Livres Anglais - page 91

Scandalizing the establishment and read by others as a call-to-arms when it appeared in 1975, The Monkey Wrench Gang is a wildly funny and provocatively satirical book that ignited the flames of environmental activism.

'A terrific read - funny, perceptive, brutally honest, and extremely timely' - Eric Schlosser
[lire la quatrième du livre The Monkey Wrench Gang]

Then Algernon begins to fade. What will become of Charlie?
[lire la quatrième du livre Flowers for Algernon]

No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency #5. Gaborone, capital city of Botswana. Mma Precious Ramotswe helps indecisive fiancé Mr J.L.B. Matekoni when orphan farm manager Mma Potakwani persuades him to jump out of an aeroplane, and a bullying dishonest competing mechanic calls. Between cups of bush tea, she sorts money grubbing suitors for hair-braiding tycoon.
[lire la quatrième du livre The Full Cupboard Of Life]

Par la même équipe que Spring LV1, une approche pédagogique et thématique adaptée aux spécificités de la LV2

> Une méthode progressive
- Le rythme adopté est soutenu , pour répondre aux besoins des élèves de LV2.
- La progression grammaticale est rigoureuse et chaque nouveau point de grammaire fait l'objet d'une réflexion grammaticale dans le Workbook . [...]
[lire la quatrième du livre Anglais 4e LV2 Spring]

The Importance of Being Earnest est certainement la plus connue, et la plus populaire des pièces d'Oscar Wilde. C'est un classique, joué aussi bien en Angleterre qu'àl'étranger. Wilde y manie à plaisir tous les ressorts de l'intrigue comique pour construire un étourdissant quiproquo.
[lire la quatrième du livre Il importe d'être constant]

'Hardy a divisé lui-même son oeuvre romanesque en trois grands types. Deux d'entre eux recouvrent les romans et nouvelles 'grand public', histoires d'amour ou de suspense.
[lire la quatrième du livre Two Stories from Wessex Tales : Deux contes du [...]]

Édition bilingue français-anglais.
The Law of Life, La loi de la vie ;Love of Life, La rage de vivre ;To build a Fire, Construire un feu.
La série bilingue propose :une traduction fidèle et intégrale, accompagnée de nombreuses notes ;une méthode originale de perfectionnement par un contact direct avec les œuvres d'auteurs étrangers.
[lire la quatrième du livre Histoires du Grand Nord]

CONAN DOYLE (1859-1930) Sherlock Holmes enquête Sherlock Holmes investigates Nouvelles traduites et présentées par Bernard Dhuicq Le Mystère du val Boscombe The Boscombe Valley Mystery Les Cinq Pépins d'orange The Five Orange Pips La Pensionnaire voilée The Veiled Lodger La série BILINGUE ...
[lire la quatrième du livre Sherlock Holmes : Enquête]

An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here.

ThunderClan's darkest hour is upon them, as Tigerstar's quest for power plunges all the Clans into the most terrible danger any cat has ever faced. Fireheart prepares to pit his wits against his arch-enemy, but the real danger he must face is even more terrible.
[lire la quatrième du livre The Darkest Hour]

Who are bravest, the Belgian tribes or the Gauls? And who can destroy more fortified Roman camps? When the contest ends in a draw, and Julius Caesar is asked to adjudicate, he goes into action against both Gauls and Belgians. They unite against him, inventing fish and chips along the way. But will Caesar meet his Waterloo?
[lire la quatrième du livre Asterix in Belgium]

Eric Hobsbawm traces with brilliant analytical clarity the transformation brought about in every sphere of European life by the Dual revolution - the 1789 French revolution and the Industrial Revolution that originated in Britain. This enthralling and original account highlights the significant sixty years when industrial capitalism established itself in Western Europe and when Europe [...]
[lire la quatrième du livre The Age of Revolution 1789-1848]

A terrifying vision of scientific progress without moral limits, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein leads the reader on an unsettling journey from the sublime beauty of the Swiss alps to the desolate waste of the arctic circle. This Penguin Classics edition is edited with an introduction and notes by Maurice Hindle.
[lire la quatrième du livre Frankenstein]

In this third volume of The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, the irrepressible Precious Ramotswe faces supreme problems at home and work.

With her detective agency in financial difficulty, Mma Ramotswe takes the hard decision to share offices to her husband-to-be, Mr J. L. B. Matekoni.
[lire la quatrième du livre Morality For Beautiful Girls]

Ce texte fut écrit par Faulkner en 1967 comme cadeau d'anniversaire pour les huit ans de sa belle-fille.
La veille de son anniversaire, si on monte dans son lit en mettant le pied gauche le premier, et si on retourne son oreiller sens dessus dessous avant de s'endormir, on peut s'attendre à toutes sortes d'aventures merveilleuses.
[lire la quatrième du livre L'arbre aux souhaits : The wishing tree]

Le Fantôme de Canterville - The Canterville Ghost : La savoureuse rencontre d'un fantôme très britannique avec une famille américaine ! / Le Millionnaire modèle - The Model Millionaire : Que l'on s'adresse à un clochard ou à un millionnaire, un bienfait n'est jamais perdu...
[lire la quatrième du livre Nouvelles]

'Bartleby the Scrivener est l'histoire d'un homme qui 'préfère' ne plus jouer au jeu des hommes, ou, comme on dirait aujourd'hui, qui préfère ne plus jouer le jeu des hommes. Il exprime cette préférence par un conditionnel poli, I would prefer not to, mais elle est à ce point radicale qu'il se refuse à toute explication'. Daniel Pennac.
[lire la quatrième du livre Bartleby le scribe : Bartleby the Scrivener]

