Книги жанра Classic Literature
Второй короткий роман писателя из Уругвая, темой которого является любовь и который основан на автобиографических элементах. В нем автор рассказывает об одном из своих сердечных потрясений, когда он, живя в Мисьонес, влюбился в 17-летнюю девушку по имени Ана Мария Паласио. Несмотря на попытки убедить родителей девушки разрешить ему жить с ней в джунглях, Кирога получил отказ, и их отношения не сло…
Орасио Кирога (Уругвай) рассказывает историю молодого человека, который флиртует одновременно с двумя сестрами. Отношения в повести развиваются в собственном темпе, с неожиданными поворотами, и разворачиваются не так, как читатель мог бы предположить в начале чтения. Прямая и доступная проза Кироги, отличающаяся от прозы его современников, сосредоточена на отношениях между главными героями и размы…
Орасио Кирога (Уругвай) рассказывает историю молодого человека, который флиртует одновременно с двумя сестрами. Отношения в повести развиваются в собственном темпе, с неожиданными поворотами, и разворачиваются не так, как читатель мог бы предположить в начале чтения. Прямая и доступная проза Кироги, отличающаяся от прозы его современников, сосредоточена на отношениях между главными героями и размы…
A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas, commonly known as A Christmas Carol, is a novella by Charles Dickens, first published in London by Chapman & Hall in 1843. This is a very kind fairy tale that evokes bright feelings and wishes. After reading it, you want to be a little kinder. The plot is uncomplicated. There lives in the world a very, very greedy old man named Scroog…
A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas, commonly known as A Christmas Carol, is a novella by Charles Dickens, first published in London by Chapman & Hall in 1843. This is a very kind fairy tale that evokes bright feelings and wishes. After reading it, you want to be a little kinder. The plot is uncomplicated. There lives in the world a very, very greedy old man named Scroog…
The Call of the Wild is a short adventure novel by Jack London, published in 1903 and set in Yukon, Canada, during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush, when strong sled dogs were in high demand. The central character of the novel is a dog named Buck. The story opens at a ranch in Santa Clara Valley, California, when Buck is stolen from his home and sold into service as a sled dog in Alaska. He becomes pr…
""To Build a Fire"" is a short story by American author Jack London. There are two versions of this story, one published in 1902 and the other in 1908. The story written in 1908 has become an often anthologized classic, while the 1902 story is less well known. The 1908 version is about an unnamed protagonist who ventures out in the subzero boreal forest of the Yukon Territory. He is followed by a …
White Fang is a novel by American author Jack London (1876–1916) – and the name of the book's eponymous character, a wild wolfdog. First serialized in Outing magazine, it was published in 1906. The story details White Fang's journey to domestication in Yukon Territory and the Northwest Territories during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush. It is a companion novel (and a thematic mirror) to London's best…
""The Dead"" is the final short story in the 1914 collection Dubliners by James Joyce. The other stories in the collection are shorter, whereas at 15,952 words, «„The Dead“» is almost long enough to be described as a novella. The story deals with themes of love and loss as well as raising questions about the nature of the Irish identity. The story centres on Gabriel Conroy, a professor and part-ti…
Peter Pan is a fictional character created by Scottish novelist and playwright James Matthew Barrie. A romantic fairy tale Peter Pan is a favourite story of many generations of children all over the world. The main character is a boy who never grows up, can fly, lives in Neverland and fairies are his friends. He gives a flying ability to three children from London – Wendy, John and Michael Darling…
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"Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a gothic novella by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, first published in 1886. The work is also known as The Strange Case of Jekyll Hyde, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, or simply Jekyll & Hyde. It is about a London legal practitioner named Gabriel John Utterson who investigates strange occurrences between his old friend, Dr. Henry Jekyll, and the evil Ed…