The story of an unsolved literary mystery that explores what James referred to as "troubled artistic consciousness" Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity ... Zobraziť viac
Glittering with Austen's subversive young imagination, this wicked early novella features a devious, adulterous anti-heroine. Zobraziť viac
Catherine Morland is a young girl with a very active imagination. Her naivety and love of sensational novels lead her to approach the fashionable social scene in Bath and her stay at nearby Northanger ... Zobraziť viac
For Elinor Dashwood, sensible and sensitive, and her romantic, impetuous younger sister Marianne, the prospect of marrying the men they love appears remote... Zobraziť viac
The garrulous and empty-headed Mrs Bennet has only one aim - that of finding a good match for each of her five daughters. In this, she is mocked by her cynical and indolent husband. This is an ironic novel of manners. Zobraziť viac
Eight years ago, Anne rejected the man she loved because her friends and family persuaded her that he wasn´t rich or important enough... Zobraziť viac
Táto edícia je určená pre tých, ktorí sa učia po anglicky - mládeži a dospelým... Zobraziť viac
Knihy z tejto edície sú určené tým, ktorí sa učia po anglicky - mládeži aj dospelým. Nájdete tu klasické diela anglickej a... Zobraziť viac
Considered one of her less well-known novels, Shirley is Charlotte Brontë’s only historical work, set during the Napoleonic Wars. Wealthy and independent, Shirley is very different from her friend Caroline, who has few prospects and ... Zobraziť viac
Based on Charlotte Brontë’s own experiences as a governess in Brussels, her last novel tells the story of lonely Lucy Snowe who finds employment at a girls’ boarding school in the town of Villette... Zobraziť viac
Spirited and impulsive, Marianne Dashwood is the complete opposite to her controlled and sensible sister, Elinor. When it comes to matters of the heart, Marianne is passionate and romantic and soon falls for the charming... Zobraziť viac
'She has many rare and charming qualities, but Sobriety is not one of them. 'A selection of Austen's dark and hilarious early writings - featuring murder, drunkenness, perjury, theft, poisoning, women breaking out of prison, men forging wills and... Zobraziť viac
Revered as one of the greatest ghost stories ever told, James’s The Turn of the Screw is an eerie Victorian masterpiece. When an inexperienced governess goes to work at Bly, a country house in Essex to look after a young boy Miles and his sister Flora, .. Zobraziť viac
Revealing the truths and realities about Irish society in the early 20th century, Joyce’s Dubliners challenged the prevailing image of Dublin at the time. A group portrait made up of 15 short stories about the ... Zobraziť viac
As an orphan, Jane's childhood is not an easy one but her independence and strength of character keep her going through the miseries inflicted by cruel relatives and a brutal school. However, her biggest challenge is yet to come. Taking a job as a governe Zobraziť viac
Revealing the truths and realities about Irish society in the early 20th century, Joyce’s Dubliners challenged the prevailing image of Dublin at the time. A group portrait made up of 15 short stories about the ... Zobraziť viac
Penguin Books Ltd: At twenty-seven, Anne Elliot is no longer young and has few romantic prospects. Eight years earlier, she... Zobraziť viac
When her family becomes impoverished after a disasterous financial speculation, Agnes Grey determines to find work as a... Zobraziť viac
Set in the countryside around Boston in the mid-nineteenth century The Europeans is concerned with the effect of Old World experience on New World innocence. Feckless, charming Felix and his sister Eugenia, the Baroness Münster... Zobraziť viac
