Na stránkách knihy máte možnosti nahlédnout do soukromého života jedné z nejmocnějších žen své doby a poznat Marii Terezii jako milující a věrnou manželku, něžnou, ale i přísnou matku. Publikace je určena pro mírně pokročilé studenty angličtiny, kteří... Zobraziť viac
Ten-year-old Gerald doesn't know why his older brothers and sisters complain so much. With snakes in the bath and scorpions on the lunch table, the family home on the Greek island of Corfu is a bit like a zoo so they should feel right at home... Zobraziť viac
Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show' Dickens's epic, exuberant novel is one of the greatest coming-of-age stories in literature. It chronicles... Zobraziť viac
David Copperfield lives happily with his mother and his nurse, Peggotty. Then his mother marries Mr Murdstone, and he and his sister come to live with them. Suddenly everything changes... Zobraziť viac
My Family and Other Animals is Gerald Durrell's hilarious account of five years in his childhood spent living with his... Zobraziť viac
Classic / British English. David Copperfield's happy life suddenly changes when his mother marries again. Her new husband is cruel to him and sends him away to school. When David's mother dies, he is sent to work in London... Zobraziť viac
V knize najdete příběhy šestnácti úžasných mužů, kteří dokázali odhadnout budoucnost a ovlivnit tím životy nás všech. Mluvíme-li o jablečném geniovi Stevu Jobsovi, softwarovém průkopníkovi Billu Gatesovi, fenomenálním investorovi Warrenu Buffetovi či... Zobraziť viac
My Family and Other Animals is the bewitching account of a rare and magical childhood on the island of Corfu by treasured British conservationist Gerald Durrell, beautifully repackaged as part of the Penguin Essentials range... Zobraziť viac
David Copperfield’s happy life suddenly changes when his mother marries again. Her new husband is cruel to him and sends him away to school. When David’s mother dies, he is sent to work in London. He hates his job so he runs away... Zobraziť viac
When David Copperfield escapes from the cruelty of his childhood home, he embarks on a journey to adulthood which will lead him through comedy and tragedy, love and heartbreak and friendship and betrayal. Over the course of his adventures, David... Zobraziť viac
This book is an autobiographical account of five years in the childhood of naturalist Gerald Durrell when he lived with his family lived on the island of Corfu. Apart from Gerald (the youngest) and Larry ... Zobraziť viac