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Frankenstein (with an Introduction...

Mary Shelley

Frankenstein (with an Introduction by Sir Walter Scott)

Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” is the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who through a strangely unorthodox experiment creates a grotesque yet sentient being. Victor, repulsed by the thing that he has created, abandons the monster. The creature in turn saddened by this rejection, departs as well. What follows is a series of tragic events. There is no greater novel in the monster genre than “Frankenstein” and no more well known monster than the one that is at the center of this novel....

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Mary Shelley

Sense and Sensibility (with and Int...

Джейн Остин

Sense and Sensibility (with and Introduction by Reginald Brimley Johnson)

Jane Austen’s first published novel, “Sense and Sensibility” is the classic coming of age story of two sisters, Elinor and Marianne Dashwood, who have contrasting temperaments. On the surface Elinor, the older sister represents sense, or reason, while Marianne represents sensibility, or emotion; however upon closer examination we find that they both exhibit varying aspects of each characteristic. Set in southwest England, in the towns of London and Kent, the novel follows the lives of the two...

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Джейн Остин

Against Nature (À Rebours)

J. K. Huysmans

Against Nature (À Rebours)

Originally published in French under the title “À Rebours” in 1884 and translated into English in 1926, “Against Nature”, also known as “Against the Grain”, is a book by Joris-Karl Huysmans and is well described by its subtitle “A Novel Without a Plot”. The premise of the novel is simple and follows the seclusion of Jean des Esseintes, the last member of a once powerful and noble family. Having lived an extremely decadent life in 19th-century bourgeois Parisian society, Des Esseintes finds...

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J. K. Huysmans

The Prince and the Pauper (Illustra...

Mark Twain

The Prince and the Pauper (Illustrated by Franklin Booth)

Mark Twain’s first attempt at historical fiction, “The Prince and the Pauper”, was first published in 1881. It is a story set in the time of Prince Edward, of house Tudor, who at age nine would become King Edward VI. When young Prince Edward meets a Pauper, Tom Canty, who likes a lot like him, he convinces the two to switch clothes so that they can be mistaken for each other and end up switching places. While they play out their new roles, Prince Edward learns of the struggles of the commoners...

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Mark Twain

Jane Eyre (with an Introduction by...

Шарлотта Бронте

Jane Eyre (with an Introduction by May Sinclair)

A classic coming of age story, “Jane Eyre” is the tale of its title character, a poor orphaned girl who comes to live with her aunt at Gateshead Hall. While there she endures great emotional and physical abuse at the hands of her aunt and cousins. Jane subsequently ships off to Lowood, a Christian boarding school for poor and orphaned girls. The conditions at the school are quite brutal. The students are subjected to cold lodgings, poor food, inadequate clothing, and the harsh rule of the...

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Шарлотта Бронте

The Diaries of Adam and Eve

Mark Twain

The Diaries of Adam and Eve

“The Diaries and Adam and Eve” by Mark Twain was originally published as two separate stories and were later combined at Twain’s request. “Extracts from Adam’s Diary” was published as a stand-alone book in 1904. In 1905, “Eve’s Diary” was published in the Christmas issue of “Harper’s Bazaar” and then as a book in 1906. With his signature wit and charm, Twain tells the separate stories of humanity’s biblical ancestors from the perspective of each in the form of diary entries. As one would expect...

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Mark Twain

L'Assommoir (The Drinking Den, or D...

Emile Zola

L'Assommoir (The Drinking Den, or Dram Shop)

Widely acknowledged as one of Emile Zola's masterpieces, «L'Assommoir» is a novel immersed in the harsh poverty and relief-giving alcoholism of working-class Paris in the nineteenth century. At the heart of Zola's shockingly realistic descriptions is Gervaise, a mother abandoned by her lover who must learn to survive alone on what she can earn. When she marries the abstemious roof-worker Coupeau and manages to open her own laundry, life is for a while successful and happy....

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Emile Zola

Zastrozzi and St. Irvyne

Percy Bysshe Shelley

Zastrozzi and St. Irvyne

Zastrozzi was written by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822) at age of 17 during his last year at Eton, and it was published in 1810 when he was at Oxford. In the first edition, he was identified on the title page only by his initials. In St. Irvyne, published shortly afterward, he was identified as "A Gentleman of the University of Oxford." Both novels are of interest today as early artifacts of the age of the Gothic horror novel—the era that...

