Hardyho román v sobě úchvatně kombinuje romantickou love story s upřímným, otevřeným vylíčením anglického venkova; nejedná se však o nějakou pastorální idylu, jakkoli je kniha prodchnutá nostalgií... Zobraziť viac
Šestnáctiletá Tess je dcerou venkovanů Johna a Joan Durbeyfieldových. Když se její rodiče dozvědí, že jsou spříznění s rodem d'Urbervillů, vyšlou Tess za domnělou příbuznou, aby se u ní přihlásila o finanční pomoc nebo... Zobraziť viac
Hardyho román v sobě úchvatně kombinuje romantickou love story s upřímným, otevřeným vylíčením anglického venkova; nejedná se však o nějakou pastorální idylu, jakkoli je kniha prodchnutá nostalgií... Zobraziť viac
Love is a possible strength in an actual weakness.' Beautiful, impulsive and spirited, Bathsheba Everdene's fortunes are changed forever ... Zobraziť viac
Wordsworth Editions: This Wordsworth Edition includes an exclusive Introduction and Notes by Norman Vance, Professor of... Zobraziť viac
Far from the Madding Crowd is perhaps the most pastoral of Hardy's Wessex novels... Zobraziť viac
Set in Hardy's Wessex, Tess is a moving novel of hypocrisy and double standards. Its challenging sub-title, A Pure Woman, infuriated critics when the book was first published in 1891, and it was condemned as immoral and pessimistic... Zobraziť viac
Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design... Zobraziť viac
Jude Fawley, the stonemason excluded not by his wits but by poverty from the world of Christminster privilege, finds fulfilment in his relationship with Sue Bridehead. Both have left earlier marriages... Zobraziť viac
After the death of his wife Emma, a grief-stricken Hardy wrote some of the best verse of his career. Moving and evocative, it ranks among the greatest elegiac poetry in the language... Zobraziť viac
A carefully graded series of retold versions of popular classic and contemporary titles and specially written stories continue to grow and there are now over 170 titles in the series. Most titles are available with Audio CDs and... Zobraziť viac
A carefully graded series of retold versions of popular classic and contemporary titles and specially written stories continue to grow and there are now over 170 titles in the series. Most titles are available with Audio CDs and... Zobraziť viac
Bathsheba Everdene is young and beautiful. She has her own farm and she likes to do things her way. Three men are in love with her - a poor shepherd, a rich farmer and a soldier. Which man will she choose, and will he be the right one for her? ... Zobraziť viac
A carefully graded series of retold versions of popular classic and contemporary titles and specially written stories continue to grow and there are now over 170 titles in the series. Most titles are available with Audio CDs and... Zobraziť viac
Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design... Zobraziť viac
Tess is an innocent young girl until the day she goes to visit her rich 'relatives', the D'Urbervilles. Her encounter with her manipulative cousin, Alec, leads her onto a path that is beset with suffering and betrayal... Zobraziť viac
When Henchard, an out-of-work hay-trusser gets drunk and sells his wife at a country fair, his life will never be the same. Eighteen years later, his wife and daughter return to Casterbridge to find that Henchard has become Mayor.... Zobraziť viac
Román Thomase Hardyho Tess z D’Urbervillů patří k nejslavnějším viktoriánským románům a na čtenářské oblibě neztratil dodnes. Ve své době vzbudil obrovský rozruch a náležitě bouřlivou odezvu, zvláště díky autorově vášnivé obžalobě... Zobraziť viac
Strhující příběh o vzestupu a pádu člověka pronásledovaného vlastní minulostí. Hrdina příběhu, mladý zemědělský dělník... Zobraziť viac
The Durbeyfield family are poor and simple people, but their ancestors were the mighty d Zobraziť viac
