Zbirka: Klasični romani (pred l. 1945)
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Vicar of Wakefield(1982) GOLDSMITH, OLIVERWhen Dr Primrose loses his fortune in a disastrous investment, his idyllic life in the country is shattered and he is forced to move with his wife and six children to an impoverished living on the estate of Squire Thornhill.Vezava: Mehka18,05 € -
Pamela(1980) RICHARDSON, SAMUELFifteen-year-old Pamela Andrews, alone in the world, is pursued by her dead mistress' son. Although she is attracted to Mr B, she holds out against his demands and threats of abduction and rape, determined to protect her virginity and abide by her moral sVezava: Mehka13,88 € -
Three Gothic Novels(2006) WALPOLE, HORACE,SHELLEY, MARY,BECKFORD, WILLIAMThe Gothic novel, which flourished from about 1765 until 1825, revels in the horrible and the supernatural, in suspense and exotic settings. This volume presents three of the most celebrated Gothic novels: "The Castle of Otranto", published pseudonymouslyVezava: Mehka18,05 € -
Way of All Flesh(2006) BUTLER, SAMUELThrows a subversive brick at the smug face of Victorian domesticity. Published in 1903, a year after Butler's death, this novel is a thinly disguised account of his own childhood and youth 'in the bosom of a Christian family'.Vezava: Mehka18,05 € -
Can You Forgive Her?(1974) TROLLOPE, ANTHONYAlice Vavasor cannot decide whether to marry her ambitious but violent cousin George or the upright and gentlemanly John Grey - and finds herself accepting and rejecting each of them in turn.Vezava: Mehka18,05 € -
Sylvia's Lovers(2013) GASKELL, ELIZABETHSet in a fictional Whitby at the turn of the eighteenth century, Sylvia's Lovers (1863) is a compelling story of an ordinary girl's tragic passion for a man who disappears. This wide-ranging new edition includes freshly researched notes and considers theVezava: Mehka18,05 € -
Good Soldier(2012) FORD, FORD MADOXA masterpiece of early Modernism, The Good Soldier tells the story of the unfolding relationships between two couples in the words of an archetypal 'unreliable narrator'. Its portrayal of the destruction of a civilized elite is a work of unforgettable powVezava: Mehka11,11 € -
Ruth(2011) GASKELL, ELIZABETHGaskell's depiction of a fallen woman as her heroine shocked contemporary readers. Ruth is seduced and heartlessly abandoned but finds shelter and love with her illegitimate child until a twist of fate brings her past back to haunt her. This new edition eVezava: Mehka13,88 € -
Esther Waters(2012) MOORE, GEORGEOne of the great novels of London life and labour in the 1890s, Esther Waters is the story of a single mother struggling against prejudice and injustice. It vividly brings to life a world of horse racing, gambling, and public houses and was groundbreakingVezava: Mehka13,88 € -
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Can You Forgive Her?(2012) TROLLOPE, ANTHONYThe first of Trollope's six Palliser novels, Can You Forgive Her? explores the dilemma of Alice Vavasor, torn between two suitors, and the choices faced by two other independent women. The tensions within Victorian society highlighted by the plot are illuVezava: Mehka16,66 € -
Washington Square(2010) JAMES, HENRYCatherine Sloper is heiress to a fortune and is easily overwhelmed by the attentions of a handsome but penniless suitor. Her clever father is implacably opposed to the match, and the scene for a classic confrontation is set. This new edition of James's moVezava: Mehka9,72 € -
Cranford(2011) GASKELL, ELIZABETHCranford is a vivid and affectionate portrait of a provincial town in early Victorian England, dominated by its independent and refined women, a blend of social comedy and astute observation. This edition includes two related short works by Gaskell and coVezava: Mehka11,11 € -
Eugenie Grandet(2009) BALZAC, HONORE DEOne of the earliest and most famous novels in Balzac's great Comédie Humaine, Eugénie Grandet (1833) is a story of family conflict, unrequited love and self-sacrifice set against the aftermath of the French Revolution.Vezava: Mehka13,88 € -
Tender is the Night(1999) SCOTT FITZGERALD, F.American psychoanalyst Dick Diver and his wife Nicole live in a villa on the French Riviera, surrounded by a circle of glamorous friends. When beautiful film star Rosemary Hoyt arrives she is drawn to the couple - Dick contemplates an affair, while NicoleVezava: Mehka12,50 € -
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