You have decided to go on a journey through the back streets of nightmares lurking beyond the edge of reality. There is only madness and panic here. Here, ev...

If three people in a boat (not including a dog) traveled down the Thames and learned a lot about their native England (see Jerome K. Jerome). then a century ...

This story opens the “Sons of Encouragement” series, dedicated to such biblical heroes of faith as Aaron, Caleb, Jonathan, Amos and Silas. These five men ans...

Dumas’ story “Otho the Archer” is a free adaptation of a number of Lower Rhine (German and Dutch) legends, inscribed in the specific historical context of th...

J. R. R. Tolkien’s famous book “The Lord of the Rings” has become a “tale of tales” for several generations of readers, shaping their life values. The impact...

This is the English Gothic of the 19th century. This is where “black prose” began, what it is - in all its possible forms and directions, from classic “horro...

“Mr. Bullsey is at your service. I serve a demanding mistress: if anything goes wrong, she will end things with me..."

The book contains articles, essays and lectures by J.R.R. Tolkien on alliterative poetry, Middle English literature, Celticology, the problem of creating art...

One seance and one waking meeting changed the political views of a member of Parliament, an ardent supporter of workhouses for the poor.

At the wedding of brother Benedicte, the irresistible Italian Paolo turned his head. He playfully won the heart of a naive, trusting girl, and after a stormy...