Charles II. The king, well known to us from the novel “Ten Years Later” by Alexandre Dumas... But what was he like, not in books, but in reality? Patron of t...

The bell of the ancient church, which for centuries had been calling parishioners to the morning service, fell silent... And a few hours later, the corpse of...

Muriel Spark is a classic of English literature, a writer who was awarded the title of Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire. Her works - exquisi...

A book that at one time caused a sensation, almost a scandal. America of the “golden” post-war years. Beautiful, rich, passionate Grace Caldwell Tate is suff...

Inspector Roderick Alleyn - an aristocrat, an intellectual and the best detective of Scotland Yard - came to relax at a quiet New Zealand resort incognito. T...

The young talented artist Troy, the wife of Scotland Yard inspector Roderick Alleyn, knew very well what gossip was circulating about the famous theater acto...

First - work, from call to call. Then - home, change clothes, and then - alcohol, women, dancing and fights. This is how the hero of the novel, Arthur Seaton...

Lord Nelson. One of the most famous admirals in world history, who amazed his contemporaries and delighted subsequent generations with his amazing ability to...

After moving into a new house, Catherine Ravenscroft finds an unusual book in her bedroom. How could she get there? Neither Katherine herself nor her husband...

This volume is an electronic compilation of works by William Faulkner not included in the 9-volume collected works.

Orwell, being one of the most brilliant and controversial writers of the 20th century, struggled with pressing issues in his own way - with the help of pen a...

During a school competition, the body of one of the students is found in a haystack... Young teacher Michael Evans, under suspicion, asks his friend Nigel St...