Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu was an Irish writer of Gothic novels, one of the most influential ghost story writers of the nineteenth century. Filled with mystery, «The Evil Guest» is a murder story set in Victorian era England. It tells a story of Richard Marston, who lives in poverty with his family. His house slowly decays, and moral principles fade away. This decline reaches its critical point when inhabitants of the mansion find Marston’s rich cousin dead in one of the rooms. But who committed the murder?

Walter Scott (1771—1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, poet, and playwright. Although he was an advocate and legal administrator by profession, Scott is most famous for his great literary works and activities in the Royal Highland Society. Inspired by the legend of the Good Devil of Woodstock, this historical novel takes place near the end of English Civil War. The events revolve around the king of England, Scotland and Ireland Charles II and his escape from the country right after the battle of Worcester. The book describes the fate of many people during the period of riots all the way up to the restoration of the monarchy and triumphant return of the king.

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. Precaution is the first novel written by Cooper written in imitation of Jane Austen’s novels of English gentry manners. It is mainly interesting today as a document in the history of American cultural colonialism and as an example of an attempt to imitate Jane Austen’s investigation of the ironic discrepancy between illusion and reality.

Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 — 1930) was an English writer best known for his detective stories about Sherlock Holmes. «Sir Nigel» is a historical novel set during the early days of the Hundred Years’ War. As a background story to his book «The White Company», it describes the early life of Sir Nigel Loring in the service of King Edward III at the start of the war.

Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu was an Irish writer of Gothic novels, one of the most influential ghost story writers of the nineteenth century. «Dickon the Devil» is an early work by the author. It was originally published in 1872. It is a part of «Ghostly Tales» — the most extensive collection of the author’s works, containing eleven atmospheric and supernatural stories.

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797—1851) was an English novelist, dramatist, and short story writer, universally known for her Gothic novel «Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus». This novel, written after «Frankenstein,» revolves around the life of Castruccio Castracani, a tyrant, who successfully commanded Ghibelline forces in Tuscany against the Guelphs. The story also follows tragic destinies of two heroes, Ethanasia, Countess of Valperga, torn between loyalty to her Guelph roots and her affection for Castruccio, and Beatrice, with whom Castruccio falls in love.

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. Miles Wallingfordis a classic Cooper’s sea adventure novel about merchant mariners and serves as a sequel to the sea adventure classic, «Afloat and Ashore».

Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu was an Irish writer of Gothic novels, one of the most influential ghost story writers of the nineteenth century. «Ghost Stories of Chapelizod» is a collection of three brief mystical stories — «The Village Bully,» «The Sexton’s Adventure,» and «The Spectre Lovers» — set in the suburban village of Chapelizod.

Jonathan Swift (1667—1745) was an Irish satirist, essayist, prose writer and poet, who has found his calling as a cleric of St Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin. This book is the second volume of the extensive collection of Swift’s best poems.

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. Afloat and Ashore is a nautical fiction novel by Cooper. Set in 1796-1804, it follows the maritime adventures of Miles Wallingford Jr., the son of wealthy New York landowners who chooses to go to sea after the death of his parents. The novel is partially autobiographical, based on Cooper’s own experiences as a sailor.

Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 — 1930) was an English writer best known for his detective stories about Sherlock Holmes. This book is the first part of a «Mysteries and Adventures» series, containing author’s earliest fiction stories. The narratives revolve around different themes, such as romance, crime, colonial life, politics, and even supernatural.

В серии «Пиковая дама» мы расскажем вам о самых разнообразных и редких играх прошлого. Вы узнаете как играть в винт, а также показывать карточные фокусы.Особенность серии заключается в редких материалах, не публиковавшихся с конца 19 века.

Автор: Trollope A., «Castle Richmond 2»: 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. «Castle Richmond» is the third of five Trollope’s novels set in Ireland. The plot of the novel features the competition of two Protestant cousins of English origin, Owen Fitzgerald and Herbert Fitzgerald, for the hand of Clara Desmond, the noble but impoverished daughter of the widowed Countess of Desmond.

Автор: Trollope A., «Castle Richmond 1»: 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. «Castle Richmond» is the third of five Trollope’s novels set in Ireland. The plot of the novel features the competition of two Protestant cousins of English origin, Owen Fitzgerald and Herbert Fitzgerald, for the hand of Clara Desmond, the noble but impoverished daughter of the widowed Countess of Desmond

Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu was an Irish writer of Gothic novels, one of the most influential ghost story writers of the nineteenth century. «The Haunted Baronet» is a part of an extraordinary collection of ghost stories. Full of mystery, thrilling revelations and paranormal, this collection is perfect for a sophisticated reader.

Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 — 1930) was an English writer best known for his detective stories about Sherlock Holmes. Intended as a sincere an attempt to describe the behavior of Great Britain during the Boer War, «The War in South Africa» contains the author’s thoughts as a person who was a part of the events. Full of quotes from the eyewitnesses, the book openly dismisses the accusations of Britain being just the cruel aggressor and instigator of the war.

John Galsworthy (1867—1933) was an English novelist and playwright. «The Burning Spear» is a work that reveals to the reader a completely different Galsworthy — a sarcastic and witty cynic, a true master of British ironic prose.

В нашем новом проекте вы найдете как книги из «золотого фонда» классической русской литературы, так и редкие, почти забытые, произведения авторов, оставшихся в тени своих великих современников. Эти книги не утратили самобытной актуальности, сегодня, как и сто лет назад, они определяют пути русской культуры, ищут ответы на «проклятые вопросы». Без этих книг невозможно понять кто мы, кем мы были, куда движемся. Мы отобрали для вас самые важные тексты русских классиков, представили их в наиболее полных редакциях, без каких либо сокращений и цензурных изъятий, и составили серию RUGRAM-КЛАССИКА.

В серии «Пиковая дама» мы расскажем вам о самых разнообразных и редких играх прошлого. Вы узнаете, как играть в винт, а также показывать карточные фокусы.Особенность серии заключается в редких материалах, не публиковавшихся с конца 19 века.

Walter Scott (1771—1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, poet, and playwright. Although he was an advocate and legal administrator by profession, Scott is most famous for his great literary works and activities in the Royal Highland Society. «The Lady of the Lake» is one of the most famous narrative poems of the nineteenth century. It consists of six cantos, describing three exciting plotlines: the contest among Roderick Dhu, James Fitz-James, and Malcolm Graeme for the love of Ellen Douglas; uneasy relations between King James V and James Douglas; and the war between the Lowland and the Highland clans of Scotland.

On the evening of 26th November 1703, a cyclone from the north Atlantic hammered into southern Britain at over seventy miles an hour, claiming the lives of over 8,000 people. For Defoe, bankrupt and just released from prison for seditious writings, the storm struck during one of his bleakest moments. But it also furnished him with the material for his first book, and in his powerful depiction of private suffering and individual survival played out against a backdrop of public calamity.

Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 — 1930) was an English writer best known for his detective stories about Sherlock Holmes. «The Wanderings of a Spiritualist» is an essay compiling author’s memories of lecturing tours across Australia, New Zealand, the USA, and Canada. As the title suggests, it’s all about advocating Spiritualism, which preoccupied Conan Doyle near the end of his life.

Henry James (1843—1916) was an American author regarded as a key transitional figure between literary realism and literary modernism. This brilliant satire of the women’s rights movement in America. The story of the ravishing inspirational speaker Verena Tarrant and the bitter struggle between two distant cousins who seek to control her. Will the privileged Boston feminist Olive Chancellor succeed in turning her beloved ward into a celebrated activist and lifetime companion? Or will Basil Ransom, a conservative southern lawyer, steal Verena’s heart and remove her from the limelight?

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 Kempton-Wace Letters» is an epistolary novel written by Jack London and Anna Strunsky. It consists of philosophical thoughts on love and relationships, written as a series of letters between two men, young scientist Herbert Wace, and a poet Dane Kempton. Jack London plays the role of Wace, and while Anna is responsible for Kempton’s letters.

Walter Scott (1771—1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, poet, and playwright. Although he was an advocate and legal administrator by profession, Scott is most famous for his great literary works and activities in the Royal Highland Society. Loosely based on the life of the notorious pirate John Gow, the novel tells the tale of Captain Cleveland, his feud with young Mordaunt Mertoun, and their relationships with Mina and Brenda Troll. Of course, as the genre dictates, it is full of romance, danger, and wonderful adventures.

Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 — 1930) was an English writer best known for his detective stories about Sherlock Holmes. «The Great War» is a monumental six volumes description of the events of World War I. Doyle did a great job interviewing numerous soldiers and generals, reading their letters and diaries to get a full picture of the events. These books cover all the main battles of the British Army, including detailed descriptions of bravery and courage.

This richly varied collection of observation, fancy and fiction shows the London he knew so intimately at its best and worst — its streets, theatres, inns, pawnshops, law courts, prisons, omnibuses and the river Thames — in honest and visionary descriptions of eveiyday life and people. We see the condemned man in his prison cell, garrulous matrons, vulgar young clerks and Scrooge-like bachelors. A startling mixture of humour and pathos, these Sketches reveal London as wonderful terrain for an extraordinary young Dickens.

