Описание: These stories explore the trials of life from youth to old age: the idealism of young people, the stresses of marriage, the anxieties of parenthood, and the loneliness and fears of older people. The wide variety of writing styles includes black humour, satire, and compassionate and realistic observation of the follies and foibles of humankind. This collection contains stories by Evelyn Waugh, Roald Dahl, Somerset Maugham, Saki, Frank Sargeson, Raymond Carver, H.E. Bates, and Susan Hill.
Автор: Lindop, Christine; Sykes-McNulty, Alison Название: Oxford Bookworms Collection: A Tangled Web ISBN: 0194228142 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780194228145 Издательство: Oxford University Press Рейтинг: Цена: 649 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: Deception is usually frowned on as morally unacceptable, but is it always wrong? Can hiding or distorting the truth sometimes have good effects, adding to the sum of human happiness? These ten stories are full of secrets and lies, from a light-hearted bit of fun to dark and desperate deceit; but whether harmless or evil, deception can sometimes lead to quite unexpected complications. This collection contains stories by Ray Bradbury, Roald Dahl, Maeve Binchy, V.S. Naipaul, Somerset Maugham, Frederick Forsyth, Clare Boylan, Paul Theroux, Oscar Wilde, and Joanna Trollope.
Автор: Escott, John Название: Oxford Bookworms Collection: The Eye of Childhood ISBN: 0194228134 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780194228138 Издательство: Oxford University Press Рейтинг: Цена: 832 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: What does it feel like to be a child? Learning how to negotiate with the unpredictable adult world, learning how to pick a path through life's traps and hazards, learning when the time has come to put away childish things. The writers of these short stories show us the world as seen from the far side of the child-adult divide, a gap that is sometimes small, and sometimes an unbridgeable chasm. This collection contains stories by John Updike, Graham Greene, William Boyd, Susan Hill, D. H. Lawrence, Saki, Penelope Lively, Bernard MacLaverty, Frank Tuohy, and Morley Callaghan.
Автор: Bassett, Jennifer Название: Oxford Bookworms Collection: A Window on the Universe ISBN: 0194226948 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780194226943 Издательство: Oxford University Press Рейтинг: Цена: 475 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: What does the future hold in store for the human race? Aliens from distant galaxies, telepathic horror, interstellar war, time-warps, the shriek of a rose, collision with an asteroid - the unknown lies around every corner, and the universe is a big place. These nine science-fiction stories offer possibilities that are fantastic, humorous, alarming, but always thought-provoking. This collection contains stories by Ray Bradbury, Bill Brown, Philip K. Dick, Arthur C. Clarke, Jerome Bixby, Isaac Asimov, Brian Aldiss, Roald Dahl, and John Wyndham.
Автор: West, Clare Название: Oxford Bookworms Collection: Crime Never Pays ISBN: 019422693X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780194226936 Издательство: Oxford University Press Рейтинг: Цена: 793 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: Murder: the unlawful, intentional killing of a human being - a terrible crime. But murder stories are always fascinating. Who did it? And how? Or why? And was it murder, or just an unfortunate accident? Who will triumph, the murderer or the detective? This collection contains a wide range of murder stories, from the astute detection of the famous Sherlock Holmes, to the chilling psychology of Ruth Rendell. This collection contains stories by Agatha Christie, Ruth Rendell, Graham Greene, Angela Noel, Dorothy L. Sayers, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Margery Allingham, and Patricia Highsmith.
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