Sherlock Holmes is the greatest detective of them all. He sits in his room, and smokes his pipe. He listens, and watches, and thinks. He listens to the steps coming up the stairs; he watches the door opening ... Zobraziť viac
Which race between two English universities is so famous to be known simply as ‘The Boat Race’?... Zobraziť viac
The classic fantasy adventure of a lost prehistoric world. Journalist Ed Malone is looking for an adventure, and that's exactly what he finds when he meets the eccentric Professor Challenger - an adventure that leads Malone and his three companions... Zobraziť viac
“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.” Oscar Wilde; One of Oscar Wilde’s funniest plays, The Importance of Being Earnest was described by the dramatist as being ‘a trivial comedy for... Zobraziť viac
“Does a boy get a chance to whitewash a fence every day?” Meet Tom Sawyer, a boy with a good heart who’s always in... Zobraziť viac
The story traces the life of David Copperfield from childhood to maturity. David Copperfield looks back on the first twenty-five years of his life. He is only... Zobraziť viac
I like work. I find it interesting ...I can sit and look at it for hours. With ideas like this, perhaps it is not a good idea to spend a holiday taking a boat trip up the River Thames. But this is what the three friends ... Zobraziť viac
‘After I had accepted the position and agreed to his condition, I had two or three very bad days. I was full of doubts, sure I had made a terrible mistake. I was in this state of mind as I sat in the... Zobraziť viac
Before he was Sherlock’s rival, Moriarty fought against the unfair class caste system in London by making sure corrupt nobility got their comeuppance. But even the most well-intentioned plans can spin out of control... Zobraziť viac
“Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.” In this reader you will find nine of Edgar Allan Poe’s most famous stories of mystery and suspense... Zobraziť viac
'I have heard, Mr. Holmes, that you can see deeply into the manifold wickedness of the human heart'. Scandal, treachery and crime are rife in Old London Town. A king blackmailed by his mistress, dark dealings in Opium dens, stolen jewels, a missing... Zobraziť viac
A Tale of Two Cities is Charles Dickens’s most famous historical novel. Set in Paris and London at the time of the French Revolution, this is the story of two men... Zobraziť viac
Two more cases solved by Sherlock Holmes: The Adventures of the Dancing Men about a secret gangster code; and Silver Blaze, the missing racehorse. The book also looks at the development of gangster crime in Chicago, and other famous detectives. Zobraziť viac
