Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (1814 —1873) was an Irish writer of Gothic novels, one of the most influential ghost story writers of the nineteenth century. Combining the elements of drama, psychological thriller, and gothic horror, «The Wyvern Mystery» tells the story of a young woman Alice Maybell. Raised by Squire Fairfield, she starts to attract the attention of his two sons, Charles and Harry. This happy life ends when Alice begins to dive into the family’s history, trying to unveil the dark secrets of her stepfather.

Jack London was an American novelist, journalist and social activist. Pioneering the genre of magazine fiction and prototyping science fiction, he became one of the first writers, who gained worldwide fame and a large fortune. «Dutch Courage» is a collection of unique short stories like «Typhoon Off the Coast of Japan,» «The Lost Poacher,» «An Adventure in the Upper Sea,» and even «Preface» written by his wife Charmian London.

William Sydney Porter known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American short story writer. His wit and plot twists were adored by his readers, but often panned by the critics. Collected Short Stories is a collection of humorous and sentimental stories of sheepherders, cowpunchers, trail cooks, prospectors, outlaws, and Texas Rangers that offer the modern reader a window into American West. Perhaps reflecting O. Henry’s own experience as a young man in the middle of nowhere, where women were few and far between, many of the stories are comic tales of romantic rivalry.

Jack London (1876 — 1916) was an American novelist, journalist and social activist. Pioneering the genre of magazine fiction and prototyping science fiction, he became one of the first writers, who gained worldwide fame and a large fortune. «The Faith of Men» is a short story collection containing eight of Jack London’s amazing adventure tales like «A Relic of the Pliocene», «A Hyperborean Brew», and «The Story of Jees Uck». All of them set in London’s favorite place, the Yukon Territory.

Джон Голсуорси — признанный английский писатель XIX века, лауреат Нобелевской премии по литературе. В чём-то комедийный роман «Белая обезьяна» — известное продолжение саги о Форсайтах, история второго поколения. Молодые Форсайты уже преодолели предрассудки викторианской эпохи, однако безнадёжно запутались в радостном гедонистическом безумии «новой эпохи»… ЧИТАЙТЕ ЗАРУБЕЖНУЮ ЛИТЕРАТУРУ В ОРИГИНАЛЕ!

Herbert George Wells (1866 — 1946) was an English writer. He was prolific in many genres, writing doz-ens of novels, short stories, and works of social commentary, but he is now best remembered for his science fiction novels. «The Sea Lady» is a fantasy novel that has some of the aspects of a fable. The story involves a mermaid who comes ashore on the southern coast of England. Feigning a desire to become part of noble society, the mermaid’s real design is to seduce Harry Chatteris, a man she saw some years ago in the South Seas.

William Sydney Porter known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American short story writer. His wit and plot twists were adored by his readers, but often panned by the critics. Collected Short Stories includes «Strictly Business», «The Gold That Glittered», «Babes In The Jungle», «The Day Resurgent», «The Fifth Wheel» and other famous stories.

Jack London (1876 — 1916) was an American novelist, journalist and social activist. Pioneering the genre of magazine fiction and prototyping science fiction, he became one of the first writers, who gained worldwide fame and a large fortune. «Moon-Face’and Other Stories» is a collection that contains many wonderful stories like «The Leopard Man’s Story», «Local Colour», «Amateur Night», and «The Minions of Midas».

Anthony Trollope (1815—1882) was an English novelist of the Victorian era. Among his best-known works is a series of novels collectively known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, which revolves around the imaginary county of Barsetshire. «Is He Popenjoy?» is a comic novel, which tells a story of the Marquis of Brotherton who returns to England from Italy with an Italian wife and small child who he claims as his heir, Lord Popenjoy. The plot explores, among other things the question of legitimacy and also that of the power struggles between husband and wife — a topic frequently visited by Trollope.

Herbert George Wells (1866 — 1946) was an English writer. He was prolific in many genres, writing dozens of novels, short stories, and works of social commentary, but he is now best remembered for his science fiction novels, The protagonist of the novel, «The Passionate Friends,» is Stephen Stratton, who writes a long and deeply personal letter to his son, hoping that, as his son becomes a man, he can benefit from Stephen’s experience and wisdom. As Stephen sets down his life’s history, he tells the remarkable story of his former lover, Lady Mary.

