V románu Moby Dick se Melville zamýšlí nad zlem ztělesněným do dvou protagonistů: na jedné straně velryby, která reprezentuje zlo bez citů a ničí vše, s čím se setká, a na druhé straně kapitána Achaba, který ukazuje zlo zatvrzelé,.. Zobraziť viac
Anglicko-česká zrcadlová četba pro mírně pokročilé. Velký Gatsby je nejslavnějším románem Francise Scotta Fitzgeralda. Příběh se odehrává v New Yorku 20. let minulého století, kdy nečekaná hospodářská prosperita přinesla i ztrátu morálních hodnot... Zobraziť viac
Komedie o lásce, která nemá tentokrát šťastný konec, si střílí z mužské ješitnosti a nabubřelé učenosti, ale přináší i některé z autorových nejpůsobivějších milostných veršů. V postavě Birona poznávají mnozí samotného... Zobraziť viac
Anglicko-česká zrcadlová četba pro mírně pokročilé. Velký Gatsby je nejslavnějším románem Francise Scotta Fitzgeralda. Příběh se odehrává v New Yorku 20. let minulého století, kdy nečekaná hospodářská prosperita přinesla i ztrátu morálních hodnot... Zobraziť viac
Ve slavném romantickém románu Záhady Udolfa vytvořila Ann Radcliffová (1764–1823), vynikající vypravěčka, kterou obdivovala a u níž se v mnohém inspirovala Jane Austenová, sestry Brontëovy, Edgar Allan Poe a mnoho dalších, napínavý dobrodružný příběh.... Zobraziť viac
Lady Chatterley’s Lover was banned on its publication in 1928, creating a storm of controversy. Lawrence tells the story of... Zobraziť viac
Condemned for a murder he had not committed‚ Henri Charriere (nicknamed Papillon) was sent to the penal colony of French Guiana. Forty−two days after his arrival he made his first break‚ travelling a thousand gruelling miles in an open boat... Zobraziť viac
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. `Oliver Twist has asked for more!` Fleeing the workhouse, Oliver finds himself taken under the wing ... Zobraziť viac
Beautiful, rich, self-assured and witty, Emma Woodhouse delights in match-making those around her, with no apparent care for her own romantic life. Taking young Harriet Smith under her wing, ... Zobraziť viac
Love is a possible strength in an actual weakness.' Beautiful, impulsive and spirited, Bathsheba Everdene's fortunes are changed forever ... Zobraziť viac
Penguin Books Ltd: It is the book for everyone and Everyman, its brightness undimmed after fifty years (Ruth Rendell... Zobraziť viac
rom the author of The Great Gatsby, a tale of marriage and disappointment in the Roaring Twenties. Fitzgerald’s rich and detailed novel of the decadent Jazz Era follows the beautiful and vibrant Anthony Patch and his wife ... Zobraziť viac
Anyone who has read J.D. Salinger's New Yorker stories, particularly A Perfect Day for Bananafish, Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut, The Laughing Man, and For Esme... Zobraziť viac
A compelling story of two outsiders striving to find their place in an unforgiving world, John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men includes an introduction by Susan Shillinglaw in "Penguin Classics". Drifters in search of work, ... Zobraziť viac
'It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.' The year is 1984 and war and revolution have left the world unrecognisable. Great Britain, now known as Airstrip One, is ruled by the Party... Zobraziť viac
Bronte′s infamous Gothic novel tells the story of orphan Jane, a child of unfortunate circumstances. Raised and treated badly by her aunt and cousins and eventually sent away to a cruel boarding school, it is not until Jane becomes... Zobraziť viac
Spirited and impulsive, Marianne Dashwood is the complete opposite to her controlled and sensible sister, Elinor. When it comes to matters of the heart, Marianne is passionate and romantic and soon falls for the charming... Zobraziť viac
Writing in France in the nineteenth century, Jules Verne was fascinated by adventure and exploration. Collecting "Five Weeks in a Balloon", "Around the World in Eighty Days", "A Journey to the Center of the Earth", "From the Earth to the Moon", ... Zobraziť viac
John Bunyan’s much-loved allegory, telling the story of Christian and his journey to the Celestial City. THE PILGRIM’S PROGRESS, John Bunyan’s masterful religious allegory, narrates the journey of an everyman hero, Christian, ... Zobraziť viac
Collected by the German Grimm brothers, these folk tales have captured the imaginations of children and adults alike since they were first published in 1812... Zobraziť viac
