Since its first publication in 1890, Oscar Wilde's only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, has remained the subject of critical controversy... Zobraziť viac
Reprezentativní výběr z tvorby deseti významných současných britských prozaiků. Každá ukázka v anglickém originále je zrcadlově doplněna českým překladem, medailony autorů a výběrem dalších doporučených titulů... Zobraziť viac
Reprezentativní výběr z tvorby deseti významných současných britských prozaiků. Každá ukázka v anglickém originále je zrcadlově doplněna českým překladem, medailony autorů a výběrem dalších doporučených titulů... Zobraziť viac
Reprezentativní výběr z tvorby deseti významných současných britských prozaiků. Každá ukázka v anglickém originále je zrcadlově doplněna českým překladem, medailony autorů a výběrem dalších doporučených titulů... Zobraziť viac
With an Introduction and Notes by John M.L. Drew, University of Buckingham. Wilde's only novel, first published in 1890, is a brilliantly designed puzzle, intended to tease conventional minds with its exploration of the myriad interrelationships... Zobraziť viac
Wilde's first and only published novel recounts the story of handsome Dorian Gray who upon having his portrait painted desires that it will age and grow ugly while he may remain eternally beautiful... Zobraziť viac
Dorian Gray is having his picture painted by Basil Hallward, who is charmed by his looks. But when Sir Henry Wotton visits... Zobraziť viac
The Penguin English Library Edition of The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde 'I am jealous of everything whose beauty does not die. I am jealous of the portrait you have painted of me ...Why did you paint it? It will mock me some day - mock me... Zobraziť viac
Kniha přináší reprezentativní výběr z tvorby deseti významných současných britských prozaiků (Salman Rushdie, Graham Swift, Julian Barnes, Ian McEwan, Kazuo Ishiguro, Angela Carter, Martin Amis a další)...z pokladů tibetského buddhistického umění Zobraziť viac
Charles Dickens's Great Expectations charts the course of orphan Pip Pirrip's life as it is transformed by a vast, mysterious inheritance. A terrifying encounter with the escaped convict Abel Magwitch in a graveyard on the wild Kent marshes... Zobraziť viac
Classic / British English: An artist paints a picture of the young and handsome Dorian Gray. When he sees it, Dorian makes a wish that changes his life. As he grows older, his face stays young and handsome. But the picture changes... Zobraziť viac
Classic / British English. Pip is a poor orphan whose life is changed forever by two very different meetings – one with an escaped convict and the other with an eccentric old lady and the beautiful girl who lives with her... Zobraziť viac
Classic / British English. Pip is a poor orphan whose life is changed forever by two very different meetings – one with an escaped convict and the other with an eccentric old lady and the beautiful girl who lives with her... Zobraziť viac
Living with his sister and her husband, Pip is an orphan without any expectations. It is only when he begins to visit a rich old woman, Miss Havisham and her adopted niece that he begins to hope for something better... Zobraziť viac
Wilde's only novel, first published in 1890, is a brilliantly designed puzzle, intended to tease conventional minds with its exploration of the myriad interrelationships between art, life, and consequence... Zobraziť viac
One of Dickens’s finest novels, Great Expectations chronicles the fortunes of its young protagonist Pip as he is unexpectedly endowed by a mysterious benefactor with the life of a gentleman, enabling him to escape to London from the prospect ... Zobraziť viac
In these visceral, stunningly crafted stories, people are effortlessly cruel to one another, and the natural world is a primitive salve. Here, women are domestically trapped by predatorial men, Ireland's folklore and politics loom large, and poverty... Zobraziť viac
With an Introduction and Notes by John M.L. Drew, University of Buckingham. Wilde's only novel, first published in 1890, is a brilliantly designed puzzle, intended to tease conventional minds with its exploration of the myriad interrelationships... Zobraziť viac
Enthralled by his own exquisite portrait, Dorian Gray exchanges his soul for eternal youth and beauty. Influenced by his friend Lord Henry Wotton, he is drawn into a corrupt double life; indulging his desires in secret while remaining a gentleman in... Zobraziť viac
Enthralled by his own exquisite portrait, Dorian Gray exchanges his soul for eternal youth and beauty. Influenced by his friend Lord Henry Wotton, he is drawn into a corrupt double life; indulging his desires in secret while remaining a gentleman in... Zobraziť viac
