HEART OF DARKNESS (1899) is a novella by Polish-British novelist Joseph Conrad, about a voyage up the Congo River into the Congo Free State, in the heart of Africa, by the story's narrator Marlow. Marlow tells his story to friends aboard a boat anchored on the River Thames, London, England. This setting provides the frame for Marlow's story of his obsession with the ivory trader Kurtz, which enables Conrad to create a parallel betwee ...
THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE is a war novel by American author Stephen Crane (1871–1900). Taking place during the American Civil War, the story is about a young private of the Union Army, Henry Fleming, who flees from the field of battle. Overcome with shame, he longs for a wound, a «red badge of courage,» to counteract his cowardice. When his regiment once again faces the enemy, Henry acts as standard-bearer. Although Crane was born after the war ...
Ничто не предвещает бури… Но приближается время исполнения пророчеств. Лишь те, кто видит больше обычных смертных, давно следят за наползающим безумием. Безумием, в которое будут вовлечены все жители Тарры – мирийцы и таянцы, атевы и эландцы, эльфы и орки, старые хранители и новые силы, родившиеся на больной земле. В сумерках лжи и предательства брезжит свет трех звезд. Свет, что озарит дорогу тем, для кого честь и долг не пустые слова. Врем ...
15,000-copy paperback printing, along with 5,000-copy hardcover run. Akashic has had great success with McFadden's two most recent novels, Glorious and Gathering of Waters, as well as reissues. Bernice is considered one of Akashic's top fiction authors, in the same camp as Joe Meno and Nina Revoyr. This is Bernice's most ambitious novel to date, tackling the rarely explored but very real historical topic of African Americans impri ...
"The seeming inevitability of cruel fate juxtaposes the triumph of the spirit in this remarkably rich and powerful novel, Glorious. Bernice McFadden's fully realized characters are complicated, imperfect beings, but if ever a character were worthy of love and honor, it is her Easter Bartlett. This very American story is fascinating; it is also heartbreaking, thought-provoking, and beautifully written."—Binnie Kirshenbaum, auth ...
After twenty years, Odysseus finally returns to Ithaca, but instead of receiving the homecoming he had hoped for finds himself caught in an intense battle of wills with his faithful and long-suffering wife Penelope. When Penelope recognizes him under the guise of a beggar, she becomes furious with him for not trusting her enough to include her in his plans for ridding the palace of the Suitors.  As a result, she plays her own game of fi ...
Шел 5 век нашей эры. Римская Империя на краю гибели, и ее падение под натиском варваров – дело времени. Из забытых богами средиземноморских лесов в цивилизацию римлян приходит пилигрим – девушка из неизвестного племени, заявляя, что выбралась из подземного города. И ищет способ, как снять проклятие своего народа. В этом ей помогают новые друзья – сами римляне, с которыми она отправляется в длинное путешествие по Империи. Кто бы подумал, что это ...
