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«Котику-коточку, не ходи в садочку, а ходи до хати Сашу колисати». Так співала мені моя мама. А я слухав і співав потім своїм дітям, передаючи їм мамину любов через роки і покоління. Так будете слухати, співати, любити і ви.
Oleksiy Dekan's novel “Kaydash Family vs Zombies” is a real mystery, seasoned with true horror and generously infused with Ukrainian history. This is a story about love, struggle and sacrifice, a tale that I hope you will enjoy.
The war for our emotions and choices is raging in Ukraine and the world, around and within us. The number of front lines is countless. People are at war in families, online communities, and societies. States are at war with people, companies, and each other.
The Financier is a novel by Theodore Dreiser (1871–1945), based on a true story. It is the first part of the «Trilogy of Desire.» Frank Cowperwood, the son of a banker, starts his own business. He married a wealthy widow. Over time, Cowperwood began to misuse municipal funds with the help of the city treasurer. When the Great Chicago Fire causes a stock market crash, he goes bankrupt, and his fraud is exposed. Frank has an affair with Aileen Butler, the daughter of one of his business partners. Aileen promises to wait for him after his imprisonment.
Ця книжка стане у пригоді тим, хто цікавиться київською історією, любить гумор і цінує мистецтво. На початку ХХ ст. поштові листівки були популярним засобом спілкування. Картки видавництва Соломона Абрамова «Рассвет» мали великий успіх серед киян завдяки різноманітним ілюстраціям та якісному друку. 1911 року «Рассвет» розпочав випуск гумористичних листівок, які яскраво відображали тогочасне київське життя. Багато з них зберегли колекціонери до наших днів. Автор знайомить читачів із цими унікальними поштовими картками, з історією створення самого видавництва і його гумористичних серій.
Alphabet for Android will not bore fans of classic science fiction. The author once again mixes literary genres. He blends sci-fi with detective, horror, philosophical, and ethnographic parables. Once again, individual stories tell us about the possible development of humanity.
The House by the Churchyard (1863) is a mystery novel by the Irish writer Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu.
During a burial in the churchyard, a skull is accidentally dug up, bearing the marks of two devastating blows to the head and traces of surgical intervention. The story described in the novel takes place a hundred years before the grisly find, and immerses the reader in a whirlpool of intrigue surrounding Dr. Sturk, a military doctor.
The Buccaneers (1937), Edith Wharton’s last novel, was left unfinished.
The novel is set in the 1870s. Several wealthy American families have ambitions to gain even higher social status by marrying off their daughters to aristocrats. The money of the young women’s parents is very attractive to impoverished but titled Englishmen to maintain their version of wealth.
The Professor is the first novel by English writer Charlotte Brontë’s (1816–1855). Young William Crimsworth is forced to look for work. After an unsuccessful experience as a clerk, and following a friend’s advice, William takes up teaching English. He unexpectedly falls in love with one of his students.
The animals on a farm rebelled against Mr. Jones, the farmer, and created an independent «animal farm.» But, having seized power, the leaders of the uprising immediately forgot about the declared rules of a future happy life. In an allegorical form, the transformation of revolutionary principles and programs, the gradual transition from utopian ideas of universal equality to dictatorship and totalitarianism is depicted. The most famous quote «All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others,» as well as Animal Farm novella itself, has not lost its relevance.
The Franchise Affair is a mystery novel by British writer Josephine Tey (1896–1952). The novel is based on the investigation of the crime of the Sharpe mother and daughter, accused of kidnapping a young girl. Their defense is led by local lawyer Robert Blair. The mystery of the Sharpe family’s guilt or innocence remains until the very end.
The novel by American writer John Kendrick Bangs (1862–1922) Alice in Blunderland: An Iridescent Dream is a political parody of Lewis Carroll’s two Alice books (Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass). Alice travels to Blunderland, where everything is communal; children live in the Town Hall, with the Duchess and the town being their parents. The book features familiar characters made famous by Alice in Wonderland, including the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat, among others.
In the novel Miss Billy’s Decision (1912) by American author Eleanor Porter, Billy begins her married life and is quite happy until she begins to listen to the advice of others. After reading an article that young wives should be guided by their own personal interests, Billy takes the idea to extremes.
