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полная версия«Джонатан Уайлд» написан в жанре биографии, но это не «подлинная» биография, какой, к примеру, внешне пытался сделать свое жизнеописание Дефо: это сатирическая биография. Герой ее из числа тех счастливцев, что до конца прошли дорогу Величия. Именуя н…
«Джонатан Уайлд» написан в жанре биографии, но это не «подлинная» биография, какой, к примеру, внешне пытался сделать свое жизнеописание Дефо: это сатирическая биография. Герой ее из числа тех счастливцев, что до конца прошли дорогу Величия. Именуя н…
полная версияРоман «Джозеф Эндрус» кажется многолюдным, но пастор Адамc, бредущий в Лондон искать издателя для своих проповедей, выведет читателя на эпический простор. Чего мы могли ожидать от Джозефа, озабоченного сохранением своего целомудрия? Только героическо…
Роман «Джозеф Эндрус» кажется многолюдным, но пастор Адамc, бредущий в Лондон искать издателя для своих проповедей, выведет читателя на эпический простор. Чего мы могли ожидать от Джозефа, озабоченного сохранением своего целомудрия? Только героическо…
полная версияIn 'Beyond the City', the desire for money and romance drives the characters beyond the typical boundaries of their middle class Victorian lives. Lust, deceit, and financial scandals rock their placid world. The girl next door is much more than ordin…
In 'Beyond the City', the desire for money and romance drives the characters beyond the typical boundaries of their middle class Victorian lives. Lust, deceit, and financial scandals rock their placid world. The girl next door is much more than ordin…
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полная версияFollowing the tremendous popular success of Jane Eyre, which earned her lifelong notoriety as a moral revolutionary, Charlotte Brontë vowed to write a sweeping social chronicle that focused on "something real and unromantic as Monday morning." Set in…
Following the tremendous popular success of Jane Eyre, which earned her lifelong notoriety as a moral revolutionary, Charlotte Brontë vowed to write a sweeping social chronicle that focused on "something real and unromantic as Monday morning." Set in…
полная версияThe Parasite was an 1894 novelette about Austin Gilroy who studied physiology and knows a professor who studies the occult. The young man is introduced to a middle-aged woman known as Miss Penclosa, who has a crippled leg and psychic powers. Gilroy b…
The Parasite was an 1894 novelette about Austin Gilroy who studied physiology and knows a professor who studies the occult. The young man is introduced to a middle-aged woman known as Miss Penclosa, who has a crippled leg and psychic powers. Gilroy b…
полная версияCharlotte Brontë's novel, Jane Eyre has been enjoyed by readers around the world for over 160 years. The eldest of the Brontë sisters, this is Charlotte's most famous and influential novel.
Written as a fictitious 'autobiography', it follows the stor…
Charlotte Brontë's novel, Jane Eyre has been enjoyed by readers around the world for over 160 years. The eldest of the Brontë sisters, this is Charlotte's most famous and influential novel.
Written as a fictitious 'autobiography', it follows the stor…
полная версияThe Professor is Charlotte Brontës first novel, in which she audaciously inhabits the voice and consciousness of a man, William Crimsworth. Like Jane Eyre he is parentless; like Lucy Snowe in Villette he leaves the certainties of England to forge a l…
The Professor is Charlotte Brontës first novel, in which she audaciously inhabits the voice and consciousness of a man, William Crimsworth. Like Jane Eyre he is parentless; like Lucy Snowe in Villette he leaves the certainties of England to forge a l…
полная версия"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 «…
полная версияA hilarious and cutting critique of what not to do, this deliciously wicked essay lays out what writers should and must do if they want their fiction to live and breathe ― as Twain's own fiction always does. In "How to Tell a Story," the title piece,…
A hilarious and cutting critique of what not to do, this deliciously wicked essay lays out what writers should and must do if they want their fiction to live and breathe ― as Twain's own fiction always does. In "How to Tell a Story," the title piece,…
полная версияВ книге собраны повести и рассказы о любви великих мастеров русской прозы: А. Пушкина, И. Тургенева, А. Чехова, А. Куприна, И. Бунина. Что такое любовь? Одна из самых высоких ценностей, сила, создающая личность, собирающая лучшие качества человека в …
В книге собраны повести и рассказы о любви великих мастеров русской прозы: А. Пушкина, И. Тургенева, А. Чехова, А. Куприна, И. Бунина. Что такое любовь? Одна из самых высоких ценностей, сила, создающая личность, собирающая лучшие качества человека в …
полная версияВ книге собраны повести и рассказы о любви великих мастеров русской прозы: А. Пушкина, И. Тургенева, А. Чехова, А. Куприна, И. Бунина. Что такое любовь? Одна из самых высоких ценностей, сила, создающая личность, собирающая лучшие качества человека в …
В книге собраны повести и рассказы о любви великих мастеров русской прозы: А. Пушкина, И. Тургенева, А. Чехова, А. Куприна, И. Бунина. Что такое любовь? Одна из самых высоких ценностей, сила, создающая личность, собирающая лучшие качества человека в …
полная версияBest known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is sometimes considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre. He is further credited with contributing to the emergi…
Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is sometimes considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre. He is further credited with contributing to the emergi…
полная версияAt 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…
полная версияEmily 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.
полная версия"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…
полная версия"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…
полная версияЖизнь русского общества второй половины XIX века запечатлена в салтыковских сказках во множестве картин, миниатюрных по объему, но огромных по своему идейному содержанию. В богатейшей галереее типических образов, исполненных высокого художественного …
Жизнь русского общества второй половины XIX века запечатлена в салтыковских сказках во множестве картин, миниатюрных по объему, но огромных по своему идейному содержанию. В богатейшей галереее типических образов, исполненных высокого художественного …