Fleeing an abusive home, Katerina, a teenager in 1880s Ukraine, is taken in by a Jewish family, finding safety in their warmth and rituals. When a pogrom is wrought upon the family, she is alone again... Zobraziť viac
Oliver Twist‘s life is hard and desperate one. His mother is dead, so he is brought up in a workhouse. Beaten and starved he runs away to London, where he joins Fagin’s gang of pickpockets to survive. Will the boy manage to find ... Zobraziť viac
Zrcadlová četba v českém a anglickém jazyce. Zobraziť viac
He's fire and brimstone. I'm shattered ice …I'll gladly burn beneath him until the world comes crumbling down. As an assassin for the rebellion, Raeve’s job is to complete orders and never get caught... Zobraziť viac
I was supposed to be having the time of my life. When Esther Greenwood wins an internship on a New York fashion magazine in 1953, she is elated, believing she will finally realise her dream to become a writer. But in between the cocktail parties and piles Zobraziť viac
The demands of human longing contend with the weight of centuries of custom in acclaimed author Ha Jin’s Waiting, a novel of unexpected richness and universal resonance... Zobraziť viac
A beautiful new limited edition paperback of The Song of Achilles, published as part of the Bloomsbury Modern Classics list... Zobraziť viac
A haunting, dreamlike portrayal of the encroaching horror of the Holocaust onto a genteel MittelEuropean resort town... Zobraziť viac
After the death of her father, twelve-year-old Tomoko is sent to live for a year with her uncle in the coastal town of Ashiya. It is a year which will change her life.The 1970s are bringing changes to Japan and her uncle''s magnificent colonial... Zobraziť viac
Penguin Books Ltd: A misfit at an exclusive New England college, Richard finds kindred spirits in the five eccentric... Zobraziť viac
Anna Maria may have no name, no fortune, no family. But she has her ambition, and her talent... Zobraziť viac
Do vampires really exist? Robert Ferguson believes his wife is one! Will the famous detective Sherlock Holmes and his friend Dr Watson explain her strange behaviour? Or are they facing a real vampire? ... Zobraziť viac
Zrcadlová četba pro mírně pokročilé... Zobraziť viac
The enthralling tale of a powerful Greek goddess maligned in both myth and ancient history, as told by Sunday Times bestselling author Jennifer Saint... Zobraziť viac
V úvodní studii se Hilský věnuje vzniku a výkladu této slavné tragédie. Následují anglický originál hry a jeho český překlad, které jsou uspořádány na stránkách proti sobě a opatřeny poznámkami pod čarou... Zobraziť viac
Trying to investigate the Secret Service is like trying to get rid of the stink of dead badger. Hard... Zobraziť viac
Survivor, genius, perfumer, killer: this is Jean-Baptiste Grenouille. He is abandoned on the filthy streets of Paris as a child, but grows up to discover he has an extraordinary gift: a sense of smell more powerful than any other human's... Zobraziť viac
Robin Hood, the noble outlaw of Sherwood Forest, who robs the rich to aid the poor. Follow him and his friends Little John, Friar Tuck, Allan-a-Dale and others as they struggle for freedom and justice against the cruel Sheriff of Nottingham... Zobraziť viac
Connell and Marianne grow up in the same small town in the west of Ireland, but the similarities end there. In school, Connell is popular and well-liked, while Marianne is a loner. But when the two strike up a conversation - awkward but electrifying ... Zobraziť viac