The Spy: a Tale of the Neutral Ground was James Fenimore Cooper’s second novel, published in 1821. This was the earliest United States novel to win wide and permanent fame and may be said to have begun the type of romance which dominated U.S. fiction for 30 years. .The action takes place during the American…
Walter Scott (1771-1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, poet, and playwright. Although he was an advocate and legal administrator by profession, Scott is most famous for his great literary works and activities in the Royal Highland Society. The story of «The Highland Widow» takes place near the river Awe in Argyllshire during the Seven Years…
Jonathan Swift (1667—1745) was an Irish satirist, essayist, prose writer and poet, who has found his calling as a cleric of St Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin. «The Battle of the Books» is the name of a short satire story published as introduction to his «A Tale of a Tub.» It depicts a battle between books…
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. «Kept in the Dark» is one of author’s final works, a subtle study of a jealousy and indignation….
Nathaniel Hawthorne was an American novelist, a dark romantic, and short story writer. Mosses from an Old Manse is Hawthornes 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. And The Blithedale Romance, one of Hawthornes major…
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. «Sam Lawson’s Oldtown Fireside Stories» is a sequel to her novel «Old Town Folks», featuring some of the same characters. It is a collection of fifteen…
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. «Cousin Henry» is a novel that deals with the trouble arising from the indecision of a squire in choosing an…
Jack London (1876-1916) 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 includes many amazing short stories such as «That Spot», «Trust», «All Gold Canyon» and «The Story Of…
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. «Mr. Britling Sees It Through» is a novel, Well’s attempt to make sense of World War I,…
Джеймс Джонсон — известный американский писатель XIX века, дипломат и борец за права человека, чьи произведения до сих пор остаются читаемыми и любимыми по всему миру. «Автобиография Экс-Мулата» — интересный роман Джонсона, опубликованный анонимно. Перед читателем разворачивается удивительная история необычной судьбы молодого мулата, живущего в Америке в эпоху пост-Реконструкции. Автор тонко подмечает все переживания герое,…
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. Following its remarkable success, the author made three tours to England and Europe, which inspired the two volume set, «Sunny Memories in Foreign Lands». Both…
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 Eustace Diamonds» is the third of six novels in another famous series, «The Palliser Novels,» also known as the…
«Джуд Незаметный» — последний и скандально известный роман Томаса Харди, вызвавший волны возмущения в викторианской Англии. Несмотря на строгие нравы того времени, Харди осмелился откровенно написать о сексуальности и обвинить институты брака, образования и религии в несчастье и глубинном одиночестве своих героев, а вместе с ними и всего общества. .Каменщик Джуд мечтал о простых вещах…
Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu was an Irish writer of Gothic novels, one of the most influential ghost story writers of the nineteenth century. «Dickon the Devil» is an early work by the author. It was originally published in 1872. It is a part of «Ghostly Tales» — the most extensive collection of the author’s…
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. Following its remarkable success, the author made three tours to England and Europe, which inspired the two-volume set, «Sunny Memories in Foreign Lands.»…
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 War in the Air» a military science fiction novel, which is notable for its prophetic ideas, images, and…
«Аня из Авонлеи» — очередной бестселлер известной канадской писательницы Люси Монтгомери, продолжающий увлекательное повествование о судьбе девочки-сироты. Теперь Анне уже шестнадцать, и она повзрослела… почти. Её рыжие волосы такие же огненные, как и характер. Но решение стать школьным учителем приводит к череде нелёгких испытаний. К повседневным заботам прибавляются и новые — осиротевшие близнецы, взятые на…
F. S. Fitzgerald was an American writer, whose works illustrate the Jazz Age. Tales of Jazz Age VII is a collection of brilliant short stories: The Scandal Detectives, He Thinks He’s Wonderful, The Captured Shadow, The Perfect Life and others. It also includes The Freshest Boy — the story about a naive and dreamy boy…
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,…
Роберт Майкл Баллантайн, писатель шотландского происхождения, написал более девяноста книг для детей в викторианскую эпоху, наиболее известной из которых является «Коралловый остров» — рассказ, популярность которого оказалась так высока,что он никогда не изымался из печати. Захватывающая история в традициях робинзонады оказала ключевое влияние на более поздних классиков,таких как Роберт Льюис Стивенсон с его «Островом сокровищ»…
Joseph Conrad was a Polish-British writer regarded as one of the greatest novelists to write in the English language. The stories contained in this volume take rank with the most mature and romantic of his works. The charming love and adventure of the life that he depicts in remote places confirm the growing belief that…
F.S. Fitzgerald was an American writer, whose works illustrate the Jazz Age. Tales of Jazz Age V is a wonderful short-story collection showcases many of the celebrated novel’s themes, as well as its unique writing style. Two of the most famous tales, the beautifully elegiac The Rich Boy and Winter Dreams, deal with wealthy protagonists…
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. «Alice, or the Mysteries» is a sequel of author’s novel «Ernest Maltravers». It tells the story of the young Ernest, his early love Alice Darvil and his underhanded antagonist…
Jerome Klapka Jerome (1859 —1927) was an English writer and humourist. «Malvina of Brittany» is a highly entertaining work that describes the life of Malvina, the Queen’s attendant. This is a early shortstory collection of Jerome, which includes «Malvina of Brittany», «The Street of the Blank Wall», «His Evening Out», «The Lesson», Sylvia of the…
В современном быстро меняющемся мире, несмотря на повседневную рутину, основные герои романа Дмитрии и Надежда находят друг друга в обычном московском парке. Ничто не может остановить их в своем решении быть вместе. Данный роман о настоящих чувствах, счастливом случае и не менее счастливой любви. . Библиотека премии Набокова Т8 Издательские технологии, 2019 год
Magdalen Vanstone and Norah — her sister learn the true meaning of social stigma in Victorian England only after the discovery that their parents, whose sudden deaths have left them orphans, were not married at the time of their birth. Disinherited by law and brutally ousted from home, the two young women are left to…
King Solomon’s Mines tells of a search of an unexplored region of Africa by a group of adventurers led by Allan Quatermain for the missing brother of one of the party. It is the first English adventure novel set in Africa, and is considered to be the genesis of the Lost World literary genre. ….
The Dead Secret was Collinss first full-length puzzle-romance. Moments from death, Mrs Treverton tells a secret, never to be passed to her husband. Years later, when her daughter Rosamond returns with her husband, she is warned not to enter the Myrtle Room. Strong-minded and ingenious, Rosamonds determined detective work uncovers a shocking truth. Original RUGRAM,…
F.S. Fitzgerald was an American writer, whose works illustrate the Jazz Age. Tales of the Jazz Age is a collection of eleven short stories — all of them had been published earlier, independently-Divided into three separate parts, according to subject matter, the collection includes one of the most famous author’s short stories, «The Curious Case…
The Black Robe is an 1881 epistolary novel by famed English writer, Wilkie Collins. In this novel of relationships, psychological contortion, and deceit, a priest comes between an impressionable man and the young woman he loves. Collins is best known for originating the genre of the “sensation novel” that is the precursor of the modern…
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. «Lay Morals and Other Papers» is a wonderful collection of essays including works…
Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 — 1930) was an English writer best known for his detective stories about Sherlock Holmes. This book is the first part of a «Mysteries and Adventures» series, containing author’s earliest fiction stories. The narratives revolve around different themes, such as romance, crime, colonial life, politics, and even supernatural. Original RUGRAM, 2018…
