Vanity Fair, Thackeray´s panoramic, satirical saga of corruption at all levels of English society, was published in 1847... Zobraziť viac
Robinson Crusoe is the classic tale about one man's lust for adventure. Crusoe leaves his parents and hometown for the open sea in the year 1651. But the ocean can be unforgiving and Crusoe, unfortunately, learns this the hard way... Zobraziť viac
'It is the history of a revolution that went wrong - and of the excellent excuses that were forthcoming at every step for the perversion of the original doctrine', wrote Orwell for the first edition of Animal Farm in 1945... Zobraziť viac
A satire on totalitarian government where pigs take over the farm and rule the other animals. Zobraziť viac
'Nevill Coghill's easy, seductive translation ensures that this, the most popular work in English Literature - now 600 years old - will run through yet more centuries' Melvyn BraggIn The Canterbury Tales Chaucer created one of the great touchston... Zobraziť viac
"The more I know of the world, the more am I convinced that I shall never see a man whom I can really love. I require so much!" ... Zobraziť viac
Taken from the poverty of her parents' home in Portsmouth, Fanny Price is brought up with her rich cousins at Mansfield Park, acutely aware of her humble rank and with her cousin Edmund as her sole ally. During her uncle's absence ... Zobraziť viac
Annes family grows ever largerand ever more joyfulin this artfully packaged edition of the fifth book in the Anne of Green Gables series... Zobraziť viac
A cautionary horror story about the dangers of greed, isolation and a science without ethics, from the father of science fiction.... Zobraziť viac
Read this stunning Vintage Classics edition of the original story of alien invasion from the father of science fiction, H.G. Wells.No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being ... Zobraziť viac
Satan is out for revenge. His rebellion has failed, he has been cast out from heaven and is doomed to spend eternity in hell. Somehow he must find a way to prove his power and wound his enemies... Zobraziť viac
Inspired by an image of Christ's suffering, Dostoyevsky set out to create a protagonist with "e;a truly beautiful soul"e; and to trace the fate of such an individual as he comes into contact with the brutal reality of contemporary society. ... Zobraziť viac
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.'There are things in that wallpaper that nobody knows about but me, or ever will'Hailed as one of the most distinctive and compelling ... Zobraziť viac
Bassanio wants to get married, but he has no money and a lot of debts. He asks his friend Antonio for a loan, but Antonio is waiting for his ships to return. Until then, he has nothing to lend. To help Bassanio, he borrows money from ... Zobraziť viac
Pericles, Prince of Tyre, must solve a riddle in order to marry the daughter of the King of Antioch, or be put to death. But when the answer reveals a horrific secret, the young man faces his greatest dilemma. Danger and adventure follow ... Zobraziť viac
In Richard III, Shakespeare invites us on a moral holiday. The play draws us to identify with Richard and his fantasy of total control of self and domination of others. Not yet king at the start of the play, Richard presents himself ... Zobraziť viac
Magical and dreamlike in its tone, Shakespeare’s The Tempest begins with a storm of epic proportions and a shipwreck. Banished from Italy, Prospero lives on a remote island with his daughter. Using his magic, he vows to seek revenge ... Zobraziť viac
A jealous king, convinced that his wife has been unfaithful and is having another man's baby, imprisons her and puts her on trial. The child is abandoned to die, but when she is found and raised by a shepherd, it seems redemption may ... Zobraziť viac
The secret marriage of a king's daughter sets off a chain reaction of slander, jealousy, and divine intervention in this fairy tale-like romance. Shakespeare based his play on myths of an early Celtic king of Britain, incorporating historical ... Zobraziť viac
