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...
Vera Ivanovna Kryzhanovskaya (pseudonym Rochester, 1857-1924), the Russian writer and spiritualist is historically the first female science fiction writer in world literature, and the first professional science fiction writer in Russia. The main theme of her novels is the universal struggle o...
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...
Edgar Wallace - one of the most popular English writers of the detective genre of the early XX century. His work is very extensive and has about 170 novels. His detectives keep the tension from the first to the last page. This collection includes two of his novels, The Sixth Sense of Reader a...
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...
Moris Yulet's novel (1861-1923) tells the story of the legendary English king Richard the Lionheart, who became famous for his courage and justice. Events unfold on the historical background of the Third Crusade (1190–1192). In richness and truthfulness of content, it far surpasses W. Scott’s...