James H. The American = Американец: на английском языке
Henry James was an American author regarded as a key transitional figure between literary realism and literary modernism "The American" is an uneasy combination of social comedy and melodrama concerning the adventures and misadventures of Christopher Newman. He is an essentially good-hearted but rather gauche American businessman on his first tour of Europe. Newman is looking for a world different from the simple, harsh realities of 19thcentury American business. He encounters both the beauty and the ugliness of Europe, and learns not to take either for granted.
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ПодробнееJames H. The Reverberator = Ревебератор: на английском языке
Henry James was an American author regarded as a key transitional figure between literary realism and literary modernism. George Flack, the main character of this great story, is the Paris correspondent for an American scandal sheet called The Reverberator. Francie Dosson, a pretty but not always tactful American girl, confides to Flack some gossip about the Proberts, the Frenchified family of her fiance, Gaston Probert. James deplored the media, about a match that may be ruined by a gossip column.
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ПодробнееJames H. The Portrait of a Lady = Женский портрет: роман на англ.яз. James H.
James H. The Princess Casamassima = Княгиня Казамассима: на английском языке
Henry James was an American author regarded as a key transitional figure between literary realism and literary modernism. "The Princess Casamassima" is the wonderful story of an intelligent but confused young London bookbinder, Hyacinth Robinson, who becomes involved in radical politics and a terrorist assassination plot. The book is unusual in the Jamesian canon for dealing with such a violent political subject.
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ПодробнееJames H. The Tragic Muse = Трагическая муза: на английском языке
Henry James was an American author regarded as a key transitional figure between literary realism and literary modernism. "The Tragic Muse" is wide, cheerful panorama of English life follows the fortunes of two would-be artists: Nick Dormer, who throws over a political career in his efforts to become a painter, and Miriam Rooth, an actress striving for artistic and commercial success.
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ПодробнееJames H. Confidence = Уверенность: кн. на англ.яз.
Henry James (1843-1916) was an American author regarded as a key transitional figure between literary realism and literary modernism. "Confidence" is a great novel which centers on artist Bernard Longueville, scientist Gordon Wright, and the sometimes inscrutable heroine, Angela Vivian. The plot rambles through various romantic entanglements before reaching an uncomplicated, but still believable happy ending.
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Купер Джеймс Фенимор Jack Tier; or, the Florida Reefs = Джек Тайер, или Флоридский риф: роман на англ.яз
James Fenimore Cooper was a prolific and popular American writer of the first half of the 19th century. His historical romances of frontier and Indian life in the early American days created a unique form of American literature. Jack Tier; or, the Florida Reefs is a novel by James Fenimore Cooper. Set during the Mexican-American war, the novel relates a untraditional lovestory.
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ПодробнееJames H. The Sacred Fount = Священный источник: на английском языке
Henry James (1843—1916) was an American author regarded as a key transitional figure between literary realism and literary modernism. In «The Sacred Fount» an unnamed narrator attempts to discover the truth about the love lives of his fellow guests at a weekend party in the English countryside. He spurns the «detective and keyhole» methods as ignoble, and instead tries to decipher these relationships purely from the behavior and appearance of each guest. He expends huge resources of energy and ingenuity on his theories, much to the bemusement of some people at the party.
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ПодробнееJames H. The Bostonians II = Бостонцы 2: на английском языке
Henry James was an American author regarded as a key transitional figure between literary realism and literary modernism. This brilliant satire of the women's rights movement in America. The story of the ravishing inspirational speaker Verena Tarrant and the bitter struggle between two distant cousins who seek to control her. Will the privileged Boston feminist Olive Chancellor succeed in turning her beloved ward into a celebrated activist and lifetime companion? Or will Basil Ransom, a conservative southern lawyer, steal Verena's heart and remove her from the limelight?
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ПодробнееJames H. The Bostonians I = Бостонцы. Ч.1: на английском языке
Henry James (1843-1916) was an American author regarded as a key transitional figure between literary realism and literary modernism. This brilliant satire of the womens rights movement in America. The story of the ravishing inspirational speaker Verena Tarrant and the bitter struggle between two distant cousins who seek to control her. Will the privileged Boston feminist Olive Chancellor succeed in turning her beloved ward into a celebrated activist and lifetime companion? Or will Basil Ransom, a conservative southern lawyer, steal Verenas heart and remove her from the limelight?
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Купер Джеймс Фенимор Mercedes of Castile; or, The Voyage to Cathay = Мерседес из Кастилии, или Путешествие в Катай: роман на англ.яз
James Fenimore Cooper was a prolific and popular American writer of the first half of the 19th century. His historical romances of frontier and Indian life in the early American days created a unique form of American literature. Mercedes of Castile; or, The Voyage to Cathay is a 1840 historical novel by James Fenimore Cooper. The novel is set in 15th century Europe, and follows the preparations and expedition of Christopher Columbus westward to the new world.
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