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Genre:Художественная литература (fiction)
language:English
publication type:book
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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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HERODOTUS
The Histories / Herodotus ... – New York : Barnes & Noble Classics, 2004. - 584 p.– (Barnes and Noble Classics. . . – 978-1-59308-102-7 : 1379 tg.
UDC:
94
Shelf code:
Л 2011/30014
Subject headings
- History
Annotation
The world`s first great narrative history, Herodotus`s The Histories vividly describes how the Greeks - few in number, poor, and disunited - managed to repulse a massive invasion by the powerful Persian army in the 5th century B.C.
Keywords
Greeks, ancient history, Persian history
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THUCYDIDES
The History of the Peloponnesian War / Thucydides ... – New York : Barnes & Noble Classics, 2006. - 605 p.– (Barnes and Noble Classics. . . – 978-1-59308-091-4 : 1379 tg.
UDC:
94
Shelf code:
Л 2011/29999
Subject headings
- History
Annotation
A monumental work unsurpassed for its brilliant description, accuracy, and penetrating insights, Thucydide`s History of the Peloponnesian War is a spectacular eyewitness report of the war between Greece`s two most powerful city-states, Athens and Sparta, as it unfolded during the fifth century B.C.E
Keywords
world history, history, history of Greece, ancient history
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TZU, LAO
Tao Te Ching / Tzu, Lao ... – New York : Barnes & Noble Classics, 2005. - 175 p.– (Barnes and Noble Classics. . . – 978-1-59308-256-7 : 1379 tg.
UDC:
2
Shelf code:
Л 2011/30009
Subject headings
- Religion
Annotation
Epigrammatic, enigmatic, intensely poetic, the Tao Te Ching is the mystical, spiritual soul of Taoism, one of the three great religions of ancient China. The Tao is usually translated as "the way" or "the path", but it is better understood as a universal life force that flows around and through all things
Keywords
taoism, religion of China, world religions
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DOUGLASS, FREDERICK
My Bondage and my Freedom / Douglass, Frederick ... – New York : Barnes & Noble Classics, 2005. - 389 p.– (Barnes and Noble Classics. . . – 978-1-59308-301-4 : 1379 tg.
UDC:
821.111-3
Shelf code:
Л 2011/30010
Subject headings
- English fiction. Prose
Annotation
Born a slave, Frederick Douglass educated himself, escaped, and became on of the greatest social leaders in American History. Although usually identified with the monumental Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, Douglass produced two additional autobiograthies, the second of which he called My Bondage and my Freedom
Keywords
fiction, english novels, american novels, American blacks, novels
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HAMILTON, ALEXANDER
The Federalist / Hamilton, Alexander Madison, James ... – New York : Barnes & Noble Classics, 2006. - 510 p.– (Barnes and Noble Classics. . . – 978-1-59308-282-6 : 1379 tg.
UDC:
94(73)
Shelf code:
Л 2011/30000
Subject headings
- History of USA
Annotation
A classic of American political thought, The Federalist is a series of eighty-five essays by three authors - Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay - written to curry support for the proposed new Constitution of the United States, a document that many considered too redical
Keywords
U.S Constitution, political system of the USA, goverment, taxation
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DU BOIS W. E. B.
The Souls of Black Folk / Du Bois W. E. B. ... – New York : Barnes & Noble Classics, 2003. - 212 p.– (Barnes and Noble Classics. . . – 978-1-59308-014-3 : 1379 tg.
UDC:
94
Shelf code:
Л 2011/30013
Subject headings
- History
Annotation
One of the most influential books ever published in America, W.E.B. Du Bois`s The Souls of Black Folk is an eloquent collection of fourteen essays that discribe the life, the ambitions, the struggles, and the passions of African Americans at the transition from the nineteenth to the twentieth century
Keywords
African Americans, afro-americans, history of USA, native americans
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AUSTEN, JANE
Northanger Abbey / Austen, Jane ... – New York : Barnes & Noble Classics, 2005. - 260 p.– (Barnes and Noble Classics. . . – 978-1-59308-264-2 : 1379 tg.
UDC:
821.111-3
Shelf code:
Л 2011/30008
Subject headings
- English fiction. Prose
Keywords
classic novels, english novels, novels
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