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. «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
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. «An Eye for an Eye» is one of five novels which Trollope set mainly in Ireland although much of the…
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,…
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» is a novel, written in 1871 and first published in book form in 1874. The protagonist is a…
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…
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 Days of Pompeii» is a novel inspired by the painting by the Russian painter Karl Briullov. It describes the cataclysmic destruction of the city of…
Dracula (a Gothic horror novel, first published in 1897) tells the story of the vampire Count Dracula’s attempt to move from Transylvania to England so that he may find new blood and spread the undead curse, and of the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and women led by Professor Abraham Van…
John Galsworthy was an English novelist and playwright. The part of «The Forsyte Chronicles» tells about a new generation that has arrived to divide the Forsyte clan with society scandals and conflicting passions. Original RUGRAM, 2018 год
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 historical novel «The Bride of Lammermoor,» set in in the Lammermuir Hills, Scotland, tells the story of…
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. Being a sequel to «Jerry of the Islands» this novel tells the story of Jerry’s sibling, Irish terrier Michael,…
Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 — 1930) was an English writer best known for his detective stories about Sherlock Holmes. «Round the Red Lamp» is a splendid collection of medical and detective short stories, the idea of which was suggested to the author by none other than Jerome K. Jerome. Original RUGRAM, 2018 год
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. This book is the second volume of the extensive collection of Swift’s best poems. . Original RUGRAM, 2018 год
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. This book is the first volume of the extensive collection of Swift’s best poems. Original RUGRAM, 2018 год
Bram Stoker (1847—1912) was an Irish novelist, best known today for his universally famous gothic novel «Dracula», the main villain of which is still one of the most popular antagonists in the modern media. The novel «The Mystery of the Sea» tells the story of Archibald Hunter, an Englishman from Aberdeenshire, Scotland, who meets and…
Bram Stoker (1847—1912) was an Irish novelist, best known today for his universally famous gothic novel «Dracula», the main villain of which is still one of the most popular antagonists in the modern media. As a horror novel, «The Jewel of Seven Stars» tells the story of Malcolm Ross, a young barrister, dragged into the…
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 Monastery» is a historical novel that takes place during the Scottish Reformation in the middle of the…
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. Combining the elements of drama, psychological thriller, and gothic horror, «The Wyvern Mystery» tells the story of a young woman Alice Maybell. Raised by Squire Fairfield, she starts to attract…
John Galsworthy was an English novelist and playwright. This volume includes wonderful stories like «The First and The Last», «A Stoic», «The Apple Tree», «The Juryman» and «Indian Summer of a Forsyte». Original RUGRAM, 2018 год
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. Combining the elements of drama, psychological thriller, and gothic horror, «The Wyvern Mystery» tells the story of a young woman Alice Maybell. Raised by Squire Fairfield, she starts to…
William Shakespeare (1564—1616) was an English poet, playwright, and actor, considered by many as the greatest English writer. Hundreds of specialists were able to translate his works into every major language, and most of the plays are performed more often than those of any other author. «Cymbeline» is a romantic play set in Ancient Britain…
Henry Fielding (1707—1754) was an English novelist and dramatist known for his rich, earthy humour and satirical prowess. «The History of the Adventures of Joseph Andrews and his Friend, Mr. Abraham Abrams» was the first published full-length novel of the author, and indeed among the first novels in the English language. It is a story…
John Galsworthy was an English novelist and playwright. This is a great story about tragic love that turned over the life of patrician. Love is a passion, which the light doesn’t allow. Shame awaits the lovers who dared to resist the cold morals of high society. How to avoid the impending tragedy? Original RUGRAM, 2018…
Henry James (1843-1916) was an American author regarded as a key transitional figure between literary realism and literary modernism. In «The Sacred Fount» an unnamed narrator attempts to discover the truth about the love lives of his fellow guests at a weekend party in the English countryside. He spurns the «detective and keyhole» methods as…
Jerome Klapka Jerome (1859 -1927) was an English writer and humourist. An interesting and entertaining account of a life led in the literary circles of the Victorian and Edwardian eras. Original RUGRAM, 2018 год
Sir Henry Rider Haggard was an English writer of adventure novels set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa, and the creator of the Lost World literary genre. Queen of the Dawn is about the overthrow of the Hyksos and reinstatement of the rightful pharaonic line. Original RUGRAM, 2018 год
Dickens’ genius for creating eccentric yet entirely captivating characters found its fullest expression in his third novel, Nicholas Nickleby, published in 1839. The narrative follows Nicholas as he escapes from the infl uence of his villainous uncle and the wicked schoolmaster Wackford Squeers, stumbles into a theatrical career, and pursues his fortune through numerous adventures….
