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"Rienzi, Last of the Roman Tribunes" – Bulwer-Lytton has created a true masterpiece that inspired none other than the great Wagner to create his opera titled «Rienzi.» Set during the Italian Renaissance period, in the 14th century, the story depicts the rise and fall of Rienzi, the beloved last Tribune of Rome and his lovely wife Nina. Intrigue dog this great man at every stage and backstabbers are always around the corner, but Reinzi towers above them all. However, his formidable nemesis,...
| Автор | Эдвард Бульвер-Литтон |
The unique American short stories ranging from satire, social injustice, horror, adventure and psychological turmoi, are most appreciated american literary works around the world. We present to you the collection of the greatest works of short fiction by the masters of their craft: Content: The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County (Mark Twain) The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg (Mark Twain) To Build a Fire (Jack London) A Piece of Steak (Jack London) An Odyssey of the North (Jack...
| Автор | Эдгар По |
The «unfortunate» and «coincidental» deaths of Rev. John Avery and a local village fellow do not excite any suspicion in locals until Inspector Pointer gets involved in the case! Excerpt: "The rector got up from his writing table and laying his pipe down, stood a moment as though collecting his thoughts. A distinguished-looking man of around forty was John Avery, with his tall spare figure, his clever, scholarly face. He was frowning as he absent-mindedly straightened a yellow china jar...
| Автор | Dorothy Fielding |
Musaicum Books presents to you a collection of the greatest horror, supernatural and gothic tales of all time: Washington Irving: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Théophile Gautier: Clarimonde The Mummy's Foot Richard Marsh: The Beetle H. P. Lovecraft: The Case of Charles Dexter Ward At The Mountains of Madness The Colour out of Space The Whisperer in Darkness The Dunwich Horror The Shunned House… Mary Shelley: Frankenstein The Mortal Immortal The Evil Eye… John William...
| Автор | Эдгар По |
Musaicum Books presents this meticulously edited and formatted Selma Lagerlöf collection. Selma Lagerlöf was a Swedish author and teacher. She was the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. Through her studies in Stockholm, Lagerlöf reacted against the realism of contemporary Swedish-language writers such as August Strindberg. She began her first novel, Gösta Berling's Saga, while working as a teacher in Landskrona in 1887. A visit in 1900 to the American Colony in...
| Автор | Selma Lagerlöf |
Thipps, an architect, finds a dead body wearing nothing but a pair of pince-nez in the bath of his London flat. Lord Peter Wimsey—a nobleman who has recently developed an interest in criminal investigation as a hobby—resolves to investigate the matter privately. Leading the official investigation is Inspector Sugg, who suggests that the body may be that of the famous financier Sir Reuben Levy, who disappeared from his bedroom in mysterious circumstances the night before. Sir Reuben's...
| Автор | Dorothy L. Sayers |
El protagonista de esta historia es un hombre joven, redactor de profesión, que se exaspera con cosas sencillas, como que su esposa ponga su sombrero en el lugar equivocado o que alguien pruebe sus alimentos. Su vida va entrando, poco a poco, en la rutina; pierde el interés en su matrimonio y, paralelamente, se obsesiona con reconstruir el pasado del señor Ulme, su vecino, quien ha olvidado gran parte de sus recuerdos luego de sufrir un aneurisma. Decide visitar los lugares donde su vecino vivió...
| Автор | Afonso Cruz |
В монографии обобщается многолетний опыт изучения грамматической вариантности как универсального общеязыкового фактора эволюции в развитии русского языка. Предложенная типология вариантов имеет системно-структурную основу и реализуется в поуровневом анализе парадигматики и синтагматики единиц языка, грамматических оппозиций и их нейтрализации, в синхронии и диахронии. На большом фактическом материале русской письменности XI–XVII веков и регионального делового языка XVIII века показана сложность...
| Автор | Л. А. Глинкина |
Для словаря современных трудных написаний отобрано около 4000 слов, которые вызывают наибольшие затруднения при письме и включаются в учебные списки для запоминания как словарные слова с непроверяемыми орфограммами. Справочник даёт достаточно широкую информацию о каждом из 1100 заголовочных слов: нормативный орфографический вариант, ударение, толкование основных значений, а также сведения о происхождении, путях и времени заимствования, соответственные параллели в других языках, однокоренные...
| Автор | Л. А. Глинкина |
This meticulously edited collection contains the best works of Charles Reade, English novelist and dramatist, famous for his historical novels: "The Cloister and the Hearth" is a Reade's most successful work. The story is set in 15th century and it is based on the life of parents of the infamous philosopher Erasmus. "Griffith Gaunt" is a tale of a poor man who makes his fortune and a fine living, but has one weakness in the form of an insane jealousy "Hard Cash" highlights...
| Автор | Charles Reade Reade |
Peter King had only minutes to live. His son, Jason, and his wife Kate sat dumbfounded. Jason's father had just revealed a key and a deadly family secret dating back to the Templars. 'You need to find the secret flat' muttered his dying father. Contained within were the important artefacts and the original bible scroll. To add to the mystery a shadowy organisation 'The Order of 33 Stages' would do anything to get them and bizarre circumstances are forcing the quest into...
| Автор | VIKON IAMO |
