Книги

The wealthy Vanstone family from the novel No name has two daughters—Norah and Magdalen. Suddenly, their parents die in a train accident. It suddenly turns out that the daughters are illegitimate, they have no name, no rights, no property. All the property is inherited by an uncle, who refuses to provide any support to the orphaned nieces.

Rilla of Ingleside (1919) is the final novel according to the chronology of events in the Anne Shirley series by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery. The main character is Rilla, Anne and Gilbert’s youngest daughter.

Любов має сенс завжди. Смерть має сенс, лише коли вона недаремна. Такими настроями пронизана збірка поезій і фотокнига «Стежки війни, стежки любові». На її сторінках ви знайдете найвідвертіші рефлексії, почуття, спогади, фотофіксації, травми та зцілення, пов’язані з російсько-українською війною.

«Northanger Abbey» is a novel by the English writer Jane Austen (1775–1817), written in the Gothic style fashionable at the time with irony characteristic of the author.

The Forsyte Saga brought the English writer John Galsworthy (1867–1933) the Nobel Prize in Literature (1932).

The Gothic novel The Mysteries of Udolpho by the English writer Anne Radcliffe (1764–1823) is set in the 16th century in Southern France and Northern Italy.
In the first part of the novel, the reader learns about Emily St. Aubert, a young Frenchwoman, the only child in a once wealthy family. After the death of her mother, she accompanies her father on a journey. She meets Valancourt, a handsome man, and falls in love. Emily’s father dies, and Emily, now an orphan, is forced to live with her aunt, Madame Cheron.

Українська народна казка «Ріпка» у переказі Івана Франка знайшла творчо-ілюстративне втілення у проекті художньої майстерні «Аґрафка» (Романа Романишин та Андрій Лесів, м. Львів) та по-новому звертає погляд читачів до ще з дитинства усім добре відомого твору. Навіть тому, хто знає текст казки на пам’ять, важко встояти перед спокусою здійняти футляр, у який дбайливо «зодягнена» «Ріпка», та так хочеться, сторінка за сторінкою, долучитися до нелегкої праці – тягнення ріпки! Відтепер пропонуємо ще й англомовне видання у перекладі Оксани Лущевської та Майкла Найдана. Калейдоскоп барвистих ілюстрацій, якісний переклад, вдале поєднання дизайну книги з її змістом зробить видання не лише цікавим і пізнавальним для маленьких читачів, а й окрасою кожного дому. «Ріпка», щойно з’явившись на полицях книгарень, уже здобула відзнаку Дитячої книжкової премії «Левеня-2012» – за найкращий арт-проект. А у 2013 році «Ріпка» увійшла до престижного щорічного каталогу найкращих дитячих видань світу «Білі круки» («White Ravens»), який охоплює 250 найкращих дитячих книжок із понад 40 країн світу та вважається одним із ключових орієнтирів у світі дитячої й підліткової літератури, не лише представляючи найкращі видання, а й визначаючи домінуючі тенденції для видавців, критиків, продавців книжок — і, звісно ж, для маленьких читачів і їхніх батьків.

«Emma» is the fourth novel penned by the esteemed English writer Jane Austen (1775–1817).

The Financier is a novel by Theodore Dreiser (1871–1945), based on a true story. It is the first part of the «Trilogy of Desire.» Frank Cowperwood, the son of a banker, starts his own business. He married a wealthy widow. Over time, Cowperwood began to misuse municipal funds with the help of the city treasurer. When the Great Chicago Fire causes a stock market crash, he goes bankrupt, and his fraud is exposed. Frank has an affair with Aileen Butler, the daughter of one of his business partners. Aileen promises to wait for him after his imprisonment.

Ця книжка стане у пригоді тим, хто цікавиться київською історією, любить гумор і цінує мистецтво. На початку ХХ ст. поштові листівки були популярним засобом спілкування. Картки видавництва Соломона Абрамова «Рассвет» мали великий успіх серед киян завдяки різноманітним ілюстраціям та якісному друку. 1911 року «Рассвет» розпочав випуск гумористичних листівок, які яскраво відображали тогочасне київське життя. Багато з них зберегли колекціонери до наших днів. Автор знайомить читачів із цими унікальними поштовими картками, з історією створення самого видавництва і його гумористичних серій.

Gone with the Wind is a novel by the American writer Margaret Mitchell (1900–1949), written in 1936.

The Stoic is the third part of Theodore Dreiser’s (1871–1945) «The Desire Trilogy». Frank Cowperwood decides to move to London, where he intends to develop an underground railway system, but soon dies of kidney disease. His inheritance is squandered in lawsuits. His last lover, Berenice, decides to establish a hospital for the poor, as Cowperwood intended.

Hearts of Three novel is a gem of the creative work of the American classic writer Jack London (1876–1916).

