From the bestselling author of A is for Arsenic. William Shakespeare found dozens of different ways to kill off his characters, and audiences today still enjoy the same reactions shock... Zobraziť viac
Best-selling Victorian author Jane Austen has created many memorable female characters, with intriguing Emma Woodhouse being perhaps the most popular. Emma, a matchmaker at heart, is obsessed with love and romance—for others. As for her own love... Zobraziť viac
Eight years ago, Anne Elliot fell in love with poor but ambitious naval officer Captain Frederick Wentworth, a choice which Anne's family was dissatisfied with. Lady Russell, friend and mentor to Anne, persuaded the younger woman ... Zobraziť viac
In one of Jane Austen's most morally complex and richly drawn novels, she paints a fascinating portrait of an upper-class family and the cousin who comes to live with them. Fanny Price, the timid and poor relative of the wealthy Bertrams, ... Zobraziť viac
Contrary to perceptions built up over three millennia, ancient history is not all about men – and it's not only men's stories that deserve to be told. In Mythica Emily Hauser tells, for the first time, the extraordinary stories of the real women behind... Zobraziť viac
She´s beautiful, rich and clever, and has decided she´s perfectly happy with the single life. What Emma does love, however, is interfering in other people´s business (and she is always convinced she´s right)... Zobraziť viac
With its imperfect but charming heroine and its witty and subtle exploration of relationships, Emma is often seen as Jane Austen's most flawless work, this Penguin Threads edition includes cover art by Jillian Tamaki and deluxe french flaps... Zobraziť viac
When Jane Eyre was first published in 1847, it became an instant bestseller, so popular that the publisher commissioned a second printing in just three months. Fiery passion, shocking secrets, and a compelling, vulnerable heroine in peril have... Zobraziť viac
This famous play by William Shakespeare, written in about 1600, is one of the finest in the English language. Why does Hamlet, the young Prince of Denmark, look so sad? Why does he often say strange things? His family and friends are worried about him... Zobraziť viac
But by focusing on the good humour and strength she witnessed in Helen, Katy eventually learns to overcome her difficulties in the School of Pain, and to practice strength, patience, and hope. Zobraziť viac
In Modernism and the Reinvention of Decadence, Vincent Sherry reveals a new continuity in literary history. This volume encompasses a rich trajectory beginning with an exposition of the English Romantic poets and ending with a re-evaluation of major... Zobraziť viac
One day, young Alice follows a waistcoatwearing white rabbit down a rabbit hole and finds herself in Wonderland, a realm of the twisted and surreal where logic is absurd and absurdity quite logical... Zobraziť viac
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics... Zobraziť viac
With this powerful and provocative book the authors of the classic The Madwoman in the Attic launch a landmark three-volume overview of modern literature in England and America, bringing feminist theory to bear on writings by men as well as women. In... Zobraziť viac
His soul repeated it again and again.' Set against the backdrop of Britain and Russia's political struggle in central Asia, Kim, the son of a drunken Irish soldier grows up as a street-wise orphan in the city of Lahore... Zobraziť viac
Promised a golden future as ruler of Scotland by three sinister witches, Macbeth murders the king to ensure his ambitions come true. But he soon learns the meaning of terror - killing once, he must kill again and again, and the dead return to haunt him... Zobraziť viac
A wonderful 150th-anniversary edition of Lewis Carroll's timeless classic, illustrated by Helen Oxenbury in this beautiful award-winning interpretation... Zobraziť viac
This is the classic story of Heidi, an unwanted child who finds love and happiness against all the odds... Zobraziť viac
First serialized in a French magazine from 1869–1870, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea is an incredible adventure story that popularized science fiction throughout the world... Zobraziť viac
