The narrator is a young governess, sent off to a country house to take charge of two orphaned children. She finds a pleasant house and a comfortable housekeeper, while the children are beautiful and charming. But she soon begins to feel the ... Zobraziť viac
Shipwrecked and cast adrift, Lemuel Gulliver wakes to find himself on Lilliput, an island inhabited by little people, whose height makes their quarrels over fashion and fame seem ridiculous... Zobraziť viac
V Metropolitním muzeu probíhá vernisáž výstavy Poklady Vatikánu. Uprostřed ceremoniálu do budovy vtrhnou čtyři muži v... Zobraziť viac
In this provocative and blackly funny essay, Thomas de Quincey considers murder in a purely aesthetic light and explains how practically every philosopher over the past two hundred years has been murdered - 'insomuch, that if a man calls himself ... Zobraziť viac
Někdy považujeme život za nudnou samozřejmost. A jindy nechceme nic než přežít.nTřicetiletá Zoe dobrovolně strávila... Zobraziť viac
Žádný výcvik nepomůže policajtovi tolik jako správně fungující instinkt.nMatka agentky Faith Mitchellové nezvedá telefon. Na... Zobraziť viac
1970s Mexico City: while student protests and political unrest consume the city, Maite seeks escape from her humdrum life in the stories of passion and danger filling the latest issue of Secret Romance. She is deeply envious ... Zobraziť viac
The series that inspired the Netflix show. This collection contains 38 Arsne Lupin stories (the biggest and greatest Arsne Lupin collection in the eBook world), including:- Arsne Lupin, Gentleman Burglar- Arsne Lupin versus Herlock Sholmes - The Ho... Zobraziť viac
The Wives. You're not the only one...'Compulsive, brilliant, enthralling... I was hooked to the very last page' Adele Parks, author of Sunday Times No.1 bestseller Lies Lies Lies'Fans of B A Paris will love this addictive page-turner' Woman's W... Zobraziť viac
Includes the brilliant story 'The Mist', now adapted into a major Netflix series.Hold tight. We are going into a number of dark places, but I think I know the way. Just don't let go of my arm . . . Unrivalled master of suspense Stephen King takes... Zobraziť viac
A masterpiece of storytelling, this epic saga pits Ahab, a brooding and fantastical sea captain, against the great white whale that crippled him. In telling the tale of Ahab's passion for revenge and the fateful voyage that ensued, Melville produced... Zobraziť viac
Through the story of the brilliant but conflicted young Raskolnikov and the murder he commits, Fyodor Dostoyevsky explores the theme of redemption through suffering. "e;Crime and Punishment"e; put Dostoyevsky at the forefront of Russian write... Zobraziť viac
The Phantom of the Opera is perhaps best known for its many stage and screen adaptations, but Gaston Leroux's original text surpasses them all for its Gothic tension and haunting horror.Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's... Zobraziť viac
Jonathan Harker leaves England to visit his client - Count Dracula - in his Transylvanian castle. There, he learns of Dracula´s dreadful secret and is imprisoned while the count heads for England... Zobraziť viac
Alexandr Veliký vytvořil impérium, jakému nebylo rovno, avšak v pouhých dvaatřiceti letech podlehl neznámé horečce. Dodnes... Zobraziť viac
A mysterious seaman hides at a country inn; cut-throats raid a sleepy English village; suddenly, young Jim Hawkins becomes the owner of a map leading to a lost tropical island and a fortune in stolen gold. Three adventures - Jim, Squire Trelawney, an... Zobraziť viac
From the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic and Velvet Was the Night comes a dreamy reimagining of The Island of Doctor Moreau set against the backdrop of nineteenth-century Mexico... Zobraziť viac
The highly anticipated, explosive conclusion to the Ninth House trilogy from #1 New York Times bestselling author Leigh Bardugo. Hell is empty and all the devils are here... Zobraziť viac
'Private eye Philip Marlowe is transplanted into 21st-century Los Angeles in this tongue-in-cheek tribute to the classic works of Raymond Chandler... The wisecracking dialogue, outlandish characters and vicious slapstick ... Zobraziť viac
