Oxford University Press
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Journals: Captain Scott's Last Expedition
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Oxford University Press
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Издательство: Oxford University Press
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DjVu, 592 страницы, 23.68 МБ
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In January 1912, Britain's Captain Robert F. Scott reached the South Pole, only to find he had been beaten by Roald Amundsen's Norwegian expedition. Scott and his companions faced an 850-mile march to safety. All perished on the return. A few months later, a search party found Scott's body and the journals that told his tragic story. Scott's own account was published to extraordinary acclaim in 1913. This new edition draws on ninety years of reflection on the Antarctic disaster to illuminate Scott's journals, publishing for the first time a complete list of the changes made to Scott's original text. Drawing on previously unused papers from the John Murray archive, Max Jones tells the story of this remarkable book and charts the changing fortunes of Scott's reputation. The first fully annotated edition, it also includes appendixes on J. M. Barrie's Biographical Introduction' and The Finding of the Dead, plus a glossary of names and a full index. The story of Captain Scott and his team is sure to captivate modern readers just as much as it did almost one-hundred years ago.
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 erdik
11 июля 2009
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The Princesse de Clèves
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Oxford University Press
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Издательство: Oxford University Press
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PDF, 288 страниц, 8.64 МБ
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Poised between the fading world of chivalric romance and a new psychological realism, Madame de Lafayette's novel of passion and self-deception marks a turning point in the history of the novel. When it first appeared anonymously in 1678--in the heyday of French classicism--it aroused fierce controversy among critics and readers, particularly for the extraordinary confession which forms the climax of the story. It is now regarded as a landmark in the history of women's writing. In this entirely new translation, The Princesse de Cleves is accompanied by two shorter works also attributed to Mme de Lafayette, The Princesse de Montpensier and The Comtesse de Tende. About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more
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1039
vitalysev
12 марта 2009
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Selections from the Canzoniere and Other Works
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Oxford University Press
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Издательство: Oxford University Press
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PDF, 128 страниц, 3.84 МБ
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This entirely new translation includes Petrarch's short autobiographical prose works, The Letter to Posterity and The Ascent of Mount Ventoux, and a selection of twenty-seven poems from the Canzoniere, Petrarch's best-known work in Italian. About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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liego55
20 октрября 2009
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The Satyricon
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Oxford University Press
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Издательство: Oxford University Press
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PDF, 272 страницы, 8.16 МБ
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The Satyricon is the most celebrated prose work to have survived from the ancient world. It can be described as the first realistic novel, the father of the picaresque genre. It recounts the sleazy progress of a pair of literate scholars as they wander through the cities of the southern Mediterranean in the age of Nero, encountering en route type-figures whom the author wishes to satirize. P.G. Walsh captures the spirit of the original in this new and lively translation. His introduction and detailed notes provide the reader with a comprehensive guide to the meanings and intentions of the story and the later history of its literary influence.
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radius
26 декабря 2009
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The Vampyre: And Other Tales of the Macabre
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Oxford University Press
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Издательство: Oxford University Press
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PDF, 312 страниц, 9.36 МБ
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«John Polidori's classic tale «The Vampyre»(1819), was a product of the same ghost-story competition that produced Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. The present volume selects thirteen other tales of mystery and the macabre, including the works of James Hogg, J.S. LeFanu, Letitia Landon, Edward Bulwer, and William Carelton. The introduction surveys the genesis and influence of «The Vampyre» and its central themes and techniques, while the Appendices contain material closely associated with its composition and publication, including Lord Byron's prose fragment «Augustus Darvell.»
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eugene-kovalenko
24 июля 2009
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Spoils of Poynton
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Oxford University Press
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Издательство: Oxford University Press
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PDF, 481 страниц, 14.43 МБ
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Mrs. Gareth, widowed chatelaine of Poynton, is fighting to keep her house with its priceless objets d'art from her son Owen and his lovely, utterly philistine fiancée. When she discovers that her young friend and sympathizer Fleda Vetch is secretly in love with Owen, she thrusts her into the battle-line. The power struggle that ensues between the three women leaves Owen vacillating. What is at stake is not the mere possession of tables and chairs; it is, for Fleda, a conflict between aesthetic ideals, ethical imperatives, and her innermost feelings, in which she risks betraying, and being betrayed by, all that she holds most dear. About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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severus
11 июля 2009
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The Rise of Rome: Books One to Five
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Oxford University Press
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Издательство: Oxford University Press
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DOC, 416 страниц, 1.00 МБ
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The first five books of Livy's history of early Rome recount the great stories and moments of Roman history. From Romulus and Remus, to the rape of Lucretia, to Horatius at the bridge, Livy's massive work immortalizes the events which both defined early Roman civilization and helped to shape our cultural heritage. This new annotated translation includes both maps and an index, making it the most complete and up-to-date edition available.
