"Far from the Danube" is the story of an extraordinary woman who rescued a heavily wounded knight from a battlefield in northern Bulgaria and managed to return him to a less than grateful family in Normandy, just as the Hundred Years War was about to start. Set against the national and religious conflicts of the early 15th century this is a powerful account of a hazardous journey into exile and of a love between Maria Iskra and Gilles Guiton that flew in the face of contemporary mores, given that as a knight of St John, Gilles had taken a vow of chastity. Based on a recorded meeting between English King Henry V ... |
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Twelve-year-old Harley is happy to be back home after her adventures in the Land of the Dead. But strange things soon start happening. A bunch of Restless Souls turn up in at school, the portal of doom breaks and everyone thinks Harley has blown up her best friend Bess. Is this all connected to a mysterious ancient prophecy that everyone in the Land of the Dead keeps talking about? There's only one thing for it. Harley has to unleash her inner Legendary Hero and head Beyond Life for more monsters, mysteries and mayhem! This hilarious sequel to "The Caravan at the Edge of Doom" is full of heart, humour and ... |
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The Gardener's Year is a charming and light-hearted insight into the life of an amateur gardener. Structured loosely around what to plant, grow or cultivate each month, Karel Capek takes us on a rollicking journey through a year in his own small garden. Complete and unabridged. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library ; a series of stunning, pocket-sized classics with ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition features lively black and white illustrations by Czech artist Josef Capek and is translated by M. and R. Weatherall. From making puddles with ... |
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Специалистите от "Prestige" създават полутраен тонер, който нежно подхранва и оцветява косата. Той се грижи да "коригира" нежеланото пожълтяване след осветляване или боядисване. Формулата му е обогатена с 100 % чисти и натурални масла, екстракт от коприва и витамин F , които хидратират косъма от корена до върха и му придават блясък и мекота. Трайността на цвета, постигнат с тонера е от 6 до 8 измивания, като можете да повторите употребата, след като ефектът му премине, без риск за вашата коса. Осигурява до 70-80% покритие на побелялата коса*. Формулата не съдържа амоняк и пероксид. Подходящ за: ... |
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Illustrated by Janos Jantner. ... William Shakespeare's romantic comedy about love and marriage. When four young lovers get lost in the forest, the fairies who live there play jokes on them - turning love into hate and hate into love. A Midsummer Night's Dream is one of Shakespeare's most popular plays and is still performed across the world. This Macmillan Reader is written as a playscript and includes original extracts from a Midsummer Night's Dream. This book is in British English. Here you can find: notes about the life of William Shakespeare ; notes about the story; points for understanding ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. An unforgettably powerful tragedy, Thomas Hardy's "Tess of the d'Urbervilles" is one of the great classics of the late nineteenth century. This edition features illustrations by Sir Hubert von Herkomer and Joseph Syddall, and an afterword by Philip Mallett, editor of the Thomas Hardy Journal. Tess Durbeyfield's father ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... On a seemingly normal day at the exclusive Reform Club, Phileas Fogg, a gentleman of great wealth and exacting tastes, makes an extraordinary £20,000 wager; he will perform an impossible feat and circumnavigate the globe in just eighty days. Accompanied only by his new French valet, the steady Passepartout, he sets off on a thrilling journey. Adventure, chaos and romance ensue as the daring pair harness the new power of steam to escape their ever-increasing enemies and beat the clock. The exciting adventures of Fogg and Passepartout in Jules Verne' ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Three years after his supposed death at the Reichenbach Falls, Sherlock Holmes returns to 221B Baker Street, to the astonishment of Dr Watson and the delight of readers worldwide. From kidnapped heirs to murder by harpoon, Holmes and Watson have their work cut out for them in these brilliant later tales. This collection also includes His Last Bow, a series of recollections from an older Sherlock Holmes of further adventures from his life. In this "Macmillan Collector's Library" edition, Sherlock scholar David Stuart Davies provides both an ... |
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Трипластовите луксозни салфетки Love от Ambiente са изработени от екологично чисти материали. Подходящи са за декупажна техника , но могат да се използват и като салфетки за маса или дори в изработването на различни декорации. При направата на декупаж използвайте плоски четки , те ще са необходими за нанасянето на декупажното лепило и лака . Лакът може да бъде гланцов или матов, зависи от вашите предпочитания. За още по-добър ефект, преди да започнете да декупажирате, може да боядисате предмета с акрилна боя . Тя трябва да е бяла или няколко тона по-светла от салфетката. След работа винаги почиствайте четките с ... |
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Специалистите на L'Oréal Paris споделят с вас тайната на дълготрайния блясък с перманентната боя за коса "Preference". Формулата ѝ, с високо устойчиви оцветители, прониква до сърцевината на косъма и гарантира перфектно покритие, дори и на белите коси. Благодарение на патентована система срещу избледняване, цветът остава наситен и сияен от корените до върховете, до 8 седмици*. Балсамът за многократна употреба, приложен в комплекта, дарява косата с блясък от първия ден на боядисването и ѝ придава копринена мекота. Формулата му с UV филтър и витамин E защитава от вредните влияния на ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. This edition of Henry James's classic ghost stories features an afterword by bestselling author Kate Mosse OBE. A young governess is employed to look after two orphaned siblings in a grand country house. Isolated and inexperienced, she is at first charmed by the children - but gradually suspects that they may not be as innocent as they seem. ... |
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This gorgeous boxed set of all of her classic romantic novels includes "Pride and Prejudice", "Emma", "Sense and Sensibility", "Mansfield Park", "Persuasion" and "Northanger Abbey", and each individual volume is beautifully designed and features a bespoke jacket, introduction or afterword, and Hugh Thomson's timeless, evocative illustrations. Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Whether in the electrically charged chemistry of Elizabeth Bennett and ... |
