Жанр: Классическая проза, Классика
The Forsyte Saga is John Galsworthy's monumental chronicle of the lives of the moneyed Forsytes, a family whose values are constantly at war with its passions. The story of Soames Forsyte's marriage to the beautiful and rebellious Irene, and its effects upon the whole Forsyte clan, The Forsyte Saga is a brilliant social satire of the acquisitive sensibilities of a comfort-bound class in its final glory. Galsworthy spares none of his characters, revealing their weaknesses and shortcomings as clearly as he does the tenacity and perseverance that define the strongest members of the Forsyte...
Жанр: История, Наука и Образование
«Жил да был на свете кровожадный князь Дракула. Он сажал людей на кол, поджаривал на угольях, варил головы в котле, заживо сдирал кожу, разрубал на куски и пил из них кровь…» – рассказывал Авраам Ван Хельсинг, перелистывая книгу о прижизненных преступлениях грозного вампира. Многие помнят этот эпизод из фильма Ф. Копполы, снятого по роману Брэма Стокера «Дракула», и, возможно, именно из этой киноленты узнали, что Дракула не был вымышленным персонажем. У знаменитого вампира есть прототип – князь Валахии Влад Дракула (Цепеш), правивший этим румынским княжеством в середине xv века. И действительно, этого человека по сей день называют «великим извергом», затмившим своими злодеяниями Ирода и...
Жанр: Классическая проза, Классика
The Forsyte Saga is John Galsworthy's monumental chronicle of the lives of the moneyed Forsytes, a family whose values are constantly at war with its passions. The story of Soames Forsyte's marriage to the beautiful and rebellious Irene, and its effects upon the whole Forsyte clan, The Forsyte Saga is a brilliant social satire of the acquisitive sensibilities of a comfort-bound class in its final glory. Galsworthy spares none of his characters, revealing their weaknesses and shortcomings as clearly as he does the tenacity and perseverance that define the strongest members of the Forsyte...
Жанр: Классическая проза, Классика
The Forsyte Saga is John Galsworthy's monumental chronicle of the lives of the moneyed Forsytes, a family whose values are constantly at war with its passions. The story of Soames Forsyte's marriage to the beautiful and rebellious Irene, and its effects upon the whole Forsyte clan, The Forsyte Saga is a brilliant social satire of the acquisitive sensibilities of a comfort-bound class in its final glory. Galsworthy spares none of his characters, revealing their weaknesses and shortcomings as clearly as he does the tenacity and perseverance that define the strongest members of the Forsyte...
