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”War and Peace” is not just a classic novel, but a real heroic epic, the literary value of which is not comparable to any other work. The writer himself considered it a poem, where the private life of a person is inseparable from the history of the whole country. Events and impressions from a peaceful life do not leave characters during the war, on the contrary, they come to life more strongly in their souls. War for them is a test of the importance and significance of man....

„Martin Eden” is one of the most famous novels of the famous American writer Jack London. The novel is largely autobiographical – the writer, like his hero, emerged from the bottom of society and achieved outstanding success in literature exclusively by his own efforts. Martin Eden, who comes from the very bottom of the social ladder of American society at the beginning of the 20th century, falls in love with a young girl, Ruth, who belongs to the bourgeois class. Seeing in...

Charles Dickens großer Roman zieht den Leser bis heute mit Sprachwitz, Spannung und nicht zuletzt mit der schonungslos realistischen Schilderung der Armut im England seiner Zeit in seinen Bann. „Oliver Twist” ist eines der berühmtesten Kinderbücher der Welt. Der Waisenjunge Oliver Twist wächst in kläglich Elend auf. Er kommt zu einem Leichenbestatter in die Lehre, flieht ohne einen Pfennig nach London und gerät in die Fänge des Hehlers Fagin, der eine Bande jugendlicher Tas...

Lew Tolstois Roman „Anna Karenina” spielt abwechselnd in Moskau, auf einem Landgut und in St. Petersburg und bietet eine ausgezeichnete Schilderung der russischen Gesellschaft in der zweiten Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts. Glücklos mit einem hohen Beamten verheiratet, verfällt die bezaubernde, kluge und sanftmütige Anna dem jungen Offizier Graf Wronski in unwiderstehlicher Liebe. Anna Karenina ist bereit, dieser Liebe alles zu opfern. Doch ihre Liebe scheitert und endet in Eif...

Amazingly conveyed the characters of the era and characters, suffering and atonement, sin and clogging of society. The plot of the story is simple – a married woman, whose husband has been absent for two years, gives birth to a child. In Puritan society, where the concept of „"personal life"” does not exist, the people are in deep shock from what happened, but mercifully decides not to kill the woman, but to punish with shame. The letter „"A"” now shines on her chest....

Is murder is permissible in pursuit of a higher purpose? Meet Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov, a destitute and desperate former student in St. Petersburg who formulates and executes a plan to kill an unscrupulous pawnbroker for her cash. Raskolnikov convinces himself that his motive for the murder is to benefit mankind. His struggle with himself and those around him becomes a battle of the individual against society, radicalism against tradition, and ultimately the will of ma...

With a page-length title promising thrilling adventures in exotic locations, „Captain Singleton” is often viewed as an attempt by Defoe to capitalize upon the success achieved by „Robinson Crusoe”, which had been published a year earlier and had already merited a sequel. Defoe here offers a searching exploration of society from the point of view of its outcasts. The narrative describes the life of an Englishman, stolen from a well-to-do family as a child and raised by Gypsi...

The classic novel of Spanish literature by Miguel de Cervantes. Don Quixote – one of the most famous works of the Renaissance. It tells about the adventures of the poor nobleman Alonso Kichano, who portrayed himself the knight Don Quixote, and along with the faithful armored bearer Sancho Pansoy went on a campaign against evil and injustice on the earth.

One of the earliest comedies of Shakespeare. And at the moment one of the most relevant. The plot of the play is built on dressing a woman into a man, on the love of a man for a woman, a woman for a disguised woman, and so on. The second comedy plan shows how different family relationships can be – one step from love to hate. And the fact that you are one blood does not mean anything, good relations are more important.

Classic light comedy, fully sustained in the spirit of the plays of this genre. As is characteristic of the dramaturgy of this epoch, the obviousness of the incipient intrigue does not spoil the general charm of the play at all, and the onslaught of free irony and elegant juggling with words and meanings delivers true enjoyment. The plot tells about the creation of a union of two pairs, very different from each other. The wedding of the first couple has already been discuss...

Inside the Lines is a drama that developed during the First World War. The story about a business woman who came to New York to visit her department store. She meets an officer in the British signal corps. He escorts her to Paris and advises to quickly complete his business and return to America before the start of the war. But our heroine does the opposite and is in difficult circumstances.

This early work was originally a four-act play written by Maurice Leblanc and Francis de Croisset in 1908, and subsequently novelized by Leblanc and then translated by Edgar Jepson into English and published in 1909. Leblanc’s creation, gentleman thief Arsene Lupin, is everything you would expect from a French aristocrat – witty, charming, brilliant, sly and possibly the greatest thief in the world. In this classic tale, Lupin plans to steal priceless objects of art and jew...

Lupin is back after apparently dying in the assault on the hollow needle in the previous novel – but this time, he appears to be a murderer! The mystery, written before the Great War, involves finding a package of letters once written to Bismarck, locating a clock on which the number 813 has significance, as well as causing a reigning emperor to make several journeys incognito. And Lupin, the clever but patriotic French thief, does engage with them and also with the French ...

