Bill Bowler – лучшие книги

«Девочка со спичками» — самая пронзительная из историй, рассказанных Г. Х. Андерсеном. Она о маленькой бедной сиротке, вынужденной продавать спички прохожим на улице. В последний день старого года девочке не удаётся продать ни единой спички, за весь день ей не подали ни гроша, и малютка не решается вернуться домой, в холодную комнату на чердаке, где её наверняка побьёт отец. Раздетая, босая, она садится за выступом дома прямо на снег и начинает одну за другой зажигать непроданные спички-свечки. В отблесках пламени девочка видит красивые картинки, которых никогда не было в её жизни: жаркую печь, праздничный стол с рождественским гусем,…

Издание на русском и английском языках. "Великан-эгоист" - одна из самых известных и поучительных сказок Оскара Уайльда (1854-1900), названная в честь главного героя, жадного и самолюбивого. Сказка написана в 1888 году. Для детей среднего школьного возраста.

The year is 1386 and the first flowers of spring are here. A number of pilgrims are going to Canterbury to visit the tomb of Saint Thomas Becket, and they all tell stories on the way. Who should be the stronger in a marriage - the husband or the wife? And what happens when two men fall in love with the same woman? In these five stories from Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales we find different answers to these questions from the Knight, the Wife of Bath, the Clerk of Oxford, the Merchant, and the Franklin.

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King Shahriyar cannot trust women. Every afternoon he marries a wife, but the next morning he always kills her. One day, the Vizier cannot find any more wives for the King. What can he do? 'I can be Shahriyar's new wife!' says Sheherazade, his older daughter. 'God willing I can stay alive, and help the women of our country.' But how can Sheherezade stay alive for a thousand and one nights? And does Shahriyar learn to trust women again in the end? This famous 'story of stories' has the answers.

Perseus is the son of Danae, Princess of Argos, and the god of Zeus. When he is very young, his mother moves with him to live on the island of Seriphos. Later, Polydectes — the king of Seriphos — wants to marry Danae. Perseus says „no“ to this, so Polydectes sends the young man away for the head of Medusa. Medusa is a she-monster, with snakes for hair. Can Perseus find and kill Medusa? And what happens after he goes back to Seriphos?

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"My name is Victor Frankenstein". On a ship in the Arctic, Victor Frankenstein - ill and tired - tells the story of his sad life to the British man of science, Robert Walton. He talks of his family and friends in Geneva, and of his love for beautiful Elizabeth Lavenza. He speaks, too, about the terrible creature that he made from dead body parts when he was a university science student. He hates this monster, which has destroyed his life. But how does the monster feel about its maker?

Prospero, the Duke of Milan, and his daughter Miranda are far away from home, alone on an island in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea. They want to return to Milan... Then, one day, Prospero sees a ship near the island carrying his greatest enemies. Prospero, with the help of his magic and the island spirit, Ariel, makes a magic storm - a tempest - to bring them to the island.

What's your job?' Yukio asks. 'I'm a sorcerer,' the old man smiles, 'and I need a young apprentice.' One day, Yukio - a young boy from old Japan - leaves his sister in the country and looks for a job in the town. He finds interesting work there, as a sorcerer's apprentice. But why must Yukio wait to learn magic? And what happens after he puts a spell on a broom when the sorcerer is away?

'I see Troy in flames years from now - because Paris brings disaster to us, ' Queen Hecuba says about her son. Paris's father, King Priam, wants to kills him. But Paris lives, and later loves Helen - King Menelaus's queen - from Greece. When Paris brings Helen to Troy, war begins between the Trojans and Greeks. What happens when Paris's brother Hector and the Greek fighter Achilles meet in battle? Who wins the war, and how? Read Troy and find the answers

The year is 1757. The English and the French are at war in North America. Two sisters - Cora and Alice - want to visit their father, General Munro. They begin their dangerous journey with the handsome English officer, Duncan Heyward and the Indian guide, Magua.
On the way they meet friends and enemies, and many adventures. Some people will be heroes and some people will die. And what will happen to their friend Uncas, the last of the Mohican Indians?

Tristan and Isolde are in love, but Isolde must marry King Mark. So a happy love story seems impossible... The lovers meet every day but then, one night, King Mark finds them together. Now Tristan must leave the castle, but he is badly hurt and dying. Only Isolde can help him. Can Isolde find Tristan in time? Can their love survive?

Tristan and Isolde are in love, but Isolde must marry King Mark. So a happy love story seems impossible... The lovers meet every day but then, one night, King Mark finds them together. Now Tristan must leave the castle, but he is badly hurt and dying. Only Isolde can help him. Can Isolde find Tristan in time? Can their love survive?

"I see Troy in flames years from now - because Paris brings disaster to us," Queen Hecuba says about her son. Paris's father, King Priam, wants to kills him. But Paris lives, and later loves Helen - King Menelaus's queen - from Greece. When Paris brings Helen to Troy, war begins between the Trojans and Greeks. What happens when Paris's brother Hector and the Greek fighter Achilles meet in battle? Who wins the war, and how? Read Troy and find the answers.
Retold by Bill Bowler.

A level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. Retold for Learners of English by Clare West.
How do you get a licence if you want to keep a monkey? What can you do if your wife has a lover? How can you see into the future? Where can you go for an exciting but cheap holiday somewhere hot and far away? How can you persuade your girlfriend or boyfriend to marry you? The characters in these six original short plays are looking for answers to these questions. While trying to solve their problems, people get into some very funny situations. Each play gives an amusing view of life today, and there is often an unexpected ending.

"Happy Earth" is a two-level topic-based course for children who are ready to build on early reading and writing. It is suitable for use after "Happy Street", and extends the vocabulary and structures from the first years of English. Through a wide

"Happy Earth" is a two-level topic-based course for children who are ready to build on early reading and writing. It is suitable for use after "Happy Street", and extends the vocabulary and structures from the first years of English. Through a wide

"Happy Earth" is a two-level topic-based course for children who are ready to build on early reading and writing. It is suitable for use after "Happy Street", and extends the vocabulary and structures from the first years of English. Through a wide