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What is honor and dignity for an officer? Perhaps it is the most important thing that he must cherish no matter what. In 1787 ship Bounty departs from the coast of England. Officer Christian Fletcher, a young fourteen-year-old assistant officer Peter Heywood, sailor John Adams and captain William Bligh are on the deck, parting with the shores of the homeland. The men are encouraged by the future journey, as they have to visit Tahiti. But they do not even guess what adventures are to happen to them. Not all of them will see their beloved England again. The ship has 33 sailors and 11 officers. The captain is very concerned as it is his first ship. He cares about the sailors but not about his assistant officers, to whom his demands are clearly overstated. The captain’s right hand and best friend in the past Christian suffers most form this demanding leadership. A year later, the ship leaves the coast of Tahiti. Christian decides to escape. Sailor John Adams stops him and proposes to solve the problem with the intolerable captain.

This book will introduce Ireland to you. This country is incredibly beautiful. There are many mountains and rivers. One can see emerald greenery there. Certainly, you have heard that the Irish are the most drinking people in Europe. That they are the descendants of the redheaded Celts. You have also heard about the Irish step and the pubs. There are lots of famous Irishmen. The book contains an overview on geography, sport, history, religion, language, music, dance and wars. It includes the descriptions of the most significant cities. The material is presented in a fascinating form as an experienced teacher created this book. The author teaches the course on «Northern Ireland» at the university. This writer is famous not only for writing historical novels but also for criminal ones. His books are very popular among the English learners.

The first story tells us about a woman who had three sons. They lived in the village. The family was poor but happy. So the boys found a job. They received magical things as a salary. In the second story, you will learn about an evil queen, who had the most beautiful daughter in the world. The Queen didn't want to let her young princess get married. She just enjoyed the girl's torment. One day, a resourceful Prince appeared. The third story is about a poor man named Hans. He was happy and very cheerful until he met a witch. In the fourth story you will read about a fisherman who was poor and couldn't catch enough fish to feed his family. Once he got lucky. In the fifth story the main character is a king with ten sons and one daughter. Unfortunately his wife died. Soon a wicked stepmother came to the royal family.

Every child has the right to education. He must have a big classroom where he can study. He must have good teachers and books. The government's duty is to take care of these necessary things. That is how it should be. But our world is not perfect and the inspector who checks schools knows about this. He arrived in this Pakistani village to check out the room and how the classes are being taught. He has to control the conditions and quality of the children's education. The Inspector has been holding this post for three years. He has been constantly travelling around the towns and villages of this region. Everywhere he faces the same problems: lack of books, lazy students, carefree people and teachers who work only for gifts and extra fees. But here he has one more difficult task. He cannot find the only school in this village. The Inspector wanders through the dirty streets and fields. The only local resident who he meets is also unable to help him.

Have you ever wondered what will be with our planet in five hundred years? How will the infrastructure develop? What will happen to the nature? Richard lives in the world, which is significantly different from ours. They live in villages instead of cities. They use bicycles as transport. In the forests, there are only wild animals. Every inhabitant of this world must bring his Year of Sharing when he reaches the age of twelve. It means the child will go to the wild forest to live alone. This term lasts for a whole year. They do it for learning to share the world with the animals. This way every person finds a new family in the wild. Tomorrow Richard is going somewhere deep into the forest. He cannot even imagine how many dangers are waiting for him there.

This is one of the stories of the English writer about the well-known detective Sherlock Holmes. One elderly governess seeks help from him. She asks Mr. Holmes to find her ward Lady Frances. Every two weeks the governess used to get letters from Lady Frances Carfax. But she got no letters for the last five weeks. The fortune of Lady Frances is modest. Still she inherited some rarest jewels. She always carries them with her. Sherlock Holmes is very busy so he lets his best friend Dr. Watson investigate this case. The doctor goes to Switzerland. He arrives at the hotel where Lady Frances usually stops at. Dr. Watson does not find her. Watson finds out that she had suddenly left in an unknown direction. Before that, a man with a beard visited Lady Frances. The truth is that this stranger haunted her.

This book created by an English writer and journalist was published in 1905. There are four short stories about people from five towns. The stories are filled with irony, satire and easiness. The cycle opens with the 'News of the Engagement'. This story is about one son who tries to tell his mother about his engagement. He does not know how to do it better as she is a widow and he is her only child. In the story, 'The Burglary' the judge arranges a burglary in his own house to get rid of a strange portrait of himself. 'Beginning the New Year' is about a man who returned home after 23 years. 'The Silent Brothers' is about two brothers who have not spoken to each other for ten years. They make a marriage proposal to the same girl in order to get money by will.

