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Just So Stories(2008) KIPLING, RUDYARDWITH AN INTRODUCTION BY PHILIP PULLMAN Have you ever wondered how the leopard got his spots? Or how the camel got his hump? Rudyard Kipling's witty and beautifully written stories explain these secrets and many more and introduce such memorable characterVezava: Mehka12,61 € -
Tale of Two Cities(2008) DICKENS, CHARLES'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...'Lucie Manette has been separated from her father for eighteen years while he languished in Paris's most feared prison, the Bastille.Vezava: Mehka11,20 € -
Christmas Carol(2009) DICKENS, CHARLESRead the ultimate Christmas story of hope and redemption behind the recent BBC TV adaptationEbenezer Scrooge despises Christmas.Vezava: Mehka11,20 € -
Hard Times(2009) DICKENS, CHARLESThe children at Mr Gradgrind's school are sternly ordered to stifle their imaginations and pay attention only to cold, hard reality. They live in a smoky, troubled industrial town so entertainment is hard to come by and resentments run deep.Vezava: Mehka9,80 € -
Mystery of Edwin Drood(2002) DICKENS, CHARLESEdwin Drood is contracted to marry orphan Rosa Bud when he comes of age, but when they find that duty has gradually replaced affection, they agree to break off the engagement.Vezava: Mehka12,61 € -
Old Curiosity Shop(2001) DICKENS, CHARLESLittle Nell Trent lives in the quiet gloom of the old curiosity shop with her ailing grandfather, for whom she cares with selfless devotion. But when they are unable to pay their debts to the stunted, lecherous and demonic money-lender Daniel Quilp, the sVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Dombey and Son(2002) DICKENS, CHARLESOffers a compelling depiction of a man imprisoned by his own pride, it explores the devastating effects of emotional deprivation on a dysfunctional family and on society as a whole. This title also discusses the character of Paul Dombey, business and famiVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Sketches by Boz(1995) DICKENS, CHARLESdeals with the London the author knew at its best and worst - its streets, theatres, inns, pawnshops, law courts, prisons, omnibuses and the river Thames - in honest and visionary descriptions of everyday life and people.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Lord Jim(2007) CONRAD, JOSEPHAn English boy in a simple town has dreams bigger than the outdoors and embarks at an early age into the sailor's life. The waters he travels reward him with the ability to explore the human spirit. This compact novel, completed in 1900, is at its baselinVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Nostromo(2007) CONRAD, JOSEPHFirst published in 1904, this book deals with Latin America. It offers a picture of an insurrectionary society and the opportunities it provides for moral corruption.Vezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Guide(2006) NARAYAN, R. K.Raju's first stop after his release from prison is the barber's shop. Then he decides to take refuge in an abandoned temple. Raju used to be India's most corrupt tourist guide, but now a peasant mistakes him for a holy man. Gradually he begins to play theVezava: Mehka12,61 € -
Palace Of Dreams(2008) KADARE, ISMAILTranslated by Barbara Bray from the French version of the Albanian by Jusuf VrioniAt the heart of the Sultan's vast empire stands the mysterious Palace of Dreams.Vezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Diary of a Madman, The Government Inspector, & Selected Stories(2005) GOGOL, NIKOLAYIncludes a selection of short fiction and famous dramas. This book includes stories ranging from comic to tragic and describes the isolated lives of low-ranking clerks, lunatics and swindlers.Vezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Travels With My Aunt(1999) GREENE, GRAHAMHenry Pulling, a retired bank manager, meets his septuagenarian Aunt Augusta for the first time in over fifty years at his mother's funeral. Soon after, she persuades Henry to abandon Southwood, his dahlias and the Major next door to travel her way, throuVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
No Name(2009) COLLINS, WILKIE'A masterpiece' The TimesAfter the tragic deaths of their parents, Magdalen and Norah discover the devastating news that they are both illegitimate and not entitled to any inheritance.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Nothing Serious(2008) WODEHOUSE, P.G.Further stories of members of the Drones Club and several adventures related by the Oldest Member of the golf club. Many old friends reappear - Bingo Little and Mrs Bingo, Freddie Widgeon, Ambrose Gussett, Agnes Flack, Horace Bewstridge and many more. IncVezava: Trda21,03 € -
Something Fishy(2008) WODEHOUSE, P.G.A butler named Keggs who, having overheard the planning of a scheme, later decides to try and make money out of his knowledge.Vezava: Trda21,03 € -
Mary Barton(2008) GASKELL, ELIZABETHMary Barton rejects her childhood friend Jem's affections in the hope of marrying Henry, mill-owner's charming son, and escaping from the hard and bitter life that is the fate of the mill workers. But when Henry is shot dead in the street Jem becomes theVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Cranford(2005) GASKELL, ELIZABETHDepicts the lives and preoccupations of the inhabitants of a small village - their petty snobberies, appetite for gossip, and loyal support for each other in times of need. This is a community that runs on cooperation and gossip, at the very heart of whicVezava: Mehka11,20 € -
Gargantua and Pantagruel(2006) RABELAIS, FRANCOISPresents the moral stories of Rabelais that expose human follies with their mischievous and often obscene humour, while intertwining the realistic with carnivalesque fantasy.Vezava: Mehka26,62 €
