Краткое описание: When the superbly handsome Dorian Gray sees his portrait he makes a terrible wish: that the portrait will grow older and that he will remain young forever. What happens to the portrait that no one ever sees? This disturbing story of a man who is willing to sell his soul for eternal youth while pursuing pleasure and passion was first published in 1890. It is Oscar Wilde’s only novel and one of his most celebrated works.

Краткое описание: In the New York of the 1870s, Newland and May are about to marry. Then May’s cousin, Ellen, arrives from Europe and everything changes.

Краткое описание: Marlow, a merchant sailor, travels through colonial Africa. He makes a perilous journey by steamboat to rescue Kurtz, an agent, who is seriously III. He arrives at Kurtz’s station to find that the agent has taken control of the whole area. In his complete isolation from civilised society Kurtz has instituted a brutal system of human sacrifice and magic to enthral the natives.

Краткое описание: The heroine of Jane Austen’s last completed novel, which mixes social comedy with reflection on the society of the time, is Anne Elliot, whose love life seems to be over until she gets a second chance...

Краткое описание: Miss Dorothea Brooke wants to do something great. She knows that she cannot do it on her own, so she marries a man twice her age who, she believes, is engaged in a great work of scholarship. Young Dr Tertius Lydgate intends to do great work for medical science, until he faIls in love with Rosamond Vincy.