Probably the most famous play in the English language, Hamlet transcends the revenge tradition and explores the nature of man... Zobraziť viac
When Rosalind is banished by her uncle, who has usurped her father's throne, she flees to the forest of Arden where her exiled father holds court... Zobraziť viac
"The moment I first met you, I noticed your pride, your sense of superiority, and your selfish disdain for the feelings of others. You are the last man in the world whom I could ever be persuaded to marry," said Elizabeth Bennet... Zobraziť viac
Kipling's epic rendition of the imperial experience in India is also his greatest long work. Two men - Kim, a boy growing into early manhood and the lama, an old ascetic priest - are fired by a quest... Zobraziť viac
A young woman flees Athens with her lover, only to be pursued by her would-be husband and by her best friend... Zobraziť viac
Shipwrecked and cast adrift, Lemuel Gulliver wakes to find himself on Lilliput, an island inhabited by little people, whose height makes their quarrels over fashion and fame seem ridiculous... Zobraziť viac
When Elizabeth Bennet first meets eligible bachelor Mr Darcy, she finds him proud and aloof. He also seems indifferent to her, despite her good looks and vivacious wit... Zobraziť viac
The Iliad is one of the finest of all the great works that have been handed down to us from Classical Antiquity. Paris, a Trojan prince, having won Helen as his prize for judging a beauty contest between the goddesses Hera, Athena, ... Zobraziť viac
Forced to seek shelter one night at Wuthering Heights, Lockwood stumbles upon its tempestuous history: the intense passion between the foundling Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw, and her betrayal of him... 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
Prvá novela Charlotte Brontëovej, ktorá rozpráva príbeh lásky mladej ženy, tvrdo bojujúcej za svoje šťastie a miesto v živote. Zobraziť viac
Liebe, die alles infrage stellt. Mut, der größer ist als AngstVerona, zwei verfeindete Häuser, zwei Liebende, die alles wagen - gegen ihre Familien, gegen die Regeln, gegen das Schicksal: Romeo und Julia ist die berühmteste Geschichte über die große... Zobraziť viac
Zwischen 1939 und 1959 erschien in dem Londoner Verlag Penguin eine Buchreihe, die den Namen "King Penguin Books" trug und am Ende 76 Bände umfasste. Die Anregung dazu stammte aus Deutschland, und zwar durch die 1912 gegründete Insel-Bücherei. Der... Zobraziť viac
For those who love stories that echo long after the last pageSet against the desolate backdrop of the rugged Yorkshire moorlands, this dramatic love story revolves around the passionate and headstrong Catherine and the fierce, quick-tempered Heathcliff... Zobraziť viac
The great novel about female self-determinationEight years ago, Anne Elliot made the greatest mistake of her life: persuaded by her ambitious family, she broke off her engagement to Frederick Wentworth - a man with no fortune, but with a heart full of... Zobraziť viac
Everybody who is anybody is seen at the glittering parties held in millionaire Jay Gatsby's mansion in West Egg, east of New York. The riotous throng congregates in his sumptuous garden, coolly debating Gatsby's origins ... Zobraziť viac
Cette monographie porte sur les topo? poétiques et les images littéraires dans l’oeuvre romanesque de Patrick Chamoiseau. L’imaginaire, notion étudiée par Ernst Robert Curtius (La Littérature européenne et le Moyen Âge latin, 1957)... Zobraziť viac
