В сборник включены лучшие произведения классиков американского романтизма: "таинственные" новеллы Вашингтона Ирвинга и фантастические, детективные и "страшные" рассказы Эд...
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Pol Detson, son of Lord Det of Rondoval, has come home. He is now a powerful sorceror of unsurpassed natural ability - in a world where the power of magic is the only kind...
Вашингтон Ирвинг (1783-1859) был первым американским беллетристом, завоевавшим мировую известность. В его творчестве гармонично сочетаются романтическая фантазия, мягкий ю...
Вашингтон Ирвинг (1783-1859) был первым американским беллетристом, завоевавшим мировую известность. В его творчестве гармонично сочетаются романтическая фантазия, мягкий ...
Вашингтон Ирвинг (1783-1859) был первым американским беллетристом, завоевавшим мировую известность. В его творчестве гармонично сочетаются романтическая фантазия, мягкий ю...
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