This volume collects three sea-going travel narratives by Richard Henry Dana, Jr., that span 25 years of maritime history, from the age of sail to the age of steam. Two Years Before the Mast (1840) is the classic account of his voyages around Cape Horn and time ashore in California in the decade before the Gold Rush. Written with an unprecedented realism that challenged the romanticism of previous maritime literature, Dana's narrative vividly portrays the daily routines and hardships of life at sea, the capriciousness and brutality of merchant ship captains and officers, and the beauty and danger of the southern oceans in winter

This book describes a group tour of "Europe and the Holy Land" Samuel Clemens experienced and reported about 100 years ago. He describes, in a way that only Mark Twain can, the people he meets and the places they go from the point of view from the American West. One memorable example of his American perspective is a comparison of Italian mountains, lakes and rivers with his beloved Rockies, Tahoe, and Mississippi. He also paints humorous portraits of the tour guides and his fellow travelers

During his wide travels John Dos Passos witnessed and wrote about many of the tumultuous events of the early 20th century. This volume collects the vibrant and insightful travel books and essays. Rosinante to the Road Again collects essays on Spanish life, literature, and art. Orient Express describes a journey in 1921 through Turkey, the Soviet Caucasus, Persia, and Iraq

In these three influential works, Washington Irving helped shape American conceptions of the western frontier. A Tour on the Prairies is Irving"s account of his month-long journey through what is now eastern Oklahoma. His descriptions of wild landscapes, rugged inhabitants, and dramatic chases and hunts display an eye for romantic sublimity and keen appreciation of the frontiersman"s "secret of personal freedom"

Романда адалдық, азаматтық іздеген басты кейіпкер Кәкімтайдың, оның серіктері: Шәріп, Әйкеннің, кереғар пікір байқатқан Гүлина, Сейілдің ішкі сырлары, толғаныстары, айтыс-тартыстары қамтылған

Новый роман Виктора Ивановича Лихоносова охватывает огромный пласт жизни КУбани - от начала ХХ века до наших дней. Главный герой этого удивительно емкого лиро - эпического повествования - Память. Память - как вечность и непрерывность человека, как постоянное движение духовности из поколения в поколение

Узбекский писатель Адыл Якубов работает в жанре повести и романа - как на современные, так и на исторические темы. Среди произведений известный роман "Сокровища Улугбека" - о жизни великого мыслителя, ученого XV в. Улугбека

Излюбленными жанрами в лесковском повествовательном искусстве были повесть и рассказ, он поднял их на большую высоту и сумел стать мастером воистину оригинальнейшим. В русскую литературу Лесков пришел, имея большой запас наблюдений над русской жизнью, с искренним сочувствием к народным нуждам, что нашло свое отражение в его прозе

The Phantom Tollbooth is a remarkable story whose humor, irony, sense, and nonsense make it one of the most unusual and appealing books of the twentieth century

В пятый том включена богатая лирика переведенная на русский язык, такими профессионалами как Т. Кузовлевой, В. Савельева и др.