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Серия книг «Зарубежная классика — читай в оригинале» — это бессмертные произведения великих мастеров пера, написанные ими на их родном языке и наречии. Книги из этой серии помогут читателю углубленно изучать иностранные языки, обогатят его внутренний мир и по-новому откроют произведения известных классиков. Учись английскому у Уилки Коллинза! Неадаптированное издание на английском языке. «Лунный камень» — самая известная и, бесспорно, лучшая книга Уилки Коллинза. В этом произведении органично сочетаются черты классического детектива, приключенческого и авантюрного романа, а увлекательнейшее повествование сразу же захватывает читателя и держит в напряжении до последней страницы

Bob Fever has swept the globe, with A Street Cat Named Bob vaulting its way to #7 on The New York Times bestseller list in its first week on sale. With rights sold to 27 countries around the globe and a top spot on the British bestseller list for more than a year, this book has been a smashing success around the world. Now, James Bowen and Bob are back in The World According to Bob?a touching and true sequel about one man and the cat that changed his life • As James struggles to adjust to his transformation from street musician to international celebrity, Bob is at his side, providing moments of intelligence, bravery, and humor and opening his human friend's eyes to important truths about friendship, loyalty, trust - and the meaning of happiness

The influence of Antonin Artaud on the contemporary theatre has only become evident since the early Sixties, although writers and directors have been directly or indirectly influenced by his thinking and innovations for many years. Today his pre-eminence as a founder of modern theatrical style is rivalled only by Brecht, with whom he has much in common • The man and his work, as Martin Esslin persuasively argues in this perceptive study, are inseparable and must be considered together. Genius or madman, everything about Artaud is fascinating – his extraordinary life, his passions, his wide-ranging interests, the brilliance and originality that he brought to his plays, his productions and his other writings. Artaud died in 1948 at the age of fifty-two, but accomplished a revolution in his short life that is still bearing fruit today

Published in 1872, The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals was a book at the very heart of Darwin's research interests - a central pillar of his 'human' series. This book engaged some of the hardest questions in the evolution debate, and it showed the ever-cautious Darwin at his boldest. If Darwin had one goal with Expression, it was to demonstrate the power of his theories for explaining the origin of our most cherished human qualities: morality and intellect. As Darwin explained, "He who admits, on general grounds, that the structure and habits of all animals have been gradually evolved, will look at the whole subject of Expression in a new and interesting light."

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

Cornwall is steeped in poetry, legend and storytelling. Join Luke Thompson on a literary tour around its dramatic coastline, its cliffs and coves, across the moor and down the mines • Meet Cornish poets such as Jack Clemo and Charles Causley, enjoy retellings of thrilling legends and stirring songs and read inspiring fiction and non-fiction from famous Cornish writers and residents including Daphne du Maurier, Thomas Hardy, Winston Graham and D. H. Lawrence. What each and every one has in common is a deep-rooted connection to a county defined by its awe-inspiring and varied landscape, its folklore and its fiercely independent people • Treasures of Cornwall: A Literary Anthology is edited by Luke Thompson • Edited and introduced by Luke Thompson

Zu ihrem einundzwanzigsten Geburtstag erhält Lady Rachel Verinder den geheimnisumwitterten Monddiamanten zum Geschenk. Einst gelangte er durch ein Verbrechen aus einem indischen Tempel nach England. Schon am Morgen nach Rachels Geburtstag ist das Unmögliche geschehen: Der Stein ist spurlos verschwunden • Mit der spannenden Aufklärung dieses Rätsels begründete Wilkie Collins eine ganz neue Erzählgattung: den Kriminalroman • Mit dem Werkbeitrag aus Kindlers Literatur Lexikon

Driven to his deathbed by an incurable disease, the thirty-year-old impoverished gentleman Chulkaturin decides to write a diary looking back on his short life. After describing his youthful disillusionment and his family's fall from grace and loss of status, the narrative focuses on his love for Liza, the daughter of a senior civil servant, his rivalry with the dashing Prince N. and his ensuing humiliation. These pages helped establish the archetype of the "superfluous man", a recurring figure in nineteenth-century Russian literature.First published in 1850, 'The Diary of a Superfluous Man' was initially censored by the authorities, as some of its passages were deemed too critical of Russian society. This volume also includes two other masterly novellas, also touching on the theme of disappointed love: 'Asya' and 'First Love'