"Take heed to yourself for the Devil is unchained!" the King of France warns his treacherous co-conspirator, Prince John of England. The «Devil» is none other than Richard the Lion-Hearted, headed home from the Third Crusade to reclaim his throne. Amid the heat of a tournament, King Richard comes to the aid of another Crusader who has returned in disguise. Wilfred of Ivanhoe also seeks to recover a lost heritage — and the hand of Lady Rowena, «a rose of loveliness, and a jewel of...
"Take heed to yourself for the Devil is unchained!" the King of France warns his treacherous co-conspirator, Prince John of England. The «Devil» is none other than Richard the Lion-Hearted, headed home from the Third Crusade to reclaim his throne. Amid the heat of a tournament, King Richard comes to the aid of another Crusader who has returned in disguise. Wilfred of Ivanhoe also seeks to recover a lost heritage — and the hand of Lady Rowena, «a rose of loveliness, and a jewel of...
"Ivanov" is Anton Chekhov's four-act drama, which was originally performed in 1887, however due to Chekhov's disgust for the performance he revised it to its current condition and it was preformed again in 1889. «Ivanov» is the story of its title character, Nikolai Ivanov, who is severely conflicted by the illness of his wife, his mounting debts and his own internal desires. A taut psychological drama, «Ivanov» with its tragic and dramatic climax is considered one of...
"Ivanov" is Anton Chekhov's four-act drama, which was originally performed in 1887, however due to Chekhov's disgust for the performance he revised it to its current condition and it was preformed again in 1889. «Ivanov» is the story of its title character, Nikolai Ivanov, who is severely conflicted by the illness of his wife, his mounting debts and his own internal desires. A taut psychological drama, «Ivanov» with its tragic and dramatic climax is considered one of...
Поэт и переводчик Григорий Дашевский многие годы работал журнальным обозревателем, откликаясь на новые книги и литературные события. Собранные вместе и на расстоянии от новостных поводов, эти тексты лишь усиливают свою интеллектуальную и этическую остроту, высвечивая фигуру едва ли не самого самостоятельного, ясного и ответственного мыслителя нынешнего времени.
Merely to intimate that are other stories by Miss Alcott than 'Little Women' will be sufficient to set the world of juvenile readers on tip-toe with pleased expectation, and those who are fortunate enough to become the possessors of «Jack and Jill» will surely not be disappointed. If it is not equal to « Little Women,» it at least surpasses all other stories from the same pen, in that delightfully real manner of painting child-life which has made the author's name a household word...
Merely to intimate that are other stories by Miss Alcott than 'Little Women' will be sufficient to set the world of juvenile readers on tip-toe with pleased expectation, and those who are fortunate enough to become the possessors of «Jack and Jill» will surely not be disappointed. If it is not equal to « Little Women,» it at least surpasses all other stories from the same pen, in that delightfully real manner of painting child-life which has made the author's name a household word...
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This book, contains now several HTML tables of contents that will make reading a real pleasure! The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By clicking on one of those titles you will be redirected to the beginning of that work, where you'll find a new TOC that lists all the chapters and sub-chapters of that specific work. Here you will find the complete novels of Jack London in the alphabetical order. ...
This book, contains now several HTML tables of contents that will make reading a real pleasure! The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By clicking on one of those titles you will be redirected to the beginning of that work, where you'll find a new TOC that lists all the chapters and sub-chapters of that specific work. Here you will find the complete novels of Jack London in the alphabetical order. ...