Příběh Jonathana Harkera, anglického právníka, který odjíždí do Transylvánie za hrabětem Draculou, aby s ním projednal koupi několika domů v Londýně. Během několika dní ale zjistí, že s hrabětem není něco v pořádku. Zobraziť viac
Zdokonaľte si znalosť anglického jazyka nevšedným spôsobom! Dvojjazyčné spracovanie poviedok Edgara Alana Poa - na ľavej strane je pôvodný text a vpravo preklad do slovenčiny - uľahčuje prácu s knihou a odpadá tak zdĺhavé vyhľadávanie slovíčok ... Zobraziť viac
Earnest and naive solicitor Jonathan Harker travels to Transylvania to organise the estate of the infamous Count Dracula at his crumbling castle in the ominous Carpathian Mountains. Through notes and diary entries... Zobraziť viac
Classic / British English. Edgar Allan Poe, ‘the father of the detective story’ and a master of horror, is one of the greatest American short story writers. In these stories we meet people struggling with fear, revenge, mental illness and death... Zobraziť viac
This selection of Edgar Allan Poe's poetical works includes some of his best-known pieces, including the triumphant, gleeful ‘The Bells', the tragic ode ‘Annabel Lee' and his famous gothic tour de force, ‘The Raven'. Some present powerful, ... Zobraziť viac
These stories and poems come from the mind of one of the earliest masters of macabre literature. From the mysterious to the macabre, the works of Edgar Allan Poe have the power to evoke readers' deepest emotions... Zobraziť viac
Revered as one of the greatest ghost stories ever told, James’s The Turn of the Screw is an eerie Victorian masterpiece. When an inexperienced governess goes to work at Bly, a country house in Essex to look after a young boy Miles and his sister Flora, .. Zobraziť viac
This selection of Poe's critical writings, short fiction and poetry demonstrates an intense interest in aesthetic issues and the astonishing power and imagination with which he probed the darkest corners of the human mind... Zobraziť viac
He is fond of enigmas, of conundrums, hieroglyphics; exhibiting in his solutions of each a degree of acumen which appears to the ordinary apprehension praeternatural. Zobraziť viac
Including Poe′s most terrifying, grotesque and haunting short stories, TALES OF MYSTERY AND IMAGINATION is the ultimate collection of the infamous author′s macabre works... Zobraziť viac
Three horror classics with an introduction by Stephen King Some of literature s most popular and enduring horror icons in one indispensable tome. Zobraziť viac
Graded reading with texts adapted according to the level of knowledge of vocabulary and grammatical structures of the students... Zobraziť viac
Denton, 1981. Britain is in recession, the IRA is becoming increasingly active and the country's on alert for an outbreak of rabies. Detective Sergeant Jack Frost is working under his mentor and inspiration DI Bert Williams, and... Zobraziť viac
Travelling aboard a whaling vessel, a young stowaway is swept up in myriad misadventures – mutiny, shipwreck, cannibalism – narrowly escaping numerous brushes with death. This rousing story of a daring sea voyage also presents its ... Zobraziť viac
The story of an unsolved literary mystery that explores what James referred to as "troubled artistic consciousness" Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity ... 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
First published in 1914, Dubliners depicts middle-class Catholic life in Dublin at the start of the twentieth century. Themes within the stories include the disappointments of childhood, the frustrations of adolescence, and the importance ... Zobraziť viac
The acclaimed Couture Classics with cover designs by Ruben Toledo have become collector's items in the worlds of literature, fashion, design, and popular culture. Now, Toledo's signature style graces the covers of three ... Zobraziť viac
Classic / British English. This collection brings together some of the best examples of late nineteenthand early twentieth-century short stories. Some are about ordinary people to whom something unexpected happens... Zobraziť viac
A stunningly beautiful clothbound hardback edition of one of the most famous Gothic horror stories in the world. Jonathan Harker is travelling to Castle Dracula to see the Transylvanian noble, Count Dracula. He is begged by locals not to go there... Zobraziť viac
