The garrulous and empty-headed Mrs Bennet has only one aim - that of finding a good match for each of her five daughters. In this, she is mocked by her cynical and indolent husband. This is an ironic novel of manners. Zobraziť viac
Two extraordinary people. A love that draws them together. A loss that threatens to tear them apart. On a summer's day in 1596, a young girl in Stratford-upon-Avon takes to her bed with a sudden fever. Her twin brother... Zobraziť viac
Anne Elliot is persuaded by her friends and family to reject a marriage proposal from Captain wentworth because he lacks in fortune and rank. More than seven years later, when he returns home from the Navy, Anne realises she still has strong ... Zobraziť viac
Wordsworth Editions Ltd: Love, sex and death are the components of Shakespeare's classic story of the love of two young people which reaches across the barriers of family and convention... Zobraziť viac
With an Introduction and Notes by Merry M. Pawlowski, Professor and Chair, Department of English, California State University, Bakersfield. Virginia Woolf's singular technique in Mrs Dalloway heralds a break with the traditional novel form and reflects... Zobraziť viac
Includes introduction and notes by Dr Ella Westland, University of Exeter and Illustrations by George Cruickshank. Dickens had already achieved renown with ... Zobraziť viac
What does persuasion mean - a firm belief, or the action of persuading someone to think something else? Anne Elliot is one of Austen's quietest heroines, but also one of the strongest and the most open to change. She lives at the time of the Napoleonic... Zobraziť viac
The greatest literary landmark of antiquity masterfully rendered by the most celebrated translator of our time... Zobraziť viac
Pôvabná knižka nielen pre deti, ale pre všetkých, ktorí chcú deťom porozumieť. Toto dielko dosiahlo svetový úspech a patrí do zlatého fondu svetovej literatúry. Jeho hodnota a krása nespočíva len v peknom rozprávkovom príbehu... Zobraziť viac
Kazuo Ishiguro imagines the lives of a group of students growing up in a darkly skewed version of contemporary England. Narrated by Kathy, now thirty-one, Never Let Me Go dramatises her attempts to come to terms with her childhood ... Zobraziť viac
Lush, romantic, and wildly passionate: Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights, the tale of two soul mates separated by class and society, has seduced readers for generations and inspired countless adaptations... Zobraziť viac
Far from fading with time, Kenneth Grahame's classic tale of fantasy has attracted a growing audience in each generation. Rat, Mole, Badger and the preposterous Mr Toad, have brought delight to many through the years with their odd adventures on and... Zobraziť viac
"He aquí mi secreto, que no puede ser más simple: solo con el corazón se puede ver bien; lo esencial es invisible a los ojos". Autorretrato y obra testamentaria, fábula mítica y relato filosófico que interroga acerca de la relación del ser humano con... Zobraziť viac
Pride and Prejudice is one of the most cherished love stories in English literature; Jane Austen's 1813 masterpiece has a lasting effect on everyone who reads it. The pride of high-ranking Mr Darcy... Zobraziť viac
Kathy, Ruth and Tommy were pupils at Hailsham - an idyllic establishment situated deep in the English countryside... 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 ... Zobraziť viac
Vintage Children's Classics: 'It's a million times nicer to be Anne of Green Gables than Anne of nowhere in particular,... Zobraziť viac
Set on the bleak moors of Yorkshire, Lockwood is forced to seek shelter at Wuthering Heights, the home of his new landlord, Heathcliff. The intense and wildly passionate Heathcliff tells the story of his life, his all-consuming love for Catherine... Zobraziť viac
Sociální a kulturní antropologie představuje obor usilující o vědecky hodnověrné vyrovnání se s velkými historickými výzvami, jež stojí před současnou globální civilizací procházející rozsáhlými kulturními, etnickými, sociálními, ekonomickými a... Zobraziť viac
