20 лучших повестей на английском / 20 Best Short Novels. Коллектив авторов

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      the River Moselle – a river in northeastern France and western Germany, a tributary of the Rhine River

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      Moselle wine – famous wine produced in Germany from the vineyards on the banks of the Moselle River

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      lunatic asylum – a mental hospital for the care and treatment of mental patients

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      delirium – mental excitement during illness (usually fever) accompanied by senseless, incoherent speech

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      pâté = paste

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      demon – a wicked or cruel spirit or supernatural creature

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      Bombay – now Mumbai, a large city in southwestern India, India’s commercial, financial and religious centre, the main port on the Arabic Sea

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      Candahar – Kandahar, a city in south-central Afghanistan on the way to India; the city has a long history of wars and conquests

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      the Berkshires – soldiers from the county of Berkshire

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      Ghazis – hist. warriors for the Islamic faith

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      Peshawur – a city and capital of province in northern Pakistan

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      Portsmouth – a city on the English Channel, in the historic county of Hampshire

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      Barts – Saint Bartholomew’s Hospital, the oldest hospital in London founded in 1123

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      By Jove! – an exclamation of surprise

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      Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881) – a famous British historian and essayist

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      the Copernican Theory – the heliocentric or Sun-centred system; Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543) was a Polish astronomer who said that the Sun is a fixed point, and the Earth and other planets orbit the Sun

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      belladonna – a drug made from a poisonous plant of the same name

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      opium – a narcotic drug made from poppy and used to relieve pain

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      Mendelssohn – Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847), a German composer, conductor and pianist of the Romantic period

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      Lieder – songs (German)

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      Euclid (the 2nd century BC) – an outstanding Greek mathematician of the antique period who is best known for his works in geometry

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      Niagara – the Niagara River flowing from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario on the USA-Canadian frontier; the Niagara Falls lie on the border between Ontario, Canada and New York state

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      deduction – a conclusion made in the process of reasoning from the general to the particular

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      chimerical – unreal; from chimera

Примечания

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Oxford Street – one of the main streets in central London, a shopping centre of London

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pot-boy – a boy who works in a pub

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phenomena – pl. from phenomenon – an unusual or remarkable thing, event, person, etc.

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coroner – an official who investigates the cause of death if the circumstances of it seem unnatural

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the Company – the East India Company formed in 1600 for the development of trade with India and Southeast Asia; later the Company became involved in politics as a British agent in the region

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bureau – a writing desk with drawers

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Macaulay – Thomas Bebington Macaulay (1800–1859); an English politician, historian and essayist; he is best known for his ‘History of England’

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jugglers – persons who perform tricks to amuse people

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attics – an attic is a space under the roof of the house

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balusters – construction details supporting a handrail

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hydrophobia – strong fear of water

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medium – a person who is able to receive information from the spirits of the dead

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mesmerizm – a sort of hypnotism; named after Franz Mesmer (1734–1815) who was the first to use hypnotic trance in medical treatment

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mesmerize = hypnotize

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mesmerizer = hypnotizer

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Will-o’-the Wisp – a meteorological effect, a mysterious light seen over marshes due to ignition of methane, produced by the decomposition of plants

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simulacra – pl. from simulacrum – shadowy likeness that is deceiving

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phantasm – a phantom

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phantom – a ghost, or smth. seen in a vision

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larvae – insects in the first stage of their life cycle

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Liverpool – a city and port in the historic county of Lancashire in northwestern England

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Melbourne – an important city and port on the southeastern coast of Australia

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Walworth – a historic village in Southwark, an inner borough of London; a borough is an incorporated town or district with special privileges.

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mesmeric –