This elegant hardback edition presents Jane Austen's classic love story, Pride and Prejudice, featuring a gold embossed cover design and sprayed page edges. Published in 1813, Pride and Prejudice is a timeless masterpiece that has endured as an ever... Zobraziť viac
A beautiful deluxe gift edition of Charlotte Bronte’s masterpiece with foiled covers, marbled endpapers, sprayed edges, beautiful paper and finished with a silk ribbon. As an orphan, Jane's childhood is full of trouble, but her stubborn independence ... Zobraziť viac
A beautiful deluxe gift edition of Jane Austen's beloved novel with foiled covers, marbled endpapers, sprayed edges, beautiful paper and finished with a silk ribbon. Emma is young, rich and independent. She has decided not to get married and instead ... Zobraziť viac
It is summertime in the Swiss Alps. Hans Castorp, an ‘ordinary young man’, has arrived at an exclusive sanitorium for a brief visit to his convalescent cousin. Once there, time will lose its familiar contours, as Hans himself falls ill and loses... Zobraziť viac
‘This man is mad. Of that there can no longer be any doubt, and it is pitiable that no one representing psychiatric science is part of our circle.’Germany, May 1943: a middle-aged scholar retires to his study to reflect on the life and untimely death... Zobraziť viac
The woman moves through the city, her city, on her own. She moves along its bright pavements; she passes over its bridges, through its shops and pools and bars. She slows her pace to watch a couple fighting... Zobraziť viac
Most of us give little thought to the back of the book - it's just where you go to look things up. But here, hiding in plain sight, is an unlikely realm of ambition and obsession, sparring and politicking, pleasure and play... Zobraziť viac
This text examines the major prose and plays of Oscar Wilde, providing detailed discussions of specific texts within their wider literary context. The author also explores Wilde's influence on contemporary popular culture. Zobraziť viac
Práce se zabývá především anglickým termínem wit v jeho moderním i historickém kontextu. Dále se zabývá literárními a estetickými důsledky pojmů wit a esprit a jejich použitím v teoretických spisech několika kritiků v období... Zobraziť viac
Kniha obsahuje články Jana Firbase publikované v letech 1951–1967 v různých odborných časopisech a sbornících. Představuje nejstarší výzkum Jana Firbase v oblasti funkční větné perspektivy. Kniha je prvním z pěti svazků... Zobraziť viac
Als der Berufspilot und Schriftsteller Antoine de Saint-Exupéry im Jahr 1943 seinen 'Kleinen Prinzen' erfand, konnte er nicht ahnen, welch gewaltiger Welterfolg sein Büchlein werden sollte. Die philosophisch-poetische Geschichte vom kleinen Prinzen... Zobraziť viac
We love books. We take them to bed with us. They weigh down our suitcases when we go on holiday. We display them on our bookshelves or store them in our attics. We give them as gifts. We write our names in them. We take them for granted... Zobraziť viac
The year 1818 saw the publication of one of the most influential science-fiction stories of all time. Frankenstein: Or, Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley had a huge impact on gothic horror and science fiction genres... Zobraziť viac
At the Jolly Roger Hotel the guests appear to be relaxing in the sun. But when a beautiful woman is killed, there are many possible suspects. What can the motive be? Is there evil at work on the island? ... Zobraziť viac
Einer der berühmtesten Frauenromane der Welt! Als vor rund 150 Jahren »Jane Eyre« in London erschien, war ein Bestseller der Weltliteratur geboren. Der ergreifende Roman über eine Waise, die allen Widrigkeiten zum Trotz zur selbstbewussten... Zobraziť viac
Einer der berühmtesten Frauenromane der Welt! Als vor rund 150 Jahren »Jane Eyre« in London erschien, war ein Bestseller der Weltliteratur geboren... 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
A pilot stranded in the desert awakes one morning to see, standing before him, the most extraordinary little fellow. "Please," asks the stranger, "draw me a sheep." And the pilot realizes that when life's events are too difficult to understand, ... Zobraziť viac
This text was developed and has been used as a basic study material for courses on corpus linguistics taught at the Charles University in Prague over the last couple of years... Zobraziť viac
A landmark of world literature, "The Divine Comedy" tells of the poet Dante's travels through Hell, Purgatory and Paradise in search of salvation. Before he is redeemed by his love for the heavenly Beatrice, he learns the meaning of evil, ... Zobraziť viac
