Post-apokalyptický román Jacka Londona sa odohráva v roku 2073. Uplynulo už šesťdesiat rokov od červenej smrti, ktorá vyhladila takmer celé ľudstvo a prežilo len pár malých skupiniek, ktoré bojujú o prežitie. Stará civilizácia je v troskách... Zobraziť viac
Tulák po hviezdach patrí k Londonovým najpoetickejším románom, hoci prostredie, v ktorom sa odohráva, tomu nenasvedčuje. Univerzitný profesor Standing čaká vo svojej cele na trest smrti. Tú vo veľmi zvláštnych obmenách zažíva dávno pred popravou.... Zobraziť viac
Kniha Jacka Londona Pred Adamom je menej známym titulom tohto svetoznámeho spisovateľa. Pre tých, ktorí Londona poznajú hlavne ako autora chlapských dobrodružných príbehov z drsnej Aljašky alebo na vlnách rozbúrených morí, to bude možno prekvapenie.... Zobraziť viac
Patentovaná metoda Original je postavena na systému souběžného postupného překladu a několikanásobného opakování všech... 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 divokých pláních... Zobraziť viac
Half St. Bernard, half sheepdog, Buck is stolen away from his comfortable life as a pet in California and sold to dog traders. He soon finds himself aboard a ship, on its way to Northern Canada. Surrounded by cruelty, ... Zobraziť viac
The semiautobiographical Martin Eden is the most vital and original character Jack London ever created. Set in San Francisco, this is the story of Martin Eden, an impoverished seaman who pursues, obsessively and aggressively, dreams of education... Zobraziť viac
The Penguin English Library Edition of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain 'I'm unfavorable to killin' a man as long as you can git around it; it ain't good sense, it ain't good morals. Ain't I right?' The original Great... Zobraziť viac
'Pale Terror Goes Him, Death and Devastation Follow!' This is from the father of American literature, four sparkling comic tales of extraordinary animals and parables subverted... Zobraziť viac
'The facts of life took on a fiercer aspect and, while he faced that aspect uncowed, he faced it with all the latent cunning of his nature aroused... 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
Shining examples of American literature at its best, these four novels explore timeless themes—adventure, war, sex, and... Zobraziť viac
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. When I am king, they shall not have bread and shelter only, but also teachings out of books; for a full belly is little worth where the mind is starved, and the heart.’.. Zobraziť viac
The Star Rover is the story of San Quentin death-row inmate Darrell Standing, who escapes the horror of prison life—and long stretches in a straitjacket—by withdrawing into vivid dreams of past lives, including incarnations as a French nobleman... Zobraziť viac
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) is the story of a boy in Missouri in the 1840s. Tom Sawyer's parents are dead and he lives with his aunt in a small village next to the long Mississippi river. One night, Tom and his friend, Huckleberry Finn see Injun J Zobraziť viac
An idyllic snapshot of a boy's childhood along the banks of the Mississippi River, Twain's THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER is the author's work that comes closest to his boyhood experiences of growing up in Hannibal in the 1840s... Zobraziť viac
The Call of the Wild (1903) and White Fang (1906) are two classic American adventure novels depicting the evolution of two... Zobraziť viac
Huck Finn escapes from his alcoholic father by faking his own death and so begins his journey through the Deep South, seeking independence and freedom. On his travels, Huck meets an escaped slave, Jim, who is a wanted man, and together they journey... Zobraziť viac
These novels played a unique and lasting role in the development of American literature, and each one remains a beloved and widely read work of fiction. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn-arguably the great American novel... Zobraziť viac
Everyone in the village of St. Petersburg will tell you this, but Huck Finn is not dead. He ran away. Now he is traveling down the great Mississippi river. Come with him on his adventures and meet many new people... Zobraziť viac
