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Вирджиния Вулф – один из самых значимых авторов двадцатого века. Ее стиль «потока сознания», органично вплетающий в ткань повествования случайные мысли и окрашенные светлой печалью ностальгии воспоминания и фантазии, по сей день завораживает читателе…
Вирджиния Вулф – один из самых значимых авторов двадцатого века. Ее стиль «потока сознания», органично вплетающий в ткань повествования случайные мысли и окрашенные светлой печалью ностальгии воспоминания и фантазии, по сей день завораживает читателе…
Выдающийся аргентинский писатель Хулио Кортасар написал несколько романов, пьес, множество очерков и стихотворений. Но в мировую литературу 20-го века он вошел в основном как мастер новеллы, издавший 10 сборников увлекательных рассказов. Эти короткие…
Выдающийся аргентинский писатель Хулио Кортасар написал несколько романов, пьес, множество очерков и стихотворений. Но в мировую литературу 20-го века он вошел в основном как мастер новеллы, издавший 10 сборников увлекательных рассказов. Эти короткие…
Рассказы Оскара Уайльда ироничны и немного печальны, полны изящества и остроумия, объединяют в себе романтичность и острую сатиру.
«Кентервильское привидение» – одна из самых известных сатирических сказок в жанре ужасов!
Злобных дух, обитающий в Кен…
Рассказы Оскара Уайльда ироничны и немного печальны, полны изящества и остроумия, объединяют в себе романтичность и острую сатиру.
«Кентервильское привидение» – одна из самых известных сатирических сказок в жанре ужасов!
Злобных дух, обитающий в Кен…
Короткие рассказы американского писателя О. Генри известны по всему миру. Но чем они так привлекают читателей? О. Генри – мастер создания остросюжетных историй с неожиданными развязками.
В своих произведениях автор затрагивает темы любви, предательст…
Короткие рассказы американского писателя О. Генри известны по всему миру. Но чем они так привлекают читателей? О. Генри – мастер создания остросюжетных историй с неожиданными развязками.
В своих произведениях автор затрагивает темы любви, предательст…
«Эликсиры Сатаны» – шедевр готического романа выдающегося немецкого писателя Эрнста Теодора Амадея Гофмана.
Изощренный сюжет, фантасмагорическая игра необъяснимых обстоятельств, таинственная атмосфера, череда страшных преступлений, борьба между низме…
«Эликсиры Сатаны» – шедевр готического романа выдающегося немецкого писателя Эрнста Теодора Амадея Гофмана.
Изощренный сюжет, фантасмагорическая игра необъяснимых обстоятельств, таинственная атмосфера, череда страшных преступлений, борьба между низме…
"The English Admirals" is a story by Robert Louis Stevenson: There is one story of the wars of Rome which I have always very much envied for England. Germanicus was going down at the head of the legions into a dangerous river – on the opposite b…
"The English Admirals" is a story by Robert Louis Stevenson: There is one story of the wars of Rome which I have always very much envied for England. Germanicus was going down at the head of the legions into a dangerous river – on the opposite b…
Following her critically acclaimed narration of Little Women Part One, narrator Anne Undeland picks up the story from where it left off with Good Wives aka Little Women Part Two.
Three years after the curtain closed on the first book, we're brou…
Following her critically acclaimed narration of Little Women Part One, narrator Anne Undeland picks up the story from where it left off with Good Wives aka Little Women Part Two.
Three years after the curtain closed on the first book, we're brou…
The Sorrows of Werther (German: Die Leiden des jungen Werthers) is a loosely autobiographical epistolary novel by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, first published in 1774. A revised edition followed in 1787. It was one of the most important novels in the …
The Sorrows of Werther (German: Die Leiden des jungen Werthers) is a loosely autobiographical epistolary novel by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, first published in 1774. A revised edition followed in 1787. It was one of the most important novels in the …
The Whisperer in Darkness is a 26,000-word novella by American writer H. P. Lovecraft. Written February-September 1930, it was first published in Weird Tales, August 1931. Similar to The Colour Out of Space (1927), it is a blend of horror and science…
The Whisperer in Darkness is a 26,000-word novella by American writer H. P. Lovecraft. Written February-September 1930, it was first published in Weird Tales, August 1931. Similar to The Colour Out of Space (1927), it is a blend of horror and science…
«Захар Беркут» Івана Франка – це історична повість, в якій описуються події 1241 р., коли жителі українських Карпат боролися проти монголо-татарської навали. Автор зображує вояків мужніми і безстрашними: Захар Беркут, який стоїть на чолі громади села…
«Захар Беркут» Івана Франка – це історична повість, в якій описуються події 1241 р., коли жителі українських Карпат боролися проти монголо-татарської навали. Автор зображує вояків мужніми і безстрашними: Захар Беркут, який стоїть на чолі громади села…
"Of Conversation: An Apology" by H. G. Wells is a short essay. H. G. Wells once different, humorous social satire and ironic.
