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During a summer festival in an English spa town Miles Quentin, a distinguished actor, and his devoted wife become friendly with the local MP Geoffrey Thornton, and his young daughters Robin and Kit. All of these attractive, intelligent and busy people seem untroubled at first. But the surface of their lives conceals problems which start to come to light after the Quentin's return to their Lon...

Dodie Smith's The Hundred and One Dalmatians, later adapted by Disney, was declared a classic when first published in 1956. The Starlight Barking, Dodie's own long-forgotten sequel, is a thrilling new adventure for Pongo and his family, lavishly illustrated by the same artist team as the first book. As the story opens, every living creature except dogs is gripped by an enchanted sleep. O...

From the author of I Capture the Castle and The Hundred and One Dalmatians, an unusual adventure in which humour and more than a touch of strangeness are inextricably blended. When Jane Minton arrives at Dome House as a secretary-housekeeper, she finds herself sharing the comfortable country home of four attractive young people. Their charming widower father, Rupert Carrington is too occupied with...

A determined young Lancashire girl arrives in London intent on a stage career - this tale from the author of I Capture the Castle is told with the candour and authenticity that derives from Dodie Smith's own experience of the theatre world. Mouse never did fully suit her nickname. Tiny she may have been, but timid never. After less than twenty-four hours in London she had bluffed...

У пана та пані Любеньких живе пара чудових собак-далматинців — Понґо й Леді. Господарі надзвичайно їх люблять і не можуть натішитися п’ятнадцятьма цуценятами, які народжуються невдовзі. Проте у затишному будиночку Любеньких ніхто й не підозрює, яка небезпека чигає на маленьких далматинців…

У живущих с супругами Дирли (англ. Dearly, в русском переводе Милоу) далматинов Понго и Миссис рождаются их первые щенки. Вскоре, однако, малышей похищают. Загадку исчезновения щенков не может решить даже Скотланд-Ярд, и собакам-родителям приходится заняться поисками самостоятельно. Выясняется, что щенков с помощью своих подручных братьев Бэдданс (англ. Badduns, в русских переводах Негодяйло, Парш...

Эти книжки приятно держать в руках - твердый переплет каждой из них обтянут искусственным мехом. А на картонных страницах нарисованы красочные картинки из жизни маленьких забавных далматинцев.