Nejznámější dílo Charlotty Brontëové, román o statečné mladé ženě, které bylo tolik nepřáno osudem a která se přesto dočkala svého štěstí, patří mezi vrcholy anglické literatury. Autorka dokázala perfektně vykreslit proměnu křehké mladé... Zobraziť viac
Příběhy dvaceti výjimečných žen, které žily v různých koutech světa a v různých epochách, najdete v této knize v české a v anglické verzi. Hrdinky této knihy měly v sobě odhodlání a sílu změnit svět, nepodlehnout nepříznivým okolnostem, a proto... Zobraziť viac
V knize najdete příběhy šestnácti úžasných mužů, kteří dokázali odhadnout budoucnost a ovlivnit tím životy nás všech. Mluvíme-li o jablečném geniovi Stevu Jobsovi, softwarovém průkopníkovi Billu Gatesovi, fenomenálním investorovi Warrenu Buffetovi či... Zobraziť viac
Katolický kněz G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936) patří mezi nejplodnější anglické spisovatele první poloviny 20. století. Je autorem mnoha literárních děl i náboženských pojednání... Zobraziť viac
This popular series of readers has now been completely revised and updated, using a new syllabus and new word structure... Zobraziť viac
Wordsworth Editions Ltd: Includes introduction and notes by Dr Ella Westland, University of Exeter and Illustrations by... Zobraziť viac
Wordsworth Editions Ltd: With an Introduction and Notes by Doreen Roberts, University of Kent at Canterbury and... Zobraziť viac
Jonathan Swift’s best known full-length work, and a classic of English literature. In this Reader you will find: information about Jonathan Swift’s life; CLIL History: European Exploration... Zobraziť viac
One of Dickens’s finest novels, Great Expectations chronicles the fortunes of its young protagonist Pip as he is unexpectedly endowed by a mysterious benefactor with the life of a gentleman, enabling him to escape to London from the prospect ... Zobraziť viac
Wordsworth Editions: This Wordsworth Edition includes an exclusive Introduction and Notes by Dr John Bowen, Department of... Zobraziť viac
Great Expectations depicts the growth and personal development of an orphan named Pip. Pip is born poor, but one day his life mysteriously changes. He is sent to London to learn to... Zobraziť viac
Ebenezer Scrooge is a lonely, miserly old man who hates Christmas, which he dismisses as “humbug”. One Christmas Eve, however, he is visited by a series of ghosts who reveal to him the innocence he has lost... Zobraziť viac
One of Dickens' most popular novels, Great Expectations tells the story of an orphan called Pip and his attempts to rise from a poor childhood and become a gentleman. On his way, he meets memorable characters, such as Magwitch the convict, beautiful... Zobraziť viac
<i> 'Wealth and beggary, virtue and vice, repletion and the direst hunger, all treading on each other and crowding together'</i>... Zobraziť viac
Wordsworth Editions Ltd: Each of these short stories was written specifically for Christmas. They combine concern for social... Zobraziť viac
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
Tales of the supernatural. Zobraziť viac
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After the brutal care of the workhouse, the orphan Oliver Twist falls into the more welcoming arms of a den of thieves. But the sinister Fagin's grip is not light, and life in the underworld where Oliver now finds himself often ends in a noose... Zobraziť viac
When the orphan Pip is taken to the house of Miss Havisham, he meets and falls in love with Estella. Estella is beautiful but cold and Pip decides that he will become rich so that he can marry her... Zobraziť viac