I must admit that in conversation I am not a brilliant success. Partly, indeed, that may be owing to the assiduity with…
"Of Conversation: An Apology" by H. G. Wells is a short essay. H. G. Wells once different, humorous social satire and ironic.
I must admit that in conversation I am not a brilliant success. Partly, indeed, that may be owing to the assiduity with…
The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft is a semi-fictional autobiographical work by George Gissing in which the author casts himself as the editor of the diary of a deceased acquaintance, selecting essays for posthumous publication. Observing «how suit…
The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft is a semi-fictional autobiographical work by George Gissing in which the author casts himself as the editor of the diary of a deceased acquaintance, selecting essays for posthumous publication. Observing «how suit…
"Life of Ma Parker" is a 1921 short story by Katherine Mansfield. It was first published in The Nation and Atheneum on 26 February 1921: The gentleman opens his door to his charwoman, who tells him that her grandson has died. Through an analepsi…
"Life of Ma Parker" is a 1921 short story by Katherine Mansfield. It was first published in The Nation and Atheneum on 26 February 1921: The gentleman opens his door to his charwoman, who tells him that her grandson has died. Through an analepsi…
"The Poet and the Emporium" by H. G. Wells is a short essay. H. G. Wells once different, humorous social satire and ironic.
"I am beginning life," he said, with a sigh. «Great Heavens! I have spent a day-a day!-in a shop. Three bedroom suit…
"The Poet and the Emporium" by H. G. Wells is a short essay. H. G. Wells once different, humorous social satire and ironic.
"I am beginning life," he said, with a sigh. «Great Heavens! I have spent a day-a day!-in a shop. Three bedroom suit…
"The Dunwich Horror" is a horror short story by American writer H. P. Lovecraft. Written in 1928, it was first published in the April 1929 issue of Weird Tales (pp. 481-508). It takes place in Dunwich, a fictional town in Massachusetts. It is co…
"The Dunwich Horror" is a horror short story by American writer H. P. Lovecraft. Written in 1928, it was first published in the April 1929 issue of Weird Tales (pp. 481-508). It takes place in Dunwich, a fictional town in Massachusetts. It is co…
"The Three Musketeers" is a short story by Rudyard Kipling which introduces three fictional British soldiers serving in India in the later nineteenth century: the privates Learoyd, Mulvaney and Ortheris. These characters appear in many early Kip…
"The Three Musketeers" is a short story by Rudyard Kipling which introduces three fictional British soldiers serving in India in the later nineteenth century: the privates Learoyd, Mulvaney and Ortheris. These characters appear in many early Kip…
A Plea for Gas Lamps is a short story by Robert Louis Stevenson: Cities given, the problem was to light them. How to conduct individual citizens about the burgess-warren, when once heaven had withdrawn its leading luminary.
A Plea for Gas Lamps is a short story by Robert Louis Stevenson: Cities given, the problem was to light them. How to conduct individual citizens about the burgess-warren, when once heaven had withdrawn its leading luminary.
The Last Man is a post-apocalyptic science fiction novel by Mary Shelley, which was first published in 1826. The book tells of a future world that has been ravaged by a plague. The novel was harshly reviewed at the time, and, except for a 1924 silent…
The Last Man is a post-apocalyptic science fiction novel by Mary Shelley, which was first published in 1826. The book tells of a future world that has been ravaged by a plague. The novel was harshly reviewed at the time, and, except for a 1924 silent…
A Study in Scarlet is an 1887 detective novel by Scottish author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The story marks the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, who would become the most famous detective duo in popular fiction. The book's title …
A Study in Scarlet is an 1887 detective novel by Scottish author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The story marks the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, who would become the most famous detective duo in popular fiction. The book's title …
Oliver Twist; or, the Parish Boy's Progress is Charles Dickens's second novel, and was first published as a serial from 1837 to 1839. The story centres on orphan Oliver Twist, born in a workhouse and sold into apprenticeship with an underta…
Oliver Twist; or, the Parish Boy's Progress is Charles Dickens's second novel, and was first published as a serial from 1837 to 1839. The story centres on orphan Oliver Twist, born in a workhouse and sold into apprenticeship with an underta…