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Percy Bysshe Shelley

The Princess Has Amnesia!

Patricia Thayer

The Princess Has Amnesia!

When Princess Anastasia's private jet crashed, she couldn't recall her royal roots. Her handsome rescuer, former FBI agent Jake Sanderstone, took the beautiful lone survivor to his humble home. And while Jake struggled to untangle a web of clues, the only thing the pair discovered was an undeniable attraction burning between them….As they were trapped by stormy weather, desire raged, though Jake fought off his longing to ravish the anonymous beauty. But as Princess Anastasia's...

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Patricia Thayer

Penelope Brandling

Vernon Lee

Penelope Brandling

Violet Paget (1856–1935), also known under the pseudonym Vernon Lee, was a French-born British writer famous for her supernatural fiction and contributions to the field of aesthetics. She also wrote more than a dozen books on a variety of subjects ranging from music to travel, and today she is best remembered for her original ideas and amusing use of irony. First published in 1903, “Penelope Brandling” is a fantastic example of classic Victorian literature not to be missed by those who have read...

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Vernon Lee

Lad: A Dog

Albert Payson Terhune

Lad: A Dog

First published serially in magazines beginning in 1915 and then as a complete novel in 1919, “Lad: A Dog” is the beloved tale of the perfect dog by Albert Payson Terhune, the American journalist, dog breeder, and novelist. Lad, the central character of the tale, is a Rough Collie dog who lives with his Master, Mistress, and mate, Lady, at their home called the Place. Lad, who was based on Terhune’s real life pet Rough Collie, is a loyal and brave dog who saves people and animals alike,...

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Albert Payson Terhune

Władca much

William Golding

Władca much

Jedna z najsłynniejszych powieści o upadku kultury i cywilizacji, która weszła na stałe do kanonu najważniejszych dzieł XX wieku Grupa chłopców, którzy jako jedyni ocaleli po katastrofie lotniczej, znajduje schronienie na bezludnej wyspie. Początkowo rozbitkowie, pozbawieni nadzoru dorosłych, cieszą się wolnością w rajskiej scenerii z dala od cywilizacji. Jednak ich wysiłki, by stworzyć własne małe społeczeństwo, prowadzą do katastrofy, a przygoda obraca się w koszmar. Laureat literackiej...

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William Golding

Bread Givers

Anzia Yezierska

Bread Givers

First published in 1925, Anzia Yezierska’s “Bread Givers” is the tale of a young Jewish-American immigrant woman and her struggle to control her own destiny in Manhattan’s Lower East Side at the turn of the century. The novel is based in large part on Yezierska’s own life experiences immigrating from Poland as a child and growing up in New York City in an Orthodox Jewish family. “Bread Givers” centers on the story of its main character, Sara Smolinsky, who lives with her older sisters and...

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Anzia Yezierska

Белый конь, бледный всадник

Кэтрин Портер

Белый конь, бледный всадник

«Что же такое жизнь и что мне с ней делать?» Эта взволнованная фраза героини одной из новелл сборника «Белый конь, бледный всадник», где каждая новелла по напряженности происходящих событий стоит большого романа, может послужить эпиграфом ко всему творчеству Кэтрин Портер. Где бы ни происходило действие этих историй – на маленькой молочной ферме среди равнин Техаса или в большом городе, что бы ни лежало в основе сюжета – случайное преступление или смутная, грозовая атмосфера Первой мировой...

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Кэтрин Портер

Władca much

William Golding

Władca much

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William Golding

Источник (части 1,2)

Айн Рэнд

Источник (части 1,2)

Айн Рэнд (1905–1982) – наша бывшая соотечественница, ставшая крупнейшей американской писательницей. Автор четырех романов-бестселлеров и многочисленных статей. Создатель философской концепции, в основе которой лежит принцип свободы воли, главенство рациональности и «„нравственность разумного эгоизма“». На протяжении десятилетий роман «„Источник“» держится в списке мировых бестселлеров, став классикой для миллионов читателей. Главные герои романа – архитектор Говард Рорк и журналистка Доминик...

