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. «Is He Popenjoy?» is a comic novel, which tells a story of the Marquis of Brotherton who returns…
You who so plod amid serious things that you feel it shame to give yourself up even for a few short moments to mirth and joyousness in the land of Fancy; you who think that life hath naught to do with innocent laughter that can harm no one; these pages are not for you. Clap…
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. «Is He Popenjoy?» is a comic novel, which tells a story of the Marquis of Brotherton who returns to England…
Jerome Klapka Jerome was an English writer and humourist. Collected Short Stories is a series of sketchy tales of relationships and acquaintences. These are gentle, undemanding stories of couples in love, several men with peculiar character traits and anecdotal mishaps. Top100 Classic Books RUGRAM, 2018 год
Etienne Gerard is a hero of the French army, a veteran of the Napoleonic wars, and a vain and boastful teller of tales that star himself and his exploits. This collection of satiric short stories, originally published in The Strand magazine in the 1890s, includes: .- «How the Brigadier came to the Castle of Gloom»…
Joseph Conrad was a Polish-British writer regarded as one of the greatest novelists to write in the English language. Though he did not speak English fluently until his twenties, he was a master stylist, both lush and precise, who brought a non-English sensibility into English literature. A Personal Record is Conrad’s account of himself, his…
Lord Arthur Saviles Crime and Other Stories, a much acclaimed collection of short semi-comic mystery stories, was first published in 1891. It includes: Lord Arthur Saviles Crime, The Canterville Ghost, The Sphinx Without a Secret, The Model Millionaire, and The Portrait of Mr. W. H. . Palmyra Classics Пальмира, 2017 год
Daniel Defoe was an English trader, writer, pamphleteer and journalist. He is most famous for his novel «Robinson Crusoe», which is second only to the Bible in its number of translations. A Tour Through the Whole Island of Great Britain is an account of author’s travels, first published in three volumes between 1724 and 1727….
Daniel Defoe was an English trader, writer, pamphleteer and journalist. He is most famous for his novel «Robinson Crusoe», which is second only to the Bible in its number of translations. A Tour Through the Whole Island of Great Britain is an account of author’s travels, first published in three volumes between 1724 and 1727….
The Great Gatsby (1925) follows a cast of characters living in the fictional town of West Egg on prosperous Long Island in the summer of 1922. The story primarily concerns the young and mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and his quixotic passion and obsession for the beautiful former debutante Daisy Buchanan and explores themes of decadence,…
Sir Henry Rider Haggard was an English writer of adventure novels set mostly in Africa, and a founder of the Lost World literary genre. These two novels take place in ancient Fgupt. Moon of Israel narrates the events of the Biblical Exodus from Egypt told from the perspective of a scribe named Ana. The hero…
Sir Henry Rider Haggard was an English writer of adventure novels set mostly in Africa, and a founder of the Lost World literary genre. Beatrice follows the story of the Welsh title character Beatrice Granger, a teacher, and the affair that takes place with an unhappily married man, Geoffrey Bingham. Trouble awaits, in the form…
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. This volume contains some of his most wonderful short stories, including «The Sea Raiders» — the story…
Готический роман М. Льюиса, впервые опубликованный в 1796 году, стал настоящей сенсацией своего времени и остаётся столь же увлекательным для современного читателя. Монах Амбросио покорён прекрасной Матильдой, которая, попав в монастырь в мальчишеском облачении, вызвала его интерес. Удовлетворив свою страсть к Матильде, которая оказывается орудием в руках дьявола, Амбросио не останавливается. У монаха назревает план…
Карло Коллоди — это всемирно известный итальянский писатель и журналист, известный прежде всего своей детской сказкой «Приключения Пиноккио. История деревянной куклы». Деревянный мальчик Пиноккио очень хочет стать настоящим человеком, но чтобы претворить его мечту в реальность, судьба приготовила Пиноккио множество препятствий и испытаний: голод, холод, обман Кота и Лисы, проверку на честность и многое другое……
Wilhelm Hauff was a writer of extraordinary fancy and invention, but working for a more obvious purpose, and producing narratives more related in character to popular legends. He was born in 1802, at Stuttgard, and in early life showed a great predilection for telling childish narratives. Being designed for the theological profession, he went to…
Серия книг «Зарубежная классика — читай в оригинале» — это бессмертные произведения великих мастеров пера, написанные ими на их родном языке и наречии. Книги из этой серии помогут читателю углубленно изучать иностранные языки, обогатят его внутренний мир и по-новому откроют произведения известных классиков. Учись английскому у Уильяма Шекспира! Неадаптированное издание на английском языке. . Книга…
One of the few advantages that India has over England is a great Knowability. After five years’ service a man is directly or indirectly acquainted with the two or three hundred Civilians in his Province, all the Messes of ten or twelve Regiments and Batteries, and some fifteen hundred other people of the non-official caste….
