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.

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.

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 Константина Михайловича Станюковича «Волк».

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850—1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, travel writer, and essayist. He was a celebrity during his lifetime for works like «Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde» and «Treasure Island.» Now he is one of the most translated authors in the world. The story of the novel «The Black Arrow» takes place in England during the Wars of the Roses and revolves around young Richard «Dick» Shelton, the son of the Englishman and the pupil of Baron Daniel Brackley. A fascinating series of events will tell how he becomes a knight, rescues his beloved Joanna Sedley, and obtains justice for the murder of his father, Sir Harry Shelton.

William Sydney Porter known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American short story writer. His stories are known for their surprise endings. «Heart of the West» is a collection of humorous and sentimental stories of sheepherders, cowpunchers, trail cooks, prospectors, outlaws, and Texas Rangers offer the modern reader a window into the often mythologized 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.

Книга «Совершенное воспитание детей (репринтное изд.)». Издательство: RUGRAM_Public Domain. Год выпуска: 2021. Серия: Дореволюционные наставления. Переплет: Мягкий переплет. Количество страниц: 262. Автор: Белегард А. Стандарт: 18.

Книга «Собрание разных достоверных химических книг (репринтное изд.)». Издательство: RUGRAM_Public Domain. Год выпуска: 2021. Серия: Дореволюционные наставления. Переплет: Мягкий переплет. Стандарт: 6.

Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 — 1930) was an English writer best known for his detective stories about Sherlock Holmes. «Round the Red Lamp» is a splendid collection of medical and detective short stories, the idea of which was suggested to the author by none other than Jerome K. Jerome.

John Galsworthy (1867—1933) was an English novelist and playwright. In this final volume of «The Forsyte Chronicles» Galsworthy writes about the lives and loves of the Cherrell family, cousins of the Forsytes. For centuries, the Cherrell sons have left their home of Condaford Grange to serve the state as soldiers, clergymen and administrators, but the 1930s bring uncertainty in a world of rapidly altering morals and unemployment. Galsworthy’s portrayal of the effect of political change on individuals show him as a great social novelist as well as the author of one of the most gripping family sagas ever written.

Книга «Словарь натурального волшебства. Ч. 1 (репринтное изд.)». Издательство: RUGRAM_Public Domain. Год выпуска: 2021. Серия: Дореволюционные наставления. Переплет: Мягкий переплет. Количество страниц: 612. Стандарт: 8.

Книга «Путь к благонравию (репринтное изд.)». Издательство: RUGRAM_Public Domain. Год выпуска: 2021. Серия: Дореволюционные наставления. Переплет: Мягкий переплет. Автор: Захарьин П. Стандарт: 38.

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. Being a sequel to «Jerry of the Islands» this novel tells the story of Jerry’s sibling, Irish terrier Michael, born in the Solomon Islands. The dog works as a slave hunter on a schooner recruiting native islanders for work. One day the captain accidentally leaves Michael on a beach and sails away, thereby forcing Michael to go on a journey in which he must find a new owner.

Henry James (1843—1916) was an American author regarded as a key transitional figure between literary realism and literary modernism. «Confidence» is a great novel which centers on artist Bernard Longueville, scientist Gordon Wright, and the sometimes inscrutable heroine, Angela Vivian. The plot rambles through various romantic entanglements before reaching an uncomplicated, but still believable happy ending.

Книга «Путеводитель к древностям и достопамятностям московским. Ч. 2. (репринтное изд.)». Издательство: RUGRAM_Public Domain. Год выпуска: 2021. Серия: Дореволюционные наставления. Переплет: Мягкий переплет. Количество страниц: 270. Стандарт: 18.

Книга «Опыт о свойствах, о нраве и о разуме женщин в разных веках (репринтное изд.)». Издательство: RUGRAM_Public Domain. Год выпуска: 2021. Серия: Дореволюционные наставления. Переплет: Мягкий переплет. Автор: Томас. Стандарт: 20.

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 Bertrams» is an unusual novel of world travel, in addition to the typical subjects of matrimony and money, couples and relationships, by the author whose best-known work is normally set in England. This one has the flavor of a Middle Eastern travelogue with lively Victorian commentary and satire.

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. Being one of the most popular historical novels of the time, «Guy Mannering» tells the story a young boy Henry Bertram, who was kidnapped at the age of five by smugglers after witnessing the murder of a customs officer. It follows the adventures of Harry and the fate of his family in later years, as well as the struggle around the inheritance of his estate. The novel also describes the lawlessness of that time, full of smugglers, thieves, and killers.

John Galsworthy (1867—1933) was an English novelist and playwright. One of his notable works is the novel «Beyond». Together with his heroes the author goes to spheres of unrestrained feelings. Love is depicted as an all consuming power, before which man is powerless.

Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804—1864) was an American novelist, dark romantic, and short story writer. The stories in «A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys» are all stories within a story. The frame story being that a Williams College student,Eustace Bright, is telling these tales to a group of children at Tanglewood, an area in Lenox, Massachusetts. All the tales are modified from the original myths.

Книга «Новый истинный способ быть здоровым, долговечным, богатым и забавным в беседах. Ч. 1 (репринтное изд.)». Издательство: RUGRAM_Public Domain. Год выпуска: 2021. Серия: Дореволюционные наставления. Переплет: Мягкий переплет. Стандарт: 20.

John Galsworthy (1867—1933) was an English novelist and playwright. The part of «The Forsyte Chronicles» tells about a new generation that has arrived to divide the Forsyte clan with society scandals and conflicting passions.

