Slavný humoristický román z pera jednoho z největších anglických romanopisců všech dob. Románovou kroniku tvoří „pozůstalé zápisy“ členů Dopisující společnosti Pickwickova klubu. Coby všestranné dopisovatele je Dickens posílá na cestu a... Zobraziť viac
První kniha slavného romanopisce Charlese Dickense vycházela původně na pokračování časopisecky. Toto základní dílo světové humoristické literatury vypráví o osudech pana Pickwicka, jeho tří přátel a sluhy, kteří cestují po anglickém venkově... Zobraziť viac
Slavná "salonní komedie" mistra břitkého anglického humoru. Vyhrají intriky a korupce nad čestnými postoji? I takové otázky si klade konverzační komedie, která s neodolatelným kritickým humorem líčí londýnské vyšší kruhy z doby, kdy se zde pohyboval i... Zobraziť viac
Slavný humoristický román z pera jednoho z největších anglických romanopisců všech dob. Románovou kroniku tvoří „pozůstalé zápisy“ členů Dopisující společnosti Pickwickova klubu. Coby všestranné dopisovatele je Dickens posílá na cestu a... Zobraziť viac
Divadelní hra anglického spisovatele irského původu Oscara Wildea z roku 1895. Konverzační komedie o třech dějstvích se satirickými prvky. Dílo charakterizují mistrné dialogy plné ironie,sarkasmu,paradoxů a... Zobraziť viac
Málo známé dobrodružství hrdinů bude jistě pro mnoho čtenářů překvapením. Po knihách Dobrodružství Toma Sawyera, Dobrodružství Huckleberryho Finna a Tom Sawyer detektivem čtvrtý... Zobraziť viac
Dover Publications Inc.: Oscar Wilde was already one of the best known literary figures in Britain when he was persuaded to... Zobraziť viac
'Facts alone are wanted in life': the children at Mr Gradgrind's school are sternly ordered to stifle their imaginations and pay attention only to cold, hard reality. They live in a smoky, troubled industrial town so entertainment is hard ... Zobraziť viac
It was a town of red brick, or of brick that would have been red if the smoke and ashes had allowed it; but as matters... Zobraziť viac
Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting... Zobraziť viac
Classic / British English: Two babies are born on the same day in England. One boy is a prince and the other boy is from a very poor family. Ten years later, they change places for a game. But then the old king dies and they cannot change back.... Zobraziť viac
In this witty, charming work Mark Twain retells the Garden of Eden story in the first person, presenting the separate perspectives in diary form of the legendary father and mother of the human race... Zobraziť viac
A novel of social and moral themes, Hard Times is the archetypal Dickens novel, filled with family difficulties, estrangement, rotten values and unhappiness... Zobraziť viac
Who would have thought a comedy of manners written more than a hundred years ago would still be so apt and so funny? Oscar Wilde was a genius of play-writing, and his deftness, wit and sharp eye for social satire keep audiences in thrall to this day... Zobraziť viac
Oscar Wilde was already one of the best known literary figures in Britain when he was persuaded to turn his extraordinary... Zobraziť viac
The Northern mill-town of Coketown is dominated by the figure of Mr. Thomas Gradgrind, school headmaster, and model of Utilitarian success... Zobraziť viac
Gwendolen thinks that she loves Ernest. Cecily thinks that she loves Ernest too. But who is Ernest really? What kind of man is he? Read this funny play and laugh. Or act it to your friends and they will laugh... Zobraziť viac
Coketown is dominated by the figure of Mr Thomas Gradgrind, school owner and model of Utilitarian success. Feeding both his pupils and his family with facts, he bans fancy and wonder from young minds... 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
Classic / British English: Two babies are born on the same day in England. One boy is a prince and the other boy is from a very poor family. Ten years later, they change places for a game. But then the old king dies and they cannot change back... Zobraziť viac
