Almayer’s Folly, Joseph Conrad’s first novel, is a tale of personal tragedy as well as a broader meditation on the evils of colonialism. Set in the lush jungle of Borneo in the late 1800s, it tells of the Dutch merchant Kaspar Almayer, whose dreams of riches for his beloved daughter, Nina, collapse under the weight…
Charlotte Bronte was an English novelist and poet, the eldest of the three Bronte sisters who survived into adulthood and whose novels have become classics of English literature. The Professor was published only after Charlotte Brontes death and today it gives us a fascinating insight into the first stirrings of her supreme creative imagination. 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. The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard and The Adventures of Gerard are wonderful collections of historical stories about Brigadier Gerard, an…
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. Lost Face and The Red One are collections of great short stories. The Cruise of The Dazzler is an early…
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 Firm of Girdlestone is a truly fascinating novel that tells a story of a merchant John Girdlestone and his…
Sir Henry Rider Haggard was an English writer of adventure novels set mostly in Africa, and a founder of the Lost World literary genre. Ayesha, the Return of She is a gothic-fantasy novel by Haggard, published in 1905, as a sequel to his far more popular and well known novel, She. Horace Holly and his…
Nathaniel Hawthorne was an American novelist, a dark romantic, and short story writer. Twice-Told Tales contains rearranged myths in which Hawthorne uses unexpected points of view to deftly twist the themes of classic folktales. From the unrepentant Gingerbread Man and his tirades against overprotective parents, meddlesome neighbors, and untrustworthy foxes, to the giants wife who…
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 Stark Munro Letters is an epistolary novel that takes the form of twelve long letters written by J. Stark…
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 God of His Fathers is a collection of short stories where with remarkable insight and unflinching realism, London describes…
In this novel William Wilkie Collins explores the powers of telepathy while telling a skilful tale that interweaves suspense with the familiar ingredients of Victorian melodrama. Mary Dermody is destined to be together with George Germaine one day, or so at least her grandmother prophesizes. Destiny at first doesn’t seem to adhere to this plan,…
In Red Eve Henry Raider Haggard sets a suspenseful love story against some of the most dramatic events in history, including the devastation wrought by the Black Plague. Will dashing protagonist Hugh de Cressi survive long enough to live happily ever after with his true love? Original RUGRAM, 2018 год
Thomas Love Peacock was an English novelist, poet, and official of the East India Company. In «Crotchet Castle» the author assembles a group of eccentrics, each with a single monomaniacal obsession, and derives humour and social satire from their various interactions and conversations. Top 100 Classic Books Т8 Издательские технологии, 2018 год
Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, poet, travel writer, and essayist. His most famous works are «Treasure Island» and «The Strange Case of Dr. Jecyll and Mr. Hyde.» Now he is one of the most translated authors in the world. «The Ebb-Tide» is a short novel co-written by Stevenson and his stepson Lloyd…
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 Mystery of Cloomber» is a suspenseful gothic novel that centers around mysterious general Heatherstone and his family. Every single…
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 prose stylist who brought a non-English sensibility into English literature. Collected Sea Tales contains stories that take rank with the most mature…
William Wilkie Collins was an English novelist, playwright, and short story writer. Mad Monkton is a bizarre ghost story. It is said that a strain of hereditary madness blights the Monkton family, heirs to the huge domain of Wincot Abbey. Rumours in the neighbourhood are that Alfred, the youngest scion, has inherited this insanity. He…
F.S. Fitzgerald was an American writer, whose works illustrate the Jazz Age. A collection of incredible short stories Tales of the Jazz Age I brings to vivid life the dazzling excesses, stunning contrasts, and sirnmering unrest of a glittering era. Top100 Classic Books RUGRAM, 2018 год
Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell was an English novelist, biographer, and short story writer. Her novels offer a detailed portrait of life of Victorian society, including the very poor, and are of interest to social historians as well as lovers of literature. The Short Stories I includes three stories: The Grey Women, Curious if True and Six…
