A story of passionate love, travail and final triumph. The relationship between the heroine and Mr Rochester is only one... Zobraziť viac
When her former governess finds happiness as the bride of a local widower, the brilliant and beautiful Emma Woodhouse - one of Jane Austen's immortal creations - flatters herself that she alone has secured the marriage and that she possesses a speci... Zobraziť viac
In its vivid rendering of the savagery lurking within civilization, Othello is arguably the most topical and accessible tragedy from Shakespeare's major phase as a dramatist.Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothboun... Zobraziť viac
There is a reason why Stephen King is one of the bestselling writers in the world, ever. Described in the Guardian as 'the most remarkable storyteller in modern American literature', Stephen King writes books that draw you in and are impossible to... Zobraziť viac
Penguin Books Ltd: When Tess Durbeyfield is driven by family poverty to claim kinship with the wealthy D’Urbervilles and... Zobraziť viac
Taken from the poverty of her parents' home in Portsmouth, Fanny Price is brought up with her rich cousins at Mansfield Park, acutely aware of her humble rank and with her cousin Edmund as her sole ally... Zobraziť viac
Als Quelle diente Shakespeare das epische Gedicht "Romeo und Juliet", das 1562 erschien. Shakespeare schuf daraus das unsterbliche Liebespaar, dessen Liebe die verfeindeten Elternhäuser Montagnes und Capulets entgegenstanden. Noch heute zieht es... Zobraziť viac
Emma Woodhouse is introduced to us as "handsome, clever and rich" and, according to Jane Austen, a heroine "which no one but myself would like"... Zobraziť viac
'Jane Eyre' is a story about an orphan child. Jane's parents died when she was still too little to remember them, and it is her uncle (her mother's brother) who takes her in. Jane's uncle also dies not to long after this, and he makes hir wife,... Zobraziť viac
Henry V is the final and most celebrated play of Shakespeare’s ‘history plays’. Prince Harry reigns over England after the death of his father King Henry IV, uniting his country with his valiant leadership in the face of war against France... Zobraziť viac
Penguin Classics: A young woman flees Athens with her lover, only to be pursued by her would-be husband and by her best... Zobraziť viac
Penguin Books Ltd: Shipwrecked and cast adrift, Lemuel Gulliver wakes to find himself on Lilliput, an island inhabited by... Zobraziť viac
Penguin Books Ltd: When Rosalind is banished by her uncle, who has usurped her father's throne, she flees to the forest of... Zobraziť viac
Beautiful, rich, self-assured and witty, Emma Woodhouse delights in match-making those around her, with no apparent care for her own romantic life. Taking young Harriet Smith under her wing, Emma sets her sights on finding... Zobraziť viac
