montezuma’s daughter
Montezuma’s Daughter
Sir Henry Rider Haggard was an English writer of adventure novels set mostly in Africa, and a founder of the Lost World literary genre. Montezuma's Daughter is a story of Thomas Wingfleld, an Englishman whose adventures include having his mother murdered, a brush with the Spanish Inquisition, shipwreck, and slavery as he searches for the Spanish villian who killed his mother. Thomas's revenge quest takes him to Mexico as he sides with the Aztecs.
199 Руб.
Haggard Henry Rider Montezuma’s Daughter
Sir Henry Rider Haggard was an English writer of adventure novels set mostly in Africa, and a founder of the Lost World literary genre. Montezuma's Daughter is a story of Thomas Wingfleld, an Englishman whose adventures include having his mother murdered, a brush with the Spanish Inquisition, shipwreck, and slavery as he searches for the Spanish villian who killed his mother. Thomas's revenge quest takes him to Mexico as he sides with the Aztecs.
1369 Руб.
Rider Haggard Н. Montezuma’s daughter
Дочь Монтесумы. Книга для чтения на английском языке. Захватывающая история любви и мести разворачивается на фоне исторических событий бурного XVI века. Испанская дворянка Луиса де Гарсия, вышедшая замуж за англичанина, погибает от руки своего брата, Хуана де Гарсия, успев предсказать, что тот будет убит ее сыном Томасом. Томас дает клятву отомстить за гибель матери, оставляет свою невесту Лили и отправляется в Испанию. После ряда приключений Томас узнает, что его враг пытается скрыться в Новом Свете, и следует за ним. Там он попадает в плен к ацтекам, знакомится с принцессой Отоми – дочерью императора Монтесумы – и женится на ней. В это время испанские конкистадоры захватывают империю ацтеков и готовятся убить и семью императора. Одним из влиятельных испанских офицеров оказывается старый враг Томаса – его дядя Хуан. Схватки, бегство, жертвоприношения и падение империи – вот что предстоит пережить Томасу перед тем, как он сойдется у жерла вулкана в последнем поединке с заклятым врагом. Книга дает представление о важнейших событиях истории Англии, Испании и Америки, а ее героями выступают реальные исторические персонажи.
477 Руб.
Rider Haggard Н. Montezuma’s daughter
Дочь Монтесумы. Книга для чтения на английском языке. Захватывающая история любви и мести разворачивается на фоне исторических событий бурного XVI века. Испанская дворянка Луиса де Гарсия, вышедшая замуж за англичанина, погибает от руки своего брата, Хуана де Гарсия, успев предсказать, что тот будет убит ее сыном Томасом. Томас дает клятву отомстить за гибель матери, оставляет свою невесту Лили и отправляется в Испанию. После ряда приключений Томас узнает, что его враг пытается скрыться в Новом Свете, и следует за ним. Там он попадает в плен к ацтекам, знакомится с принцессой Отоми – дочерью императора Монтесумы – и женится на ней. В это время испанские конкистадоры захватывают империю ацтеков и готовятся убить и семью императора. Одним из влиятельных испанских офицеров оказывается старый враг Томаса – его дядя Хуан. Схватки, бегство, жертвоприношения и падение империи – вот что предстоит пережить Томасу перед тем, как он сойдется у жерла вулкана в последнем поединке с заклятым врагом. Книга дает представление о важнейших событиях истории Англии, Испании и Америки, а ее героями выступают реальные исторические персонажи.
477 Руб.
Хаггард Генри Райдер Montezuma’s Daughter = Дочь Монтесумы: на англ.яз
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. First person narration by Thomas Wingfl eld, an Englishman whose adventures include having his mother murdered, a brush with the Spanish Inquisition, shipwreck, and slavery as he searches for the Spanish villian who killed Thomas' mother. He is relating the story 70 years after it opens in 1578. Thomas' revenge quest takes him to Mexico becoming involved with Cortez as Thomas sides with the Aztecs.
1151 Руб.
Хаггард Генри Райдер Montezuma’s Daughter = Дочь Монтесумы: на англ.яз
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. First person narration by Thomas Wingfl eld, an Englishman whose adventures include having his mother murdered, a brush with the Spanish Inquisition, shipwreck, and slavery as he searches for the Spanish villian who killed Thomas' mother. He is relating the story 70 years after it opens in 1578. Thomas' revenge quest takes him to Mexico becoming involved with Cortez as Thomas sides with the Aztecs.
1151 Руб.