Eleven-year-old Anne Shirley is an orphan girl in need of a family and the novel follows her adventures over the next five years. She may be scrawny and freckled with red hair but she’s also loving and bright with imagination, smart, dutiful and hardworking. When she’s mistakenly sent to Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, elderly siblings who plan to adopt a young boy to help around their farm in Canada’s Prince Edward Island, Anne faces the prospect of securing a home and a lov...

This collection contains all of Robert E. Howard’s Conan the Cimmerian stories published during his lifetime, contextualized with biographical details of their author. His Conan stories feature a young barbarian warrior who carves himself a kingdom and rules with a degree of wisdom and justice. Neither supernatural fiends nor demonic sorcery could oppose the warrior as he wielded his mighty sword and dispatched his enemies to a bloody doom on the battlefields of the legenda...

Oliver Twist est un excellent exemple de fiction persuasive. C’est l’une des histoires les plus célebres de Charles Dickens. Des personnages comme le maléfique Fagin avec son groupe de voleurs et de méchants. L’histoire d’Oliver Twist, orphelin et bombardé par le mal et le malheur. Le roman est sans aucun doute fascinant, avec beaucoup de mysteres et de tournures insidieuses.

Cette histoire parle de méthodes d’éducation barbares. David est né a moitié orphelin. Au début, le garçon a grandi entouré de l’amour de sa mere et de sa nourrice, mais avec l’avenement de son beau-pere, un tyran tetu qui considere l’enfant comme son fardeau, il a du oublier son ancienne vie. Beau-pere a décidé d’éduquer David par des méthodes grossieres.

Persuasion est un roman plutôt petit de Jane Austen. L’histoire raconte l’histoire de la femme et, des les premieres pages, il est assez difficile de comprendre laquelle des héroines se trouvera au centre de l’intrigue. Ann Elliot avait une apparence attrayante et un esprit subtil. Elle aurait pu etre heureuse en épousant le lieutenant Frederick Wentworth, avec qui elle avait un sentiment profond et fort, mais son pere était contre. Plus tard, tout le monde regrettera cette...

Nana est au centre du récit et a grandi dans un environnement dysfonctionnel, avec des parents cruels. La fille essaie de se rendre dans la belle vie du méchant chéri. Elle réalise une sorte de succes, mais pas au détriment du talent, mais au détriment de son charme féminin et de ses formes spectaculaires. Dans le roman, le destin d’une fille montre la vie d’une société parisienne de la fin du XIXe siecle.

Проза Ивана Сергеевича Тургенева, пожалуй, самая изящная в русской классической литературе, самая живописная. Пейзажи Тургенева точны и подробны и в то же время пронизаны щемящей сердце меланхоличной поэзией. Так же подробно и живо выписаны тургеневские характеры. В повести „Вешние воды” (1871) вновь сталкиваются психологическое и социальное, идеальная любовь и гибельная, разрушительная страсть. Старе­ющий одинокий помещик вспо­ми­нает, как в моло­дости, путе­ше­ствуя по Ев...

David Copperfield on Charles Dickensin romaani, joka ilmestyi 1850. Useimpien Dickensin romaanien tavoin se ilmestyi aluksi sarjana. David Copperfield on niin kutsuttu kasvuromaani, joka seuraa päähenkilön elämää syntymästä lähtien. Monet sen tapahtumat ovat peräisin Dickensin omasta elämästä, ja sanotaankin että se on Dickensin romaaneista omaelämäkerrallisin.

Stróż Gedras napotyka przy drodze ciężarną kobietę i zabiera ją do domu. Podczas porodu kobieta umiera i zostawia mu w opiece dziecko, które ten chce wychować. Nie jest mu jednak łatwo żyć z nim wśród ludzi, ponieważ dziecko jest okryte hańbą.

Tom zawiera wybór utworów poetyckich Franciszka Karpińskiego, polskiego poety epoki oświecenia. Karpiński był zafascynowany kulturą ludu. Uznaje się go za twórcę nurtu sentymentalnego w liryce polskiej. Tworzył m.in. sielanki („Laura i Filon”), wiersze miłosne („Do Justyny. Tęskność na wiosnę”), dumy, elegie i wiersze patriotyczne („Żale Sarmaty nad grobem Zygmunta Augusta”), a także popularne do dziś pieśni religijne i kolędy („Pieśń poranna” – „Kiedy ranne wstają zorze”; ...

Tom zawiera wybór poezji Józefa Czechowicza, polskiego poety awangardowego dwudziestolecia międzywojennego. Po latach odkrywany jest jako jeden z najbardziej oryginalnych i indywidualnych poetów swego okresu. Poeta stosował fonostylistykę dopiero później odkrytą w wierszach Mirona Białoszewskiego. W swoich wczesnych utworach tworzy atmosferę oniryczną i spokojną, niepozwalającą jednak zatopić się do szczętu w sensualistycznym świecie. W wierszach, które powstawały przed dru...