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Burnett, Frances Hodgson. The Secret Garden : [novel] / F. B. Burnett. – K. : KM Books Publishing Group, [2017]. – 270 p. – (KM Classic).

 

One of the most delightful and enduring classics of children's literature, The Secret Garden by Victorian author Frances Hodgson Burnett has remained a firm favorite with children the world over ever since it made its first appearance. The plot centers round Mary Lennox, a young English girl who returns to England from India, having suffered the immense trauma by losing both her parents in a cholera epidemic. The Secret Garden appeals to both young and old alike. It has wonderful elements of mystery, spirituality, charming characters and an authentic rendering of childhood emotions and experiences. Commonsense, truth and kindness, compassion and a belief in the essential goodness of human beings lie at the heart of this unforgettable story. It is the best known of Frances Hodgson Burnett's works, though most of us have definitely heard of, if not read, her other novel Little Lord Fauntleroy.

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Baum, Lyman Frank. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz : [novel] / L. F. Baum. – K. : KM Books Publishing Group, [2017]. – 152 p. – (KM Classic).

 

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is an American children's novel written by author L. Frank Baum.The story chronicles the adventures of a young farm girl named Dorothy in the magical Land of Oz. When Dorothy and her little dog Toto are caught in a tornado, they and their Kansas farmhouse are suddenly transported to Oz, where Munchkins live, monkeys fly and Wicked Witches rule. Desperate to return home, and with the Wicked Witch of the West on their trail, Dorothy and Toto - together with new friends the Tin Woodsman, Scarecrow and cowardly Lion - embark on a fantastic quest along the Yellow Brick Road in search of the Emerald City. There they hope to meet the legendary, all-powerful Wizard of Oz, who alone may hold the power to grant their every wish. The book is one of the best-known stories in American literature and has been widely translated. Just as captivating as it was a hundred years ago, this is a story that all ages will love.

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Carroll, Lewis. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland = Аліса в Дивокраї / L. Carroll ; пер. з англ. В. Г. Наріжна. – Х. : Фоліо, 2017. – 160 p. –  (Видання з паралельним текстом).  – Текст укр., англ. мовами.

 

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is an 1865 novel written by English mathematician Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. It tells of a girl named Alice falling through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world populated by peculiar, anthropomorphic creatures. The tale plays with logic, giving the story lasting popularity with adults as well as with children. It is considered to be one of the best examples of the literary nonsense genre. Its narrative course and structure, characters and imagery have been enormously influential in both popular culture and literature, especially in the fantasy genre.

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Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Lost World : [novel] / A. C. Doyle. – K. : KM Books Publishing Group, [2016]. – 248 p. – (KM Classic).

 

The adventure science-fiction novel “The Lost World” by Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 – 1930) which opens up the cycle of works about professor Challenger has already long ago become a classic. Four daredevils set off to South America in search of the mysterious mountain plateau on which, on the persuasion of one of them, there still live dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals. Unusual trials, deadly perils, and the real test for stamina are ahead for the heroes of the book.

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Fitzgerald, F. Scott. Tales of the Jazz Age : [stories] / F. S. Fitzgerald. – K. : KM Books Publishing Group, [2017]. – 308 p. – (KM Classic).

 

Tales of the Jazz Age (1922) is a collection of eleven short stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Divided into three separate parts, according to subject matter, it includes one of his better-known short stories, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button". Several of the stories had also been published earlier, independently, in either The Metropolitan, Saturday Evening Post, Smart Set, Collier's, Chicago Tribune, or Vanity Fair.

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Fitzgerald, F. Scott. Tender is the Night : [novel] / F. S. Fitzgerald. – K. : KM Books Publishing Group, [2017]. – 400 p. – (KM Classic).

 

Set on the French Riviera in the late 1920s, Tender Is the Night is the tragic romance of the young actress Rosemary Hoyt and the stylish American couple Dick and Nicole Diver. A brilliant young psychiatrist at the time of his marriage, Dick is both husband and doctor to Nicole, whose wealth goads him into a lifestyle not his own, and whose growing strength highlights Dick's harrowing demise. A profound study of the romantic concept of character, Tender Is the Night is lyrical, expansive, and hauntingly evocative.

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Fitzgerald, F. Scott. This Side of Paradise : [novel] / F. S. Fitzgerald. – K. : KM Books Publishing Group, [2017]. – 296 p. – (KM Classic)

 

This Side of Paradise, F. Scott Fitzgerald's romantic and witty first novel, was written when the author was only twenty-three years old. This semi-autobiographical story of the handsome, indulged, and idealistic Princeton student Amory Blaine received critical raves and catapulted Fitzgerald to instant fame. Now, readers can enjoy the newly edited, authorized version of this early classic of the Jazz Age, based on Fitzgerald's original manuscript. In this definitive text, This Side of Paradise captures the rhythms and romance of Fitzgerald's youth and offers a poignant portrait of the "Lost Generation."

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Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Beautiful and Damned : [novel] / F. S. Fitzgerald. – K. : KM Books Publishing Group, [2017]. – 432 p. – (KM Classic).

 

First published in 1922, The Beautiful and the Damned followed Fitzgerald's impeccable debut, This Side of Paradise, thus securing his place in the tradition of great American novelists. Embellished with the author's lyrical prose, here is the story of Harvard-educated, aspiring aesthete Anthony Patch and his beautiful wife, Gloria. As they await the inheritance of his grandfather's fortune, their reckless marriage sways under the influence of alcohol and avarice. A devastating look at the nouveau riche, and the New York nightlife, as well as the ruinous effects of wild ambition, The Beautiful and the Damnedachieved stature as one of Fitzgerald's most accomplished novels. Its distinction as a classic endures to this day.

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Twain, Mark. The Prince and the Pauper : [novel] / M. Twain. – K. : KM Books Publishing Group, [2017]. – 232 p. – (KM Classic). 

 

This treasured historical satire, played out in two very different socioeconomic worlds of 16th-century England, centers around the lives of two boys born in London on the same day: Edward, Prince of Wales and Tom Canty, a street beggar. During a chance encounter, the two realize they are identical and, as a lark, decide to exchange clothes and roles--a situation that briefly, but drastically, alters the lives of both youngsters. The Prince, dressed in rags, wanders about the city's boisterous neighborhoods among the lower classes and endures a series of hardships; meanwhile, poor Tom, now living with the royals, is constantly filled with the dread of being discovered for who and what he really is.

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Wells, Herbert George. The Invisible Man : [novel] / H. G. Wells. – K. : KM Books Publishing Group, [2016]. – 176 p. – (KM Classic)

 

This masterpiece of science fiction is the fascinating story of Griffin, a scientist who creates a serum to render himself invisible, and his descent into madness that follows.

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Wells, Herbert George. The War of the Worlds : [novel] / H. G. Wells. – K. : KM Books Publishing Group, [2018]. – 212 p. – (KM Classic).

 

H.G. Wells's hugely influential book tracks the exploits of a writer who struggles to survive an alien invasion of Victorian England. After seeing the monstrous Martians firsthand, the narrator attempts to evade their destructive mechanized vehicles and must stay on the run to avoid detection. As he meets other desperate humans, he becomes increasingly pessimistic about any chance of survival. The novel stands as a major milestone in science-fiction literature, inspiring legions of subsequent writers and an endless array of hostile-alien scenarios.