Victor Ambrus était un illustrateur britannique, réputé pour son travail sur des livres d'histoire, de contes populaires et d'histoires d'animaux. Il a également acquis une reconnaissance pour ses visualisations de sites archéologiques dans la série télévisée Time Team. L'art d'Ambrus insuffle la vie au passé, offrant des interprétations visuelles vives de décors historiques. Son style distinctif confère aux récits historiques et populaires une atmosphère unique et captivante.
The magic of Herriot's storytelling has never been more vivid than in this collection of 53 stories about the Yorkshire vet's favorite animal and man's best friend. Each story is introduced by Herriot and enhanced by one of Victor Ambrus's masterful drawings. A major publishing event for a worldwide audience. Martin's.
When Herriot is called out on a spring morning, it feels like vetting at its best - an easy, trouble-free case, a nice farmer and a docile patient. But within seconds of administering a new drug, the horse crashes to the ground in front of a shocked vet.
Frankenstein est un roman original à plus d'un titre. Sa première version, publiée sans nom d'auteur, a été écrite par une jeune femme de 19 ans. Le livre est considéré, en outre, comme le dernier roman gothique et comme l'un des tout premiers romans de science-fiction. Il raconte l'histoire d'un «savant fou», Victor Frankenstein, qui, par ambition démesurée, en vient à créer un être humain à partir de cadavres et d'une «étincelle de vie». Ce sera, hélas, le point de départ de nombreux malheurs.
Tout va changer dans la vie du jeune Jim Hawkins le jour où le " capitaine ", un vieux forban taciturne et grand amateur de rhum, s'installe dans l'auberge de ses parents, à " L'Amiral Benbow ". Jim comprend vite que cet étranger n'est pas un client ordinaire. En effet, lorsqu'un effrayant aveugle frappe à la porte de l'auberge isolée, apportant au marin la tache noire symbole des pirates et synonyme de mort, la chasse au trésor a déjà commencé !
A horse in nineteenth-century England recounts his experiences with both good and bad masters.
'The Canterbury Tales', compiled in the late fourteenth century, is an incisive portrait, infused with Chaucer's wry wit and vibrant, poetical language. He evokes a spestrum of colourful characters, from the bawdy Wife of Bath to the gallant Knight, the fastidious Prioress and the burly, drunken Miller. As they wend their way from Southwark to Canterbury, tales are told to pass the time, and the stories are as diverse as the narrators, encompassing themes such as adultery, revenge, courtly love, lechery, avarice and penitence. As humorous today as when it was written over six centuries ago, 'The Canterbury Tales' remains one of the most popular and enjoyable of the classic works of literature.
The marriage of Gertrude and Walter Morel has become a battleground. Repelled by her uneducated and sometimes violent husband, delicate Gertrude devotes her life to her children, especially to her sons, William and Paul - determined they will not follow their father into working down the coal mines. But conflict is evitable when Paul seeks to escape his mother's suffocating grasp through relationships with women his own age. Set in Lawrence's native Nottinghamshire, "Sons and Lovers" (1913) is a highly autobiographical and compelling portrayal of childhood, adolescence and the clash of generations.
When Helen is kidnapped by Paris, a Trojan prince, the Greek army lays siege to Troy. The Iliad tells of the nine-year war for revenge, thrillingly recounting the fierce battles between both armies' greatest warriors. This dramatic retelling of Homer's epic story retains all the excitement of the original. Nick McCarty's fast-paced, lyrical retelling is perfectly pitched for grades 4 and above, while the evocative black-and-white artworks by legendary historical illustrator Victor Ambrus bring the dramatic tale to thrilling life
A visual record of the history of warfare, with a concise text explaining the background to each battle scene.