Nathaniel Hawthorne was an American novelist, a dark romantic, and short story writer. The stories in A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys are all stories within a story. The frame story being that a Williams College student, Eustace Bright, is telling these tales to a group of children at Tanglewood, an area in Lenox. Massachusetts….
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 as lovers of literature. Some of Gaskell’s best known novels are Cranford, North and South…
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. «The Strength of the Strong» includes seven extraordinary tales such as «South of the Slot», «The Unparalleled Invasion» and «The…
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…
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…
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 Caxtons: A Family Picture» is a Victorian novel about a life of an aristocratic family. The novel is mainly concerned with domestic life, but it also…
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. Sir Nigel is a historical novel set during the early days of the Hundred Years’ War. As a background story…
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. «Ayala’s Angel» is a novel that focuses on two orphaned sisters, Lucy and Ayala Dormer, Ayala especially, and…
Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896) was an American abolitionist and author. She is best known for her novel «Uncle Tom’s Cabin», which depicts the harsh conditions for enslaved African Americans. «My Wife and I» is lesser-known Stowe’s novel, where she emphasized the importance of the marriage decision for men as well as women. The main character…
Nathaniel Hawthorne was an American novelist, a dark romantic, and short story writer. Collected Short Stories, a collection of essays, based on Hawthorne’s stay in England from 1853 to 1857 as American Consul in Liverpool, were the first published in the form of a series of travel papers for «The Atlantic Monthly». Hawthorne shows us…
Great Expectations, published in 1861, is the author’s penultimate completed novel; narrated in the first person, it depicts the personal growth and personal development of an orphan nicknamed Pip. The novel contains some of Dickens’ most memorable scenes, and is full of extreme imagery — poverty; prison ships and chains, and fights to the death….
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…
The Mystery of Edwin Drood is the final novel by Charles Dickens, unfinished at the time of the author’s death. Though the novel is named after the character Edwin Drood, the story focuses on his uncle, choirmaster and opium addict, John Jasper, who is in love with Drood’s fiancee, Rosa. The unfortunate girl has also…
Although Wuthehng Heights is now regarded as a classic of English literature, contemporary opinions were deeply polarized; the novel was considered controversial because of its naturalistic depiction of mental and physical cruelty. Besides, the author challenged strict Victorian ideals, including religious hypocrisy, morality, social classes and gender inequality. Palmira Classics Пальмира, 2017 год
Вашему вниманию предлагается книга Джейн Остин «Разум и чувства» на английском языке. Palmira Classics Пальмира, 2017 год
New Arabian Nights, first published in 1882, is a collection of short stories, containing Stevenson’s first published fiction, highly acclaimed by literary critics as pioneering works in the English short story tradition. Palmira Classics Пальмира, 2017 год
The Sea-Wolf, first published in 1904, is a psychological adventure novel. The book’s protagonist, Humphrey van Weyden, is a literary critic who is a survivor of an ocean collision and who comes under the dominance of Wolf Larsen, the powerful and amoral sea captain who rescues him… Palmira Classics Пальмира, 2017 год
The age of Innocence (1920) won the 1921 Pulitzer Prize for literature, making Wharton the first woman to win the award. The novel is noted for its accurate portrayal of the East Coast American upper class, and for the social tragedy of the plot. Palmira Classics Пальмира, 2017 год
Herman Melville (1819-1891) was an American poet and novelist of the American Renaissance, best known for his allusive adventure novel «Moby-Dick». This book includes notorious work of the great writer: collection of six great stories «The Piazza Tales». . Original RUGRAM, 2018 год
Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu was an Irish writer of Gothic novels, one of the most influential ghost story writers of the nineteenth century. Filled with mystery, «The Evil Guest» is a murder story set in Victorian era England. It tells a story of Richard Marston, who lives in poverty with his family. His house…
Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu was an Irish writer of Gothic novels, one of the most influential ghost story writers of the nineteenth century. «The Purcell Papers» is a collection of early works of the author, united by one vivid dark theme. All these stories are a prime example of Victorian Gothic art, which inspired…
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. «The Claverings» is a novel about a young man starting out in life, who must find himself a profession and…
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. «The Prime Minister» is the fifth of six novels in another famous series, «The Palliser Novels», also known as the…
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. «The Prime Minister» is the fifth of six novels in another famous series, «The Palliser Novels», also known as the…
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 Redux» is the fourth of six novels in another famous series, «The Palliser Novels», also known as the Parliamentary…
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. «The Vicar of Bullhampton» is a novel which is made up of three intertwining subplots: the courtship of a young…
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. «Pausanias, the Spartan» is his unfinished historical novel about a life of Pausanias, the Agiad King of Sparta. Original RUGRAM, 2019 год
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. «A Strange Story» is a mystery novel, which is told from the perspective of Dr. Allan Fenwicke, a rational materialist. He publically debunks the spiritualist beliefs of…
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 Parisians» is an incredible mystery novel situated in Paris. Original м T8RUGRAM, 2019 год
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 Parisians» is an incredible mystery novel situated in Paris. Original м T8RUGRAM, 2019 год
Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811—1896) was an American abolitionist and author. She is best known for her novel «Uncle Tom’s Cabin», which depicts the harsh conditions for enslaved African Americans. «Pink and White Tyranny» is a comedy of manners on the institution of marriage in the nineteenth century. The main character, Lillie Ellis, has been spoiled,…
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. «A Strange Story» is a melodramatic novel, which depicts the events leading up to the execution of Eugene Aram for murdering his business partner. When the novel…
