В основу адаптации положена известная повесть американского писателя Марка Твена «Принц и нищий». Книга снабжена комментариями, упражнениями, словарем и предназначена учащимся 5—8 классов средних школ, лицеев, гимназий, студентам I—II курсов неязыковых вузов, а также широкому кругу лиц, изучающих английский язык самостоятельно или под руководством преподавателя.
Two babies born on the same day into very different lives. One is a prince and the other is a pauper who will grow up begging on the streets of London. Ten years later they meet and change places. For a short time they enjoy it but then they cannot change back. That same day, the old King dies. Will a pauper now be King of England? Russian comments to the text
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The Course of Empire
Conquered by the Jao twenty years ago, the Earth is shackled under alien tyranny—and threatened by the even more dangerous Ekhat, who are sending a genocidal extermination fleet to the solar system. Humanity's only chance rests with an unusual pair of allies: a young Jao prince, newly arrived to Terra to assume his duties, and a young human woman brought up amongst the Jao occupiers.
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In the CliffsComplete guides, the novel's complete text and a glossary appear side-by-side with coordinating numbered lines to help you understand unusual words and phrasing. You'll also find all the commentary and resources of a standard CliffsNotes for Literature.
CliffsComplete King Henry IV, Part 1 follows the play's alternating comic and serious scenes as a young prince rebels against his father, who happens to be king, until he must go to the king's aid to stamp out the rebellion of nobles.
An established master of military SF, Weber, and a fast-rising comer in the genre, Ringo, combine forces in the first of a new series sure to please their fans. Prince Roger Ramius Sergei Alexander Chiang MacClintock has a problem. Thanks to terrorist sabotage, he and a company of space marines are marooned in the wilderness of the planet Marduk ...
