Leo Tolstoy was born in 1828 at Yasnaya Polyana and educated privately. He studied Oriental languages and law at the University of Kazan, then led a life of pleasure until 1851 when he joined an artillery regiment in the Caucasus. Zobraziť viac
Don Vito Corleone is the Godfather' of New York's richest Mafia family. His business is built on fear and murder. Vito's son Michael wants a quiet life away from the family business. Zobraziť viac
Whether you are a student, or an English language learner, or just looking for something great to read in English, the Word Power English Readers are a new series of books with abridged, retold texts that capture the best and key elements of the novels... Zobraziť viac
Who has not dreamed of life on an exotic isle, far away from civilization? Here is the novel which has inspired countless... Zobraziť viac
Penguin Books Ltd: 6 of the Roaring Twenties chronicler’s most scintillating short stories, chosen from Flappers and... Zobraziť viac
Into his story of a simple but beatiful country girls seduction by another man which causes her husband to leave her on their wedding night and thereby precipitates a course of events that ends in murder, Hardy wove a luminous tenderness and longing. Zobraziť viac
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´When we are happy, we are always good´, says Lord Henry, ´but when we are good, we are not always happy.´ Lord... Zobraziť viac
Mit Frankenstein hat Mary Shelley 1818 eine mythische Gestalt erschaffen, die im Lauf des 20. Jahrhunderts durch teilweise sehr freie Verfilmungen eine ungeheure Popularität erlangt hat... Zobraziť viac
Mary Shelly's classic tale of terror is the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young student, who learns the secret of imparting life into a creature that he has constructed from corpses he finds.. Zobraziť viac
How thin is the line between good and evil? Dr Jekyll has been experimenting with his identity. He has developed a drug which separates the two sides of his nature and allows him occasionally to abandon himself to his most corrupt inclinations as the... Zobraziť viac
Independent and spirited Bathsheba Everdene has come to Weatherbury to take up her position as a farmer on the largest estate in the area. Her bold presence draws three very different suitors: the gentleman-farmer Boldwood, ... Zobraziť viac
Don Vito Corleone is the ‘Godfather’ of New York’s richest Mafia family. His business is built on fear and murder. Vito’s son Michael wants a quiet life away from the family business. But that’s not easy, ... Zobraziť viac
Artist Basil Hallward has sent a gift. A portrait that perfectly captures young Dorian Gray's handsome features. When Lord... Zobraziť viac
