Английская литература

«Достопочтенный Мордух Соулис долгие годы был пастором в Больвирийском приходе, расположенном на болотах низменной долины реки Дьюль. Это был строгий,…

Широко известный роман классика английской литературы. Для Уайльда всякий человек погружен в реальный поток жизни, зависим от нее и меняется вместе с …

The Adventure of the Devil’s Foot is a short Sherlock Holmes detective story written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It was published in 1910 and set in 18…

Фредерик Марриэт – один из известнейших и успешных писателей-маринистов, также известный как Капитан Марриет. Его «Пират» – любителям пейзажей Айвазов…

"Round the Red Lamp" features realistic stories and episodes of medical life, sketches of old-fashioned doctors, medical students and their pranks.

«Там, в садах, далеко, По лугам седым, От костров осенних Восходящий дым. Лето миновало, Стебля нет с цветком, Над костром багряным Серый дым столбом……

Charlotte Brontë's novel, Jane Eyre has been enjoyed by readers around the world for over 160 years. The eldest of the Brontë sisters, this is Charlot…

Mrs. Hudson has been through a lot as the landlady of Sherlock Holmes. But nothing has worried her as much as the private detective being too sick to …

Поэзия английского романтизма – удивительное творческое явление. олицетворявшее протест доминировавшему прежде классицизму, его представители мечтали …

Sir Nigel is a historical novel set during the Hundred Years' War, by the British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Written in 1906, it describes the ear…

«Послали за доктором в Буррон, когда еще не было шести; около восьми крестьяне стали сходиться, чтобы посмотреть на предполагавшееся представление; им…

Brigadier Gerard is an officer in Napoleon's army, recklessly brave, engagingly openhearted, and unshakable, if not a little absurd, in his devotion t…

Innkeeper Mrs. Warren is suspicious of her new guest. He never leaves the room and hasn't been seen in days. She has asked Sherlock Holmes and his par…

"The New Revelation" is a firsthand account of investigation into the world of spiritualism. The treatise deals not only with the issue of physical ve…

Tales of Terror and Mystery is a collection of Arthur Conan Doyle stories including: Tales of Terror: "The Horror of the Heights", "The Leather Funnel…

«Был ни день ни ночь, когда я в первый раз увидел этот остров. Луна уже склонялась к закату, хотя еще светила, а на востоке, румяном от зари, бриллиан…

The Adventures of Gerard is a compilation of short stories that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote regarding a French Brigadier named Etienne Gerard who thi…

A fantastic night ends for Mr. Scott Eccles when he wakes to find his host is dead. He brings Inspector Baynes, Sherlock Holmes, and John Watson to lo…

This novel is narrated by John Fothergill West, who tries to discover why the tenant of Cloomber Hall, General Heatherstone, is nervous to the point o…

"Through the Magic Door" is an essay by Arthur Conan Doyle: his subject is the charisma and charm of books. Doyle invites readers to enjoy the greates…

«На острове Гавайя жил некий человек. Он, по правде сказать, жив до сих пор, но имя его должно остаться тайной. Я назову его Кивом, потому что он роди…

The Professor is Charlotte Brontës first novel, in which she audaciously inhabits the voice and consciousness of a man, William Crimsworth. Like Jane …

The Captain of the Pole-Star is a collection of strange mystery tales that are independent of each other, sometimes involving ship voyages, shipwrecks…

Irish athletic reporter Malone narrates tale of bold squat quarrelsome Professor Challenger seeking remote Amazonian plateau where “the ordinary laws …

A group of European and American tourists is enjoying its trip in Egypt in the year 1895. They are sailing up the River Nile in a "a turtle-bottomed, …

«В первой песне сначала вкратце излагается все содержание: ослушание Человека и потеря вследствие этого Рая, бывшего его жилищем; далее рассказывается…

Following the tremendous popular success of Jane Eyre, which earned her lifelong notoriety as a moral revolutionary, Charlotte Brontë vowed to write a…

The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax is widely considered to be one of the top 100 greatest books of all time. This great novel will surely attrac…

A book of historical fiction representing Conan Doyle's ability to make the long-gone past come alive.

"The Valley of Fear" is the fourth and final Sherlock Holmes novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It is loosely based on the real-life exploits of the Mol…

«Дело было в конце июня 1798 года: сердитые волны Бискайского залива понемногу утихали после шторма, столь же сильного, сколь и необычного в это время…

It may come as a surprise that the creator of Sherlock Holmes wrote a history of the Boer War. The then 40-year-old novelist wanted to see the war fir…

"The Great Shadow and other Napoleonic Tales", is an Action & Adventure novel published in 1892. The novel takes place in the Napoleonic era on the En…

This volume collects a wide array of the author's short works of fiction, spanning virtually every literary genre. Detective stories are featured, but…

In this installment in the continuation of the classic collection of Sherlock Holmes stories, England's top-notch sleuth is on the go again, with lavi…

Чего не хватает в жизни преуспевающему, талантливому писателю, работающему в Голливуде? Он немолод – но ведь с годами приходит мудрость. Он не женат –…

"The Adventure of the Cardboard Box" is one of the 56 short Sherlock Holmes stories written by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Three years after the events that took place in The Lost World, Professor Challenger urgently summons his fellow to a meeting. Oddly, he requires each…

The Refugees is a historical novel, centring on the fate of the Huguenots during the reign of Louis XIV and the revoking of the Edict of Nantes.

"Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow" is a collection of humorous and entertaining essays written by popular English humorist Jerome K. Jerome. It was the…

Впервые на русском – долгожданный новый роман Дианы Сеттерфилд, прославленного автора «Тринадцатой сказки», признанного шедевра современной английской…

Роман «Остров сокровищ», являясь одним из лучших образцов классического приключенческого романа, принёс своему автору мировую славу, а безусловный мас…

Holmes and Watson are faced with their most terrifying case yet. The legend of the devil-beast that haunts the moors around the Baskerville families h…

As well as penning some of the most popular detective fiction, Conan Doyle also wrote thrilling adventure stories. 'Rodney Stone' is a combination of …

The classic comic travelogue about an ill-fated boating holiday on the River Thames" Three Men in a Boat "is the irreverent tale of a group of friends…