William Tyndale žil život plný dobrodružstiev, nebezpečenstva a odvahy. Riskoval svoj život y pre veci, ktorým veril. Preložiť Bibliu do angličtiny bolo proti zákonu, bol to zločin pod hrozbou trestu smrti. Keďže Tyndale bol rozhodnutý... Zobraziť viac
Wordsworth Editions Ltd: This book comes with an introduction and notes by Adam Roberts Royal Holloway, University of... Zobraziť viac
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (1791) is an unfinished memoir by Benjamin Franklin. Addressing the work to his son William, Franklin intended to provide a private account of his life and accomplishments. Published after his death, however, The... Zobraziť viac
Grace Abounding is a classic of spiritual autobiography, here set alongside four other contemporary autobiographies to provide a greater historical context.Contains: Grace Abounding by John Bunyan; A Relation of the Imprisonment of Mr John Bunyan;... Zobraziť viac
This anthology traces the history of modern Irish literature from the revolutionary era of the late eighteenth century to the early years of political independence. It covers 150 years, from the writings of Charlotte Brooke and Edmund Burke to those of... Zobraziť viac
Booker T. Washington's famous 1901 memoir, Up From Slavery, charts Washington's rise from an enslaved child with a passion for learning to the nation's most prominent Black educator and first president of Tuskegee University. Zobraziť viac
Century after century, the essence of Venice is unchanging. It is a place of contradictions, equal parts glamour and chaos. As a young man, Javier Marías made the city his home; since then he has left and returned many times, drawn back to its... Zobraziť viac
Chatwin, Bruce, Chatwin, Elizabeth, Shakespeare, Nicholas... Zobraziť viac
Written by an emigrant French aristocrat turned farmer, the Letters from an American Farmer (1782) posed the famous question `What, then, is the American, this new man?'', as the new nation took shape before the eyes of the world. The Letters... Zobraziť viac
This is the epic journey of Odysseus, the hero of Ancient Greece...After ten years of war, Odysseus turns his back on Troy and sets sail for home. But his voyage takes another ten years and he must face many dangers - Polyphemus the greedy one-eyed... Zobraziť viac
The epic tale of Odysseus and his ten-year journey home after the Trojan War forms one of the earliest and greatest works of Western literature. Confronted by natural and supernatural threats - ship-wrecks, battles, monsters ... Zobraziť viac
Oral tales establish relationships between storytellers and their listeners. Yet most printed collections of folktales contain only stories, stripped of the human contexts in which they are told. In this innovative book, Indian-American anthropologist... Zobraziť viac
This title presents a famous account of growing up to be a fanatical football supporter. Told through a series of match reports, "Fever Pitch" has enjoyed enormous critical and commercial success since it was first published in 1992. It has helped to... Zobraziť viac
