Художественная литература на английском языке — Rudyard Kipling

This anthology of Rudyard Kipling's greatest short stories contains some of the most memorable and popular examples of the genre of which he was an undisputed master. The Man Who Would be King is a classic tale of adventure as the opportunistic, renegade and vagabond pair of Daniel Dravot and Peachey Carnehan attempt to establish themselves at the level of god and king over the primitive people of Kafiristan. Other famous short stories included are: Only a Subaltern, The Phantom Rickshaw, Wee...

Rudyard Kipling's classic collection of fables answers the great questions of animal- and humankind, in a fun, eloquent, and magical way - perfect for adults and children alike. From the author of The Jungle Book and Kim, Just So Stories is the beautifully imaginative pairing of the animal fables from Kipling's childhood in India with the folk tales collected throughout his life. Adults will revel in Kipling's fanciful storytelling and gift for language, and children will request these tales as...

Блестящая книга от самого индийского из английских писателей - Редъярда Киплинга. Иногда случается, что бывшие возлюбленные не дают о себе забыть. Рикша-призрак становится проводником для беспокойных духов, и разум героя рискует повредиться от переплетения видимого и невидимого миров. Но что делать мужчине, если экс-любовница не прекращает преследовать его не только после их расставания, но и... после её смерти?В этой книге собраны замечательные рассказы Редъярда Киплинга, которые продолжают...

Редъярд Киплинг - самый индийский из всех английских писателей, который до сих пор покоряет сердца читателей по всему миру. В этот сборник "Простые рассказы с гор" вошли самые известные рассказы этого писателя: "Липсет", "Отброшенный", "Саис мисс Йол", "За чертой" и многие другие. Читателя ждут необычные сюжетные повороты, тонкий юмор и увлекательные истории. Читайте зарубежную литературу в оригинале!

Rudyard Kipling (1865—1936) was an English journalist, short-story writer, poet, and novelist.Kate Sheriff, a young American woman, knew without a shadow of a doubt what her calling was. She was to move to India where she would dedicate herself to improving the condition of Indian women. In her ensuing struggle to lay aside her favoured Western lifestyle, and her adjustments to life in the Indian subcontinent, Kipling presents east and west side by side and reveals the complex, often tangled...

Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was an English journalist, short-story writer, poet, and novelist. "The Naulahka" is a remarkable work of fiction by Rudyard Kipling and Wolcott Balestier, came under severe criticism by a section of the society for its alleged anti-feminist contents when it was first published in 1892.

Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was an English journalist, short-story writer, poet, and novelist. "Stalky & Co" is a great novel about adolescent boys at a British boarding school. It is a collection of school stories whose juvenile protagonists display a know-it-all, cynical outlook on patriotism and authority.

The diverse tales selected for this volume display the astonishing virtuosity of Rudyard Kipling's early writings. A Nobel prize-winner, Kipling was phenomenally productive and imaginative, displaying a literary mastery of idioms, technology and technical terms, exotic locations, and social range. He gained immense popularity, becoming (as these stories indicate) the knowledgeable spokesman for a wide public. Later, although Kipling's right-wing views increasingly incurred hostility,...

Серия English Fiction Collection состоит из лучших произведений английских и американских авторов. Читая книгу на языке оригинала, вы не только обогатите собственную лексику и научитесь чувствовать грамматический строй, но также сможете насладиться настоящим языком великих писателей и поэтов. Серия предназначена для тех, кто учит английский всерьез, кто действительно хочет знать этот красивый и многогранный язык.

Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was an English journalist, short-story writer, poet, and novelist. "Soldiers Three" is a collection of short stories. The three soldiers of the title are Learoyd, Mulvaney and Ortheris, who had also appeared previously in the collection "Plain Tales from the Hills".

Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was an English journalist, short-story writer, poet, and novelist. "The Light That Failed" is a haunting and powerful novel of human suffering, love and loss. In Dick Heldar, artist and journalist, we see a man struggling to rise above his cruel beginnings and neglected childhood to grasp at a chance for happiness in later life. However as his hopes slowly turn to dust, his determination and mental powers begin to drain away, and the onset of premature physical...