Rudolf Rassendyll, a daring young Englishman looking for adventure, arrives in Ruritania for the new king’s coronation. The two men meet by chance the day before and are shocked to find that they look exactly the same! ... Zobraziť viac
The morning after a dinner party at Windsor Castle, eighty-nine-year-old Queen Elizabeth is shocked to discover that one of her guests has been found murdered in his room, with a rope around his neck... Zobraziť viac
Family, that slippery word, a star to every wandering bark, and everyone sailing under a different sky. After his mother's death, Richard, a newly remarried hospital consultant, decides to build bridges with his estranged sister, ... Zobraziť viac
Living with his sister and her husband, Pip is an orphan without any expectations. It is only when he begins to visit a rich old woman, Miss Havisham and her adopted niece that he begins to hope for something better... Zobraziť viac
This is a collection of nine exceptional short stories. The book includes two of Salinger's most famous and critically acclaimed pieces, which helped to establish him among contemporary literary greats... Zobraziť viac
Strhující příběh ženy, které osud původně rozdal horší kartu než jiným. Byla silná, ačkoli si svou sílu neuvědomovala, a statečná, ačkoli o statečnosti nikdy nepřemýšlela. Dokázala najít obyčejné lidské štěstí i v tvrdé... Zobraziť viac
When 'The Awakening' was first published in 1899, charges of sordidness and immorality seemed to consign it into obscurity and irreparably damage its author's reputation. But a century after her death, it is widely regarded as ... Zobraziť viac
Set against the backdrop of the contested US election of 2000, it tells the story of Nathan and Tom, an uncle and nephew double-act. One in remission from lung cancer, divorced, and estranged from his only daughter, ... Zobraziť viac
De Profundis is Wilde's eloquent and bitter reproach from prison to his lover, Lord Alfred Douglas. He contrasts his behaviour with that of his close friend Robert Ross who became Wilde's literary executor... Zobraziť viac
Claire Wright likes to play other people. A British drama student, in New York without a green card, Claire takes the only job she can get: working for a firm of divorce lawyers, posing as an easy pick-up in hotel bars to entrap straying husbands... Zobraziť viac
The Cast is an irresistible celebration of the strength of women, finding the courage to persevere in life's drama of heartbreak and joy, by the world's favourite storyteller, Danielle Steel. Kait Whittier has built her magazine column into a hugely respe Zobraziť viac
Set in 1482, Victor Hugo’s powerful novel of ‘imagination, caprice and fantasy’ is a meditation on love, fate, architecture and politics, as well as a compelling recreation of the medieval world at the dawn of the modern age... Zobraziť viac
Charles Darwin’s travels around the world as an independent naturalist on HMS Beagle between 1831 and 1836 impressed upon him a sense of the natural world’s beauty and sublimity which language could barely capture... Zobraziť viac
Erik, the Phantom of the Paris Opera House, is one of the great icons of horror literature. This tormented and disfigured creature has made his home in the labyrinthine cellars of this opulent building where he can indulge... Zobraziť viac
With this intensely moving short novel, Edith Wharton set out ‘to draw life as it really was’ in the lonely villages and desolate farms of the harsh New England mountains... Zobraziť viac
Alex Cross has never been on the wrong side of the law – until now. Charged with gunning down followers of his nemesis Gary Soneji in cold blood, Cross is being turned into the poster child for trigger-happy cops who think they're above the law. ... Zobraziť viac
Julius Caesar is among the best of Shakespeare's historical and political plays. Dealing with events surrounding the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 B.C... Zobraziť viac
Hazel is given a one-two punch when she's forced to move out of her Upper East Side apartment and is given a final warning from her publisher... Zobraziť viac
Doppler je úspěšný, spořádaný a pilný muž. Má manželku, dvě děti, hezký dům a dobrou práci. Jednoho dne však při cyklistickém výletě do přírody spadne z kola, a jak tak leží v lese na zemi, zaplaví ho klid a mír, jaký už... Zobraziť viac
Discover Thomas Savage's dark poetic tale of a small town in early 20th century American that inspired the new Jane Campion film... Zobraziť viac
