Witch’s Honour
Автор: Jan Siegel
Год издания: 0000
Witch's Honour concludes the lyrical, richly atmospheric and enthralling tale begun in Prospero's Children and continued in The Dragon-Charmer. Spellbinding in its depiction of places both familiar and strange, of characters both magical and sinister, it is classic English fantasy at its finest.He sat outside the light. Neither moonbeam nor starfire reached his unseen features. All she could see was the hint of a glimmer in narrowed eyes. Perhaps he smiled. 'I knew you would come to me,' he said, 'in the end.'It is New Year's Eve, and the start of the third millennium, and in celebration tonight the ancient house of Wrokeby will host a masked ball. However, among the invited guests in their exotic finery walks one who does not belong. A witch has come to Wrokeby, seeking power, seeking revenge. Her first victim is Dana Walgrim, daughter of the host, who suddenly collapses at the party, dead to the world.Dana is plunged into a mysterious coma, and her brother, Lucas, is losing hope until he learns of a similar case. The patient's name is Fernanda Capel.Suppressing her wild talents, Fern has established a successful career in PR. But the magic of the Gift will not so easily be laid aside, and now she is plagued by a recurring nightmare: of being drawn to the pinnacle of an immense Dark Tower to meet a flame-eyed shadow-figure, and signing an unholy alliance in blood.Lucas tracks Fern down; but when they meet she is convinced that they have met before… Intrigued, Fern decides to help Lucas save his sister. With the aid of her brother, Will, her friend, Gaynor, and the enigmatic Ragginbone, Fern draws upon all her power as a witch to try to bring Dana back.Fern and Lucas soon find themselves in a deadly confrontation with the new occupant of Wrokeby. As the stakes are raised, and losses are sustained on both sides, she discovers that appearances are deceptive, and that not everyone is to be trusted. And perhaps this time, Fern will find herself engaged in a battle she cannot win.
Идиоты. Харчевня двух ведьм / Conrad, Joseph. The Idiots. The Inn of the Two Witches
Автор: Джозеф Конрад
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Рассказ «Харчевня двух ведьм» повествует о странном и загадочном случае, приключившимся с одиноким путником в старой харчевне. Джозеф Конрад (настоящее имя – Юзеф Теодор Конрад Коженевский) – английский писатель польского происхождения, автор многочисленных романов и новелл, мастер морской темы в мировой литературе. Произведения Конрада проникнуты романтическими мотивами, его герои – волевые, решительные и мужественные люди. "Идиоты" – драматическая история, случившаяся однажды ночью на пустынном морском берегу. Аудиокнига на русском и английском языках. The Idiots Новелла The Inn of the Two Witches Идиоты Харчевня двух ведьм
The Dreams In The Witch-House
Автор: Говард Филлипс Лавкрафт
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The story follows Walter Gilman, who takes a room in the Witch House, an accursed house in Akham, Lovecraft's fictional New England town. The house once harbored Keziah Mason, an witch who disappeared mysteriously from a Salem jail in 1692. Gilman discovers that over the centuries most of its occupants have died prematurely. In his dreams while at the house, Gilman travels to the city of Elder Things and communes with the evil witch and her henchmen.
Esame critico con documenti inediti della storia di Demetrio di Iwan Wasiliewitch
Автор: Sebastiano Ciampi
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Полный вариант заголовка: «Esame critico con documenti inediti della storia di Demetrio di Iwan Wasiliewitch / Per Sebastiano Ciampi».
The works of the Right Honourable Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. Vol. 4
Автор: Mary Wortley Montagu
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Полный вариант заголовка: «The works of the Right Honourable Lady Mary Wortley Montagu : Vol. 4 : including her correspondence, poems, and essays : in 5 volumes / published by permission from her genuine papers».
The works of the Right Honourable Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. Vol. 1
Автор: Mary Wortley Montagu
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Полный вариант заголовка: «The works of the Right Honourable Lady Mary Wortley Montagu : Vol. 1 : including her correspondence, poems and essays : in 5 volumes / published by permission from her genuine papers».