Dover Publications Inc.: Epigrams, aphorisms, and other bon mots gathered from the celebrated wit's plays, essays, and... Zobraziť viac
There has been a ghost in the house for three hundred years, and Lord Canterville´s family have had enough of it. So Lord... Zobraziť viac
Impish, daring young Tom Sawyer is the bane of the old, the hero of the young. There were some in his dusty old Missippi town who believed he would be President, if he escaped a hanging. For wherever there is mischief or adventure, Tom is at the heart of Zobraziť viac
From the famous episodes of the whitewashed fence and the ordeal in the cave to the trial of Injun Joe, The Adventures of... Zobraziť viac
Huck is a young, naive white boy fleeing from his drunken, dangerous Pap, and Jim is a runaway slave longing to be reunited with his family. Flung together by circumstance, they journey down the Mississippi together on a log raft, each in search of... Zobraziť viac
'Dubliners' was first published in 1914. The book depicts middle-class Catholic life in Dublin at the beginning of the twentieth century. Zobraziť viac
Who wants to live in a house, wear clean clothes, be good, and go to school every day? Not young Huckleberry Finn, that´s... Zobraziť viac
He was not blind to the fact that murder, like the religions of the Pagan world, requires a victim as well as a priest...' Wilde's supremely witty tale of dandies, anarchists and a murderous prophecy in London high society... Zobraziť viac
Each volume in the "Collector's Library" series has a specially commissioned Afterword, brief biography of the author and a further reading list. The afterword for this edition is by David Stuart Davies... Zobraziť viac
Artigsein, Stillsitzen und Tischmanieren sind ihnen einfach ein Grus: Für die beiden unzertrennlichen Titelhelden, den Waisenjungen Tom Sawyer und den Herumtreiber Huckleberry Finn, sollen die Tage und Nächte schließlich voller Freiheit, ... Zobraziť viac
Why doesn’t summer come to the Giant’s garden? Find out how the Selfish Giant changes and learns about friendship... Zobraziť viac
Dominoes is a full-colour, interactive readers series that offers students a fun reading experience while building their language skills. With integrated activities, and exciting, fully dramatized audio for every story... Zobraziť viac
For deft plotting, riotous inventiveness, unforgettable characters, and language that brilliantly captures the lively rhythms of American speech, no American writer comes close to Mark Twain. This sparkling anthology covers the entire span of Twain’s... Zobraziť viac
“Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.” In this reader you will find nine of Edgar Allan Poe’s most famous stories of mystery and suspense... Zobraziť viac
Join Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn and their friends as they go on a series of exciting adventures on the Mississippi River. Read about how they witness a murder while looking for ghosts in a graveyard, and how they run away to an island... Zobraziť viac
Oscar Wilde’s wonderfully satirical yet comical account of an American family living in England, has lent itself beautifully to adaptation in this book. Young children easily relate to the Otis twins, as they endeavour to frighten the Canterville Ghost.. Zobraziť viac
When the superbly handsome Dorian Gray sees his portrait he makes a terrible wish: that the portrait will grow older and that he will remain young forever. But what happens to the portrait that no one ever sees... Zobraziť viac
The Picture of Dorian Gray was a succès de scandale. Early readers were shocked by its hints at unspeakable sins and the book was later used as evidence against Wilde at the Old Bailey in 1895... Zobraziť viac
Enthralled by his own exquisite portrait, Dorian Gray exchanges his soul for eternal youth and beauty. Influenced by his friend Lord Henry Wotton, he is drawn into a corrupt double life; ... Zobraziť viac
James Joyce's first published book, which he wrote when he was still in his twenties, Dubliners is far removed from the bold experimentalism of his later work, but is essential for understanding the author's development as a writer... Zobraziť viac
