Returning home from the University of St. Petersburg, Arkady Kirsanov discovers that, while he has changed, the world he left behind has remained the same. He and his companion, the nihilistic Bazarov, find themselves at odds with their parents. Neither can accept the romantic aristocratic traditions of their families, but they struggle with the new values of liberalism and the enlightenment as each one falls in love.Set in a turbulent era of political reform and social change, Fathers and Sons is one of the true classics of Russian literature, presenting a powerful portrait of 19th-century Russian society.
Father Brown is a short and stumpy Catholic Priest with a wit and intellect that belie his physical appearance. Using his intuitive prowess and his deep knowledge of human nature, gained via the confessional, this perceptive amateur sleuth is a crime-solving force.This collection serves as an introduction to G.K. Chesterton`s much-loved Father Brown with classic tales such as "The Blue Cross", "The Secret Garden", and "The Invisible Man". Received with great enthusiasm upon first publication this intuitive man of the cloth-come-detective continues to charm readers to this day.
Father Brown appears to be a clumsy and naive man but this unimpressive exterior hides a razor sharp mind. His great intellect and an intrinsic knowledge of humanity`s capacity for evil, gained through the confessional, make him an expert at solving crimes. This gifted sleuth uses intuition over scientific method, putting himself in the shoes and minds of the criminals he seeks.This collection contains classic stories featuring G.K. Chesterton`s much-loved character such as `The Absence of Mr Glass`, `The Duel of Mr Hirsch`, and `The Purple Wig`. Solving crimes with sympathy and insight this genial priest has continually charmed readers from first publication until today.
Издание полностью на английском языке.Father Brown, one of the most quirky genial and lovable characters to emerge from English detective fiction, first made his appearance in "The Innocence of Father Brown" in 1911. That first collection of stories established G.K. Chesterton`s kindly cleric in the front rank of eccentric sleuths.This complete collection contains all the favourite Father Brown stories, showing a quiet wit and compassion that has endeared him to many, whilst solving his mysteries by a mixture of imagination and a sympathetic worldliness in a totally believable manner.
ISBN: 9781853260032
Издательство:
Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: январь 2006
All children growing up in America learn who the Founding Fathers were. Most, however, never learn of the founders connections to the Freemasons, the Rosicrucians, and other esoteric orders. In" Founding Fathers, Secret Societies," Robert Hieronimus investigates these important connections and how their influence can be traced throughout our most significant national documents and symbols.
Jack London was an American novelist, journalist and social activist. Pioneering the genre of magazine fiction and prototyping science fiction, he became one of the first writers, who gained worldwide fame and a large fortune. This is a collection of marvelous stories including "The God of His Fathers", "The Great Interrogation" and many other wonderful tales. With remarkable insight and unflinching realism, London describes the punishing adversity that awaited men in the brutal, frozen expanses of the Yukon. .
ISBN: 978-5-521-08114-1
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2018
The translation of Beowulf by J.R.R. Tolkien was an early work, very distinctive in its mode, completed in 1926: he returned to it later to make hasty corrections, but seems never to have considered its publication. This edition is twofold, for there exists an illuminating commentary on the text of the poem by the translator himself, in the written form of a series of lectures given at Oxford in the 1930s; and from these lectures a substantial selection has been made, to form also a commentary on the translation in this book. From his creative attention to detail in these lectures there arises a sense of the immediacy and clarity of his vision. It is as if he entered into the imagined past: standing beside Beowulf and his men shaking out...
Poems of the Pulitzer Prize winner, American poetess Sara Tisdale (1884—1933) began to be translated into Russian only at the beginning of the XXI century. This book includes translations of all the poems from her poetry collection "Flame and Shadow", released in 1920, and also several poems from other books. Sara Tisdale's poetry attracts by its simplicity, depth of thought, sincerity, openness, passionate and romantic plot. I hope that the readers, who have not yet been familiar with the subtle lyrics of this wonderful author, will find here many frank and tender words consonant with their emotions and world perception. Enjoy reading!
ISBN: 978-5-00153-183-8
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: май 2020
The Secret of Everlasting Life is the first translation from the Chinese of the second-century Can Tong Qi. This ancient work, the earliest known text on transformation and immortality, echoes the wisdom and poetry of both the Tao Te Ching and I Ching. The Can Tong Qi is also the ancestral text of all Qi Gong exercises in China. This translation reveals for the first time the meditation methods practised for thousands of years by Taoist sages. Presented here with its original Chinese commentaries, the Can Tong Qi is full of practical information and advice about the process of human transformation and how to nurture and develop the natural life-energy within us. Richard Bertschinger's additional commentary explains the intricacies of...
ISBN: 978-1-84819-048-1
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2010
