The House of Lords will never be the same.... Disinclined to watch her language or moderate her manners, "Jack" Troutbeck-assisted by her old friend Robert Amiss-plots vig...
- 125 книг
English
125 книг
English
Robert Amiss is persuaded by his friend Detective Sergeant Pooley of the CID to take a job as a waiter in ffeatherstonehaughs (pronounced Fanshaws), a gentlemens club in S...
When an ambitious hotelier announces that he will be converting Springwood Hall into a smart country hotel, his plan is greeted with a chorus of local disapproval, led by ...
It is 1864 when Lizzie Martin takes up the post of companion to a wealthy widow who is also a slum landlord. Lizzie is intrigued to learn that her predecessor as companion...
Harry Barnett thought he had left his military career behind, so he is startled when two figures from his past turn up on his doorstep after fifty years. An old friend has...
Harry Barnett is shocked to learn that he has a son - David Venning, a brilliant mathematician, now languishing in hospital in a diabetic coma. And this is only ...
Harry Barnett is a middle-aged failure. Leading a shabby existence in the shadow of a past disgrace, he is reduced to caretaking a friend's villa on the island of Rhodes a...
'I think there must be some mistake.'
James Lester is a rising star in the political world and all signs point to his becoming the next Prime Minister, but the appearan...
‘Wait, wait! Save us! What’ll we do?’
Simon is determined to become a painter when he grows up so he sets off to London to make his fortune. But the city is plagued by ...
"Don Francisco wants you home, and in double-quick time, too. We must leave tomorrow at dawn . . ."
Felix's heart sinks at Pedro's words. What can be wrong? Is his belo...
Dido Twite is aboard the Thrush, trying to return to England after her adventures in America. But orders have been sent to find Lord Herodsfoot, said to be on Aratu, the P...
When Jan Pienkowski began a haunting series of paintings and asked Joan Aiken to compose accompanying ghostly stories, the result was bound to be an exceptional book.
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Dido Twite is waylaid by her father, the shady Abednego Twite, acting on instructions from his evil patron. Why is Dido so urgently needed in Wapping? Why are King Richard...
Praise for Joan Aiken's stories:
"Wildly inventive, darkly lyrical, and always surprising . . . should be cherished."—Publishers Weekly
"Darkly whimsical stories. . ...
Wicked wolves and a grim governess threaten Bonnie and her cousin Sylvia when Bonnie's parents leave Willoughby Chase for a sea voyage. Left in the care of the cruel Miss ...
«Мэнсфилд-Парк» — одна из лучших книг великой Джейн Остен. Но в конце романа остается много вопросов. Как, например, сложится жизнь юной Сьюзен, которую успели полюбить чи...
"Эмма". Лучший роман Джейн Остен.
Когда-то очаровательная Эмма Вудхаус покорила читателей всего мира - и, конечно, скромная, обаятельная Джейн Фэрфакс, ее подруга, оказ...
King Richard, son of James III lies gravely ill and there are rumours that the king's enemy, the Duchess of Burgundy, is preparing an imminent invasion. The ancient crown ...
An island republic goes to insane lengths to canonize its most famous residentJuanita di Perli was a young woman when she decided to live the rest of her life on a table-t...






















