As children, Charles and Mary Lamb took great delight in exploring their benefactor's extensive library; as adults they began writing children's books together that also appealed to all generations. In Tales of Shakespeare they wished to bring their... Zobraziť viac
A set of 6 much-loved stories from classic English literature for children, brought together by Puffin Classics in beautiful paperback cover designs. When Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane and their baby brother go digging in the... Zobraziť viac
Diana O'Toole's life is going perfectly to plan. At twenty-nine, she's up for promotion to her dream job as an art specialist... Zobraziť viac
Un modeste professeur, honnête, naïf et méprisé, se trouve embauché par un conseiller municipal véreux qui veut l'utiliser comme prête-nom... Topaze, créé en 1928, est le premier succès théâtral de Pagnol... Zobraziť viac
Charles Dickens' uplifting Christmas story about the redemption of an angry miser is a classic. This book also looks at the story's contribution to Christmas traditions in Britain, and suggests a real or virtual tour of Dickens’ London. Zobraziť viac
Sussex, 1912. In a churchyard, villagers gather on the night when the ghosts of those who will die in the coming year are thought to walk. Here, where the estuary leads out to the sea, superstitions still hold sway... Zobraziť viac
Lush, romantic, and wildly passionate: Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights, the tale of two soul mates separated by class and society, has seduced readers for generations and inspired countless adaptations... Zobraziť viac
Marco y Rodolpho, dos hermanos sicilianos huidos de la miseria de su tierra natal, llegan a Nueva York como inmigrantes ilegales y se refugian en la humilde casa del estibador Eddie Carbone. Este, un ser impulsivo, ... Zobraziť viac
Jedno z vrcholných děl francouzského klasicismu. Lichvář Harpagon, hlavní postava této hořké veršované komedie, se stal synonymem pro lakomce. Ale ani jeho rodina neoplývá skvělými charaktery... Zobraziť viac
Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593), a man of extreme passions and a playwright of immense talent, is the most important of Shakespeare's contempories. This edition offers his five major plays, which show the radicalism and vitality of his writing in the... Zobraziť viac
A soul-shattering novel that will leave your emotions raw. This story will haunt me forever. Everyone should read it' Guardian In a small town where everyone knows everyone, Emma O'Donovan is different. She is the special one ... Zobraziť viac
A set of 6 much-loved stories from classic English literature for children, brought together by Puffin Classics in beautiful paperback cover designs. The classic story of a young boy who seeks his fortune on the streets of London... Zobraziť viac
After crash-landing in the Sahara Desert, a pilot encounters a little prince who is visiting Earth from his own planet. Their strange and moving meeting illuminates for the aviator many of life's universal truths, as he comes ... Zobraziť viac
La pieza narra la llegada de Val Xavier, un forastero que huye de su pasado, al pueblo de Lady... Zobraziť viac
Ya en la cincuentena y establecida en Roma, la señora Stone, una rica viuda estadounidense que fue una bellísima actriz en su juventud, percibe lentamente y de forma cruel... Zobraziť viac
Lines may divide us, but hope will unite us... Nine-year-old Bruno knows nothing of the Final Solution and the Holocaust. He is oblivious to the appalling cruelties being inflicted on the people of Europe by his country... Zobraziť viac
In 1956 John Osborne’s Look Back in Anger changed the course of English theatre... Zobraziť viac
Fading southern belle Blanche Dubois depends on the kindness of strangers and is adrift in the modern world... Zobraziť viac
Pokračujíc v linii vydávání dramatických textů představuje nyní Česká knižnice hry Václava Havla (1936–2011), které tvoří pomyslné vrcholy jeho dramatického díla: Zahradní slavnost (1963), Vyrozumění (1965), Ztížená možnost... Zobraziť viac
Vyhrají intriky a korupce nad čestnými postoji? I takové otázky klade konverzační komedie, která s neodolatelným kritickým humorem líčí londýnské vyšší kruhy z doby, kdy se zde pohyboval i slavný a provokativní autor Oscar Wilde... Zobraziť viac
