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According to Winston Churchill, Alan Turing made the single biggest contribution to the Allied victory over Nazi Germany with his code-breaking machine. The world is also indebted to Turing's genius for the modern computer. It was clear that Turing had a remarkable mind from an early age. He taught himself to read in just three weeks. At his first school, the headmistress said, 'I have had clever and hardworking boys, but Alan has genius.' In 1954, he was found dead, poisoned by an apple laced with cyanide. This is the story of his life

In 1724, Captain Charles Johnson published A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates. In it, he created the modern image of the cut-throats who sailed under the Jolly Roger and gave mythical status to Blackbeard, Captain Kidd, Bartholomew Roberts, 'Calico' Jack Rackham, Mary Read and Anne Bonny • Pirates looks at the reality behind these legends and reveals a world often as gripping as anything acted out by Errol Flynn. It portrays the pirates, their weapons, their ships, their victims and their hideouts, including the 'pirate capital city Port Royal on Jamaica, the 'wickedest city in the world'

Selected from the work of soldiers killed in action - starting with Rupert Brooke in 1915 and ending with the tragic loss of Wilfred Owen seven days before the Armistice - the poems capture a broad range of emotions and states of mind, ranging from anthems about the brutality of war to wistful evocations of home and loved ones left behind • Few people alive today had direct experience of the First World War, and yet it seems embedded in the collective consciousness of the combatant nations as a warning to future generations of the futility of military conflict. Our awareness of the terror, loneliness and desperate hope endured by the men who fought this war we owe to the quality of the art that came out of it, not least the poetry. Despite the passage of time, its ability to move and inspire us remains undimmed, as this superb new compilation richly demonstrates

The horrors of the First World War brought released a great outburst of emotional poetry from the soldiers who fought in it. Siegfried Sassoon, Wilfred Owen and Rupert Brooke are just some of the poets whose work is featured in this anthology. The raw emotion unleashed in thesepoets still has the power to move readers today. As well as poems detailing the miseries of war there are poems on themes of bravery, friendship and loyalty, and this collection shows how even in the depths of despair the human spirit can still triumph

В "Войне миров" Герберт Уэллс создал образ масштабной экзистенциальной угрозы человечеству - угрозы, заставляющей по-новому оценить все те достижения, к которым пришли люди к началу ХХ века. Чего стоит пресловутый "прогресс", социальные и экономические перемены в критической ситуации? Сможет ли человек выжить, когда государство бессильно и он из гражданина, наделенного обширным набором прав и свобод, становится просто дичью, объектом охоты? • Книга на английском языке • For a time I believed that mankind had been swept out of existence, and that I stood there alone, the last man left alive • In this thrilling tale of alien invasion, H. G. Wells rewrites the science fiction genre. Following the travails of an unnamed narrator, The War of the Worlds reveals the true terror of life under an implacable and enigmatic foe

The War of the Worlds introduced the idea of alien invasion to the world. Featuring inscrutable extra-terrestrials armed with a terrifying array of weapons, including the Heat-Ray, robotic killing machines walking on three legs, and 'black smoke', the novel resonated with Victorian Britain. The ingenious creations of Wells' mind stood out from the abundance of invasion literature that was flooding the market at the time

HG Wells' thrilling 'scientific romance' about the Martian landings in Woking and the terrifying alien conquest of London has captured imaginations since 1898, not least in 1938 when Orson Welles' radio dramatization caused panic in New York

This Arcturus Classics edition presents two of Dostoevsky's shorter novels in one volume, Notes from the Underground and The Double • Notes from the Underground is a dystopian tale of the Underground Man, a retired civil servant living in St Petersburg who retreats from society. This work is considered by many to be the first existentialist novel and influenced many classic works including Metamorphosis and Invisible Man • The Double tells the story of Golyadkin who, on a bitter snowy night, encounters a stranger who looks exactly like him. They become friends, but then Golyadkin realises that unlike himself, his double is socially successful - likeable and charming - and thus the relationship starts to deteriorate. Golyadkin is caught up in a psychological battle that can only end in tragedy

A collection of poetic reflections on life and death. Ranging from musings on youth and age, and elegies on bereavement and grief to meditations on the nature of mortality, these are poems that explore our precious time on this earth and perhaps even offer some comfort for those seeking consolation

Детские рассказы Оскара Уайльда демонстрируют живое остроумие и мудрость, которыми славятся его знаменитые книги. В этом сборнике собраны шесть пронзительных историй о любви, потерях, богатстве, бедности, надежде и счастье • - Соловей и роза • - Преданный друг • - Замечательная ракета • - Молодой король • - Счастливый принц • - Великан-эгоист • Их горько-сладкая атмосфера гарантирует, что этими историями смогут насладиться как дети, так и взрослые • Книга на английском языке • Oscar Wilde's stories for children display the lively wit and wisdom for which his famous plays are celebrated. This collection brings together six poignant tales of love, loss, riches, poverty, hope and happiness • Featuring • - The Nightingale and the Rose • - The Devoted Friend • - The Remarkable Rocket • - The Young King • - The Happy Prince • - The Selfish Giant • Their bittersweet ambience ensures that these stories can be enjoyed by thoughtful children and adults alike

This boxset contains 8 terrifying and entertaining horror and fantasy novels • The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins • Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka • The Lovecraft Compendium by H. P. Lovecraft • Dracula by Bram Stoker • Classic Tales of Horror by Edgar Allan Poe • The Turn of the Screw by Henry James • Frankenstein by Mary Shelley • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

This collection features several disturbing tales from one of horror's true masters. Including such terrifying tales as 'The Great God Pan', 'The Bowmen' and the uncanny atmosphere of 'The Black Seal', these stories are filled with eldritch relics, supernatural horrors and occult corruptions • At the heart of all these stories are the fascinating characters brought face to face with these primeval terrors. Whether eccentric academics or men filled with hubris, their encounters with the supernatural uncover the consequences of delving too deep into the forgotten mysteries of the world • Machen's evocative writing is sure to send a chill down every reader's spine