Arthur Maxley is a tense and listless young man. One day he receives a letter from his long-estranged father. Arthur's fear... Zobraziť viac
On the occasion of VINTAGE's 30th anniversary rediscover the ten bestselling Vintage Classics of all time in beautiful new editions... Zobraziť viac
William Stoner se narodí na konci devatenáctého století v Missouri do nesmírně chudé farmářské rodiny. Rodiče ho pošlou studovat zemědělství na místní univerzitu, ale mladý William se místo toho zamiluje do anglické literatury... Zobraziť viac
Will Andrews is no academic. He longs for wildness, freedom, hope and vigour. He leaves Harvard and sets out for the West to discover a new way of living... Zobraziť viac
William Stoner, chlapec z farmárskej rodiny, na začiatku 20. storočia nastupuje na poľnohospodársku fakultu, ale na povinných prednáškach z anglickej literatúry pre druhý ročník zisťuje, že oveľa viac ako ťažká práca so zemou ho priťahuje práca so... Zobraziť viac
William Stoner enters the University of Missouri at nineteen to study agriculture. A seminar on English literature changes his life, and he never returns to work on his father's farm. Stoner becomes a teacher. He marries the wrong woman... Zobraziť viac
The critic Morris Dickstein has said that John Williams’s Stoner “is something much rarer than a great novel – it is a perfect novel,” and in the last decade this austere and deeply moving tale of a Midwestern college professor has been embraced ... Zobraziť viac
After the brutal murder of his great-uncle, Julius Caesar, Octavian, a shy and scholarly youth of nineteen, suddenly finds himself heir to the vast power of Rome. He is destined, despite vicious power struggles, bloody wars and family strife, ... Zobraziť viac