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delovar
16 февраля 2009
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Daphnis and Chloe
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Oxford University Press
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Издательство: Oxford University Press
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DOC, 144 страницы, 1.00 МБ
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Longus's romance tells the story of two teenagers, Daphnis and Chloe, who love each other but do not know how to make love. Around their predicament Longus weaves a fantasy which entertains and instructs, but never errs in taste. The hard toil and precariousness of peasant life are here, but so are its compensations--revelry, music, dance, and storytelling. Above the action brood divinities--Eros, Dionysus, Pan, the Nymphs--who collaborate to guide the adolescents into the mystery of Love, at once a sensual and a religious initiation. Daphnis and Chloe is the best known, and the best, of the early Greek romances, precursors to the modern novel. Admired by Goethe, it has been reinterpreted in music and art by Ravel and Chagall. This new translation is immensely readable, and does full justice to the humor and humanity of the story. About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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519
alex033ru
19 февраля 2009
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Oxford Illustrated Shakespeare Dictionary
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Oxford University Press
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Автор: Crystal David
Издательство: Oxford University Press, 2015
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DjVu, 352 страницы, 14.08 МБ
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The Oxford Illustrated Shakespeare Dictionary is the first of its kind, a brand new illustrated alphabetical dictionary of all the words and meanings students of Shakespeare need to know. Every word has an example sentence selected from the twelve most studied plays including Macbeth, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Henry V. Usage notes and theatre notes provide additional background to Shakespearean times and the performance of his plays. Further support is provided by language panels on select topics like the humours, swearing, and stage directions, and full-colour illustrated thematic spreads on special feature topics from clothes and armour to music and recreation. The dictionary is easy to use with its clear signposting, accessible design, and expertly levelled contemporary look and feel. It is the perfect support for a full understanding of Shakespeare, created by renowned authors Professor David Crystal and actor Ben Crystal, a father and son team who combine for the first time the academic and the theatre, bringing together language, literature, and lexicography in this unique Shakespeare dictionary of global appeal.
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1279
anarho
25 апреля 2019
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The Black Room
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Oxford University Press
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Автор: Cross Gillian
Издательство: Oxford University Press, 2007
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PDF, 240 страниц, 7.20 МБ
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At the end of The Dark Ground, Robert finally managed to escape from the tiny underground world in which he had found himself trapped. He needed Lorn's help to do it, and he had to leave her behind. Now, back in his own world and his own size again, he realises that Lorn will die if she has to spend the winter underground. To rescue her, he has to do two things: entrust his friend Tom with the incredible story of what happened to him, and find the 'real' Lorn above ground. Using all of their ingenuity, Tom and Rob finally track down the girl for whom they are searching. Her name is Hope, and she's been locked in a pit by her misguided parents. She is filthy, backwards, and completely dependent on others. How can she help Lorn? Getting Hope out of her prison will take more courage and patience than the boys feel they have. And then they still have to rescue Lorn. Time is ticking away. With each passing second, Lorn feels inexplicably called by a strange force drawing her into the dangerous tunnels of her underground world while, above ground, Tom and Rob begin the desperate battle to save her.
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admin
22 апреля 2011
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Oxford Mini School Dictionary
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Oxford University Press
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Издательство: Oxford University Press, 2012
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PDF, 736 страниц, 22.08 МБ
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The Oxford Mini School Dictionary is the best quick reference tool for students ten years plus, ideal for primary school leavers who are about to start secondary school. Packed with information, it includes thousands of up-to-date words and phrases, with simple definitions and carefully-levelled context. It is powered by the Oxford Children's Corpus, a unique electronic database of millions of words of writing for children. The clear and accessible design in two-colour, the alphabet down the side of every page, and specially highlighted information on spelling, usage, and word histories, makes finding the word you are looking for quick and easy. A special supplement on tricky words, confusable words, overused words, synonyms and idioms, gives pupils all the reading and writing support they need. The Oxford Mini School Dictionary is compact enough to fit into any pocket, now with an eco-friendly cover, and is perfect to use at home and at school.
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eugeni
22 марта 2015
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Scarlet Ibis
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Oxford University Press
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Автор: Lewis Gill
Издательство: Oxford University Press, 2015
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PDF, 224 страницы, 6.72 МБ
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Red asks, Will we always be together? Always, I say. Just you and me in that little boat, watching the scarlet ibis flying back to the Caroni Swamp. Scarlet's used to looking after her brother, Red. He's special — different. Every night she tells him his favourite story — about the day they'll fly far away to the Caroni Swamp in Trinidad, where thousands of birds fill the sky. But when Scarlet and Red are split up and sent to live with different foster families, Scarlet knows she's got to do whatever it takes to get her brother back... Once read, never forgotten — this is the deeply moving new story from award-winning author Gill Lewis, now available in paperback.
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814
allkonekt
13 августа 2017
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Oxford Preparation Course for the TOEIC® Test: Student's Book
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Oxford University Press
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Издательство: Oxford University Press
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PDF, 224 страницы, 6.72 МБ
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This preparation course for the TOEIC® test gives students the strategies needed to improve their TOEIC® score and to learn vocabulary frequently used on the TOEIC®. The book is equally effective in the classroom, at home or in the office for self-study. The course material can be adapted to students' individual needs and the explanatory key (available in the teacher's book) provides clear explanations as to why answers are right or wrong. Key features include: two complete practice tests which can be used diagnostically to identify areas for further study; practice with vocabulary used in contexts found on the TOEIC® strategies, skills and vocabulary covering TOEIC® key topic areas; a concise grammar glossary with explanations of grammatical terms and review of specific grammar points.
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808
allkonekt
07 апреля 2009
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