Anglicko-česká zrcadlová četba pro mírně pokročilé. Velký Gatsby je nejslavnějším románem Francise Scotta Fitzgeralda. Příběh se odehrává v New Yorku 20. let minulého století, kdy nečekaná hospodářská prosperita přinesla i ztrátu morálních hodnot... Zobraziť viac
Francis Scott Fitzgerald se řadí mezi autory tak zvané ztracené generace. Známé jsou jeho romány Na prahu ráje, Krásní a prokletí, Něžná je noc,Velký Gatsby a jiné. Kromě nich však napsal i mnoho povídek, mezi které patří například sbírka... Zobraziť viac
Soubor povídek slavného amerického autora s výraznými autobiografickými rysy. Výbor začíná cyklem povídek o mladíkovi jménem Basil Duke Lee, který je vlastně ztělesněním Fitzgeraldova dětství. I on pochází z méně majetných poměrů... Zobraziť viac
Penguin Books Ltd: When a Victorian scientist propels himself into the year 802,701 AD, he is initially delighted to find... Zobraziť viac
1930s Hollywood. The depression has receded, the studios are booming, and the glitz and glamour are bewitching. But for Cecilia Brady, this is just life. That is, until she meets Monroe Stahr... Zobraziť viac
In The Time Machine by H. G. Wells - a hugely influential, groundbreaking work of science fiction - a brilliant scientist constructs a machine, which, with the pull of a lever, propels him to the year AD 802,701... Zobraziť viac
Penguin Classics: Full grown with a long, smoke-coloured beard, requiring the services of a cane and fonder of cigars than... Zobraziť viac
Griffin is a scientist, and he discovers how to make things invisible. Then he becomes invisible himself. Griffin thinks that an invisible man will have a lot of power. But life becomes more and more difficult... Zobraziť viac
A carefully graded series of retold versions of popular classic and contemporary titles and specially written stories continue to grow and there are now over 170 titles in the series. Most titles are available with Audio CDs and... Zobraziť viac
Classic / British English.Edward Prendick is travelling in the South Pacific when his ship goes down. He is saved after many days at sea by another ship, and a passenger, Montgomery, nurses him back to health... Zobraziť viac
I'd Die for You is a collection of the last remaining unpublished short stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald, iconic author of The Great Gatsby and Tender Is the Night. All eighteen short fictions collected here were lost in one sense or another ... Zobraziť viac
The stranger arrives early in February, one wintry day, through a biting wind and a driving snow. He is wrapped up from head to foot, and the brim of his hat hides every inch of his face. Rude and rough, the stranger works ... Zobraziť viac
A carefully graded series of retold versions of popular classic and contemporary titles and specially written stories continue to grow and there are now over 170 titles in the series. Most titles are available with Audio CDs and... Zobraziť viac
Now the subject of a major new film from director Baz Luhrmann (Romeo+Juliet, Moulin Rouge!), starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan, The Great Gatsby is F. Scott Fitzgerald's brilliant fable of the hedonistic excess and tragic reality of... Zobraziť viac
The Rainbow tells the story of three generations of the Brangwen family and their struggles with each other and themselves. Beautiful, strange and with a power all its own, The Rainbow redefined the English novel... Zobraziť viac
Benjamin Button is a very strange baby. Born with a white beard, he looks like his grandfather. As years pass, he seems to get younger. This brings many problems, for him and the people around him. In these three stories... Zobraziť viac
Bilingvilní vydání prózy známého autora pro pokročilé zájemce o angličtinu. Zobraziť viac
A mountain climber, high in The Andes, falls into a strange valley. In London a man is looking for a green door. A third man tries to help an unhappy ghost. Each of these exciting stories shows us two very different worlds... Zobraziť viac
Jay Gatsby is a self-made man, famed for his decadent champagne-drenched parties. Despite being surrounded by Long Island's bright and beautiful, he longs only for Daisy Buchanan. In shimmering prose, Fitzgerald shows Gatsby pursue his dream to... Zobraziť viac
While F. Scott Fitzgerald was writing the novels we remember him for today, he was also publishing short stories in popular magazines such as The Saturday Evening Post and Esquire... Zobraziť viac
