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Manning examines the formation of nineteenth-century intelligentsia print publics in the former Soviet republic of Georgia both anthropologically and historically. At once somehow part of “Europe,” at least aspirationally, and yet rarely recognized by others as such, Georgia attempted to forge European style publics as a strong claim to European identity. These attempts also produced a crisis of self-defi nition, as European Georgia sent newspaper correspondents into newly reconquered Oriental Georgia, only to discover that the people of these lands were strangers. In this encounter, the community of “strangers” of European Georgian publics proved unable to assimilate the people of the “strange land” of Oriental Georgia. This crisis produced both notions of Georgian public life and European identity which this book explores.

Роберт Луис Стивенсон – английский писатель шотландского происхождения. Широко известен как автор романа «Остров сокровищ». Обладал поистине уникальным литературным дарованием: он писал на самые разные темы и в самых разных жанрах. Что могло бы связать добропорядочного Генри Джекиля с порочным уродливым карликом Эдвардом Хайдом? И где вообще обитает этот злодей и убийца Хайд? Эти два вопроса и странные события, разворачивающиеся при участии этих двух персон, никого не оставят равнодушным. Безотчетный ужас навевают запутанные происшествия повести «Странный случай с доктором Джекилем и мистером Хайдом». В заключении дневник Джекиля, полный жутких подробностей, прояснит трагическую гибель своего автора. Сам же Стивенсон писал о своем произведении, отправляя экземпляр американскому художнику Уильяму Г.Лоу: «Посылаю Вам готического карлика… думаю, что этот карлик небезынтересен, он вышел из глубины моего существа, где сторожит фонтан слез». Аудиокнига прочитана Бенджамином Сарджентом в оригинале и представляет интерес для всех изучающих английский язык.

Thomas Olney, a "philosopher" visiting the town of Kingsport, Massachusetts with his family, is intrigued by a strange house on a cliff overlooking the ocean. It is unaccountably high and old and the locals have a generations-long dread of the place which no one is known to have visited. With great difficulty, Olney climbs the crag, approaches the house, and meets the mysterious man who lives there. The only door opens directly onto a sheer cliff, giving access only to mist and "the abyss". The transmittal of archaic lore and a life-altering encounter with the supernatural ensue, as Olney is not the only visitor that day. He returns to Kingsport the next day, but seems to have left his spirit behind in the strange, remote dwelling.

&quot;The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde&quot; can be seen as a story about the concept of good and evil that exists in all of us or a critique on the hypocrisy and double standards of the society and also an interesting study into the mind of the author and into the theories of dualism.<br>First published to critical acclaim in 1886, this mesmerizing thriller is a terrifying study of the duality of man&#39;s nature, and it is the book which established Stevenson&#39;s reputation as a writer.<br><br>London lawyer Utterson is driven to investigate Edward Hyde, the unlikely prot&Atilde;&copy;g&Atilde;&copy; of his friend Dr Henry Jekyll, suspecting the relationship to be founded on blackmail. The truth is worse than he could have imagined. As the mystery deepens, time appears to be running out for Utterson and Enfield to discover what is really wrong with their friend Dr Jekyll &mdash; and the final revelation divulges a ghastly secret that makes us wonder about our ability to truly transform ourselves.<br><br>This edition contains full notes and includes a short story &quot;Markheim&quot;. <br><br>This book has been specially formatted for devices that support EPUB3.