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
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
Gilbert Blythe is finally a doctor, and at long last he and Anne are ready to say their vows. Soon husband and wife will be bound for a new life together in their own house of dreams, on the shores of Four Winds Harbor, near Gilbert's new medical... Zobraziť viac
One of the most popular books of all-time, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has been both venerated and vilified since it was first published in 1885. The story of a young abused boy on the run and his friendship with a runaway slave is about... Zobraziť viac
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert are expecting a young orphan boy to help them with farmwork at Green Gables... Zobraziť viac
Classic / American English: The House of the Seven Gables is the home of an important family: the Pyncheons. They have the house and a lot of land, but no money and many problems. Is there a curse on the family... 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
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
A classic coming-of-age tale of a spirited heroine named Anne. Anne Shirley is an eleven-year-old orphan who is mistakenly sent to a pair of siblings who had wanted to adopt a boy to help with the work on their farm in Prince Edward Island... Zobraziť viac
Following our successful publication of L. M. Montgomery's Emily of New Moon series, we will publish the beloved Anne of Green Gables series in its entirety on the VMC list, with beautiful new covers. Zobraziť viac
Ester Prynne aguarda en Boston la llegada de su marido, el médico Roger Chillingworth, procedente de Inglaterra. Durante la espera nace entre Ester y el reverendo Dimmesdale, pastor de la comunidad, una irrefrenable pasión amorosa... Zobraziť viac
Con Las aventuras de Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain (1835-1910) alcanzó su mayor logro literario. En ella, Huck Finn, el mejor amigo de Tom Sawyer, huye de su malvado padre y recorre el río Misisipi junto a un esclavo prófugo, Jim... Zobraziť viac
Mark Twain war weit mehr als der Erfinder von Tom Sawyer und Huckleberry Finn. Was der vielgereiste amerikanische Schriftsteller sah und erlebte, fasste er in pointierte und höchst witzige Berichte und Erzählungen; Deutschland hatte es ihm dabei... Zobraziť viac
Spine-tingling, mind-altering and deliciously atmospheric, journey into the dark side of America with nine of its most uncanny classics... 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
Alma Classics: Widely considered one of the greatest American novels, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn tells the story of Huck... Zobraziť viac
Syuzhet romanu pochynayetʹsya 28 chervnya 1914 roku – dnya, yakyy nazavzhdy zminyv khid svitovoyi istoriyi. Pered heroyamy — i persh za vse Rilloyu, molodshoyu donʹkoyu Enn i Hilberta Blaytiv — chotyry vazhki y bolisni roky tryvohy Zobraziť viac
Hester Prynne is a young wife who has sinned in the eyes of her society. In the rigid moral climate of 17th-century New England, she endures a harsh punishment. Hester has to draw on her inner strength of... Zobraziť viac
Classic / American English. Boston in the 1600s is a small town, but a large crowd waits for Hester Prynne outside the prison. She carries a baby in her arms and the scarlet letter is on her dress. is for adulteress... Zobraziť viac
The Cuthberts are in for a shock. They are expecting an orphan boy to help with the work at Green Gables - but a skinny red-haired girl turns up instead. Highly spirited Anne Shirley charms her way into the Cuthberts' affection with her vivid... Zobraziť viac
