Maupassant’s novel "Life" fascinates readers with the depth of penetration into the female soul and the brightness of a realistic, impassive, and sometimes merciless author’s view of the eternal `burden of human passions`. Life is a story of lost illusions, unfulfilled hopes and loyal feeling...
Vanity Fair is one of the great works of the classic of English literature, William Thackeray (1811–1863). The author paints a picture of the puppet life of the chosen society of England at the beginning of the 19th century, exposing the ruling classes of the country in self-interest, parasit...
French writer Emile Gaborio (1832-1873) - one of the founders and recognized master of the detective genre. His novels are translated into almost all languages of the world. (Russian edition of the novel Crime in Orsival, St. Petersburg., 1869). The novel Crime in Orsival brought Gaborio extr...
Victor Marguerite’s novel "Monica Lerbier" caused a storm of scandal after publication in France in 1922. Monica Lerbier, a young woman who decides to live by her own laws and indulges in the joys of "free love." The novel also addresses the issue of revising gender stereotypes and the social...
The action of the novel by Antney Hope takes place in England in the 17th century. The hero of the novel, Simon Del, is used to being on the sidelines and content with the dubious title of "friend of the favorite." He does not pretend to be anything more, but by the will of fate begins to pla...