Folio World’s Classics

Казки німецького письменника Вільгельма Гауфа (1802—1827) подобаються і дітям, і дорослим. Він належить до тих небагатьох авторів, кому вдалося зробити зі звичайних легенд про привидів і бідняків, які карають злих багатіїв, дивовижні, яскраві шедеври, котрі цікаво читати й сьогодні. Рівень

The novel «The Chimes» by the Englishman Charles Dickens (1812—1870) belongs to the series of «Christmas stories». After talking to the judge, Toby begins to believe that all the poor are bad from birth. However, the spirits of church bells with the help of magic change Toby himself as well as the

The novel «The Cricket of the Hearth» by the English writer Charles Dickens (1812—1870) belongs to the series of «Christmas stories». This is a story about a happy driver’s family. Dramatic events caused by the appearance of a stranger threaten the happiness of the family. However, magical

«Also sprach Zarathustra» — ist das Werk des deutschen Philosophen Friedrich Nietzsche (1844—1900). Es erzhlt vom Schicksal und den Lehren eines wandernden Philosophen, der sich Zarathustra nennt, den Namen des Propheten einer der ltesten Religionen der Welt, basierend auf der Lehre von der freien

Brder Grimm — Jacob (1785—1863) und Wilhelm (1786—1859) — deutsche Linguisten und weltberhmte Geschichtenerzhler. Seit ihrer Studienzeit sammeln sie Volksgeschichten, Legenden und verarbeiten sie fr ihre Zeitgenossen. Die Mrchen der Brder Grimm sind so realistisch und hchst moralisch, dass selbst

Oscar Wilde (1854—1900) — Anglo-Irish writer, an outstanding master of paradox and satirical nonsense. Reflections on good, evil and beauty are inherent in Wilde’s «The Fairy Tales». They are characterized by incredible fantasy, humanistic mood and ironic manner of presentation. Оскар Вайлд

Die Ereignisse im Mrchenroman des deutschen Schriftstellers Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann (1776—1822) «Meister Floh» entwickeln sich ziemlich schnell. Der Protagonist der Arbeit Peregrinus Ty ist pltzlich in ein mysterises Spiel mystischer Krfte verwickelt. Jeder Charakter in der Geschichte hat

The English writer George Orwell (1903—1950) gained worldwide fame for his works written in the last years of his life. The anti-utopia novel 1984 tells the story of Winston Smith and his degradation under the influence of the totalitarian state in which he lives. Англійський письменник Джордж

The story of the Scottish writer James Matthew Barry (1860—1937) «Peter Pan» is a fairy tale about the world of childhood. Peter Pan, the protagonist of the work, does not want to grow up and lives in the wonderful country of Neverland with lost children. He has his own fairy Tinker Bell. However,

Jane Austen (1775—1817) is still rightly considered the «first lady» of English literature. Her novels are full of subtle psychologism. «Pride and Prejudice» is a story about the love of a wealthy aristocrat and a modest but proud daughter of the owner of a small estate in the province.

The outstanding English writer, publicist and journalist Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) wrote historical, adventure and fiction novels. But he entered world literature as the creator of the extraordinary detective Sherlock Holmes, for whom there are no hopeless cases.

A collection of detective and mystery stories written by famous American writer Edgar Allan Poe (1809—1849) who is considered one of the founders of science fiction and science detective genres. It includes a great number of mysteries that can be solved with scientific methods and unlimited

The outstanding English writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) is mostly famous as a creator of the extraordinary detective Sherlock Holmes who always finds the guilty ones and defends the innocent, even when he has to face the mysterious evil at the swamp.

The most famous and popular novel of English writer Oscar Wilde (1854—1900). Dorian Gray is a very attractive young man who wishes to make a link between his soul and his portrait so that the picture gets old but he stays young forever. However, not only the picture gets older instead of him — it