An ancient Greek epic which underpins the whole of western literature, Homer''s "The Iliad" is a timeless evocation of the struggle to retain a sense of honour and virtue amidst the horrors of war. This "Penguin Classics" edition is translated with an introduction by Martin Hammond. "The Iliad" is the ...
Every marriage has two hearts, one light and one dark.Lisey knew it when she first fell for Scott. And now he's dead, she knows it for sure. Lisey was the light to Scott Landon's dark for twenty-five years. As his wife, only she saw the truth behind the public face of the famous author - that ...
A powerful study of bigotry, persecution, obsession and hypocrisy in early American society, the "Penguin Classics" edition of Nathaniel Hawthorne''s. "The Scarlet Letter" contains an introduction by Nina Baym and notes by Thomas E. Connolly. Set in the harsh Puritan community of seventeenth-century ...
When we first published this little book by Kamila Skopová in 2004, we had no idea what a tradition we would be starting, for ever since then the original Czech version of this little book has been republished almost every year in a larger print run. What is there about it that attracts readers' ...
In the spring of 1948, Arthur Miller retreated to a log cabin in Connecticut with the first two lines of a new play already fixed in his mind. He emerged six weeks later with the final script of "Death of a Salesman" - a painful examination of American life and consumerism. Opening on Broadway the following ...
Percy Jackson and The Battle of the Labyrinth is the fourth exciting adventure in Rick Riordan''s bestselling series. Now with a thrilling new cover look. Half Boy. Half God. All Hero. Honestly, blowing up another school was the last thing I wanted to do. As the son of a Greek God, I''ve had my share ...
Second in the ground-breaking HUNGER GAMES trilogy, this new foiled edition of CATCHING FIRE is available for a limited period of time. After winning the brutal Hunger Games, Katniss and Peeta return to their district, hoping for a peaceful future. But their victory has caused rebellion to break out.and ...
This book showcases the best and most humorous quotes from George R.R. Martin\''s favourite character Tyrion Lannister, the worldly, jaded, funny, highly intelligent, cynical, womanizing star of the books. A perfect stocking-filler for every fan of the books, and of HBO\''s award-winning television series. ...
Bram Stoker''s peerless tale of desperate battle against a powerful, ancient vampire, the "Penguin Classics" edition of "Dracula" is edited with notes and an introduction by Maurice Hindle, as well as a preface by Christopher Frayling. When Jonathan Harker visits Transylvania to help Count Dracula purchase ...
The fourth volume that contains the early myths and legends which led to the writing of Tolkien''''s epic tale of war, The Silmarillion. In this fourth volume of The History of Middle-earth, the shaping of the chronological and geographical structure of the legends of Middle-earth and Valinor is spread ...
The star of Northanger Abbey" is seventeen-year-old Catherine Morland, Jane Austen''s youngest and most impressionable heroine. Away from home for the first time, on a visit to Bath with family friends, Catherine, a passionate consumer of novels (especially of the gothic variety), encounters a world ...
This is a best-selling classic set in the turbulent days of the founding of Hong Kong repackaged for a new generation of readers. Set in the turbulent days of the founding of Hong Kong in the 1840s, "Tai-Pan" is the story of Dirk Struan, the ruler - the Tai-Pan - of the most powerful trading company ...
Emma si uvedomuje, ako sa jej do psychiky a tela zabodáva každý ďalší pribúdajúci deň, ako sa vekom dostáva do rozporu s vlastnými názormi, ako inak vnímajú celú jej bytosť dcéry aj manžel. Jej mladosť, ukrývajúca sa niekde hlboko v podvedomí, z času na čas prejaví svoju životaschopnosť. Emma podľahne ...
Jane Eyre was an immediate bestseller, and most critics liked it. One reviewer wrote: ‘It is one of the most powerful domestic romances which have been published for many years.’ Jane Eyre is an orphan, and all alone in the world. But she is no ordinary young woman; despite her lonely and unhappy childhood, ...
Concluding the story of The Hobbit, this is the final part of Tolkien\''s epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings, featuring a striking black cover based on Tolkien\''s own design, the definitive text, and a detailed map of Middle-earth. The armies of the Dark Lord Sauron are massing as his evil shadow ...
Welcome to the Overlook Hotel. You\''ll never want to leave. Danny is only five years old, but in the words of old Mr Hallorann he is a \''shiner\'', aglow with psychic voltage. When his father becomes caretaker of the Overlook Hotel, Danny\''s visions grow out of control. As winter closes in and blizzards ...
''''A true genius.Roald Dahl is my hero'''' - David Walliams Phizz-whizzing new branding for the world''''s No.1 storyteller, Roald Dahl! Exciting, bold and instantly recognisable with Quentin Blake''''s inimitable artwork. In this popular Dahl story, George creates a very special medicine to cure his ...
This is the first book in a brand new series from bestselling author, Maggie Stiefvater. Fans of SHIVER (9781407115009), LINGER (9781407121086) and FOREVER (9781407121116) will love this new quartet! Blue has spent the majority of her sixteen years being told that if she kisses her true love, he will ...
světová literatura v anglickém překladu - dílo Haruki Murakami vypráví příběh dvou dávných spolužáků Aomame a Tenga, ona je geniální fyzioterapeutka, on vynikající matematik se spisovatelským talentem. Ti dva se celých dvacet let neviděli, v hloubi duše ale nepřestávají myslet jeden na druhého. Oni sami ...
