"Mister Utterson, the notary, whose stern face was never lit up with a smile, was a reserved man of few words, socially awkward, lean, dusty, and boring - and yet he was very attractive. In his friends’ circle, especially when drinking the wine that he enjoyed, his eyes started to radiate the soft light of compassion that has no access to his speech. Instead, his compassion spoke not only in these silent places of afternoon complacency but also in his deeds, even more often and louder there. He was strict with himself: when eating dinner alone he drank gin daunting his lust for fine wines,...
Young handsome Dorian Gray arrives to London and drowns into the abyss of vile passions and crimes. A prominent artist paints a portrait of Dorian Gray and the young man falls passionately in love with his own image. Why? Because it would keep the beauty of his youth forever! However, things turn out quite differently and perverse passions leave no trace on the young face of Dorian, instead his portrait changes frightfully with each new crime of his master because Dorian Gray’s soul as it is embodied in the portrait becomes more and more vicious and corrupt......
Both children and adults enjoy the tales of Grimm Brothers. They are full of vivid persons, colorful characters, magic and sparkling folk humor. Such excellent actors as Yegor Beroev, Xenia Alferova, Olga Budina, Pauline Kutepova, and Ksenia Larina play roles in these famous tales. Favorite artists will introduce your children into the charming and wonderful world of fairy tales. Musicians of the Town of Bremen Sweet Porridge Lady Snowstorm Brave Little Tailor Snow White...
Henrik Ibsen argues role of consciousness in behaviour of their heroes and builds the action of the plays as an inevitable process, which naturally due to certain preconditions. Therefore, it strongly rejects any narrative exaggeration, any direct intervention of the case in the final determination of the fate of his characters. The denouement of the play must occur as a necessary result of the collision of opposing forces, emerging from their true and deep nature....
A lot of historical, adventure and fantastic novels, spiritualism papers were written the English writer, journalist and publicist Arthur Conan Doyle, but the world knows him as the Creator of the greatest Detective of all time – Sherlock Holmes. He is the noble and fearless fighter against Evil, the owner of a sharp mind and extraordinary observation, who using his deductive method solves the most intricate puzzles to save a somebody’s life. He ingeniously changes his roles, having a talent of actor. Holmes knows how to make the end of each brilliantly conducted the investigation more...
Mr. Darcy is a rich and mystery man settled in the neighbourhood near the poor, but respectable Bennets. One of five daughters Mrs. Bennet was able to win the heart of the young aristocrat. However, energetic beauty Elizabeth Bennet rejected his love. She found him too arrogant and smug. The difference between their social statuses seemed too serious and gossips aggravated the situation. Only gradually, Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy, overcoming pride and prejudice, get to know each other better and, after all, true love will tie them and help to overcome obstacles…...
James Joyce (1882-1941) is the greatest Irish classis writer and at the same time the destroyer of the classic cannons. Thanks to him, new schools of literature and trends of the 20th century arose. The novel “Ulysses” (1922) is his main work that was not once recognized as the best and the most significant novel during the entire period of existing of this genre. The novel determined the further development of the art of prose. “Ulysses” is a story about a one day of life of a man, who lived in a small European town. This story accommodates all the literature - all of its styles and...
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is the most famous novel of the English writer Mary Shelly. Victor Frankenstein managed to breathe life in inanimate matter, but it became a scary monster. Other outsatanding novels of Mary Shelly are “The last man”, “Journal of a Six Weeks' Tour”, “The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck”, “Lodore”, “Falkner”, Valperga: Or, the Life and Adventures of Castruccio, Prince of Lucca”. Mary Shelly is considered the founder of science fiction literature. The birth story of “Frankenstein” is truly incredible. When the couple Shelley spent their holidays in...
A Tale of Two Cities is a Charles Dickens novel and one of the most popular English books. It became the bestseller long before this term arose. Only in English more than two hundred million copies were printed. This is a story about how the French Revolution changed life of both London and Paris. This is a story of violent passion and exciting adventures in the Era of changes. In those days, a prison cell in Bastille and guillotine were as real as evenings at the fireplace and lace parasols. Love and hate, touching dedication, self-sacrifice and vile betrayal show us all features of the...
The novel was filmed and set in the theaters many times. One of the most famous version is modern film starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Robert De Niro. This is a story of two people. Pip was a simple boy born in a poor, peasant family, but got a chance to become a gentleman and join the London high society. Estella was a weapon of vengeance in arms of her mad aristocrat guardian, who made Estella a femme fatale breaking the hearts. The story fascinates readers from the first pages and colorful bright patterns of Victorian London complement its wittiness and charm....
In the book about the adventures of Tom Sawer the writer, using great skills, shows us the everyday-life of an American small town in 40s of the 19th century. Thanks to the thrilling story and excellent humor, this book is loved by readers from all over the world....
In the book about the adventures of Tom Sawer the writer, using great skills, shows us the everyday-life of an American small town in 40s of the 19th century. Thanks to the thrilling story and excellent humor, this book is loved by readers from all over the world....
It is a satirical pamphlet, which was written anonymously by Jonathan Swift and published in 1729. He suggested selling Irish poor men’s children as food for the English upper class....
To evaluate this book you have to forget how many times it was named “the greatest American novel” and “a masterpiece of the world literature”. Let the reader not be scared of the labels put on the book during the last hundred years. It is definitely the great success that “Moby-Dick” is not included into the school program. There is no sense to try to describe this novel. In case you will finish reading and decide that you understand everything, you will have to read it again....
First publications of the detective novel “The mystery of Edwin Drood”, which is one of the best Dickens’ books or even the best one, came out in April in 1870. They were remarkably successful, and England went crazy with guessing if John Jasper succeeded in carrying out his ominous plan for the sake of towering passion, who did not pity unhappy Edwin Drood. But, in June Charles Dickens died and the novel remained unfinished. What the final should be, the author told nobody… Under this cover the very novel and two enclosures were printed. One of them was printed for the first time! Someone...
