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В 1930 г. в Польше свет увидела книга Фердинанда Антония Оссендовского (1878–1945) «Ленин», затем она была переведена на множество языков и на английском вышла под названием «Ленин – вождь безбожных». В СССР упоминание этого произведения, а тем более знакомство с ним было верным гарантом лишения свободы и жизни. Эта книга – художественный биографический роман о жизни пролетарского вождя, основанный на скрупулезном изучении фактов обнаженной правды революционных лет. Автор родился в городе...
| Автор | Антоний Оссендовский |
Discover or rediscover all the classics of literature. Contains Active Table of Contents (HTML) and in the end of book include a bonus link to the free audiobook. Sensational, dramatic, packed with rich excitement and filled with the sweep and violence of human passions, LES MISERABLES is not only superb adventure but a powerful social document. The story of how the convict Jean-Valjean struggled to escape his past and reaffirm his humanity, in a world brutalized by poverty and ignorance,...
| Автор | Victor Hugo |
Paris, 1862. Ein schreckenerregender Doppelmord erschüttert die friedliche Welt. C. Auguste Dupin schaltet sich in die ergebnislos verlaufenden Ermittlungen der Pariser Polizei ein und zeigt, dass es möglich ist, einen Fall zu lösen, ohne auch nur einen einzigen Zeugen verhört zu haben.
| Автор | Эдгар По |
Erst war der Text, dann der Film: Nach 90 Jahren wird der Bambi-Originaltext von Felix Salten, die Grundlage des allbekannten Disney-Films, wiederentdeckt. Ein reicher Roman für alle Generationen, der unsentimental, ohne Verniedlichung und voller Bezüge auf die Grundfragen des Lebens die Geschichte von Bambi erzählt.
| Автор | Felix Salten |
Stories include: The Raven; Hop-Frog; The Black Cat; The Cask of Amontillado; The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar; The Fall of the House of Usher; The Gold-Bug; The Masque of the Red Death; The Murders in the Rue Morgue; The Purloined Letter; The Pit and the Pendulum; and The Tell-Tale Heart.
| Автор | Эдгар По |
Shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book! Nine-year-old Phineas William Walsh has an encyclopedic knowledge of the natural world. What he can't understand is people and why they're poisoning the planet around him. Shouldn't everyone be losing sleep over the fact that so many animals are on the endangered species list?
| Автор | Carla Gunn |
В эту книгу, помимо единственного написанного Туве Янссон романа «Город солнца» о безмятежной старости на побережье и пронзительной повести «Летняя книга» о девочке, потерявшей мать, а также уже известных русскому читателю рассказов и новелл, вошли и впервые переведенные на русский язык произведения. Северная атмосфера дневниковых «Записок с острова», посвященных строительству дома на Кловхаруне и жизни там, создает эффект присутствия на острове, пронизанном ветрами Финского залива и наполненном...
| Автор | Туве Янссон |
"Life on the Mississippi" by Mark Twain. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to...
| Автор | Mark Twain |
"Life on the Mississippi" by Mark Twain. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to...
| Автор | Mark Twain |
Characteristic of Dickens' later writings, «Little Dorrit» is a social condemnation, particularly of the system of prisons set aside for the debtors of England. Through the memorable characters of Amy and her father William Dorrit, as well as the disenchanted Arthur Clennam, recently returned from abroad, Dickens weaves a suspenseful tale that plumbs the depths of confined minds. Despite the changing fortunes of many of the characters, financial scandal is never far behind them, and they...
| Автор | Charles Dickens |
With strong blurbs and support, riding off the success of Preparation For The Next Life, this book by Annie DeWitt will again show everyone that beautifully written novels reach readers everywhere, and rise above the noise. Annie DeWitt's story about life at America's rural margins and lost youth is so gorgeously told that no one will believe its her debut.
| Автор | Annie DeWitt |
His last books There Is No Year and Nothing both received rave reviews in the NYTBR, among other places. Blake has a rabid fan base, will do a reading tour, and saturate the internet with promotion. Blake's voice is the new voice, the first real voice from the age of the internet. This book is bound to be reviewed by many places, and we expect them to be polarizing reviews.
