e-artnow presents this meticulously edited and formatted collections of the greatest sea adventure novels to be enjoyed next to the sound of crushing waves in front of you… or at least with the background sound of calming waves in your home: Content: Captain Charles Johnson: The History of Pirates R. L. Stevenson: Treasure Island Jack London: The Sea Wolf The Mutiny of the Elsinore A Son of the Sun Daniel Defoe: Robinson Crusoe Captain Singleton Tobias Smollett: The Adventures of...
У зборнік Эдгара По «Маска Чырвонае Смерці» ўключаныя не толькі шырока вядомыя дэтэктывы – адны з першых узораў гэтага жанру ў сусветнай літаратуры – і жахлівыя апавяданні («арабескі»), але і значна менш вядомыя гратэскі пісьменніка – творы, што паказваюць «бацьку дэтэктыву» зусім з іншага, іранічнага, боку, а таксама вершы і два самыя вядомыя эсэ Эдгара По – «Паэтычны прынцып» і «Філасофія кампазіцыі». У другое выданне ўвайшлі чатыры новыя пераклады апавяданняў Э. По: «Метцэнгерштэйн», «Востраў...
В книге представлены рассказы и стихотворения американского писателя Эдгара Аллана По. Все произведения даны на языке оригинала. Знакомство с оригиналами творений классиков зарубежной литературы, науки, искусства поможет сегодняшним студентам составить более точное представление о неповторимой стилистике каждого автора, а также расширит словарный запас, знания об истории языка, фразеологии.
From Mark Twain to O. Henry, from Saki to Washington Irving—The Classic Humor Megapack reels in no less than 45 classic short stories and poems sure to amuse. Read and laugh! <P> Included are: <P> THE STRIKE OF ONE, by Elliott Flower<BR> THE CELEBRATED JUMPING FROG OF CALAVERAS COUNTY, by Mark Twain<BR> A DOUBLE-DYED DECEIVER, by O. Henry<BR> LAURA, by Saki<BR> TEETH IS TEETH, by Ellis Parker Butler<BR> ARAMINTA AND THE AUTOMOBILE, by Charles...
The theme of this Megapack is classic mystery and crime fiction from the Victorian era. We have taken the liberty of extending the qualifying publication dates to the end of World War I, since that event marked more of a turning point in world literature than the advent of the Edwardian Age. Certainly the spirit of Victorian crime fiction continued beyond Queen Victoria. This volume contains 25 stories and 2 bonus novels, offering hours of reading pleasure.<P>THE LENTON CROFT ROBBERIES, by...
Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849) holds a unique place in American literature. Famous as a poet, he also penned short stories that are masterpieces of terror and suspense, infused with the horror and dread he knew from his feverish dreams and persistent fears of death. Fortunately for lovers of mystery, Poe was attracted by logic and analysis as well as fantasy. Fascinated by the narrative possibilities of tracking the perpetrator of a crime, he invented the modern detective story.This...
"The Essential Tales and Poems" is a large, yet thorough, collection of the poems and stories written by horror master Edgar Allen Poe. Admirers will be happy to see Poe's most famous works present in the collection: «The Fall of the House of Usher,» «The Pit and the Pendulum,» «The Tell-Tale Heart,» and «The Cask of Amontillado.» These works have struck fear in audiences for generations, solidifying Poe's place in the American literature canon. Fans of Poe will not be...
"TRUE! nervous, very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad?" And so begins «The Tell-Tale Heart», that compressed tale of Gothic composition. The characters and images that Edgar Allan Poe has gifted us are plentiful. Hugely influential to the short story genre, Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) remains a lion of American letters. His morose explorations of human depravity render his tales exceptionally captivating. Here, in Volume I of II, is contained...
"TRUE! nervous, very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad?" And so begins «The Tell-Tale Heart», that compressed tale of Gothic composition. The characters and images that Edgar Allan Poe has gifted us are plentiful. Hugely influential to the short story genre, Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) remains a lion of American letters. His morose explorations of human depravity render his tales exceptionally captivating. Here, in Volume II of II, is contained...
