Книги жанра американская классика
«Финансист» – первая книга «Трилогии желания» выдающегося американского писателя Теодора Драйзера. Главный герой романа – Фрэнк Каупервуд, придерживаясь принципа, что в жизни и бизнесе для достижения поставленных целей все средства хороши, довольно быстро путем подкупа и незаконных махинаций становится выдающимся финансистом и входит в круг крупнейших финансовых магнатов Пенсильвании. Молодая и п…
История, старая как мир. История любви, история тщеславия, история пути наверх. Сильный и амбициозный мужчина добивается богатства и власти. Ради нее, желанной… или ради ее образа в своем воображении? Или – ради себя? И там, наверху успеха – будет ли автоматически и счастье? История тривиального нувориша? История мечтателя, медленно и жестоко утратившего иллюзии. Знаменитейший роман Фрэнсиса Скотт…
"Ночь нежна" (1934) – лирическое, элегантное и реалистически сильное изображение жизни одной супружеской пары: врача-психиатра и его пациентки, ставшей его женой. Главный герой, доктор Дик Дайвер, талантливый, многообещающий и обаятельный, но слабый, не выдерживает испытания богатством. Гедонистическая жизнь без особых интересов и дел, случайные увлечения, растрачивание интеллекта в пустых компани…
Третий, заключительный роман «Трилогии желания», изданный в 1947 году уже после смерти писателя. После неудачи в Чикаго, когда противники не позволили ему продлить транспортные концессии, Каупервуд переносит деятельность в Лондон, решив заняться строительством линий метрополитена. Каупервуду удаётся заручиться поддержкой лорда Стэйна, имеющего обширные связи в Англии, и его делового партнёра Джон…
"The Colour Out of Space" is a science fiction/horror short story by American author H. P. Lovecraft, written in March 1927. In the tale, an unnamed narrator pieces together the story of an area known by the locals as the «blasted heath» in the wild hills west of the fictional town of Arkham, Massachusetts. The narrator discovers that many years ago a meteorite crashed there, poisoning every livin…
"The Colour Out of Space" is a science fiction/horror short story by American author H. P. Lovecraft, written in March 1927. In the tale, an unnamed narrator pieces together the story of an area known by the locals as the «blasted heath» in the wild hills west of the fictional town of Arkham, Massachusetts. The narrator discovers that many years ago a meteorite crashed there, poisoning every livin…
"The Festival" is a short story by H. P. Lovecraft written in October 1923 and published in the January 1925 issue of Weird Tales. The story was inspired by Lovecraft's first trip to Marblehead, Massachusetts, in December 1922. Lovecraft later called that visit «the most powerful single emotional climax experienced during my nearly forty years of existence.» In a flash all the past of New England—…
"The Festival" is a short story by H. P. Lovecraft written in October 1923 and published in the January 1925 issue of Weird Tales. The story was inspired by Lovecraft's first trip to Marblehead, Massachusetts, in December 1922. Lovecraft later called that visit «the most powerful single emotional climax experienced during my nearly forty years of existence.» In a flash all the past of New England—…
"The Thing on the Doorstep" is a horror short story by American writer H. P. Lovecraft, part of the Cthulhu Mythos universe. It was written in August 1933, and first published in the January 1937 issue of Weird Tales. Daniel Upton, the story's narrator, explains that he has killed his best friend, Edward Derby, and that he hopes his account will prove that he is not a murderer. He begins by descri…
"The Thing on the Doorstep" is a horror short story by American writer H. P. Lovecraft, part of the Cthulhu Mythos universe. It was written in August 1933, and first published in the January 1937 issue of Weird Tales. Daniel Upton, the story's narrator, explains that he has killed his best friend, Edward Derby, and that he hopes his account will prove that he is not a murderer. He begins by descri…
"The Music of Erich Zann" is a horror short story by American author H. P. Lovecraft. Written in December 1921, it was first published in National Amateur, March 1922. Due to lack of funds, a university student is forced to take up lodging in an almost empty apartment building on a street named «Rue d'Auseil». One of the few other tenants is an old German man named Erich Zann. The old man is mute …
"The Music of Erich Zann" is a horror short story by American author H. P. Lovecraft. Written in December 1921, it was first published in National Amateur, March 1922. Due to lack of funds, a university student is forced to take up lodging in an almost empty apartment building on a street named «Rue d'Auseil». One of the few other tenants is an old German man named Erich Zann. The old man is mute …
"Through the Gates of the Silver Key" is a short story co-written by American writers H. P. Lovecraft and E. Hoffmann Price between October 1932 and April 1933. A sequel to Lovecraft's «The Silver Key», and part of a sequence of stories focusing on Randolph Carter, it was first published in the July 1934 issue of Weird Tales. At a gathering to decide the fate of Randolph Carter's estate (which has…
"Through the Gates of the Silver Key" is a short story co-written by American writers H. P. Lovecraft and E. Hoffmann Price between October 1932 and April 1933. A sequel to Lovecraft's «The Silver Key», and part of a sequence of stories focusing on Randolph Carter, it was first published in the July 1934 issue of Weird Tales. At a gathering to decide the fate of Randolph Carter's estate (which has…
The Shadow Out of Time is a novella by American horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft. Written between November 1934 and February 1935, it was first published in the June 1936 issue of Astounding Stories. The Shadow Out of Time indirectly tells of the Great Race of Yith, an extraterrestrial species with the ability to travel through space and time. The Yithians accomplish this by switching bodies …