Zbirka: Klasični romani (pred l. 1945)
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Ethan Frome(2023) WHARTON, EDITHA marked contrast to the mordantly satirical novels of manners set among New York high society for which she is best known, this story set in rural Massachusetts is considered by many to be Edith Wharton's highest achievement, and is unsurpassed as a studVezava: Mehka9,80 € -
Between the Acts(2022) WOOLF, VIRGINIAHighly symbolic, and dealing with many of the themes that were most dear to Virginia Woolf, such as the condition of the individual in the current of history, sexual ambiguity and the tension between life and art, Between the Acts was the author's final nVezava: Mehka11,20 € -
Voyage Out(2022) WOOLF, VIRGINIAPublished in 1915 after a long period of gestation and several drafts, The Voyage Out marks Virginia Woolf’s debut as a novelist. Perhaps the most accessible of her major works, it is essential both for understanding the early development of her style andVezava: Mehka12,61 € -
Burmese Days(2022) ORWELL, GEORGEHere presented in the version published in Britain in 1944, which follows the text of its first American edition, Burmese Days is George Orwell's debut novel, invaluable both as a faithful description of life in Burma during the twilight of the British RaVezava: Mehka11,20 € -
House of Mirth(2022) WHARTON, EDITHPublished in 1905 to immediate critical and commercial success, Edith Wharton’s enduringly popular novel of manners is a brilliant evocation of the economic and social changes wrought by the Gilded Age, as well as a universal satire on the constraints andVezava: Mehka9,80 € -
Babbitt(2022) LEWIS, SINCLAIRA trenchant satire on consumeristic society Babbitt is the crowning achievement of Sinclair Lewis, winner of the 1930 Nobel Prize in Literature. This edition contains notes and extra material.Vezava: Mehka11,20 € -
Night and Day(2022) WOOLF, VIRGINIABy far the most accessible and traditional of all Virginia Woolf's novels, Night and Day, is a powerful evocation of a fast-changing world and, though conventional in style, addresses many of the author's recurring preoccupations, such as the role of womeVezava: Mehka12,61 € -
Daisy Miller(2021) JAMES, HENRYOne of Henry James's most enduringly popular works, Daisy Miller, here published in its original 1879 version, is a masterly, psychologically nuanced dissection of social mores and a merciless critique of convention and staid respectability.Vezava: Mehka8,40 € -
Story of a Nobody(2021) CHEKHOV, ANTONCombining psychological detail with a strong sense of place and time, The Story of a Nobody bears all the hallmarks of Chekhov's genius, and perfectly captures the political and social tensions of its day.Vezava: Mehka11,20 € -
Pickwick Papers(2022) DICKENS, CHARLESThe quintessentially English Don Quixote, here presented in a new edition based on the authoritative text and accompanied by notes and extra material to help the modern reader.Vezava: Mehka11,20 € -
Silas Marner(2021) ELIOT, GEORGEBased on the most authoritative edition and edited using a fresh, intelligent editorial approach, this new edition of Silas Marner contains extensive notes on the text together with extra material about the author's life and works.Vezava: Mehka9,80 € -
Warden(2020) TROLLOPE, ANTHONYThe first in the Chronicles of Barsetshire series, The Warden is both a humorous satire of the Church of England and a poignant insight into the manner in which public matters impact private lives.Vezava: Mehka9,80 € -
Devil’s Dictionary: The Complete Edition(2019) BIERCE, AMBROSEOne of the most popular satirical works of world literature, The Devil's Dictionary - here enriched with over 800 definitions left out from the original publications - brilliantly lays bare the hypocrisies of American society and displays a razor-sharp wiVezava: Mehka12,61 € -
Touchstone(2019) WHARTON, EDITHThe first of Edith Wharton's works depicting life in "old New York", The Touchstone is an acutely observed novella , and an exploration of the tension between self-serving opportunism and the desire to live a moral life."Vezava: Mehka8,40 € -
Jude the Obscure(2019) HARDY, THOMASFull of passion, anger, fatalism and tragedy, Jude the Obscure attacks the inequalities and hypocrisies inherent within Victorian society's attitudes towards marriage, social mobility, education and the role of women. This edition is fully annotated and cVezava: Mehka8,40 € -
David Copperfield(2019) DICKENS, CHARLESA great addition to Alma Classics collection. This edi.on contains extensive notes on the text together with extra material on the author's life and works.Vezava: Mehka11,20 € -
Monk(2019) LEWIS, MATTHEW GREGORYSuffused with eroticism and focusing on the corrupting influence of power, The Monk pioneered a shocking new form of Gothic novel. This edition is here presented with notes and extra material.Vezava: Mehka11,20 € -
Expedition of Humphry Clinker(2020) SMOLLETT, TOBIASThe Expedition of Humphry Clinker, published only a few months before Smollett's death, is a biting and sharply observed satire of the luxury and licentiousness of eighteenth-century society. This edition contains notes and extra material.Vezava: Mehka9,80 €
