Charles Dickens once commented that in each of his Christmas stories there is “an express text preached on . . . always taken from the lips of Christ.” This preaching, Linda M. Lewis contends, does not end with his Christmas stories but extends throughout the body of his work. In Dickens, His Parables, and His Reader, Lewis examines parable and allegory in nine of Dickens’s novels as an entry into understanding the complexities of the relationship between Dickens and his reader.
From Nicholas Sparks, America's favorite chronicler of love stories, comes the long-awaited follow-up to The Notebook - a story of an ordinary man who goes to extraordinary lengths to win back the love of his life.
After thirty years, Wilson Lewis is forced to face a painful truth. His wife, Jane, has fallen out of love with him, and it is entirely his fault...
The Chronicles of Narnia (Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations)
British scholar and author Clive Staples Lewis (1898 - 1963) wrote more than 40 books, including science fiction, literary criticism, Christian apologetics, and poetry, but his most popular works remain the seven children's books that constitute "The Chronicles of Narnia", published between 1950 and 1956. Drawing on biblical symbols, Greek and Roman mythology, and English and Irish fairy tales, Lewis was able to create the enchanted setting of Narnia, a fictional world where magic meets reality.
Lewis Carrol.Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There(Английский клуб)
Книга знакомит читателя с творчеством известного английского писателя Льюиса Кэрролла. Его бессмертная сказка "Алиса в Зазеркалье" является продолжением "Приключений Алисы в Стране Чудес". Девочка Алиса, попав по ту сторону зеркала, оказывается в сказочной стране, где ее ждет много интересных, забавных, а порой и опасных встреч. Текст книги адаптирован, снабжен постраничным комментарием, упражнениями и англо-русским словарем. Пособие может быть использовано как на уроках английского языка, так и в качестве увлекательного чтения.