An entirely new kind of biography, "Oscar's Books" explores the personality of Oscar Wilde through his reading. For Wilde,... Zobraziť viac
One freezing morning a lone man wandering across the Artic ice caps is rescued from starvation by a ships captain Victor Frankensteins story is one of ambition murder and revenge As a young scientist he pushed moral boundaries in order to cross the... Zobraziť viac
‘It’s got a thunderstorm in it. And revenge. Definitely revenge.’ Felix is at the top of his game as Artistic Director of the Makeshiweg Theatre Festival. His productions have amazed and confounded. Now he’s staging a Tempest ... Zobraziť viac
Seventeenth-century Amsterdam - a city in the grip of tulip fever. Sophia's husband Cornelis is one of the lucky ones grown... Zobraziť viac
Vydavatel: Vintage Počet strán: 176 Rozmery: 13 x 1.2 x 19.8 cm ISBN: 9780099422693 Formát: mäkká väzba - brožovaná (Paperback) Zobraziť viac
When a family tragedy means Mick is sent to the outback to live with his Granpa, it looks as if he has a lonely life ahead of him. The cattle station is a tough place for a child, where nature is brutal and the men must work hard in the heat and dust... Zobraziť viac
The most famous and thrilling of Sherlock Holmes’s cases. The Baskerville family curse tells of how a terrifying, supernatural hound roams the moors around Baskerville Hall and preys on members of the family in revenge for .... Zobraziť viac
On a wet afternoon in September 1938, Neville Chamberlain stepped off an aeroplane and announced that his visit to Hitler had averted the greatest crisis in recent memory. It was, he later assured the crowd in... Zobraziť viac
Of all John Fowles' novels "The French Lieutenant's Woman" received the most universal acclaim and today holds a very special place in the canon of post-war English literature... Zobraziť viac
The Buckmaster Gallery is staging another Derwatt exhibition, but now an American collector claims that the expensive masterpiece he bought three years ago is a fake. It is, of course, and... Zobraziť viac
Of Human Bondage is the first and most autobiographical of Maugham's masterpieces. It is the story of Philip Carey, an orphan eager for life, love and adventure. After a few months studying in Heidelberg, and... Zobraziť viac
Marco Polo conjures up cities of magical times for his host, the Chinese ruler Kublai Khan, but gradually it becomes clear that he is actually describing one city: Venice... Zobraziť viac
THE ACCLAIMED FULLY REVISED EDITION OF THE SCOTT MONCRIEFF AND KILMARTIN TRANSLATIONIn the two novels - The Captive and The Fugitive - contained in this volume, Proust's narrator is living in his mother's apartment in Paris with his lover,... Zobraziť viac
'Facts alone are wanted in life': the children at Mr Gradgrind's school are sternly ordered to stifle their imaginations and pay attention only to cold, hard reality. They live in a smoky, troubled industrial town so entertainment is hard ... Zobraziť viac
Hanna, Dan, Constance and Emmet return to the west coast of Ireland for a final family Christmas in the home their mother is about to sell. As the feast turns to near painful comedy, a last, desperate act from Rosaleen... Zobraziť viac
Unearth the enchanting origins of fantasy fiction with a collection of tales as vast as the tallest tower and as mysterious as the dark depths of the forest. Fantasy stories have always been with us. They illuminate the odd and the uncanny... Zobraziť viac
Paul Dukach is heir apparent at Purcell & Stern, one of the last independent publishing houses in New York, whose shabby offices belie the treasures of its list. Paul remains obsessed by one dazzling writer: poet Ida Perkins, whose outsize life an Zobraziť viac
Meet Lily Wilder: New Yorker, lawyer extraordinaire, blushing bride. And totally incapable of being faithful to one man. As the big day dawns, one thing's for certain, Lily's in for a hell of a surprise... Zobraziť viac
World-renowned author Paulo Coelho has inspired millions with bestselling classics like The Alchemist, The Pilgrimage, and Manuscript Found in Accra, Adultery, and most recently, The Spy. Now, with this 2018 day planner, the same wisdom that draws ... Zobraziť viac
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes. These words provided generations of American Christians with the justification for physically disciplining their children, in ways that range from spankings to... Zobraziť viac
