Under Milk Wood tells the story of a Welsh village during one spring day. It is populated by some of the best-loved characters in British literature... Zobraziť viac
A searing, postapocalyptic novel destined to become Cormac McCarthy’s masterpiece. A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. It is cold enough to crack stones, and when... Zobraziť viac
A selection of the best of Dickens' Christmas stories and writings, in one beautiful edition. It is said that Charles Dickens invented Christmas, and within these pages you'll certainly find all the elements of a quintessential traditional Christmas... Zobraziť viac
Cassandra Mortmain lives with her impoverished family in a crumbling castle. Her journal records her life with her bored sister Rose, her stepmother Topaz, her little brother Thomas and her novelist father who suffers from a financially crippling writer's Zobraziť viac
Discover the real story behind the famous Nutcracker Christmas ballet, as told by Alexandre Dumas `How could you imagine, silly child, that this toy, which is made of cloth and wood, could possibly be alive? .... Zobraziť viac
Spanning the period between the Chicago World's Fair of 1893 and the years just after World War I, Against the Day moves... Zobraziť viac
Written with expertise and flair, Metaphysical Animals is a vivid portrait of the endeavours and achievements of these four remarkable women... Zobraziť viac
The stunning advances that have transformed human experience in recent centuries are no accident of history - they are the result of universal and timeless forces, operating since the dawn of our species... Zobraziť viac
Celebrating the finest works of the Harlem Renaissance, one of the most important Black arts movements in modern history. 'She could neither conform nor be happy in her unconformity'... Zobraziť viac
'She was a fool and he knew it and because he loved her it had made no difference'Kitty Fane is the beautiful but shallow wife of Walter, a bacteriologist stationed in Hong Kong... Zobraziť viac
From the #1 New York Times bestselling authors of Designing Your Life With this innovative and deeply empowering book, all of us can find answers to these challenging questions... Zobraziť viac
'We can't behave like people in novels, though, can we?'... Zobraziť viac
We are in a new era. From Trump, Putin and Bolsonaro to Erdogan, Xi and Modi, self-styled strongmen have become a central feature of global politics. At home, they claim to be standing up for ordinary people against ... Zobraziť viac
This is Colette's famous love story about the romance between an older woman and a younger man... Zobraziť viac
A collection of short stories born of the author's experiences in Malaya, Singapore and other outposts of the former British Empire... Zobraziť viac
Doctor Zhivago is the epic novel of Russia in the throes of revolution and one of the greatest love stories ever told. Yuri Zhivago, physician and poet, wrestles with cruel experience of the new order and the changes it has wrought in him, ... Zobraziť viac
Where is Pradeep S. Mathew - spin bowler extraordinaire and 'the greatest cricketer to walk the earth'? Retired sportswriter W. G. Karunasena is dying, and he wants to know... Zobraziť viac
WITH A NEW FOREWORD BY THE AUTHOR On his third birthday Oskar decides to stop growing. Haunted by the deaths of his parents and wielding his tin drum Oskar recounts the events of his extraordinary life; from the long nightmare of the Nazi era to his... Zobraziť viac
'In early 1998 I went to Perth in Western Australia in order to attend the literature festival, and part of the arrangement... Zobraziť viac
From cultural icon Margaret Atwood comes a brilliant collection of essays — funny, erudite, endlessly curious, uncannily prescient — which seek answers to Burning Questions... Zobraziť viac
