Available for the first time in one volume, this is the definitive collection of Tolkien`s five acclaimed modern classic `fairie` tales in the vein of `The Hobbit`. The five tales are written with the same skill, quality and charm that made The Hobbit a classic. Largely overlooked because of their short lengths, they are finally together in a volume which reaffirms Tolkien`s place as a master storyteller for readers young and old. Roverandom is a toy dog who, enchanted by a sand sorcerer, gets to explore the world and encounter strange and fabulous creatures. Farmer Giles of Ham is fat and unheroic, but - having unwittingly managed to scare off a short-sighted giant - is called upon to do battle when a dragon comes to town; The...

ISBN: 978-0-00-728059-9
Издательство: HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: март 2012

Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930) was an English writer best known for his detective stories about Sherlock Holmes. "Tales of the Camp" is a collection of fascinating military stories, set in the prime days of the British Empire. Not surprisingly, one of the stories has a supernatural element. It is a remarkable book for those who wish to get a closer look at the army life of those times.

ISBN: 978-5-521-07153-1
Издательство: Т8
Дата выхода: июнь 2018

Joseph Conrad was a Polish-British writer regarded as one of the greatest novelists to write in the English language. Though he did not speak English fluently until his twenties, he was a master stylist, both lush and precise, who brought a non-English sensibility into English literature. Tales of Hearsay is a posthumous collection of four stories, published in 1911, the year after Conrad died, including The Tale which is considered to be the one of his best short stories.

ISBN: 978-5-521-07568-3
Издательство: Т8
Дата выхода: май 2018

This book features an Introduction by John S. Whitley, University of Sussex. This collection of Poe`s best stories contains all the terrifying and bewildering tales that characterize his work. As well as the Gothic horror of such famous stories as "The Pit and the Pendulum", "The Fall of the House of Usher", "The Premature Burial" and "The Tell-Tale Heart", all of Poe`s Auguste Dupin stories are included. These are the first modern detective stories and include "The Murders in the Rue Morgue", "The Mystery of Marie Roget" and "The Purloined Letter".

ISBN: 978-1-84022-072-8
Издательство: Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: август 2010

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. This volume includes a collection of entertaining short stories like "The Green Flag," "The Crime of the Brigadier," "The Lord of Chateau Noir," "A Shadow Before," and others.

ISBN: 978-5-517-05852-2
Издательство: Т8
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. "Tales of Mystery" includes short mystery stories like "The Lost Special", "The Beetle-Hunter" and "The Man with the Watches" filled to the brim with suspense, wild twists, and turns.

ISBN: 978-5-521-08060-1
Издательство: Т8
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2018

ISBN: 978-1-335-63098-8
Дата выхода: январь 2021

Joseph Conrad was a Polish-British writer regarded as one of the greatest novelists to write in the English language. Though he did not speak English fluently until his twenties, he was a master prose stylist who brought a non-English sensibility into English literature. He wrote stories and novels, many with a nautical setting, that depict trials of the human spirit in the midst of an impassive, inscrutable universe. This volume published in 1911 contains four tales; The Warrior`s Soul, Prince Roman, The Tale, and The Black Mate.

ISBN: 978-5-521-06674-2
Издательство: Т8
Дата выхода: март 2018

F.S. Fitzgerald was an American writer, whose works illustrate the Jazz Age. A collection of incredible short stories Tales of the Jazz Age IV brings to vivid life the dazzling excesses, stunning contrasts, and simmering unrest of a glittering era. The familiar themes of aspiration and social satire already permeate Fitzgerald\'s writing. For example in Bernice Bobs Her Hair the fashionable Marjorie attempts to turn her dowdy cousin into a debutante, before betraying her out of jealousy. Also containing Benediction, Dalyrimple Goes Wrong and The Four Fists.

ISBN: 978-5-521-07587-4
Издательство: Т8
Дата выхода: июнь 2018

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. "Tales of the Fish Patrol" is a collection of stories drawn from author`s own experiences and memories of the days as a teenager aboard the fishing boats of San Francisco Bay.

ISBN: 978-5-521-08116-5
Издательство: Т8
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2018

Edith Wharton (1862—1937) was an American novelist and short story writer. Her works show the lives of people of the late nineteenth century, the times of decline in American history. She was the first woman to receive the Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 1921. Wharton also was familiar with many famous people of the time, including President Theodore Roosevelt. "Tales of Men and Ghosts" is a collection of ten masterful ghost stories like "The Bolted Door", "His Father`s Son", "The Daunt Diana" and "Full Circle".

ISBN: 978-5-521-07843-1
Издательство: Т8
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2018

Мастер готического ужаса, основоположник детектива, гений мрачной прозы — Эдгар Аллан По создал мир, где разум сталкивается с безумием, а страх скрывается в тенях повседневности. В этом сборнике вы найдете леденящие душу произведения: от жуткого "Падения дома Ашеров" до мрачной исповеди "Черного кота" и загадочного "Сердца-обличителя". Грань между реальностью и кошмаром размывается, а каждое слово, словно...

ISBN: 978-5-17-166363-6
Издательство: АСТ
Дата выхода: май 2025

ISBN: 9781408898673
Издательство: Bloomsbury
Дата выхода: январь 2019

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. Filled with supernatural events, horrific scientific experiments, and bizarre events, "Tales of Mystery" is an excellent opportunity to discover another side of author`s ability to immerse and surprise. .

ISBN: 978-5-521-08099-1
Издательство: Т8
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2018

Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930) was an English writer best known for his detective stories about Sherlock Holmes. "Tales of Blue Water" is a collection of short stories about the sea. Mixing adventure, romance, and humor, these tales present an interesting view of life in the sea.

ISBN: 978-5-521-07155-5
Издательство: Т8
Дата выхода: июнь 2018

Joseph Conrad was a Polish-British writer regarded as one of the greatest novelists to write in the English language. Though he did not speak English fluently until his twenties, he was a master prose stylist who brought a non-English sensibility into English literature. He wrote stories and novels, many with a nautical setting, that depict trials of the human spirit in the midst of an impassive, inscrutable universe.

ISBN: 978-5-521-06675-9
Издательство: Т8
Дата выхода: март 2018