Básník, prozaik, dramatik a publicista Viktor Dyk se v této novele (časopisecky 1911–1912, knižně 1915) inspiroval starou saskou pověstí, již použil jako volný rámec pro vyprávění o tajemném poutníkovi, který na žádost občanů... Zobraziť viac
Adam se narodí se znetvořenou tváří, proto ho otec odkládá v lese, kde je vychován lesními bytostmi k moudrosti a pokoře. Je ale čas odejít mezi lidi. Adam potkává svéráznou vlčici, která se mu stává věrnou přítelkyní... Zobraziť viac
Once described as the 'longest and most charming love-letter in literature', the Virginia Woolf's Orlando is edited by Brenda Lyons with an introduction and notes by Sandra M. Gilbert in Penguin Classics. Written for ... Zobraziť viac
It's the summer of 1968, the year of love and hate, of Prague Spring and Cold War winter. Two English students, Ellie and James, set off to hitch-hike across Europe with no particular aim in mind but a continent, and themselves, to discover... Zobraziť viac
Peter Leigh is a missionary called to go on the journey of a lifetime. Leaving behind his beloved wife, Bea, Peter sets out on a quest to take the word of God to the farthest corners of the galaxy. His mission will challenge everything ... Zobraziť viac
'The love of my life lives in my past. That is, despite the alliteration, a terrible sentence to write... Zobraziť viac
n Letters of Note: Love, Shaun Usher gathers together some of the most powerful messages about love ever composed, whether inspired by love's first blush or the recriminations at its ending, the regrets of unrequited feelings and the ... Zobraziť viac
Contemporary / British English: Aldous Huxley's Brave New World is one of the great works of science fiction. It is the year After Ford 632 in the New World. People are born and live by scientific methods... Zobraziť viac
These are stories of women's lives now. They also happen to be horror stories. In some, women endure the horror. In others, they inflict it... Zobraziť viac
Clever Girl is an indelible story of one woman’s life, unfolded in a series of beautifully sculpted episodes that illuminate an era, moving from the 1960s to today, from one of Britain’s leading literary lights Tessa Hadley ... Zobraziť viac
Překlad raných próz Bohumila Hrabala vychází z prvního svazku Hrabalových spisů, nazvaného Křehký dluh. V těchto existenciálně laděných experimentujících textech se poprvé setkáváme se zásadními postavami jeho tvorby, například... Zobraziť viac
In 1944, sixteen-year-old ballerina Edith Eger was sent to Auschwitz. Separated from her parents on arrival, she endures unimaginable experiences, including being made to dance for the infamous Josef Mengele. When the camp is finally liberated, ... Zobraziť viac
This is Charles Bukowski´s brilliant, fantastical pastiche of a detective story. Packed with wit, invention and Bukowski´s... Zobraziť viac
Harper Element: An internationally bestselling fable about a spiritual journey, littered with powerful life lessons that... Zobraziť viac
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC: 'In a literary age of diet and dearth, Tartt invites us to feast ... the opening tragedy strikes... Zobraziť viac
Sweeping and heartrending – the perfect summer read for fans of Victoria Hislop and Kate Morton. In many ways my life has been rather like a record of the lost and found. Perhaps all lives are like that... Zobraziť viac
A heart-warming and inspirational tale in which Enzo, a loyal family dog, tells the story of his human family, how they nearly fell apart, and what he did to bring them back together. Enzo knows... Zobraziť viac
"Die Fabel vom Aufstand der Tiere des Farmers Jones und vom allmählichen Umschlag der Revolution in ihr den status quo ante wiederherstellendes Gegenteil gehört zu den bekanntesten literarischen Werken des 20. Jahrhunderts. Der Satz 'Alle Tiere sind... Zobraziť viac
The sunlit rails gleamed like dark mercury, arteries branching out silver from the switch points; the old telegraph poles... Zobraziť viac
