"The Beautiful and Damned", F. Scott Fitzgerald`s second novel, tells the story of Anthony Patch, a 1920s socialite and presumptive heir to a tycoon`s fortune, the relationship with his wife Gloria, his service in the army, and alcoholism. The novel provides an excellent portrait of the Eastern elite as the Jazz Age begins its ascent, engulfing all classes into what will soon be known as Cafe Society. As with all of his other novels, it is a brilliant character study and is also an early account of the complexities of marriage and intimacy, largely based on Fitzgerald`s relationship and marriage with Zelda Fitzgerald.
ISBN: 978-1-907360-30-5
Издательство:
CRW Publishing
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
Роберт Льюис Стивенсон - известный шотландский писатель и поэт XIX века, автор приключенческих романов и повестей, крупнейший представитель английского неоромантизма. Его произведения остаются любимыми и читаемыми до сих пор. В эту увлекательную книгу вошли три самых известных рассказа Стивенсона, лучшим образом отражающих его творчество: "Похититель трупов", "Дьявольская бутылка" и "Весёлые молодцы"....
ISBN: 978-5-521-05788-7
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: август 2017
Русская народная сказка пересказана на английском языке специально для российских детей, с использованием простейшей грамматики и наиболее употребительных английских слов. Читая эту книгу, ребенок узнает около 100 новых английских слов, научится употреблять глаголы в форме 3-го л. ед. ч. Present Simple, а также освоит форму Past Simple глагола to run (бежать). Завершают книгу веселые задания к тексту и словарь, где в...
ISBN: 978-5-8112-3959-7
Издательство:
Айрис-пресс
Дата выхода: май 2010
It`s history with the nasty bits left in! Want to know: What really happened in Dad`s Army? How to make a rude noise with a gas mask? Why the blitzed Brits ate chicken-fruit, sinkers and nutty? Discover all the foul facts about the Blitzed Brits - all the gore and more!
ISBN: 978-1-4071-0343-3
Издательство:
Scholastic UK
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
Best practices for Postfix--the popular alternative to Sendmail. Developed with security and speed in mind, Postfix has become a popular alternative to Sendmail and comes preinstalled in many Linux distributions as the default mailer. The Book of Postfix is a complete guide to Postfix whether used at home, as a mailrelay or virus-scanning gateway, or as a company mailserver. Practical examples show how to deal with daily challenges like protecting mail users from spam and viruses, managing multiple domains, and offering roaming access.
ISBN: 1-59327-001-1
Издательство:
No Starch Press
Дата выхода: декабрь 2009
The name Edgar Allan Рое conjures up thoughts of hearts beating long after their owners are dead, of disease and plague amid wealth, and of love that extends beyond the grave. The richness of Poe`s writing, however, includes . much more than horror, loss, and death. Poe`s stories teem with irony and black humor, in addition to plot twists and surprise endings. Living by their own rules and charged with passion, Poe`s characters are instantly recognizable - even though we may be appalled by their actions, we understand their motivations. This collection contains eleven of Poe`s best stories. They are "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Pit and the Pendulum," "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Cask of Amontillado," "The Premature Burial,"...
ISBN: 978-5-521-06267-6
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: январь 2018
Twenty wickedly anarchic tales from the master of the unpredictable, chosen from his bestsellers "Over to You", "Someone Like You", "Kiss Kiss" and "Switch Bitch". Stylish, outrageous and haunting, they explore the sinister side of the human psyche with unexpected outcomes. There`s the wife who serves up a murderous new dish to her husband, the gambler who collects little fingers from losers, the sound machine that can hear the grass scream, and the night-time seduction that has macabre consequences, to name a few. Формат издания: 11 см х 18 см.
ISBN: 0-14-100337-5
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: апрель 2004
`A novel that is both slight and profound, a distilled meditation on perception and loss, and a poised, individual ghost story for the twenty-first century` Observer The Body Artist begins with normality: breakfast between a married couple, Lauren and Rey, in their ramshackle rented house on the New England coast. Recording their delicate, intimate, half-complete thoughts and words, DeLillo proves himself a stunningly unsentimental observer of our idiosyncratic relationships. But after breakfast, Rey makes a decision that leaves Lauren utterly alone, or seems to. As Lauren, the body artist of the title, becomes strangely detached from herself and the temporal world, the novel becomes an exploration of a highly abnormal grieving process;...
ISBN: 978-0-330-52495-7
Издательство:
Picador
Дата выхода: март 2011
