Array Коллектив авторов: 75 лучших рассказов / 75 Best Short Stories

carbine– a light, shortbarrelled rifle invented in the 16th century; it is no longer a military weapon but a sporting one.

Bistritz– a region and city of the same name in northern Romania, in the Eastern Carpathian Mountains

wigwam– a traditional dome-shaped dwelling of North American Indians consisting of a framework covered with large woven mats

Alpha and Omaha– Alpha is the first letter of the Greek alphabet; Omaha is a city in eastern Nebraska, US; in the popular phrase ‘Alpha and Omega’, where Omega is the last letter of the Greek alphabet, the author substitutes Omega for Omaha.

Adiós= Goodbye ( Spanish )

Membranous croup– an infectious respiratory children disease with harsh cough and difficult breathing

Baptist– a follower of those Protestant Christians who insist that only believers should be baptized

Wall Street– a street in New York City, in the borough of Manhattan, the financial centre of the United States

Aurora Borealis– also called northern lights, a luminous atmospheric phenomenon

Roman Candle, Catherine Wheel, Cracker, Fireballoon, Bengal Light– objects used in pyrotechnic shows

pekoe, souchong– large leafy sorts of tea

sherry– fortified wine of Spanish origin

bête= foolish ( French )

trouvaille= find, discovery ( French )

mon cher= my dear ( French )

Velasquez– Diego Velázquez (1599–1660), the greatest Spanish painter of the 16th century

Rembrandt(1606–1669) – an outstanding Dutch painter and printmaker

sovereign– an English gold coin introduced in 1489

A chacun son métier= Everyone does his own work. ( French )

Que voulez-vous? La fantasie d’un millionaire!= What do you want? The whim of a millionaire! ( French )

Son affaire c’est l’argent des autres.= Your work is the money of others. ( French )

Monsieur Gustave Naudin, de la part de M. le Baron Hausberg.= Mr. Gustave Naudin, on behalf of Baron Hausberg. ( French )

Shelley– Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822), an English Romantic poet

Lord Chancellors– Lord Chancellor is the highest judge and the chairman of the House of Lords

the King’s Navy– here: the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich

the Royal Academy (of Arts)– a postgraduate school for artists with an exhibition hall

the Tate– a famous art gallery opened in 1897 with the financial support of Sir Henry Tate

the Law Courts– a complex of courtrooms, halls and offices in the borough of Westminster in central London

the Union Jack– the flag of the United Kingdom, developed in 1606

Sappho(610 BC–570 BC) – an ancient Greek lyric woman-poet

Jane-Austin-Charlotte-Brontё-George-Eliot– famous English women-writers and novelists: Jane Austin (1775–1817), Charlotte Brontё (1816–1855) and George Eliot (pseudonym of Mary Ann Evans) (1819–1880)

Mr. Wells– Herbert George Wells (1866–1946), an English writer and historian, the author of world-famous science fiction novels

Arnold Bennett(1867–1931) – a British novelist, playwright and critic

Compton Mackenzie(1883–1972) – a British novelist of Scottish origin

Mr. Walpole– Sir Hugh Walpole (1884–1941), a British novelist, critic and dramatist

Lahore– a large city in Pakistan, the capital of Punjab province