Dorian Gray is having his picture painted by Basil Hallward, who is charmed by his looks. But when Sir Henry Wotton visits and seduces Dorian into the worship of youthful beauty with an intoxicating speech, Dorian makes a wish he will live to regret: that all the marks of age will now be reflected in the portrait rather than on Dorian's own face. The stage is now set for a masterful tale about appearance, reality, art, life, truth, fiction and the burden of conscience. Oscar Wilde's only full-length novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray is a lasting gem of sophisticated wit and playfulness, which brings together all the best elements of his talent in a reinterpretation of the Faustian myth.
ISBN: 9781847493729
Издательство:
Alma Books
Дата выхода: август 2020
James Fenimore Cooper was a prolific and popular American writer of the first half of the 19th century. His historical romances of frontier and Indian life in the early American days created a unique form of American literature. The Pilot: A Tale of the Sea is a historical novel, first published in January 1824. Its subject is the life of a naval pilot during the American Revolution. The main character of the story leads the American Navy in dangerous raids on the English coast.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07960-5
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2018
Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896) was an American abolitionist and a writer. She is best known for her novel "Uncle Tom`s Cabin", which depicts the harsh conditions for enslaved African Americans. "The Pearl of Orr`s Island" is her lesser-known, but still beautiful novel. It is a heartwarming story of a young girl`s struggle to belong and fit in. The novel reflects Stowe`s awareness of the complexity of small-town society.
ISBN: 978-5-521-08300-8
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июнь 2019
Henry James (1843—1916) was an American author regarded as a key transitional figure between literary realism and literary modernism. «The Portrait of a Lady» is the awesome story of a spirited young American woman, Isabel Archer. She inherits a large amount of money and subsequently becomes the victim of Machiavellian scheming by two American expatriates. This novel reflects James\'s continuing interest in the differences between the New World and the Old, often to the detriment of the former.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07071-8
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: апрель 2018
Роман "Тихий американец" (1955), на первый взгляд, посвящен вечной коллизии: на фоне трагических событий в Сайгоне развиваются отношения внутри любовного треугольника - английский журналист, его вьетнамская подруга и молодой американец. Однако за любовным конфликтом скрываются куда более масштабные вещи: и муки морального выбора главного героя, и размышления о ничтожной цене жизни человека, попавшего в...
ISBN: 978-5-907097-00-1
Издательство:
Антология
Дата выхода: декабрь 2018
Begin your journey into Middle-earth.A New Legend Begins on Prime Video, in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.The third part of J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic adventure THE LORD OF THE RINGS.The Dark Lord has risen, and as he unleashes hordes of Orcs to conquer all Middle-earth, Frodo and Sam struggle deep into his realm in Mordor.To defeat Sauron, the One Ring must be destroyed in the fires of Mount Doom. But the way is impossibly hard, and Frodo is weakening. The Ring corrupts all who bear it and Frodo’s time is running out.Will Sam and Frodo succeed, or will the Dark Lord rule Middle-earth once more?
David Herbert Lawrence (1885-1930) was an English novelist, poet, playwright and literary critic, one of the key writers of the early twentieth century, most famous for his criticism of rationalism and industrialization. Set in the Nottinghamshire, England, The Rainbow follows three generations of the Brangwens, a strong and energetic family, deeply attached to the land they own. The book focuses on the individual`s struggle against the confining rules and restrictions of social life.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07214-9
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2018
Arthur Conan Doyle was a British writer best known for his detective fiction featuring the character Sherlock Holmes. His works also include fantasy and science fiction, as well as plays, romances, non-fiction and historical novels. The Return of Sherlock Holmes was the first Holmes collection since 1893, when Holmes had "died" in "The Final Problem". The first story is set in 1894 and has Holmes returning in London and explaining the period from 1891–1894, a period called "The Great Hiatus" by Sherlockian enthusiasts.
ISBN: 978-5-517-06248-2
Издательство:
Рипол Классик
Дата выхода: январь 2021
Arthur Conan Doyle was a British writer best known for his detective fiction featuring the character Sherlock Holmes. His works also include fantasy and science fiction, as well as plays, romances, non-fiction and historical novels. The Refugees is another vivid example of the author`s love for historical events. It revolves around two characters: Huguenot guardsman Amory de Catinat, and Amos Green, an American who comes to see France. The book also features many famous historical figures and events: the King of France Louis XIV`s and his marriage to Madame de Maintenon, the cancellation of the Edict of Nantes and the emigration of the Huguenot de Catinats to America
ISBN: 978-5-521-08136-3
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2018
Kagan argues that hopes for a new peaceful international order after the end of the Cold War have proved wrong. He stresses that peoples of the liberal world need to choose whether they want to shape it or let others shape it for them.