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Айн Рэнд

Источник (части 3,4)

Айн Рэнд

Источник (части 3,4)

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Айн Рэнд

Wuthering Heights (with an Introduc...

Эмили Бронте

Wuthering Heights (with an Introduction by Mary Augusta Ward)

“Wuthering Heights,” the only novel written by Emily Bronte, is a classic of 19th century literature and is considered by many as one of the greatest romantic novels ever written. Set in Northern England, at the moorland farmhouse known as “Wuthering Heights,” it is the story of Catherine Earnshaw and the love that she shares with Heathcliff. Catherine and Heathcliff are brought together as children when her father brings the young foundling home, following a trip to Liverpool. Meanwhile...

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Эмили Бронте

The German House

Annette Hess

The German House

What if everything your family ever told you was a lie?Frankfurt, 1963 At the war’s end, Frankfurt was a smoldering ruin, severely damaged by the Allied bombings. But that was two decades ago. Now it is 1963, and the city’s streets, once cratered are smooth and paved. Shiny new stores replace scorched rubble. For twenty-four-year-old Eva Bruhn, World War II is a foggy childhood memory. Eager for her wealthy suitor, Jürgen Schoorman, to propose, Eva dreams of starting a new life away from her...

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Annette Hess

Modern Romance May 2016 Books 5-8

Дженнифер Хейворд

Modern Romance May 2016 Books 5-8

The Most Scandalous Ravensdale by Melanie Milburne Hotshot lawyer Flynn Carlyon is determined to get feisty Kat Winwood to accept her rightful place as a Ravensdale heir. Charming and deeply cynical, Flynn relishes a challenge. He will use any means he can to get Kat to bend to his will, including spine-tingling seduction!The Sheikh’s Last Mistress by Rachael Thomas When Sheikh Zafir Al Asmari seduces Destiny Richards, he never anticipates she'll hold the title of his last mistress. But...

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Дженнифер Хейворд

Вдали от безумной толпы

Томас Харди

Вдали от безумной толпы

В романе «Вдали от безумной толпы» Гарди раскрывает великую и вечную драму отношений мужчины и женщины. В свое время яркая, непростая история любовного треугольника независимой и гордой Батшебы, унаследовавшей ферму в глуши Северной Англии, крестьянина Габриэля Оука и «пришельца из городской цивилизации» сержанта Троя стала настоящим литературным скандалом. Что интересно, роман Гарди по-прежнему считается скандальным и нарушающим «основы основ» уже нынешнего общества. Так как же удалось Гарди...

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Томас Харди

A Hand Full of Stars

Rafik Schami

A Hand Full of Stars

Experience a wonderfully complex world of characters and cultures as you explore modern Damascus with a spirited teenage boy.Amid the turmoil of modern Damascus, one teenage boy finds his political voice in a message of rebellion that echoes throughout Syria and as far away as Western Europe. Inspired by his dearest friend, old Uncle Salim, he begins a journal to record his thoughts and impressions of family, friends, life at school, and his growing feelings for his...

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Rafik Schami

Everything Good Will Come

Sefi Atta

Everything Good Will Come

Everything Good Will Come introduces an important new voice in contemporary fiction. With insight and a lyrical wisdom, Nigerian-born Sefi Atta has written a powerful and eloquent story set in her African homeland. It is 1971, a year after the Biafran War, and Nigeria is under military rule–though the politics of the state matter less than those of her home to Enitan Taiwo, an eleven-year-old girl tired of waiting for school to start. Will her mother, who has become deeply religious since the...

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Sefi Atta

Always Coca-Cola

Alexandra Chreiteh

Always Coca-Cola

The story of three different young women marks the literary debut of an amazing writer from LebanonAlways Coca-Cola is the story of three very different young women attending university in Beirut: Abeer, Jana, and Yasmine. The narrator, Abeer Ward (fragrant rose, in Arabic), daughter of a conservative family, admits wryly that her name is also the name of her father’s flower shop. Abeer’s bedroom window is filled by a view of a Coca-Cola sign featuring the image of her...

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Alexandra Chreiteh

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