A passionate story of the love between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, a foundling adopted by Catherine's father. The story's action is chaotic and violent, but the accomplished handling of a complex structure, the descriptions of the moorland ... Zobraziť viac
Classic / British English. On the wild and lonely Yorkshire moors, a tragic story unfolds as Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff fall in love. But it is a dangerous love, filled with unhappiness and suffering... Zobraziť viac
Il a rencontré Giscard à l'Elysée, a croisé Foucault dans un sauna gay, a vu un homme en tuer un autre avec un parapluie empoisonné, a découvert une société secrète où on coupe les doigts des perdants, a traversé l'Atlantique pour récupérer Zobraziť viac
Le héros de l'unique roman d'Oscar Wilde doit rester éternellement jeune : son portrait seul sera marqué progressivement par le temps, les vices, les crimes, jusqu'au drame final. Dans ce chef-d'oeuvre de l'art fin de siecle (1890), l'auteur a enfermé... Zobraziť viac
Upon seeing his own striking portrait Dorian Gray is bewitched and offers his soul if only the painting will age while he remains eternally youthful... Zobraziť viac
Degeneramos en espantosas marionetas, obsesionadospor el recuerdo de pasiones ante las que tuvimos demasiadomiedo, y ante las exquisitas tentaciones a las que no tuvimosel coraje de ceder... Zobraziť viac
Canterbury Classics gives a new look to this controversial classic! The Picture of Dorian Gray is a familiar story of greed, sin, and arrogance. A young man, infatuated with his own handsomeness and youth as depicted in a perfect portrait... 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. From its provocative Preface, challenging th... Zobraziť viac
In Shakespeare's verbally dazzling and eternally enigmatic exploration of conscience, madness and the nature of humanity, a young prince meets his father's ghost in the middle of the night, who accuses ... Zobraziť viac
Oz, the Great Wizard! The very name of L. Frank Baum's magical character conjures a world where diminutive munchkins live and work, wicked witches run riot, and the mighty Oz himself rules over an Emerald City reached by a yellow brick road... Zobraziť viac
First published in 1818, Persuasion was Jane Austen's last work. Its mellow character and autumnal tone have long made it a favorite with Austen readers. Set in Somersetshire and Bath, the novel revolves around the lives and love affair of Sir Walte... Zobraziť viac
GREAT EXPECTATIONS is Charles Dickens' thirteenth novel and his penultimate completed novel; a bildungsroman which depicts the personal growth and personal development of an orphan nicknamed Pip. It is Dickens's second novel, after David Copperfiel... Zobraziť viac
A mysterious benefactor provides Philip Pirrip with the chance to escape his poor upbringing. Aspiring to be a gentleman, and encouraged by his expectations of wealth, he abandons his friends and moves to London... Zobraziť viac
When young Jim Hawkins discovers a treasure map in a pirate's chest in his parents' inn, he is drawn into a world of danger and adventure. He joins the crew setting sail to the Caribbean to seek out the booty and over the course ... Zobraziť viac
A novel of intense emotional power, heightened atmosphere and fierce intelligence, Jane Eyre dazzled and shocked readers with its passionate depiction of a woman's search for equality and freedom on her own terms. Its heroine ... Zobraziť viac
Orphaned Jane Eyre grows up in the home of her heartless aunt and later attends a charity school with a harsh regime, enduring loneliness and cruelty... Zobraziť viac
Swept away from their Kansas farm by a wild cyclone, Dorothy and her little dog, Toto, find themselves in a strange and magical place: the Land of Oz. A marvelous adventure begins as she makes new friends - the Scarecrow, ... Zobraziť viac
Fernan Gomez, comendador de Fuenteovejuna, es un noble que abusa de su poder. Un dia, al volver de un combate, ve que se esta celebrando una boda en el pueblo. Entonces rapta a la novia, Laurencia, a quien deshonra... Zobraziť viac
Hamlet's latest editors have undertaken a heroic task with great... Zobraziť viac
"All for one, one for all!"--Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers The Three Musketeers, by French writer Alexandre Dumas, was first released in serial form in 1844, a year before Dumas' publication of The Count of Monte Cristo. The story was an... Zobraziť viac
