Written after the deaths of Branwell, Emily and Anne, she found it a struggle to finish and in her portraits of Shirley Keeldar and Caroline Helstone Charlotte Bronte poured out her feelings for her dead sisters....
George Eliot`s own favourite novel centres on Silas Marner, the linen weaver of Raveloe, a village on the brink of industrialization. Once he was a respected member of a narrow congregation, but the events that took...
From the day of its troubled publication in 1900 to its inclusion in Modern Library`s list of of Top 100 Novels of the 20th Century, Sister Carrie has been the source of controversy and debate. Regarded as the "first...
This is a landmark in American literature, presented in its complete and unexpurgated version. Dreiser`s unsparing story of a country girl`s rise to riches as the mistress of a wealthy man marked the beginning of the...
Skeleton Crew. Команда скелетов
Twenty-two stories from the "wildly imaginative" #1 Bestselling Author In this brilliant collection of stories, Stephen King takes readers down paths that only he could A supermarket becomes the place where humanity...
Something Fresh. A Blandings Story
The one thing that could be expected to disturb the peace of life at Blandings is the constant incursion of imposters. Blandings has imposters like other houses have mice. On this particular occasion there are two of...
Revolution is in the air. The king`s court sorcerer is being eyed with suspicion. Not for dabbling in the black arts...not for consorting with a demon...not for having a dragon as a pet...not even for being mobbed up....
\'I tell you I have written a great book ... Read my novel, it is a great novel,\' Lawrence declared shortly before Sons and Lovers was published in 1913. Drawing on his own childhood and adolescence, Lawrence...
In this explosive follow-up to the bestselling police thriller "Hornet`s Nest, " former police chief Judy Hammer has been brought into clean up the police force in Richmond, Virginia. She and two assistants must find...
Speaking with the Angel is a sparkling collection of all-new, original stories by twelve of today`s most exciting, innovative and entertaining writers brought together by Nick Hornby in aid of Treehouse, a charity...
Spirits of the Dead: Tales and Poems
Edgar Allan Poe`s tales and poems draw the reader into an unsettling world of mystery and fear. In `The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether`, `A Predicament`, `The Angel of the Odd` and other stories,...
Canadian artist Stan Douglas combines traditional cinematic techniques with new technologies to produce remarkable video installations. These visually complex works often look at the history of television, video and...
В книгу популярного австрийского писателя-новеллиста Стефана Цвейга вошли наиболее известные рассказы, в том числе "Амок", "Гувернантка", "Шахматная новелла".
In Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves, fate conspires to draw Bertie Wooster back to Totleigh Towers, the site of an earlier ordeal that nearly landed our hero in prison and, worse still, in continuing danger of marriage to...
An illustrated journey through the history of painting Known to millions through her television series and described as "the best talker on art since Lord Clark gave us Civilisation", Sister Wendy Beckett now brings...
This could be about your best friend. Or your girlfriend. Or it might be about you. Are you Tasha - single and still searching? Are you one of her three best friends? Andy, hooked on passion; Mel, stuck in a steady...
Michael Brock is billing the hours, making the money, rushing relentlessly to the top of Drake & Sweeney, a giant law firm. One step away from partnership, Michael has it all. Then, in an instant, it all comes undone....
