'The earth was made for Dombey and Son to trade in, and the sun and moon were made to give them light' Dombey and Son is both a firm and a family and the ambiguous connection between public and private life lies at the heart of... Zobraziť viac
When Black Beauty is trained to carry a rider on his back, or to pull a carriage behind him, he finds it hard at first. But he is lucky - his first home is a good one, where his owners are kind people, who would never be cruel to a horse. But... Zobraziť viac
"Please, Mr Murdstone! Don´t beat me! I´ve tried to learn my lessons, really I have, sir!" sobs David. Although he is only eight years old, Mr Murdstone does beat him, and David is so frightened that he bites his cruel stepfather´s hand. For that, he... Zobraziť viac
Penguin Books Ltd: From the famous episodes of the whitewashed fence and the ordeal in the cave to the trial of Injun Joe,... Zobraziť viac
Das abenteuerliche Schicksal des Waisenjungen Oliver Twist: Herumgestoßen und allein kämpft er sich durchs Leben der... Zobraziť viac
Huckleberry Finn wohnt im Haus der Witwe Douglas, die ihn an Kindes statt aufgenommen hat. Huck jedoch zieht es in die Ferne... Zobraziť viac
Huck Finn macht sich nichts aus Schule, einer guten Erziehung oder Geld - er sehnt sich nach Freiheit und Abenteuer. Sein... Zobraziť viac
Tom Sawyer ist alles andere als ein Musterschüler – sehr zum Leidwesen seiner Tante Polly! Stets hat Tom den Kopf voller Streiche und abenteuerlicher Ideen. Gemeinsam mit seinen Freunden Huckleberry Finn und Joe Harper... 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 running for his life. Behind him comes an enormous dog... Zobraziť viac
In his last years Mark Twain had become a respected literary figure whose opinions were widely sought by the press. He had also suffered a series of painful physical, economic, and emotional losses. The Mysterious Stranger, published posthumously... Zobraziť viac
Ein unverbesserlicher Geizhals ist der alte Scrooge. Auch Weihnachten ist für ihn nichts als ein Ärgernis. Da erscheint ihm am Heiligen Abend sein verstorbener Kampagnon Marley, ... Zobraziť viac
When Arthur Clennam returns to England after many years abroad, he takes a kindly interest in Amy Dorrit, his mother's seamstress, and in the affairs of Amy's father, William Dorrit, a man of shabby grandeur, long imprisoned for debt in the Marshalsea... Zobraziť viac