Книга Ghostly Tales 4. Dikon the Devil = Рассказы о призраках 4. на англ.яз

"Истории Альгамбры" - сборник повестей,эссе и путевых заметок, посвященный знаменитому мавританскому дворцу Альгамбре в Гранаде и обеспечивший его романтическую репутацию • Автор "Легенды о Сонной лощине", Вашингтон Ирвинг, совершил увлекательное путешествие из Мадрида в Гранаду. В своих путевых заметках, которые тогда еще не собирались становиться книгой, он описывал ее как "самый живописный город из увиденных мною, расположенный на прекраснейшей местности". Его поразительные очерки о местных нравах и обычаях щедро разбавлены мавританскими и испанскими легендами и сказками. Очарованный тенями дохристианского прошлого Альгамбры, автор описывает её волшебную красоту, призрачно витающую над заброшенным замком • Читайте зарубежную литературу в оригинале!

Генри Джеймс - не только один из самых известных классиков мировой литературы, но и ярчайший представитель трансатлантической культуры рубежа XIX и XX веков. "Поворот винта" - успешно экранизированная, мистико-психологическая повесть. Загадочная история няни двух детей, Флоры и Майсла, за которыми охотятся призраки, поражает воображение читателя. Но реальны ли потусторонние силы, или это плод расстроенного воображения рассказчицы? Читайте зарубежную литературу в оригинале!

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

Arthur Conan Doyle was a British writer best known for his detective fiction featuring the character Sherlock Holmes. His works also include fantasy and science fiction, as well as plays, romances, non-fiction and historical novels. This volume includes the fascinating mystery novel "The Parasite" and two intriguing short stories: "The Love Affair of George Vincent Parker" and "The Cabman's Story."

Вниманию читателей предлагаются полные тексты двух популярных рассказов классика американской литературы Джека Лондона (Сын Волка и Северная Одиссея). Издание рассчитано на лиц знакомых с основами английского языка и желающих усовершенствовать свои навыки в нем

Jack London 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. This volume includes wonderful stories like "In a Far Country", "The Men of Forty Mile", "The Son of the Wolf" itself and others. The stories tell of gambles won and lost, of endurance and sacrifice, and often turn on the relations between the white adventurers and the native tribes

Jack London 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. "Children of the Frost" is an amazing collection of stories like "In the Forests of the North", "Nam-Bok the Unveracious" and "The Master of Mystery"

Arthur Conan Doyle was a British writer best known for his detective fiction featuring the character Sherlock Holmes. His works also include fantasy and science fiction, as well as plays, romances, non-fiction and historical novels. "The Last Galley: Impressions and Tales" is the first volume in the series, consisting of wonderful short stories like "The Last Galley", "The Contest" and "Through the Veil."

Arthur Conan Doyle was a British writer best known for his detective fiction featuring the character Sherlock Holmes. His works also include fantasy and science fiction, as well as plays, romances, non-fiction and historical novels. "The Last Galley: Impressions and Tales" is the second volume in the series, consisting of wonderful short stories like "De Profundis", "Out of the Running" and "The Lord of Falconbridge"

Arthur Conan Doyle was a British writer best known for his detective fiction featuring the character Sherlock Holmes. His works also include fantasy and science fiction, as well as plays, romances, non-fiction and historical novels. "Tales of Terror" is the collection of six gripping horror stories, such as "The Horror of the Heights", "The New Catacomb" and "The Case of Lady Sannox"