Count Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) is best known for War and Peace and Anna Karenina, commonly regarded as amongst the greatest novels ever written. He also, however, wrote many masterly short stories, and this volume contains four of the longest and best in distinguished translations that have stood the test of time. In the early story 'Family Happiness', Tolstoy explores courtship and marriage from the point of view of a young wife. In 'The Kreutzer Sonata' he gives us a terrifying study of marital breakdown, in 'The Devil' a powerful depiction of the power of sexual temptation, and, in perhaps the finest of all, 'The Death of Ivan Ilyich', he portrays the long agony of a man gradually coming to terms...
ISBN: 978-1-84022-453-5
Издательство:
Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Ariana Franklin combines the best of modern forensic thrillers with the drama of historical fiction in the enthralling second novel in the Mistress of the Art of Death series, featuring medieval heroine Adelia Aguilar. Rosamund Clifford, the mistress of King Henry II, has died an agonizing death by poison-and the king`s estranged queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine, is the prime suspect. Henry suspects that Rosamund`s murder is probably the first move in Eleanor`s long-simmering plot to overthrow him. If Eleanor is guilty, the result could be civil war. The king must once again summon Adelia Aguilar, mistress of the art of death, to uncover the truth. Adelia is not happy to be called out of retirement. She has been living contentedly in the...
ISBN: 978-0-553-82033-1
Издательство:
Transworld publishers
Дата выхода: июль 2011
The master of historical fiction presents the iconic story of King Alfred and the making of a nation. As the ninth century wanes, England appears about to be plunged into chaos once more. For the Viking-raised but Saxon-born warrior, Uhtred, whose life seems to shadow the making of England, this presents him with difficult choices. King Alfred is dying and his passing threatens the island of Britain to renewed warfare. Alfred wants his son, Edward, to succeed him but there are other Saxon claimants to the throne as well as ambitious pagan Vikings to the north. Uhtred`s loyalty - and his vows - were to Alfred, not to his son, and despite his long years of service to Alfred, he is still not committed to the Saxon cause. His own desire is...
Erast Fandorin returns to Moscow after an absence of six years, only to find himself instantly embroiled in court politics and scandal. His old friend General Sobolev - the famous "Russian Achilles" - has been found dead in a hotel room, and Fandorin suspects foul play. Using his now-famous powers of detection, Fandorin embarks on an investigation, during which the political and the personal may become dangerously blurred. With the assistance of some formidable martial arts skills, acquired while Fandorin was in Japan, our eccentric and ingenious hero must endeavour to discover not so much whodunit, as why.
ISBN: 978-0-7538-2097-1
Издательство:
Орион
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
An immortal story of chivalry, treachery and death told anew for our times The legend of King Arthur has retained its appeal and popularity through the ages: Mordred`s treason, the knightly exploits of Tristan, Lancelot`s fatally divided loyalties and his love for Guenevere, the quest for the Holy Grail. Now retold by Peter Ackroyd with his signature clarity, charm and relish for a good story, the result is not only one of the most readable accounts of the knights of the Round Table but also one of the most moving.
A milestone of storytelling set in the world of The Sword of Truth, "Debt of Bones" is the story of young Abby`s struggle to win the aid of the wizard Zedd Zorander, the most important man alive. Abby is trapped, not only between both sides of the war, but in a mortal conflict between two powerful men. For Zedd, who commands power most men can only imagine, granting Abby`s request would mean forsaking his sacred duty. With the storm of the final battle about to break, both Abby and Zedd are caught in a desperate fight to save the life of a neither can escape the shadow of an ancient betrayal. With time running out, their only choice may be a debt of bones. The world-for Zedd, for Abby, for everyone-will never again be the same. Discover...
ISBN: 978-0-7653-5154-8
Издательство:
Macmillan USA
Дата выхода: февраль 2012
Number - one bestselling author Tom Clancy takes a bold, incisive look at what our nation`s leaders are calling "the new world order." The time and place: a world at peace, where yesterday`s enemies are tomorrow`s allies. The players: Jack Ryan as the new President`s National Security Advisor, and his CIA colleagues, John Clark and Domingo Chavez. The crisis: a shocking chain of events in which the wages of peace are as fully complex - and devastating - as those of war.
Lauren Blount`s life is perfectly arranged: she`s very rich, very young, very thin, very pretty and very, very divorced. The most glamorous of Manhattan`s Debutante Divorcee set, Lauren captivates newlywed Sylvia Mortimer, which is no surprise after Sylvia`s husband goes AWOL on their honeymoon. With New York`s most notorious Husband Huntress setting her sights on Sylvia`s man, a decision must be made: either subscribe to Lauren`s "Who needs a husband anyway?" philosophy or stand and fight for her man. Формат: 11 см x 18 см.
ISBN: 978-0-14-102987-0
Издательство:
Книжный мир
Дата выхода: июль 2011
