Beletria, alebo aj prozaické umelecké dielo, prináša do našich životov nové príbehy, vzrušenie i zážitok, ktorý pre nás napísal autor a pred našimi očami ho nakreslila naša vlastná fantázia. Klasická anglická literatúra prináša nezabudnuteľné príbehy Williama Shakespaera či Jane Austenovej. Knihy po anglicky a príbehy ukryté na ich stránkach nám nielenže rozjasňujú dni a vytŕhajú nás z každodennej nudnej rutiny, ale rovnako nás nútia aktívne premýšľať nad vetnými konštrukciami a pomáhajú nám v zdokonaľovaní sa v cudzom jazyku.
In a dusty post-war summer in rural Warwickshire, a doctor is called to a patient at lonely Hundreds Hall. Home to the Ayres family for over two centuries, the Georgian house, once grand and handsome, is now in decline, its masonry crumbling, its gardens choked with weeds, its owners - mother, son and ...
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John Bunyan’s much-loved allegory, telling the story of Christian and his journey to the Celestial City. The Pilgrim’s Progress, John Bunyan’s masterful religious allegory, narrates the journey of an everyman hero, Christian, as he attempts to navigate the trials and tribulations of this world, the City ...
Just a stone\''s throw from London lies the manor house of the illustrious Phantomhive earldom, its master one Ciel Phantomhive. Earl Phantomhive is a giant in the world of commerce, Queen Victoria\''s faithful servant. and a slip of a twelve-year old boy. Fortunately, his loyal butler, Sebastian, is ...
Number one bestselling author Jane Green gives a powerful portrayal of a marriage rocked by betrayal in the stunning Tempting Fate. When Gabby first met Elliott she knew he was the man for her. In twenty years of marriage she has never doubted her love for him - even when he refused to give her the one ...
2016 Goodreads Choice Award-winning poet Amanda Lovelace returns in the witch doesn''t burn in this one - the bold second book in her ",women are some kind of magic", series. The witch: supernaturally powerful, inscrutably independent, and now-indestructible. These moving, relatable poems encourage ...
Anyone who has spent time in the developing world will know that one of Bombay''s claims to fame is the enormous film industry that churns out hundreds of musical fantasies each year. The other, of course, is native son Salman Rushdieless prolific, perhaps than Bollywood, but in his own way just as fantastical. ...
Split into two books for the paperback, the third volume in George R.R. Martin''s superb and highly acclaimed epic fantasy A Song of Ice and Fire continues the richest, most exotic and mesmerising saga since The Lord of the Rings. The Seven Kingdoms are divided by revolt and blood feud, and winter approaches ...
Sara Fitzgerald’s daughter Kate is just two years old when she is diagnosed with a rare form of leukaemia. Reeling with the helpless shock of it, Sara knows she…
2018. The astonishing, beautiful new story for all readers of 10 and over from the bestselling and Costa-shortlisted author of TIME TRAVELLING WITH A HAMSTER. 'A wonderful story' Kiran Millwood Hargrave There are stories about people who want to live fore
Down the rabbit-hole and through the looking-glass! Alice''s Adventures in Wonderland & Other Stories features all of the best-known works of Lewis Carroll, including the novels Alice''s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, with the classic illustrations of John Tenniel. This compilation ...
An interior designer who is never without the perfect plan learns to renovate her love life without one in this new romantic comedy by Ashley Herring Blake, author of Delilah Green Doesn't Care. Perfect for fans of Alexandria Bellefleur, Casey McQuiston and Rosie Danan. For Astrid Parker, failure is ...
The fourth volume in the hugely popular and highly acclaimed epic fantasy. There is passion here, and misery and charm, grandeur and squalor, tragedy, nobility and courage. Bloodthirsty, treacherous and cunning, the Lannisters are in power on the Iron Throne in the name of the boy-king Tommen. But fear ...
Twelve classic Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales enchantingly illustrated and specially retold for younger readers. Includes the best-loved characters of ‘Thumbelina’ ‘The Little Mermaid’ and ‘The Ugly Duckling’, as well as a biography of Hans Christian Andersen. Beautifully bound in a padded hardback, ...
