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Исповедь — автобиографическое произведение Льва Толстого, написанное в конце 1870-х — начале 1880-х годов и впервые опубликованное в 1884 году в Женеве. В "Исповеди" Льва Толстого, он размышляет о смысле жизни и веры, освещает внутренний кризис и стремление к духовному просветлению. Рассказ описывает авторское путешествие от религиозной скептичности к новому пониманию веры и божественного. Это мощное личное и философское размышление о духовности и смысле существования.

Step into the peeling corners of a sunlit nursery where shadows weave stories, and the wallpaper whispers secrets to the solitary occupant. The Yellow Wallpaper is a haunting exploration of the fine line between reality and madness, told through the intimate, unraveling voice of a woman confined by both a stifling room and the suffocating norms of her time. In this groundbreaking work, Gilman transforms the mundane into the menacing, using the seemingly innocent patterns of wallpaper to reveal a tapestry of despair, resilience, and suppressed creativity.

«Кавказский пленник» — произведение одного из величайших писателей мира, русского прозаика и мыслителя Л. Н. Толстого (1828–1910). Рассказ повествует о русском офицере в плену у горцев во время Кавказской войны. Это одно из наиболее популярных созданий писателя. Оно еще раз подтверждает, что Толстой — большой мастер портрета, и не только психологического. Произведение является обязательной частью школьной программы. Толстой создал много прекрасных произведений: «Воскресение», «Война и мир», «Кавказский пленник», «Казаки», «Крейцерова соната».

Out for a walk in London one day, Gip and his father happen upon a magic shop. At Gip's urging, the two go in — and things grow more and more curious by the minute. Counters, store fixtures, and mirrors seem to move around the room, and the shopkeeper is most mysterious of all. Gip is thrilled by all he sees, and his father is at first amused, but when things become stranger and sinister father is no longer sure where reality ends and illusion begins.

Hermeticism or Hermetism is a philosophical system based on the purported teachings of Hermes Trismegistus (a legendary Hellenistic combination of the Greek god Hermes and the Egyptian god Thoth). These teachings are contained in the various writings attributed to Hermes (the Hermetica), which were produced over a period spanning many centuries (c. 300 BCE — 1200 CE) and may be very different in content and scope.

There are books that haunt. The King in Yellow is one of them. First published in 1895, this cycle of four interlinked stories—The Repairer of Reputations, The Mask, In the Court of the Dragon, and The Yellow Sign—offers a view into a world just a shade off from our own. Beneath the surface of elegant prose and civil order lies something broken, something touched by madness, art, power—and something unspeakably strange. A book within the book, a play that should never be listened to, threads through each tale, leaving behind not answers, but echoes.

The Devoted Friend by Oscar Wilde was first published in 1888 in the anthology The Happy Prince and Other Tales. Hans was a little man who owned a beautiful garden, where he grew flowers of all kinds and colours which were sold in the market to make some money. He enjoyed the company of another man called Hugh, a miller who used to visit Hans very often during the summer time and with whom he shared thoughts about friendship and loyalty.

This is the little famous book called How To Get What You Want - by Wallace D. Wattles. This book also includes a Bonus VIP Summary of the blockbuster book: The Science of Getting Rich otherwise known as Financial Success Through Creative Thought. You will learn many of the hidden secrets of Prof. Wattles and the art and science of success. The first part of the book was written by Wallace Wattles and the summary was written by Dr. Mentz in 2003. Getting what you want is success; and success is an effect, coming from the application of a cause. The cause of success is always in the person who succeeds.

Муму — психологическая повесть Ивана Тургенева о глухонемом дворнике Герасиме, который из-за прихоти барыни вынужден был разлучиться с любимой и утопить единственного друга — собачку. Автор симпатизирует простому и доброму Герасиму, а его хозяйку изображает жесткой, циничной и капризной. Перу автора принадлежат и другие известные произведения, такие как «"Ася", "Отцы и дети", "Дворянское гнездо", «Бирюк", "Накануне", 'Пожар на море", "Постоялый двор', "Часы", "Три портрета", "Странная история", "Свидание" и т. д.

