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1984 — Nineteen Eighty-four

Ed. Ron Carter George Orwell, 2000

Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, Winston Smith skilfully rewrites the past to suit the needs of the Party. Yet he inwardly rebels against the harsh totalitarian world he lives in, which demands absolute obedience and controls him through the all-seeing telescreens and the watchful eye of Big Brother, symbolic head of the Party. In his longing for truth and liberty he begins a secret love affair with a fellow-worker, Julia, but soon discovers that the true price of freedom is betrayal. Подробнее

The Accidental

Ali Smith, 2006

The Smart family's lacklustre holiday in Norwich is turned upside down when a beguiling stranger called Amber appears, bringing with her love, joy, pain and upheaval. The Smarts try to make sense of their bewildering emotions as Amber tramples over family boundaries and forces them to think about their world and themselves in an entirely new way. Подробнее

Adrian Mole: The Prostrate Years

Sue Townsend, 2010

Adrian Mole is thirty-nine and a quarter. He lives in the country in a semi-detached converted pigsty with his wife Daisy and their daughter. His parents George and Pauline live in the adjoining pigsty. But all is not well. The secondhand bookshop in which Adrian works is threatened with closure. The spark has fizzled out of his marriage. Подробнее

Alphabet Weekends

Elizabeth Noble, 2010

Natalie and her sisters have known Tom and his family forever. They climbed trees together, scraped knees on the same pavements and, in taking shared steps towards adulthood, shaped bonds that would last a lifetime. So when Natalie's long-term love walks out on her, Tom's is the much-needed shoulder she cries on. Подробнее

American Supernatural Tales

S. T. Joshi, 2008

As Stephen King will attest, the popularity of the occult in American literature has only grown since the days of Edgar Allan Poe. «American Supernatural Tales» celebrates the richness of this tradition with chilling contributions from some of the nation's brightest literary lights, including Poe himself, H. P. Lovecraft, Shirley Jackson, Ray Bradbury, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and — of course — Stephen King. By turns phantasmagoric, spectral, and demonic, this is a frighteningly good addition to «Penguin Classics». Подробнее

Animal Farm

George Orwell, 2008

Mr Jones of Manor Farm is so lazy and drunken that one day he forgets to feed his livestock. The ensuing rebellion under the leadership of the pigs Napoleon and Wellington leads to the animals taking over the farm. Vowing to eliminate the terrible inequities of the farmyard, the renamed Animal Farm is organized to benefit all who walk on four legs. But as time passes, the ideals of the rebellion are corrupted, then forgotten. And something new and unexpected emerges. «Animal Farm» — the history of a revolution that went wrong — is George Orwell's brilliant satire on the corrupting influence of power. Подробнее

Annotated Alice

Lewis Carroll, 2001

This work combines the notes of Gardner's 1960 edition with his 1990 update, More Annotated Alice (not published in the UK), as well as additional discoveries drawn from Gardner's knowledge of the texts. It is illustrated with John Tenniel's classic art and recently-discovered pencil sketches. Подробнее

Babyville

Jane Green, 2002

Julia and Mark are stuck in a loveless relationship. Julia thinks a baby will help. Maeve is totally allergic to commitment. A one-night-stand results in an unwanted pregnancy. Samantha is besotted with her new-born baby. But how is her husband coping with his suddenly unavailable wife? Подробнее

The Book of Dave: A Revelation of the Recent Past and the Distant Future

Will Self, 2007

What if a demented London cabbie called Dave Rudman wrote a book to his estranged son to give him some fatherly advice? What if that book was buried in Hampstead and hundreds of years later, when rising sea levels have put London underwater, spawned a religion? What if one man decided to question life according to Dave? And, what if Dave had indeed made a mistake? Shuttling between the recent past and a far-off future where England is terribly altered, «The Book of Dave» is a strange and troubling mirror held up to our times: disturbing, satirizing and vilifying who and what we think we are. Подробнее

