В настоящем издании печатаются повести Н. В. Гоголя, составившие его сборник «Миргород»: «Старосветские помещики», «Тарас Бульба», «Вий», «Повесть о том, как поссорился Иван Иванович с Иваном Никифоровичем». Как указал сам автор, сборник «Миргород» (1835) стал органичным продолжением «Вечеров на хуторе близ Диканьки». «Нет, прошло времечко: не увидать больше запорожцев!» — восклицал один из...

В настоящем издании представлен роман «Подросток». Наряду с романами «Преступление и наказание», «Идиот», «Бесы», «Братья Карамазовы» он составляет так называемое великое пятикнижие Достоевского.Желание денег и власти, мечта о превосходстве над миллионами «обыкновенных», проблема отцов и детей, богоборчество – вот опасности для русского подростка. Преодолимы ли они и что победит в итоге: бунт...

Что говорят нам сегодня имена Амадиса Галльского, Пальмерина Английского, Дона Бельяниса Греческого, Тиранта Белого? А ведь именно как пародия на романы об этих рыцарях создавался «Хитроумный идальго Дон Кихот Ламанчский» Мигеля де Сервантеса Сааведры (1547–1616). И пародия эта на века пережила пародируемый жанр. В 2002 г. согласно опросу, проведенному среди писателей Нобелевским институтом,...

Belonging in the immortal company of the great works of literature, Dante Alighieri’s poetic masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, is a moving human drama, an unforgettable visionary journey through the infinite torment of Hell, up the arduous slopes of Purgatory, and on to the glorious realm of Paradise—the sphere of universal harmony and eternal salvation.

For a century and a half now, the adventures of the mischievous and inventor Tom and his friend Huck Finn from a provincial American town called St. Petersburg on the banks of the Mississippi have fascinated and captivated modern readers. An interesting plot and original characters raise this story to unprecedented heights. The publication presents the classic translation by K. Chukovsky....

In Charles Dickens' Christmas Tales, the main characters are fairies, elves, ghosts, spirits of the dead, and among them are ordinary Englishmen, the fairy tale is intertwined with reality, and the horrors of the other world are not inferior to the cruelty of reality. Magical, terrible and moderately morally educational reading.

This collection includes two of Dostoevsky's early works - 'Poor People' and 'The Double', which marked the birth of the future great novelist. 'Poor People' is the writer's debut novel.' The touching love story of the petty official Makar Devushkin and Varenka Dobroselova reveals the eternal theme of the 'little man'. Despite the inner beauty and nobility of the soul, they are not able to...

The poem 'Odyssey', created by the genius of the legendary epic poet of Ancient Greece Homer, is one of the greatest works of world literature, a creation full of full-blooded life, bright fantasy and poetic brilliance. The dangerous adventures of the cunning and long-suffering Odyssey (he, passionately striving to go home to Ithaca, will have to fight with Poseidon, visit the country of cruel...

Martin Eden, who is semi-autobiographical, is Jack London's most significant and unique creation to date. The story of Martin Eden, a poor fisherman who pursues his goals of higher education and literary success passionately and obsessively, is set in San Francisco. Martin Eden was written as an attack on individuality and a critique of ambition by London, who was dissatisfied with the benefits...

Like many of Dostoyevsky's stories, "White Nights" is told in first person by a nameless narrator; the narrator is living in Saint Petersburg and suffers from loneliness. He gets to know and falls in love with a young woman, but the love remains unrequited as the woman misses her lover with whom she is finally reunited.

The story revolves around Dorian Gray, a youthful and affluent individual who possesses a portrait that ages in his place. Unrestrained, Dorian indulges in various pleasures and debaucheries, eventually descending into the realm of murder. Despite his immoral actions, Dorian retains his youth and beauty while the portrait progressively reflects his moral decay and malevolence. Similar to...