The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis is a classic masterpiece of religious satire that entertains readers with its sly and ironic portrayal of human life and foibles from ...
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Джон Стейнбек (1902–1968) – американский писатель, лауреат Нобелевской премии по литературе 1962 года и Пулитцеровской премии. Произведения автора бесспорно входят в золот...
Spot was a good-looking dog and everyone in the Klondike wanted the canine - except the two men that owned him. They tried selling him, they tried leaving him behind, and ...
1930-е годы. Америка истерзана экономическим кризисом. По заверениям правительства, Великая депрессия осталась позади, однако тысячи людей, лишившихся работы и крова, по-п...