Dartmoor. A wild, wet place in the south-west of England. A place where it is easy to get lost, and to fall into the soft green earth which can pull the strongest man down to his death... Zobraziť viac
Scarlet is the colour of sin, and the letter \'A\' stands for \'Adultery\'. In the 1600s, in Boston, Massachusetts, love was allowed only between a husband and a wife. A child born outside marriage was a child of sin... Zobraziť viac
A peaceful country of lakes, rivers, fields and mountains? An exciting country of pubs, theatres, writers and song? Or an unhappy country of guns, soldiers, fighting and death? Everyone has their own idea of Ireland; this book gives a full picture... Zobraziť viac
Come with us to London - a city as old as the Romans, and as new as the twenty-first century. There are places to go - from Oxford Street to Westminster Abbey, from Shakespeare´s Globe Theatre to Wimbledon Tennis Club. And things to do - ride on the Londo Zobraziť viac
The doctor took great care of his patients. Everybody agreed about that. And a lot of his women patients were old and ill, so it was only natural that a lot of them would die. Everyone agreed about that too... Zobraziť viac
Christmas is humbug, Scrooge says - just a time when you find yourself a year older and not a penny richer. The only thing that matters to Scrooge is business, and making money. But on Christmas Eve three spirits come to visit him... Zobraziť viac
The wind is strong on the Yorkshire moors. There are few trees, and fewer houses, to block its path. There is one house, however, that does not hide from the wind. It stands out from the hill and challenges the wind to do its worst... Zobraziť viac
´Who is the man with the roses in his hand?´ thinks Anna. ´I want to meet him.´ ´Who is the girl with the guitar?´ thinks Will. ´I like her. I want to meet her.´ But they do not meet. ´There are lots of men!´ ... Zobraziť viac
'When we are happy, we are always good', says Lord Henry, 'but when we are good, we are not always happy.' Lord Henry's lazy, clever words lead the young Dorian Gray into a world where it is better to be beautiful than to be good; ... Zobraziť viac
'Soon I felt something alive moving along my leg and up my body to my face, and when I looked down, I saw a very small human being, only fifteen centimetres tall ...I was so surprised that I gave a great shout.' ... Zobraziť viac
For fifty years after Dr Watson´s death, a packet of papers, written by the doctor himself, lay hidden in a locked box... Zobraziť viac
Twenty-five million people come to England every year, and some never go out of London. But England is full of interesting places to visit and things to do. There are big noisy cities with great shops and theatres, and quiet little villages... Zobraziť viac
William Shakespeare. Born April 1564, at Stratford-upon-Avon. Died April 1616. Married Anne Hathaway: two daughters, one son. Actor, poet, famous playwright. Wrote nearly forty plays... Zobraziť viac
'When we are happy, we are always good', says Lord Henry, 'but when we are good, we are not always happy.' Lord Henry's lazy, clever words lead the young Dorian Gray into a world where it is better to be beautiful than ... Zobraziť viac
Twenty-five million people come to England every year, and some never go out of London. But England is full of interesting places to visit and things to do. There are big noisy cities with great shops and theatres, and quiet little villages... Zobraziť viac
When men find gold in the frozen north of Canada, they need dogs - big, strong dogs to pull the sledges on the long journeys to and from the gold mines. Buck is stolen from his home in the south and sold as a sledge-dog.. Zobraziť viac
Sometimes the Dashwood girls do not seem like sisters. Elinor is all calmness and reason, and can be relied upon for practical, common sense opinions. Marianne, on the other hand, is all sensibility, full of passionate and romantic feeling... Zobraziť viac
