Zbirka: Klasični romani (pred l. 1945)
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Island of Doctor Moreau(2005) WELLS, H. G.Adrift in a dinghy, Edward Prendick, the single survivor from the good ship Lady Vain, is rescued by a vessel carrying a profoundly unusual cargo a menagerie of savage animals.Vezava: Mehka11,20 € -
Strumpet City(2013) PLUNKETT, JAMESStrumpet City, is, simply, one of the best Irish novels of the twentieth century and an enduring and popular classic.Vezava: Mehka19,62 € -
Tree of Man(1994) WHITE, PATRICKStan Parker, with only a horse and a dog for company journeys to a remote patch of land he has inherited in the Australian hills. Once the land is cleared and a rudimentary house built, he brings his wife Amy to the wilderness. Together they face lives ofVezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Mansfield Park(2003) AUSTEN, JANETaken from the poverty of her parents' home, Fanny Price is brought up with her rich cousins at Mansfield Park, acutely aware of her humble rank and with her cousin Edmund as her sole ally. During her uncle's absence, the Crawford's arrive in the neighbouVezava: Mehka11,20 € -
History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia(2007) JOHNSON, SAMUELRasselas, Prince of Abyssinia, leaves the easy life of the Happy Valley, accompanied by his sister Nekayah, her attendant Pekuah, and the much-travelled philosopher Imlac. Their journey takes them to Egypt, where they study the various conditions of men'sVezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Silas Marner(2003) ELIOT, GEORGEWrongly accused of theft and exiled from a religious community many years before, the embittered weaver Silas Marner lives alone in Raveloe, living only for work and his precious hoard of money. But when his money is stolen and an orphaned child finds herVezava: Mehka11,20 € -
Hard Times(2003) DICKENS, CHARLESThe Northern mill-town of Coketown is dominated by the figure of Mr Thomas Gradgrind, school headmaster and model of Utilitarian success. Feeding both his pupils and family with facts, he bans fancy and wonder from any young minds.Vezava: Mehka11,20 € -
Gulliver's Travels(2003) SWIFT, JONATHANDescribes the four voyages of Lemuel Gulliver, a ship's surgeon. This text, based on the first edition of 1726, reproduces all the original illustrations and includes an introduction, which discusses the ways "Gulliver's Travels" has been interpreted sincVezava: Mehka11,20 € -
Mayor of Casterbridge(2003) HARDY, THOMASIn a fit of drunken anger, Michael Henchard sells his wife and baby daughter for five guineas at a country fair. Over the course of the following years, he manages to establish himself, but behind his success there always lurk the shameful secret of his pVezava: Mehka12,61 € -
Woman in White(2003) COLLINS, WILKIEOpens with Walter Hartright's eerie encounter on a moonlit London road. Engaged as a drawing master to the beautiful Laura Fairlie, Walter is drawn into the sinister intrigues of Sir Percival Glyde and his 'charming' friend Count Fosco, the 'Napoleon of cVezava: Mehka12,61 € -
Far from the Madding Crowd(2003) HARDY, THOMASIndependent and spirited Bathsheba Everdene has come to Weatherbury to take up her position as a farmer on the largest estate in the area. Her bold presence draws three very different suitors: the gentleman-farmer Boldwood, soldier-seducer Sergeant Troy aVezava: Mehka11,20 € -
Dr Fischer of Geneva(1999) GREENE, GRAHAM‘Manages to say more about love, hate, happiness, grief, immortality, greed and the disgustingly rich than most contemporary English novels three times the length’ The TimesDoctor Fischer despises the human race.Vezava: Mehka14,01 € -
To The North(1999) BOWEN, ELIZABETHMarkie's appearance disrupts the lives of both women, but in the pain of misunderstanding, it is Emmeline who reveals her vulnerability in a violent and tragic act. Reissued alongside The Hotel and The Little GirlsVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Christmas Holiday(2001) MAUGHAM, W. SOMERSETA coming-of-age novel that moves from genteel British society to the grim underworld of Paris before the war. Following three years at Cambridge and one working in his father's business, he is looking forward to a jaunt in Paris with one of his oldest friVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Theatre(2001) MAUGHAM, W. SOMERSETJulia Lambert is in her prime, the greatest actress in England. Off stage, however, she is bored with her handsome husband, coquettish and undisciplined. She is at first flattered and amused by the attentions of a shy and eager young fan, but before longVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Burmese Days(2014) ORWELL, GEORGEWhen Flory, a white timber merchant, befriends Indian Dr Veraswami, he defies this orthodoxy. The doctor is in danger: U Po Kyin, a corrupt magistrate, is plotting his downfall. The only thing that can save him is membership of the all-white Club, and FloVezava: Mehka12,61 € -
Therese Desqueyroux(2013) MAURIAC, FRANCOISTherese Desqueyroux walks free from court, acquitted of trying to poison her husband. As she travels home to the gloomy forests of Argelouse, Therese looks back over the marriage that brought her nothing but stifling darkness, and wonders, has she reallyVezava: Mehka12,61 € -
Malay Archipelago(2014) RUSSEL WALLACE, ALFREDOf all the Victorian travelogues, this book offers an account of some eight years' travel across the entire Malay world - from Singapore to the western edges of New Guinea - and as the record of a great mind.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Life of Right Reverend Ronald Knox(2012) WAUGH, EVELYNRonald Knox - priest, classicist, prolific writer and one of the outstanding men of letters of his time. The renowned Oxford chaplain was a friend of figures such as G K Chesterton and Hilaire Belloc, and was known for his caustic wit and spiritual wisdomVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Aspern Papers and Other Tales(2014) JAMES, HENRYOffers a selection of author's short stories exploring the relationship between art and life. This book gathers seven short stories such as 'The Aspern Papers', 'The Author of Beltraffio', 'The Lesson of the Master', 'The Figure in the Carpet', 'The MiddlVezava: Mehka14,01 €