Jack London (1876—1916) 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 book is a collection of intriguing short stories with unexpected culminations such as "Like Argus of the Ancient Times", "The Hussv" and "The Red One". .
ISBN: 978-5-521-08124-0
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2018
Давно мертвы внутри? Вернитесь к жизни вместе с Шерлоком Холмсом! "Возвращение Шерлока Холмса" - это сборник из 13 рассказов про вашего любимого детектива. Шерлок Холмс, канувший в бездну Рейхенбахского водопада вместе со своим врагом, профессором Мориарти, неожиданно возвращается. Каким образом ему удалось выжить? Ответ вы найдете на страницах этой книги. Сборник издан на английском языке, без сокращений...
ISBN: 978-5-17-169699-3
Издательство:
АСТ
Дата выхода: март 2025
` … once again Mr Sherlock Holmes is free to devote his life to examining those interesting little problems which the complex life of London so plentifully presents.`Evil masterminds beware! Sherlock Holmes is back! Ten years after his supposed death in the swirling torrent of the Reichenbach Falls locked in the arms of his arch enemy Professor Moriarty, Arthur Conan Doyle agreed to pen further adventures featuring his brilliant detective. In the first story, `The Empty House`, Holmes returns to Baker Street and his good friend Watson, explaining how he escaped from his watery grave. In creating this collection of tales, Doyle had lost none of cunning or panache, providing Holmes with a sparkling set of mysteries to solve and a...
ISBN: 9781853260582
Издательство:
Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: август 2023
David Herbert Lawrence (1885-1930) was an English novelist, poet, playwright and literary critic, one of the key writers of the early twentieth century, most famous for his criticism of rationalism and industrialization. Set in the Nottinghamshire, England, The Rainbow follows three generations of the Brangwens, a strong and energetic family, deeply attached to the land they own. The book focuses on the individual`s struggle against the confining rules and restrictions of social life.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07213-2
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2018
One morning, Stompysaurus wakes from a happy dream, feeling excited for the new day, until things start to go a bit wrong. His brother`s being a tease, his breakfast isn`t his usual favourite and nothing is going right. His stomps and roars start rising inside him, until they explode!But a tricky start doesn`t have to mean a stompy finish. Can Stompysurus find a new way of looking at things and turn his day around?The perfect picture book to help children learn to overcome feelings of anger and annoyance when it seems like everything is going wrong. From the author of the bestselling The Lion Inside. A Read for Empathy Collection Choice, chosen by EmpathyLab.
Этот сборник открывает двери в мир тайн и приключений Роберта Льюиса Стивенсона. Здесь вас ждут истории о тайных обществах и загадочных заговорах, о бесценном сокровище, за которое готовы рискнуть жизнью, и о дерзких авантюрах, где каждый шаг может стать решающим. Каждый рассказ хранит свою интригу, а фирменный стиль Стивенсона превращает чтение в увлекательное путешествие, где до последней страницы...
ISBN: 978-5-17-174854-8
Издательство:
АСТ
Дата выхода: октябрь 2025
«История искателей сокровищ: приключения непослушных детей в поисках удачи» - роман английской писательницы Эдит Несбит, впервые опубликованный отдельным изданием в 1899 году. В нем рассказывается история Доры, Освальда, Дикки, Алисы, Ноэля и Горация Октавиуса Бастейблов, которые пытаются помочь своему овдовевшему отцу, обманутому деловым партнером, вернуть семейное состояние… Неадаптированное издание...
ISBN: 978-5-517-10701-5
Издательство:
RUGRAM
Дата выхода: декабрь 2023
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850—1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, travel writer, and essayist. He was a celebrity during his lifetime for works like "Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" and "Treasure Island". Now he is one of the most translated authors in the world. "The Silverado Squatters" is Robert`s sweet traveling memoir about a two-month honeymoon trip with his wife, Fanny, and her son Lloyd. It extensively describes their travel to Napa Valley, California in 1880.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07795-3
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2018
Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, poet, travel writer, and essayist. His most famous works are "Treasure Island" and "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde." Now he is one of the most translated authors in the world. "The Silverado Squatters" is Robert`s sweet traveling memoir about a two-month honeymoon trip with his wife, Fanny, and her son Lloyd. It extensively describes their travel to Napa Valley, California in 1880.
ISBN: 978-5-517-00202-0
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: декабрь 2018
