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"Oliver Twist", Charles Dicken's second novel, is the classic story of the struggles of a young orphan in 19th century England. An early social novel, Dickens draws upon the political issues of child labor and the struggles of the poor. Originally serialized in «Bentley's Miscellany» between February 1837 and April 1839, «Oliver Twist» is one of Dickens early classics.
| Автор | Charles Dickens |
In a crystalline death lay the only release for those prisoners of that Ionian hell-outpost. Yet MacVickers and the men had to escape—for to remain meant the conquering of the Solar System by the inhuman Europans. Leigh Brackett was the undisputed Queen of Space Opera and the first women to be nominated for the coveted Hugo Award. She wrote short stories, novels, and scripts for Hollywood. She wrote the first draft of the Empire Strikes Back shortly before her death in 1978.
| Автор | Leigh Brackett |
In a crystalline death lay the only release for those prisoners of that Ionian hell-outpost. Yet MacVickers and the men had to escape—for to remain meant the conquering of the Solar System by the inhuman Europans.
| Автор | Leigh Brackett |
Peter Pan is a character created by Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie. A mischievous boy who can fly and never ages, Peter Pan spends his never-ending childhood adventuring on the small island of Neverland…
| Автор | J. M. Barrie |
Шагаешь в ногу со временем, если на твоей футболке – портрет Че Гевары. И не важно, что ты не выговариваешь его имя. Пользуешься уважением однокурсников, если ты неформал и антиглобалист. И ничего, что ты и товарищи тайком друг от друга посещаете заведение фаст-фуда. Но что случится, если идейные собратья узнают, что твоя возлюбленная – дочь главного городского капиталиста, а твое место работы – оплот буржуинства? Трудный выбор встал перед Алешей в канун совершения антигламурного бунта. Что...
| Автор | Мария Чепурина |
| Жанр | Контркультура |
| Год | 2007 |
libreka classics – These are classics of literary history, reissued and made available to a wide audience. Immerse yourself in well-known and popular titles!
| Автор | Kate Douglas Wiggin, Wiggin Kate Douglas Smith |
"Roderick Hudson" is the coming-of-age story of its title character, a young sculptor who falls under the patronage of Rowland Mallet. Rowland, who is about to depart for Europe, offers to pay for Roderick to come along so that he may study in Italy and improve his art. Originally published serially in «The Atlantic Monthly» during 1875, «Roderick Hudson» is Henry James' story of the development of an artist and the development of a man.
| Автор | Генри Джеймс |
A fallen woman would seem a less-than-ideal choice for a Victorian heroine. Elizabeth Gaskell courageously created just such a portrait in her Ruth. Overturning the conventional assumption that a woman once seduced is condemned to exclusion from respectable society, Gaskell draws a heroine whose emotional honesty, innate morality, and the love she shares with her illegitimate son are suffi cient for redemption.
| Автор | Элизабет Гаскелл |