Серия книг «Зарубежная классика — читай в оригинале» — это бессмертные произведения великих мастеров пера, написанные ими на их родном языке и наречии. Книги из этой серии помогут читателю углубленно изучать иностранные языки, обогатят его внутренний мир и по-новому откроют произведения известных классиков. Учись английскому у Теодора Драйзера! Неадаптированное издание на английском языке. . Зарубежная…
David Herbert Lawrence (1885—1930) was an English novelist, poet, playwright and literary critic, one of the key writers of the early twentieth century, most famous for his criticism of rationalism and industrialization. «The Trespasser» is the second Lawrences novel, and it tells the story of Siegmund, a violinist, who is married to Beatrice and has…
Jack London was an American novelist, journalist and social activist. Pioneering the genre of magazine fiction and prototyping science fiction, he became one of the first writers, who gained worldwide fame and a large fortune. This collection consists often great stories such as «The Madness of John Harned», «When the World Was Young», «The Benefit…
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. «Phineas Finn» is the second of six novels in another famous series, «The Palliser Novels», also known as the Parliamentary…
Nathaniel Hawthorne was an American novelist, dark romantic, and short story writer. «Mosses from an Old Manse» is Nathaniel Hawthorne’s interesting story collection, which the was named in honor of The Old Manse, where Hawthorne and his wife lived for the first three years of their marriage. This book includes wonderful short stories like «The…
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. Micab Clarke is a historical adventure novel set in the times of Monmouth Rebellion in England. The book follows the…
F.S. Fitzgerald was an American writer, whose works illustrate the Jazz Age. Tales of Jazz Age VI is a wonderful short-story collection showcases many of the celebrated novel’s themes, as well as its unique writing style. The collection contains six stories, including Absolution in which a boy confesses to a priest and The Sensible Thing,…
Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811—1896) was an American abolitionist and a writer. She is best known for her novel «Uncle Tom’s Cabin», which depicts the harsh conditions for enslaved African Americans. «The Minister’s Wooing» is her third historical novel, a domestic comedy that examines slavery, Protestant theology, and gender differences in early America. It is set…
James Fenimore Cooper was a prolific and popular American writer of the first half of the 19th century. The Lake Gun is a satirical short story named after the mysterious loud exploding sound coming from Seneca Lake, called The Lake Gun by European American settlers to the area, and known today as the Seneca Guns….
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. The Allan’s Wife novel celebrated Allan Quatermain series, this book tells more stories of Quartermain’s…
David Herbert Lawrence (1885-1930) was an English novelist, poet, playwright and literary critic, one of the key writers of the early twentieth century, most famous for his criticism of rationalism and industrialization. Set in the Nottinghamshire, England, The Rainbow follows three generations of the Brangwens, a strong and energetic family, deeply attached to the land…
Wives and Daughters is far more than a nostalgic evocation of village life; it offers an ironic critique of mid-Victorian society. ‘No nineteenth-century novel contains a more devastating rejection than this of the Victorian male assumption of moral authority’, writes Pam Morris in her introduction to this new edition, in which she explores the novel’s…
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. As an excellent example of a Victorian mystery, «Guy Deverell» has everything you need: an old countryside manor house with a set of colorful characters and ambiguous relationships between…
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. «The Last of the Barons» is a historical novel first published in 1843. Its plot revolves around the power struggle between the English King Edward IV and his powerful…
