A timeless and celebrated children’s classic, Grahame’s The Wind in the Willows has delighted for nearly 100 years. In the idyllic English countryside, Mole, Badger, Rat and Toad ... 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
'I find writing novels a challenge, writing stories a joy. If writing novels is like planting a forest, then writing short stories is more like planting a garden.'Across seven tales, Haruki Murakami brings his powers of observation to bear on the lives of Zobraziť viac
Povídky, které napsal Franz Kafka (1883-1924) na Hradčanech, ve Zlaté uličce čp. 22, vyšly pod titulem Venkovský lékař knižně již za jeho života. Kafka ve svých krátkých textech stále znovu evokuje zčásti iracionální, zčásti... Zobraziť viac
«Мастер и Маргарита» - вершина сатиры Михаила Булгакова, обнажающая вечные темы любви, смерти и бессмертия. Произведение завораживает своей загадочностью, в нем добро переплетено со злом, комедийное с трагическим. У вас в руках книга,... Zobraziť viac
The stories in Emma Cline's stunning first collection consider the dark corners of human experience, exploring the fault lines of power between men and women, parents and children, past and present... Zobraziť viac
Un mari aimant, de beaux enfants, un métier gratifiant… Sur le papier, Linda a tout pour être heureuse. Et pourtant, elle n’est qu’apathie et indifférence. Puis vient la rencontre avec un ancien petit ami. Jacob est... Zobraziť viac
Published 2017. Oxford Bookworms enjoy a world-wide reputation for high-quality storytelling... Zobraziť viac
Der Landvermesser K. kommt in einem am Fuße eines Schlosses gelegenen Dorf an, in dem die Bewohner in ständiger Angst vor den im Schloss herrschenden Machthabern bzw. Behörden leben. Sechs Tage lang begegnen K. die merkwürdigsten Dinge, er versucht... Zobraziť viac
Vše, co může být řečeno o této knize, je jen tápáním ve tmě. Člověk musí knihu přečíst sám, řádek za řádkem, aby viděl, jak se zde často z půvabného spolubytí ironie a piety vynořuje hrozící přísnost Posledního soudu. Zobraziť viac
It is 1984 and a small town somewhere in the east of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic is in the firm grip of totalitarianism. Karolina, a teenage runaway who never knew her father and who grew up in an untraditional family full of strange... Zobraziť viac
Oskar Uayl'd — velikiy angliyskiy pisatel', sniskavshiy slavu blestyashchego stilista, nepodrazhayemogo ostroslova, neordinarnaya lichnost' svoyego vremeni, chelovek, ch'ye imya staraniyami vragov i zhadnoy do peresudov cherni stalo simvolom... 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
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
La Métamorphose est le plus célebre des textes de Kafka, et l'un des plus achevés. Non seulement Kafka s'est activement soucié de la publication de ce récit, mais, fait plus exceptionnel encore, il a avoué en etre relativement satisfait... Zobraziť viac
On the occasion of VINTAGE's 30th anniversary rediscover the ten bestselling Vintage Classics of all time in beautiful new editions... Zobraziť viac
'I have heard, Mr. Holmes, that you can see deeply into the manifold wickedness of the human heart'. Scandal, treachery and crime are rife in Old London Town. A king blackmailed by his mistress, dark dealings in Opium dens, stolen jewels, a missing... Zobraziť viac
A collection of seventeen wonderful short stories showing that two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks is as talented a writer as he is an actor. A hectic, funny sexual affair between two best friends... Zobraziť viac
The adventures of the enigmatic Captain Nemo and his fantastic submarine "Nautilus" have made <i>20,000 Leagues under the Sea</i> a legend in science fiction... Zobraziť viac
Is it possible that a horse can think, analyse the situation and come to conclusions like a human? It is possible! Anna Sewell states that in her famous novel "e;Black Beauty"e; where the story is told on behalf of an English noble blood stal... Zobraziť viac
