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.
A brutal killing takes place on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland: a land of harsh beauty and inhabitants of deep-rooted faith. A MURDER. Detective Inspector Fin Macleod is sent from Edinburgh to investigate. For Lewis-born Macleod, the case represents a journey both home and into his past. A SECRET. Something ...
Oliver Twist a dologházban születik. Anyja belehal a szülésbe, a kisfiú tehát az egyházközség gondoskodására szorul. Rá és a hozzá hasonló szerencsétlenekre nem szívesen pazarolnak pénzt, majdhogynem éheztetik őket - társai ezért egyszer sorsot húznak, és Olivernek kell a hitvány vacsora után kiállnia, ...
\''There\''s a saying that all roads lead to Ankh-Morpork. And it\''s wrong. All roads lead away from Ankh-Morpork, but sometimes people just walk along the wrong way.\'' Ankh-Morpork! City of One Thousand Surprises (according to the famous publication by the Guild of Merchants)! All human life is here! ...
When a Republican party wins the General Election, their first act in power is to strip the royal family of their titles and send them to live on a housing estate in the Midlands. Exchanging Buckingham Palace for a semi, the royals learn what it mean s to be poor among the great unwashed.Upozornenie: ...
Product Description Fresh out of Veterinary College, and shoulder-deep in an uncooperative cow, James Herriot's first job is not panning out exactly as expected... To a Glaswegian like James, 1930's Yorkshire appears to offer an idyllic pocket of rural life in a rapidly changing world. But even life ...
The Scarlet Letter exposes the moral rigidity of a 17thCentury Puritan New England community when faced with the illegitimate child of a young mother. Regarded as the first real heroine of American fiction, it is Hester Prynnes strength of character
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. \''"For," said he, "there never was nor is there one chaste woman upon the face of earth." \'' A collection of Persian, Arabian and Indian tales dating from the 9th century, Sir Richard Burton\''s most well-known translation ...
Spanning forty years, two women''s stories of love, loss and betrayal are intertwined in this award-winning novel by Jojo Moyes, internationally bestselling author of Me Before You, After You and the new bestseller Still Me. ''A fabulous, emotional and evocative book - perfect for anyone who loves ...
Keep Peppa Pig fans busy with the Holiday Sticker Activity Book, the perfect activity book to keep your little piglets happy. Jet away on holiday with Peppa and…
When Max Morden returns to the seaside village where he once spent a childhood holiday, he is both escaping from a recent loss and confronting a distant trauma. Mr and Mrs Grace and their twin children Myles and Chloe appeared that long-ago summer as if from another world. Max grew to know them intricately, ...
This is the second title in this number one, bestselling spin-off series from "Percy Jackson" creator, Rick Riordan. This crazy messed up world of gods and monsters is "Percy Jackson''s" reality, which pretty much sucks for him. Percy Jackson, son of Poseidon, God of the Sea, has woken from a very deep ...
Thirty years of silly songs, rhymes, lullabies, classics, and just plain favorite music come together on this reissue of the "25th Anniversary Celebration." Chosen from among the hundreds and hundreds of songs that Wee Sing has collected over the last 30 years, this treasury is a fitting tribute to the ...
From the award-winning author of The Graveyard Book, and the illustrator behind the acclaimed Sandman comics series comes this lyrical journey peopled by a cast of mythical characters. Ages: 1 - 5 years.
In this collection of wonderful stories, which range between fantasy, humour, science fiction and a sprinkling of horror, the reader will relish the range and skill of Neil Gaiman''''s writing. Be prepared to laugh at the detective story about Humpty Dumpty''''s demise, spooked by the sinister jack-in ...
"The Penguin Classics" edition of Anne Bronte''s "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall", her groundbreaking study of a woman''s valiant struggle for independence from an abusive husband is edited with an introduction and notes by Stevie Davis. Gilbert Markham is deeply intrigued by Helen Graham, a beautiful and ...
A novel of hypocrisy and double standards. It tells of Tess Durbeyfield, the daughter of a poor and dissipated villager, who learns that she may be descended from the ancient family of d'Urbeville. In her search for respectability her fortunes fluctuate wildly, and the story assumes the proportions of ...
Conan the Cimmerian: the boy-thief who became a mercenary, who fought and loved his way across fabled lands to become King of Aquilonia. Neither supernatural fiends nore demonic sorcery could oppose the barbarian warrior as he wielded his mighty sword and dispatched his enemies to a bloody doom on the ...
Bursting with the imaginative power of Neil Gaiman, this story blends fantasy with humour and drama. Fat Charlie Nancy is not actually fat. He was fat once but he is definitely not fat now. No, right now Fat Charlie Nancy is angry, confused and more than a little scared - right now his life is spinning ...
