Krvilačná beštia, čo sa pohráva so všetkými loďami plávajúcimi okolo, aby smrteľne vystrašených námorníkov napokon zhltla vo... Zobraziť viac
Set before and during the French Revolution in the cities of Paris and London, A Tale of Two Cities tells the story of Dr Manette's release from imprisonment in the Bastille and his reunion with daughter, Lucie... Zobraziť viac
Dramatic and powerful in its scope, Othello explores the perils of suspicion and jealousy and the ensuing breakdown of relationships and disaster that can arise from such emotions... Zobraziť viac
Set on the French Riviera in the 1920s, American Dick Diver and his wife Nicole are the epitome of chic, living a glamorous lifestyle and entertaining friends at their villa. Young film star Rosemary Hoyt arrives in France and ... Zobraziť viac
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
Set in the harsh Puritan community of seventeenth-century Boston, this tale of an adulterous entanglement that results in an illegitimate birth reveals Nathaniel Hawthorne's concerns with the tension between the public and the private selves... Zobraziť viac
Marie Laure lives with her father in Paris within walking distance of the Museum of Natural History where he works as the master of the locks (there are thousands of locks in the museum). When she is six, she goes blind, ... Zobraziť viac
An idyllic snapshot of a boy's childhood along the banks of the Mississippi River, Twain's THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER is the author's work that comes closest to his boyhood experiences of growing up in Hannibal in the 1840s... Zobraziť viac
Anyone who has read J.D. Salinger's New Yorker stories, particularly A Perfect Day for Bananafish, Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut, The Laughing Man, and For Esme... Zobraziť viac
Ve své hře z roku 1937 ukazuje Čapek svou obavu z fašismu a předvídá vypuknutí války. Hlavní postava, soucitný doktor Galén, objeví lék na nebezpečnou nemoc, léčí však jen chudé. Mocné muže – politiky a průmyslníky... Zobraziť viac
This re-set edition of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare contains all the plays and poems; the plays are arranged in the chronological order of their composition, not gathered into comedies, histories and tragedies ... Zobraziť viac
In the town they tell the story of the great pearl - how it was found and how it was lost agin. They tell of Kino, the fisherman, and of his wife, Juana, and of the baby, Coyotito... Zobraziť viac
Jeden život je prvním z Maupassantových šesti románů a po Miláčkovinejznámější. Hrdinkou díla z roku 1883 je Jeanne de Lamare, sympatická, možná trochu naivní dívka, dobrosrdečná a plná ideálů, které ovšem během svého života... Zobraziť viac
Niekoľko príbehov zviazaných dohromady tvorí očarujúci a pestrý román plný vášní a citov. Prostredie a doba, v ktorej sa... Zobraziť viac
After spending several years in a sanatorium recovering from an illness that caused him to lose his memory and ability to reason, Prince Myshkin arrives in St Petersburg and is at once confronted with the stark realities of life in the ... Zobraziť viac
We takes place in a distant future, where humans are forced to submit their wills to the requirements of the state, under the rule of the all-powerful Benefactor, and dreams are regarded as a sign of mental illness... Zobraziť viac
Nejslavnější Burroughsova kniha, "satirická fantazie" z roku 1959, jejíž původní vydání se dočkalo soudního... Zobraziť viac
Anuše Kejřová zozbierala rady a recepty na rôzne choroby a boľačky, ktoré nám môžu pomôcť. V závere ale múdro dodáva: „Není radno spoléhati se vždy na nějaké domácí prostředky. Třeba se však poraditi s lékařem... Zobraziť viac
Nadácia dokázala ustáť dve storočia úpadku kedysi mocného Galaktického impéria do nekontrolovateľného chaosu. Posledné pozostatky imperiálnej flotily sa teraz pokúšajú vrátiť nadačníkov do područia bývalej moci. Hari Seldon tento konflikt predpovedal a... Zobraziť viac
Spolit, feckless Temple Drake, the daughter of a judge, runs away from school with an unsuitable man. Abandoned by him with a gang of moonshiners, Temple falls into the clutches of the psychotic Popeye... Zobraziť viac
