HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.’There was a contagion in the very air that blew from that haunted region; it breathed forth an atmosphere of dreams and fancies infecting all the land.’Featuring ‘The Legend of Sleepy Hollow’ and ‘Rip Van Winkle’, this collection of inspired essays, stories and sketches established Washington Irving’s reputation as one of America’s foremost authors. Irving’s timeless characters, including Ichabod Crane, Rip Van Winkle and the headless Hessian trooper, jostle for space alongside 31 equally atmospheric and lyrical works in this haunting anthology from one of America’s most distinctive literary voices.

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.‘Greedily she engorged without restraint,And knew not eating death;’Milton’s Paradise Lost is a poem of epic proportions that tells of Satan’s attempts to mislead Eve into disobeying God in the Garden of Eden, by eating from the tree of knowledge. His interpretation of the biblical story of Genesis is vivid and intense in its language, justifying the actions of God to men. In his sequel poem, Paradise Regained, Milton shows Satan trying to seduce Jesus in a similar way to Eve, but ultimately failing as Jesus remains steadfast.

Книга «Through The Looking Glass». Издательство: William Collins. Год выпуска: 2017. Серия: Collins Classics. Переплет: Мягкий переплет. Количество страниц: 150. Автор: Carroll Lewis. Стандарт: 10. Возрастная категория: 16+. Страна производитель: Соединенное королевство.

Книга «Treasure Island». Издательство: William Collins. Год выпуска: 2017. Серия: Collins Classics. Переплет: Мягкий переплет. Количество страниц: 238. Автор: Stevenson Robert Louis. Стандарт: 10. Возрастная категория: отсутствует. Страна производитель: Соединенное королевство.

Книга «Alices Adventures in Wonderland and Through the L’». Издательство: William Collins. Год выпуска: 2022. Серия: Collins Classics. Переплет: Мягкий переплет. Количество страниц: 282. Автор: Carroll Lewis. Стандарт: 1. Возрастная категория: отсутствует. Страна производитель: Соединенное королевство.

Книга «The Waves». Издательство: William Collins. Год выпуска: 2022. Серия: Collins Classics. Переплет: Мягкий переплет. Количество страниц: 220. Автор: Woolf Virginia. Стандарт: 1. Возрастная категория: отсутствует. Страна производитель: Соединенное королевство.

‘Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, “and what is the use of a book,” thought Alice, “without pictures or conversations?”’So begins the tale of Alice, who follows a curious White Rabbit down a hole and falls into Wonderland, a fantastical place where nothing is quite as it seems: animals talk, nonsensical characters confuse, Mad Hatters throw tea parties and the Queen plays croquet. Alice’s attempts to find her way home become increasingly bizarre, infuriating and amazing in turn.A beloved classic, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland has continued to delight readers, young and old, for over 150 years.

‘Orlando had become a woman – there is no denying it. But in every other respect, Orlando remained precisely as he had been. The change of sex, though it altered their future, did nothing whatever to alter their identity.’Boisterous and defiant, Virginia Woolf’s queer classic subverts restraints of genre, time and gender. Traversing the complexities of human emotion and society’s obsession with conformity, the wild adventures of Woolf’s gender fluid hero begin in Elizabethan England and end in 1928 – yet Orlando ages just 36 years.A satirical romp that spans over three hundred years of history, Woolf’s fantastical biography was decades ahead of its time.

Книга «Grimms’ Fairy Tales». Издательство: William Collins. Год выпуска: 2017. Серия: Collins Classics. Переплет: Мягкий переплет. Количество страниц: 309. Автор: Grimm Jacob & Wilhelm. Стандарт: 1. Возрастная категория: отсутствует. Страна производитель: Соединенное королевство.

Lady Chatterley’s Lover was banned on its publication in 1928, creating a storm of controversy. Lawrence tells the story of Constance Chatterley’s marriage to Sir Clifford, an aristocratic and an intellectual who is paralyzed from the waist down after the First World War. Desperate for an heir and embarrassed by his inability to satisfy his wife, Clifford suggests that she have an affair. Constance, troubled by her husband’s words, finds herself involved in a passionate relationship with their gamekeeper, Oliver Mellors. Lawrence’s vitriolic denunciations of industrialism and class division come together in his vivid depiction of the profound emotional and physical connection between a couple otherwise divided by station and society.

