One of fiction's greatest chancers - the story of Denry Machin and his unceasing, ingenious efforts to become a great man Set in the raw, Victorian world of the 'Five Towns', The Card tells the extremely funny and tangled story of Denry Machin's rise from mediocrity to fame through a series of ludicrous and yet perversely successful schemes. He dances, pleads, cheats and inspires his way through life in a series of set-pieces which wonderfully evoke a now long-gone world of civic balls, seaside excursions, newspaper boys and patent chocolate remedies. As everybody said after one of his most stylish coups, Denry 'was not simply a card; he was the card.'
2384 Руб.
Discover this powerful novel about the ordinary lives of the Baines sisters. The perfect next step for fans of Little Women. In The Old Wives' Tale, Arnold Bennett tells the story of two such old wives, sisters Constance and Sophia, from youth, through marriage, heartbreak, triumphs and disasters, to old age. In doing so, he reveals with careful compassion the intense inner lives that throb beneath every seemingly insignificant exterior.
2865 Руб.
Nella, daughter of millionaire Theodore Racksole, orders a dinner of steak and beer at the exclusive Grand Babylon Hotel in London. Her order is refused, so Theodore promptly buys the chef, the kitchen and the whole hotel. But when hotel staff begin to vanish and a German prince goes missing, Nella discovers that murder, blackmail and kidnapping are also on the menu. A rollicking murder mystery from one of the finest writers of the last century.
2607 Руб.
Miserly and mysterious, the richest man in the Five Towns lives simply, ruling his household with an iron fist and a cruel temper. His daughter, Anna, is used to the life of strict, thrifty order imposed by her father. But when she comes of age, Anna inherits a small fortune and attracts the attentions of the town's most eligible bachelor. A new world seems to be opening to Anna, but her heart, given a taste of freedom, leads her in unexpected directions.
2419 Руб.
Growing up in the world of the 'five towns' of industrial England, with their furnaces and chimneys, huddled red-brown streets, prayer meetings and small-minded bigotry, Anna is dominated by her miserly and tyrannical father. When she inherits a fortune and finds love, she struggles to break free from the constraints upon her, even though she is torn between duty and her deepest feelings. Arnold's novel of parental tyranny and rebellion is a portrayal of a woman of great spirit, complexity and integrity.
2384 Руб.
No longer a boy, not quite a man, Edwin Clayhanger stands on a canal bridge on his last day of school, and surveys the valley of Bursley and the Five Towns. Serious, good-natured and full of incoherent ambition, Edwin's hopes and dreams for the future are just taking shape, even as they are put to the test by challenges from Edwin's domineering father, the stifling constraints of society, and an unusual young woman.
2421 Руб.
Henry Earlforward, a shabby Clerkenwell bookseller, has retired from life to devote himself (and his wife Violet) to a consuming passion for money. Miserliness becomes a fatal illness and Bennett gives a terrifying description of its ravages. But the book's horrible situation is saved through the character of Elsie - whose life-affirming refusal to engage with the nightmarish world of the bookseller transforms the story. Bennett wished in Riceyman Steps to create an English novel as powerful as anything by Balzac, the writer he most admired, with the same sense of great human issues being played out within the confines of a household. The result is an unforgettable work which is also a gripping description of the harsh, battered London of the period just after the First World War.
2387 Руб.
Michael Bennett, be grateful you're alive. Someone attacked the Thanksgiving Day Parade directly in front of Michael Bennett and his family. The television news called it 'holiday terror' - Michael Bennett calls it personal. The hunt is on...
381 Руб.
The mayor of New York has a daughter who's missing. Detective Michael Bennett has a son who's in prison. Can one father help the other? Bennett and the mayor have always had a tense relationship, but now the mayor sees in Bennett an exceptional investigator who might be willing to take on a case that needs to be kept under the radar. The two men strike the deal. Sources lead Bennett to a homicide in the Bronx. The victim has ties to a sophisticated hacking operation - and also to the mayor's missing daughter. But this murder is part of a serial killing spree, one with national security implications. And suddenly Bennett is at the centre of a dangerous triangle anchored by NYPD, FBI and an international crime organization. Michael Bennett has always been an honourable man, but sometimes honour has to take a back seat. Survival comes first.
