Famous during his lifetime as a humorist and for his incandescent social satires, Mark Twain is most often thought of today as a novelist whose precise language and vividly drawn characters introduce readers to tales steeped in concern... Zobraziť viac
Tom Sawyer ist alles andere als ein Musterschüler – sehr zum Leidwesen seiner Tante Polly! Stets hat Tom den Kopf voller Streiche und abenteuerlicher Ideen. Gemeinsam mit seinen Freunden Huckleberry Finn und Joe Harper... Zobraziť viac
Huckleberry Finn wohnt im Haus der Witwe Douglas, die ihn an Kindes statt aufgenommen hat. Huck jedoch zieht es in die Ferne... Zobraziť viac
The Science Fiction Stories Collection brings together five stories which explore a range of perspectives within the genre of science fiction. From space travel to time travel, scientific experiments and teleportation, ... Zobraziť viac
"The boastful, unstable Toad, the hospitable Water Rat, the shy, wise, childlike Badger, and the Mole with his pleasant habit of brave boyish impulse," noted Vanity Fair nearly a century ago, "are types of that deeper humanity which sways us all."... Zobraziť viac
One of the most celebrated works of classic literature for children, The Wind in the Willows follows Mole, Rat, Toad and Badger from one adventure to the next - in gipsy caravans, stolen sports cars, to prison and back to the Wild Wood...l Zobraziť viac
The Wind in the Willows is a children's novel by Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908. Alternately slow moving and fast paced, it focuses on four anthropomorphised animals in a pastoral version of England... Zobraziť viac
Presented together in one volume, these are two of the greatest and most popular animal stories ever written. Even to designate them as "animal stories" seems to undervalue them, because these tremendous works are so much ... Zobraziť viac
Príbeh o stretnutí letca, ktorého lietadlo havarovalo v africkej púšti, a malého chlapca z ďalekej planéty je vhodný pre čitateľov všetkých generácií. V publikácii nájdete upravenú verziu rozprávky, ktorá je prerozprávaná... Zobraziť viac
'If-' is, by British readers' choice, the most popular poem in the language. This pocket-sized selection of Rudyard Kipling's verse contains not only this classic, but many of his greatest poems, in testimony to a writer who ... Zobraziť viac
The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County depicts one of American history’s most exciting periods: the California Gold Rush of the 1850s. Come to Angel’s Mining Camp in California and meet Smiley whose frog is a living gold mine until one day... Zobraziť viac
In his last years Mark Twain had become a respected literary figure whose opinions were widely sought by the press. He had also suffered a series of painful physical, economic, and emotional losses. The Mysterious Stranger, published posthumously... Zobraziť viac
Follow the adventures of Mowgli, a boy adopted by a family of wolves, and meet Baloo the bear and Bagheera the panther, who teach him how to survive in the jungle... Zobraziť viac
Published 2016. Elementary to Pre-Intermediate CEF level A2/B1 - 700 Headwords Oxford Bookworms enjoy a world-wide reputation for high-quality storytelling... 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
Have you ever made a bet – a big bet? In the 1850s, a young American finds himself in London by chance. He is penniless, and yet he leads the luxurious life of a millionaire. How can he do this? It’s all thanks to a bizarre bet made by... Zobraziť viac
Kipling's epic rendition of the imperial experience in India is also his greatest long work. Two men - Kim, a boy growing into early manhood and the lama, an old ascetic priest - are fired by a quest... Zobraziť viac
Mowgli, the man-cub who is brought up by wolves in the jungles of Central India, is one of the greatest literary myths ever... 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
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
