Література із розділу Foreign Books (Зарубіжна література)

The proposed collection presents Arthur Conan Doyle's (1859—1930) most popular stories about Sherlock Holmes. Here, the famous detective for the first time will have to deal with the woman's intuition which will shatter his best thought-out plans; will handcuff the most defiant London felon; will reserve for himself the right ...

"This Side of Paradise" is the first great literary work created by the American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896—1940) which immediately brought him universal acknowledgement. An enchanting youth, full of radiant dreams and hopes for the dazzling prospects at the beginning of the novel, having lost his friends in the ...

In the heart of each child, at least once in their lifetime, there arose a dream about great treasures, the more such incalculable as those of the wise King Solomon's Mines. An English writer H. Rider Haggard (1856—1925) must have been such a dreamer. His book "King Solomon's Mines" is ...

The proposed collection of literary works by O. Henry (William Sidney Porter, 1862—1910), besides the story "The Ransom of Red Chief", includes such masterpieces of his creative heritage as "The Indian Summer of Dry Valley Johnson" "A Blackjack Bargainer" "A Retrieved Reformation" and others. Many of them were screened more ...

Перед вами книжка, автор якої — англо-ірландський письменник, поет, драматург, есеїст, великий майстер парадоксу Оскар Вайлд (1854—1900). Усе його життя пройшло між вигадкою й реальністю, й навіть останні свої роки, коли письменник був вимушений оселитися у вигнанні після звільнення з тюрми, він провів під вигаданим ім'ям. Роздуми про співвідношення добра, ...

"Hearts of Three" by a well-known American writer Jack London (1876—1916) is a model of an adventure novel. Its plot is based on the adventures of a young New York millionaire, Francis Morgan, his friend and distant relative Henry and charming Leoncia — all of them are united by the ...

"Romeo and Juliet" is a romantic and at the same time tragic play by the classic of the world literature William Shakespeare (1564—1616). An ancient legend about the young lovers who belong to hostile families forms the basis of the tragedy and has not lost its actuality for centuries already. ...