The name of the detective queen is known to everyone. The fans of the genre read her novels and revise the screen versions, guessing who the real killer is. The main characters of the stories of Christie — Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot are worldwide famous. These characters are different, only united by their brilliant mind. We know them well enough. But what do we know about the writer? This book will tell you the story of Agatha Christie. The growing up of Agatha Miller passes and she starts travelling. You will visit the countries and the continents with the future writer. The world will surprisingly change during the narration. You will be able learn about the personal experiences of Agatha and her first steps in literal creativity. This magnificent woman lived an extraordinary life.

The priest created this book two centuries ago. He wrote this work to educate his own children. The book had to instill the family values and explain to them how to treat land. It taught to be conscious and sympathetic. The story begins with one family. They go out on the voyage. The ship is caught in a storm and the family manages to get to an uninhabitable tropical island. The husband, the wife and four sons survive. What should they do now? How will they make a living? What will they eat? The family makes a temporary camp and starts exploring the island. They are searching for some remaining items from the ship that might be useful to them. The findings will facilitate life on the island. The parents have farming and housekeeping skills. Still the family faces the same problem. How long will they have to stay on the island?

The vacation of the couple Conwall is coming to the end. They leave rainy England and go back to their homeland — Madrid. They are travelling by the ship. Aboard the ship, the couple gets acquainted with an American student. It is the first time this student has travelled alone and this is the reason she had bought a yellow Fiat. The Conwalls learn some news: the Countess of Montalban died. She was one of the richest women in Spain. Also, she was the owner of the famous earrings 'The eyes of Montezuma'. These earrings had the two biggest diamonds in the country. The jewelry had belonged to her family for 200 years since they were brought from Mexico. Shortly before her death, the countess donated them to the museum. The Conwalls arrive and an unpleasant surprise is expecting them. The American student had disappeared and a now stranger drives her car. Somebody steals the Countess' earrings from the museum.

Hughie was a charming and handsome young man but quite poor. He inherited only 15 books and a sword from his father. This inheritance was more like a precious memory and nothing else. After Hughie had tried, in vain, numerous ways of honest ways to earn, he got despaired. There was even one more point to be so desperate – the father of his beloved refused to give his approval for their marriage. What should Hughie do? The miserable man went to his painter friend… The Irish philosopher, esthete, writer and poet Oscar Wild wrote this masterpiece in 1887. Wilde's name is connected with the rebellion against Victorian morality with its substitution of bad for good and vice versa. His prose intended to offend the socially accepted tastes and conventions. In this story, the author expressed a kind of a protest against the dominance of practicality and the absolute common sense.

The man wakes up in an unfamiliar beautiful room and cannot get where he is and who he is. He is alone on the bed in an empty room with the expensive pieces of furniture. His head is hurting, he is very thirsty, but he is too weak to ask for help and falls asleep. Next time he is awake, another man comes in a black classic suit with a glass of water and a gun. He starts asking questions the man on the bed — who he is and what he was doing. The man with the gun hits the prisoner every time he does not get the answers. However, little by little the memory starts to return. Pieces by pieces the injured man is beginning to remember what had happened before he was hit in the back of his head. Then he hears voices out the door that say they need answers in two days or… the man doesn't want to think what will be then...

All mysterious and unexplained always hypnotizes us. We follow the traditions and believe in signs. The book «Mystery of Coniston Water» tells the readers about a shy and talented girl Julie, who faced the mysterious events at the camp. She was looking forward to a trip to the camp Holly How. Her friend asked her not to go there. The camp had a bad reputation because of the horrible events which happened there several years ago. Julie didn't trust in gossip. She dreamt to make a lot of friends and have fun before school starts. Instead of that, she met an odd girl Anna, who revealed to her, what Lake Coniston Water was hiding. The authors Terry Tomscha and Peggy Albers created a fascinating story. The admirers of mystery will like it.

It's hard to hope or dream when there is a war on. There is no hope that tomorrow will come. Clare West has brought one life story from India. «The Kite-Marker» is about one married couple Ahmed Rasool and Zaheera. They love and always support each other. The husband decides to distract from heavy thoughts about war which tormented him day by day and participate in the Utraan festival. Rasool wants to make a kite for the festival although his wife convinces him it’s not a good time for a holiday. Indeed, there is grief in their house. But when the kite is made, Zaheera changes her mind and helps her husband. As the family doesn't lose courage, the destiny presents them the greatest gift. Clare West has managed to answer the main question in the small story — what is the most important thing in life? This story shows that when love and hope live in the family, nothing will destroy it — neither war, nor hunger, nor fear …

Ruskin Bond is rightly considered to be one of the greatest Indian writers in modern times. The author works in different genres but all his books have one thing in common: they are written from the heart. Bond keeps his stories simple and touching at the same time. Most of his books are inspired by real life experience and have a deep philosophical meaning. «The Night Train at Deoli» is no exception. It portrays how one event, memory or dream can truly change life. The story is told from the point of view of a young college student who visits his grandmother during summer holidays. The train passes through a small local station in the jungle. The boy always feels intrigued by this lonely place. One day he meets a girl there who will affect his life in an unexpected way.