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Edgar Allan Poe (1809—1849) was an outstanding American writer, poet, literary critic and editor, the representative of romanticism. Known, first and foremost, as the author of tales of mystery and the macabre, he is also considered an inventor of the detective fiction genre, and some of his novelle contain the ...

"Almayer's Folly" is the first novel by an English writer of distinction Joseph Conrad (1857—1924). Its publication immediately made Conrad's name popular in the English literary set. On the account of this novel, the critics called him "Kipling of the Malay Archipelago". Even today, the book draws the reader's attention ...

"England, My England" — a collection of stories by one of the leading British writers David Herbert Lawrence (1885—1930). The author's world views were essentially influenced by the events of the First World War which he condemned as a manifestation of the extreme insanity, trying in his works to propound ...

Stephen Crane (1871—1900) — a classic of American literature, one of the writers who at the end of the 19th century determined the ways of its further development. Having lived only 28 years he left brilliant and original creative heritage. "The Red Badge of Courage" (1895) is one of the ...

"The Gentle Grafter" is one of the best collections of the stories by the well-known American writer O. Henry (1862—1910). The stories are united by the through characters — companions Jeff Peters and Andy Tucker. Both of them earn their living by small-time roguery, exploiting such human vices as meanness, ...

"The Gentle Grafter" is one of the best collections of the stories by the well-known American writer O. Henry (1862—1910). The stories are united by the through characters — companions Jeff Peters and Andy Tucker. Both of them earn their living by small-time roguery, exploiting such human vices as meanness, ...