Книги жанра классическая проза
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of ‘March’ and ‘People of the Book’.A young woman’s struggle to save her family and her soul during the extraordinary year of 1666, when plague suddenly struck a small Derbyshire village.In 1666, plague swept through London, driving the King and his court to Oxford, and Samuel Pepys to Greenwich, in an attempt to escape contagion. The north of England remaine…
Philliphe is a victorious man in every aspect of life. Nothing else can wish to be happy until something terrible happens. The new situation provokes a great revolt in your world. Lost, just stumbled onto at the thought of an innocent young man. His words are so comforting and optimistic that opens a new perspective amid so much pain. Is launched then the following challenge:Be able understand the…
Thirteen stories. A dreamer, a young man and two archangels in search of truth. What does a depressive, a pedophile, an abortionist, a drug addict, a professional player, scientists, criminals, a sexologist, a schizophrenic, and a handicapped have in common? Thirteen stories. A dreamer, a young man and two archangels in search of truth. What does a depressive, a pedophile, an abortionist, a drug a…
I am Fruit of the Earth comes to present as the main background the indigenous culture so forgotten by most of the Tupiniquins. It is a trip of knowledge and liberation. I Am Fruit Of The Earth is a historical study about the natives of Brazil. In a classic language, is focused on the main concepts related to the true Brazilian. It is an exciting journey about our culture emphasizing its importanc…
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…