Castigated for offending against public decency, Madame Bovary has rarely failed to cause a storm. For Flaubert's contemporaries, the fascination came from the novelist's meticulous account of provincial matters... Zobraziť viac
In these five long stories, written specifically for Christmas, Dickens combines his concern for social ills with the myths and memories of childhood and traditional seasonal lore... Zobraziť viac
The Old Curiosity Shop (1840-41), with its combination of the sentimental, the grotesque and the socially concerned, and its story of pursuit and courage, which sets the downtrodden... Zobraziť viac
Wordsworth Editions.: With an introduction by Anthony Briggs. Dostoevsky's fascination for mental breakdown and violence... Zobraziť viac
Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb was written to be an 'introduction to the study of Shakespeare', but are much more entertaining than that... Zobraziť viac
The Good Soldier is a masterpiece of twentieth-century fiction, an inspiration for many later, distinguished writers, including Graham Greene... Zobraziť viac
Walt Whitman’s verse gave the poetry of America a distinctive national voice. It reflects the unique vitality of the new nation, the vastness of the land and the emergence of a sometimes troubled consciousness... Zobraziť viac
Jules Verne (1828-1905) is internationally famous as the author of a distinctive series of adventure stories describing new travel technologies which opened up the world and provided means to escape from it... Zobraziť viac
Finnegans Wake is the book of Here Comes Everybody and Anna Livia Plurabelle and their family - their book, but in a curious way the book of us all as well as all our books. Joyce's last great work, it is not comprised of many borrowed styles... Zobraziť viac
The generous selection in this volume represents the wide range of his writing, both poetry and prose... Zobraziť viac
The Holy Qur'an (also known as The Koran) is the sacred book of Islam. It is the word of God whose truth was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad through the angel Gabriel over a period of 23 years. As it was revealed, so it was committed to memory... Zobraziť viac
Wordsworth Editions Ltd: 'I mean to show things really as they are, not as they ought to be'. wrote Byron (1788-1824) in his... Zobraziť viac
Under the Greenwood Tree is Hardy’s most bright, confident and optimistic novel. This delightful portrayal of a picturesque rural society, tinged with gentle humour and quiet irony, established Hardy as a writer... Zobraziť viac
Mr Dombey is a man obsessed with his firm. His son is groomed from birth to take his place within it, despite his visionary eccentricity and declining health... Zobraziť viac
This mercurial eighteenth-century text thus anticipates modernism and postmodernism. Vibrant and bizarre, Tristram Shandy provides an unforgettable experience... Zobraziť viac
Dracula: Introduction and Notes by Dr David Rogers, Kingston University... Zobraziť viac
The Comedy tells the story of the journey of a character who is at one and the same time both Dante himself and Everyman... Zobraziť viac
Wit, satire, and the macabre collide. Discover stories that expose societal follies with sharp humor and a chilling edge. A master storyteller's collection. Zobraziť viac
Only the expansive imagination of H.P. Lovecraft could conceive the delicious and spine-tingling horrors you will find within the pages of this unique collection... Zobraziť viac
The Diary of a Nobody is so unassuming a work that even its author, George Grossmith, seemed unaware that he had produced a masterpiece... Zobraziť viac
