Zbirka: Klasični romani (pred l. 1945)
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Mamma(2021) TUTTON, DIANAThe doomed mutual attraction of a middle-aged widow and her new son-in-law, who is much closer to her own age than her daughter's, forms the central drama in this social comedy with tragic overtones.Vezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Love Child(2021) OLIVIER, EDITHUpon the death of her mother, Agatha Bodenham finds herself alone for the first time in her life. Solitary and socially awkward by nature, she starts to dream about her imaginary childhood friend - the only friend she ever had.Vezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Pin to See the Peepshow(2021) TENNYSON JESSE, F.Based on the events of a sensational murder trial in the 1920s - the Thompson/Bywaters case - Julia becomes trapped by her sex and class in a criminal justice system in which she has no control.Vezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Pilgrim's Progress (Hodder Classics)(2009) BUNYAN, JOHNA new edition of the classic allegory of Christian lifeVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Adolphe(1980) CONSTANT, BENJAMINAdolphe is a privileged and refined young man, bored by the stupidity he perceives in the world around him. After a number of meaningless conquests, he at last encounters Ellenore, a beautiful and passionate older woman. But as they embark on an intense aVezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Lost Illusions (Penguin Classics)(1976) HUNT, HERBERT,BALZAC, HONORE DELucien Chardon, an aspiring young author, leaves his small provincial hometown and attempts to succeed in the Parisian literary circles of the early 19th century.Vezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Cousin Pons(1978) BALZAC, HONORE DEPons is an ageing musician, and believes that fame has fallen to nothing. Living with his friend, he maintains only two passions: a devotion to fine dining in the company relatives, and a dedication to the collection of antiques. This novel concerns FrencVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Black Sheep(1976) BALZAC, HONORE DEPhilippe and Joseph Bridau are two extremely different brothers. The elder, Philippe, is a superficially heroic soldier and adored by their mother Agathe. He is nonetheless a bitter figure, secretly gambling away her savings after a brief but glorious carVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Harlot High and Low(1985) BALZAC, HONORE DEHandsome would-be poet Lucien Chardon is poor and naive, but highly ambitious. Failing to make his name in his dull provincial hometown, he is taken up by a patroness, the captivating married woman Madame de Bargeton, and prepares to forge his way in theVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Eugenie Grandet (Penguin Classics)(2004) BALZAC, HONORE DEIn a gloomy house in provincial Saumur, the miser Grandet lives with his wife and daughter, Eugenie, whose lives are stifled and overshadowed by his obsession with gold. Guarding his piles of glittering treasures and his only child equally closely, he wilVezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Oroonoko (Penguin Classics)(2003) BEHN, APHRAAphra Behn, the poet, playwright, novelist and political satirist was the first truly professional woman writer in English. This title demonstrates the sophistication and vitality of Aphra Behn's genius. It contains the plays "The Rover" and "The Widow",Vezava: Mehka12,61 € -
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A Journal of the Plague Year (Penguin Classics)(2003) DEFOE, DANIELThis work follows Daniel Defoe's fictional narrator as he traces the devastating progress of the plague through the streets of London. Here we see a city transformed - some of its streets suspiciously empty and some overwhelmingly full of the sounds and sVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
The Bostonians (Penguin Classics)(2000) JAMES, HENRYBasil Ransom, a young Mississippi lawyer arrives to Boston in search of a career. Through his cousin, Olive Chancellor, Ransom comes to meet Verena, the beautiful daughter of a charlatan faith-healer. Olive hopes to win the girl over to the feminist causeVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Uncle Silas(2000) LE FANU, J.Maud Ruthyn is a 17 year old orphan left in the care of her fearful uncle, Silas. Together with his boorish son and a sinister French governess, Silas plots to kill Maud and claim her fortune.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Phineas Redux(2003) TROLLOPE, ANTHONYIn the fourth "Palliser" novel, Anthony Trollope follows Phineas Finn's return to the dangerous world of Westminster politics. When his political rival is murdered, Phineas is thrown under suspicion and eventually finds himself standing trial at the Old BVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
The Italian (Penguin Classics)(2000) RADCLIFFE, ANNThis novel introduces Schedoni, the villainous scheming monk, and tells of the romance between a young Neapolitan nobleman and his lover, a match opposed by his mother, who enlists the help of Schedoni to stop the affair.Vezava: Mehka14,01 € -
The Last Chronicle of Barset (Penguin Classics)(2002) TROLLOPE, ANTHONYWhen Mr Crawley, curate of Hogglestock, is falsely accused of theft he suffers bitterly with his family. Crawley is an ambiguous character however, and he himself seems to bring about most of his suffering.Vezava: Mehka18,21 €
