Array Коллектив авторов - 20 лучших повестей на английском / 20 Best Short Novels

Malthus – Thomas Robert Malthus (1766–1834), an English economist and demographer, the author of the theory of population growth

the Metropolis= London

Camberwell – a historic village in Southwark, the inner borough of London

Euston Station – a main line railway station in London

outré – contrary to what is conventionally correct or acknowledged in behaviour

portmanteau – a leather case for clothes opening into two equal parts

the Sierra Nevada – a major mountain range in the west of the United States, in the states of California and Oregon

Nebraska – a state in the Middle West of the United States (198 091 square km)

the Yellowstone River – a river in the west of the United States flowing through Wyoming, Montana and North Dakota; the river is noted for its beauty

the Colorado – a river in the USA and Mexico; it flows from the Rocky Mountains into the Gulf of California

Pawnees – a North American Indian tribe; it lived traditionally in what is now Nebraska

Blackfeet – a North American Indian tribe; it lived traditionally in what is now Alberta in Canada and the state of Montana in the USA

the Sierra Blanco – a mountain range in Mexico and the USA

Illinois – a state in the Middle West of the United States (146 076 square km)

the Missouri – a river in the United States, a tributary of the Mississippi River

the Rio Grande – the river in North America; it forms the border between Texas and Mexico. The river starts in the Rocky Mountains and flows to the Gulf of Mexico

Injuns= Indians

Joseph Smith(1805–1844) – an American religious leader, a Mormon prophet and founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Later-day Saints (the Mormon Church)

Palmyra – an ancient city in south-central Syria, first mentioned in the 19th century BC

Nauvoo – a city on the Mississippi River in the state of Illinois; it was founded in 1824, and in 1839 the Mormons came to live there.

the Mormons – members of the church founded in the USA in 1830 by Joseph Smith; the Mormons have their own understanding of God, respect for family life, order, authority and labour; they do not use alcohol and tobacco

Zion – in the Old Testament, a hill in Jerusalem

Brigham Young(1801–1877) – an American religious leader, president of the Mormon Church after Joseph Smith’s death

Utah– a state in the west of the United States (212 619 square km), a ‘Mormon state’; the Mormons settled in the area in 1847 and called the state ‘Deseret’; in 1896 the state joined the USA and was given the name Utah after the Indian tribe which inhabited this land

the Rocky Mountains – a mountain range in the west of North America; it stretches from Alberta in Canada to New Mexico in the United States

Salt Lake City – a city in north-central Utah, the world capital of the Mormon Church

the Wahsatch Mountains – the Wahsatch Range, a mountain range in the south-central Rocky Mountains, to the east of Salt Lake City

mustang – a North American wild horse; it descended from Spanish horses brought to America in the 16th century. Tamed mustangs are known for their speed and strength

St. Louis – the largest city in the state of Missouri, located on the bank of the Mississippi River; it used to be the Gateway of the West at the time of the first settlers. The Missouri River joins the Mississippi to the north of St. Louis

sombrero – a broad-brimmed Spanish or Mexican hat made of straw or felt

scout – a ranger, a reconnoiter

the Inquisition of Seville – the Inquisition is an institution established in Europe in the 13th century by the Catholic Church to combat heresy; Seville is a city in southern Spain, 550 km southwest of Madrid

Gentile – Am. not a Mormon

heifers – young cows with no calves

Washoe – a North American Indian tribe; traditionally, the Washoe were hunters and fishers; they lived around Lake Tahoe in what is now California

Carson City – the capital of Nevada, founded in 1858

ravine – a narrow valley

prairie – a level treeless land covered with grass

débris= wreckage, fragments, ruins

schism – splitting or separation through difference of opinions

aortic aneurism – widening of aorta, a serious and even fatal disease

blasé= sophisticated

growler – a four-wheeled cab pulled by a horse

brougham – a closed carriage pulled by one horse

Montpellier – a city in southern France, 12 km from the Mediterranean Sea

‘ Populus me sibilat, at mihi plaudo ipse domi simul ac nummos contemplar in arca.’ – A quotation from ‘Satires’ by Horace: ‘People hissed at me but I applauded, I ruled (dominated) and at the same time I also contemplated the money in the chest.’ ( Latin )

yawl – a sailing boat with two masts

Deptford – an area in the borough of Lewicham in London

Greenwich – an outer borough of London on the bank of the Thames

Erith – an area in Bexley, an outer borough of London on the south bank of the River Thames

halos – a halo is a circle of light round the sun and the moon, or above the heads of the saints