The classic story by Charles Dickens retold as part of the Usborne Young Reading Programme for children ready to tackle longer and more complex stories. Set during the French Revolution, the lives of Charles Darnay and his family are ... Zobraziť viac
The lgal case of Jarndyce and Jarndyce has become a joke to some people. People are born, marry and die, and still the case continues. But will the lives of Ada and Richard be ruined, like so many before? And how will their friend ... Zobraziť viac
Famously characterized as the story of two Dashwood sisters who embody the conflict between the oppressive nature of "civilized" society and the human desire for romantic passion, there is far more to this story of two daughters made homeless by the... Zobraziť viac
This collection of Christmas tales includes Dickens' classic, 'A Christmas Carol', as well as many more. Short stories include: 'The Doll that Santa Claus Bought' by Katharine Carrington; 'A Christmas Dream, and How It Came True' by Louisa May Alcott... Zobraziť viac
Sense and Sensibility is the story of the two Dashwood sisters, who embody the conflict between the oppressive nature of "civilized" society and the human desire for romantic passion... Zobraziť viac
Since their first publication in the 1830s and 1840s, Edgar Allan Poe's extraordinary Gothic tales have established themselves as classics of horror fiction and have also created many of the conventions which still dominate the genre of ... Zobraziť viac
One of the greatest writers of the gothic fantastic, Poe's dark, masterful stories inspired a generation of writers. With his macabre twists of fate and fascination with science and invention his work led to the detective stories of Sherlock Holmes, the w Zobraziť viac
Tales of the supernatural. Zobraziť viac
Quick-witted, beautiful, headstrong and rich, Emma Woodhouse is inordinately fond of matchmaking. Yet the irony is that she is oblivious to the question of who she herself might marry... Zobraziť viac
After the brutal care of the workhouse, the orphan Oliver Twist falls into the more welcoming arms of a den of thieves. But the sinister Fagin's grip is not light, and life in the underworld where Oliver now finds himself often ends in a noose... Zobraziť viac
The Northern mill-town of Coketown is dominated by the figure of Mr. Thomas Gradgrind, school headmaster, and model of Utilitarian success... Zobraziť viac
The midnight hour approaches. You lie in bed and try to sleep, but there is the howling of the wind outside, the creak of a floorboard, the scream of a cat, the ticking clock... Your heart beats, your skin crawls, and despite yourself ... Zobraziť viac
Eight years ago, Anne rejected the man she loved because her friends and family persuaded her that he wasn´t rich or important enough... Zobraziť viac
Penguin Books Ltd: John Richetti, University of Pennsylvania "Robert Irvine's edition of Austen's Pride and Prejudice is... Zobraziť viac
It is said that Charles Dickens invented Christmas, and within these pages you'll certainly find all the elements of a quintessential traditional Christmas brought to vivid life: snowy rooftops, gleaming shop windows, steaming bowls of punch, ... Zobraziť viac
Penguin Books Ltd: Taken from the poverty of her parents' home in Portsmouth, Fanny Price is brought up with her rich... Zobraziť viac
The Penguin English Library Edition of Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen. Zobraziť viac
Great Expectations charts the progress of Pip from childhood through often painful experiences to adulthood, as he moves from the Kent marshes to busy, commercial London, encountering a variety of extraordinary characters... Zobraziť viac
Ebenezer Scrooge is a bad-tempered skinflint who hates Christmas and all it stands for, but a ghostly visitor foretells three apparitions who will thaw Scrooge's frozen heart... Zobraziť viac
A carefully graded series of retold versions of popular classic and contemporary titles and specially written stories continue to grow and there are now over 170 titles in the series. Most titles are available with Audio CDs and... Zobraziť viac