1325 Руб.
You can take Michael Bennett out of New York City, but you can't take the cop out of Michael Bennett. Detective Michael Bennett is ready for a vacation after a series of crises push him, and his family, to the brink. He settles on an idyllic small town in the beautiful Maine woods. But just when Bennett thinks he can relax, he gets pulled into a case that has shocked the tight-knit community. Kids are disappearing with no explanation - until several bodies turn up in the woods. Far from the city streets he knows so well, Bennett is fighting to protect a town, the law, and the family that he loves above all else.
2177 Руб.
Арнольд Беннетт - известный английский писатель, драматург и литературный критик. "Отель Гранд Вавилон" - экстравагантный криминальный роман, описывающий жизнь высшего сообщества. Благодаря этой книге к Беннетту пришло мировое признание. Книга повествует о самоуверенном баловне судьбы, миллионере из Соединенных Штатов Америки, который покупает один из лучших лондонских отелей, чьими постояльцами являются члены королевского двора и знатные семьи Старого Света. Чем обернется ему покупка - милой забавой или шквалом непредсказуемых, порой трагичных, событий? А ведь бывший владелец отеля "Гранд Вавилон" его предупреждал... Книга на английском языке, текст неадаптированный.
783 Руб.
Tony Bennett & Bill Evans: The Complete Tony Bennett Bill Evans Recordings (180g) (Collector's Edition Box-Set). 4 LP
53999 Руб.
Состояние носителя: S. Состояние конверта: S. Cheek To Cheek - Live. Виниловая пластинка . 2 lp A1 Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga– Anything Goes A2 Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga– Cheek To Cheek A3 Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga– They All Laughed A4 Tony Bennett– Lady's In Love With You A5 Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga– Nature Boy A6 Tony Bennett– Goody Goody B1 Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga– How Do You Keep The Music Playing? B2 Lady Gaga– Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) B3 Lady Gaga– Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered B4 Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga– Firefly C1 Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga– I Won't Dance C2 Tony Bennett– Don't Wait Too Long C3 Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga– I Can't Give You Anything But Love C4 Lady Gaga– Lush Life D1 Tony Bennett– Sophisticated Lady D2 Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga– Let's Face The Music And Dance D3 Lady Gaga– Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye D4 Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga– But Beautiful D5 Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga– It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) Тип носителя: Виниловая пластинка
3250 Руб.
Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more. Written for secondary and adult students the Oxford Bookworms Library has seven reading levels from A1-C1 of the CEFR. Arnold Bennett is famous for his stories about the Five Towns and the people who live there. They look and sound just like other people, and, like all of us, sometimes they do some very strange things. There's Sir Jee, who is a rich businessman. So why is he making a plan with a burglar? Then there is Toby Hall. Why does he decide to visit Number 11 Child Row, and who does he find there? And then there are the Hessian brothers and Annie Emery - and the little problem of twelve thousand pounds. Retold by Nick Bullard.
1936 Руб.
Detective Michael Bennett's enemies know where to find him. An anonymous tip about a crime in Upper Manhattan proves to be a set-up. An officer is taken down - but despite the attackers' efforts, it's not Michael Bennett. New York's top cop is not the only one at risk. One of Bennett's children is attacked. And a series of murders follows, each with a distinct signature, alerting Bennett to the presence of a professional killer. Bennett can't tell what's driving the assassin.
2346 Руб.
Жанр: Поп и рокИсполнитель: Bennett JoeАльбом: Bennett, Joe & the Sparkletones - Cotton Pickin' RockersГод записи: 2022 годСостав набора: Аналоговая пластинкаКоличество носителей: 1Упаковка: СтандартнаяИздатель: Bear Family Records
8462 Руб.