Kim is an orphan who earns his living begging on the streets of Lahore. One day he befriends an aged Tibetan Lama who, although content to live simply in India, is a rich and powerful abbot in his own country... Zobraziť viac
Penned by English Nobel laureate Rudyard Kipling in 1894, The Jungle Book is a collection of allegorical stories that take place deep in the Indian jungle. The most famous stories of The Jungle Book are those featuring a young feral boy named Mowgli... Zobraziť viac
A collection of four Puffin Classics, designed to raise awareness of world environmental issues. The classic story of friendship between man and beast. Young Mowgli escapes the vicious jaws of the growling tiger Shere Khan... Zobraziť viac
At the age of 48, when she moved to the Isle of Wight, Julia Margaret Cameron (1815-1879) was given a camera by her daughter... Zobraziť viac
"Mrs. Dalloway said she would buy the flowers herself." So begins Virginia Woolf's beloved fourth novel... Zobraziť viac
Wordsworth Editions Ltd: This edition of the poetry of Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) includes all the poems contained in the... Zobraziť viac
A gorgeous clothbound edition of Woolf's fantastical and enchanting novel, designed by the acclaimed Coralie-Bickford Smith. Orlando has always been an outsider... 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
Knihy džunglí - Povídky o Mauglím se považují za nejlepší z Knih džunglí. Proto jsme je vybrali a zpracovali v... Zobraziť viac
Virginie Woolfová je považována za přední inovátorku anglického jazyka a její literární práce jsou uznávané nejen kvůli svému obsahu, ale také kvůli charakteristickému stylu psaní. Ve svých knihách prozkoumala techniku známou v literatuře jako proud... 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
A Room of One's Own is Virginia Woolf's most powerful feminist essay, justifying the need for women to possess intellectual freedom and financial independence. Based on a lecture given at Girton College, Cambridge, the essay is one of... 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
Why should one half be free to live, while the other is doomed to watch silently from the sidelines? In this visionary collection, Virginia Woolf leads us on a transformative journey through the liberating powers of the mind. From an exploration of ... Zobraziť viac
'I am reduced to a thing that wants Virginia. I composed a beautiful letter to you in the sleepless nightmare hours of the night, and it has all gone. I just miss you...'At a dinner party in 1922... Zobraziť viac
This volume combines two books which were among the greatest contributions to feminist literature this century. Together they form a brilliant attack on sexual inequality. A Room of One's Own, first published in 1929, is a witty, ... Zobraziť viac
Who better to serve as a guide to great books and their authors than Virginia Woolf? In the early years of its existence, the Times Literary Supplement published some of the finest writers in English: T. S. Eliot, Henry James and E. M. Forster... Zobraziť viac
Clarissa Dalloway, elegant and vivacious, is preparing for a party and remembering those she once loved. In another part of London, Septimus Warren Smith is suffering from shell-shock and on the brink of madness... Zobraziť viac
For years now the Ramsays have spent every summer in their holiday home in Scotland, and they expect these summers will go on forever; but, as the First World War looms, the integrity of family and society will be fatally challenged... Zobraziť viac
Tracing the lives of a group of friends, The Waves follows their development from childhood to middle age. While social events, individual achievements and disappointments form its narrative, the novel is most remarkable for ... Zobraziť viac
