Scarlet Sails / Алые паруса. Книга для чтения на английском языке

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Александр Грин. Scarlet Sails / Алые паруса. Книга для чтения на английском языке

Scarlet Sails. A Fantasy (translated by Fainna Glagoleva)

I. The Prophesy

II. Gray

III. Dawn

IV. On the Eve

V. Preparing for battle

VI. Assol Remains Alone

VII. The Crimson Secret

The seeker of adventure (translated by Barry Scherr)

I. A Trip

II. Arrival

III. Dogger’s House

IV. Outside

V. The Dragon and the Splinter

VI. The Pit in the Forest

VII. Night

VIII. The Explanation

IX. The Second and Last Meeting with Dogger

The ships in Liss (translated by Barry Scherr)

I

II

Ill

IV

V

VI

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Longren, a sailor of the Orion, a rugged, three-hundred ton brig on which he had served for ten years and to which he was attached more strongly than some sons are to their mothers, was finally forced to give up the sea.

This is how it came about. During one of his infrequent visits home he did not, as he always had, see his wife Mary from afar, standing on the doorstep, throwing up her hands and then running breathlessly towards him.

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“Not so fast,” Egle objected. “First, as I’ve said, you have to grow up. Then… what’s the use of talking? It will be, and that’s all there is to it. What will you do then?”

“Me?” She looked into the basket but apparently did not find anything there worthy of being a suitable reward. “I’d love him,” she said quickly and then added rather hesitantly, “if he won’t fight.”

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