Princess of Mars. Level 2
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Can"t understand what Elon Musk is talking about Mars? Do you blush if you have to speak English? With the Princess of Mars, your English will be released in extraterrestrial orbit! The famous novel by Edgar Rice Burrose once inspired whole generations of boys, of whom such science fiction writers as Ray Bredbury grew up, Robert Heinline and Arthur Clark. In the book in 2012, the film “John Carter”, one of the most box office of the Russian rental.
Edgar Rice Burrose - the author who gave the world Tarzan and John Carter, initially did not think to become a writer. After an unsuccessful career of military and unsuccessful enterprises, he decided, reading popular magazines at leisure, which he himself could write no worse. And he was not mistaken. Several dozens of popular adventure novels in different cycles came out from under his pen. One of them you are holding in your hands now. “Princess of Mars” opens one of the most popular cycles of E. R. Burrose, telling about a gentleman from Virginia - John Carter. The veteran of the Civil War in the United States, fleeing in a cave from red -skinned, enters Mars. The arid red planet has become for local residents the arena of the struggle for meager resources. John Carter, an involuntary participant in this struggle, will also have to take up the weapon to protect his love.
The text is adapted for the continuing to study the English language (level 2-Pre-Intermediate) The book contains a dictionary and detailed comments. The author of the adaptation is the wonderful linguist Alexander Igorevna Smirnova
Edgar Rice Burrose - the author who gave the world Tarzan and John Carter, initially did not think to become a writer. After an unsuccessful career of military and unsuccessful enterprises, he decided, reading popular magazines at leisure, which he himself could write no worse. And he was not mistaken. Several dozens of popular adventure novels in different cycles came out from under his pen. One of them you are holding in your hands now. “Princess of Mars” opens one of the most popular cycles of E. R. Burrose, telling about a gentleman from Virginia - John Carter. The veteran of the Civil War in the United States, fleeing in a cave from red -skinned, enters Mars. The arid red planet has become for local residents the arena of the struggle for meager resources. John Carter, an involuntary participant in this struggle, will also have to take up the weapon to protect his love.
The text is adapted for the continuing to study the English language (level 2-Pre-Intermediate) The book contains a dictionary and detailed comments. The author of the adaptation is the wonderful linguist Alexander Igorevna Smirnova
Author:
Author:Берроуз Э.Р.
Cover:
Cover:Soft
Category:
- Category:Arts & Photography
- Category:Languages
- Category:Reference books
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian, English
Paper:
Paper:printing
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:12+
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-17-150490-8
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