The novel Glimpses of the Moon (1922) by American author Edith Wharton tells the romantic adventures of Nick Lansing and Susy Branch. They have agreed to get married and spend a year at the expense of their wealthy friends, spending their honeymoon in their mansions and villas. But if one of them meets a suitable match, they may end their marriage. This is a comedy of errors that will charm all fans of Wharton’s work.
‘The Cat that Walked by Himself’ is one of the most well-loved of Kipling’s Just So Stories. It is a great pleasure to see the tale offered in a splendid new edition, with wonderful illustrations by Volodymyr Shtanko.
The Kipling Society is pleased to support this project.
The Man in the Queue is a detective novel by the British writer Josephine Tey. It was the first in her series of six novels featuring the Scotland Yard detective Inspector Grant.
The Last Tycoon is an unfinished novel by the American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940).
Cecilia Brady, daughter of influential Hollywood producer Pat Brady, is in love with her father’s business partner, Monroe Stahr. But Cecilia’s father is increasingly dissatisfied with Stahr as a business partner and wants to get rid of him. Since he is unable to achieve his goal through blackmail, he does not hesitate to hire a professional killer. Stahr survives and also hires a killer to kill Brady...
Nineteen Eighty-Four is a dystopia by George Orwell, written in 1948, published in 1949, and is relevant as never before. Today, in the era of the Internet, the social media are monitoring our every gesture, purchase, action, and comment online. They are constantly present in our lives and predict our every desire, our choices being carefully followed. Political organizations also play upon the feelings of network users. Big Brother is no longer a writer’s fiction, but the framework of the modern world.
In the novel Miss Billy—Married (1914) by American author Eleanor Porter, the heroine is hesitant about choosing a future husband. It is quite obvious who she loves, but William’s sister intervenes and almost ruins everyone’s lives because Billy did not listen to her advice.
Tarzan was born into the family of the British Lord Greystoke, who, together with his wife, was abandoned in the wild jungles of Africa by sea-robbers who had thrown them off a ship. His parents died when the boy was an infant, and he grew up among apes. Human intelligence helped the boy not only to win in battles with predators, but also to lead the tribe of big monkeys.
Nineteen Eighty-Four is a dystopia by George Orwell. The main character of the novel, Winston Smith, is a censor at the Ministry of Truth. All its employees and he are watched by Big Brother; everyone is spying upon everyone else; even at home, citizens are followed through special screens. Today, in the age of the Internet, the social media are monitoring our every gesture, purchase, action, and online comment. They are constantly present in our lives and anticipate our every desire, our choices being carefully monitored.
In the novel Miss Billy’s Decision (1912) by American author Eleanor Porter, Billy begins her married life and is quite happy until she begins to listen to the advice of others. After reading an article that young wives should be guided by their own personal interests, Billy takes the idea to extremes.
Orlando is a poet and English nobleman during the reign of Elizabeth I. He undergoes a mysterious sex change at the age of 30, and continues to live for over 300 years without aging.
Throughout his/her life, Orlando meets famous figures in English literary history.
Nineteen Eighty-Four is a dystopia by George Orwell, written in 1948, published in 1949, and is relevant as never before. The main character of the novel, Winston Smith, is a censor at the Ministry of Truth. All its employees and he are watched by Big Brother, who sees everything, and everyone is spying upon everyone else even in their homes—citizens are being followed through special screens.
American writer Robert E. Howard created his famous fictional hero Conan the Barbarian in 1932. This character attracts with his strength, intelligence, wit, and lust for life.
A Shilling for Candles is a gripping detective story by British writer Josephine Tey (1896–1952).
Film star Christine Clay is found dead on a beach in Kent. The evidence points to murder. Inspector Alan Grant quickly identifies the suspect, Robert Tisdall, whom the victim included in her last will and testament the day before. Grant is about to arrest Tisdall, but the man disappears. However, for some reason, Inspector Grant begins to doubt that the case is so obvious.
The daughters of the Marquis Mazzini, Emilia and Julia, are beautiful and educated maidens. Julia falls in love with the young and handsome Italian Count de Verez, but her father wants to marry her to the Duke de Luovo. Julia tries to escape with her lover on the night before the wedding. By chance, she learns the terrible secrets of the Mazzini family..
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