Washington Irwing Libri

In un lugubre castello sulle rive del Reno, il bellicoso barone Von Landshort ospita un ricevimento per festeggiare il fidanzamento dell’unica figlia con il ricco e avvenente conte Von Altenburg. Ma il giovane sposo, arrivato in gran ritardo, ha un aspetto cupo, non proferisce parola e non tocca cibo, finché non rivela il suo terribile segreto: in realtà, lui è stato ucciso quella stessa notte da una banda di briganti e ora deve tornare nella tomba. Ma il peggio è che intende portare la promessa sposa con sé!Con Lo sposo fantasma e le storie contenute nella raccolta Racconti di un viaggiatore, Washington Irving accompagna il lettore in un viaggio affascinante attraverso luoghi e tempi diversi: dalla Germania medievale alle campagne italiane di inizio Ottocento, infestate da briganti, fino alla Manhattan precedente all’espansione di New York, le cui coste selvagge sono battute da feroci bucanieri e avidi cercatori di tesori.

Sbírka hororových povídek od amerických a britských autorů z celého spektra žánru. V Černém kocourovi z pera E. A. Poea se domácí mazlíček vrátí z mrtvých, aby vykonal pomstu na svém bývalém majiteli. V povídce Soudcův dům od Brama Stokera se vydáme na tajemné panství s temnou historií, v jehož zdech se prohání hejno krys. Naopak Příšerný ženich Washingtona Irvinga je téměř hravé vyprávění, které několikrát převrátí čtenářské očekávání. Ani ostatní příběhy nezůstávají svému žánru nic dlužné a ukáží nám šílenstvím pokřivenou realitu či alchymistickou laboratoř. Díky dvojjazyčnému anglicko-českému vydání si čtenář může povídky vychutnat i v originální podobě.

The mysteries of the sea have provided an endless course of fascination for generations of writers and some of the world's best sea stories from over 100 famous authors are collected together in this splendid anthology. The book contains renowned work by Defoe, Marryat, Poe, Dumas, Melville, Conrad, Stevenson and Irving, all of whom were inspired by the sea.There are mythical adventures drawn from legends such as The Odyssey, Beowulf and The Arabian Nights; awe-inspiring stories about deep-sea creatures such as Moby-Dick; and thrilling descriptions of maritime battles and escapes from such famous novels as Kidnapped, The Count of Monte Cristo, and Ben Hur.With stories from 20 countries, spanning more than 2000 years and unequalled for sheer narrative skill and drama, this stirring anthology filled with maritime exploits will make compulsive reading.

Rip Van Winkle lives near the beautiful Hudson River in New York State in the 1700s. One day he goes walking in the mountains, has a strong drink and falls asleep. He wakes up much, much later, and everything seems very different... People say that strange ghosts live in Sleepy Hollow, where Ichabod Crane lives and works. Ichabod likes Katrina Van Tassel, but Brom Bones likes her too. Ichabod thinks this is his only problem, until one night he sees the ghost of the Headless Horseman... Easy adaptation in American English at Step One level ; Wide range of activities practicing the four skills ; KET-style activities ; Trinity-style activities (Grade 3) ; Dossiers on America in the 1700s, The American Revolution and New York : Yesterday and Today ; Projects on the web ; Full recording of the text ; Exit tests with answer keys.

A carefully graded series of retold versions of popular classic and contemporary titles and specially written stories continue to grow and there are now over 170 titles in the series. Most titles are available with Audio CDs and most include accompanying exercises and glossaries.

"Will Ichabod face the Headless Horseman on his lonely walk through Sleepy Hollow? Can Rip Van Winkle face his angry wife after a l-o-n-g nap in the mountains? Must the Baron face losing his only daughter to the ghostly Spectre Bridegroom? Find out in the enchanting, colorful, witty world of Washington Irving." -- Back cover.