These two classic essays were the first works of criticism to break down the boundaries between 'high' and 'low' culture, and made Susan Sontag a literary sensation... Zobraziť viac
The "e;Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass"e; is an 1845 memoir of slavery and escape and a treatise on abolition written by the writer, orator and former slave Frederick Douglass. Describing in gripping detail ... Zobraziť viac
Yvon Chouinard-legendary climber, businessman, environmentalist, and founder of Patagonia, Inc.-shares the persistence and courage that have gone into being head of one of the most respected and environmentally ... Zobraziť viac
Acerbic, wisecracking and hilarious, this is the definitive essay collection from New York legend and satirist, Fran Lebowitz, star of Martin Scorsese's hit Netflix series, Pretend It's a City... Zobraziť viac
Oscar Wilde's brilliant play makes fun of the English upper classes with light-hearted satire and dazzling humour. It is 1890's England and two young gentlemen are being somewhat limited with the truth... Zobraziť viac
Promised a golden future as ruler of Scotland by three sinister witches, Macbeth murders the king to ensure his ambitions come true. But he soon learns the meaning of terror - killing once, he must kill again and again, and the dead return to haunt him... Zobraziť viac
"e;An aviator, downed in the desert and facing long odds of survival, encounters a strange young person,neither man nor really boy, who, it emerges over time, has travelled from his solitary home on a distantasteroid, where he lives alone with a... Zobraziť viac
Beautiful, aristocratic, an adored wife and young mother, Lady Windermere is 'a fascinating puritan' whose severe moral code leads her to the brink of social suicide. The only one who can save her is the mysterious Mrs Erlynne whose scandalous ... Zobraziť viac
Beautiful aristocratic an adored wife and young mother Lady Windermere is 'a fascinating puritan' whose severe moral code... Zobraziť viac
But by focusing on the good humour and strength she witnessed in Helen, Katy eventually learns to overcome her difficulties in the School of Pain, and to practice strength, patience, and hope. Zobraziť viac
In 1855, Walt Whitman published, at his own expense, the first edition of Leaves of Grass, a visionary volume of twelve poems. Showing the influence of a uniquely American form of mysticism known as Transcendentalism, which eschewed the general socie... Zobraziť viac
In the past, Ulysses has been labeled dirty, blasphemous, and even unreadable. None of these adjectives, however, do the slightest justice to the novel. To this day it remains the modernist masterpiece, in which the author takes both Celtic lyricism... Zobraziť viac
A Guest at the Feast is Colm T ib n's touching memoir. A Guest at the Feast moves from the small town of Enniscorthy to Dublin, from memories of a mother who always had a book on the go to the author's early ... Zobraziť viac
An ancient parchment bearing a mysterious cryptogram maps the most hazardous journey of Professor Lidenbrock's career. With his nephew and a guide the Professor travels to Iceland... Zobraziť viac
The portrayal of Stephen Dedalus's Dublin childhood and youth, his quest for identity through art and his gradual emancipation from the claims of family, religion and Ireland itself, is also an oblique self-portrait of the young James Joyce... Zobraziť viac
"I often walked along the shore, and one day I saw something in the sand. I went over to look at it more carefully ...It was a footprint - the footprint of a man!" In 1659 Robinson Crusoe was shipwrecked on a small island off the coast of South America. Zobraziť viac
When life feels difficult, Pollyanna has learned to play “The Glad Game”. In any situation, no matter how dire it may seem, she challenges herself to find the silver-lining. However, orphaned at a young age and forced to live with her hard-hearted ... Zobraziť viac
This riotous play from ancient Greece's greatest comic dramatist blends fancy dress, earthy slapstick and political debate. Zobraziť viac
King Lear stands alongside <a href="/?uItem=55272">Hamlet</a> as one of the most profound expressions of tragic drama in literature. Written between 1604 and 1605, it represents Shakespeare at the height of his dramatic power. Zobraziť viac
