The classic story by Charles Dickens retold as part of the Usborne Young Reading Programme for children ready to tackle longer and more complex stories. Set during the French Revolution, the lives of Charles Darnay and his family are ... Zobraziť viac
Ebenezer Scrooge is a bad-tempered skinflint who hates Christmas and all it stands for, but a ghostly visitor foretells three apparitions who will thaw Scrooge's frozen heart... Zobraziť viac
“Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.” In this reader you will find nine of Edgar Allan Poe’s most famous stories of mystery and suspense... Zobraziť viac
Wordsworth Editions: This Wordsworth Edition includes an exclusive Introduction and Notes by Karl Ashley Smith, University... Zobraziť viac
Wordsworth Editions Ltd: This novel comes with an Introduction and Notes by Peter Preston, University of Nottingham and... Zobraziť viac
Celá desetiletí byly zamlčovány zločiny, jimiž se Stalinův režim provinil vůči Polsku, Evropě i světu a zdiskreditoval svou... Zobraziť viac
Havran (v orig. The Raven, doslova Krkavec) je jedna z nejznámějších básní významného amerického básníka Edgara Allana Poea. Poprvé byla vydána 29. ledna 1845 v novinách New York Evening Mirror.Jedná se o tzv. zrcadlovou knihu. Vydání obsahuje jak... Zobraziť viac
Zdánlivě už víme o událostech z období hitlerovské éry a druhé světové války vše podstatné. Mnohdy však lidsky silný a naléhavý příběh, zobrazený formou čtivé literatury faktu, vycházející ze skutečnosti a mající přesah do poválečného času... Zobraziť viac
"Láká mne neobyčejný způsob života," zapsal si vídeňský student Skorzeny v době, kdy jeho tvář přizdobila první... Zobraziť viac
Oliver Twist (zkrácené dvojjazyčné vydání) Román Oliver Twist vycházel na pokračování v sešitech jednou týdně. V něm vykreslil krutost těžkého života chudiny a vykořisťování dětí. Román měl velký úspěch. Charlese Dickense... Zobraziť viac
Nejen Zločin v Galerii, ale i dalších sedmatřicet kriminálních příběhů s otevřeným koncem či skrytou záhadou najdete v této knize. Zobraziť viac
A murderer is forced to reveal his crime by the sound of a beating heart, a mysterious figure wreaks havoc among a party of noblemen during the time of the plague, a grieving lover awakens to find himself clutching a box of... Zobraziť viac
“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.” Oscar Wilde; One of Oscar Wilde’s funniest plays, The Importance of Being Earnest was described by the dramatist as being ‘a trivial comedy for... Zobraziť viac
In Hard Times, Dickens illustrates the condition of England through his depiction of the fictional northern city of Coketown. Among its inhabitants are Thomas Gradgrind, the utilitarian headmaster who attempts... Zobraziť viac
Oliver Twist's parents are dead and he grows up in the workhouse, where life is very hard. One day Oliver runs away to London. There, he enters a life of crime with the old man Fagin, the Artful Dodger, frightening Bill Sykes and kind-hearted Nancy... Zobraziť viac
‘Please, sir, can I have some more?’ asks Oliver. Oliver Twist is a poor orphan boy. He hasn’t got a mum or dad and he lives in a terrible place called the workhouse. One day, he makes... Zobraziť viac
‘After I had accepted the position and agreed to his condition, I had two or three very bad days. I was full of doubts, sure I had made a terrible mistake. I was in this state of mind as I sat in the... Zobraziť viac
Orphaned Pip lives a humble life with his sister and her husband, until a fateful encounter on the marsh causes his life to change irrevocably. Will his great expectations be fulfilled, or can this new life only lead to disaster? Specially rewritten as .. Zobraziť viac
Wordsworth Editions Ltd: Interest in supernatural phenomena was high during Charles Dickens lifetime. He had always loved a... Zobraziť viac
