Принц и нищий. Янки из Коннектикута при дворе короля Артура

V znamenitykh istoricheskikh romanakh Marka Tvena geroi popadai͡ut v nemyslimye situat͡sii i dolzhny prisposablivatʹsi͡a k sovershenno neozhidannym obstoi͡atelʹstvam. Neli͡ubimyĭ oborvysh Tom Kenti iz bedneĭshego raĭona Londona XVI veka i zhelannyĭ naslednik britanskoĭ korony Ėduard Ti͡udor meni͡ai͡utsi͡a mestami, a prostoĭ amerikanet͡s Khėnk Morgan iz Vostochnogo Khartfolda, shtat Konnektikut, odnazhdy prosypaetsi͡a ne v svoëm rodnom gorode i dazhe ne v XIX veke, a v Britanii v 528 godu, v ėpokhe koroli͡a Artura i ryt͡sareĭ Kruglogo stola.No esli opisannye sobytii͡a sluchai͡utsi͡a tolʹko v skazkakh, to dukh vremeni i stran, gde zhivut geroi, vossozdany avtorom, odnim iz rodonachalʹnikov amerikanskoĭ literatury, so skrupulëznoĭ dostovernostʹi͡u. Otkryvai͡a knigi Marka Tvena, chitateli pogruzi͡atsi͡a v "sovershenno osobyĭ, uvlekatelʹnyĭ i i͡arkiĭ mir, gde poroi͡u dui͡ut ochenʹ kholodnye vetry, no ne gasnet ogonëk nastoi͡ashcheĭ chelovechnosti".Klassicheskai͡a grafika khudozhnikov Frėnka Merrilla, Daniėla Birda, a takzhe t͡svetnye illi͡ustrat͡sii znamenitogo britanskogo khudozhnika Uilʹi͡ama Khėterella organichno dopolni͡ai͡ut prozu proslavlennogo pisateli͡a. Chitatʹ dalʹshe…

In Mark Twain's famous historical novels, characters find themselves in unthinkable situations and must adapt to completely unexpected circumstances. Unloved ragamuffin Tom Canty from the poorest area of London in the 16th century and the coveted heir to the British crown, Edward Tudor, switch places, and ordinary American Hank Morgan from East Hartfold, Connecticut, one day wakes up not in his hometown or even in the 19th century, but in Britain in 528, in the era of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. the table.But if the described events happen only in fairy tales, then the spirit of the time and the countries where the characters live are recreated by the author, one of the founders of American literature, with scrupulous authenticity. Opening Mark Twain's books, readers will immerse themselves in "a very special, fascinating and vibrant world where sometimes very cold winds blow, but the flame of true humanity does not go out."Classic graphics by artists Frank Merrill and Daniel Beard, as well as color illustrations by the famous British artist William Hetherell, organically complement the prose of the famous writer. Read more…