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

a worldwide esoteric brotherhood; their teaching includes ancient wisdom, mysticism and religious beliefs of the past

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Boccaccio – Giovanni Boccaccio (1313–1375), an Italian writer and poet of the early Renaissance period, the author of the famous ‘Decameron’

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Decameron – a book of tales written by Boccaccio in about 1350, a masterpiece of early Italian prose

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(the) Strand – one of the main streets in central London, between the West End and the City

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Trichinopoly – a city in southeastern India

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Parthian shot – idiom smth. said or done as a final reply at parting

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Halle – Sir Charles Halle (1819–1895), a British pianist and conductor of German origin, the founder of the famous Halle Orchestra

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Chopin – Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849), a famous Polish-French pianist and composer of the Romantic period

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Darwin – Charles Darwin (1809–1882), an English naturalist and biologist, the author of the theory of evolution

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Liege – a city in eastern Belgium; the place was inhabited in prehistoric times, and in 721, Liege became a town.

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Houndsditch – a street west of the East End of London

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ulster – a long overcoat with a belt

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cravat – folded linen worn as a tie

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Henri Murger (1822–1861) – a French novelist and poet who depicted the bohemian life in Paris and himself was a part of it

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Vehmgericht – a Vehmic court, a medieval law tribunal

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aqua tofana – a poisonous drink without colour, smell or taste

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Carbonari – members of the Carbonaria, an Italian secret society of the 19th century, advocating patriotic ideas and fighting for freedom and unification of Italy

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the Marchioness de Brinvilliers (1630–1676) – a French noblewoman who poisoned several members of her family and was executed for the crime

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Malthus – Thomas Robert Malthus (1766–1834), an English economist and demographer, the author of the theory of population growth

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the Metropolis = London

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Camberwell – a historic village in Southwark, the inner borough of London

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Euston Station – a main line railway station in London

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outré – contrary to what is conventionally correct or acknowledged in behaviour

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portmanteau – a leather case for clothes opening into two equal parts

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the Sierra Nevada – a major mountain range in the west of the United States, in the states of California and Oregon

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Nebraska – a state in the Middle West of the United States (198 091 square km)

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the Yellowstone River – a river in the west of the United States flowing through Wyoming, Montana and North Dakota; the river is noted for its beauty

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the Colorado – a river in the USA and Mexico; it flows from the Rocky Mountains into the Gulf of California

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Pawnees – a North American Indian tribe; it lived traditionally in what is now Nebraska

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Blackfeet – a North American Indian tribe; it lived traditionally in what is now Alberta in Canada and the state of Montana in the USA

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the Sierra Blanco – a mountain range in Mexico and the USA

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Illinois – a state in the Middle West of the United States (146 076 square km)

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the Missouri – a river in the United States, a tributary of the Mississippi River

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the Rio Grande – the river in North America; it forms the border between Texas and Mexico. The river starts in the Rocky Mountains and flows to the Gulf of Mexico

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Injuns = Indians

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Joseph Smith (1805–1844) – an American religious leader, a Mormon prophet and founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Later-day Saints (the Mormon Church)

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Palmyra – an ancient city in south-central Syria, first mentioned in the 19th century BC

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Nauvoo – a city on the Mississippi River in the state of Illinois; it was founded in 1824, and in 1839 the Mormons came to live there.

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the Mormons – members of the church founded in the USA in 1830 by Joseph Smith; the Mormons have their own understanding of God, respect for family life, order, authority and labour; they do not use alcohol and tobacco

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Zion – in the Old Testament, a hill in Jerusalem

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Brigham Young (1801–1877) – an American religious leader, president of the Mormon Church after Joseph Smith’s death

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Utah – a state in the west of the United States (212 619 square km), a ‘Mormon state’; the Mormons settled in the area in 1847 and called the state ‘Deseret’; in 1896 the state joined the USA and was given the name Utah after the Indian tribe which inhabited this land

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the Rocky Mountains – a mountain range in the west of North America; it stretches from Alberta in Canada to New Mexico in the United States

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Salt Lake City – a city in north-central Utah, the world capital of the Mormon Church

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the Wahsatch Mountains – the Wahsatch Range, a mountain range in the south-central Rocky Mountains, to the east of Salt Lake City

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mustang – a North American wild horse; it descended from Spanish horses brought to America in the 16th century. Tamed mustangs are known for their speed and strength

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St. Louis – the largest city in the state of Missouri, located on the bank of the Mississippi River; it used to be the Gateway of the West at the time of the first settlers. The Missouri River joins the Mississippi to the north of St. Louis

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sombrero – a broad-brimmed Spanish or Mexican hat made of straw or felt

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scout – a ranger, a reconnoiter

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the Inquisition of Seville – the Inquisition is an institution established in Europe in the 13th century by the Catholic Church to combat heresy; Seville is a city in southern Spain, 550 km southwest of Madrid

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