«Полагаю, что в самый первый вечер, когда я отправился на виллу Гэтсби, я оказался одним из немногих гостей, кого действительно пригласили. Людей не приглашали — они туда просто приезжали.»Роскошное поместье Джея Гэтсби на Лонг-Айленде переполнено кутящей молодёжью «ревущих двадцатых». Но сам Гэтсби, красивый и загадочно богатый, никогда не появляется перед своими гостями. Он держится подальше от толпы, томимый тем, чем никак не может обладать — Дейзи Бьюкенен, которая уже много лет замужем за другим. Одним судьбоносным летом пара наконец-то воссоединяется, и эта встреча приводит к событиям, которые разрушают их жизни, принося горе всем, кто их окружает.Классический роман выдающегося американского писателя Фрэнсиса Скотта Фицджеральда «Великий Гэтсби», литературная жемчужина «эпохи джаза», станет великолепным подарком поклонникам творчества автора.В 2013-м году по книге был снят одноименный фильм с Леонардо ди Каприо и Тоби Магуайром в главных ролях.Книга на английском языке.

Книга «Arabian Nights». Издательство: William Collins. Год выпуска: 2022. Серия: Collins Classics. Переплет: Мягкий переплет. Количество страниц: 388. Стандарт: 1. Возрастная категория: отсутствует. Страна производитель: Соединенное королевство.

Book Overview Author Info and Eventsfacebook sharing buttontwitter sharing buttonpinterest sharing buttonsharethis sharing buttonAbout the BookHarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics.‘The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.’When Basil Hallward paints the portrait of young, handsome Dorian Gray, he falls prey to his dazzling beauty. Afraid that his youth and looks will waste away, Dorian expresses a wish that his portrait, and not he, will age and fade over time. His wish is granted, and over the ensuing years, Dorian indulges in every kind of vice and pleasure, never ageing nor disfiguring. Only his portrait, hidden to the world, bears the marks of his actions, and as his soul grows ever more wasted and corrupted, devastatingconsequences lie in wait.The Picture of Dorian Gray is an exploration of the purpose of art, the superficial nature of youth and beauty, and the conflict between morality and intemperance. First published in its complete, uncensored form in 1891, it is Oscar Wilde’s only novel.

Книга «The Sign of the Four». Издательство: William Collins. Год выпуска: 2022. Серия: Collins Classics. Переплет: Мягкий переплет. Количество страниц: 138. Автор: Doyle Arthur Conan. Стандарт: 1. Возрастная категория: отсутствует. Страна производитель: Соединенное королевство.

‘Those who tell their own story, you know, must be listened to with caution.’When young Charlotte Heywood arrives in the seaside resort of Sanditon, a town seeking to reinvent itself as a fashionable destination, she too attempts to begin anew.As she begins to settle into Sanditon society, a slew of new arrivals stirs up emotions. Among them are relatives of the wealthy widow Lady Denham, seeking her generous fortune; Miss Lambe, a rich heiress; and Sydney Parker, the handsome young man who catches Charlotte’s eye. Charlotte must navigate the complicated web of liaisons, finding herself more involved than she ever intended…Collected here with her unfinished work The Watsons, and the novella-in-letters, Lady Susan, Austen’s final, unfinished novel demonstrates her biting sense of humour and gives readers a thrilling glimpse of a genius at work.

Книга «Little Women». Издательство: William Collins. Год выпуска: 2022. Серия: Collins Classics. Переплет: Мягкий переплет. Количество страниц: 257. Автор: Alcott Louisa May. Стандарт: 1. Возрастная категория: отсутствует. Страна производитель: Соединенное королевство.

Книга «Mrs Dalloway». Издательство: William Collins. Год выпуска: 2021. Серия: Collins Classics. Переплет: Мягкий переплет. Количество страниц: 188. Автор: Woolf Virginia. Стандарт: 1. Возрастная категория: отсутствует. Страна производитель: Соединенное королевство.

Книга «Jane Eyre». Издательство: William Collins. Год выпуска: 2021. Серия: Collins Classics. Переплет: Мягкий переплет. Количество страниц: 470. Автор: Bronte Charlotte. Стандарт: 1. Возрастная категория: отсутствует. Страна производитель: Соединенное королевство.

