- Mystery, 1887, Arthur Conan Doyle
A medical officer Dr. Watson on his return from Afghanistan is looking for a low cost accommodation. His housemate appears to be a puzzling detective consultant Sherlock Holmes solving sophisticated crimes. When a chain of mysterious murders puzzle metropolitan police an incomparable Holmes gets down to business!...
- Mystery, 1899, Joseph Conrad
Heart of Darkness is a story about an English sailor’s journey inland Africa. This is the psychological representation of a struggle between civilization and nature, investigation of obscure human heart that was written by Joseph Conrad after eight years in Congo. The scenario of a famous movie “Apocalypse Now” by Francis Ford Coppola based on the...
- Classic, 1890, Oscar Wilde
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...
- Mystery, 1892, Arthur Conan Doyle
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...
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...
- Mystery, 1818, Mary Shelley
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”,...
- Classic, 1859, Charles Dickens
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...
- Mystery, 1860, Charles Dickens
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...
- Adventure, 1876, Mark Twain
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....
- Children's, 1865, Lewis Carroll
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....