Considered one of the all-time great American works of fiction, Fitzgerald’s glorious yet ultimately tragic social satire on the Jazz Age encapsulates the exuberance, energy and decadence of an era... Zobraziť viac
Arguably the greatest dystopian novel of all time and the most influential post-war work of fiction Nineteen Eighty-Four is a riveting read and a groundbreaking exploration of mass surveillance, censorship and mind control... Zobraziť viac
Wilde's first and only published novel recounts the story of handsome Dorian Gray who upon having his portrait painted desires that it will age and grow ugly while he may remain eternally beautiful... Zobraziť viac
One of Britain's most popular novels, George Orwell's dystopian tale "Nineteen Eighty-Four" is set in a society terrorised by a totalitarian ideology .... Zobraziť viac
Dorian Gray is having his picture painted by Basil Hallward, who is charmed by his looks. But when Sir Henry Wotton visits... Zobraziť viac
Příběh od skotského spisovatele Roberta Louise Stevensona patří mezi klenoty nejen anglické, ale i světové literatury. Rozpolcená postava doktora Jekylla a pana Hyda plná napětí a protikladů inspirovala filmové tvůrce, hudebníky i textaře. Zobraziť viac
Dvacet tisíc mil pod mořem (zkrácené dvojjazyčné vydání) převyprávěné moderním jazykem, pro začínající a mírně pokročilé angličtináře. Děj románu začíná roku 1866, kdy se v anglických listech objevila zmínka o... Zobraziť viac
When Gregor Samsa woke up one morning from unsettling dreams, he found himself changed in his bed into a monstrous vermin. With this startling, bizarre, yet surprisingly funny first sentence, Kafka begins his masterpiece... Zobraziť viac
The Great Gatsby is a novel by the American author F. Scott Fitzgerald. First published on April 10, 1925, it is set in Long Island's North Shore and New York City during the summer of 1922. The novel chronicles an era that Fitzgerald himself dubbed... Zobraziť viac
Penguin: With an essay by Peter Ackroyd. 'I am jealous of everything whose beauty does not die. I am jealous of the... Zobraziť viac
'It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.' The year is 1984 and war and revolution have left the world unrecognisable. Great Britain, now known as Airstrip One, is ruled by the Party... Zobraziť viac
Winston Smith rewrites history. It’s his job. Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, he helps the Party, and the omnipresent Big Brother, control the people of Oceania... Zobraziť viac
Vintage: His life was like his recurring nightmare: a train to nowhere. But an ordinary life has a way of taking an... Zobraziť viac
An epic war between good and evil, a gory, glorious story that will thrill the millions of hyper-devoted readers of The Shining and wildly satisfy anyone new to the territory of this icon in the King canon. King says he wanted to know what happened to Dan Zobraziť viac
A young woman is making a living faking it as a cut-price psychic (with some illegal soft-core sex work on the side). She makes a decent wage mostly by telling people what they want to hear. But then she meets Susan Burke... Zobraziť viac
Príbehy Edgara Allana Poea ponúkajú pohľad do inej reality, temnej a často desivo nadprirodzenej. Čitateľa pohltí tajuplná atmosféra, ponorí sa do sveta plného napätia, strachu a tajomných nejasností. Práve nevšedná atmosféra láka... Zobraziť viac
Wilde's only novel, first published in 1890, is a brilliantly designed puzzle, intended to tease conventional minds with its exploration of the myriad interrelationships between art, life, and consequence... Zobraziť viac
Millions of Amor Towles fans are in for a treat as he shares some of his shorter fiction- six stories based in New York City and a novella set in Golden Age Hollywood... Zobraziť viac
A beautiful hardback edition of the greatest rediscovered classic of recent years. William Stoner enters the University of Missouri at nineteen to study agriculture. A seminar on English literature changes his life, and he never returns to work... Zobraziť viac
Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith. Dorothy Parker was the most talked-about woman of the decadent 1920s... Zobraziť viac