A Daughter`s A Daughter
The love between a mother and daughter turns to jealousy and bitterness in this intense and personal drama. Ann Prentice falls in love with Richard Caulfield and hopes for a new life and happiness. Only her daughter, Sarah, takes an instant, jealous dislike to him. Resentment slowly corrodes their relationship as each seeks comfort in the formidable and knowing Dame Laura Whitstable who remarks, “The trouble with sacrifice is that once it’s made it’s not over and done with.”“Christie is beady-eyed and brutally honest on the psychology of the motherdaughter relationship.”THE GUARDIAN“The play is a revelation and its emotional intensity is at variance with most of her crime plays. This is Christie writing with her heart rather than her head. She is not concerned with clues and suspects and alibis but with human dilemmas and life choices.”THE GUARDIAN 0
3161 Руб.
A Daughter`s A Daughter
The love between a mother and daughter turns to jealousy and bitterness in this intense and personal drama. Ann Prentice falls in love with Richard Caulfield and hopes for a new life and happiness. Only her daughter, Sarah, takes an instant, jealous dislike to him. Resentment slowly corrodes their relationship as each seeks comfort in the formidable and knowing Dame Laura Whitstable who remarks, “The trouble with sacrifice is that once it’s made it’s not over and done with.”“Christie is beady-eyed and brutally honest on the psychology of the motherdaughter relationship.”THE GUARDIAN“The play is a revelation and its emotional intensity is at variance with most of her crime plays. This is Christie writing with her heart rather than her head. She is not concerned with clues and suspects and alibis but with human dilemmas and life choices.”THE GUARDIAN 0
3161 Руб.
Printio Зубная щётка Daughter
Зубная щётка. Зубная щётка для дочери из семейного комплекта на английском языке
450 Руб.
Montezuma's Daughter
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. First person narration by Thomas Wingfield, an Englishman whose adventures include having his mother murdered, a brush with the Spanish Inquisition, shipwreck, and slavery as he searches for the Spanish villian who killed Thomas' mother. He is relating the story 70 years after it opens in 1578. Thomas' revenge quest takes him to Mexico becoming involved with Cortez as Thomas sides with the Aztecs.
199 Руб.
Wisdom's Daughter
The beautiful and immortal Ayesha tells her story of power, wisdom, love, and deception, in her own words. Arabian by birth, Ayesha's natural beauty was the cause in her father's kingdom of many wars and conflicts between jealous princes and suitors, leading to a rumor that she was cursed. Swearing an oath of celibacy, to serve Isis the Goddess of the Spirit of Nature and turn away from Aphrodite the Goddess of Love, she seeks to protect herself.
199 Руб.
Jezebel's Daughter
Filled with drama and unexpected plot twists, Collins' Jezebel's Daughter is based on a play, The Red Vial, which was produced in 1858. A story of intrigue, betrayal and misplaced trust, revolves around Mrs. Fontaine, a sinister widow who uses her dead husband's poisons and antidotes to control the futures of those around her. Filled with forensic details found in the best detective fiction, Jezebel's Daughter is remarkable in the way it handles the treatment of mental illness at the turn of the 20th Century.
199 Руб.
Jezebel's Daughter
Wilkie Collins was an English novelist, playwright, and short story writer. Filled with drama and unexpected plot twists, Collins' Jezebel's Daughter is based on a play, The Red Vial, which was produced in 1858. A story of intrigue, betrayal and misplaced trust, revolves around Mrs. Fontaine, a sinister widow who uses her dead husband's poisons and antidotes to control the futures of those around her. Filled with forensic details found in the best detective fiction, Jezebel's Daughter is remarkable in the way it handles the treatment of mental illness at the turn of the 20th Century.
199 Руб.
Wisdom’s Daughter
Sir Henry Rider Haggard was an English writer of adventure novels set mostly in Africa, and a founder of the Lost World literary genre. In Wisdom's Daughter the beautiful and immortal Ayesha tells her story of power, wisdom, love, and deception, in her own words. Arabian by birth, Ayesha's natural beauty was the cause in her father's kingdom of many wars and conflicts between jealous princes and suitors, leading to a rumor that she was cursed.
199 Руб.
The Waters Daughter
An exquisitely imagined fantasy novel about a girl who can see history with her touch. Set on the canals of Venice, from an award-winning author, this is a perfect book for fans of Frances Hardinge and Jennifer Bell for 9+ readers.Twelve-year-old Aurelia Bon can see what happened in a place by merely pressing her fingertips up against the walls. So when young boys start disappearing around an old palace, Aurelia must use her ability to find out what has happened, before the boys of Venice disappear forever...
552 Руб.
Shemilt Jane Daughter
Naomi is missing. Her mother Jenny is desperately searching for answers. But the traces of Naomi's existence reveal a very different girl to the one Jenny thought she'd raised. The more she looks, the more she learns that everyone she trusted has been keeping secrets… Is finding her the only way to put their family back together? Or will discovering the truth about Naomi finally tear them apart?
2421 Руб.