• The Musgrave Ritual : Le rituel des Musgrave.Que cache le mystérieux comportement du maître d'hôtel d'une des plus vieilles familles du Royaume-Uni, dans un manoir du Sussex ? Un document étrange permettra-t-il de résoudre l'énigme ?• The Final Problem : Le problème final.
[lire la quatrième du livre Sherlock Holmes - Le Problème Final]

Ce manuel de conjugaison anglaise à l'usage de tous aborde de façon claire et accessible les points essentiels du fonctionnement de la langue.
[lire la quatrième du livre Conjugaison anglaise]

A bestseller in England, this bittersweet story of love and betrayal in the Far East is the source of the Masterpiece Theatre miniseries.
[lire la quatrième du livre The Ginger Tree]

'A work of glorious intelligence and literary devices . . . Nonsense becomes a form of higher sense' Malcolm Bradbury'I had sent my heroine straight down a rabbit-hole . . . without the least idea what was to happen afterwards,' wrote Lewis Carroll, describing how Alice was conjured up one 'golden afternoon' to entertain a young girl.
[lire la quatrième du livre Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through [...]]

The multi-million-copy bestselling novel about a young girl's journey towards healing and the transforming power of love, from the award-winning author of The Invention of Wings.
[lire la quatrième du livre The Secret Life of Bees]

Catherine Morland experiences the joys of fashionable society for the first time. She is delighted with her acquaintances: rude, boorish John Thorpe, his flirtatious sister Isabella, who shares Catherine's love of novels and intrigue, and sophisticated Eleanor and Henry Tilney, who invite her to their father's mysterious house, Northanger Abbey.
[lire la quatrième du livre Northanger Abbey]

This volume provides a concise, illustrated history of Great Britain over nearly three centuries since the union with Scotland in 1707.
The general theme is the interaction of state and society--specifically the interplay of parliament and the electorate.
[lire la quatrième du livre A Concise History of Britain, 1707–1975]

Unfairly deprived of their family inheritance by the grasping Mrs John Dashwood and her husband, Elinor and Marianne Dashwood and their mother find themselves in greatly reduced circumstances.

Compelled to leave Norland in Sussex for Barton Cottage in Devonshire, the two sisters are soon accepted into their new society.
[lire la quatrième du livre Sense and Sensibility]

Love is in the air when five sisters discover that a wealthy and eligible bachelor is suddenly within reach. But it is his friend, the haughty Mr. Darcy, who becomes smitten. Unfortunately for him, the object of his affection is not so easily swayed.One of the most popular characters in English literature, Elizabeth Bennet is intelligent, witty, well-spoken and ahead of her time.
[lire la quatrième du livre Pride and Prejudice]

York Notes Advanced offer a fresh and accessible approach to English Literature.  This market-leading series has been completely updated to meet the needs of today's A-level and undergraduate students.  Written by established literature experts, York Notes Advanced intorduce students to more sophisticated analysis, a range of critical perspectives and wider contexts.
[lire la quatrième du livre Streetcar Named Desire: York Notes Advanced]

Charles Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities portrays a world on fire, split between Paris and London during the brutal and bloody events of the French Revolution. This Penguin Classics edition of is edited with an introduction and notes by Richard Maxwell. 'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...
[lire la quatrième du livre A Tale of Two Cities]

Eric Carle's classic and much loved picture book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar.The classic edition of the bestselling story written for the very young. A newly hatched caterpillar eats his way through all kinds of food, getting bigger and bigger, until eventually he turns into a beautiful caterpillar. One of the most popular picture books of all time, no nursery bookshelf is complete without a [...]
[lire la quatrième du livre The Very Hungry Caterpillar]

Herge's classic comic book creation Tintin is one of the most iconic characters in children's books. These highly collectible editions of the original 24 adventures will delight Tintin fans old and new. Perfect for lovers of graphic novels, mysteries and historical adventures.
[lire la quatrième du livre TINTIN IN TIBET]

The Apollo missions that brought back rock Tsamples from the Moon enabled geologists to establish that the lunar circles, that are clearly visible from the Earth through a telescope, are basait extrusions. The presence of other volcanoes in the solar system was discovered by the Voyager 1 and 2 probes, including Mount Olympus on Mars, which is 24 km high and has a diameter of 500 km.
[lire la quatrième du livre VOLCANOES ENGLISH]

Les trois nouvelles présentées dans ce livre sont extraites de Men Without Women (Hommes sans femmes), recueil dans lequel Hemingway réunit en 1927 quelques-uns de ses écrits, dont certains ont déjà été publiés dans des revues. Dans une lettre à son éditeur en date du 14 février 1927, il s'explique sur ce titre : «Quand au recueil d'histoires pour l'automne [...
[lire la quatrième du livre Cinquante mille dollars et autres nouvelles]

Sage l'Ancien, vieux cochon respecté derrière qui se cachent Marx et Lénine, fait part aux autres animaux de son rêve, vision utopique d'un monde nouveau, plus égal et plus juste, débarrassé de Mr. Jones, le fermier incompétent et buveur.
[lire la quatrième du livre La Ferme des Amimaux]

provides a useful synthesis of recent historical research in the area
analyses topics ranging from ideology and culture to politics and foreign affairs
contains a chronology, glossary, who¿s who and guide to further reading Britain and Empire, 1880-1945 provides an up-to-date, accessible survey, ideal for students coming to the subject for the first time.
[lire la quatrième du livre Britain and Empire 1880-1945]

Ender Wiggin is battle school's latest recruit. His teachers reckon he could become a great leader. And they need one.

A vast alien force is headed for Earth, its mission: the annihilation of all human life.

Ender could be our only hope.

But first he must survive the most brutal military training program in the galaxy. (back cover)
[lire la quatrième du livre Ender's Game]