Книги жанра классическая проза
A vida nos faz viver dias tenebrosos, tristezas que não queremos que fossem reais. “A noite escura da alma” é a continuação de “O vidente”, sendo que o personagem principal retornou a uma montanha em busca de respostas para um período conturbado de sua vida, momentos que se esquecera de Deus, dos seus princípios, perdendo-se em pecados. A vida nos faz viver dias tenebrosos, tristezas que não quere…
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…
Щенок по имени Арчи попадает к восторженному мальчишке, который тут же стал его лучшим другом. И с годами старательный Арчи научился всему, чего ждал от него человек. Но сможет ли человек ответить своему другу такой же преданностью, какую ждёт от собаки?
David Nobbs classic is now available in ebook format.One wintry afternoon a lodger named Wilson arrives at 38, Trebisall Avenue, filled with hope. As he crosses the threshold of Mrs Pollard's house, with its «aura of impending stew» he becomes a new man. This is a tactic he has tried before, just as he has tried many jobs before, from cook to seismographer's assistant. But alas, each time he was s…
В третьем сборнике рассказов Ариши Зима под названием «Перед зеркалом», автор нашла очень точный образ, который позволяет любому из нас увидеть, как свое отражение, так и мира в котором мы живем. Вглядываясь в серебристую поверхность старинного стекла с тяжелым медным обрамлением, которая хранит память о многих тайнах бытия, мы стараемся увидеть то, что однажды не сумели разглядеть, понять, оценит…
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.‘Instead of the cross, the AlbatrossAbout my neck was hung’When an albatross leads a stricken ship out of treacherous ice, a hapless mariner shoots the bird, arousing the wrath of spirits who pursue the ship. Haunted by Death, the crew begin to perish one by one, until only the cursed mariner remains to confro…
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.‘At first you saw only a mass of coarse, matted black hair; presently it was seen that this covered a body of fearful thinness, almost a skeleton, but with the muscles standing out like wires’M.R. James’ ghost stories are brimming with delicate horror. They take place in the quiet corners of churches, and betw…
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics."I am writing this under an appreciable mental strain, since by tonight I shall be no more."This selection of works showcases the best-known, most chilling stories of H. P. Lovecraft, including Dagon, The Call of Cthulhu, The Thing on the Doorstep and Herbert West – Reanimator. They feature such deadly horrors…
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics."I am writing this under an appreciable mental strain, since by tonight I shall be no more."This selection of works showcases the best-known, most chilling stories of H. P. Lovecraft, including Dagon, The Call of Cthulhu, The Thing on the Doorstep and Herbert West – Reanimator. They feature such deadly horrors…
Murder, stolen plans, a mysterious death and a menage a trois – four intriguing novellas featuring Hercule Poirot…How did a woman holding a pistol in her right hand manage to shoot herself in the left temple? What was the link between a ghost sighting and the disappearance of top secert military plans? How did the bullet that killed Sir Gervase shatter a mirror in another part of the room? And who…
Book One of the classic ELENIUM series.After a long exile, Pandion Knight Sparhawk returns to his native land to find his young queen grievously ill.Ehlana has been poisoned and will die unless a cure can be found within a year. The life force of twelve of her sworn knights is all that sustains her; but one knight will be lost within the passing of each month if the antidote isn’t found.To save hi…
The final classic installment in the excellent Martin Beck detective series from the 1960s – the novels that have inspired all Scandinavian crime fiction.Widely recognised as the greatest masterpieces of crime fiction ever written, these are the original detective stories that pioneered the detective genre.Written in the 1960s, they are the work of Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo – a husband and wife t…
The final classic installment in the excellent Martin Beck detective series from the 1960s – the novels that have inspired all Scandinavian crime fiction.Widely recognised as the greatest masterpieces of crime fiction ever written, these are the original detective stories that pioneered the detective genre.Written in the 1960s, they are the work of Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo – a husband and wife t…