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.
Le courage et l’amitié sont toujours vainqueurs !Voilà l’histoire magnifique d’un extraterrestre et de son robot. Quand une navette spatiale arrive, tout le monde a peur. Qui n’a pas peur ? Que font-ils ensemble ? Deux enfants, Chloé et Arnaud prennent un bain de mer et rencontrent PB3 et son robot Martine. ...
Long ago, in a time forgotten, a preternatural event threw the seasons out of balance. In a land where summers can last decades and winters a lifetime, trouble is brewing. The cold is returning, and in the frozen wastes to the north of Winterfell, sinister and supernatural forces are massing beyond the ...
From the acclaimed author of Stories of Your Life and Others – the basis for the Academy Award nominated film Arrival – comes a groundbreaking second collection of short fiction: nine stunningly original, provocative, and poignant stories.
Painstakingly restored from Tolkien\''s manuscripts and presented for the first time as a standalone work, the epic tale of The Fall of Gondolin will reunite fans of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Ring.
Occupying a similarly sinister and macabre world to the American artist Edward Gorey Tim Burton\''s work is similarly difficult to place. This is a beautifully produced book filled with fine line drawings—many in colour—illustrating 23 small verse stories which all centre on a surreal deformity—the eponymous ...
A true story of bullying and friendship.Hello! My name is Michael, and this is my secret diary. Well, it’s not really a secret, because I want you to.read it. This is my story, but it’s also everybody’s story. Look at the picture on the front of this book. That’s me!I’m going to school, and I’m not very ...
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 ...
''As FT editor, I was a privileged interlocutor to people in power around the world, each offering unique insights into high-level decision-making and political….
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. ...