Nathaniel Hawthorne was an American novelist, a dark romantic, and short story writer. Collected Short Stories is Hawthorne’s interesting story collection, which was written in honor of The Old Manse, where Hawthorne and his wife lived for the first three years of their marriage. This book includes wonderful short stories «The Procession of Life», «The Artist of the Beautiful» and other tales.

Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (1814 —1873) was an Irish writer of Gothic novels, one of the most infl uential ghost story writers of the nineteenth century. Set in eighteen century Dublin, «Cock and Anchor» is a story of two lovers, young Edmond O’Connor and miss Mary Ashwoode. Being an unwanted pair for the Ashwoode family, this couple has to contend with the prejudices and outright tyranny of Mary’s father, Sir Richard, and her brother Henry.

Исторический приключенческий роман Роберта Льюиса Стивенсона. Главный герой — семнадцатилетний Дэвид Бэлфур. Его родители погибли, оставив юношу наедине со взрослым миром. Однако в замке Шос, который пользуется репутацией мрачного и безрадостного места, проживает дядя Дэвида. Юноша начинает подозревать, что именно он является законным наследником семейного имущества, но дядя совершенно не намерен уступать его племяннику… ЧИТАЙТЕ ЗАРУБЕЖНУЮ ЛИТЕРАТУРУ В ОРИГИНАЛЕ!

Anthony Trollope (1815-1882) was an English novelist of the Victorian era. Among his best-known works is a series of novels collectively known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, which revolves around the imaginary county of Barsetshire. «Is He Popenjoy?» is a comic novel, which tells a story of the Marquis of Brotherton who returns to England from Italy with an Italian wife and small child who he claims as his heir, Lord Popenjoy. The plot explores, among other things the question of legitimacy and also that of the power struggles between husband and wife — a topic frequently visited by Trollope.

Howard Lovecraft (1890 — 1937) was an American writer who achieved posthumous fame through his influential works of horror fiction. Despite the fact that he was virtually unknown before he died, today he is known as the most influential author in his genre. «The Lurking Fear and Other Stories» is a collection of wonderful short stories such as «The Lurking Fear,» «The Shunned House,» «The Colour». These stories, full of mystery and fantastic creatures, have captured the minds of readers all over the world.

William Sydney Porter known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American short story writer. His wit and plot twists were adored by his readers, but often panned by the critics. Collected Short Stories contains «The Dream», «A Ruler of Men», «The Friendly Call» and other famous stories by O. Henry.

Михаил Николаевич Волконский (1860—1917) — русский писатель и драматург, получивший признание благодаря своим историческим и пародийным произведениям. Герои романа «Чёрный человек», молодой дворянин и крепостная актриса, не только открывают для себя мир запретной страсти, но и становятся участниками цепочки таинственных событий. В усадьбе, где живёт героиня, происходит странное убийство, в расследовании которого помогает загадочный чёрный человек…

Герберт Уэллс — знаменитый английский писатель рубежа XIX-XX века, яркий представитель критического реализма, автор блестящих научно-фантастических романов и повестей. «Анна Вероника» — один из первых романов об эмансипации женщин в XX веке, где автор тонко подмечает, как трудно приходится женщине в новом мире без покровительства мужчины. Главная героиня, юная незамужняя Анна-Вероника, устав подчиняться воле и желаниям отца, после ссоры уходит из дома, бросая вызов обществу. Сможет ли она преодолеть все трудности и добиться уважения? Читайте зарубежную литературу в оригинале!

Howard Lovecraft (1890 — 1937) was an American writer who achieved posthumous fame through his influential works of horror fiction. Despite the fact that he was virtually unknown before he died, today he is known as the most influential author in his genre. «The Case of Charles Dexter Ward» is a short horror novel that describes how Charles Dexter Ward becomes obsessed with his distant ancestor, Joseph Curwen, an alleged wizard with unsavory habits. Ward physically resembles Curwen, and attempts to duplicate his ancestor’s Qabalistic and alchemical feats.

Nathaniel Hawthorne was an American novelist, a dark romantic, and short story writer. Collected Short Stories, a collection of essays, based on Hawthorne’s stay in England from 1853 to 1857 as American Consul in Liverpool, were the first published in the form of a series of travel papers for «The Atlantic Monthly». Hawthorne shows us the splendors of London, and the horrors of the poverty that so many suffered at the time.

