Thomas Hughes’ novel about the mischievous but kind-hearted schoolboy Tom Brown inspired other school novels, including... Zobraziť viac
Jim is a well-bred young romantic who takes to the seas with hopes of adventure and the aspiration to prove his mettle. When the boat he sails in threatens to sink, Jim abandons ship in fear in order to save himself, ... Zobraziť viac
Writing from the point of view of orphaned young teacher, William Crimsworth – the sole male protagonist among Brontë’s works – the author allows herself a freedom of action in love and will that reveals her character’s loves, ... Zobraziť viac
Likened to Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women, What Katy Did Next is a timeless classic for both children and adults to enjoy.... Zobraziť viac
The vivacious Kate Croy finds herself torn between love and money, friendship and ambition; the crown of Henry James’s achievement. Now a critically acclaimed film... Zobraziť viac
Christopher Newman is an American expatriate in Paris; his fortune made, he has moved to the Old World to enjoy his wealth and find a wife. Newman soon falls for a young widow, the aristocratic Claire de Bellegarde, ... Zobraziť viac
Bear you well in this new spring of time, Lest you be cropp'd before you come to prime. King Richard II rules England in a... Zobraziť viac
First published in 1898, Moonfleet is a riveting adventure story full of drama, mystery, revenge, pursuit, smuggling,... Zobraziť viac
Little Men is the delightful unofficial sequel to Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women, reprising the much-cherished characters... Zobraziť viac
In mid-nineteenth-century Massachusetts, Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy March continue to encounter both joys and sorrows along life’s path, as they journey into womanhood both close to home and further away. The highs and lows of the four young women’s ... Zobraziť viac
Set in the fictional country of Ruritania, The Prisoner of Zenda tells the story of Rudolf Rassendyll, identical cousin to King Rudolf of Ruritania, who must stand in for the king at his coronation when a plot to steal ... Zobraziť viac
In 1913, Rabindranath Tagore became the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, and he remains one of the... Zobraziť viac
We're their slaves as long as we can work; we pile up their fortunes with the sweat of our brows, and yet we are to live as... Zobraziť viac
Henry V is the final and most celebrated play of Shakespeare’s ‘history plays’. Prince Harry reigns over England after the death of his father King Henry IV, uniting his country with his valiant leadership in the face of war against France... Zobraziť viac
She promised her godmother that she would not fail to leave the ball before midnight, and away she went, beside herself with delight ...' Charles Perrault's time-honoured stories have been passed down from the seventeenth century to the present day, ... Zobraziť viac
