How does fate join the paths of three different lives? How much is one of them willing to sacrifice when the French Revolution breaks out? The height of human goodness and the depth of its evil are captured in Charles Dickens´ passionate story of love... Zobraziť viac
"Mr Holmes, they were the footprints of a gigantic hound!" The terrible spectacle of the beast, the fog of the moor, the discovery of a body: this classic horror story pits detective against dog, rationalism against the supernatural, good against... Zobraziť viac
Penguin Books Ltd: 'It was now too late and too far to go back, and I went on. And the mists had all solemnly risen now, and... Zobraziť viac
Der vorliegende Band versammelt eine Auswahl der schönsten Weihnachtserzählungen und Weihnachtsmärchen von Charles Dickens... Zobraziť viac
It is said that Charles Dickens invented Christmas, and within these pages you'll certainly find all the elements of a quintessential traditional Christmas brought to vivid life: snowy rooftops, gleaming shop windows, steaming bowls of punch, ... Zobraziť viac
'Desperate-minded villain!' Two of Dickens' hilarious early stories from Sketches by Boz: 'The Great Winglebury Duel' and 'Bloomsbury Christening' Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday.... Zobraziť viac
Wordsworth Editions Ltd: With an Introduction by Dr. Julian Wolfreys This edition of The Adventures & Memoirs of Sherlock... Zobraziť viac
A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas, commonly known as A Christmas Carol... Zobraziť viac
Sherlock Holmes is a great detective. There are few cases that he cannot solve. In these three stories we meet a young woman who is terrified of a mysterious ‘speckled band’, a family who think that five orange pips are a sign of death, and .. Zobraziť viac
Charles Dickens' uplifting Christmas story about the redemption of an angry miser is a classic. This book also looks at the story's contribution to Christmas traditions in Britain, and suggests a real or virtual tour of Dickens’ London. Zobraziť viac
Sherlock Holmes is a very clever man. When people have strange, difficult problems, they come to him. Where is Mr Hosmer Angel? Which student saw the exam paper before the exam? Why is somebody following Miss Smith? ... Zobraziť viac
'Facts alone are wanted in life': the children at Mr Gradgrind's school are sternly ordered to stifle their imaginations and pay attention only to cold, hard reality. They live in a smoky, troubled industrial town so entertainment is hard ... Zobraziť viac
When the alien Mimics invade, Keiji Kiriya is just one of many recruits shoved into a suit of battle armor called a Jacket... Zobraziť viac
Classic / British English. Pip is a poor orphan whose life is changed forever by two very different meetings – one with an escaped convict and the other with an eccentric old lady and the beautiful girl who lives with her... Zobraziť viac
Classic / British English. Pip is a poor orphan whose life is changed forever by two very different meetings – one with an escaped convict and the other with an eccentric old lady and the beautiful girl who lives with her... Zobraziť viac
Little Red Riding Hood is off to visit Granny… but who is waiting for her? Press the sound buttons to hear a clear, lively reading of the much-loved fairy tale, specially recorded for little children. With simple text and charming illustrations ... Zobraziť viac
All kinds of people, from shopkeepers to kings, want the help of Sherlock Holmes in these... Zobraziť viac
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
One of Dickens’s finest novels, Great Expectations chronicles the fortunes of its young protagonist Pip as he is unexpectedly endowed by a mysterious benefactor with the life of a gentleman, enabling him to escape to London from the prospect ... Zobraziť viac
It was a town of red brick, or of brick that would have been red if the smoke and ashes had allowed it; but as matters... Zobraziť viac
