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Kempe Margery: How to be a Medieval Woman

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: And then he, completely astonished at her words, left off his lewdness, saying to her as many a man had done before, Either you are a truly good woman or else a truly wicked woman. Brave, outspoken and guaranteed to annoy people wherever she went — including exasperated fellow pilgrims in Jerusalem and her long-suffering husband — Margery Kempe was one of the most vivid and unforgettable voices…

Hoffmann E.T.A.: The Sandman

Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: Strange man, how can you have eyes for sale? Eyes? Eyes? This is the disturbing tale of a young man's obsession with the Sandman, stealer of eyes, which has inspired writers from Sigmund Freud to Neil Gaiman. This is one of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics huge range…

Hugo Victor: Waterloo

Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: When all was in suspense, one of the English generals, Colville or Maitland, called out to them, Brave Frenchmen, will you not surrender? Cambronne answered, Merde! Victor Hugo's fascinating account of the Battle of Waterloo, encompassing his reflections on history, nationality and the dramatic military strategy of the battle that decided the fate of Europe. It is one of 46 new books in the…

Hardy Thomas: The Withered Arm

Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: She bared her poor curst arm. A jealous lover's curse and an ingenious party trick feature in these two suspenseful stories set in Hardy's imaginary Wessex. One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across…

Ginsberg Allen: Wait Till I'm Dead: Poems Uncollected

Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: Rainy night on Union Square, full moon. Want more poems? Wait till I'm dead. Allen Ginsberg, August 8, 1990, 3:30 AM Allen Ginsberg wrote incessantly for more than fifty years, and many of the poems collected for the first time in this volume were scribbled in letters or sent off to obscure publications and unjustly forgotten. Containing more than a hundred previously unpublished poems,…

Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu: Green Tea

Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: A ghastly groan and a shudder... From the pioneer of horror fiction, this tale of a clergyman tormented by a demonic creature is one of the greatest Victorian ghost stories. One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with works from around the…

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: Lot No: 249

Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: '... that strange internal kingdom of which we are the hapless and helpless monarchs.' From the master of the detective story and creator of Sherlock Holmes, the first ever tale to feature a supernatural Egyptian mummy. One of 46 new books in the best-selling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge…

Eliot George: The Lifted Veil

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: Why did she stand before me with the candle in her hand, with her cruel contemptuous eyes fixed on me, and the glittering serpent, like a familiar demon, on her breast? In this dark novella of Victorian horror, George Eliot explores clairvoyance, fate and the possibility of life after death. It is one of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever…

Dickens Charles: To be Read at Dusk

Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: The monstrous thought came into my mind as I perused the fixed eyes and the saturnine face, that this was a spirit, not a man. Three ghostly tales from a master of the form, The Signalman, The Trial for Murder and the title story, 'To Be Read at Dusk'. One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers…

Casanova Giacomo: The Nun of Murano

Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: You are not my first passion, my divine friend, but you shall be my last. In this episode from his infamous memoirs, swashbuckling serial seducer Casanova falls for a beautiful nun on the Venetian island of Murano — despite already being involved with another one... This is one of 46 new books in the best-selling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946.…

Chekhov Anton: A Nervous Breakdown

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: I did have hallucinations, but did they harm anyone? Who did they harm, that's what I'd like to know! From the supreme artist of the short story, three disturbing tales of supernatural hallucinations, hysterical obsession and moral decay. This is one of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a…

Alighieri Dante: Love That Moves the Sun and Other Stars

Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: Happiness beyond all words! A life of peace and love, entire and whole! This is a collection of cantos from Paradiso, the most original and experimental part of the Divina Commedia. It is one of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with works…

Bronte Charlotte: Stancliffe's Hotel

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: Reader, if you're ready, so am I. These witty vignettes, set in Charlotte Bronte's imaginary world of Angria, feature debauched aristocrats, high-society courtesans and the rakish, brooding hero Zamorna, and offer a fascinating insight into Bronte's early writing. This is one of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each…

Carroll Lewis: O Frabjous Day!

Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: I cried, Come, tell me how you live! And thumped him on the head. Conjuring wily walruses, dancing lobsters, a Jabberwock and a Bandersnatch, Carroll's fantastical verse gave new words to the English language.

Austen Jane: Lady Susan

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: Of what a mistake were you guilty in marrying a Man of his age! — just old enough to be formal, ungovernable and to have the Gout — too old to be agreable, and too young to die. The scheming and unscrupulous Lady Susan is unlike any Austen heroine you've met in this fascinating early novella. It is one of 46 new bookbest-sellingstselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever…

Andreyev Leonid: Seven Hanged

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: It was like walking along the knife-edge of the highest possible mountain range, seeing life on one side and death on the other in the form of two deep, gorgeous and gleaming seascapes. This astonishing novella from 1908, newly translated for Little Black Classics by War and Peace translator Anthony Briggs, probes the emotions and experiences of seven people condemned to death in Tsarist Russia.…

The Rule of Benedict

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: Idleness is the enemy of the soul. Saint Benedict's advice to monks — on everything from correct posture to the value of silence — has offered spiritual guidance to many for fifteen centuries. One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with…

The Yellow Book

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: She's an adventuress. Yes, an adventuress, but an end-of-the-century one. She doesn't travel for profit, but for pleasure. Offering an entertaining introduction to the fin-de-siecle, this selection from the notorious magazine The Yellow Book includes stories and poems by famous writers such as Arnold Bennett and John Buchan, brilliant pieces by lesser-known writers such as Ada Leverson and Ella…

Anecdotes of the Cynics

Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: It's you who are the dogs... What makes us happy? For over 800 years the Cynic philosophers of ancient Greece and Rome argued that the answer lay in a simple, self-sufficient life. This is one of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with works…

The Suffragettes

Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: Once they are aroused, once they are determined, nothing on earth and nothing in heaven will make women give way; it is impossible. It is a potted history of the women who pioneered feminism and changed the world. It is one of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge…