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  God's Fool - Unabridged

  Maarten s

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  God's fool (1892) is a novel by Maarten Maartens, set in a fictional Dutch town. The novel's 'hero', Elias Lossell, becomes deaf and blind from an accident when he is nine years old. The people around him can communicate with him by writing letters with a finger on the palm of his hand. Although communication is possible, mentally he always remains a boy of nine. 
  Thanks to a somewhat thoughtless testament Elias becomes the rightful owner of a tea-merchant firm. His half-brothers, the twins Hendrik and Hubert, manage the firm on his behalf. Elias lives in a house of his own at the outskirts of the town, looked after by his old nurse, and occupies himself by growing flowers and helping the needy. A quarrel between the twins in Elias's house escalates into a murder, and the novel has an open ending after a twist. The title is based on 1 Corinthians 3:19: 'For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God.' Elias Lossell, the principal person, may be a fool, but he has God's wisdom.

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  Истинная жизнь Севастьяна Найта

  Владимир Набоков

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  Вниманию читателя предлагается первый англо-язычный роман Владимира Набокова, написанный в 1938—1939 годах во Франции и опубликованный в 1941 году в США. Связанная с "Даром", последним русским романом писателя, темой литературного творчества, эта книга одновременно предсказывает изощренные набоковские романы-лабиринты американского периода — "Лолиту", "Бледный огонь", "Аду". На страницах книги, повествователь которой поименован лишь инициалом В., развертывается история жизни его сводного брата, покойного писателя Севастьяна Найта, представленная в воспоминаниях, устных рассказах и отрывках из Найтовых книг. Постепенно грань, отделяющая рассказчика от объекта его повествования-расследования, размывается, заставляя читателей усомниться и в личности биографа, и в смерти главного героя книги. Ускользающая от настойчивых поисков В., истинная жизнь Севастьяна Найта оказывается непосредственно связанной с тайной его имени, с его сочинениями, с законами многоязычного словесного искусства и метафизикой Владимира Набокова. Роман публикуется в новом переводе Геннадия Барабтарло и сопровождается предисловием, примечаниями и обстоятельным заключительным очерком переводчика.

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  Stolen Body The (Unabridged)

  H. G. Wells

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  A pair of casual paranormal researchers are experimenting with the idea of astral projection. One night, one of them inadvertently succeeds in projecting his spirit from his body, which is then taken possession of by a malevolent entity in his absence.

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  The Island of Doctor Moreau

  H. G. Wells

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  Edward Pendrick, the sole survivor of a shipwreck, lands on a mysterious island inhabited by the eccentric, brilliant scientist Dr. Moreau and his assistant Montgomery. Dr. Moreau's passion is physiology - he incessantly works on crossbreeding various animal species, simultaneously enriching them with human traits. These horrifying and macabre experiments soon spiral out of control, unleashing true horror on the island."The Island of Doctor Moreau" is not only a commentary on the theory of evolution, divine creation, or the nature-culture dichotomy. Contemporary readers will easily discover that Herbert George Wells' book, despite being over 120 years old since its publication, still seems remarkably relevant. In the face of new discoveries in biotechnology, cloning techniques, and genetic modification of organisms, it takes on a prophetic character. Wells once again demonstrates that the progress of science not only offers humanity hope for a better future but can also lead our species to the brink of destruction.

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  Small Star in the East A...

  Charles Dickens

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  Charles Dickens was a writer and social critic who created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, and by the twentieth century critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories enjoy lasting popularity.A SMALL STAR IN THE EAST: I Had been looking, yesternight, through the famous 'Dance of Death,' and to-day the grim old woodcuts arose in my mind with the new significance of a ghastly monotony not to be found in the original.

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  Swineherd The (Unabridged)

  Hans Christian Andersen

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  "The Swineherd" (Danish: Svinedrengen) is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a prince who disguises himself as a swineherd to woo an arrogant princess. The tale was first published December 20, 1841 by C. A. Reitzel in Copenhagen, Denmark in Fairy Tales Told for Children. New Collection. The tale appears to be original with Andersen though similar tales are known. "The Swineherd" has been adapted to various media.

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