The continuation of the famous Burroughs cycle about Mars. This time, the main character is Kartoris from Helium, the son of the commander of Mars, John Carter and Dei Toris. Cartoris is in love with Tuvia, the daughter of the Jeddah Ptars. This love is mutual, but she is the daughter of a powerful lord and promised to another. Will this circumstance be able to stop the son of an earthling, who inherited from the famous father not only the ability for giant leaps and unusual strength, but also a strong-willed character....
The year is 1793, the darkest days of the French revolution, and little Charles-Léon is ill. The delicate son of Louise and Bastien de Croissy is recommended country air, but travel permits are needed and impossible to come by. Louise's friend, Josette, believes she knows a way out. For Josette is convinced that her hero, the Scarlet Pimpernel, will come to their rescue. She refuses to believe that he only exists in her imagination. 'I say that the Scarlet Pimpernel can do anything! And I mean to get in touch with him,' she vows, and sets forth into the Paris streets....
According to legend, the ancient Greek fabulist Aesop lived in the VI century BC. er Herodotus and Plato wrote about him. Demetriy Falersky at the end of the IV century BC. E. The name of Aesop entrenched itself to the genre he created, because in the ancient world all the fables were called “Aesop's fables”. The plot of "Aesop's fables" was processed in world literature. The themes of Aesop in their own way broke Lafontaine and Krylov....
Harriet Beecher-Stowe novel of 1852, directed against slavery in America. The novel produced a great public outcry; According to some estimates, he was exiled to the US Civil War Hijina Dyadi Toma became the best-selling novel of the 19th century and second in sales of books of the century after the Bible. In the first year after the publication of 300,000 copies of books were sold in the United States, one million copies - in the UK. In 1855, three years after publication, he was named “the most popular novel of our day”....
Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death is widely considered to be one of the top 100 greatest books of all time. For many, Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death is required reading for various courses and curriculums and for others, who simply enjoy reading timeless pieces of classic literature, this gem by Patrick Henry is highly recommended....
The story "Son of Tarzan" refers to the cycle of fascinating stories about Tarzan by Edgar Burroughs. The story tells about the fate of Jack, son of Tarzan and Jane....
Returning from the jungle, Tarzan takes possession of the Greystokes inheritance and plunges into the bustle of London. To fully enjoy the joys of family life. His worst enemy escaped from prison and carried out a cunning plan of residence, as a result of which Tarzan was thrown onto an optional island without any hope of salvation. No less terrible fate that he committed No matter how insidious the ocean is, neither the predatory creatures of the wild forests, nor the warlike natives, nor the torrential rains, nor any other footprints, not obsessed by the ape-man to save his beloved Jane and...
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...
Autor: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Smith
This is an abbreviated record of the people of Nephi and the Lamanites. It is written to the Lamanites - the remains of the house of Israel, as well as to Judea and to the Gentile; written as a commandment by the spirit of prophecy and revelation; written and sealed that she was not exterminated. Of God for the interpretation thereof. Lord, it will appear in due time through the mediation of a Gentile. The interpretation of this is through the gift of God. It is also an abbreviated chronicle, taken from the book of Efer, which contains the history of a people when it builds a tower to reach...
In the first novel by Lucy Montgomery, whose action unfolds in Canada at the end of the 19th century, we are familiar with the main character, Anne Shirley. An eleven-year-old girl, red-haired Ann, is brought from a orphanage to a small family on the Greengaby farm ......
It was one of the first, if not the first, story about the "hitman." Actually, he did not know anything (however, as now), and also considering that this was one of Burrough’s first works in the literary field — the book is good enough. Fantasy and enthusiasm of the author overlap small flaws. It is worth noting only two. First, the path to Mars and back. Enough vague and incomprehensible, but simply and elegantly in the light of that time. Secondly, the author of this article was the time periods in his book. For example, battles are described in great detail, and some minor episodes are...
The favorite story of the Dutch settlement Sleepy Hollow, New York, is the sinister story of a ghost. A headless horseman watches overdue travelers. Icabod Crane, faithful to everything otherworldly, is caring for Katharina Van Tassel, a blond beauty and a daughter landowner, Baltus van Tassel. Congratulations on the autumn night, when the sovereign bridegroom returns to the bride's house, he begins to pursue the very ghost, at night looking for his lost head in battle. Since then, Ikaboda Crane has not been seen. The beautiful Katharina Van Tassel married Abraham Van Brant, who with all...
The book for all and for no one is the philosophical novel of Friedrich Nietzsche, which began to be published in 1883. Initially the book consisted of three separate parts. Nietzsche intended to write three more parts, but he finished only one - the fourth. After the death of Nietzsche, all four parts were published in one volume....
Interplanetary dangers and incredible adventures on the red planet await you on the pages of the famous trilogy of science fiction novels by Edgar Rais Burroughs! Burroughs is considered to be the founder of modern science fiction. His novels about John Carter, which saw the light in the 1920s, instantly gained immense popularity and paved the way for a new genre - the adventure fantasy genre. John Carter, a cavalry officer from Virginia, is magically transferred to Mars, where there is a constant struggle between various races, inhabiting the red planet. Thanks to his courage, determination,...
This updated 2018 Classic Edition contains the original version of William Strunk's The Elements of Style, plus a variety of enhancements that make this book even more useful. It is now being used as a textbook in classes at University of Minnesota, University of Texas, UC Berkeley, and elsewhere. Generations of college students and writers have learned the basics of English grammar from this short book. It was rated "one of the 100 most influential books written in English" by Time in 2011, and iconic author Stephen King recommended it as a grammar primer that all aspiring writers should...