K případu spojenému se známou rodinou Roylottů ze Stoke Moranu v Surrey došlo na samém počátku přátelství doktora Watsona se Sherlockem Holmesem, v době, kdy ještě coby dva svobodní mládenci bydleli společně v Baker Street... Zobraziť viac
V dobách, kdy ženy bývaly křehké květinky a mladé dívky často interesantně omdlévaly, vytvořila Jane Austenová ve své Emmě hrdinku z jiného kadlubu. Když v útlém mládí ztratí matku a na otce, slabošského hypochondra,... Zobraziť viac
Slavný příběh chlapce, kterému po narození umírá matka a dostává se do obecního sirotčince. odtud jeho cesty vedou do učení k hrobníkovi Soverberymu, který se ho ujme. Oliver však uteče do Londýna a přidá se ke skupině kapesních zlodějů... Zobraziť viac
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, autor legendárních postav Sherlocka Holmese a doktora Watsona a detektivních příběhů s promyšlenou zápletkou z viktoriánské Anglie... Zobraziť viac
Slavný humoristický román z pera jednoho z největších anglických romanopisců všech dob. Románovou kroniku tvoří „pozůstalé zápisy“ členů Dopisující společnosti Pickwickova klubu. Coby všestranné dopisovatele je Dickens posílá na cestu a... Zobraziť viac
Módní lázeňské město Bath před dvěma staletími: sem jezdili angličtí otcové léčit v horkých pramenech klouby trápené dnou a spolu s manželkami uvádět dcery do společnosti s cílem upoutat zájem žádoucích ženichů... Zobraziť viac
Hlavními hrdinkami jsou sestry Marianne a Elinor Dashwoodovy, které mají ještě mladší sestru Margaret a staršího nevlastního bratra Johna. Na začátku románu pan Dashwood umírá a paní Dashwoodová se i s dcerami musí odstěhovat z rodinného sídla, ... Zobraziť viac
"The moment I first met you, I noticed your pride, your sense of superiority, and your selfish disdain for the feelings of others. You are the last man in the world whom I could ever be persuaded to marry," said Elizabeth Bennet... Zobraziť viac
The Best of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twenty of the very best tales from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's fifty-six short stories featuring the arch sleuth. Basing his selection around the author's own twelve personal favourites, ... Zobraziť viac
Graded reading with texts adapted according to the level of knowledge of vocabulary and grammatical structures of the students... Zobraziť viac
Beautiful, rich, self-assured and witty, Emma Woodhouse delights in match-making those around her, with no apparent care for her own romantic life. Taking young Harriet Smith under her wing, ... Zobraziť viac
Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories Volume II. Since his first appearance in "Beeton's Christmas Annual" in 1887, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes has been one of the most beloved fictional characters ever created... Zobraziť viac
This edition contains all the stories originally published under this collection and it's illustrated by David Mackintosh. From his Baker Street apartment, Sherlock Holmes wields his powers of deduction in pursuit of justice and truth... Zobraziť viac
Famously characterized as the story of two Dashwood sisters who embody the conflict between the oppressive nature of "civilized" society and the human desire for romantic passion, there is far more to this story of two daughters made homeless by the... Zobraziť viac
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. A man is running for his life. Behind him comes an enormous do... Zobraziť viac
The hit BBC series Sherlock, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, offers a fresh, contemporary take on the original Sir Arthur Conan Doyle stories, and has helped introduce a whole new generation of fans to the legendary detective... Zobraziť viac
In David Copperfield, Dickens describes one boy growing up in a world which is by turns magical, fearful and grimly realistic. Zobraziť viac
During an eventful season at Bath, young, naïve Catherine Morland experiences the joys of fashionable society for the first time. She is delighted with her new acquaintances: flirtatious Isabella, who shares Catherine's love of Gothic romance and hor Zobraziť viac
Published after Jane Austen’s death in 1817, Persuasion is poignant and passionate story of love, disappointment, loss, and redemption. Twenty-seven-year-old Anne Elliot is resigned to an unhappy fate and forced to move with her family ... Zobraziť viac
Jane Austen is perhaps the best-loved of all English novelists. Her knowledge of human nature is remarkable, and her awareness of the importance of class, money and appearances makes her a peculiarly modern author... Zobraziť viac
