Ким. Kipling Rudyard The story of Kim (1901) unfolds against the backdrop of the political conflict between Russia and Britain in Central Asia known as The Great Came. The novel is notable for its detailed portrait of the people, culture, and varied religions of India.
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Прислуга. Стокетт Кэтрин "Прислуга" - первый роман американской писательницы Кэтрин Стокетт, вышедший в свет в 2009 году и сразу ставший бестселлером. Дело
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Man and Wife. Collins Wilkie Сюжет социально-критического романа Уилки Коллинза «Муж и жена» основан на правовом парадоксе, который приводит к непредсказуемым
Ayesha: The Return of She. Haggard Henry Rider Ayesha, the Return of She is a gothic-fantasy novel by the popular Victorian author Henry Rider Haggard, published in 1905, as a sequel to his far more popular and well known novel, She.
Horace Holly and his ward Leo Vincey once again embark on a
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Finished. Haggard Henry Rider Finished can be read as a separate story, and at the same time like the third of the trilogy after Marie and Child of Storm. It narrates, through the mouth of Allan Quatermain, the consummation of the vengeance of the wizard Zikali, alias The Opener
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The Redskins; or, Indian and Injin. Cooper James Fenimore James Fenimore Cooper was a prolific and popular American writer of the first half of the 19th century. His historical romances of frontier and Indian life in the early American days created a unique form of American literature.
This is the last
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The Rover. Conrad Joseph A novel of naval life in Napoleonic France. After forty years of piracy on Eastern seas, Citizen Peyrol returns to his native France, a country now ravaged and scarred by revolution and war. Looking for peace in which to end his days, he withdraws
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The Sea Lions: The Lost Sealers. Cooper James Fenimore James Fenimore Cooper was a prolific and popular American writer of the first half of the 19th century. His historical romances of frontier and Indian life in the early American days created a unique form of American literature.
The plot of The Sea
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Precaution. Cooper James Fenimore Precaution is the first novel written by American author James Fenimore Cooper. It was written in imitation of contemporary English domestic novels like those of Jane Austen and Amelia Opie.
In the customary practice of the day Cooper was reading
Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare William Уильям Шекспир - один из самых значимых и таинственных писателей, эталон английской поэзии и драматургии. Споры по поводу его авторства
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Novel Notes. Jerome K.Jerome Jerome Klapka Jerome (1859 —1927) was an English writer and humourist. The author sets himself a Herculean task, as main character in his own novel: to fictionally compose another novel, in collaboration with a trio of his pipe-party bachelor
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The Lost World. Conan Doyle Arthur Arthur Oman Doyle (1859 — 1930) was an English writer best known for his detective stories about Sherlock Holmes. "The Lost World" tells the story of a journalist Edward Malone who decides to join the dangerous but exciting expedition to a world
Collected Tales. Volume 1. Gaskell Elizabeth Cleghorn Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell was an English novelist, biographer, and short story writer. Her novels offer a detailed portrait of the lives of many strata of Victorian society, including the very poor, and are of interest to social historians as well
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Collected Tales. Part 2. Haggard Henry Rider Sir Henry Rider Haggard was an English writer of adventure novels set largely in Africa, and a founder of the Lost World literary genre. His stories, situated at the lighter end of Victorian literature, continue to be popular and influential.
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The Purcell Papers. Part 1. Fanu Joseph Sheridan Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (1814—1873) was an Irish writer of Gothic novels, one of the most influential ghost story writers of the nineteenth century. "The Purcell Papers I" is a collection of early works of the author, united by one vivid
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Ruth. Volume 8. Gaskell Elizabeth Cleghorn Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell was an English novelist, biographer, and short story writer. Even though a fallen woman would seem a less-than-ideal choice for a Victorian heroine, Elizabeth Gaskell courageously created just such a portrait in Rutb.
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Poems. Volume 10. Bronte Anne, Bronte Charlotte, Bronte Emily The Brontes were a nineteenth-century literary family, born in the village of Thornton and later associated with the village of Haworth in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England. The sisters are well known as poets and novelists. This is a volume of
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The Adventures of Brigadier Gerard. Part 2. Conan Doyle Arthur Arthur Conan Doyle was a British writer best known for his detective fiction featuring the character Sherlock Holmes. His works also include fantasy and science fiction, as well as plays, romances, non-fiction and historical novels. "The Adventures
The World Set Free. Wells Herbert George Herbert George Wells (1866—1946) was an English writer. He was prolific in many genres, writing dozens of novels, short stories, and works of social commentary, but he is now best remembered for his science fiction novels. "The World Set Free" is
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Мир волшебных сказок. Алая книга Представляем новое издание известнейших сказок Г.Х. Андерсена, Ш. Перро, братьев Гримм, сказок 1001 ночи и прочих любимых детьми и
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Pelham, or The Adventures of a Gentleman. Bulwer-Lytton Edward Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803—1873) was an English novelist, poet, playwright and politician. A lot of his works contributed to the early growth of the science fiction genre. "Pelham, or The Adventures of a Gentleman" is a novel which describes the
Lady Anna. Trollope Anthony Anthony Trollope (1815-1882) was an English novelist of the Victorian era. Among his best-known works is a series of novels collectively known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, which revolves around the imaginary county of Barsetshire. "Lady Anna"
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Palliser novels. Can You Forgive Her? Part 2. Trollope Anthony Anthony Trollope (1815-1882) was an English novelist of the Victorian era. Among his best-known works is a series of novels collectively known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, which revolves around the imaginary county of Barsetshire. "Can You
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Призрак оперы. Уровень 4. Леру Г. Роман Гастона Леру был впервые опубликован в 1909 году и с тех пор стал одним из самых ярких явлений массовой культуры. "Призрак оперы"
Скотный двор. Оруэлл Д. Повесть-притча "Скотный двор" Джорджа Оруэлла полна острого сарказма и политической сатиры. Обитатели фермы олицетворяют самые ужасные
The Martian Chronicles. Брэдбери Р. Рэй Брэдбери (1920-2012) - всемирно известный создатель шедевров научной фантастики. Именно научной, поскольку наука, по убеждению писателя,
Скорбь сатаны. Уровень 4. Корелли М. Талантливый писатель Джеффри Темпест – герой мистического романа Марии Корелли «Скорбь сатаны», прозябающий в нищете и мечтающий о
Черная стрела. Стивенсон Роберт Льюис Предлагаем вниманию читателей повесть знаменитого английского писателя-романтика Р.Л. Стивенсона "Черная стрела", посвященную
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Английские сказки для девочек. Уровень 1 В книге вас ждут замечательные сказки на английском языке, которые будут интересны всем: «Красавица и чудовище», «Золушка», «Спящая