Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! rage! blow! Epic and tragic in its scope, King Lear explores a king’s demise into... Zobraziť viac
King Lear stands alongside <a href="/?uItem=55272">Hamlet</a> as one of the most profound expressions of tragic drama in literature. Written between 1604 and 1605, it represents Shakespeare at the height of his dramatic power. Zobraziť viac
One of Shakespeare′s darkest and most violent tragedies, Macbeth′s struggle between his own ambition and his loyalty to the King is dramatically compelling. As those he kills return to haunt him, Macbeth is plagued by the prophecy... Zobraziť viac
‘“I'll not listen to reason,” she said, now in full possession of her voice, which had been rather choked with sobbing. "Reason always means what someone else has got to say."’ First published in serial format in a magazine, Gaskell’s Cranford is a... Zobraziť viac
I have just returned from a visit to my landlord—the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with. This is certainly a... Zobraziť viac
Emma is young, rich and independent. She has decided not to get married and instead spends her time organising her acquaintances' love affairs. Her plans for the matrimonial success of her new friend Harriet, however, lead her into complications that... Zobraziť viac
One of the earliest works of detective fiction with a narrative woven together from multiple characters, Wilkie Collins partly based his infamous novel on a real-life eighteenth century case of abduction and wrongful imprisonment... Zobraziť viac
Die Originaltexte sind behutsam gekürzt und sprachlich vereinfacht, ungebräuchliche Wörter durch geläufige ersetzt, schwer verständliche Satzkonstruktionen aufgelöst... Zobraziť viac
Alice is one of the most beloved characters of English writing. A bright and inquisitive child, one boring summer afternoon she follows a white rabbit down a rabbit-hole. At the bottom she finds herself in a bizarre world full of strange creatures, and... Zobraziť viac
When Margaret Hale is uprooted from Hampshire and moves to the industrial town of Milton in the North of England, her whole world changes. As her sympathy for the town’s mill workers grows, ... Zobraziť viac
