Zbirka: Klasični romani (pred l. 1945)
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Far from the Madding Crowd (Penguin Classics)(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: Mehka12,61 € -
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 € -
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: Mehka14,01 € -
The Malay Archipelago (Penguin Classics)(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 € -
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Island of Doctor Moreau(2012) 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: Mehka12,61 € -
Italian Girl(2000) MURDOCH, IRISEdmund has escaped from his family into a lonely life. One by one his relatives reveal their secrets to a reluctant Edmund: illicit affairs, hidden passions, shameful scandals. And the heart of all, there is, as always, the family's loyal servant, the ItaVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Unofficial Rose(2001) MURDOCH, IRISAfter his wife's death, Hugh contemplates returning to his former mistress. Randall's young daughter, Miranda, is adored by her Australian cousin Penn, but has attachments elsewhere. Impelled by affection, lust and illusion, these characters search for loVezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Nice and the Good(2000) MURDOCH, IRISA work of coruscating moral brilliance, The Nice and the Good revolves around a happily married couple, Kate and Octavian, and the friends of all ages attached to their house in Dorset. The resonant sub plot involves murder and black magic in Whitehall, aVezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Flight From the Enchanter(2000) MURDOCH, IRISAnnette runs away from her finishing school but learns more than she bargained for in the real world beyond; the fierce and melacholy Rosa is torn between two Polish brothers; This is a story of a group of people under a spell, and the centre of it all isVezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Liza of Lambeth(2000) MAUGHAM, W. SOMERSETDown among the drab slums of Lambeth, eighteen-year-old Liza is the darling of Vere Street. But then Liza meets Jim Blakeston, charming and worldy, new to the area, and married. Soon the streets are wise to their passionate affair and Liza's fall from graVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Personal History of David Copperfield(2019) DICKENS, CHARLESPublished alongside Armando Iannucci's new film, The Personal History of David Copperfield, starring Dev Patel, Hugh Laurie, Peter Capaldi, Tilda Swinton and Ben Whishaw. Introduced by Armando Iannucci.Vezava: Mehka12,61 € -
Love On The Dole(1993) GREENWOOD, WALTERIn Hanky Park, near Salford, Harry and Sally Hardcastle grow up in a society preoccupied with grinding poverty, exploited by bookies and pawnbrokers, bullied by petty officials and living in constant fear of the dole queue and the Means Test. Sally, meanwVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Winter in the Air(2022) WARNER, SYLVIA TOWNSENDand a champion of outsiders, whether single women, the elderly or wartime refugees. Witty and subversive, her stories meld tradition and transgression, with secret sins and fetishes as much a feature of English life as eccentric aunts, country houses anVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Wuthering Heights(2022) BRONTE, EMILYHarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics.Vezava: Mehka9,87 € -
