Золотой жук / The Gold-bug (сборник)

Эдгар Аллан По (1809–1849) – американский писатель-романтик, мастер новеллы, основоположник детективного рассказа и научно-фантастической повести. Мир произведений писателя причудливый и в то же время изысканный. Его законы подчиняются не общепринятой логике, а лишь игре авторского воображения. В книгу вошли рассказы «Что случилось с господином Вальдемаром», «Рукопись, найденная в бутылке», «Украденное письмо», «Колодец и маятник», «Золотой жук», в которых ярко проявился необычный писательский талант Э.А. По.

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* * * The facts in the case of M. Valdemar Of course I shall not pretend to consider it any matter for wonder that the extraordinary case of M. Valdemar has excited discussion. It would have been a miracle had it not – especially under the circumstances. Through the desire of all parties concerned to keep the affair from the public, at least for the present, or until we had further opportunities for investigation – through our endeavours to effect this – a garbled or exaggerated account made its way into society, and became the source of many unpleasant misrepresentations; and, very naturally, of a great deal of disbelief. It is now rendered necessary that I give the facts – as far as I comprehend them myself. They are, succinctly, these: — My attention, for the last three years, had been repeatedly drawn to the subject of mesmerism; and, about nine months ago, it occurred to me, quite suddenly, that in the series of experiments made hitherto, there had been a very remarkable and most unaccountable omission – no person had as y...