Heart of Darkness is a story about an English sailor’s journey inland Africa. This is the psychological representation of a struggle between civilization and nature, investigation of obscure human heart that was written by Joseph Conrad after eight years in Congo. The scenario of a famous movie “Apocalypse Now” by Francis Ford Coppola based on the plot of the novella “Heart of Darkness”. The collection includes novellas “Typhoon” and the “Duel” and a novel “Lord Jim” in which delivered magnificence and treachery of the waves, greatness and impotence of human being. Many famous writers as...
Aldzheron and John, two young friends, decide to introduce themselves as Ernest brothers and thus entice ladies (the reason for this is some superstition or prejudice, that Ernest is the only name for a serious man with serious motives). But as they realize that they cannot always fool girls’ heads, they decide to take a desperate step – to be baptized in order to legitimize their "serious" names......
The plot of "The Count of Monte Cristo" was extracted by Alexandre Dumas from the archives of Paris police. As a result, under the pen of the brilliant master of historical adventure genre the true life of Francois Picot turned into a fascinating story of Edmond Dantes, a prisoner of the Chateau d'If. After a brave escape from the Chateau, he returns to his hometown to do justice – that is to payback to those who destroyed his life earlier. A thick novel that do not let a reader go until the last page, "The Count of Monte Cristo" is a classic novel that is really worth re-reading....
"Mister Utterson, the notary, whose stern face was never lit up with a smile, was a reserved man of few words, socially awkward, lean, dusty, and boring - and yet he was very attractive. In his friends’ circle, especially when drinking the wine that he enjoyed, his eyes started to radiate the soft light of compassion that has no access to his speech. Instead, his compassion spoke not only in these silent places of afternoon complacency but also in his deeds, even more often and louder there. He was strict with himself: when eating dinner alone he drank gin daunting his lust for fine wines,...
Young handsome Dorian Gray arrives to London and drowns into the abyss of vile passions and crimes. A prominent artist paints a portrait of Dorian Gray and the young man falls passionately in love with his own image. Why? Because it would keep the beauty of his youth forever! However, things turn out quite differently and perverse passions leave no trace on the young face of Dorian, instead his portrait changes frightfully with each new crime of his master because Dorian Gray’s soul as it is embodied in the portrait becomes more and more vicious and corrupt......
Both children and adults enjoy the tales of Grimm Brothers. They are full of vivid persons, colorful characters, magic and sparkling folk humor. Such excellent actors as Yegor Beroev, Xenia Alferova, Olga Budina, Pauline Kutepova, and Ksenia Larina play roles in these famous tales. Favorite artists will introduce your children into the charming and wonderful world of fairy tales. Musicians of the Town of Bremen Sweet Porridge Lady Snowstorm Brave Little Tailor Snow White...
Henrik Ibsen argues role of consciousness in behaviour of their heroes and builds the action of the plays as an inevitable process, which naturally due to certain preconditions. Therefore, it strongly rejects any narrative exaggeration, any direct intervention of the case in the final determination of the fate of his characters. The denouement of the play must occur as a necessary result of the collision of opposing forces, emerging from their true and deep nature....
A lot of historical, adventure and fantastic novels, spiritualism papers were written the English writer, journalist and publicist Arthur Conan Doyle, but the world knows him as the Creator of the greatest Detective of all time – Sherlock Holmes. He is the noble and fearless fighter against Evil, the owner of a sharp mind and extraordinary observation, who using his deductive method solves the most intricate puzzles to save a somebody’s life. He ingeniously changes his roles, having a talent of actor. Holmes knows how to make the end of each brilliantly conducted the investigation more...
Mr. Darcy is a rich and mystery man settled in the neighbourhood near the poor, but respectable Bennets. One of five daughters Mrs. Bennet was able to win the heart of the young aristocrat. However, energetic beauty Elizabeth Bennet rejected his love. She found him too arrogant and smug. The difference between their social statuses seemed too serious and gossips aggravated the situation. Only gradually, Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy, overcoming pride and prejudice, get to know each other better and, after all, true love will tie them and help to overcome obstacles…...
James Joyce (1882-1941) is the greatest Irish classis writer and at the same time the destroyer of the classic cannons. Thanks to him, new schools of literature and trends of the 20th century arose. The novel “Ulysses” (1922) is his main work that was not once recognized as the best and the most significant novel during the entire period of existing of this genre. The novel determined the further development of the art of prose. “Ulysses” is a story about a one day of life of a man, who lived in a small European town. This story accommodates all the literature - all of its styles and...
