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"White Fang" is a novel of the distinguished American writer Jack London (1876—1916) which belongs to the Northern cycle of his works. It is a story of the wolf, White Fang by name, in whose veins there runs the dog's blood. This circumstance makes his life impossible outside human society. ...

«Little Women», is a novel by American author Louisa May Alcott (1832—1888). First part of the story follows the lives of the four March sisters — Margaret, Jo, Beth, and Amy — who were born in a not so rich family. The girls had to teach themselves to fight their ...

"The Merchant of Venice" is among the most famous comedies of the brilliant English poet and playwright William Shakespeare (1564—1616). Two plotlines interweave within — a story of a romantic courtship and a conflict on the verge of tragedy, driven by lust for vengeance. Through the lighthearted form of comedy, ...

The Christmas tales by Charles Dickens (1812— 1870) remind people about high moral truths and real human values. The main heroes of this book come, by their own way, to understanding the importance of charity, friendship, mutual assistance, family comfort — the things without which it is impossible to build ...

"The Chimes" and "The Cricket on the Hearth" by Charles Dickens (1812—1870) belong to his well-known cycle "Christmas Stories". The events of the first one develop on the New Year's Eve when the casual messenger Toby after his talk with the alderman begins to believe that all the poor people ...

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850—1894) was the great master of English prose of Scottish origin, the representative of neoromanticism, the novel "Treasure Island" being the pearl of his creative work. The author in a masterly manner demonstrates that the jeopardies of the desert island, the vile tricks of covetous pirates and ...