Le portrait de Dorian Gray est un roman fantastique et philosophique écrit par Oscar Wilde en 1890 et publié en 1891. L'intrigue se déroule à Londres au 19ème siècle pendant l'époque victorienne... Zobraziť viac
Classic / British English: Strange and wonderful things happen in t seven short stories. Oscar Wilde takes us into a world of kings and queens, mermaids and witches, giants and dwarfs, and talking animals. Exciting and amusing... Zobraziť viac
Classic / British English: An artist paints a picture of the young and handsome Dorian Gray. When he sees it, Dorian makes a wish that changes his life. As he grows older, his face stays young and handsome. But the picture changes... Zobraziť viac
Classic / British English. Edgar Allan Poe, ‘the father of the detective story’ and a master of horror, is one of the greatest American short story writers. In these stories we meet people struggling with fear, revenge, mental illness and death... Zobraziť viac
The richness of Oscar Wilde's way with words and ideas is given full range in this sparkling collection of short stories written between 1887 and 1891... Zobraziť viac
Beautiful, aristocratic, an adored wife and young mother, Lady Windermere is 'a fascinating puritan' whose severe moral code leads her to the brink of social suicide. The only one who can save her is the mysterious Mrs Erlynne whose scandalous ... Zobraziť viac
Edgar Allan Poe is one of the first masters of modern short stories and modernist poetry. But he is best remembered for his strange style of horror, with characters who cannot be forgotten. A man who drains away his wife’s life to make his painting... Zobraziť viac
Voici trois nouvelles exemplaires par le souci du détail vrai, la rigueur de la construction, la ma Zobraziť viac
When the Americans Mr and Mrs Otis and their four children move into Canterville Chase, its previous occupant Lord Canterville warns them that the ghost of his ancestor still haunts the house. Their disbelief is soon shattered by the nightly sound of ratt Zobraziť viac
Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith... Zobraziť viac
Wilde's first and only published novel recounts the story of handsome Dorian Gray who upon having his portrait painted desires that it will age and grow ugly while he may remain eternally beautiful... Zobraziť viac
Edgar Allan Poe was a master of the tale of psychological horror and the author of what is considered the first modern detective story. This anthology gathers more than 20 of Poe's groundbreaking tales of the macabre, among them The... Zobraziť viac
V knihe nájdete výber najznámejších poviedok a básní geniálneho E. A. Poea, medzi ktorými nechýbajú také diela ako Jama a kyvadlo, Zlatý skarabeus, Vražda na ulici Margite, Zánik Domu Usherovského alebo Havran. Zobraziť viac
Tento výber sa zameriava na jeho ľúbostné básne plné zázračných vízií a opojnej lásky, ktoré sú však často predchnuté aj... Zobraziť viac
Americký autor E.A. Poe v troch novelách Vraždy na ulici Morgue, Záhada Marie Rogêtovej a Odcudzený list vytvoril postavu amatérskeho detektíva Dupina, ktorý sa stal predlohou Sherlocka Holmesa a ďalších slávnych detektívov... Zobraziť viac
Nový český překlad Petra Krula, vydaný spolu s anglickým originálem, doprovází 24 ilustrací známého výtvarníka Jiřího Slívy, které dodávají této 170 let staré básni spíše humorný než historicky pochmurný ráz... Zobraziť viac
Dobrodružné príbehy Arthura Gordona Pyma z Nantucketu sú jedinečným dôkazom literárneho majstrovstva slávneho amerického... Zobraziť viac
Horror, madness, violence and the dark forces hidden in humanity abound in this collection of Poe's brilliant tales, including - among others - the bloody, brutal and baffling murder of ... Zobraziť viac
An artist paints a beautiful young man called Dorian Gray. When Dorian sees the picture, he decides to give his soul to keep his beautiful face. He lives a bad life and he is bad to many people, but his face never changes... Zobraziť viac
He was brilliant, flamboyant, and unconventional, one of the great figures of his—or any other—age. Although Oscar Wilde's reputation now rests primarily on his sparkling, sophisticated plays with their razor-sharp wit... Zobraziť viac