Peter Silverleaf

Little Men picks up the story of fiery, headstrong Jo where Good Wives left off. The novel is set at a rather unusual boarding school run by Jo and her husband, where the pupils are encouraged to pillow fight and keep pets. When the penniless but tal…

First and Last Things is a 1908 work of philosophy by H. G. Wells setting forth his beliefs in four «books» entitled «Metaphysics,» «Of Belief,» «Of General Conduct,» and «Some Personal Things.» Parts of the book were published in the Independent Mag…

The Lodger is a 1913 novel by English author Marie Adelaide Belloc Lowndes, based on the Jack the Ripper murders of 1888. It is a novel-length version of Lowndes' short story «The Lodger», first published in McClure's Magazine in 1911.

"This book kept me up late as I had to finish it reading all in one go and only stopped for dinner!" Robert «Perfect combination of intrigue, hope, teamwork and relationships. So well written I could almost smell the winter air.» Tom «It's …

Традиция наряжать елку пришла из Древнего Вавилона. О моде на елочные игрушки и как украшать елку рассказал Игорь Хмелёв, руководитель Музея "Фабрика ёлочных игрушек".

"Mother Holle" is a German fairy tale that comes from the book «Children's and Household Tales» collected by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. Mother Holle is the 24th story in the first volume of the book published in 1812 as part of Children'…

His Last Bow: The War Service of Sherlock Holmes, later titled «His Last Bow: An Epilogue of Sherlock Holmes», is one of 56 short stories about Sherlock Holmes written by Sir Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It was first published in September 1917 in Strand …

Inspector Lestrade asks for Holmes's help after Charles McCarthy is murdered, and his son, James, is implicated. McCarthy, and another local landowner, John Turner, are both Australian expatriates, and Lestrade was originally engaged by Turner&a…

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of Sherlock Holmes stories, originally published in 1893, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle had decided that these would be the last collection of Holmes's stories, and intended to kill him off in «T…

Русская народная сказка.