Sir Nigel is a historical novel set during the Hundred Years' War, by the British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Written in 1906, it describes the early life of that book's hero Sir Nigel Loring in the service of King Edward III at the start of the Hundred Years' War.
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"Round the Red Lamp" features realistic stories and episodes of medical life, sketches of old-fashioned doctors, medical students and their pranks.
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As well as penning some of the most popular detective fiction, Conan Doyle also wrote thrilling adventure stories. 'Rodney Stone' is a combination of both. Nelson, Beau Brummell, Fox and King George III himself appear in a tale at the heart of which is, as one character says, "a pretty conspiracy – a criminal, an actress and a prize-fighter, all playing their parts".
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В сборнике представлены самые популярные сказки Ганса Христиана Андерсена: Снежная королева, Огниво, Гадкий утенок и др. На этих произведениях воспитывалось не одно поколение и должны вырасти современные дети. Как и все книги данной серии, издание красочно иллюстрировано.
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This volume collects a wide array of the author's short works of fiction, spanning virtually every literary genre. Detective stories are featured, but genres such as historical fiction, romance, and even nautical adventure are represented, as well. The Last Galley is an engrossing grab-bag of tales from the pen of one of the greatest nineteenth-century writers.
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"The New Revelation" is a firsthand account of investigation into the world of spiritualism. The treatise deals not only with the issue of physical versus metaphysical, but also considers the problem of death (and afterlife) and the question of communication with the spirit world. Conan Doyle's captivating prose and pragmatic, yet human, voice makes for an enlightening exploration of some eternally relevant questions-and possible answers.
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Представляем вашему вниманию очередной выпуск сборника «Классика зарубежного рассказа № 11». Как всегда, вас ждут аудиоверсии произведений лучших зарубежных писателей: Оноре де Бальзак «Отчаяние возлюбленного» Леопольд фон Захер-Мазох «Демонические женщины» Альфонс Доде «Партия на бильярде» Ги де Мопассан «Волк» Роберт Льюис Стивенсон «Дверь Сира де Малетура» Джером Клапка Джером «Новая утопия» Кнут Гамсун «Кольцо» Стивен Крейн «Тайна ге ...