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Nobody loves Mary – the heroine of the famous story of Francis Burnett «The Secret Garden.» However, she does not burn with love for others, and moreover – she can not stand the whole world. And then her parents are passing away prematurely. There is…

The Metamorphosis (German: Die Verwandlung) is a novella written by Franz Kafka which was first published in 1915. One of Kafka's best-known works. Gregor Samsa wakes up one morning to find himself transformed into a «monstrous vermin». He initially…

Лучший способ учить иностранный язык – это читать художественное произведение, постепенно овладевая лексикой и грамматикой. Совершенствуйте свой английский язык, отправившись в увлекательное путешествие вместе с героями романа Жюля Верна «Путешествие…

Peter Pan is a fictional character created by Scottish novelist and playwright James Matthew Barrie. A romantic fairy tale Peter Pan is a favourite story of many generations of children all over the world. The main character is a boy who never grows …

For a while, the famous writer Irving Washington was an employee of the American diplomatic mission in Spain. He spent three months in the famous Alhambra Palace. This acquaintance with the historical relic inspired him to write this book. In additio…

Notes from Underground also translated as Notes from the Underground or Letters from the Underworld, is an 1864 novella by Fyodor Dostoevsky. Notes is considered by many to be one of the first existentialist novels. It presents itself as an excerpt f…

Разум – мыслительная способность, позволяющая логически осмыслять действительность. Чувство – способность воспринимать внешние воздействия; также «эмоция» или «переживание». Итак, представьте, что вы молодая девушка в Англии XVIII века, не замужем и …

Linda Grant, beset by medical bills and other pressing obligations, tells her children that they will not be celebrating Christmas this year. Older Keith takes the news in stride, while younger Teddy angrily insists he will have his Christmas turkey …

A Merry Christmas collects the treasured holiday tales of Louisa May Alcott, from the dearly familiar Yuletide benevolence of Marmee and her “little women” to the timeless “What Love Can Do,” wherein the residents of a boarding house come together to…

Who knew Dorothy could speak rabbit? A delightful Christmas story to read with your children This charming Christmas story was published in L. Frank Baum's first children's book, Mother Goose in Prose (1897), illustrated by Maxfield Parrish. Dorothy…

""A Kidnapped Santa Claus"" is a Christmas-themed short story by American writer L. Frank Baum; it has been called «„one of Baum's most beautiful stories“» and constitutes an influential contribution to the mythology of Christmas. ""A Kidnapped Santa…

«Классика викторианской литературы, трогательное и вместе с тем реалистичное повествование о непростой судьбе Агнес Грей – предшественницы знаменитой “Джен Эйр” Шарлотты Бронте. Дебютный роман Энн, младшей из знаменитых сестер, является в какой-то м…

Вам предоставляется возможность прослушать лучшие произведения всемирно известных писателей в великолепном исполнении носителей языка. Произведения адаптированы для слушателей, владеющих языком на уровне Intermediate. Джон Фрейзер (Эдинбург, Великоб…

The Tao Te Ching is a Taoist philosophical treatise. Lao Tzu, a great Ancient Chinese philosopher and teacher, is considered to be the author of this book. We owe this book to an unnamed guardian who kept safe the far western borders of a country, Zh…

"The Reluctant Dragon" is an 1898 children's story by Kenneth Grahame, originally published as a chapter in his book Dream Days. It is Grahame's most famous short story, arguably better known than Dream Days itself or the related The Golden Age. It c…

Примечание: Лоренцо Медичи, по прозванию Великолепный. Полный вариант заголовка: «The life of Lorenzo de' Medici: called the Magnificent by William Roscoe Vol. 1».