Pollyanna is a kind novel advocating an optimistic outlook, which is summarized in a famous quote 'When you look for the bad in mankind expecting to find it, you surely will'. Pollyanna, a young orphan, is living with her stern aunt, who is taking care of her out of 'sense of duty'. Under any circumstances Pollyanna prefers to see only their best side, taking joy in simplest things, she affects everyone around her. Hence a popular term 'Pollyannaism', or the Pollyanna Principle, a subconscious bias towards the positive.

Some histories refuse to stay buried. In A Neighbour's Landmark , M. R. James offers a haunting meditation on place, memory, and the quiet persistence of old wrongs. Through gentle suggestion and masterful restraint, James evokes a creeping dread rooted in the land itself—a whisper of something long forgotten, but never forgiven. This is not merely a ghost story, but a tale where the landscape remembers, and where every stone may carry a secret. Subtle, strange, and unsettling, this is classic James at his most disquieting.

The Tao Te Ching is a Taoist philosophical treatise. Lao Tzu, a great Ancient Chinese philosopher and teacher, is considered to be the author of this book. We owe this book to an unnamed guardian who kept safe the far western borders of a country, Zhou in the fifth century BC. The legend says that exhausted from misunderstanding Teacher with a tired heart went on his last journey – to die in a dessert. The guardian recognized great Lao Tzu, called him by name and, nobody knows how, persuaded the wise man to tell a world about Dao and De. "When you said Dao, you said nothing", the teacher replied.

In a quiet farmhouse, the ordinary folds into the unseen. A Jury of Her Peers turns a simple domestic scene into a mirror of justice, conscience, and the unspoken weight of women's lives. With spare, careful strokes, Susan Glaspell reveals how silence can testify and how understanding sometimes takes root where authority fails.

This Anthology of Cthulhu Mythos brings together 25 stories from two of the most influential authors in the horror genre, H. P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard. This anthology is a must-read for fans of horror and speculative fiction, offering a deep dive into the nightmarish worlds that have influenced generations of readers and writers. The combination of Lovecraft's cosmic horror and Howard's vivid imagination creates a compelling and terrifying journey into the unknown.

The Collected Tales of Nikolai Gogol includes the works of the famous writer Nikolai Gogol: The Viy, A May Night, Memoirs of a Madman, The Nose, The Cloak, Christmas Eve.

Вишневый сад — последнее творение великого русского писателя Антона Павловича Чехова (1860–1904). Помещица Любовь Андреевна Раневская, вернувшись из Франции, сталкивается с тем, что ее любимое имение вскоре будет продано. Чтобы все не потерять, ей предлагают сдавать вишневый сад дачникам... Незаурядный сюжет комедии и неповторимый авторский стиль повествования придется по душе читателю. Пьеса Вишневый сад известна также благодаря замечательным театральным постановкам. Чехов Антон Павлович — автор знаменитых рассказов, повести "Палата № 6", пьес Вишневый сад и "Чайка".

Wander through echoing courts and jasmine-scented halls, where the whisper of Moorish kings still lingers in the painted air. In Tales of the Alhambra, Washington Irving invites the reader not into mere history, but into a waking dream of Spain—a place where stone lions keep watery vigil and forgotten soldiers pace moonlit corridors. These stories, part legend, part keen observation, ripple with the mystery of vanished empires and the quiet wonder of a traveler who listens closely.

Edward Malone, a young reporter for the Daily Gazette, asks his editor for a dangerous assignment to impress the woman he loves, Gladys, who wishes for a great man capable of brave deeds and actions. His task is to approach the notorious Professor Challenger, who dislikes the popular press intensely and physically assaults intrusive journalists. The subject is to be his recent South American expedition which, surrounded by controversy, guarantees a hostile reaction.

Любовь и дуэли, судьбы и легенды, тайны истории и сказочное волшебство — проза, поэмы, эпиграммы и стихи Пушкина собраны в одном аудиосборнике.

Johann Peter Hebel's The Artful Hussar is a short story that showcases the wit and resourcefulness of a clever soldier. The tale follows a cunning hussar who, through his quick thinking and charm, manages to outsmart those around him. Set against the backdrop of military life, the story highlights themes of intelligence, deception, and survival. With Hebel's signature blend of humor and moral insight, The Artful Hussar offers a delightful and thought-provoking glimpse into human nature and ingenuity.