From the bestselling author of The Familiars and The Foundling comes Stacey Halls' most compelling and ambitious novel to date... Zobraziť viac
From the author of When God was a Rabbit and Tin Man, Still Life is a big-hearted story of the families we forge and the friendships that make us.1944, Italy. As bombs fall around them, two strangers meet in the ruined wine cellar ... Zobraziť viac
'My God! A whole minute of bliss! Is that really so little for the whole of a man's life?' ... Zobraziť viac
Peopled by larger-than-life heroes and villains, charged with towering questions of good and evil, Atlas Shrugged is Ayn Rand’s magnum opus: a philosophical revolution told in the form of an action thriller—nominated as one of ... Zobraziť viac
'I could see that she was still terribly afraid, but I didn't soften anything; instead, seeing that she was afraid I deliberately intensified it.'Based on a St Petersburg news report, Dostoyevsky's searing tale of a man who drives ... Zobraziť viac
This Work contains an active table of contents (HTML), which makes reading easier to make it more enjoyable. Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up and Peter and Wendy are the stage play and novel (respectively) which tell the story of Peter P... Zobraziť viac
The Complete Works of Jonathan SwiftJonathan Swift was an Anglo-Irish satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer, poet and cleric who became Dean of St Patricks Cathedral, Dublin, hence his common sobriquet, Dean Swift.This collection includes the fol... Zobraziť viac
In exploring everyday life and its intersections with death, this enduring collection of stories offers a naturalistic depiction of the working class in early twentieth-century Dublin. Joyce masterfully portrays frustrations and aborted desires to es... Zobraziť viac
Revisit Hamilton High in this MUST READ for all fans of The DUFF - co-starring Bianca and Wesley. Sonny Ardmore is an excellent liar. She lies about her dad being in prison. She lies about her mom kicking her out. And she lies about sneaking into her... Zobraziť viac
Orphaned as a baby, human-boy Mowgli is adopted by wolves, befriended by Baloo the bear, and educated in the wonders and dangers of the Indian jungle. But the adventures of The Jungle Book don't end with the young man-cub and his unusual new family.... Zobraziť viac
Everyone knows that Colin Bridgerton is the most charming man in London . . .Penelope Featherington has secretly adored her best friend's brother for . . . well, it feels like forever. After half a lifetime of watching Colin Bridgerton from afar, sh... Zobraziť viac
The Iliad, (sometimes referred to as the Song of Ilion or Song of Ilium) is an ancient Greek epic poem in dactylic hexameter, traditionally attributed to Homer. Set during the Trojan War, the ten-year siege of the city of Troy (Ilium) by a coalition... Zobraziť viac
The timeless story of Cathy and Heathcliff's tumultuous love affair, is brought to you by Simon & Schuster Classics, with a stunning, cinematic new look. Heathcliff, a young orphan, is adopted by Catherine Earnshaw's father. Treated unkindly by... Zobraziť viac
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn comes the first novel in her beloved Regency-set series featuring the charming, powerful Bridgerton family Look for BRIDGERTON, coming soon to Netflix.In the ballrooms and drawing rooms of Regency... Zobraziť viac
Hard Times is set in the imaginary industrial town of Coketown, the soulless domain of the strict Gradgind and the heartless factory owner Bounderby. The eminently practical Mr. Gradgrind, teaches nothing but facts, eradicating any imaginative or aes... Zobraziť viac
Intímne ženské príbehy odkrývajú svet odbojárok, ich motívy, city a myšlienky v turbulentnej dobe. Zobraziť viac
Povídky zachycují bezvýchodnou atmosféru Československa 80. let, reflektují život intelektuálů, jejichž svoboda byla omezena, s absurdním pohledem na realitu... Zobraziť viac
Marilla Cuthbert and her brother Matthew want to adopt an orphan, to help on the farm at Green Gables. They ask for a boy, but they get Anne, who has red hair and freckles, and who talks and talks and talks. They didn't want a girl, but how can they... Zobraziť viac
‘“I'll not listen to reason,” she said, now in full possession of her voice, which had been rather choked with sobbing. "Reason always means what someone else has got to say."’ First published in serial format in a magazine, Gaskell’s Cranford is a... Zobraziť viac
From the author of Tess of the D'Urbervilles, Under the Greenwood Tree is a tale of love, tragedy and the changing charm of traditional village life when it is met with the cold reality of modernity... Zobraziť viac
