William Collins Alice`s Adventures in Wonderland Carroll Lewis

Sir John Tenniel was an English illustrator, graphic humourist and political cartoonist whose work was prominent during the second half of the 19th century. Tenniel was knighted by Victoria for his artistic achievements in 1893. With knighthood, Tenniel elevated the social status of the black and white illustrator, and sparked a new sense of recognition of and occupational honour to his lifelong profession. Tenniel is most noted for two major accomplishments: he was the principal political cartoonist for Britain's Punch magazine for over 50 years, and he was the artist who illustrated Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass

Alice's Advenntures in Wonderland, first published in 1865, tells of a girl named Alice falling through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world populated by peculiar, anthropomorphic creatures. The tale plays with logic, giving the story lasting popularity with adults as well as with children. Its narrative course and structure, characters and imagery have been enormously influential in both popular culture and literature, especially in the fantasy genre

In Preface to Paradise Lost, C. S. Lewis presents an illuminating reflection on John Milton's Paradise Lost, the seminal classic that profoundly influenced Christian thought as well as Lewis's own work • Lewis a revered scholar and professor of literature closely examines the style, content, structure, and themes of Milton's masterpiece, a retelling of the biblical story from the Fall of Humankind, Satan's temptation, and the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden. Considering this story within the context of the Western literary tradition, Lewis offers invaluable insights into Paradise Lost and the nature of literature itself, unveiling the poem's beauty and its wisdom • With a clarity of thought and a style that are the trademarks of Lewis’s writing, he provides answers with a lucidity and lightness that deepens our understanding of Milton’s immortal work

C. S. Lewis here offers wisdom and lessons that illuminate our private dialogue with God—prayer—in this collection drawn from the breadth of his writings • The revered teacher and bestselling author of such classic Christian works as Mere Christianity and The Screwtape Letters, C. S. Lewis here offers wisdom and lessons that illuminate our private dialogue with God—prayer—in this collection drawn from the breadth of his writings • C. S. Lewis’s insights on Christianity and his reflections on Christian life continue to guide us more than fifty years after his death. How to Pray showcases Lewis’s enduring wisdom on prayer and its place in our daily lives • Cultivated from his many essays, articles, and letters, as well as his classic works, How to Pray provides practical wisdom and instruction to help readers nurture their spiritual beliefs and embrace prayer in all its forms

HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics • ‘The woman who first gives life, light, and form to our shadowy conceptions of beauty, fills a void in our spiritual nature that has remained unknown to us till she appeared.’ • One of the earliest works of ‘detective’ fiction with a narrative woven together from multiple characters, Wilkie Collins partly based his infamous novel on a real-life eighteenth century case of abduction and wrongful imprisonment. In 1859, the story caused a sensation with its readers, hooking their attention with the ghostly first scene where the mysterious ‘Woman in White’ Anne Catherick comes across Walter Hartright. Chilling, suspenseful and tense in mood, the novel remains as emotive for its readers today as when it was first published

HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics • 'There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.' • One spring day in the idyllic English countryside, Mole, Rat, Toad and Badger embark on a series of escapades. From Ratty's exploits on the river to Toad's passion for motorcars and the invasion of Toad Hall by the stoats and weasels, these woodland friends encounter adventure at every turn • A timeless and celebrated classic, Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows has endured for nearly 100 years, and continues to delight readers of all ages

Когда Алиса следует за Белым кроликом по волшебному туннелю, ее мир меняется навсегда • В Стране чудес, месте, где все не совсем так, как кажется, Алиса встречает Чеширского кота, который может исчезать по своему желанию; Безумного Шляпника, который любит загадывать загадки; и ужасающую Королеву Червей, которая ничего так не любит, как отрубать людям головы • Представляя некоторых из самых культовых литературных персонажей, безумные чаепития и игры в крокет с фламинго, "Приключения Алисы в стране чудес" Льюиса Кэрролла и "В зазеркалье" завоевывают сердца и воображение читателей уже более 150 лет • Книга на английском языке • HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics • ‘Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast

Действие происходит на фоне туманного Лондона и английской сельской местности, и каждая история в этой коллекции раскрывает новую захватывающую тайну - от зловещих предзнаменований до подделки валюты и кражи ювелирных изделий. Следуйте за знаменитым детективом и его напарником Ватсоном по следу некоторых из их самых приятных дел, включая "Скандал в Богемии", "Пять зёрнышек апельсина" и "Голубой карбункул" • Появившиеся в журнале "Стрэнд" в период с 1891 по 1892 год, эти рассказы Артура Конана Дойла стали первыми из когда-либо опубликованных рассказов о знаменитом детективе Шерлоке Холмсе, чьи приключения по сей день остаются непревзойденными • Книга на английском языке • HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics

Барбара Пим стала любимой как одна из самых остроумных романисток конца двадцатого века, так блестяще раскрывающая внутреннюю жизнь семьи, что ее друг Филип Ларкин объявил ее Джейн Остин той эпохи. Но кем была Барбара Пим и почему жизнь этой английской писательницы – одного из величайших летописцев человеческого сердца – была так определена отвержением, как в ее творчестве, так и в любви? • Новая биография Полы Бирн "Приключения мисс Барбары Пим" - первая, в которой в полной мере использован ее личный архив. Эта книга, наполненная новыми выдержками из дневников, писем и романов Пим, представляет собой радостное знакомство с женщиной, которая сама была лучшей компанией • Книга на английском языке • Barbara Pym became beloved as one of the wittiest novelists of the late twentieth century, revealing the inner workings of domestic life so brilliantly that her friend Philip Larkin announced her the era’s own Jane Austen