William Blake was an engraver, painter and visionary mystic as well as one of the most revolutionary of the Romantic poets. His writing attracted the astonished admiration of authors as diverse as Wordsworth... Zobraziť viac
The Comedy tells of the journey of a character who is at one and the same time both Dante himself and Everyman through the three realms of the Christian afterlife: Hell, Purgatory and Heaven... Zobraziť viac
David Hume (1711–1776) was the most important philosopher ever to write in English, as well as a master stylist. This volume contains his major philosophical works... Zobraziť viac
De Profundis is Wilde's eloquent and bitter reproach from prison to his lover, Lord Alfred Douglas. He contrasts his behaviour with that of his close friend Robert Ross who became Wilde's literary executor... Zobraziť viac
Uncle Tom’s Cabin is the most popular, influential and controversial book written by an American. Stowe’s rich, panoramic novel passionately dramatises why the whole of America is implicated in and responsible... Zobraziť viac
Charles Darwin’s travels around the world as an independent naturalist on HMS Beagle between 1831 and 1836 impressed upon him a sense of the natural world’s beauty and sublimity which language could barely capture... Zobraziť viac
Hector bidding farewell to his wife and baby son, Odysseus bound to the mast listening to the Sirens, Penelope at the loom, Achilles dragging Hector’s body round the walls of Troy... Zobraziť viac
Set largely in the degenerate English aristocratic society of the 1860s, Daniel Deronda charts their search for meaningful lives against a background of imperialism, the oppression of women... Zobraziť viac
This remarkable author uses different voices, tones and topics to engage her readers and as you turn from one story to the next you cannot be quite sure what to expect... Zobraziť viac
Julius Caesar is among the best of Shakespeare's historical and political plays. Dealing with events surrounding the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 B.C... Zobraziť viac
Villette by Charlotte Bronte. Introduction and Notes by Dr Sally Minogue, Canterbury Christ Church University College... Zobraziť viac
This book contains over forty of the best-loved fairy stories... Zobraziť viac
A chilling true story fuels this masterpiece. Young radicals, driven by dangerous ideas, descend into violence. At its heart, a charismatic, amoral figure embodies the era's moral decay. A prophetic vision of politics and the human soul. Zobraziť viac
A profound exploration of the generational divide in 1859 Russia. Liberal fathers clash with radical sons, their ideological conflicts played out against a backdrop of social reform and revolutionary fervor. A timeless study of tradition versus change. Zobraziť viac
This Wordsworth Edition includes an exclusive Introduction by... Zobraziť viac
Wordsworth Editions.: With an introduction by Anthony Briggs. Dostoevsky's fascination for mental breakdown and violence... Zobraziť viac
Don Quixote by Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra. Cervantes tale of the deranged gentleman who turns knight-errant, tilts at windmills and battles with sheep in the service of the lady of his dreams, Dulcinea del Toboso... Zobraziť viac
With an Introduction and Notes by Doreen Roberts, Rutherford College, University of Kent at Canterbury... Zobraziť viac
Wordsworth Editions: This Wordsworth Editions includes an exclusive Introduction and Notes by David Blair. University of... Zobraziť viac
The Pickwick Papers is Dickens' first novel and widely regarded as one of the major classics of comic writing in English. Originally serialised in monthly instalments, it quickly became a huge popular success with sales reaching... Zobraziť viac