Книга «A Tale of Two Cities». Издательство: William Collins. Год выпуска: 2021. Серия: Collins Classics. Переплет: Мягкий переплет. Количество страниц: 424. Автор: Dickens Charles. Стандарт: 1. Возрастная категория: отсутствует. Страна производитель: Соединенное королевство.

Книга «Animal Farm». Издательство: William Collins. Год выпуска: 2021. Серия: Collins Classics. Переплет: Мягкий переплет. Количество страниц: 124. Автор: Orwell George. Стандарт: 1. Возрастная категория: отсутствует. Страна производитель: Соединенное королевство.

I sometimes fear we shall never wake till we are jerked out of it by the roar of bombs.In 1936, George Orwell volunteered as a soldier in the Spanish Civil War. In Homage to Catalonia, first published just before the outbreak of World War II, Orwell documents the chaos and bloodshed of that moment in history and the voices of those who fought against rising fascism.His experience of the civil war would spark a significant change in his own political views, which readers today will recognise in much of his later literary work; a rage against the threat of totalitarianism and control.

‘Is Mr. Heathcliff a man? If so, is he mad? And if not, is he a devil?’Set on the bleak moors of Yorkshire, Lockwood is forced to seek shelter at Wuthering Heights, the home of his new landlord, Heathcliff. The intense and wildly passionate Heathcliff tells the story of his life, his all-consuming love for Catherine Earnshaw and the doomed outcome of that relationship, leading to his revenge.Poetic, complex and grand in its scope, Emily Bronte’s masterpiece is considered one of the most unique gothic novels of its time.

‘It came with the wind through the silence of the night, a long, deep mutter, then a rising howl, and then the sad moan in which it died away. Again and again it sounded, the whole air throbbing with it, strident, wild, and menacing.’When the body of Sir Charles Baskerville is found on the misty and desolate Devon moors, Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson decide to investigate. The locals blame his death on the family curse, a legendary phantom hound which has supposedly haunted the Baskervilles for generations. Holmes’ detective skills are put to the test as he battles to discover the truth behind the fearsome legend and to solve one of the most macabre mysteries of his career.Originally serialised in the Strand Magazine between 1901 and 1902, Conan Doyle’s tale is the third novel to feature the famous duo, and remains one of the most popular.

If there is one man to whom I do feel myself inferior, it is a coalminer.In the mid-1930s, George Orwell was given an assignment from his publisher — to write a book about unemployment and social conditions in the economically depressed north of England. Revolutionary for its time, The Road to Wigan Pier documents Orwell’s stint in towns likes Barnsley, Sheffield and Wigan in 1936, where he met and observed working-class people living in the bleak industrial heartlands of Yorkshire and Lancashire.Orwell graphically and emphatically describes the hardships of ordinary people living in cramped slum housing, working in dangerous mines and growing hungry through malnutrition and social injustice. It is an honest, gripping and humane study that also looks at socialism as a solution to the problems facing working-class northerners — something many readers at the time were uncomfortable discussing.The Road to Wigan Pier cemented ideas that would be found in Orwell’s later works, and remains a powerful portrait of poverty, injustice and class divisions in Britain to this day.

Three francs will feed you till tomorrow, and you cannot think further than that…As a young man struggling to find his voice as a writer, George Orwell left the comfort of home to live in the impoverished working districts of Paris and London. He would document both the chaos and boredom of destitution, the eccentric cast of characters he encountered, and the near-constant pains of hunger and discomfort.Exposing the grim reality of a life marred by poverty, Down and Out in Paris and London, part memoir, part social commentary, would become George Orwell’s first published work.

‘Big Brother is Watching You.’Winston Smith rewrites history. It’s his job. Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, he helps the Party, and the omnipresent Big Brother, control the people of Oceania. But the notebook he’s begun to write in is against the rules – in fact, the Thought Police could arrest him simply for having it. Despite the danger, a seed of rebellion has begun to grow in Winston’s heart – one that could have devastating consequences.In George Orwell’s final novel, he explores a dystopian future in which a totalitarian government controls the actions, thoughts and even emotions of its citizens. Its lasting popularity is testament to Orwell’s powerful prose, and is a passionate warning for today.