A lonely boy living on his uncle\"s farm in the Lincolnshire Fens, Richard Mardick\"s solitary existence is interrupted by a chance meeting, and idyllic love affair, with Lucy. A disused brickfield is the scene of their clandestine meetings, and it is there that Richard finds her drowned in a muddy pool....

At the turn of the twentieth century, two children play on an English beach. Eustace, a gentle, dreamy, boy with a weak heart, relies on his older sister Hilda. As young adults, Eustace and Hilda are unexpectedly invited to stay at the grand country house of the wealthy Staveley family....

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact....

Overcome with grief at her husband\"s death, Lady Franklin, an eligible young widow, unburdens herself to Leadbitter - a gallant, hard-bitten ex-soldier who has invested his savings in the car he drives for hire - as he takes her on a series of journeys....

Вниманию читателей предлагается сборник популярных рассказов-триллеров английских и американских авторов. Издание рассчитано на лиц, владеющих основами английского языка и совершенствующих свои навыки в нем. ...

Disparities between Appalachian and Non-Appalachians in Kentucky have not changed over time. Appalachian men and woman have lower education and income, and greater unemployment factors creating barriers to access to health care....

L.P. Hartley\"s moving exploration of a young boy\"s loss of innocence The Go-Between is edited with an introduction and notes by Douglas Brooks-Davies in Penguin Modern Classics....

\'The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there\', begins L. P. Hartley\'s tale of nostalgia, the reawakening of lost memories and sexual awareness. It is 1952....

Leo becomes a secret messenger for his friend Marcus’ beautiful older sister and a local farmer. But then he realises what their messages are about, and his whole life begins to change. 17,893 words. British English....

Classic / British English It is the summer of 1900 and Leo is staying with his friend Marcus. Leo likes Marcus\'s beautiful older sister very much. To make her happy, he becomes a secret messenger for her and a local farmer. But then he realises what their messages are about, and his whole life begins to change....