| Автор | Blake Butler |
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.‘Lord Dorincourt had occasion to wear his grim smile many a time as the days passed by. Indeed, as his acquaintance with his grandson progressed, he wore the smile so often that there were moments when it almost lost its grimness.’When young Cedric Errol's father dies, he becomes heir to the fortune of his English grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt, and must move from working-class New York to England....
| Автор | Frances Hodgson Burnett |
HarperCollins is proud to present a range of best-loved, essential classics.'Wouldn't it be fun if all the castles in the air which we make could come true and we could live in them?'A heart-warming tale of love, sisterhood and hardship during the New England Civil War, Little Women tells the story of the lovable March family. Meg, Beth, Jo and Amy try to support their mother at home while their father is away at war and enter into various scrapes and adventures as they do so....
| Автор | Louisa May Alcott |
«Наука логики» Гегеля является основанием выстроенной им философской системы. Этот фундаментальный труд, написанный для философов-профессионалов, в истории философии получил название «Большой логики».
«Малая логика», или первая часть «Энциклопедии философских наук», гораздо доступнее для обычного читателя, изложена более популярно и снабжена большим количеством наглядных примеров.
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| Автор | Георг Гегель |
Лоліта… Вона була для нього звабливим, жаданим сном. Маленька спокусниця, антична німфа, безгрішне янголя. Лоліта. Вона була його прокляттям. Увесь світ став супроти, всі правила та приписи було нещадно порушено. Усе перетворилося на тернистий клубок. Чи це кохання? Чи це злочин? Чи нічого цього не існувало взагалі, крім них двох? Заради неї він скоїв чимало жахливих речей, одержимий однією думкою: «Не втратити свою Лоліту». Ту саму, що стала світлом його життя, полуменем його тіла. Його гріх,...
| Автор | Владимир Набоков |
In Agatha Christie's short story, «The Plymouth Express,» a rich young American woman is found murdered on the train from Bristol to Plymouth and her valuable jewelry missing. Poirot's suspects include her indebted gambler husband, her French adventurer lover, and her maid. But where is the murder weapon? This short story originally appeared in the April 4, 1923 issue of The Sketch magazine.
| Автор | Agatha Christie |
In Agatha Christie's short story, «The Lost Mine,» Poirot investigates the suspicious disappearance of a Chinese businessman in London. Suspicion is focused on two Englishmen, one of whom has an alibi and another who was in an opium den the night of the disappearance. However, a clear-cut case for Poirot soon becomes murky. This short story originally appeared in the November 21, 1923 issue of The Sketch magazine.
| Автор | Agatha Christie |
In Agatha Christie's short story, «The Case of the Missing Will,» Poirot must help clever student Violet Marsh meet the terms of an unusual will by her Uncle Andrew. She must live in his house for a month and «prove her wits» if she is ever to receive his fortune. But is there another will? This short story originally appeared in the October 31, 1923 issue of The Sketch magazine.
| Автор | Agatha Christie |
A level 4 Oxford Bookworms Library graded readers. Retold for Learners of English by Clare West. A hundred years ago a seaman’s life was full of danger, but Jim, the first mate on board the Patna, is not afraid of danger. He is young, strong, confident of his bravery. He dreams of great adventures – and the chance to show the world what a hero he is. But the sea is no place for dreamers. When the chance comes, on a calm moonlit night in the Indian Ocean, Jim fails the test, and his world...
| Автор | Джозеф Конрад |
A level 4 Oxford Bookworms Library graded readers. Retold for Learners of English by Clare West. A hundred years ago a seaman’s life was full of danger, but Jim, the first mate on board the Patna, is not afraid of danger. He is young, strong, confident of his bravery. He dreams of great adventures – and the chance to show the world what a hero he is. But the sea is no place for dreamers. When the chance comes, on a calm moonlit night in the Indian Ocean, Jim fails the test, and his world...
| Автор | Джозеф Конрад |
"Lord of the World" by Robert Hugh Benson. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to...
| Автор | Robert Hugh Benson |