In the book “Around the World,” the popular English biologist and writer J. Durrell talks about how his interest in nature arose as a child on the Greek isla...

The book by Commander Jacques-Yves Cousteau, written by him in collaboration with his son and Philippe Diolet, imbued with a love for the sea and its inhabit...

The Shiva Mahimna Stotra or hymn dedicated to Shiva in Glory is one of the finest hymns in Sanskrit literature. Once entering Samadhi, Sri Ramakrishna repeat...

The expedition of the Norwegian Thor Heyerdahl, undertaken in 1947, still remains an example of bold scientific daring and desperate travel. Where it all beg...

Predatory extermination of animals is a topic that worries many people on earth today. English conservationists Thornton and Carrie, often at the risk of the...

Mary Stewart's books won the hearts of millions of readers, while receiving high praise from critics who especially noted her skill in the genre of adventure...

The collection of modern foreign fiction includes works by writers from capitalist countries: R. Heinlein’s novel “Stepsons of the Universe”, novels and shor...

Gerald Malcolm Durrell (1925–1995) is an English naturalist, writer, founder of the Jersey Zoo and the Wildlife Conservation Fund, which now bear his name. T...

The book consists of two stories by the world famous English writer and zoologist J. Durrell, telling about the expedition to Madagascar and the celebration ...

The collection continues the series of literary fairy tales by writers from different countries. The collection of fairy tales by American writers includes w...

The book tells about the High King Arthur, the valiant Lancelot and the Knights of the Round Table, about the dramatic events taking place in Camelot Castle....

It seems that almost all the heroes of Bradbury's stories posted here take exams: some - to become an astronaut, others - to please a girl, others - to survi...