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Различные книги в жанре Публицистика: прочееBest Ghost Stories of Algernon Blackwood
"Best Ghost Stories of Algernon Blackwood" is a collection of supernatural stories by one of the greatest writers of such stories to have ever lived. This collection contains the story, «Ancient Sorceries», which is the tale of a tourist who becomes enchanted by a strange French town and the ancient secrets that are hidden there. Also included in this collection is one of Blackwood's most celebrated stories, «The Willows», the story of two campers who pick the wrong place to sleep for the night, as well as the following eleven tales: «Secret Worship», «The Glamour of the Snow», «The Wendigo», «The Other Wing», «The Transfer», «Ancient Lights», «The Listener», «The Empty House», «Accessory Before the Fact», «Keeping His Promise», and «Max Hensig».
The Red Badge of Courage, The Open Boat and Other Stories
American writer Stephen Crane is best known for his classic depiction of the American Civil War in his novel «The Red Badge of Courage». It is the story of a 19-year-old boy named Henry Fleming who struggles to overcome his fear in battle. «The Red Badge of Courage» is widely regarded for its realistic depiction of a young man in battle and of the true meaning of courage. In addition to this classic novel several other of Crane's more popular shorter works have been added. These stories include the following: «The Veteran», «The Open Boat», «The Bride comes to Yellow Sky», «The Blue Hotel», «A Self-Made Man», «A Mystery of Heroism», «A Gray Sleeve», «Three Miraculous Soldiers», «The Little Regiment», «An Indiana Campaign», and «An Episode of War».
White Nights and Other Stories
After a brief military career, the illustrious Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky quickly turned to writing as a profession with the publication of his first novel, Poor Folk, in 1846. This novel sparked a literary career that would eventually cement Dostoyevsky's reputation as one of the greatest novelists of the nineteenth century. Early participation in a literary/political group landed the writer in exile in Siberia for nearly a decade, an experience which had a profound influence on Dostoyevsky's understanding of fate, the suffering of human beings, and resulted in a powerful religious conversion experience. Dostoyevsky's works are marked by his penetrating exploration of psychology and morality, which are today cited as highly 'existentialist.' This edition contains White Nights, one of Dostoyevsky's best-known short stories and an excellent introduction to his works. Also included are the following stories: Notes From Underground, A Faint Heart, A Christmas Tree and a Wedding, Polzunkov, A Little Hero, and Mr. Prohartchin.
Betty's Bright Idea, Deacon Pitkin's Farm, and The First Christmas in New England
Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1891) made her name as an abolitionist and author most noted for her 1832 breakout novel «Uncle Tom's Cabin.» Here are collected three of Beecher's most treasured short stories. In «Betty's Bright Idea,» a sweet young girl forms a bond with a poor family and is determined to help them make a better life for themselves. In «Deacon Pitkin's farm,» a young boy whose family can no longer afford payments on their house chooses to forego schooling in order to help make money for his struggling kin. Lastly, «The First Christmas in New England» documents the first Christmas celebration of the pilgrims from the Mayflower, a truly joyous and heartwarming tale. All three stories create a special portrait of American life as seen by the less fortunate.
The Complete Tales of Henry James (Volume 3 of 12)
Henry James (1843-1916) was an America-born English writer whose novels, short stories and letters established the foundation of the modernist movement in twentieth century fiction and poetry. His career, one of the most significant and influential in English literature, spanned over five decades and resulted in a body of work that has had a profound impact on generations of writers. Born in New York, but educated in France, Germany, England and Switzerland, James often explored the cultural discord between the Old World (Europe) and the New World (United States) in his writings. Included in this third volume of «The Complete Tales of Henry James» are some of the works published between 1873 and 1875, at the beginning of James' rise to popularity. Beginning with «The Madonna of the Future», this volume also includes «The Sweetheart of M. Briseux,» «The Last of the Valerii,» «Madame de Mauves,» «Adina,» «Professor Fargo,» «Eugene Pickering,» and «Benvolio.»
