Dickens's tale of a miserable miser who transforms into a kind and caring benefactor after three ghosts pay him a visit on Christmas Eve is one of the best-loved works in the English language and a true celebration of the Yuletide spirit. This special poc Zobraziť viac
John Leech’s original, magnificent illustrations to A Christmas Carol have been beautifully hand-coloured by Barbara Frith in this wonderful gift edition from Collector’s Library... Zobraziť viac
A tie-in edition of Arthur Conan Doyle's classic Sherlock Holmes novel, with a new introduction from the team behind the hit BBC series. The hit BBC series Sherlock offers a fresh, contemporary take on the original Sir Arthur Conan Doyle stories, ... Zobraziť viac
Charles Dickens's second novel is the tale of a young orphan who faces the gruelling conditions of a Victorian workhouse before finding himself sucked into the criminal underworld of London... Zobraziť viac
Als Findelkind im Armenhaus einer englischen Kleinstadt aufgewachsen, flüchtet sich der junge Oliver Twist aus den Fängen seines brutalen Lehrherrn nach London. Doch im Moloch der Großstadt gerät er bald an den skrupellosen Hehler Fagin... Zobraziť viac
From White Fang to The Iron Heel, The Call of the Wild to The People of the Abyss, London's novels are intense and atmospheric, and deserve their standing and reputation as some of the most exciting adventure stories ever put to paper... Zobraziť viac
Sherlock Holmes battles against a criminal organisation in Conan Doyle’s The Five Orange Pips; in Charles Dickens’ Hunted Down a ruthless murderer is brought to justice; in The Stir Outside the Café Royal by Clarence Rook an American woman tracks... Zobraziť viac
Wordsworth Editions Ltd: This title includes Introduction and Notes by Dr. Jacqueline Belanger, University of Cardiff. "A... Zobraziť viac
In der Nacht vor Weihnachten wird der Geizhals Ebenezer Scrooge von einer seltsamen Erscheinung überrascht: Ein Geist... Zobraziť viac
Ein unverbesserlicher Geizhals ist der alte Scrooge. Auch Weihnachten ist für ihn nichts als ein Ärgernis. Da erscheint ihm am Heiligen Abend sein verstorbener Kampagnon Marley, ... Zobraziť viac
Buck, a big happy dog, is kidnapped from his comfortable home in California and is sold as sled dog in the cold Yukon Territory during the Klondike Gold Rush of 1896. His new life in the Norhland is difficult, chellenging, adventurous... Zobraziť viac
When men find gold in the frozen north of Canada, they need dogs - big, strong dogs to pull the sledges on the long journeys to and from the gold mines. Buck is stolen from his home in the south and sold as a sledge-dog.. Zobraziť viac
The most striking difference between Othello and Shakespeare's other tragedies is its more intimate scale. Because the play focuses on personal rather than public life, Othello's private descent into jealous obsession is especially chilling to behold... Zobraziť viac
When Arthur Clennam returns to England after many years abroad, he takes a kindly interest in Amy Dorrit, his mother's seamstress, and in the affairs of Amy's father, William Dorrit, a man of shabby grandeur, long imprisoned for debt in the Marshalsea... Zobraziť viac
Sherlock Holmes is the greatest fictional detective in the world. The hero of 56 short stories and four novels, he is so convincing that letters still arrive at 221b Baker Street seeking his help, and when it was thought that he had died... Zobraziť viac
Penguin Books Ltd: A young prince meets with his father's ghost, who alleges that his own brother, now married to his widow,... Zobraziť viac
A beautifully bound gift edition of this touching and wise classic book for children. A pilot stranded in the desert awakes one morning to see, standing before him, the most extraordinary little fellow... Zobraziť viac
Having crash-landed in the Sahara desert, a pilot comes across a young boy who introduces himself as the “Little Prince” and tells him the story of how he grew up on a tiny asteroid before travelling across the galaxies and coming to Earth... Zobraziť viac
In one of his most energetic and enjoyable novels, Charles Dickens tells the life story of David Copperfield, from his birth in Suffolk, through the various struggles of his childhood, to his successful career as a novelist. The early scenes are... Zobraziť viac
