English learner's library: Franny - Salinger J. D.
A manual for independent reading in order to improve reading skills and reading comprehension in English. Comments and glossary in Ukrainian and Russian. One of the popular series of the publishing house "Knowledge", focused on independent study of the English language. In particular, the “English Learner's Library” is a book series that was published from February 1995 to December 2012 with the support of the Renaissance Foundation (Soros Foundation). It was issued as an addendum to the newspaper “English Learner's Digest” and included the publication of works of English and American writers, as well as manuals for teaching reading in English.
Huckleberry Finn, rebel against school and church, casual inheritor of gold treasure, rafter of the Mississippi, and savior of Jim the runaway slave, is the archetypical American maverick.
Mark Twain defined classic as "a book which people praise and don't read"; Huckleberry Finn is a happy exception to his own rule. Twain's mastery of dialect, coupled with his famous wit, has made Adventures of Huckleberry Finn one of the most loved and distinctly American classics ever written.
A diamond necklace is stolen from a museum. Everyone who works at the museum could be guilty. But who really took the necklace, and why? The police suspect Paul, a young student. So Paul must find the real thief.
Frankenstein is probably the most famous horror story in the world. Victor Frankenstein is a young scientist who creates a monster from parts of dead bodies. At first the monster looks for love and wants to be kind. But soon, he learns to hate people and becomes evil. Frankenstein has learnt how to create life. But will this life destroy him?
About Love and Other Stories (annotated) A unique collection of Chekhov's most lyrical stories in a new translation of great skill and originality, published to coincide with the centenary of Chekhov's death. The stories are arranged chronologically to show the evolution of Chekhov's art and include familiar as well as less well-known works.