The Best Short Stories of Edgar Allan Poe (The Fall of the House of Usher, The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Tales)
This volume contains a collection of some of the best short stories ever written by Edgar Allan Poe. A master of the macabre, Poe exhibits his literary prowess in these classic short stories. Contained within this volume are the following: The Gold-Bug, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Balloon-Hoax, The Purloined Letter, A Descent into the Maelström, The Black Cat, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Masque of the Red Death, The Cask of Amontillado, The Pit and the Pendulum, and The Tell-Tale Heart.
The Diary of a Superfluous Man and Other Stories
Ivan Turgenev (1818-1883) stands as one of Russia's most influential authors. Along with Tolstoy and Dostoevsky, he helped shape the Russian novel and consequently the Russian identity. Born into wealth, Turgenev had a compelling vision of nobility and the perils of serfdom. His profound novels and short stories made him internationally revered. In this collection of short stories, Turgenev characterizes the «superfluous man»—an archetype which becomes central to the rest of his work and Russian literature at large. This idea of an idle, nihilist nobleman characterized by inaction pervades Russian literature throughout the 19th century. Here, in «The Diary of a Superfluous Man», we see one of its earliest iterations. Also included is «A Tour in the Forest» and several more. Turgenev's unique treatment of romance, sociology, and the Russian spirit are all explored here through his commanding, realist prose.
The Complete Tales of Henry James (Volume 9 of 12)
The work of William James contributed greatly to the burgeoning fields of psychology, particularly in the areas of education, religion, mysticism and pragmatism. The brother of novelist Henry James and of diarist Alice James, William wrote several powerful essays expressing his ideas on the pragmatic theory of truth, sentience, and human beings' right to believe. In «The Will to Believe», James suggests that what a person holds to be true or attainable may exist through that person's belief in them, regardless of a lack of physical evidence. In a sense, he advocates the theory of self-fulfilling prophesies. «Human Immortality» was a speech delivered during the annual Ingersoll Lectureship, given in memory of George Goldthwait Ingersoll, in 1897 at Harvard University. These works are a prime example of the powerful influence William James has had on modern psychology, and are still recognized today for their brilliance and revolutionary impacts on the field.
The Complete Tales of Henry James
Henry James (1843-1916) was an America-born English writer whose novels, short stories and letters established the foundation of the modernist movement in twentieth century fiction and poetry. His career, one of the most significant and influential in English literature, spanned over five decades and resulted in a body of work that has had a profound impact on generations of writers. Born in New York, but educated in France, Germany, England and Switzerland, James often explored the cultural discord between the Old World (Europe) and the New World (United States) in his writings. Included in this ninth volume of «The Complete Tales of Henry James» are the following stories: «Owen Wingrave,» «The Middle Years,» «The Death of the Lion,» «The Coxon Fund,» «The Next Time,» «The Altar of the Dead,» «The Figure in the Carpet,» «Glasses,» «The Way It Came,» and «John Delavoy.»
The Complete Short Stories of Edgar Allan Poe (Volume II of II)
"TRUE! nervous, very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad?" And so begins «The Tell-Tale Heart», that compressed tale of Gothic composition. The characters and images that Edgar Allan Poe has gifted us are plentiful. Hugely influential to the short story genre, Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) remains a lion of American letters. His morose explorations of human depravity render his tales exceptionally captivating. Here, in Volume II of II, is contained «A Predicament», «Mystification», «and Eleonora», among many others. Many acknowledge Poe's tales as prototypes for the later development of the horror, mystery, and science fiction genres. Poe's life is perhaps as fabled and shrouded in mystery as his stories. His cryptic death remains a source of myth. Poe was firmly established in the Gothic movement of the time and further was a father of «dark romanticism» which explored the psychology of torment and death. These stories are sure to arrest and transport the reader to the unique world of Edgar Allan Poe.