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"Colomba" by Prosper Mérimée (translated by Lady Mary Loyd). 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...
| Автор | Prosper Merimee |
Honore de Balzac “Cousin Bette” is generally considered to be one of the writer’s most famous novels, his last great work before his death. It is a classic novel of revenge, passion, and vices. Along with her friend Valérie, the title character Bette strategizes for the overwhelming destruction of men in general and her cousin-in-law Baron Hector Hulot specifically. Hulot sacrifices his family and fortune on a series of extramarital seductions, and when he becomes interested in Valérie, she and...
| Автор | Оноре Бальзак |
Honore de Balzac “Cousin Bette” is generally considered to be one of the writer’s most famous novels, his last great work before his death. It is a classic novel of revenge, passion, and vices. Along with her friend Valérie, the title character Bette strategizes for the overwhelming destruction of men in general and her cousin-in-law Baron Hector Hulot specifically. Hulot sacrifices his family and fortune on a series of extramarital seductions, and when he becomes interested in Valérie, she and...
| Автор | Оноре Бальзак |
Despite a decreasing popularity throughout his career, Anthony Trollope (1815-1882) has become one of the most notable and respected English novelists of the Victorian Era. His penetrating novels on political, social and gender issues of his day have placed him among such nineteenth century literary icons as Jane Austen, Charles Dickens and George Eliot. Trollope penned 47 novels in his career, in addition to various short stories, travel books and biographies. «Cousin Henry» was first published...
| Автор | Anthony Trollope |
Despite a decreasing popularity throughout his career, Anthony Trollope (1815-1882) has become one of the most notable and respected English novelists of the Victorian Era. His penetrating novels on political, social and gender issues of his day have placed him among such nineteenth century literary icons as Jane Austen, Charles Dickens and George Eliot. Trollope penned 47 novels in his career, in addition to various short stories, travel books and biographies. «Cousin Henry» was first published...
| Автор | Anthony Trollope |
The most common phrase in print is «cover before striking,» a warning to those about to innocently strike a match to be careful not to burn their fingers.<br> <br> Uppal's characters in <i>Cover Before Striking</i> are all people pushing their lives to new levels of intensity, danger, or passion as they test their limits and those of the world. The pyromaniac at the heart of the title story – winner of the Gloria Vanderbilt Short Fiction Prize – desperately uses...
| Автор | Priscila Uppal |
The most common phrase in print is «cover before striking,» a warning to those about to innocently strike a match to be careful not to burn their fingers.<br> <br> Uppal's characters in <i>Cover Before Striking</i> are all people pushing their lives to new levels of intensity, danger, or passion as they test their limits and those of the world. The pyromaniac at the heart of the title story – winner of the Gloria Vanderbilt Short Fiction Prize – desperately uses...
| Автор | Priscila Uppal |
A level 4 Oxford Bookworms Library graded readers. Retold for Learners of English by Kate Mattock. Life in the small English town of Cranford seems very quiet and peaceful. The ladies of Cranford lead tidy, regular lives. They make their visits between the hours of twelve and three, give little evening parties, and worry about their maid-servants. But life is not always smooth – there are little arguments and jealousies, sudden deaths and unexpected marriages… Mrs Gaskell’s timeless picture...
| Автор | Элизабет Гаскелл |
"Cthulhu kutse" sisaldab 20. sajandi ameerika tähtsaima ja olulisel määral kogu maailma kultuuriteadvust mõjutanud õuduskirjaniku H. P. Lovecrafti (1890–1937) lühiproosa paremikku, mille on välja valinud, põhjalikult kommenteerinud ja järelsõnaga varustanud ulmekirjanduse asjatundja Raul Sulbi. Kogumikust leiab juba varem eesti keeles ilmunud tekste kui ka esmakordselt meie lugejateni jõudvaid palasid. Üleloomuliku kirjanduse austaja jaoks on nende kaante vahel käepäraselt koos kõik olulisemad...
| Автор | H. P. Lovecraft |
"Cthulhu kutse" sisaldab 20. sajandi ameerika tähtsaima ja olulisel määral kogu maailma kultuuriteadvust mõjutanud õuduskirjaniku H. P. Lovecrafti (1890–1937) lühiproosa paremikku, mille on välja valinud, põhjalikult kommenteerinud ja järelsõnaga varustanud ulmekirjanduse asjatundja Raul Sulbi. Kogumikust leiab juba varem eesti keeles ilmunud tekste kui ka esmakordselt meie lugejateni jõudvaid palasid. Üleloomuliku kirjanduse austaja jaoks on nende kaante vahel käepäraselt koos kõik olulisemad...
| Автор | H. P. Lovecraft |
«Дилэни – не просто один из лучших фантастов современности, но и выдающийся литератор вообще говоря, изобретатель собственного неповторимого стиля», – писал о нем Умберто Эко. «Дальгрен» же – одно из крупнейших достижений современной американской литературы, книга, продолжающая вызывать восторг и негодование и разошедшаяся тиражом свыше миллиона экземпляров. Итак, добро пожаловать в Беллону. В город, пораженный неведомой катастрофой. Здесь целый квартал может сгореть дотла, а через неделю стоять...
