We have declared before that it is not only expedient but necessary for a prince to take care his foundations be good, otherwise his fabric will be sure to fail.'Considered one of the first works of modern philosophy, Machiavelli's ... Zobraziť viac
Jacob’s Room, Virginia Woolf’s third novel, marks her first foray into Modernist experimentation. The narrative traces Jacob’s childhood in Cornwall and his education at Cambridge, culminating ... Zobraziť viac
Wilde's first and only published novel recounts the story of handsome Dorian Gray who upon having his portrait painted desires that it will age and grow ugly while he may remain eternally beautiful... Zobraziť viac
Little Men is the delightful unofficial sequel to Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women, reprising the much-cherished characters of the March family and friends, as well as some unforgettable new ones... Zobraziť viac
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey work of the stars... Zobraziť viac
Attributed to the blind Greek poet, Homer, THE ODYSSEY is an epic tale about cunning and strength of mind. It takes its starting point ten years after the fall of the city of Troy and follows its Greek warrior hero Odysseus as he tries to journey... Zobraziť viac
Set in medieval Paris, against the backdrop of the brooding Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Hugo′s take on the classic story of Beauty and the Beast tells of the hunchbacked, grotesque bellringer, Quasimodo... Zobraziť viac
HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics. I wish as well as every body else to be perfectly happy;but like every body else it must be in my own way. When the Dashwood family are forced into more modest circumstances... 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
Wouldn't it be fun if all the castles in the air which we make could come true and we could live in them? ... Zobraziť viac
The young sailor Ishmael befriends a tattooed Polynesian harpooner named Queequeg, and finds himself aboard the Pequod, which is captained by the obsessive Captain Ahab... Zobraziť viac
In these eleven stories, Fitzgerald depicts the Roaring Twenties as he lived them. He masterfully blends accounts of flappers and the smart set with more fantastical visions of America, always imbuing his ... Zobraziť viac
How did the leopard get its spots? Why do the tides ebb and flow? How did the elephant get its trunk? And how was the alphabet made? Rudyard Kipling’s classic collection of fables answers the great questions of animal- and humankind in a fun,.. Zobraziť viac
Including some of Oscar Wilde’s most well-known and infamous plays, Lady Windermere’s Fan, A Woman of No Importance, An Ideal Husband, and The Importance of Being Earnest, this collection ... Zobraziť viac
When their father is mysteriously sent away, Roberta, Peter and Phyllis have to leave London with their mother to live in a cottage in the countryside... Zobraziť viac
An idyllic snapshot of a boy's childhood along the banks of the Mississippi River, Twain's THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER is the author's work that comes closest to his boyhood experiences of growing up in Hannibal in the 1840s... Zobraziť viac
Epic and tragic in its scope, King Lear explores a king’s demise into madness and insanity when he is betrayed by two of his manipulative and scheming daughters... Zobraziť viac
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Welcome, O life! I go to encounter for the millionth time the reality of experience and to forge in the smithy of my soul the uncreated conscience of my race... Zobraziť viac
Still considered one of the most important and groundbreaking works of science ever written, Darwin’s eminently readable exploration of the evolutionary process challenged most of the strong beliefs of the Western world... Zobraziť viac
In Paradise Lost, Milton produced a poem of epic scale, conjuring up a vast, awe-inspiring cosmos and ranging across huge tracts of space and time. And yet, in putting a charismatic Satan and naked Adam and Eve at the centre of this story... Zobraziť viac
