Lewis Carroll's Alice has been enchanting children for 150 years. Curious Alice, the bossy White Rabbit, the formidable Queen of Hearts and the Mad Hatter are among the best-loved, most iconic literary creations of all time... Zobraziť viac
An idyllic snapshot of a boy's childhood along the banks of the Mississippi River, Twain's THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER is the author's work that comes closest to his boyhood experiences of growing up in Hannibal in the 1840s... Zobraziť viac
Dans le village, tout le monde l'appelait la petite Fadette parce qu'elle avait la taille d'un farfadet et les pouvoirs d'une fée. Comme sa grand-mere, elle guérissait les hommes et les animaux. Dans les environs, la famille Barbeau était une... Zobraziť viac
Rozvedený spisovatel Miles a jeho přítel herec Jack, který je zasnoubený a má před svatbou, vyrazí na ¨pánskou jízdu¨.... Zobraziť viac
At the festival of Osiris, the loyal subjects of the Pharaoh have gathered to pay homage to their leader. But Taita - a wise and gifted eunuch slave - sees him as a symbol of the fading glory of the kingdom. Together with Lostris and Tanus, Taita... Zobraziť viac
HarperCollins is proud to present a range of best-loved, essential classics. Seeking escape from their unfulfilling marriages and monotonous lives in 1920s England, two women become transfixed by an advertisement to rent a medieval Italian castle for... Zobraziť viac
In Paradise Lost, Milton produced a poem of epic scale, conjuring up a vast, awe-inspiring cosmos and ranging across huge tracts of space and time. And yet, in putting a charismatic Satan and naked Adam and Eve at the centre of this story... Zobraziť viac
Neohrozený portrét spoločnosti na pokraji. V tmavý a daždivý večer v Dubline vedkyňa a matka štyroch detí Eilish Stacková otvorí vchodové dvere a na schodoch ju čakajú dvaja agenti GNSB. Príslušníci novovytvorenej írskej tajnej polície prišli vypočúvať... Zobraziť viac
Úchvatný príbeh o zakázanej láske, ktorá rozkvitla uprostred nezmyselného utrpenia... Zobraziť viac
A Passion in the Desert (1830) is a short story by French author Honoré de Balzac. Written as part of his La Comédie humaine sequence, A Passion in the Desert is a frequently anthologized work of short fiction that explores humanity’s relationship with... Zobraziť viac
Když se s devětadvacetiletou Momoko Júkiovou po čtyřech letech vztahu rozejde přítel, ze zoufalství se opije do němoty. K sobě přijde v neznámém podniku ve společnosti rovněž neznámého, ale velice atraktivního muže, z něhož se vyklube majitel nepříliš.... Zobraziť viac
Fantomina: Or, Love in a Maze (1725) is a novel by Eliza Haywood. Blending tragedy and comedy, Haywood revolutionizes the novel by turning the common trope of the persecuted maiden on its head. A story of individual autonomy and sexual freedom,... Zobraziť viac
From an author with countless beloved science fiction classics, In the Year 2889 is a short work of science fiction that imagines the future. Set in the year 2889, George Washington Smith is a wealthy and ambitious businessman. He possesses a great... Zobraziť viac