Burning Bright: A Play In Story Form

John Steinbeck, 2001

Such is the strength of Joe Saul's longing for a child, that he feels he is cursed after three unfruitful years of marriage. Yet unbeknown to him, he is sterile. His young wife secretly conceives the child of another man and when Joe discovers her deception, his anguish is greater than ever. Подробнее

A Clockwork Orange

Anthony Burgess, 2010

»Penguin Decades» bring you the novels that helped shape modern Britain. When they were published, some were bestsellers, some were considered scandalous, and others were simply misunderstood. All represent their time and helped define their generation, while today each is considered a landmark work of storytelling. Anthony Burgess' «A Clockwork Orange» was published in 1962 and has been controversial ever since. It tells the story of fifteen-year-old Alex — whose chief preoccupations are Beethoven's Ninth and ultra-violence — as he and his droogs rampage though a dystopian future seeking thrills, until they come under the control of the state's sinister apparatus. Подробнее

Cook with Jamie: My Guide to Making You a Better Cook

Jamie Oliver, 2008

Provides simple and accessible recipes for your family and any guests you might have round for dinner. This work includes information on the equipment that you should have in your kitchen, advice on how to recognize and cook loads of different cuts of meat, as well as on how to get the best value and quality when you're out shopping. Подробнее

The Crucible: A Play in Four Acts

Arthur Miller, 2000

Set in Salem, Massachusetts, 1692, a community stands accused of witchcraft, and in the mood of fear and recriminations that develops, men denounce their neighbours and truth is perverted by superstition. Подробнее

The Death of King Arthur

James Cable, 1975

A 13th-century French version of the Camelot legend, writen by an unknown author. It depicts a Round Table diminished in strength after the Quest for the Holy Grail. Whispers of Queen Guinevere's infidelity distress King Arthur, leaving him no match for the machinations of Sir Mordred. Подробнее

The Defence of the Realm: The Authorized History of MI5

Christopher Andrew, 2010

To mark the centenary of its foundation, the British Security Service, MI5, has opened its archives to an independent historian. This book reveals the precise role of the Service in twentieth-century British history, since its foundation by Captain Kell of the British Army in October 1909 to root out 'the spies of the Kaiser'. Подробнее

A Dog's Heart: An Appalling Story

Mikhail Bulgakov, 2009

This is Bulgakov's surreal tale of a Moscow doctor who befriends a stray dog and performs on it a human transplant — with disastrous consequences. Подробнее

Dr Mukti and Other Tales of Woe

Will Self, 2009

'As good as anything he has written... one of Self's grisliest creations. There is no contemporary writer of fiction more perceptive about psychosis' — «Financial Times». 'Self's enjoyable, intelligent collection of savage stories is splendidly satiric. The title story is a brilliant novella that tells of dueling psychiatrists who use mental patients as weapons. You laugh, but you also flinch' — «Scotsman». 'A destabilizing, funny, abundantly Gothic tour de force' — «Guardian». Подробнее

The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives

Leonard Mlodinow, 2009

Leonard Mlodinow reveals the psychological illusions that prevent us understanding everything from stock-picking to wine-tasting, winning the lottery to road safety, and reveals the truth about the success of sporting heroes and film stars, and even how to make sense of a blood test. «The Drunkard's Walk» is an exhilarating, eye-opening guide to understanding our random world — read it, so you won't be left a victim of chance. Подробнее

Early Irish Myths and Sagas

Jeffrey Gantz, 1981

First written down in the eighth century AD, these early Irish stories depict a far older world — part myth, part legend and part history. Rich with magic and achingly beautiful, they speak of a land of heroic battles, intense love and warrior ideals, in which the otherworld is explored and men mingle freely with the gods. Подробнее

Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World

Niall Ferguson, 2012

Niall Ferguson recreates the excitement, brutality and adventure of the British Empire, showing on a vast canvas how the British Empire in the 19th century spearheaded real globalization with steampower, telegraphs, guns, engineers, missionaries and millions of settlers. Подробнее

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