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«Взгляните на королей на смертном одре. Чтобы избежать ада, сбросить оковы грехов в день суда, они молят священников о помощи. А какой, не говорю священник, но мирянин обратится к королю, чтобы спасти свою душу?.. Духовенство, которое служит посредни…
«Взгляните на королей на смертном одре. Чтобы избежать ада, сбросить оковы грехов в день суда, они молят священников о помощи. А какой, не говорю священник, но мирянин обратится к королю, чтобы спасти свою душу?.. Духовенство, которое служит посредни…
Лекция, читанная автором в Москве, 27 марта 1903 г., в аудитории Исторического музея, и 21 апреля того же года, в Париже, в кружке русских студентов.
Лекция, читанная автором в Москве, 27 марта 1903 г., в аудитории Исторического музея, и 21 апреля того же года, в Париже, в кружке русских студентов.
This rousing sea adventure follows a New England boy, Pym, who stows away on a whaling ship with its captain's son, Augustus. The two boys, who find themselves repeatedly on the brink of discovery or death, witness many hair-raising events, including…
This rousing sea adventure follows a New England boy, Pym, who stows away on a whaling ship with its captain's son, Augustus. The two boys, who find themselves repeatedly on the brink of discovery or death, witness many hair-raising events, including…
"What is Man?" was Twain's most serious, philosophical and private book. He kept it locked in his desk, considered it to be his Bible, and spoke of it as such to friends when he read them passages. He had written it, rewritten it, was finally satisfi…
"What is Man?" was Twain's most serious, philosophical and private book. He kept it locked in his desk, considered it to be his Bible, and spoke of it as such to friends when he read them passages. He had written it, rewritten it, was finally satisfi…
"The Mystery of Marie Rogêt", often subtitled A Sequel to «The Murders in the Rue Morgue», is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe written in 1842. This is the first murder mystery based on the details of a real crime. It first appeared in Snowden's Ladi…
"The Mystery of Marie Rogêt", often subtitled A Sequel to «The Murders in the Rue Morgue», is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe written in 1842. This is the first murder mystery based on the details of a real crime. It first appeared in Snowden's Ladi…
Gilbert Markham is deeply intrigued by Helen Graham, a beautiful and secretive young widow who has moved into nearby Wildfell Hall with her young son. He is quick to offer Helen his friendship, but when her reclusive behavior becomes the subject of l…
Gilbert Markham is deeply intrigued by Helen Graham, a beautiful and secretive young widow who has moved into nearby Wildfell Hall with her young son. He is quick to offer Helen his friendship, but when her reclusive behavior becomes the subject of l…
"The American Claimant" is a comedy of mistaken identities and multiple role switches―fertile and familiar Mark Twain territory. Its cast of characters include an American enamored of British hereditary aristocracy and a British earl entranced by Ame…
"The American Claimant" is a comedy of mistaken identities and multiple role switches―fertile and familiar Mark Twain territory. Its cast of characters include an American enamored of British hereditary aristocracy and a British earl entranced by Ame…
"Eureka" (1848) is a lengthy non-fiction work by American author Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849) which he subtitled «A Prose Poem», though it has also been subtitled as «An Essay on the Material and Spiritual Universe». Adapted from a lecture he had pres…
"Eureka" (1848) is a lengthy non-fiction work by American author Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849) which he subtitled «A Prose Poem», though it has also been subtitled as «An Essay on the Material and Spiritual Universe». Adapted from a lecture he had pres…
At age 19 Anne Brontë left home and worked as a governess for a few years before becoming a writer. Agnes Grey was an 1847 novel based on her experience as a governess. Bronte depicts the precarious position of a governess and how that can affect a y…
At age 19 Anne Brontë left home and worked as a governess for a few years before becoming a writer. Agnes Grey was an 1847 novel based on her experience as a governess. Bronte depicts the precarious position of a governess and how that can affect a y…
Emily Brontë's only novel is famous the world over and is the favorite classic of many readers. It is easy to see why, with hardship, insanity, cruelty, frustrated love, and ghosts.
Emily Brontë's only novel is famous the world over and is the favorite classic of many readers. It is easy to see why, with hardship, insanity, cruelty, frustrated love, and ghosts.
"The Tell-Tale Heart" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe first published in 1843. It is told by an unnamed narrator who endeavors to convince the reader of his sanity, while describing a murder he committed. (The victim was an old man with a filmy «…
"The Tell-Tale Heart" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe first published in 1843. It is told by an unnamed narrator who endeavors to convince the reader of his sanity, while describing a murder he committed. (The victim was an old man with a filmy «…
"The Purloined Letter" is a short story by American author Edgar Allan Poe. It is the third of his three detective stories featuring the fictional C. Auguste Dupin, the other two being «The Murders in the Rue Morgue» and «The Mystery of Marie Rogêt».…
"The Purloined Letter" is a short story by American author Edgar Allan Poe. It is the third of his three detective stories featuring the fictional C. Auguste Dupin, the other two being «The Murders in the Rue Morgue» and «The Mystery of Marie Rogêt».…
"The Murders in the Rue Morgue" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe published in Graham's Magazine in 1841. It has been claimed as the first detective story; Poe referred to it as one of his «tales of ratiocination».
"The Murders in the Rue Morgue" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe published in Graham's Magazine in 1841. It has been claimed as the first detective story; Poe referred to it as one of his «tales of ratiocination».
«По рассказу капитана Тарта, прибывшего из Новой Зеландии в Ахуан-Скап, и согласно заявлению его местным властям, заявлению, подтвержденному свидетельством пароходной команды, в южной части Тихого океана, на маленьком острове Фарфонте, произошел случ…
«По рассказу капитана Тарта, прибывшего из Новой Зеландии в Ахуан-Скап, и согласно заявлению его местным властям, заявлению, подтвержденному свидетельством пароходной команды, в южной части Тихого океана, на маленьком острове Фарфонте, произошел случ…
Случайный знакомый приглашает героя покататься на «американских горках». Во время аттракциона у него начинается сердечный приступ, и он поспешно отдает соседу распоряжения ... по уходу за его кроликами...
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Случайный знакомый приглашает героя покататься на «американских горках». Во время аттракциона у него начинается сердечный приступ, и он поспешно отдает соседу распоряжения ... по уходу за его кроликами...
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Битва в Историческом музее.
Битва в Историческом музее.
«Ночью на западном берегу пролива
Мы ловили креветок и черепах,
Забыв о кораблях неприятеля!..»
Герой проводит операцию по поимке берегового пирата Ивлета…
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«Ночью на западном берегу пролива
Мы ловили креветок и черепах,
Забыв о кораблях неприятеля!..»
Герой проводит операцию по поимке берегового пирата Ивлета…
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Многие ли проведут ночь в доме «полном чертей и привидений»?..
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Многие ли проведут ночь в доме «полном чертей и привидений»?..
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Мард, профессиональный вор, в тяжкий период жизни показывает своему напарнику пергамент с описанием места, где спрятано золото…
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Мард, профессиональный вор, в тяжкий период жизни показывает своему напарнику пергамент с описанием места, где спрятано золото…
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Провинциальный чиновник Пётр Шильдеров навсегда бросает свой городок, службу, семью и отправляется в дальний путь, став «смуглокожим авантюристом Диасом»…
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Провинциальный чиновник Пётр Шильдеров навсегда бросает свой городок, службу, семью и отправляется в дальний путь, став «смуглокожим авантюристом Диасом»…
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