Preoccupied with death, and repressed in many areas of their lives, Victorians seem to have found an emotional outlet in ghost stories, eerie tales, and a fascination with the macabre. Writers of the era fed this appetite with a continuing feast of stories steeped in terror and the supernatural. This unique collection gathers together 21 of these Victorian-era spine-tinglers, but unlike most anthologies, which feature the same tired tales, this volume contains 21 outstanding, but neglected...
This collection, spanning four centuries of English wit, wisdom, and common sense, contains the thoughts of a number of renowned masters of the essay. From Francis Bacon–the English author who reputedly imported the genre from France, to literary critic, mystery writer, and social commentator G. K. Chesterton, more than twenty writers express their views on such subjects as walking, writing, traveling, sleeping, pets, friends, and childhood. Included among the literary offerings are «Sir Roger...
Young pianists and their teachers will welcome this treasury of favorites in musically attractive and pedagogically sound arrangements for beginners. Bergerac has written exclusively for young pianists since 1967, including original music and many easy arrangements of folk materials. His expert settings explore a full and satisfying piano sound within the natural capabilities of the beginning performer.The songs in this varied collection — arranged in their approximate order of...
One of the most powerfully moving and evocative forms of poetry, the sonnet has been popular for more than 450 years. Unlike many other poetic genres, the sonnet has never gone out of fashion and its popularity today remains unabated.This collection contains a rich selection of over 170 English and American sonnets by more than 70 poets, from the Renaissance to the 20th century. Included are great sonnets by the greatest poets. All have been carefully chosen for distinction in style or substance...
Among the country's greatest artistic contributions, 20th-century Russian literature was revolutionary in its approach to realism, injecting characters with human weaknesses familiar to all. It also provided fodder for other such important concepts as existentialism and even passive resistance, which was rooted in the works of Tolstoy, and practiced resistance, which was rooted in the works of Tolstoy and practiced successfully by Gandhi and Martin Luther King. The 12 powerful short stories...
Encompassing a broad range of subjects, styles, and moods, English poetry of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries is generally classified under the term «Romantic,» suggesting an emphasis on imagination and individual experience, as well as a preoccupation with such theme as nature, death, and the supernatural.This volume contains a rich selection of poems by England's six greatest poets: William Blake (24 poems, including «The Tyger» and «Auguries of Innocence»), William...
This beautifully engraved collection of 26 all-time holiday favorites is arranged with tablature for players on all levels. A wonderful addition to gatherings of friends and family, it includes:"The Boar's Head Carol," «The First Nowell,» «Good King Wenceslas,» «O Christmas Tree,» «Patapan,» «What Child Is This?» and 20 other classic songs.Practical, sturdily bound, and inexpensive, this treasury of Yuletide cheer features original arrangements by guitarist and music scholar David Nadal....
Звезда, прожившая искристую, но короткую жизнь. Икона женственности, символ своей эпохи. Урожденная Норма Джин Мортенсен, создавшая неповторимую Мэрилин Монро – образ роскошной и красивой игрушки, заложницей которого она стала. Мэрилин Монро была секс-символом Америки, но душа ее стремилась к иному. Толпы поклонников, роскошь и блеск оттеснили любовь и семейное счастье, о котором так мечтала самая красивая женщина Голливуда. Стремительный взлет от «Мышки до Звезды», актерская карьера на...
Агата Кристи находится в числе самых известных в мире авторов и самых публикуемых писателей за всю историю художественного слова. Более 60 детективных романов, 19 сборников рассказов,16 пьес общим тиражом свыше четырех миллиардов экземпляров. Эти произведения переведены более чем на 100 языков мира. Агата Кристи – литературный и драматургический памятник Англии. Она жила девизом: «Попробуй всё хоть раз». И она пробовала, искала себя, жила авантюрами. И самой выдающейся из них была ее жизнь....
Мария Склодовская-Кюри сломала стереотип о том, что женщине не место в науке. Ученая-экспериментатор, член 85 мировых научных обществ, первая женщина, ставшая членом Парижской медицинской академии. Она имела 20 почетных степеней и преподавала в Сорбонне. Склодовская-Кюри успешно сочетала деятельность ученой и хранительницы домашнего очага, будучи женой Пьера Кюри и матерью двух талантливых дочерей. Мировая общественность дважды почтила Марию Склодовскую-Кюри присвоением Нобелевской премии....