Showing results for title "The Prince" in Classics

Znamenityj istoricheskij roman velikogo amerikanskogo pisatelja Marka Tvena (nastojashhee imja Sjemjujel Ljenghorn Klemens (1835 - 1910). «Princ i nishhij» – odno iz samyh umnyh proizvedenij mirovoj literatury. Roman rasskazyvaet o tom, kak princ, vposledstvii stavshij korolem Jeduardom VI, v silu obstojatel'stv okazyvaetsja v narode pod vidom mal'chika-bednjaka Toma Kenti, a sam Tom Kenti, neobyknovenno vneshne pohozhij na princa, stanovitsja naslednym princem i zatem korolem Anglii.

As a young Florentine envoy to the courts of France and the Italian principalities, Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527) was able to observe firsthand the lives of people strongly united under one powerful ruler. His fascination with that political rarity and his intense desire to see the Medici family assume a similar role in Italy provided the foundation for his "primer for princes." In this classic guide to acquiring and maintaining political power, Machiavelli used a rational approach to advise prospective rulers, developing logical arguments and alternatives for a number of potential problems.

The story is about three sisters. The youngest is chosen by Tsar Saltan (Saltán) to be his wife. He orders the other two sisters to be his royal cook and weaver. They become jealous of their younger sister. When the tsar goes off to war, the tsaritsa gives birth to a son, Prince Gvidon (Gvidón). The older sisters arrange to have the tsaritsa and the child sealed in a barrel and thrown into the sea.

"Князь Серебряный" - исторический роман Алексея Константиновича Толстого о жестоких временах царствования Ивана IV Грозного и опричнины.