Alfred Hitchcock was a strange child. Fat, lonely, burning with fear and ambition, his childhood was an isolated one, scented with fish from his father's shop. Afraid to leave his bedroom, he would plan great voyages, ... Zobraziť viac
CCV: `It's this decade's finest work of non-fiction' --The Word"cleverly weaves through centuries of history to reveal to us... Zobraziť viac
Revolution, the fourth volume of Peter Ackroyd's enthralling History of England begins in 1688 with a revolution and ends in 1815 with a famous victory. In it, Ackroyd takes readers from William of Orange's accession following the Glorious Revolution... Zobraziť viac
CCV: Thomas More is one of the great figures in English history. Pre-eminent as a courtier and as a humanist, a friend to... Zobraziť viac
Londýn počátku osmnáctého století, pozvolna se vzpamatovávající z následků rozsáhlého ničivého požáru, je městem nuzáků i boháčů, tradičních pověr a tajných nauk i osvícenské racionality a elegance. Architekt Nicholas Dyer... Zobraziť viac
Nejedná se o další dějiny Londýna, ale jeho biografii, v níž je propojena minulost ztrácející se v mlhách a dohadech s přítomností. Zobraziť viac
Životopisní román o velkém básníkovi z pera současného anglického autora (nar.1949), laureáta několika významných... Zobraziť viac
Having written enthralling biographies of London and of its great river, the Thames, Peter Ackroyd now turns to England itself. This first volume of six takes us from the time that England was first settled... Zobraziť viac
Innovation, the sixth and final volume in Peter Ackroyd's magnificent History of England series, takes readers from the Boer War to the Millennium Dome almost a hundred years later. Innovation brings Peter Ackroyd's History of England to a triumphant... Zobraziť viac
Geoffrey Chaucer has some claim to being the greatest poet in the English language. Yet he has also been considered to be an invisible poet, self-depreciating and ironic, leaving only the breath of his comedy behind... Zobraziť viac
The English see more ghosts than any other nation. From medieval times to the present day, stories have been told about ghosts who avenge injustice, souls who long for peace and spooks who just want to have fun... Zobraziť viac
A breathtaking feat of scholarship' The Times. 'I can do no more than praise, recommend, insist that you buy and read this book. It supersedes all other Dickens biographies' Anthony Burgess, Independent. In Peter Ackroyd's abridged edition of his... Zobraziť viac
The fourth volume of Peter Ackroyd's enthralling History of England begins in 1688 with a revolution and ends in 1815 with a famous victory. In it, Ackroyd takes readers from William of Orange's accession following the Glorious Revolution to the Regency, Zobraziť viac
Sophia Chrysanthis is initially dazzled when the celebrated German archaeologist, Herr Obermann, comes in search of a Greek bride who can read the works of Homer and assist in his excavations of the city he believes is Ancient Troy. Zobraziť viac
