рассказы
Сборник включает в себя десять рассказов одного из самых ярких американских писателей. Для облегчения понимания оригинального текста даны комментарии с объяснением сложных языковых конструкций и вопросы к тексту. В конце книги приведен словарь, состо…
Сборник включает в себя десять рассказов одного из самых ярких американских писателей. Для облегчения понимания оригинального текста даны комментарии с объяснением сложных языковых конструкций и вопросы к тексту. В конце книги приведен словарь, состо…
О. Генри (настоящее имя Уильям Сидни Портер, Porter) (1862—1910) – американский писатель-юморист, непревзойденный мастер короткого рассказа.
«Короли и капуста» (1904) – сборник авантюрно-юмористических новелл, действие которых происходит в Латинской …
О. Генри (настоящее имя Уильям Сидни Портер, Porter) (1862—1910) – американский писатель-юморист, непревзойденный мастер короткого рассказа.
«Короли и капуста» (1904) – сборник авантюрно-юмористических новелл, действие которых происходит в Латинской …
Вниманию читающей публики предлагается первая книга из трилогии Нобелевского лауреата Джона Голсуорси (1867–1933) «Сага о Форсайтах» – «Собственник». Жизнь высшего общества Лондона представляет немалый интерес для тех, кто хочет знать, как вести себя…
Вниманию читающей публики предлагается первая книга из трилогии Нобелевского лауреата Джона Голсуорси (1867–1933) «Сага о Форсайтах» – «Собственник». Жизнь высшего общества Лондона представляет немалый интерес для тех, кто хочет знать, как вести себя…
Артур Конан Дойл (1859–1930) – выдающийся английский писатель, ввел в детективную литературу образ сыщика любителя Шерлока Холмса.
В сборнике представлены 12 рассказов писателя о приключениях Шерлока Холмса и доктора Ватсона. Занимательный сюжет, инт…
Артур Конан Дойл (1859–1930) – выдающийся английский писатель, ввел в детективную литературу образ сыщика любителя Шерлока Холмса.
В сборнике представлены 12 рассказов писателя о приключениях Шерлока Холмса и доктора Ватсона. Занимательный сюжет, инт…
He was madly in love with her and risked his life for her. Then she adored him and he was bored by her love. Then things changed again. Finally, they had a life like other people's.
He was madly in love with her and risked his life for her. Then she adored him and he was bored by her love. Then things changed again. Finally, they had a life like other people's.
"The Doom that Came to Sarnath" (1920) is a fantasy short story by American writer H. P. Lovecraft. It is written in a mythic/fantasy style and is associated with his Dream Cycle. It was first published in The Scot, a Scottish amateur fiction magazin…
"The Doom that Came to Sarnath" (1920) is a fantasy short story by American writer H. P. Lovecraft. It is written in a mythic/fantasy style and is associated with his Dream Cycle. It was first published in The Scot, a Scottish amateur fiction magazin…
"The Dreams in the Witch House" is a horror short story by American writer H. P. Lovecraft, part of the Cthulhu Mythos cycle. Written in January/February 1932, it was first published in the July 1933 issue of Weird Tales.
Walter Gilman, a student of …
"The Dreams in the Witch House" is a horror short story by American writer H. P. Lovecraft, part of the Cthulhu Mythos cycle. Written in January/February 1932, it was first published in the July 1933 issue of Weird Tales.
Walter Gilman, a student of …
"The Cats of Ulthar" is a short story written by American fantasy author H.P. Lovecraft in June 1920. In the tale, an unnamed narrator relates the story of how a law forbidding the killing of cats came to be in a town called Ulthar. As the narrative …
"The Cats of Ulthar" is a short story written by American fantasy author H.P. Lovecraft in June 1920. In the tale, an unnamed narrator relates the story of how a law forbidding the killing of cats came to be in a town called Ulthar. As the narrative …
"In the Vault' is a short story by American horror fiction writer H.P. Lovecraft, written on September 18, 1925 and first published in the November 1925 issue of the amateur press journal Tryout.
George Birch, undertaker for the New England town of P…
"In the Vault' is a short story by American horror fiction writer H.P. Lovecraft, written on September 18, 1925 and first published in the November 1925 issue of the amateur press journal Tryout.
George Birch, undertaker for the New England town of P…
"Cool Air" is a short story by the American horror fiction writer H.P. Lovecraft, written in March 1926 and published in the March 1928 issue of Tales of Magic and Mystery.
The narrator offers a story to explain why a «draught of cool air» is the mo…
"Cool Air" is a short story by the American horror fiction writer H.P. Lovecraft, written in March 1926 and published in the March 1928 issue of Tales of Magic and Mystery.
The narrator offers a story to explain why a «draught of cool air» is the mo…
"The Silver Key" is a fantasy short story by American writer H. P. Lovecraft. Written in 1926, it is considered part of his Dreamlands series. It was first published in the January 1929 issue of Weird Tales. It is a continuation of «The Dream-Quest o…
"The Silver Key" is a fantasy short story by American writer H. P. Lovecraft. Written in 1926, it is considered part of his Dreamlands series. It was first published in the January 1929 issue of Weird Tales. It is a continuation of «The Dream-Quest o…
"Under the Pyramids" (in draft form, also published as «Entombed with the Pharaohs») is a short story written by American fantasy author H. P. Lovecraft in collaboration with Harry Houdini in February 1924. Commissioned by Weird Tales founder and own…
"Under the Pyramids" (in draft form, also published as «Entombed with the Pharaohs») is a short story written by American fantasy author H. P. Lovecraft in collaboration with Harry Houdini in February 1924. Commissioned by Weird Tales founder and own…
"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 conside…
"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 conside…
"The Lurking Fear" is a horror short story by American writer H. P. Lovecraft. Written in November 1922, it was first published in the January through April 1923 issues of Home Brew.
The story is narrated by an unnamed seeker of “strange horrors” who…
"The Lurking Fear" is a horror short story by American writer H. P. Lovecraft. Written in November 1922, it was first published in the January through April 1923 issues of Home Brew.
The story is narrated by an unnamed seeker of “strange horrors” who…