In these eleven stories, Fitzgerald depicts the Roaring Twenties as he lived them. He masterfully blends accounts of flappers and the smart set with more fantastical visions of America, always imbuing his ... Zobraziť viac
Wordsworth Editions Ltd: This book includes an introduction and notes by Dr Adrienne Gavin, Canterbury Christ Church... 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
Dickens’s story of solitary miser Ebenezer Scrooge, who is taught the true meaning of Christmas by a series of ghostly... Zobraziť viac
Powerful and evocative, each of Katherine Mansfield's short stories is a masterclass in the form that made her name. Cut tragically short at the age of 34, hers was a life of passion that took her from New Zealand to Bohemian London and Paris.... Zobraziť viac
Coketown is dominated by the figure of Mr Thomas Gradgrind, school headmaster and model of Utilitarian success. Feeding both... 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
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
Penguin Books Ltd: After eighteen years as a political prisoner in the Bastille the aging Dr Manette is finally released and... Zobraziť viac
Penguin Classics: Jay Gatsby is the man who has everything. But one thing will always be out of his reach ... Everybody who... Zobraziť viac
The Love Stories Collection of six stories explores a variety of perspectives on the themes of love over the last century, from a maid jilted by her social-climbing boyfriend to a bored housewife who is looking for something extra in her life... Zobraziť viac
The Bowl is a clear metaphor for this cold and brittle world, as a beautiful woman is made to suffer for the cruelty of her youth, her punishment ironically taking the shape of a cut-glass punch-bowl... Zobraziť viac
Penguin Books Ltd: 6 of the Roaring Twenties chronicler’s most scintillating short stories, chosen from Flappers and... Zobraziť viac
