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CURTIS, CHRISTOPHER PAUL
The Watsons go to Birmingham - 1963 / Curtis, Christopher Paul ... – New York : Delacorte Press, 1995. - 210, [1] p. . . – [N. c.] – 0-385-32175-9 (в пер.), 978-0-385-32175-4 : 2303 tg.
UDC:
821.111-31(73)
Shelf code:
Л 2013/41906
Subject headings
- American novels
Annotation
The ordinary interactions and everyday routines of the Watsons, an African American family living in Flint, Michigan, are drastically changed after they go to visit Grandma in Alabama in the summer of 1963
Keywords
Afro-Americans - fiction, family life - fiction, prejudices - fiction, brothers and sisters - fiction, flint (Mich.) - fiction
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SOPHOCLES
Three Theban Plays : Oedipus the King. Oedipus at Colonus. Antigone / Sophocles ; translated by Peter Constantine... – New York : Barnes & Noble Classics, 2007. - 231 p.– (Barnes and Noble Classics. . . – 978-1-59308-235-2 : 1379 tg.
UDC:
821.111-2
Shelf code:
Л 2011/30049
Subject headings
- English fiction. Drama
Annotation
The pinnacle of classical drama in Greece, the three-part, 2,500-year-old Oedipus cycle remains a touchstone of Western culture. Near perfect technically, the plays feature headstrong heroes, intense plots, and breathtaking imagery that have influenced generations of artists, philosophers, and statesmen. These fresh, historically faithful renditions by renowned translator Peter Constantine bring new life to civilization`s most meaningful dramas
Keywords
drama, plays, poems
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ORCZY, BARONESS
The Scarlet Pimpernel / Orczy, Baroness ... – New York : Barnes & Noble Classics, 2005. - 271 p.– (Barnes and Noble Classics. . . – 978-1-59308-234-7 : 1379 tg.
UDC:
821.111-3
Shelf code:
Л 2011/30002
Subject headings
- English fiction
Annotation
In the year 1792, Sir Percy and Lady Marguerite Blakeney are the darlings of British society - he is known as one of the wealthiest men in England and dimwit; she is a French, a stunning former actress, and "the cleverest woman in Europe."
Keywords
classic novels, fiction, novels
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IRVING, WASHINGTON
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow / Irving, Washington ... – New York : Barnes & Noble Classics, 2006. - 494 p. . . – 978-1-59308-225-3 : 1379 tg.
UDC:
821.111-3
Shelf code:
Л 2011/30001
Subject headings
- English fiction. Prose
Annotation
The first great American man of letters, Washington Irving became an international celebrity almost overnight upon publication of The Sketch-Book in 1820, which included the short stories "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle". These tales remain his two most popular works
Keywords
American literature, short stories, fiction
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MASON, A. E. W.
The Four Feathers / Mason, A. E. W. ... – New York, 2005. - 306 p.– (Barnes and Noble Classics. . . – 978-1-59308-313-7 : 1379 tg.
UDC:
821.111-3
Shelf code:
Л 2011/30004
Subject headings
- English fiction
Annotation
English officer and gentlemen Harry Feversham has wealth, social position, a beautiful feancee, Ethne Eustace, and a brotherly bond with three close friends. But he also harbors a dark secret. Though he is expected to continue his family`s proud tradition of military service, he cannot forget the shameful stories he heard as a child: tales of men who shirked their duty and disgraced themeselves in battle
Keywords
fiction, novels, stories, english fiction
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WHARTON, EDITH
The House of Mirth / Wharton, Edith ... – New York, 2004. - 360 p.– (Barnes and Noble Classics. . . – 978-1-59308-153-9 : 1379 tg.
UDC:
821.111-3
Shelf code:
Л 2011/30003
Subject headings
- English fiction
Annotation
Edith Wharton`s dark view of society, the somber economics of marriage, and the powerlessness of the unwedded woman at the turn of the twentieth century emerge dramatically in the tragic novel The House of Mirth
Keywords
tragic novel, fiction, love stories, novels
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COOPER, JAMES FENIMORE
The Deerslayer / Cooper, James Fenimore ... – New York : Barnes & Noble Classics, 2005. - 565 p.– (Barnes and Noble Classics. . . – 978-1-59308-211-6 : 1379 tg.
UDC:
821.111-3
Shelf code:
Л 2011/30056
Subject headings
- English fiction. Prose
Annotation
Set in the 1740s just as the French and Indian wars have begun, the novel opens as Natty Bumppo - known as Deerslayer - and his friend Hurry Harry travel to Tom Hutter`s house in upstate New York. Hurry plans to marry Tom`s beautiful daughter Judith, while Deerslayer has come to help his close friend Chingachgook save his bride-to-be, Wah-ta-Wah, from the Huron Indians. When war breaks out, and Hurry and Tom are captured by Indians, Deerslayer must go on his first warpath to rescue them
Keywords
novels, english novels, stories
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ELIOT, T. S
The Waste land and Other Poems / Eliot, T. S ... – New York : Barnes & Noble Classics, 2005. - 121 p.– (Barnes and Noble Classics. . . – 978-1-59308-279-6 : 1379 tg.
UDC:
821.111-1
Shelf code:
Л 2011/30041
Subject headings
- English poetry
Annotation
Considered the most important poem of the twentieth century, T.S. Eliot`s The Waste Land is an oblique and fascinating view of the hopelessness and confusion of purpose in modern Western civilization
Keywords
english poetry, poems, poem of 20s, verse
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HAWTHORNE, NATHANIEL
The House of the Seven Gables / Hawthorne, Nathaniel ... – New York : Barnes & Noble Classics, 2007. - 298 p.– (Barnes and Noble Classics. . . – 978-1-59308-231-4 : 1379 tg.
UDC:
821.111-3
Shelf code:
Л 2011/30012
Subject headings
- English fiction
Annotation
Greed, treachery, mesmerism, and murder are just some of the bricks Hawthorne uses to build The House of the Seven Gables. Generations before the present story begins, wealthy Colonel Pyncheon covets Matthew Maule’s land. When Maule is hanged for witchcraft, he puts a curse on the Colonel—and all his descendants. Now the menacing Judge Pyncheon continues the family tradition of hiding cruelty under a dazzling smile, while his scowling niece, Hepzibah, and half-mad nephew, Clifford, are reduced to poverty by his machinations. But the younger generation, embodied in their distant cousin Phoebe, becomes a ray of hope penetrating the dark house
Keywords
classic novels, stories, novels, fiction
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MILLER, JORDAN Y.
The Heath introduction to Drama / Miller, Jordan Y. ... – USA : Health, 1992. - 1131 p. . . – 0-669-24411-2 : 600 tg.
UDC:
821.111-1
Shelf code:
Л 2012/35857
Subject headings
- English drama
Annotation
At a much lower price than comparable anthologies, the Fifth Edition provides 18 extraordinary plays, with a strong representation of historical periods and minority and women playwrights. The Introduction focuses on the study of drama as both a literary genre and a performing art; also provided are expanded introductions to the plays, an updated select bibliography, and a new filmography
Keywords
anthology, drama, genre, english drama, dramaturgy
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CURTIS, CHRISTOPHER PAUL
THE WATSONS GO TO BIRMINGHAM - 1963 (1995)
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