Zbirka: Klasični romani (pred l. 1945)
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Roderick Random(1995) BLEWETT, DAVID,SMOLLETT, TOBIASRoderick is combative, often violent, but capable of great affection and generosity. His father had been disinherited and has left Scotland leaving his son penniless. After a brief apprenticeship to a surgeon, the innocent Roderick travels to London whereVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Small House at Allington(1991) TROLLOPE, ANTHONYLily is the niece of Squire Dale, an embittered old bachelor entrenched in the "Great House" at Allington. His sister-in-law lives at the adjacent "Small House" with her two daughters and the action centres on the relations between the two houses and on tVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
The Awkward Age (Penguin Classics)(1987) JAMES, HENRYMaking her debut in London society, Nanda Brookenham is being groomed for the marriage market. Thrust suddenly into the superficial and immoral circle that surrounds her mother, the innocent but independent-minded young woman even finds herself in competiVezava: Mehka16,81 € -
Spoils of Poynton(1987) JAMES, HENRYMrs Gereth is convinced that Fleda Vetch would make the perfect daughter-in-law. Owen Gereth, however, has inconveniently become engaged to the uncultured Mona Brigstock. As a family quarrel unfolds, Fleda is drawn in, yet she remains reluctant to captivaVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Roderick Hudson(1986) JAMES, HENRYWhen Rowland Mallet first sees a sculpture by Roderick Hudson, he is astounded and pronounces it to be a work of genius. He wishes to give the artist the opportunity to develop his talent. But Roderick soon loses his inspiration and Rowland loses controlVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Princess Casamassima(1987) JAMES, HENRYThe illegitimate and impoverished son of a dressmaker and a nobleman, Hyacinth Robinson has grown up with a strong sense of beauty that heightens his acute sympathy for the inequalities that surround him. Drawn into a secret circle of radical politics heVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders (Penguin Classics)(1989) DEFOE, DANIELBorn in Newgate prison and abandoned six months later, Moll Flanders' drive to find and hold on to a secure place in society propels her through incest, adultery, bigamy, prostitution and a resourceful career as a thief before her crimes catch up with herVezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Fanny Hill or Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure (Penguin Classics)(1985) CLELAND, JOHNForced by the death of her parents to seek her fortune in London, Fanny Hill is duped into prostitution by an old procuress. In Mrs Brown's bawdy-house the naive young woman begins her sexual initiation and soon embarks on her own path in pursuit of pleasVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Warden(1984) TROLLOPE, ANTHONYThe tranquil atmosphere of the cathedral town of Barchester is shattered when a scandal breaks concerning the financial affairs of a Church-run almshouse for elderly men. In the ensuing furore, Septimus Harding, the almshouse's well-meaning warden, findsVezava: Mehka11,20 € -
Barchester Towers (Penguin Classics)(1983) TROLLOPE, ANTHONYAfter the death of old Dr Grantly, a bitter struggle begins over who will succeed him as Bishop of Barchester. And when the decision is finally made to appoint the evangelical Dr Proudie, rather than the son of the old bishop, Archdeacon Grantly, resentmeVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
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: Mehka14,01 € -
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: Mehka18,21 € -
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: Mehka18,21 € -
Can You Forgive Her? (Penguin Classics)(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: Mehka18,21 € -
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: Mehka18,21 € -
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: Mehka12,61 € -
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: Mehka14,01 € -
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: Mehka15,41 € -
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: Mehka16,81 €