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900–1944), a French writer and military aviator, wrote his most famous work, The Little Prince, during World War II. This magical story about a boy from a fairy-tale planet explores important themes such as friendship, love, loneliness, growing up, and the value of every moment in life.

The daughters of the Marquis Mazzini, Emilia and Julia, are beautiful and educated maidens. Julia falls in love with the young and handsome Italian Count de Verez, but her father wants to marry her to the Duke de Luovo. Julia tries to escape with her lover on the night before the wedding. By chance, she learns the terrible secrets of the Mazzini family..

The novel Man and Wife is a drama about a selfish and ambitious man who abandons his wife to marry a wealthier woman, taking advantage of a loophole in marriage law. Under Scottish law at the time, any couple who claimed to be married in front of witnesses was considered legally married in Scotland.

The Titan is the second part of the «Trilogy of Desire» by Theodore Dreiser (1871—1945). After his release from prison, Frank Cowperwood invests in stocks and becomes a millionaire again. He moves to Chicago with Aileen and divorces his first wife. Frank decides to take over the city’s railway system. He makes several competitors bankrupt. Meanwhile, Chicago society learns about his past. Aileen loses faith in him. Cowperwood meets the young Berenice, and she agrees to live with him.

The world watched as Putin was burried, expecting that his epoch would end. Instead, from the ashes of the “old guard,” there rise new leaders—young, ruthless, and terrifyingly effective. These heirs to the OGPU-NKVD-KGB-FSB machine are more cunning than their predecessors, wielding vast financial resources in order to fuel destabilization and terror across the globe. The chaos spreads—from Moscow’s corridors of power to the frozen tundras of Yakutia and the deserts of Uzbekistan, as well as to financial centers of Europe in Italy, France, and Switzerland. No corner of the world is safe from their reach. With his signature approach to the smallest details, Krasovytskyy crafted a geopolitical thriller that will keep readers on the edge of your seat all the way to the full stop. This is not just a story about political power—it’s a chilling warning about what happens when it is reborn in even darker hands.

Anne of the Island (1915) is the third book in the Anne Shirley series by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery. Anne Shirley leaves Green Gables for the first time to attend Redmond College. Gilbert Blythe, also a student at the college, proposes to her, but Anne is unsure if he is her true love. After graduating, Anne returns to Green Gables. Her friend Diana gives birth to their first child. In dramatic circumstances, Anne finally realizes the depth of her true feelings for Gilbert.

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A brutal war and military invasion totally broke down the former peaceful and comfortable life of Energodar, a satellite town of the Europe’s largest nuclear power plant. 

The author, Valeriia ‘Nava’ Subotina, served with the press service of the Azov Regiment. For 86 days, Ukrainian troops maintained their defensive positions in the besieged city of Mariupol and on the grounds of the Azovstal steel plant. Thanks to the Azov Regiment’s press service, the world learned about the tragedy unfolding in Mariupol, about its defenders, and about the civilians seeking refuge at Azovstal. Camera operators, photographers, and journalists produced material that left no one indifferent, sparking a wave of support under the hashtag #SAVEMARIUPOL in numerous countries. Those trapped under siege were short of food, water, and medical supplies, yet the soldiers stood by their orders—to hold their positions. All the while, the enemy methodically destroyed the city and Azovstal…

The House by the Churchyard (1863) is a mystery novel by the Irish writer Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu.
During a burial in the churchyard, a skull is accidentally dug up, bearing the marks of two devastating blows to the head and traces of surgical intervention. The story described in the novel takes place a hundred years before the grisly find, and immerses the reader in a whirlpool of intrigue surrounding Dr. Sturk, a military doctor.

The novel by American writer John Kendrick Bangs (1862–1922) Alice in Blunderland: An Iridescent Dream is a political parody of Lewis Carroll’s two Alice books (Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass). Alice travels to Blunderland, where everything is communal; children live in the Town Hall, with the Duchess and the town being their parents. The book features familiar characters made famous by Alice in Wonderland, including the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat, among others.

Pickman’s Model is a collection of horror stories by American writer Howard Lovecraft (1890–1937). In the story Pickman’s Model, the artist paints pictures of horrific images that are considered the fruit of his sick imagination. A friend of the artist comes to Pickman’s private secret gallery. The artist shows new painting, a huge image of a red-eyed creature that devours human victims. The friend finds a photograph that proves that Pickman painted the horrible monsters not from imagination, but he used real-life models.

Словник укладений відповідно до типових освітніх програм, Державного стандарту початкової освіти та чинних підручників. У виданні подано лексику з основних тем вивчення англійської мови. Словник розроблений відповідно до вікових особливостей першокласників, запропоновані ілюстрації розвинуть зорову пам’ять, допоможуть збагатити словниковий запас дитини. Для учнів першого класу та усіх, хто самостійно вивчає англійську мову.