Alma Books The White Guard Булгаков Михаил Афанасьевич

Set in Kiev during the Russian revolution, "White Guard" tells a story about the war's effect on a middle-class family and was turned into a hugely successful play on publication. It brought the author overnight success and became 'a new Seagull' for the new generation, although it also received hostile reviews for the sympathetic portrayal of White officers. Paradoxically, "The White Guard" was one of Stalin's favorite plays. It was banned in 1929, reinstated in 1932, but published only in 1955

Михаил Афанасьевич Булгаков (1891-1940) - один из самых ярких и талантливых писателей XX века. Тем не менее практически все, что он писал, подвергалось резкой критике, отменялись постановки пьес, запрещались публикации - значительная часть произведений вышла в свет только через несколько лет после его смерти.В сборник вошли самые известные произведения Михаила Булгакова: "Жизнь господина де Мольера", "Записки юного врача", "Собачье сердце", "Дьяволиада", "Роковые яйца" и другие, а также публицистические, важные для понимания позиции автора, его сложной писательской судьбы в Советской России, - статья "Грядущие перспективы" и "Письмо правительству СССР" 1930 года

Михаил Афанасьевич Булгаков (1891-1940) - один из самых ярких и талантливых писателей XX века. Тем не менее практически все, что он писал, подвергалось резкой критике, отменялись постановки пьес, запрещались публикации - значительная часть произведений вышла в свет только через несколько лет после его смерти • В сборник вошли самые известные произведения Михаила Булгакова: "Жизнь господина де Мольера", "Записки юного врача", "Собачье сердце", "Дьяволиада", "Роковые яйца" и другие, а также публицистические, важные для понимания позиции автора, его сложной писательской судьбы в Советской России, - статья "Грядущие перспективы" и "Письмо правительству СССР" 1930 года

«Ваш роман вам принесёт ещё сюрпризы», – говорил Воланд на страницах «Мастера и Маргариты». Эти слова предсказали судьбу и самой книги, ставшей величайшим русскоязычным произведением XX века. Сегодня, благодаря онлайн-чтениям от Google, бессмертный роман обретает новое воплощение, а его персонажи оживают в цифровом мире. Вы держите в руках главное произведение Михаила Афанасьевича Булгакова. Эта история никогда не потеряет своей актуальности, ведь рукописи, как известно, не горят

Roberta, Phyllis and Peter have their comfortable lives in London thrown into disarray by the unexpected disappearance of their father. They are forced to move to a small cottage in the countryside with their mother, who struggles to make ends meet by writing books. The children find solace in a stretch of railway track and the station nearby, and befriend the railway porter, who teaches them about running the station, and an old gentleman who takes the 9.15 train every day. Through this love of the trains they are led on many exciting adventures, including a quest to discover the secret of their father's disappearance • One of the most popular children's books ever written, E. Nesbit's tale has enchanted generations of readers since it was first released in 1906

The career of Mikhail Bulgakov, the author of Master and Margarita - now regarded as one of the masterpieces of twentieth-century literature - was characterized by a constant and largely unsuccessful struggle against state censorship. This suppression did not only apply to his art: in 1926 his personal diary was seized by the authorities. From then on he confined his thoughts to letters to his friends and family, as well as to public figures such as Stalin and his fellow Soviet writer Gorky, while also encouraging his wife Yelena to keep a diary, with many entries influenced or even dictated by him • This ample selection from the diaries and letters of the Bulgakovs, mostly translated for the first time into English, provides an insightful glimpse into a fascinating period of Russian history and literature, telling the tragic tale of the fate of an artist under a totalitarian regime

Михаил Булгаков - неподражаемый и таинственный писатель, сумевший передать всю фантасмагорию событий, а также чувств, мыслей, переживаний маленького человека, доведенного до безумия государственной бюрократической машиной. В книгу вошла известная повесть "Дьяволиада"

Alma Classics edition of The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer contains 3,000 notes and 30 pages extra material • "And specially from every shires ende • Of Engelond to Caunterbury they wende, • The hooly blisful martir for to seke, • That hem hath holpen whan that they were seeke." • Assembling at the Tabard Inn in Southwark, a group of pilgrims begin their journey to Canterbury Cathedral. To entertain themselves on the long road, their host suggests that they regale each other with stories, with the teller of the best tale set to earn a free supper • The pilgrims correspond to all sections of medieval society, from the crusading knight to the drunken cook, and their tales span a range of genres, including the comic ribaldry and deception of 'The Miller's Tale' and the story of chivalry and courtly romance told by the Franklin

The adventures of Mowgli, the young man raised by wolves in the jungles of Central India, and his friends Baloo the bear, Bagheera the panther and Kaa the python, as they face the arch villain Shere Khan the tiger, have become so popular that they have achieved an almost mythical status throughout the world. They were collected by Kipling in The Jungle Book and its sequel, The Second Jungle Book, which also contain other stories set in India which prominently feature animals, such as the well-known "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi", which describes the struggles of a mongoose against venomous cobras • Here presented with brand-new illustrations by Ian Beck, these hugely popular tales, inspired by ancient fables and Kipling's own experiences in India, form a vivid account of the relationship between humans and nature, and will continue to inspire readers young and old

The Mudfog Papers, a collection of sketches by Dickens published in Bentley’s Miscellany between 1837 and 1838, describes the local politics of the fictional town of Mudfog – such as the delusions of grandeur of its mayor Nicholas Tulrumble and his disastrous attempts at putting on a public show – and the meetings of its Society for the Advancement of Everything, during which the town is overrun by illustrious scientists and professors conducting ostensibly pointless research • Written at the same time as Oliver Twist – indeed the serialized version of the novel referred to Mudfog as the protagonist’s home town – The Mudfog Papers lampoons all manner of journalistic and scientific writing of the time and showcases the young Dickens at his satirical best

The intelligent and charming Newland Archer – a member of one of New York’s most prominent families – is living the life that has always been expected of him: he is engaged to the beautiful and well-connected May Welland and understands the rarefied world of Fifth Avenue society inside out. However, with the arrival of May’s cousin, the free-spirited and unconventional Countess Ellen Olenska, Newland begins to doubt all that once seemed so natural to him • An extraordinarily well-observed dissection of New York high society in the 1870s – the world in which Edith Wharton grew up – The Age of Innocence shines a critical light on the social mores and values of the old order

The heir to his grandfather’s considerable fortune, Anthony Patch is led astray from the path to gainful employment by the temptations of the 1920s Jazz Age. His descent into dissolution and profligacy is accelerated by his marriage to the attractive but turbulent Gloria, and the couple soon discover the dangerous flip side of a life of glamour and debauchery • Containing obvious parallels with F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald’s own lives, The Beautiful and Damned is a tragic examination of the pitfalls of greed and materialism and the transience of youth and beauty