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Скачать книгу (размер 876 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 173) Аннотация: Maggie is an astonishing novel of social realism, which parallels many of today's ills. Set in the urban squalor of New York in the 1890s, it follows the careers of the innocent Maggie and her brother Jimmie, children of brutal and drunken parents. It is a tour-de-force equal to The Red Badge of Courage. Also included in this volume are seven of Stephen Crane's short stories. The Monster is a…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: Heart of Darkness is a chilling tale of horror which, as the author intended, is capable of many interpretations. Set in the Congo during the period of rapid colonial expansion in the 19th century, the story deals with the highly disturbing effects of economic, social and political exploitation of European and African societies and the cataclysmic behaviour this induced in some individuals.

Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: In the hope of saving her brother's life, should a woman submit to rape? Should the law be respected when its administrator is corrupt? How powerful in the state should religion become? Although Measure for Measure ends like a comedy, with reconciliations, forgiveness and marriages, it has often been regarded as one of Shakespeare's problem plays. The drama shows the difficulty of effecting an…

Скачать книгу (размер 3 869 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 760) Аннотация: The Pickwick Papers is Dickens first novel and widely regarded as one of the major classics of comic writing in English. Originally serialised in monthly instalments, it quickly became a huge popular success with sales reaching 40,000 by the final number. In the century and a half since its first appearance, the characters of Mr Pickwick, Sam Weller and the whole of the Pickwickian crew have…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Andrew Lang draws on his classical learning to recount the Homeric legend of the wars between the Greeks and the Trojans. Paris, Helen of Troy, Achilles, Hector, Ulysses, the Amazons and the Wooden Horse all figure in this magical introduction to one of the greatest legends ever told. Also included in this book are the adventures of Theseus and his dramatic battle with the Minotaur with the help…

Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: «What Katy Did at School and What Katy Did Next» continue the story of the high-spirited and rebellious American girl, Katy Carr, and her family, who first appeared in «What Katy Did». «What Katy Did at Schoo»l is a compelling tale of the intrigues of life at the New England girls’ boarding school which Katy attends. Her trials and adventures are all interwoven with a sense of fun and gently…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: «Confessions of an English Opium-man» (1812) relates Thomas De Quincey's early life and experiences of opium addiction at a time when that drug was widely used for the relief of pain, and before its addictive qualities were properly understood. It is a work which encompasses amusement with nightmare as the author experiences in turn the marvels of opium-induced dreams and the equally vivid…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: This novel tells the story of Kimball O'Hara (Kim), who is the orphaned son of a soldier in the Irish regiment stationed in India during the British Raj. It describes Kim's life and adventures from street vagabond, to his adoption by his father's regiment and recruitment into espionage.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: «Daisy Miller» is one of Henry James's most attractive heroines: she represents youth and frivolity. As a tourist in Italy, her American freedom and freshness of spirit come up against the corruption and hypocrisy of European manners. From its first publication, readers on both sides of the Atlantic have quarrelled about her, defending or attacking the liberties that Daisy takes and the…

Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: «To the Lighthouse» is the most autobiographical of Virginia Woolf's novels. It is based on her own early experiences, and while it touches on childhood and children's perceptions and desires, it is at its most trenchant when exploring adult relationships, marriage and the changing class-structure in the period spanning the Great War.»

Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: «King Lear» has been widely acclaimed as Shakespeare's most powerful tragedy. Elemental and passionate, it encompasses the horrific and the heart-rending. Love and hate, loyalty and treachery, cruelty and self-sacrifice: all these contend in a tempestuous drama which has become an enduring classic of the world's literature.»

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: «The Diamond as Big as the Ritz» is an ominous fable about the pursuit of great wealth. Readers will be transported to a fabulous fantasy land of such opulence that its very existence has to remain a jealously guarded secret. Fatal consequences lie in store for 'bona fide' guests and uninvited visitors alike, while the sybaritic luxury of the place is evoked in an effortless prose style which is…

Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: «The diary is that of a man who acknowledges that he is not a «Somebody» — Charles Pooter of 'The Laurels', Brickfield Terrace, Holloway, a clerk in the city of London — and it chronicles in hilarious detail the everyday life of the lower middle class during the Great Victorian age.»

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: Motherless Sara Crewe was sent home from India to school at Miss Minchin's. Her father was immensely rich and she became 'show pupil' — a little princess. Then her father dies and his wealth disappears, and Sara has to learn to cope with her changed circumstances. Her strong character enables her to fight successfully against her new-found poverty and the scorn of her fellows.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: Robin Hood is the best-loved outlaw of all time. In this beautifully illustrated edition, Henry Gilbert tells of the adventures of the Merry Men of Sherwood Forest — Robin himself, Little John, Friar Tuck, Will Scarlet and Alan-a-Dale, as well as Maid Marian, good King Richard, and Robin's deadly enemies Guy of Gisborne and the evil Sheriff of Nottingham.

Скачать книгу (размер 5 379 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 1056) Аннотация: Robert Browning (1812-1889) represents the intellectual and argumentative strand in English poetry in contrast to the more ornate style of Spenser and Tennyson. His poetry demonstrates how a poet must be a sharp perceptive observer of the complexity of the human condition. Perhaps his most moving poetry was written to express his feelings for his wife, the poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning, in…

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 112) Аннотация: In his draft Preface, Wilfred Owen includes his well-known statement 'My subject is War, and the pity of War. The Poetry is in the pity'. All of his important poems were written in just over a year, and Dulce et Decorum Est, S.I.W., Futility and Anthem for Doomed Youth still have an astonishing power to move the reader. Owen pointed out that 'All a poet can do today is to warn. That is why all…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 768 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 544) Аннотация: This collection comprises the works of John Keats, one of the greatest English poets and contemporary of Byron and Shelley. The collection includes Endymion, Lamia, Isabella and Hyperion.

Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: Henry James (1843-1916), son of Henry James Sr. and brother of the philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James, was an American-born author and literary critic of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He spent much of his life in Europe and became a British subject shortly before his death. He is primarily known for novels, novellas and short stories based on themes of…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: When Dan and Una stage a performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream in a fairy ring, they are astonished by the appearance of Puck in person. He explains that he is the last of the People of the Hills, who started as gods before descending into this world. Puck leads the two children in a series of extraordinary historical adventures in which they meet, Romans and Crusaders, Saxons and Vikings.…