Great Expectations depicts the growth and personal development of an orphan named Pip. Pip is born poor, but one day his life mysteriously changes. He is sent to London to learn to... Zobraziť viac
In exploring everyday life and its intersections with death, this enduring collection of stories offers a naturalistic depiction of the working class in early twentieth-century Dublin. Joyce masterfully portrays frustrations and aborted desires to... Zobraziť viac
When Humphrey Van Weyden finds himself struggling in the freezing waters of San Francisco Bay he thinks the worst that can happen to him is drowning... Zobraziť viac
In this witty, charming work Mark Twain retells the Garden of Eden story in the first person, presenting the separate perspectives in diary form of the legendary father and mother of the human race... Zobraziť viac
Wordsworth Editions Ltd: The Call of the Wild (1903) and White Fang (1906) are world famous animal stories. Set in Alaska... 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... Zobraziť viac
Rather than be 'sivilized' by the Widow Douglas, Huckleberry Finn - the grubby but good-natured son of a local drunk - sets off with Jim, an escaped slave, to find freedom on the Mississippi river. With the... Zobraziť viac
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Fear urged him to go back, but growth drove him on...' Set in the frozen forests of the Yukon Territory, Canada, during the Klondike Gold Rush of the 1890s, ... Zobraziť viac
This delightful collection of six hardback clothbound books features many of Mark Twain's best-loved novels, including: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn... Zobraziť viac
Set in the harsh Puritan community of seventeenth-century Boston, this tale of an adulterous entanglement that results in an illegitimate birth reveals Nathaniel Hawthorne's concerns with the tension between the public and the private selves.... Zobraziť viac
Penguin Readers is a series of simplified novels, film novelizations and original titles that introduce students at all levels to the pleasures of reading in English. .. Zobraziť viac
In The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne takes readers back to the Puritan days of the American colonies, into a society as unforgiving as its harsh New England winters. The story of Hester Prynne, who bears a scarlet "A" upon her breast as a symbol... Zobraziť viac
Dospívající chlapec Huckleberry Finn je polosirotek a rošťák, který nálezem ukradených peněz získal tučnou odměnu. Ujme se ho pobožná vdova, která ho chce „zcivilizovat“. Huckův zmizelý otec opilec však chlapce unese ... Zobraziť viac
Volání divočiny - Román od Jacka Londona vypráví příběh psa Bucka, který se z ochočeného mazlíčka stane vůdcem vlčí smečky... Zobraziť viac
Jack London sa preslávil mnohými naturalistickými poviedkami a románmi z aljašskej prírody a iných drsných prostredí ľudskej civilizácie... Zobraziť viac
Může se divoká šelma stát opravdovým přítelem člověka? Dokáže láska a trpělivost prolomit led nedůvěry a nenávisti? Čtěte uchvacující příběh o pohnutém osudu míšence psa a vlka a studujte při tom angličtinu! Děj se odehrává na... Zobraziť viac
Mladá žena, jej zbabelý milenec a starnúci pomstychtivý manžel - to sú hlavné postavy tejto drámy o konflikte medzi láskou a... Zobraziť viac
Jonathan Swift’s best known full-length work, and a classic of English literature. In this Reader you will find: information about Jonathan Swift’s life; CLIL History: European Exploration... Zobraziť viac
Romeo Montague was in love with Juliet Capulet. He went over to her. â??I don't know who you are' he said. â??But I know... Zobraziť viac
The famous story of a young American boy who prefers adventure to school: he witnesses a crime in a graveyard, is a pirate for two days, gets lost in a cavern and even finds treasure. Among his friends are the ‘wild’ Huckleberry Finn and the ‘angel’, ... Zobraziť viac