| Автор | Сэмюэл Дилэни |
The story begins in late August 1865 with the meeting of Daniel Deronda and Gwendolen Harleth in the town of Leubronn, Germany. Daniel finds himself attracted to, but wary of, the beautiful, stubborn, and selfish Gwendolen, whom he sees losing all her winnings in a game of roulette. The next day, Gwendolen receives a letter from her mother telling her that the family is financially ruined and asking her to come home. In despair at losing all her money, Gwendolen pawns a necklace and debates...
| Автор | George Eliot |
"Daniel Deronda" by George Eliot. 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 everyone...
| Автор | George Eliot |
1348. aastal, suure katkuepideemia ajal on ühte Firenze lähedasse villasse varjunud rühm inimesi – seitse neidu ja kolm noormeest, kes hakkavad ajatäiteks ning ohutunde peletamiseks jutustama lugusid. Kümne päeva jooksul jõuab neist igaüks rääkida kümme lugu. Lood on erinevad – ühed ülistavad maiseid rõõme ja lõbusid, teised hoiatavad abielukaride eest, kolmandad pilkavad kloostriasketismi ning jumalasulaste silmakirjalikkust ja liiderlikkust. Niisugune on itaalia renessansiaja suurkirjaniku...
| Автор | Джованни Боккаччо |
1348. aastal, suure katkuepideemia ajal on ühte Firenze lähedasse villasse varjunud rühm inimesi – seitse neidu ja kolm noormeest, kes hakkavad ajatäiteks ning ohutunde peletamiseks jutustama lugusid. Kümne päeva jooksul jõuab neist igaüks rääkida kümme lugu. Lood on erinevad – ühed ülistavad maiseid rõõme ja lõbusid, teised hoiatavad abielukaride eest, kolmandad pilkavad kloostriasketismi ning jumalasulaste silmakirjalikkust ja liiderlikkust. Niisugune on itaalia renessansiaja suurkirjaniku...
| Автор | Джованни Боккаччо |
You are cordially uninvited to witness Maddy Chandler's marriage!The bride is obliged to inform you that her once true love, Joe O'Malley, suddenly swept back into her life, wanting to claim her as his wife. But that had nothing to do with Maddy's ice-cold feet. No, Maddy had never gotten over Joe, the first man she almost married, the man she'd had to leave behind.But the bewildered bride vows that Joe won't have it easy gaining her hand in marriage. Yep, a little...
| Автор | Kasey Michaels |
I know that out in the big, bright world, it is usually the mommy and daddy who announce their baby's arrival.Well, there's still seven months before my auspicious debut, but I'm announcing myself. Now. See, Mommy is keeping me hush-hush. And her cold shoulder has Daddy in a dither. But Mommy has always loved Daddy…and though they got awfully close the night I appeared, he's never uttered those three little words. (No, not «change my diaper.»)Gee whiz – parents! I just know...
| Автор | Kasey Michaels |
Cole Foster had only one wish this Christmas…And that was for Rachel Merriday to realize, finally, that she was in love with him! The only problem was, he and Rachel were friends…just friends. Sure, they kissed that once and what a kiss! but Cole was waiting for the right time to tell her how he really felt.But has time run out? Rachel was coming home to Colorado for Christmas with a new man! And from what Cole's been hearing, this guy might just be 'the one.' How could that be,...
| Автор | Tracy Madison |
Gavin Daugherty has made every attempt to ignore Haley Foster. He just wants to open his business and be left alone.But the feisty home-town sweetheart is simply not having it. Isn’t it enough that she’s already forced her way into his work; must she force her way into his heart too? Plus, he could do without Haley’s three over-protective brothers breathing down his neck!Of course, Haley is not deterred by Gavin’s gruff manner, because she learned long ago that you have to follow your heart. And...
| Автор | Tracy Madison |
The runaway bride returns!Daisy Lennox comes home eight years after bolting on her wedding day…but for Reid Foster nothing has changed. Seeing her walk into Steamboat Springs to care for her two little nieces, Reid is hit by an undeniable realisation: they belong together…still.Love. Marriage. Children. Daisy wanted them…a long time ago. However, loving Reid comes with too high a price – facing the family secrets she ran from. But then Reid makes his move and he’s not letting her go without a...
| Автор | Tracy Madison |
A level 4 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. Written for Learners of English by John Escott. Scarlet is the colour of sin, and the letter ‘A’ stands for ‘Adultery’. In the 1600s, in Boston, Massachusetts, love was allowed only between a husband and a wife. A child born outside marriage was a child of sin. Hester Prynne must wear the scarlet letter on her dress for the rest of her life. How can she ever escape from this public shame? What will happen to her child, growing up in the...
| Автор | Натаниель Готорн, Nathaniel Hawthorne и др. |
What we can learn from a Renaissance nowhere In 1516, a book was published in Latin with the enigmatic Greek-derived word as its title. Utopia—which could mean either “good-place” or “no-place”—gives a traveler’s account of a newly discovered island somewhere in the New World where the inhabitants enjoy a social order based purely on natural reason and justice. As the traveler describes the harmony, prosperity, and equality found there, a dramatic contrast is drawn between the ideal community...
| Автор | Thomas More |
D. H. Lawrence, D. H. Lawrence и др.
"Women in Love" by D. H. Lawrence. 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 | D. H. Lawrence, D. H. Lawrence и др. |