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Thought to have been first written down in the 12th century by an author who is still unknown, «The Nibelungenlied,» translated from Middle High German as «The Song of the Nibelungs,» is an epic German poem reflecting the oral tradition, heroic motifs, and actual events and individuals from the 5th and 6th centuries. This remarkable work begins with an assurance of both joy and sorrow, though ultimately tragedy reins in «The Nibelungenlied.» The early chapters recount the young life of...
| Автор | Anonymous |
Thought to have been first written down in the 12th century by an author who is still unknown, “The Nibelungenlied”, translated from Middle High German as “The Song of the Nibelungs”, is an epic German poem reflecting the oral tradition, heroic motifs, and actual events and individuals from the 5th and 6th centuries. This remarkable work begins with an assurance of both joy and sorrow, though ultimately tragedy reins in “The Nibelungenlied”. The early chapters recount the young life of...
| Автор | Anonymous |
"The Odyssey of Homer" by Homer (translated by William Cowper). 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...
| Автор | Homer Homer, Homer |
Generally attributed to the ancient Greek poet Homer, “The Odyssey” is considered one of the most important works of classical antiquity, an epic poem about the events at the end of the Trojan War which is generally thought to have been written near the end of the 8th century BC. The story centers on Odysseus and his ten year journey to reach his home in Ithaca. Because of his long absence, Odysseus is presumed dead, leaving his wife Penelope and son Telemachus to deal with a group of suitors,...
| Автор | Homer |
В книгу вошли самая главная повесть Э. Успенского о Простоквашино «Дядя Фёдор, пёс и кот» и избранные главы из книги «Праздники в деревне Простоквашино»!
Для младшего дошкольного возраста.
| Автор | Эдуард Успенский |
"The Prose Edda", or «Younger Edda», is a classic collection of Norse myths of the Icelandic people. Widely considered as compiled by Icelandic scholar and historian Snorri Sturluson around the year 1220, «The Prose Edda» contains a euhemerized Prologue followed by three tales: the 'Gylfaginning', the story of the creation and destruction of the world of the Norse gods; the 'Skáldskaparmál', consists of a dialogue between Ægir, a god associated with the sea, and Bragi, a...
| Автор | Snorri Sturluson |
Gods and giants bestride these ancient tales, in which warrior queens and noble heroes battle with elves, dwarves, and fearsome monsters. Spanning the dawn of the world's creation to its fiery destruction, these gripping Norse legends chronicle the triumphs and tragedies of a lost era. Resounding with a poetic instinct for the picturesque, the dramatic, and the human, they form vivid portraits of the characters' personalities. They also depict the comic and disastrous results of...
| Автор | Snorri Sturluson |
“The Prose Edda”, or “Younger Edda”, is a classic collection of Norse myths of the Icelandic people believed to have been written or compiled by Icelandic scholar and historian Snorri Sturluson around the year 1220. Preserved through a handful of medieval manuscripts and another dating to the 17th century, “The Prose Edda” is composed of a prologue and three additional books. In the prologue Sturluson describes the Norse gods as historical descendents of the Trojans who travelled north after the...
| Автор | Snorri Sturluson |
В книгу вошли сказки «День рождения почтальона Печкина», «Как Матроскин крышу красил».
| Автор | Эдуард Успенский |
В книгу вошли такие знаменитые русские сказки, как «Царевна-лягушка», «Сестрица Алёнушка и братец Иванушка», «Лисичка-сестричка и волк», «Гуси-лебеди» и другие.
Для дошкольного возраста.
| Автор | Сборник |
First published in 1890, “The Red Fairy Book” is the second in a series of collections of fairy tales from around the world edited by Andrew Lang, the Scottish novelist, poet and literary critic, with translations and retellings by his wife, Leonora Blanche Alleyne, and others. Lang and Alleyne would go on to publish popular collections of fairy tales and poetry for over twenty years. Lang and Alleyne achieved great commercial success with “The Blue Fairy Book”, the first in the series,...
| Автор | Andrew Lang |
Предлагаем вниманию читателей продолжение знаменитой сказки Лаймена Фрэнка Баума (1856–1919) «Волшебник из страны Оз», знакомой читателям во всем мире.
Книга адресована всем любителям англоязычной литературы.
| Автор | Лаймен Баум |
“The Secret Commonwealth of Elves, Fauns, and Fairies” is the famous and mysterious treatise on fairy folklore, witchcraft, second sight, and ghosts by Gaelic scholar and minister, Robert Kirk. Written before he died in 1692, the work was not published until 1815 after many legends had grown around Kirk’s death, which imagined that he was secreted away by the fairies themselves for revealing their secrets. Most famous during his own lifetime for publishing one of the first translations of the...
| Автор | Robert Kirk |
Время каникул. Молли и Том находят потерявшегося оленёнка, чья семья осталась в Ивовом лесу.
Теперь отважным ребятам предстоит спасти малыша с помощью маленького дракона, волшебного зелья и особого желания…
| Автор | Дж. С. Беттс |
Авторские сказки, написанные для детей и взрослых. Эти сказки помогают осуществить свою мечту, стать счастливыми и дают возможность увидеть все хорошее, что нам дарит вселенная!
| Автор | Татьяна Лясковская |
Больше всего кот Сэмми, любимец Санта-Клауса, любил подремать. Симпатичный и немного ленивый кот даже не мог представить, что будет втянут в опасное приключение. Удастся ли пушистому Сэмми спасти Рождество?
| Автор | Люси Роулэнд |
War brings changes the friends could never foresee…‘Cheerful and uplifting… I enjoyed it immensely’ Katie Fforde ‘Highly recommended’ Anna JacobsIt’s 1942 and as shortages of staff – and goods – begin to bite, young Lily Collins is thrilled to step up to sales junior in her job at Marlow’s department store.But bombs are still falling and Lily and fellow shop girls Gladys and Beryl need a stiff upper lip to wave boyfriends, husbands and brothers goodbye, especially with a baby on the way and grim...
| Автор | Joanna Toye |
The third book in the gripping wartime drama series set around a town’s department storeIt’s Summer 1942, and Lily Collins and her fellow shop girls from Marlow’s department store are throwing a party. Beryl’s husband Les is coming home from the Desert War, and, despite grim reports on the wireless and rationing hitting hard, the girls are determined to keep smiling through.But Les is a changed man from his time in North Africa, and Gladys worries for her own fiancé’s safe return. Marlow’s is...
| Автор | Joanna Toye |
The first and greatest of French literature's epics, this 11th-century tale of romance and heroism embodies all the power and majesty of its predecessors from other cultures. Its narrative framework echoes that of Greek and German myths, and it melds historic accounts from the Dark Ages of Europe with folklore from the Far East — along with the legends of the troubadours and stories from Virgil, Hebrew scriptures, and other sources.The timeless tale of the warrior Roland, nephew...
| Автор | Anonymous |
In the year 778 A.D., Charles the Great, King of the Franks, returned from a military expedition into Spain, whither he had been led by opportunities offered through dissensions among the Saracens who then dominated that country. On the 15th of August, while his army was marching through the passes of the Pyrenees, his rear-guard was attacked and annihilated by the Basque inhabitants of the mountains, in the valley of Roncesvaux. About this disaster many popular songs, it is supposed, soon...
| Автор | Anonymous |
В книге рассказывается об удивительных приключениях любопытного Мушонка. Много нового и неожиданного узнает читатель о лесных чудесах. Для младшего школьного возраста.
| Автор | Юрий Дмитриев |