F.S. Fitzgerald was an American writer, whose works illustrate the Jazz Age. A collection of incredible short stories Tales of the Jazz Age IV brings to vivid life the dazzling excesses, stunning contrasts, and simmering unrest of a glittering era. The familiar themes of aspiration and social satire already permeate Fitzgerald’s writing. For example in…
William Sydney Porter known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American short story writer. His wit and plot twists were adored by his readers, but often panned by the critics. Collected Tales contains some amazing stories: «October and June», «Greater Coney», «Law and Order» and others. Top100 Classic Books RUGRAM, год
Mark Twain was an American writer, journalist, and publisher. Among his most famous novels are «The Adventures of Tom Sawyer» and its sequel, «The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn». His wit and satire, in prose and in speech, earned praise from critics and peers. This volume includes some of his amazing works: a novel about Buffalo…
Mark Twain was an American writer, journalist, and publisher. Among his most famous novels are «The Adventures of Tom Sawyer» and its sequel, «The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn». His wit and satire, in prose and in speech, earned praise from critics and peers. Most of his finest work includes many genres such as humor, satire,…
Mark Twain was an American writer, journalist, and publisher. Among his most famous novels are «The Adventures of Tom Sawyer» and its sequel, «The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn». His wit and satire, in prose and in speech, earned praise from critics and peers. «The Tragedy of Pudd’nhead Wilson» is a novel about two boys from…
F.S. Fitzgerald was an American writer, whose works illustrate the Jazz Age. A collection of incredible short stories Tales of the Jazz Age II brings to vivid life the dazzling excesses, stunning contrasts, and simmering unrest of a glittering era. Top100 Classic Books RUGRAM, 2018 год
Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, poet, travel writer, and essayist. His most famous works are «Treasure Island» and «The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.» Now he is one of the most translated authors in the world. Written by young Robert Stevenson, «Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes» is…
Thomas Love Peacock was an English novelist, poet, and official of the East India Company. «The Misfortunes of Elphin» is a novella, which is set in a somewhat historically fanciful Arthurian Britain which incorporates many Welsh legends, but avoids all supernatural and mystical elements. Top100 Classic Books м Издательские технологии, 2018 год
Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell was an English novelist, biographer, and short story writer. Her novels offer a detailed portrait of the lives of many strata Victorian society, including the very poor, and are of interest to social historians as well as lovers of literature. Mr. Harrison’s Confessions is a story of country doctor William Harrison who…
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 is a collection of marvelous stories including «The God of His Fathers», «The Great Interrogation» and many other wonderful…
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. Lois the Witch is set against the backdrop of the Salem…
Множество книг написано о морских приключениях, но лишь немногие могут сравниться с шедевром Джозефа Конрада. Морское судно попадает в тайфун — тропический циклон в северо-западной части Тихого океана. Капитан судна, обладающий репутацией стойкого и несгибаемого человека, намеренно отказывается сменить курс… Что окажется сильнее — сила человеческого духа или бездушная стихия? .Читайте зарубежную литературу в оригинале!…
Чарльз Диккенс — один из самых известных писателей Англии XIX века. Мастерство владения языком, умение строить сюжет и наполнять его незабываемыми персонажами принесли автору заслуженное звание классика. «Дэвид Копперфилд» — многократно экранизированный роман, в основу которого легла автобиография самого Диккенса. В книге описывается переменчивая и насыщенная событиями нелёгкая жизнь главного героя. Поднимаются извечные темы лжи,…
Рождество — это не просто праздник, а самое настоящее волшебное время, когда даже взрослый заново открывает в себе ребёнка, загадывает заветные желания, мечтает о будущем и искренне верит в чудеса! В этот сборник вошли самые популярные рождественские песни западной Англии, а также тексты песен французских провинциальных колядок. .Читайте зарубежную литературу в оригинале! . Книга по…
