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The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether was written in the year 1844 by Edgar Allan Poe. This book is one of the most popular novels of Edgar Allan Poe, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.

Nesta, left alone, gave herself up to deep thought, and to a careful reckoning of her position. She was longing to confide in some trustworthy person or persons, for Pratt's revelations had plunged her into a maze of perplexity. But her difficulties were many. First of all, she would have to tell all about the terrible charge brought by Pratt against her mother. Then about the second which he professed to--or probably did--hold. What sort of a secret could it be? And supposing her advisers suggested strong measures against Pratt--what then, about the danger to her mother, in a twofold direction?

Two bicyclists, one a Londoner, the other an American geologist named Ward, out for a pleasant bicycle trip in the idyllic Thames valley, meet at a small village inn on the west bank of the Thames. Their parlor chat turns to the subjects of mountains and volcanic eruptions, and the difference between small vent-hole eruptions and large fissure eruptions. The Londoner speaks:"Let us be thankful," I said, carelessly, "that such things don't happen in our own times." He eyed me curiously. "Haven't happened, you mean," he answered. "We have no security that they mayn't happen again to-morrow. These fissure-eruptions, though not historically described for us, are common events in geological history — commoner and on a larger scale in America than elsewhere. Still, they have occurred in all lands and at various epochs; there is no reason at all why one shouldn't occur in England at present."Cycling the next morning, stopping on a river bridge, the Londoner hears a frantic cry and sees a man running on the river tow path as though being pursued by a wild animal."I glanced back to see what his pursuer might be; and then, in one second, the whole horror and terror of the catastrophe burst upon me. Its whole horror and terror, I say, but not yet its magnitude. I was aware at first just of a moving red wall, like dull, red-hot molten metal. ... I think I can recollect that my earliest idea was no more than this: "He must run, or the moving wall will overtake him!" Next instant, a hot wave seemed to strike my face. It was just like the blast of heat that strikes one in a glasshouse when you stand in front of the boiling and seething glass in the furnace. At about the same point in time, I was aware, I believe, that the dull red wall was really a wall of fire. ... a second wave from behind seemed to rush on and break: it overlaid and outran the first one. This second wave was white, not red — at white heat, I realized. Then, with a burst of recognition, I knew what it all meant. What Ward had spoken of last night — a fissure eruption!"How will he escape? Is Ward toasted? Will the torrent of molten rock follow the river valley to London? Can he warn people in time to flee and save lives? Will London be destroyed? ... !

The Thing on the Doorstep was written in the year 1931 by Howard Phillips Lovecraft. This book is one of the most popular novels of Howard Phillips Lovecraft, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.

The Threefold Destiny was written in the year 1837 by Nathaniel Hawthorne. This book is one of the most popular novels of Nathaniel Hawthorne, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.

The Trial for Murder was written in the year 1865 by Charles Dickens. This book is one of the most popular novels of Charles Dickens, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.

The Turn of the Screw is a short novel or a novella written by American writer Henry James. Originally published in 1898, it is ostensibly a ghost story that has lent itself well to operatic and film adaptation. Due to its ambiguous content and narrative skill, The Turn of the Screw became a favorite text of New Criticism.The account has lent itself to dozens of different interpretations, often mutually exclusive, including those of a Freudian nature. Many critics have tried to determine what exactly is the nature of evil within the story.

The Unnamable was written in the year 1925 by Howard Phillips Lovecraft. This book is one of the most popular novels of Howard Phillips Lovecraft, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.

Brand's career as an author of Westerns began with this tale set in an otherworldly Wild West, which first appeared as a serial in All-Story magazine and was soon transformed into a film starring Tom Mix.

The Valley of Spiders was written in the year 1909 by H. G. Wells. This book is one of the most popular novels of H. G. Wells, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.

A Fragment of Life was written in the year 1906 by Arthur Machen. This book is one of the most popular novels of Arthur Machen, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.

A May Evening was written in the year 1887 by Nikolai Gogol. This book is one of the most popular novels of Nikolai Gogol, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.

