Herbert George Wells (1866—1946) was an English writer. He was prolific in many genres, writing dozens of novels, short stories, and works of social commentary, but he is now best remembered for his science fiction novels. This volume contains some of his most wonderful short stories, including a short ghost story "The Red Room" and "The Country of the Blind" — a story of a country which is cut off from the rest of the world. The isolated community prospered over the years, despite a disease that struck them early on, rendering all newborns blind.
688 Руб.
НАЙТИ ЕЩЕHerbert George Wells (1866—1946) was an English writer. He was prolific in many genres, writing dozens of novels, short stories, and works of social commentary, but he is now best remembered for his science fiction novels. This volume contains some of his most wonderful short stories, including a short ghost story "The Red Room" and "The Country of the Blind" — a story of a country which is cut off from the rest of the world. The isolated community prospered over the years, despite a disease that struck them early on, rendering all newborns blind.
688 Руб.
НАЙТИ ЕЩЕHerbert George Wells (1866 - 1946) was an English writer. He was prolific in many genres, writing dozens of novels, short stories, and works of social commentary, but he is now best remembered for his science fiction novels. This volume contains some of his most wonderful short stories, including "The Sea Raiders" — the story which describes a brief period when a previously unknown sort of giant squid, which attacks humans, is encountered on the coast of Devon, England.
605 Руб.
НАЙТИ ЕЩЕHerbert George Wells (1866 - 1946) was an English writer. He was prolific in many genres, writing dozens of novels, short stories, and works of social commentary, but he is now best remembered for his science fiction novels. This volume contains some of his most wonderful short stories, including "The Sea Raiders" — the story which describes a brief period when a previously unknown sort of giant squid, which attacks humans, is encountered on the coast of Devon, England.
605 Руб.
НАЙТИ ЕЩЕJerome Klapka Jerome was an English writer and humourist. Collected Short Stories is a series of sketchy tales of relationships and acquaintences. These are gentle, undemanding stories of couples in love, several men with peculiar character traits and anecdotal mishaps.
321 Руб.
НАЙТИ ЕЩЕJerome Klapka Jerome was an English writer and humourist. Collected Short Stories is a series of sketchy tales of relationships and acquaintences. These are gentle, undemanding stories of couples in love, several men with peculiar character traits and anecdotal mishaps.
321 Руб.
НАЙТИ ЕЩЕNathaniel Hawthorne was an American novelist, a dark romantic, and short story writer. Collected Short Stories includes such amazing stories as "The Snow-Image" and "The New Adam and Eve". This volume also contains the novel "Fanshawe", that was the first published work by Hawthorne, published anonymously in 1828. It was based on his experiences at Bowdoin College in the early 1820s. He had written successful short stories before, but this was his first attempt at creating a novel.
728 Руб.
НАЙТИ ЕЩЕNathaniel Hawthorne was an American novelist, a dark romantic, and short story writer. Collected Short Stories includes such amazing stories as "The Snow-Image" and "The New Adam and Eve". This volume also contains the novel "Fanshawe", that was the first published work by Hawthorne, published anonymously in 1828. It was based on his experiences at Bowdoin College in the early 1820s. He had written successful short stories before, but this was his first attempt at creating a novel.
728 Руб.
НАЙТИ ЕЩЕHerbert George Wells (1866 - 1946) was an English writer. He was prolific in many genres, writing dozens of novels, short stories, and works of social commentary, but he is now best remembered for his science fiction novels. This volume contains some of his most wonderful short stories, including a short ghost story 'The Red Room" and "The Country of the Blind" - a story of a country which is cut off from the rest of the world. The isolated community prospered over the years, despite a disease that struck them early on, rendering all newborns blind.
584 Руб.
НАЙТИ ЕЩЕNo home library is complete without the classics! H. G. Wells is a keepsake collection of the author's greatest work to be read and treasured. He was the first to popularize the concept of time travel. He disturbed--and fascinated--us with a frightening doctor’s island. He wrote of an invisible man, of men on the moon, and of a war of the worlds. He has influenced countless other writers, artists, and even scientists. H. G. Wells is one of the most acclaimed science fiction writers who ever lived, and five of his classic tales are collected in this book for readers to treasure. H. G. Wells includes The Time Machine, The Island of Dr Moreau, The Invisble Man, The War of the Worlds, The First Men in the Moon, and The Food of the Gods. Readers new to this remarkable author will delight in these amazing stories, while fans of Wells will enjoy the insightful introduction by an expert on the author’s life and work. All will appreciate the leather cover, gilded edges, printed endpapers, ribbon bookmark, and other features on this unique gift book. No library is complete without the works of H. G. Wells, the father of science fiction!
3191 Руб.
НАЙТИ ЕЩЕElizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell was an English novelist, biographer, and short story writer. Her novels offer a detailed portrait of the lives of many strata of Victorian society, including the very poor, and are of interest to social historians as well as lovers of literature. Collected Short Stories I introduces us to a set of characters who take turns to recount stories to one another during their weekly soiree. An Accursed Race is actually an essay about a persecuted minority group, the Cagots in Western France. The Doom of the Griffiths is a gothic short story about a cursed family and set in Wales.
510 Руб.
НАЙТИ ЕЩЕElizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell was an English novelist, biographer, and short story writer. Her novels offer a detailed portrait of the lives of many strata of Victorian society, including the very poor, and are of interest to social historians as well as lovers of literature. Collected Short Stories I introduces us to a set of characters who take turns to recount stories to one another during their weekly soiree. An Accursed Race is actually an essay about a persecuted minority group, the Cagots in Western France. The Doom of the Griffiths is a gothic short story about a cursed family and set in Wales.
510 Руб.
НАЙТИ ЕЩЕВашему вниманию предлагается сборник рассказов о Шерлоке Холмсе. На английском языке.
3913 Руб.
НАЙТИ ЕЩЕThe Country of the Blind and Other Stories is a collection of thirty-three fantasy and science fiction short stories written by the English author H. G. Wells between 1894 and 1909. It was first published by Thomas Nelson and Sons in 1911.[1] All the stories had first been published in various weekly and monthly periodicals. Twenty-seven of the stories had also been previously published in five earlier story collections by Wells. The title of this collection refers to one of Wellss best-known short stories, "The Country of the Blind", which is included in this book.
882 Руб.
НАЙТИ ЕЩЕThe Country of the Blind and Other Stories is a collection of thirty-three fantasy and science fiction short stories written by the English author H. G. Wells between 1894 and 1909. It was first published by Thomas Nelson and Sons in 1911.[1] All the stories had first been published in various weekly and monthly periodicals. Twenty-seven of the stories had also been previously published in five earlier story collections by Wells. The title of this collection refers to one of Wellss best-known short stories, "The Country of the Blind", which is included in this book.
882 Руб.
НАЙТИ ЕЩЕWilliam Sydney Porter known by his pen name 0. Henry, was an American short story writer. His wit and plot twists were adored by his readers, but often panned by the critics. Collected Tales includes "The World and the Door", "The Theory and the Hound", "The Hypotheses of Failure", "Calloway's Code", "A Matter of Mean Elevation" and others.
556 Руб.
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