A June morning in 1923 London. A society hostess prepares for a party, her past echoing. Elsewhere, a soldier battles madness. Their lives, interwoven, converge at the party's glittering climax. A masterpiece of interior monologue. Zobraziť viac
Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the... Zobraziť viac
Mansfield Park is a novel about town and country, surface dazzle and lasting values. Fanny Price, a poor relation, is brought up at the wealthy Bertrams' country house and fallls for Edmund, the younger son... Zobraziť viac
Als der Berufspilot und Schriftsteller Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 1943 den 'Kleinen Prinzen' erfand, konnte er nicht ahnen, welch gewaltiger Erfolg sein Büchlein werden sollte. Die philosophisch-poetische Geschichte vom kleinen Prinzen... Zobraziť viac
I have just returned from a visit to my landlord—the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with. This is certainly a beautiful country! In all England, I do not believe that I could have fixed on a situation so completely removed from the stir ... Zobraziť viac
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Clarissa Dalloway is a woman of high-society - vivacious, hospitable and sociable on the surface, ... Zobraziť viac
Born in 1875, the great German lyric poet Rainer Maria Rilke published his first collection of poems in 1898 and went on to become renowned for his delicate depiction of the workings of the human heart... Zobraziť viac
Travelling aboard a whaling vessel, a young stowaway is swept up in myriad misadventures – mutiny, shipwreck, cannibalism – narrowly escaping numerous brushes with death. This rousing story of a daring sea voyage also presents its ... Zobraziť viac
Humble and lowly, a young Fanny Price goes to live with her wealthy Aunt and Uncle at their grand house, Mansfield Park. Growing up with her privileged and spoilt cousins, the Bertrams, she lives in the shadows of their glamorous lives, ... Zobraziť viac
Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions... Zobraziť viac
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics... Zobraziť viac
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'I cannot but conclude the bulk of your natives to be the most pernicious race of little odious vermin that nature ever suffered to crawl upon the surface of the earth... Zobraziť viac
An idyllic snapshot of a boy's childhood along the banks of the Mississippi River, Twain's THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER is the author's work that comes closest to his boyhood experiences of growing up in Hannibal in the 1840s... Zobraziť viac
Tato téměř před padesáti lety obhájená dizertace známého germanisty poprvé vychází tiskem. Název publikace je výstižný: nejedná se totiž zdaleka jen o Winderovu zevrubnou biografii a analýzu jeho díla, ale i o nesčetné exkurzy do dějin celé pražské... Zobraziť viac
Příspěvky v tomto sborníku se zabývají vzájemnými vztahy mezi etymologií a několika dalšími jazykovědnými disciplínami (teorie gramatikalizace, kontaktová lingvistika, historickosrovnávací lingvistika, glottochronologie, kognitivní... Zobraziť viac
Reprezentatívny štvorjazyčný katalóg je venovaný súčasnej slovenskej dráme a ponúka slovenskému, ale predovšetkým zahraničnému čitateľovi možnosť oboznámiť sa s predstaviteľmi súčasnej slovenskej drámy... Zobraziť viac
Ubohý sirotek, Jane Eyreová, nemá nikoho, kdo by ji chránil před zlými příbuznými a učiteli. Odhodlaná najít své štěstí se stane vychovatelkou a začne tak svůj nový život v Thornfield Hall. Zanedlouho však Jane zjistí, ... Zobraziť viac
Throughout history, the Romani people-as representatives of an oral culture-have been written about by outsiders, often idealised, defamed, or condemned, but seldom portrayed accurately. Only in the last century have the Roma begun to speak for... Zobraziť viac
A bold, provocative collection of essays by a Pulitzer winner on one of the most urgent questions of our time: what is authority when everyone has an opinion on everything? This book brings together sharp, illuminating essays on everything from musical... Zobraziť viac
Shakespeare’s timeless tale of ill-fated love is the most well-known love story ever told. After a chance meeting at a ball, young Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet fall desperately in love. But their families are locked in a bitter rivalry, their love... Zobraziť viac
