Velký Gatsby vyšel poprvé roku 1925. Za autorova života nebyl příliš populární, dnes však patří k nejznámějším a nejčtenějším dílům moderní americké literatury. Jazzová hudba, stejně jako příběh o vášni a tragické lásce... Zobraziť viac
Writing from the point of view of orphaned young teacher, William Crimsworth – the sole male protagonist among Brontë’s works – the author allows herself a freedom of action in love and will that reveals her character’s loves, ... Zobraziť viac
Let's Get Rocked, Heaven Is, Make Love Like A Man... Zobraziť viac
Jeden vinyl, pětkrát CD, jeden Blu ray/ DVD disk v jedinečném sběratelském boxu. Obsahuje i „ztracený” track Face It Alone... Zobraziť viac
Francouz Henri Charriere strávil dvanáct let v trestanecké kolonii na Ďábelských ostrovech ve Francouzské Guayaně. Dvacet let po svém úspěšném útěku sedl a napsal o svém životě knihu... 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
The astonishing memoir of a free man who was sold into slavery in Louisiana where he was kept for 12 years — a powerful, riveting condemnation of slavery, and a story soon to be introduced to a new audience through a major film... Zobraziť viac
A great work of art, radiant and rapturous, affirming the power of love and imagination' The New York Times Book ReviewAda or Ardor is a romance that follows Ada from her first childhood meeting with Van Veen on his uncle's... Zobraziť viac
Románu Krakatit Karla Čapka bude brzy 100 let, což je úctyhodný věk, přesto může mít i jeho dnešní čtenář pocit, že se jedná o knížku současnou. Ing. Prokop hledá odpověď na navýsost živou, aktuální otázku: jakou roli... 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
Set in fictitious Coketown, England during the Industrial Revolution of the 1850s, Dickens wished to expose the enormous gulf between the rich and poor through his writing... Zobraziť viac
Each volume in the "Collector's Library" series has a specially commissioned Afterword, brief biography of the author and a further reading list. The afterword for this edition is by David Stuart Davies... Zobraziť viac
This title comes with an introduction by Francesca Segal. The Vintage Classics Austen series is designed by the writer and illustrator Leanne Shapton and introduced by some of our finest contemporary writers and Austen fans ... Zobraziť viac
When her family becomes impoverished after a disasterous financial speculation, Agnes Grey determines to find work as a governess. This is a personal perspective on the desperate position of unmarried, educated women in Victorian society... Zobraziť viac
Treasure Island is a tale of pirates and villains, maps, treasure and shipwreck. When young Jim Hawkins finds a packet in Captain Flint's sea chest, he could not know that the map inside it would lead him to unimaginable treasure... Zobraziť viac
Widely regarded as D. H. Lawrence's greatest novel, Women in Love is both a lucid account of English society before the First World War, and a brilliant evocation of the inexorable power of human desire... 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 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
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
