Everyman
Zobrazeno 316. – 330. z 375 výsledků
Cizojazyčná literatura, Classics, English literature, Fiction and Literature, Knihy
An emotionally stirring story, Victor Hugo''s The Hunchback of Notre-Dame is rightfully considered to be one of the finest novels ever written.Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, pocket-sized classics bound in…561 Kč KoupitCizojazyčná literatura, Contemporary Fiction, English literature, Fiction and Literature, Knihy
Typical. Just when Bertie thinks that God's in his heaven and all's right with the world, things start to go wrong again... There's young Bingo Little, who's in love for the umpteenth time and needs…495 Kč KoupitCizojazyčná literatura, Classics, English literature, Fiction and Literature, Knihy
In two remarkable historical novels, Mary Renault fashions from the myth of Theseus a convincingly flawed hero and weaves a thrillingly plausible account of the Labyrinth and the infamous Minotaur. The King Must Die follows…561 Kč KoupitCizojazyčná literatura, English literature, Knihy
While in the service of India's Nizam of Hyderbad, Marmaduke Pickthall converted to Islam, and, with the help of Muslim theologians and linguists, produced this English interpretation of the Holy Koran.594 Kč KoupitChildren and Teens, Cizojazyčná literatura, English literature, Fiction and Literature, Knihy, Middle Grade
A beautifully illustrated edition of a novel that has enthralled young American readers for generations. It is the story of John Cameron Butler-captured as a small child in a raid on the Pennsylvania frontier by…363 Kč KoupitCizojazyčná literatura, Contemporary Fiction, English literature, Fiction and Literature, Knihy
The Little Nugget (1913) is one of the novels in which Wodehouse found his feet, a light comic thriller set in an English prep school for the children of the nobility and gentry. Into their…495 Kč KoupitCizojazyčná literatura, Contemporary Fiction, English literature, Fiction and Literature, Knihy
Marguerite Duras was one of the leading intellectuals and novelist of post-war France, but her wartime writings were not published in full until after her death. The Wartime Notebooks trace Duras''s formative experiences - including…561 Kč KoupitCizojazyčná literatura, English literature, Knihy
Monty Bodkin''s pursuit of Gertude Butterwick is temporarily interrupted by his encounter with silver-screen siren Miss Lotus Blossom, who sees in him a means of restoring relations with her idol, the novelist Ambrose Tennyson. But…495 Kč KoupitCizojazyčná literatura, Contemporary Fiction, English literature, Fiction and Literature, Knihy
Originally published as a serial in Chums under the pseudonym of Basil Windham, The Luck Stone is thoroughly Wodehouse with his trademark sticky situations, quirky characters, sly humour and wit, and of course, his renowned…495 Kč KoupitCizojazyčná literatura, English literature, History, Knihy, Nonfiction
''I cannot be killed indoors,'' he said, ''nor out of doors; I cannot be killed on horseback, nor on foot.'' ''Well,'' she said, ''how can you be killed?''Celtic mythology, Arthurian romance, and an intriguing interpretation…429 Kč KoupitCizojazyčná literatura, English literature, Knihy
Hailed as the greatest Japanese novel of the Twentieth century, THE MAKIOKA SISTERS is a subtle tale of domestic oppression worthy of Balzac or Chekhov, In this saga of the once prosperous but now declining…561 Kč KoupitCizojazyčná literatura, English literature, Knihy, Literature and Linguistics, Nonfiction
As an operative for Pinkerton’s Detective Agency Dashiell Hammett knew about sleuthing from the inside, but his career was cut short by the ruin of his health in World War I. These three celebrated novels…660 Kč KoupitCizojazyčná literatura, Contemporary Fiction, English literature, Fiction and Literature, Knihy
It is an intriguing collection, where most of the stories concern relationships, sports and household pets, and interestingly does not feature any of Wodehouse''s regular characters; one however, "Extricating Young Gussie", is remarkable as the…495 Kč KoupitCizojazyčná literatura, Contemporary Fiction, English literature, Fiction and Literature, Knihy
At Deverill Hall, an idyllic Tudor manor in the picture-perfect village of King's Deverill, impostors are in the air. The prime example is man-about-town Bertie Wooster, doing a good turn to Gussie Fink-Nottle by impersonating…495 Kč KoupitCizojazyčná literatura, Classics, English literature, Fiction and Literature, Knihy
One of the founding texts of Western literature, the Metamorphoses is nevertheless anything but earnest or off-putting. Ovid's sequence of fifteen witty and playful poems sketches the history of the world from its creation to…528 Kč Koupit
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