‘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
‘Suddenly, in the darkness, there was a terrible, low howl and it came from the moor. ‘The hound!’ cried Holmes.’ In this Reader you will find: - information about Sir... 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
Although Stoker did not invent the vampire, he defined its modern form. In this Reader you will find: Information about Bram Stoker’s life... Zobraziť viac
Part of the 'Penguin Active Reading' series, this book provides a range of integrated activities designed to develop reading skills and consolidate vocabulary, and offers personalised project work... 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
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 material online... Zobraziť viac
Lucie Manette had been separated from her father for eighteen years while he languished in Paris’s most feared prison, the Bastille. Finally reunited, the Manettes’s fortunes become inextricably intertwined with those of two men, the heroic ... Zobraziť viac
This great story is set against the background of the French Revolution. Two men – one French, one English, but very similar in appearance – are in love with the same woman. The three of them, like the people of France, ... Zobraziť viac
I like work. I find it interesting ...I can sit and look at it for hours. With ideas like this, perhaps it is not a good idea to spend a holiday taking a boat trip up the River Thames. But this is what the three friends ... Zobraziť viac
This superb collection of classic Victorian literature features the most notable works of Charles Dickens, including Oliver Twist (1839), A Christmas Carol (1843), A Tale of Two Cities (1859), and Great Expectations (1861)... Zobraziť viac
Oliver is an orphan living on the dangerous London streets with no one but himself to rely on Fleeing from poverty and hardship he falls in with a criminal street gang who will not let him go however hard he tries to escape In Oliver Twist Dickens... Zobraziť viac
Dickens’ timeless novel transports young readers to a colorful Victorian England filled with mistreated orphans, grim workhouses, and gangs of thieving children... Zobraziť viac
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. `Oliver Twist has asked for more!` Fleeing the workhouse, Oliver finds himself taken under the wing ... Zobraziť viac
O láske k blížnemu, porozumení, spolupatričnosti, obetavosti a pomoci druhým. Zobraziť viac
Humoru je v našem světě jako šafránu, a možná i právě proto Peter Haining sestavil již třetí soubor sci-fi, fantasy a detektivních povídek, které neberou svůj žánr docela vážně. Zobraziť viac
Malý sirotek Pip bydlí u sestry a jejího muže. Jednoho dne potká uprchlého trestance, kterému pomůže získat trochu jídla. Historce nepřipisuje velký význam, dokud nedostane velký obnos peněz s podmínkou, že musí odjet do Londýna a získat vzdělání a vystup Zobraziť viac
V minulosti dlužníci velmi často končili ve vězení. Podobný osud potkal i Williama Dorrita. Ve věznici s ním vyrůstají i jeho děti - Fanny, Amy a Edward. Pro ně ale vězení neplatí a mohou je opouštět... Zobraziť viac
Vedle své románové tvorby se Charles Dickens věnoval i vydávání časopisů. Ve speciálním vánočním čísle týdeníku All the Year Round vyšel v roce 1859 i soubor povídek Strašidelný dům. Oproti předchozím sbírkám posílil autor... Zobraziť viac
Panoramatický román Nadějné vyhlídky považoval Charles Dickens ze všech svých slavných románů za nejlepší. Snad i proto jej psal v první osobě. Je to romantický příběh o lidské ctižádosti, o touze po bohatství a uznání, o krutých rozporech mezi žádostmi s Zobraziť viac