1891-ben, az író pályájának utolsó szakaszában íródott a könyv, s egy évvel később jelent meg a Pesti Hírlapban. A cselekmény a Bach-korszakban játszódik. Lenke Lőrinc tábornok fiát, Simont a kolerajárvány idején egy vele egykorú cigány csecsemővel cserélik el. A tábornok igazi fiából világhírű cigányprímás lesz, míg az elcseréltetésükről mit sem tudó ál-Simon báró mihaszna, törtető, gyáva tisztviselőként vonja magára városa gyűlöletét. Bátyját koholt vádakkal lecsukatja, anyját lenézi, semmibe veszi, mindebben méltó társa Aranka, a szintén törtető feleség. A városba érkező igazi Lenke hangversenyt rendez, ám Simon, aki nem képes elviselni mások sikerét, be akarja tiltani a koncertet. Miután bátyja ebben megakadályozza, majd párbajra hívja ki, Simon őrültet színlel. A tipikusan jókais, romantikus eseményszövés ellenére mondanivalójában e mű nem éri utol a hasonló fogantatású regényeket, ám – az életmű részeként érdemes beszerezni.

Absolution was written in the year 1924 by Francis Scott Fitzgerald. This book is one of the most popular novels of Francis Scott Fitzgerald, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.

A nagy író kezében arannyá válik, amihez hozzányul. Gárdonyi egy-egy ritka kirándulása a színmű területére páratlan remekművekben jut kifejezésre. Az Annuska vidéki történet. Egyszerű, természetes, vonzó, csupa derű, csupa napsugár és emellett mélyen emberi.

Novák Antal világa a kívülállók számára egyszerű, szelíd, tiszta és titokzatos, mert ez a világ a magányé. Pontossága, rendszeretete, szorgalma, lelkiismeretessége legendás hírű, pedig nem több kitartóan végigélt szerepnél, melynek lelki hátországa a szorongó nyugtalanság. Felesége elvesztése után az évek lassú vonulatában a hitves falon függő, néma képe összeépült egy másik, egy élő, egy mind vonzóbb arccal – a Hildáéval, s mert a gyermek arca szinte egy az anyáéval, benne, általa él az egyiké és általa élet a másiké. Hilda mindebből semmit sem lát, csak annak poklát éli át. A kamaszok kegyetlen életrevalóságával tör magának réseket börtöne falán. Amikor apja rajtakapja Tibort Hilda szobájából való menekülése közben, szinte valódi vetélytársként néz vele, a tanítvánnyal farkasszemet. Hilda feszült párbeszéde apjával sürgeti a kimondhatatlant. Novák Antal itt, a Hildával való fájdalmas szócsatában találkozik először a teljes magánnyal, mely kínzóbb a nemlétnél. És ettől fogva, mintha megtébolyodott volna a világ. A diákok ellenségessé válnak, a kollegák egyre elviselhetetlenebbek. Hilda, Tibor, Liszner külön-külön, egyenként talán nem is rosszak, és mégis egy nagy, nyomasztó, ellenséges közösséggé egyesülnek Novák Antal alvajáró igazságkeresésének vízióiban. Öngyilkosságában a szenvedő ember ül diadalt a megaláztatással való kiegyezés felett. Az aranysárkány az ifjúság szimbóluma, a végtelennel, az egekkel kacérkodó fiatalság-láznak, mindent tipró indulatnak, féktelen szabadság-akaratnak a jelképe. „Szép”, mert fénylő, csillogó, dús a ragyogásban; és riasztó, mert sárkány-testű. Csodálni való, magával ragadó, úsztatja a tekintetet, és mégis gyűlöletes, mert jelzése, parancsoló istene az elmúlásnak.

Widely regarded as Dickens’s masterpiece, Bleak House centers on the generations-long lawsuit Jarndyce and Jarndyce, through which “whole families have inherited legendary hatreds.” Focusing on Esther Summerson, a ward of John Jarndyce, the novel traces Esther’s romantic coming-of-age and, in classic Dickensian style, the gradual revelation of long-buried secrets, all set against the foggy backdrop of the Court of Chancery. Mixing romance, mystery, comedy, and satire, Bleak House limns the suffering caused by the intricate inefficiency of the law.

Boyhood was written in the year 1854 by Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy. This book is one of the most popular novels of Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.

Curious, If True: Strange Tales was written in the year 1859 by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. This book is one of the most popular novels of Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.