Книги, похожие на «Stewart Lee Allen, The Devil's Cup»

The documentary photostory about the St. Petersburg Fortress with more than fifty color photos, opens not only history of creation and purpose of fortress in the delta of Neva, but, on — to a being, acquaints with the birthplace of the city as at the beginning of the XVIII century of a concept of the city and fortress were identical. The reader has an opportunity to get acquainted with the most well remained fortress of Europe of an era of the late Middle Ages and to admire its unique types.

The Life of Anselm, an architect, is rich in events and images against the background of a quaint medieval city. What inspires the protagonist? Disregarding his life at a horizontal landmark level for the sake of creating his own Vertical of Spirit. Does he make his soul like a rock trying to turn his body into bloodless stone? Like a medieval European minstrel’s song, the novel plunges the reader into a whirlwind of flamboyant situations.