В нашем новом проекте вы найдете как книги из «золотого фонда» классической русской литературы, так и редкие, почти забытые, произведения авторов, оставшихся в тени своих великих современников. Эти книги не утратили самобытной актуальности, сегодня, как и сто лет назад, они определяют пути русской культуры, ищут ответы на «проклятые вопросы». Без этих книг невозможно понять кто мы, кем мы были, куда движемся. Мы отобрали для вас самые важные тексты русских классиков, представили их в наиболее полных редакциях, без каких либо сокращений и цензурных изъятий, и составили серию RUGRAM-КЛАССИКА. Вашему вниманию представляется книга Николая Васильевича Успенского «Змей».

Jonathan Swift (1667—1745) was an Irish satirist, essayist, prose writer and poet, who has found his calling as a cleric of St Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin. «The Journal to Stella» is a collection of sixty-five letters from Jonathan Swift to his friend Esther Johnson, whom he called «Stella» and, according to some reports, was his secret wife, although there is no documentary evidence of it. Swift wrote the letters between 1710 and 1713 in England and many critics consider them as deeply personal.

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 Pilot: A Tale of the Sea is a historical novel, first published in January 1824. Its subject is the life of a naval pilot during the American Revolution. The main character of the story leads the American Navy in dangerous raids on the English coast.

Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 — 1930) was an English writer best known for his detective stories about Sherlock Holmes. «The Great War» is a monumental six volumes description of the events of World War I. Doyle did a great job interviewing numerous soldiers and generals, reading their letters and diaries to get a full picture of the events. These books cover all the main battles of the British Army, including detailed descriptions of bravery and courage.

Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803 — 1873) was an English novelist, poet, playwright and politician. A lot of his works contributed to the early growth of the science fiction genre. «Eugene Aram» is a melodramatic novel, which depicts the events leading up to the execution of Eugene Aram for murdering his business partner. When the novel appeared in 1832, it drew mixed reactions: critics condemned it vehemently for romanticizing the life of a well-known convicted murderer, while the reading public eagerly snatched up copies of the novel.

Walter Scott (1771—1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, poet, and playwright. Although he was an advocate and legal administrator by profession, Scott is most famous for his great literary works and activities in the Royal Highland Society. «The Fortunes of Nigel» tells the story of a young Scottish nobleman, Nigel Olifaunt. He travels to London to ask the King to repay his father’s loan. Nigel wishes to buy out his estate, but the Duke of Buckingham and Prince Charles already have plans for it. Therefore, when our hero dives deep into the life of the court, he finds himself in great danger.

Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 — 1930) was an English writer best known for his detective stories about Sherlock Holmes. This book is an autobiography of Sir Doyle, describing different aspects of his professional life as an adventurer, doctor, sportsman, box fan, and writer. It also describes most of his adventures and relationship with many famous figures like Kipling, Arthur Balfour, and Oscar Wilde.

A fallen woman would seem a less-than-ideal choice for a Victorian heroine. Elizabeth Gaskell courageously created just such a portrait in her Ruth. Overturning the conventional assumption that a woman once seduced is condemned to exclusion from respectable society, Gaskell draws a heroine whose emotional honesty, innate morality, and the love she shares with her illegitimate son are sufficient for redemption.

В нашем новом проекте вы найдете как книги из «золотого фонда» классической русской литературы, так и редкие, почти забытые, произведения авторов, оставшихся в тени своих великих современников. Эти книги не утратили самобытной актуальности, сегодня, как и сто лет назад, они определяют пути русской культуры, ищут ответы на «проклятые вопросы». Без этих книг невозможно понять кто мы, кем мы были, куда движемся. Мы отобрали для вас самые важные тексты русских классиков, представили их в наиболее полных редакциях, без каких либо сокращений и цензурных изъятий, и составили серию RUGRAM-КЛАССИКА. Вашему вниманию представляется книга Александра Сергеевича Пушкина «Капитанская дочка».

Walter Scott (1771-1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, poet, and playwright. Although he was an advocate and legal administrator by profession, Scott is most famous for his great literary works and activities in the Royal Highland Society. «The Fortunes of Nigel» tells the story of a young Scottish nobleman, Nigel Olifaunt. He travels to London to ask the King to repay his father’s loan. Nigel wishes to buy out his estate, but the Duke of Buckingham and Prince Charles already have plans for it. Therefore, when our hero dives deep into the life of the court, he finds himself in great danger.

Sir Henry Rider Haggard was an English writer of adventure novels set mostly in Africa, and a founder of the Lost World literary genre. Joan Haste is a story of a shop girl of illegitimate birth who is also a single mother. Torn from the love of country-dwelling Captain Henry Graves, Joan endures exile with a Dickensian London family, and pursuit by a Victorian-era stalker.

Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804—1864) was an American novelist, dark romantic, and short story writer. This is 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». He was in the 1850s, England, Scotland, shows us the splendors of London, and the horrors of the poverty that so many suffered.