Михаил Николаевич Волконский (1860—1917) — русский писатель и драматург, получивший признание благодаря своим историческим и пародийным произведениям. Роман «Тёмные силы» откроет для читателя самые интересные и таинственные страницы прошлого России. Главный герой, никогда не знавший своих настоящих родителей и брошенный лучшими друзьями, встречает таинственного незнакомца, который предлагает молодому человеку круглую сумму за оказание некоторых загадочных услуг…

Джек Лондон — классик американской литературы, автор ярких, живых приключенческих романов и рассказов. «Приключение» — захватывающий роман, написанный под впечатлением автора от путешествия по Южным морям. История разворачивается в глухих дебрях Соломоновых островов, куда приехали отчаянные люди, готовые занять своё место под солнцем любой ценой. Но что же их ожидает в итоге: торжество жизни или крах всех надежд?.. Читайте зарубежную литературу в оригинале!

Samuel Richardson (1689—1761) was an English writer, best known for his epistolary novels. He also worked as an established publisher who printed almost 500 different books and magazines. Regarded by many as a masterpiece, the novel «Clarissa; or, the History of a Young Lady» tells the story of a young woman named Clarissa Harlowe, whose way to happiness is constantly endangered by her own family. Pressured to marry a wealthy man, she leaves her home with Robert Lovelace. Even then she can’t find peace, because Lovelace shows himself untrustworthy, spewing vague promises of marriage without any attempts to move from words to deeds.

Nathaniel Hawthorne was an American novelist, a dark romantic, and short story writer. Collected Short Stories, a collection of essays, based on Hawthorne’s stay in England from 1853 to 1857 as American Consul in Liverpool, were the first published in the form of a series of travel papers for «The Atlantic Monthly». Hawthorne shows us the splendors of London, and the horrors of the poverty that so many suffered at the time.

Михаил Николаевич Волконский (1860—1917) — русский писатель и драматург, получивший признание благодаря своим историческим и пародийным произведениям. События романа «Забытые хоромы» разворачиваются во времена правления императрицы Екатерины II и открывают самые интересные и таинственные страницы прошлого России. Вместе с главными героями читатель попадёт в водоворот невероятных приключений и отправится в погоню за секретными документами. Но чем закончится это захватывающее и опасное мероприятие?

Джеймс Джойс — не только один из самых известных классиков мировой литературы XIX-XX веков, но и ярчайший представитель модернизма, обладающий изысканным слогом. «Портрет художника в юности» — первый и отчасти автобиографический роман, в котором Джойс рисует яркий, но вместе с тем узнаваемый мир мальчика-подростка. В праздники все дети должны быть счастливы, но, несмотря, на блеск огней и уютную обстановку, главный герой не может понять, что же творится вокруг него, и он начинает рисовать свой собственный мир… Читайте зарубежную литературу в оригинале!

James Fenimore Cooper was a prolific and popular American writer of the first half of the 19th century. His historical romances of frontier and Indian life in the early American days created a unique form of American literature. Wyandotte is set in New York state during the American Revolution. The main character of the novel is an Indian, «Saucy Nick», also called Wyandotte («Great Chief), whose depictions violate stereo types of Native Americans. The novel Wyandotte arrived at a time when a patriotic mythology about the American Revolution was developing, and Cooper’s somber tale of the sufferings of an isolated family in upstate New York during the Revolution was not congruent with the celebratory stories then being told.

Jack London (1876-1916) was an American novelist, journalist and social activist. Pioneering the genre of magazine fiction and prototyping science fiction, he became one of the first writers, who gained worldwide fame and a large fortune. «The Strength of the Strong» includes seven extraordinary tales such as «South of the Slot», «The Unparalleled Invasion» and «The Enemy of All the World».

Jack London was an American novelist, journalist and social activist Pioneering the genre of magazine fiction and prototyping science fiction, he became one of the first writers, who gained worldwide fame and a large fortune. The Strength of the Strong and The Turtles of Tasman are collections of beautiful short stories among which there are «Told in the Drooling Ward,» «South of the Slot,» «The Unparalleled Invasion,» «The Eternity of Forms,» and many others.

Jack London (1876—1916) was an American novelist, journalist and social activist Pioneering the genre of magazine fiction and prototyping science fiction, he became one of the first writers, who gained worldwide fame and a large fortune. This book contains many wonderful London’s works such as «The Somnambulists», «The Dignity of Dollars», «Goliath» and «The Golden Poppy».

Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (1814 —1873) was an Irish writer of Gothic novels, one of the most influential ghost story writers of the nineteenth century. Filled with mystery and gothic horror elements, «The Room in the Dragon Volant» takes place in post-Napoleonic Wars France. Young Englishman Richard Beckett falls in love with the mysterious Countess. To be closer to her, he takes a room in the «Dragon Volant» inn, which has a rather nasty reputation.

John Galsworthy (1867-1933) was an English novelist and playwright. «The Island Pharisees» takes a critical look beneath the gilded veneer of Edwardian England. Dick Shelton is engaged to Antonia Dennant and his privileged middle-class life seems complete until he meets Ferrand, an enigmatic young vagrant, who begins to shake his complacency and open his eyes to the selfishness and hypocrisy of London society.

Anthony Trollope (1815-1882) was an English novelist of the Victorian era. Among his best-known works is a series of novels collectively known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, which revolves around the imaginary county of Barsetshire. «The Vicar of Bullhampton» is a novel which is made up of three intertwining subplots: the courtship of a young woman by two suitors; a feud between the titular Broad church vicar and a Low church nobleman; and the vicar’s attempt to rehabilitate a young woman who has gone astray.

Charles Dickens was an English writer and social critic. The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, his third novel, was published in 1839. The narrative follows Nicholas as he escapes from the influence of his villainous uncle and the wicked schoolmaster Wackford Squeers. Then he stumbles into a theatrical career, and pursues his fortune through numerous adventures. Upon its original publication, the set was hailed as «one of the most glorious publishing achievements of our time.»

Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell was an English novelist, biographer, and short story writer. Her novels offer a detailed portrait of the lives of many strata of Victorian society, including the very poor, and are of interest to social historians as well as lovers of literature. Some of Gaskell’s best known novels are Cranford, North and South and Wives and Daughters.

Charles Dickens was an English writer and social critic. The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, his third novel, was published in 1839. The narrative follows Nicholas as he escapes from the influence of his villainous uncle and the wicked schoolmaster Wackford Squeers. Then he stumbles into a theatrical career, and pursues his fortune through numerous adventures. Upon its original publication, the set was hailed as «one of the most glorious publishing achievements of our time.»

Николай Гаврилович Чернышевский (1828—1889) — русский философ-материалист XIX века, революционер-демократ, теоретик критического утопического социализма, учёный, энциклопедист, литературный критик, публицист и писатель. Роман «Пролог», посвященный русской общественно — политической борьбе накануне реформы 1861 года, отменившей крепостное право, пропитан горечью осознания утраченных иллюзий автора, так и не дождавшегося революционного переворота. Описывая весенний Петербург 1857 года, Чернышевский намекает читателю на стремление к общественному пробуждению, на ожидания и надежды, которые теперь вызывали лишь горькую иронию: «Восхищаясь весною, город продолжал жить по-зимнему, за двойными рамами. И в этом он был прав: ладожский лёд ещё не прошёл».

James Fenimore Cooper was a prolific and popular American writer of the first half of the 19th century. His historical romances of frontier and Indian life in the early American days created a unique form of American literature. The wild rush of action in this classic frontier adventure story has made The Last of the Mohicans the most popular of James Fenimore Cooper’s novels. Deep in the forests of upper New York State, the brave woodsman Hawkeye (Natty Bumppo) and his loyal Mohican friends Chingachgook and Uncas become embroiled in the bloody battles of the French and Indian War.

Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (1814 —1873) was an Irish writer of Gothic novels, one of the most influential ghost story writers of the nineteenth century. As an excellent example of a. Victorian mystery, «Guy Deverell» has everything you need: an old countryside manor house with a set of colorful characters and ambiguous relationships between them. Treason, intrigues, conspiracy and a burning desire for revenge — what a wonderful way to start an exciting and unpredictable story!

Александр Валентинович Амфитеатров (1862-1938) — известный журналист и писатель своего времени, его прозу можно с уверенностью отнести к литературе исконно русской и талантливой. Повесть «Наследники», входящая в состав романа «Паутина», — яркий пример прекрасного описания жизни общества переломной эпохи и отдельных его типов, ловко выхваченных из самой гущи разнообразных социальных слоев того времени.