There's the scarlet thread of murder running through the colourless skein of life, and our duty is to unravel it. After a... Zobraziť viac
Huck Finn escapes from his alcoholic father by faking his own death and so begins his journey through the Deep South, seeking independence and freedom. On his travels, Huck meets an escaped slave, Jim, who is a wanted man, and together they journey... Zobraziť viac
Hiding from his drunken, tyrannical father, wild boy Huckleberry Finn escapes to Jackson´s Island, where he meets Jim, a runaway slave. Together, they hope to escape "sivilization" by sailing a raft down the Mississippi in a last bid for freedom... Zobraziť viac
Huck Finn escapes from his alcoholic father by faking his own death and so begins his journey through the Deep South, seeking independence and freedom. On his travels, Huck meets an escaped slave, Jim, who is a wanted man, and together they journey... Zobraziť viac
From the famous episodes of the whitewashed fence and the ordeal in the cave to the trial of Injun Joe, The Adventures of... Zobraziť viac
Dickens’s story of solitary miser Ebenezer Scrooge, who is taught the true meaning of Christmas by a series of ghostly... Zobraziť viac
In David Copperfield, Dickens describes one boy growing up in a world which is by turns magical, fearful and grimly realistic. Zobraziť viac
Penguin Books Ltd: Joel Porte, Ernest I. White Professor of American Studies and Human Letters, Cornell University "All... Zobraziť viac
Penguin Books Ltd: The terrible spectacle of the beast, the fog of the moor, the discovery of a body, this classic horror... Zobraziť viac
For nearly two decades before Mark Twain published his finest novel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, he was refining his craft and winning tremendous popularity with his short stories and sketches. This richly entertaining and comprehensive ... Zobraziť viac
Penguin Books Ltd: Martyrs to hypochondria and general seediness, J. and his friends George and Harris decide that a jaunt... Zobraziť viac
Tom Sawyer does not like school. He does not like work, and he never wants to get out of bed in the morning. But he likes... Zobraziť viac
Wild child Huck has to get away. His violent drunk of a father is back in town again, raising Cain. He won´t rest until he... Zobraziť viac
Penguin Books Ltd: Pip doesn't expect much from life... His sister makes it clear that her orphaned little brother is... Zobraziť viac
Coketown is dominated by the figure of Mr Thomas Gradgrind, school headmaster and model of Utilitarian success. Feeding both... Zobraziť viac
The story of the orphan Oliver, who runs away from the workhouse only to be taken in by a den of thieves, shocked readers... Zobraziť viac
Ladybird Classics give young readers an abridged version of some favourite stories... Zobraziť viac
From his rooms in Baker Street, Sherlock Holmes's brooding figure emerges into the foggy streets of Victorian London to... Zobraziť viac
Penguin Books Ltd: After eighteen years as a political prisoner in the Bastille the aging Dr Manette is finally released and... Zobraziť viac
In His Last Bow, Conan Doyle's notorious literary detective reminisces on his life as an investigator with the help of his... Zobraziť viac
