Nicholas Фламель, modest notary from poor family, became famous as a creator of philosophical stone and elixir of life. Legend has it that Nicholas during twenty years engaged in decoding of ancient papyrus there was a recipe of eternal life in that. In 1382 a scientist made off the labour and suddenly became fabulously rich and. immortal. Officially a scientist died in 1418, but even after two with a half centuries after official deaths he appeared in Parisian opera and traveled together with the wife on India. Deciding to put an end to the similar rumors, a government decreeed to unseal the grave of Фламеля. She appeared empty.The offered edition contains all famous texts the greatest from alchemists, including "Secret description of the blessed stone named philosophical".