From the No. 1 bestselling author of Bad Behaviour and If you were me comes an engaging, warm and thought-provoking new novel about a secret that can't be kept under wraps any longer - whatever the consequences... Zobraziť viac
Beautiful, rich, self-assured and witty, Emma Woodhouse delights in match-making those around her, with no apparent care for her own romantic life. Taking young Harriet Smith under her wing, Emma sets her sights on finding... Zobraziť viac
In <i>The Canterbury Tales</i> Chaucer created one of the great touchstones of English literature, a masterly collection of chivalric romances, moral allegories and low farce... Zobraziť viac
Down by the river bank, where the wind whispers through the willow trees, is a very pleasant place to have a lunch party with a few friends. But life is not always so peaceful for the Mole and the Water Rat. There is the time, for example, when Toad... Zobraziť viac
Joyce's first major work, written when he was only twenty-five, brought his city to the world for the first time. His stories are rooted in the rich detail of Dublin life, portraying ordinary, often defeated lives with unflinching realism... Zobraziť viac
Independent and spirited Bathsheba Everdene has come to Weatherbury to take up her position as a farmer on the largest estate in the area. Her bold presence draws three very different suitors: the gentleman-farmer Boldwood, ... Zobraziť viac
The Modern Library is making a killing on TV/feature film tie-ins to classics. Like its recent incarnations of Gulliver's Travels and Emma, this offers a quality hardcover for little more than a paperback price... Zobraziť viac
Peter Pan is undoubtedly one of the most famous and best-loved stories for children, an unforgettable, magical fantasy which has been enjoyed by generations... Zobraziť viac
One night in the reform club, Phileas Fogg bets his companions that he can travel across the globe in just eighty days... Zobraziť viac
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Melanctha Herbert was always seeking rest and quiet, and always she could only find new ways to be in trouble.' In Bridgepoint, USA, people get trapped into... Zobraziť viac
Probably the most famous play in the English language, Hamlet transcends the revenge tradition and explores the nature of man... Zobraziť viac
Dieses Drama um den dänischen Königssohn Hamlet gehört wohl zu den bekanntesten Dramen überhaupt. Hamlet ist zum Prototyp des Zauderers geworden, "dem der Intellekt die Tat zersetzt"."Der Sprachkünstler und Sprachschöpfer Shakespeare scheint sich im... Zobraziť viac
The young Thomas Hardy, working as an architect, but fired with literary ambition, tried for years to get into print. He finally succeeded with Desperate Remedies, .. Zobraziť viac
Everyone has a dark side. Dr Jekyll has discovered the ultimate drug. A chemical that can turn him into something else... 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
Three Men on the Bummel describes an equally picaresque journey constrained only 'by the necessity of getting back within a given time to the point from which one started'... Zobraziť viac
The portrayal of Stephen Dedalus's Dublin childhood and youth, his quest for identity through art and his gradual emancipation from the claims of family, religion and Ireland itself, is also an oblique self-portrait of the ... Zobraziť viac
The marriage of Gertrude and Walter Morel has become a battleground. Repelled by her uneducated and sometimes violent husband, delicate Gertrude devotes her life to her children, especially to her sons, William and Paul... Zobraziť viac
A young woman flees Athens with her lover, only to be pursued by her would-be husband and by her best friend... Zobraziť viac
Printed on heavy, coated stock, with wide floral borders adding further notes of luxury, these three complete tales from Kipling's classic, with attendant verses, get both sumptuous packaging and a generous helping of small, finely detailed illustrations. Zobraziť viac
