analysis reveals the terrible truth behind the headlines

Столь же актуальная сейчас, как и в момент первой публикации, книга Элизабет Гаскелл "Север и юг" умело вплетает захватывающую историю любви в столкновение между погоней за прибылью и гуманитарными идеалами • Когда ее отец покидает Церковь из-за угрызений совести, Маргарет Хейл вынуждена покинуть свой уютный дом в Хэмпшире и переехать со своей семьей на север Англии. Поначалу испытывая отвращение к уродству своего нового окружения в промышленном городе Милтон, Маргарет осознает бедность и страдания местных работников фабрики и развивает в себе страстное чувство социальной справедливости. Это усугубляется ее бурными отношениями с владельцем фабрики и человеком, сделавшим себя сам, Джоном Торнтоном, поскольку их яростное противостояние из-за его обращения со своими работниками маскирует более глубокое влечение

A new edition of the classic African American autobiography, now with with the inclusion of Douglass's other works • The pre-eminent American slave narrative published in 1845, the Narrative powerfully details the life of the abolitionist Frederick Douglass from his birth into slavery in 1818 to his escape to the North in 1838: how he endured the daily physical and spiritual brutalities of his owners and drivers, how he learned to read and write, and how he grew into a man who could only live free or die • Also included in this edition are Douglass's famous oration The Meaning of the Fourth of July to the Negro and his only known work of fiction, the novella The Heroic Slave • Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey was born into slavery in 1818 in Tuckahoe, Maryland

Ezeulu, headstrong chief priest of the god Ulu, is worshipped by the six villages of Umuaro. But he is beginning to find his authority increasingly under threat - from his rivals in the tribe, from those in the white government and even from his own family. Yet he still feels he must be untouchable - surely he is an arrow in the bow of his God? Armed with this belief, he is prepared to lead his people, even if it means destruction and annihilation. Yet the people will not be so easily dominated • Spare and powerful, Arrow of God is an unforgettable portrayal of the loss of faith, and the struggle between tradition and change. Continuing the epic saga of the community in Things Fall Apart, it is the second volume of Achebe's African trilogy, and is followed by No Longer at Ease

Behind the spectacle there are always secrets • Unruly crowds descend on Crillick's Variety Theatre. A black, British actress, Zillah, is headlining tonight. An orphan from the slums of St Giles, her rise to stardom is her ticket out - to be gawped and gazed at is a price she's willing to pay • Rising up the echelons of society is everything Zillah has ever dreamed of. But when a new stage act disappears, Zillah is haunted by a feeling that something is amiss. Is the woman in danger? • Her pursuit of the truth takes her into the underbelly of the city - from gas-lit streets to the sumptuous parlours of Mayfair - as she seeks the help of notorious criminals from her past and finds herself torn between two powerful admirers • Caught in a labyrinth of dangerous truths, will Zillah face ruin - or will she be the maker of her fate? • A deliciously immersive tale, Theatre of Marvels whisks you on an unforgettable journey across Victorian London in this bold exploration of race, class and gothic spectacle

'From what is it they flee?' • He took a while to reply. By the time he spoke the men had gone inside. He said quietly, 'They killed the King.' • 1660. Colonel Edward Whalley and his son-in-law, Colonel William Goffe, cross the Atlantic. They are on the run and wanted for the murder of Charles I. Under the provisions of the Act of Oblivion, they have been found guilty in absentia of high treason • In London, Richard Nayler, secretary of the regicide committee of the Privy Council, is tasked with tracking down the fugitives. He'll stop at nothing until the two men are brought to justice. A reward hangs over their heads - for their capture, dead or alive • Act of Oblivion is an epic journey across continents, and a chase like no other. It is the thrilling new novel by Robert Harris

'From what is it they flee?' • He took a while to reply. By the time he spoke the men had gone inside. He said quietly, 'They killed the King.' • 1660. Colonel Edward Whalley and his son-in-law, Colonel William Goffe, cross the Atlantic. Having been found guilty of high treason for the murder of Charles the I, they are wanted and on the run. A reward hangs over their heads - for their capture, dead or alive • In London, Richard Nayler, secretary of the regicide committee of the Privy Council, is tasked with tracking down the fugitives. He'll stop at nothing until the two men are brought to justice • Act of Oblivion is an epic journey across continents, and a chase like no other

A collectible new Penguin Classics series: stunning, clothbound editions of ten favourite poets, which present each poet's most famous book of verse as it was originally published. Designed by the acclaimed Coralie Bickford-Smith and beautifully set, these slim, A format volumes are the ultimate gift for poetry lovers • In 1855 Walt Whitman published his first collection of poetry, Leaves of Grass. The volume received great praise from leading Transcendentalist poet Ralph Waldo Emerson. This encouraged what would become a lifelong project as Whitman expanded and rewrote the volume until his death in 1892. Whitman's innovative use of free verse and the quotidian achieved his aim of reaching out to the everyday American. This edition, based on the earliest published version of 1855, features Whitman's most famous poem 'Song of Myself', an American epic inspired by his personal experiences

An epic love story infused with West African mythology. For fans of The Gilded Ones, Children of Blood and Bone, and Circe, this book is a powerful new imagining of a devastating time in history, told through the eyes of a bold and unforgettable heroine • This is the story of a great love - a love that will threaten worlds and anger Gods • This is a story that will change history • Simidele is one of the Mami Wata, mermaids duty-bound to collect the souls of those who die at sea and bless their journeys back home to the Supreme Creator • But when a living boy is thrown overboard a slave ship, Simi saves his life, going against an ancient decree and bringing terrible danger to the mami wata • Now Simi must journey to the Supreme Creator to make amends - a journey of vengeful gods, treacherous lands and legendary creatures

Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online • Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content • The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework of Reference for language learning (CEFR). Exercises at the back of each Reader help language learners to practise grammar, vocabulary, and key exam skills. Before, during and after-reading questions test readers' story comprehension and develop vocabulary