From the bestselling author of The Miniaturist. Jessie Burton's Hidden Treasure is the phenomenal page-turning story of two children whose lives collide when they find an ancient treasure with the power to return to them the most precious thing they have ever lostFor the people who live on the banks of the Thames, the river is a living, breathing thing. It can take your treasures. It can hide your treasures. And, sometimes, it can give them back.Bo and Billy are two children who…
Written in the early 1590s, Shakespeare's version of the story of Richard III, more properly known as The Tragedy of Richard the Third, depicts events that happened more than a century before.
The story is based on the unfinished History of Richard III by Sir Thomas More, writing as the Tudor dynasty was seeking to consolidate its position. Shakespeare portrays his usurping, hunchbacked Richard as truly villainous, with few redeeming features. Yet as he strives to consolidate power, he is a…
"إن شاء الله في شارع الضاهر في ساحة المعبد تنشر شجرة الجوافة أريجها" أندا هاريل داجان من قصيدة شاعرة يهودية انتمت إلى حركة "هاشومير هاتسعير" الصهيونية، وظلت رغم هجرتها إلى إسرائيل تشعر بالحنين لحيّها القديم: حي الظاهر
نرى في رواية “سقوط أوراق التين” للكاتب (مينا عادل جيد) مترجمًا يحيا بين القرنين السادس والسابع الميلاديين، مضى في رحلة شديدة الخصوصية.. يعثر هذا المترجم على مخطوطة نادرة كُتبت باللغة القبطية، وأخذته من دون خيارٍ ربما إلى رحلة متفردة.. فما الذي تحويه هذه المخطوطة؟
نُشر هذا الكتاب للمرة الأولى عام ١٩٤٧، أي قبل النكبة وتأسيس دولة إسرائيل، ويُعد من أوائل الدراسات المصرية التي تناولت القضية الفلسطينية من منظور يساري. وهو العمل الثالث لأحمد صادق سعد بعد «مشكلة الفلاح» (١٩٤٥) و«مأساة التموين» (١٩٤٥)يحلّل المؤلف الظروف التاريخية والسياسية التي أوقعت فلسطين «بين مخالب» الاستعمار البريطاني وحليفه الاستعمار الصهيوني، ويفنّد المزاعم الصهيونية بشأن «الحق التاريخي»، كما يرفض فكرة تقسيم فلسطين إلى دولتين، التي طُرحت للمرة الأولى في أعقاب هزيمة ثورة ١٩٣٦–١٩٣٩تفتح…
A novel of serendipity, of fortunes won and lost, and of the spectre of imprisonment that hangs over all aspects of Victorian society, Charles Dickens's Little Dorrit is edited with an introduction by Stephen Wall in Penguin Classics.
Join traveling reporter Tintin and his faithful dog Snowy, along with well-known friends such as Captain Haddock, as they embark on extraordinary adventures spanning historical and political events, fantasy and science-fiction adventures and thrilling mysteries. These full-color graphic novels broke new ground when they were first released and became the inspiration for countless modern-day comic artists.This repackaged hardcover volume contains 3 classic Tintin stories, including: Tintin…
Join Tintin and Snowy—the world's greatest adventurers—as they solve thrilling mysteries around the world!The classic graphic novel. Investigating a mysterious plane crash, Tintin discovers he's onto something big! The case leads Tintin to Scotland, where he learns of a monster that stalks a lonely island.
Join Tintin and Snowy—the world's greatest adventurers—as they solve thrilling mysteries around the world!The classic graphic novel. Professor Calculus is building a rocket, but Tintin quickly realizes that there are spies around every corner trying to steal the professor's design! When Professor Calculus' rocket finally takes off for the moon, Tintin and his dog Snowy are on board.
Join Tintin and Snowy—the world's greatest adventurers—as they solve thrilling mysteries around the world!The classic graphic novel. On their way to Sydney, Tintin and Captain Haddock run into an old friend, a pilot who offers them a ride on a private jet. But when the plane gets hijacked, Tintin and the Captain find themselves prisoners on a deserted volcanic island!
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