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Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: This book is selected & introduced by David Stuart Davies. Traumatised by ghost stories in her youth, Pulitzer Prize winning author Edith Wharton (1862 — 1937) channelled her fear and obsession into creating a series of spine-tingling tales filled with spirits beyond the grave and other supernatural phenomena. While claiming not to believe in ghosts, paradoxically she did confess that she was…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: »Rewards and Fairies» is a collection of stories and a sequel to «Puck of Pook's Hill» and, as Kipling wrote, 'The tales had to be read by children, before people realised they were meant for grown-ups'. Through the agency of Puck, two children — Dan and Una — meet a glittering array of historical characters from flint and iron age tribes to 'Good Queen Bess' and Sir Francis Drake. Other tales…

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: When people use the adjective 'Kafkaesque', it is «The Trial» they have in mind – the nightmarish world of Joseph K., where the rules are hidden from even the highest officials, and any help there may be comes from unexpected sources. K. is never told what he is on trial for, and when he says he is innocent, he is immediately asked 'innocent of what?' Is he perhaps on trial for his innocence?…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 880 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 566) Аннотация: Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) is one of the most important and innovative figures of the European Middle Ages. Writing his «Comedy» (the epithet «Divine» was added by later admirers) in exile from his native Florence, he aimed to address a world gone astray both morally and politically. At the same time, he sought to push back the restrictive rules which traditionally governed writing in the…

Скачать книгу (размер 3 176 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 624) Аннотация: Scotland has a notoriously rich and diverse cultural tradition when it comes to the supernatural. Many of her greatest writers from Sir Walter Scott and James Hogg to Robert Louis Stevenson and John Buchan have explored the country's unique folkloric heritage to spine-chilling effect. From Highlands to Lowlands, from blasted heath or remote glen to wretched hovel or austere castle, the very…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: When fifteen-year-old orphan John Trenchard is banished by his Aunt Jane, he goes to live at the local inn with the mysterious Elzevir Block, whose son has been killed by Customs Officers. Unofficially adopted by Block, John comes to learn the reasons for the noises in the graveyard at night, of 'Blackbeard' Mohune's lost treasure and Elzevir Block's secret. This dashing tale of…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 849 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 560) Аннотация: Welcome to the breathtaking adventures of Sexton Blake! For the greater part of the 20th century, the countless escapades of super sleuth Sexton Blake kept millions of readers on the edge of their seats. Together with his faithful sidekick, the youthful Tinker, and his intelligent bloodhound, Pedro, he stood firm against an onslaught of crime and villainy, defeating his enemies with his…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: I thought I saw a human face, about the most terrible my fancy could have called up, looking fixedly into the room. The face gazed towards the bed, and in the imperfect light looked like a livid mask, with chalky eyes’. Master of the ghost story genre M.R. James commented that the, ‘final terrific murder-scene and escape can hardly be forgotten’ by those who have read «Uncle Silas». Neither does…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: Edgar Allan Poe received scant recognition for his efforts, until the publication of «The Raven» in 1845. The poem's popularity gave him a new visibility in literary circles. This title presents a collection of his tales and poems.

Скачать книгу (размер 4 318 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 848) Аннотация: The Brothers Grimm rediscovered a host of fairy tales. Together with their well-known tales of «Rapunzel», «The Goose Girl», «Sleeping Beauty», «Hansel and Gretel» there are darker tales which deserve to be better known. This is a collection of their tales.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: Kafka’s final novel was written during 1922, when the tuberculosis that was to kill him was already at an advanced stage. Fragmentary and unfinished, it perhaps never could have been finished; perhaps the tensions between K., the Castle and the village, K.’s struggle for acceptance or recognition by the mysterious Castle authorities or by the people of the village, never will and never can be…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: »The Castle of Otranto» tells the story of Manfred, lord of the castle and his family. «Nightmare Abbey» follows the fortunes of Christopher Glowry, a morose widower who lives with his only son Scythrop in his semi-dilapidated family mansion Nightmare Abbey. «Vathek» tells the story of the ruthless Caliph Vathek's journey to damnation.

Скачать книгу (размер 6 032 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 1184) Аннотация: For 150 years, the tales of Hans Christian Andersen have been delighting both adults and children. This edition contains all of Andersen's 168 tales, and among the favourites are «The Red Shoes», «The Mermaid», «The Emperor's New Clothes», and «The Ugly Duckling».

Скачать книгу (размер 2 931 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 576) Аннотация: »Dracula Introduction and Notes» by Dr David Rogers, Kingston University — 'There he lay looking as if youth had been half-renewed, for the white hair and mustache were changed to dark iron-grey, the cheeks were fuller, and the white skin seemed ruby-red underneath; the mouth was redder than ever, for on the lips were gouts of fresh blood, which trickled from the corners of the mouth and ran over…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 600 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 511) Аннотация: The two American classics here together in one volume, «Little Men» and «Jo's Boys», are worthy sequels to «Little Women», one of the best-loved children's stories of all time, and its continuation, «Good Wives». In «Little Men», Louisa May Alcott takes up the story of the everyday dramas and exploits of the naughty but easy-going boys at Plumfield, now a boarding-school run by Professor Bhaer…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: Set in the sinister monastery of the Capuchins in Madrid, «The Monk» is a violent tale of ambition, murder and incest. The great struggle between maintaining monastic vows and fulfilling personal ambitions leads to its main character, the monk Ambrosio, to temptation and the breaking of his vows, then to sexual obsession and rape, and finally to murder to conceal his guilt.

Скачать книгу (размер 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 188) Аннотация: In «Tom Sawyer Abroad», Tom, Huck and Jim set sail to Africa in a futuristic hot air balloon. Where they survive encounters with lions, robbers, and fleas to see some of the world's greatest wonders. In «Tom Sawyer, Detective», Tom attempts to solve a murder.

Скачать книгу (размер 3 584 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 704) Аннотация: This title includes an introduction by A. M. de Medeiros, University of Kent at Canterbury. A year after the publication of «The Three Musketeers», Alexandre Dumas produced a sequel worthy in every respect of the original. In «Twenty Years After» the much beloved D'Artaganan, Athos, Porthos and Aramis reunite to fight the forces of evil. In the original novel they defeated Milady, a formidable…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: This volume completes the canon of the illustrated Sherlock Holmes stories, reprinted from «The Strand Magazine». It contains «The Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes», «The Valley of Fear», «His Last Bow» and the last 12 stories of «The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes». Wordsworth Classics covers a huge list of beloved works of literature in English and translations. This growing series is rigorously…

Скачать книгу (размер 7 113 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 1396) Аннотация: »Jane Eyre» ranks as one of the greatest and most popular works of English fiction. Although Charlotte Bronte's heroine is outwardly plain, she possesses an indomitable spirit, and great courage. Forced to battle against the exigencies of a cruel guardian, a harsh employer and a rigid social order which circumscribes her life when she becomes governess to the daughter of the mysterious, sardonic…