V predslove k svojmu jedinému románu Portrét Doriana Graya Oscar Wilde napísal: „Mravné alebo nemravné knihy neexistujú. Kniha môže byť len dobre napísaná, alebo zle napísaná. Nič iné.“ A o pár riadkov nižšie... Zobraziť viac
Tento čarovný príbeh statočného koňa vo viktoriánskej Británii uchvátil a nadchol niekoľko generácií čitateľov. Vráťte sa v čase a pozrite sa na svet pokojnými a trpezlivými očami Čierneho krásavca... 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
The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.´ When Dorian Gray has his portrait painted, he is captivated by... Zobraziť viac
Britská čítanka 3.vydání - Gutenbergova čítanka současné britské prózy (anglicko-české vydání) - Edice: Gutenbergova čítanka - L Zobraziť viac
Netradičná kniha, ktorá je unikátnym spojením beletrie, fotoknihy a slovníka. Námetom na napísanie 44 poviedok a nafotenie 44 fotografií sa stalo 44 slovíčok, ktoré sú medzi češtinou a slovenčinou rozdielne... Zobraziť viac
Výber z autorovej literárnokritickej tvorby Kontinuita a diskontinuita prináša v autentickej podobe hodnotenia básnických a prozaických diel slovenskej literatúry, ktoré publikoval v rokoch 1969 - 2007 a ktoré komentujú knihy prozaikov... Zobraziť viac
Knihu Knulp publikoval autor prvý raz v roku 1915 s podtitulom Tri príbehy z Knulpovho života. Sú to poviedky, ktoré Hesse napísal v rôznych obdobiach, ale vydal ich pod týmto názvom až v druhom roku vojny... Zobraziť viac
Penguin: With an essay by Peter Ackroyd. 'I am jealous of everything whose beauty does not die. I am jealous of the... Zobraziť viac
Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. This edition features illustrations by Cecil... Zobraziť viac
When his beloved owners are forced to sell him, Black Beauty leaves his life as a young, care-free colt behind him and embarks on a working life of misery. Cruelly treated by his new masters, Anna Sewell rails against animal mistreatment ... Zobraziť viac
Príbehy Edgara Allana Poea ponúkajú pohľad do inej reality, temnej a často desivo nadprirodzenej. Čitateľa pohltí tajuplná atmosféra, ponorí sa do sveta plného napätia, strachu a tajomných nejasností. Práve nevšedná atmosféra láka... 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
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: Always be good, so people will love you. Always work hard and do your best.' These were the words of Black Beauty's mother to her son when the two horses lived with Farmer Grey... Zobraziť viac
Always be good, so people will love you. Always work hard and do your best. These were the words of Black Beauty’s mother to her son when the two horses lived with Farmer Grey. But when Black Beauty got older, ... Zobraziť viac
Black Beauty is the prettiest young horse in the meadows, and spends many happy days under the apple trees with his friends Ginger and Merrylegs. But this easy life comes to an end when Beauty is sold and goes from farm to inn to cabhorse in London... Zobraziť viac
On its first publication The Picture of Dorian Gray was regarded as dangerously modern in its depiction of fin-de-si?cle... Zobraziť viac
The book presents to the reader the first ever English translation of short stories, so far for no reason rather neglected, by Czech female authors at the turn of the 19th and 20th century. These short stories are brought together not only by the... Zobraziť viac
Penguin Books Ltd: Amazon.co.uk A lush, cautionary tale of a life of vileness and deception or a loving portrait of the... Zobraziť viac
