Shining examples of American literature at its best, these four novels explore timeless themes—adventure, war, sex, and morality—through compelling narratives. An adulteress, a runaway boy, a terrified soldier, and a maltreated sailor... 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
Něžné a moudré, veselé a hravé, pro děti i pro dospělé jsou Bajky i nebajky Rudyarda Kiplinga. Jako ve své předchozí Knize džunglí vede autor své čtenáře do pradávného světa polidštěných zvířat i jeskynních prapředků člověka, pralesů... Zobraziť viac
Výbor tří méně známých povídek Jacka Londona z divoké přírody: Konec příběhu, Na konci duhy a Dům pro Mapuhiho. Zatímco děj... Zobraziť viac
Knihy džunglí - Povídky o Mauglím se považují za nejlepší z Knih džunglí. Proto jsme je vybrali a zpracovali v... Zobraziť viac
Shining examples of American literature at its best, these four novels explore timeless themes—adventure, war, sex, and... 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 the pampered Buck is kidnapped from his beloved home in the Santa Clara Valley and forced to work as a sled-dog in the frozen wilderness of the Yukon, he must forget the long, lazy days of sleeping in the sunshine... Zobraziť viac
Classic / American EnglishWhite Fang is a wolf from the mountains of Canada. His life is hard but he is happy in his world. Then he is taken to the world of men. There he learns to fight and to kill. White Fang knows nothing about love... Zobraziť viac
Kein anderes Buch von Rudyard Kipling ist so bekannt wie das Dschungelbuch, das Disney mit seinem Trickfilm unvergesslich gemacht hat. Dass es eigentlich aber die Dschungelbücher sind, mehrere... Zobraziť viac
Kipling's epic rendition of the imperial experience in India is also his greatest long work. Two men - Kim, a boy growing into early manhood, and the lama, an old ascetic priest - are fired by a quest. Kim is white, although born in India... 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
Classic / American English: White Fang is a wolf from the mountains of Canada. His life is hard but he is happy in his world. Then he is taken to the world of men. There he learns to fight and to kill. White Fang knows nothing about love... Zobraziť viac
Jack Londons Romane und Erzählungen entführen in die Grenzbereiche menschlicher Existenz und an die Ränder der Zivilisation. In ungeschönter Sprache erzählt er von mitreißenden Abenteuern und von dramatischen Kämpfen ums Überleben... Zobraziť viac
The Jungle Books can be regarded as classic stories told by an adult to children. But they also constitute a complex literary work of art in which the whole of Kipling`s philosophy of life is expressed in miniature... 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
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
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
Dominoes is a full-colour, interactive readers series that offers students a fun reading experience while building their language skills. With integrated activities and on-page glossaries the new edition of the series makes reading motivating for... 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