Daniel Defoe was an English trader, writer, journalist, pamphleteer and spy. He wrote many political tracts and often was in trouble with the authorities, including prison time. The third book about Robinson Crousoe is a collection of Daniel Defoe’s essays on moral topics. The name of Crusoe used to spur the public’s interest in this work.

John Galsworthy (1867—1933) was an English novelist and playwright. The part of «The Forsyte Chronicles» tells about a new generation that has arrived to divide the Forsyte clan with society scandals and conflicting passions.

A vivid satire on a dissolute society, Roxana is a devastating evocation of the ways in which vanity and ambition can corrupt the human soul. Beautiful and proud Roxana is terrified of being poor. When her husband leaves her penniless with five children, she must choose between being a virtuous beggar or a rich whore. Embarking on a career as a courtesan and kept woman, the glamour of her new existence soon becomes too enticing and Roxana passes from man to man in order to maintain her lavish society parties, luxurious clothes and amassed wealth. But this life comes at a cost, and she is fatally torn between the sinful prosperity she has become used to and the respectability she craves.

Книга «Наставление, как себя содержать надлежит (репринтное изд.)». Издательство: RUGRAM_Public Domain. Год выпуска: 2021. Серия: Дореволюционные наставления. Переплет: Мягкий переплет. Автор: Эрасмус И.Ф. Стандарт: 28.

Thomas Hardy (1840—1928) was an English novelist and poet. The daughter of a wealthy railway magnate, Paula Power inherits De Stancy Castle, an ancient castle in need of modernization. She commissions George Somerset, a young architect, to undertake the work. Somerset falls in love with Paula but she, the Laodicean of the title, is torn between his admiration and that of Captain De Stancy, whose old-world romanticism contrasts with Somerset’s forward-looking attitude.

Джеймс Фенимор Купер — известный американский романист и сатирик, классик приключенческой литературы. Его произведения заставляют задуматься о нашем месте в мире и месте людей нас окружающих. «Прерия» — это последний роман о Натти Бампо, главном герое историко-приключенческой пенталогии Фенимора Купера «Кожаный чулок». Читателя ждут невообразимые приключения, смелые и статные индейцы, лихой сюжет и необычная развязка. Читайте зарубежную литературу в оригинале!

Старинный труд специалистов по вопросам телесного и духовного воспитания детей и ухода за ними.Практические советы, дошедшие до нас спустя сто лет, но актуальные и по сей день, по наставлениям которых можно и сейчас внести разнообразие в свою повседневную жизнь и отдать дань тому самому прошлому, где, как хочется верить, было и красиво, и чинно.

Александр Грин (1880—1932) — последний русский романтик, поэт, автор философско-психологических произведений, пронизанных необычайным символизмом. «Таинственная пластинка» — сборник восхитительных рассказов писателя, среди которых: «Львиный удар», «Слепой Дей Канет», «Тайна дома № 41», «Таинственная пластинка», «Чёрный алмаз» и другие. Настоящий мастер сюжетных ребусов, Грин погружает читателя в миры удивительных приключений и экзотических стран, которые надолго запомнятся каждому!

Magdalen Vanstone and Norah — her sister learn the true meaning of social stigma in Victorian England only after the discovery that their parents, whose sudden deaths have left them orphans, were not married at the time of their birth. Disinherited by law and brutally ousted from home, the two young women are left to fend for themselves.

Magdalen Vanstone and Norah — her sister learn the true meaning of social stigma in Victorian England only after the discovery that their parents, whose sudden deaths have left them orphans, were not married at the time of their birth. Disinherited by law and brutally ousted from home, the two young women are left to fend for themselves.

Автор: Достоевский Федор, «Идиот. Том II»: 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.

Daniel Defoe was an English trader, writer, journalist, pamphleteer and spy. He is most famous for his novel Robinson Crusoe, which is second only to the Bible in its number of translations. Memoirs of a Cavalier is a work of historical fiction by Daniel Defoe, set during the Thirty Years’ War and the English Civil Wars.

Александр Грин (1880-1932) — последний русский романтик, поэт, автор философско-психологических произведений, пронизанных необычайным символизмом. «Племя Сиург» — сборник восхитительных рассказов писателя, среди которых: «Таинственный лес», «Всадник без головы», «Гранька и его сын», «Племя Сиург» и многие другие. Настоящий мастер сюжетных ребусов, Грин погружает читателя в миры удивительных приключений и экзотических стран, которые надолго запомнятся каждому!

William Wilkie Collins was an English novelist, playwright, and short story writer. His best-known works are The Woman in White (1859), No Name (1862), Armadale (1866) and The Moonstone (1868). Collins’s works were classified at the time as «sensation novels», a genre seen nowadays as the precursor to detective and suspense fiction.

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.

Александр Иванович Куприн (1870-1938) — известный русский писатель, творчеству которого присущ активный, действующий гуманизм, пламенная любовь к природе и человеку. «Козлиная жизнь» — прекрасный сборник рассказов и повестей писателя, среди которых: «Последние рыцари», «Волшебный ковёр», «Золотой петух», «Козлиная жизнь» и многие другие. Отличающиеся глубоким психологизмом и неповторимыми сюжетами, произведения настоящего мастера литературы оставят неизгладимый след в душе каждого читателя.

Filled with drama and unexpected plot twists, Collins’ Jezebel’s Daughter is based on a play, The Red Vial, which was produced in 1858. A story of intrigue, betrayal and misplaced trust, revolves around Mrs. Fontaine, a sinister widow who uses her dead husband’s poisons and antidotes to control the futures of those around her. Filled with forensic details found in the best detective fiction, Jezebel’s Daughter is remarkable in the way it handles the treatment of mental illness at the turn of the 20th Century.