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Mary Shelley began writing Frankenstein when she was only eighteen. At once a Gothic thriller, a passionate romance, and a cautionary tale about the dangers of science, Frankenstein tells the story of committed science student Victor Frankenstein. Obsessed…
Shakespeares intertwined love polygons begin to get complicated from the start--Demetrius and Lysander both want Hermia but she only has eyes for Lysander. Bad news is, Hermias father wants Demetrius for a son-in-law. On the outside is Helena, whose…
Beowulf is the longest epic poem in Old English, the language spoken in Anglo-Saxon England before the Norman Conquest. More than 3,000 lines long, Beowulf relates the exploits of its eponymous hero, and his successive battles with a monster named Grendel,…
A miser learns the true meaning of Christmas when three ghostly visitors review his past and foretell his future.
Two more cases solved by Sherlock Holmes: The Adventures of the Dancing Men about a secret gangster code; and Silver Blaze, the missing racehorse. The book also looks at the development of gangster crime in Chicago, and other famous detectives.
Macbeth is the bravest soldier of the king, but after meeting three strange witches, he becomes greedy for power... This text of Shakespeare’s Scottish tragedy is a reader as well as a playscript. The book also looks at the history of witches and at…
As Chaucer’s 14tH century pilgrims set off on a pilgrimage from London to Canterbury Cathedral, they all agree to tell a story. The five well-known tales in this reader present, in a charming and often humorous style, many aspects of the human condition:…
When an American family buy Canterville Chase, they also buy a ghost. In this lively and comic portrayal of the meeting of two cultures - modern American and traditional British – Wilde uses his satire and humour to describe the attempts of the ghost,…
Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel is a study of the decadence of America’s high society in the 1920s. The rich and handsome Jay Gatsby gives spectacular weekend parties, but behind all the superficial glamour, there is a man with a mysterious past and…
The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is the most famous love story of all time. Set against a backdrop of hate between two rival families, Shakespeare’s play moves towards its tragic conclusion through scenes of fi ghting, love and desperation, but also with…
When ten-year-old Mary Lennox’s parents die in India, she goes to live in her uncle’s sad house in England... Published in 1911, this novel is considered a classic of children’s literature. The book also contains files on Victorian games and toys, as…
Oscar Wildes classic tale of forgiveness is one of the most beautiful stories in the English language. /with audio CD/
As events bring them together, Elizabeth Bennet and Mr Darcy are gradually forced to abandon their pride and prejudice and accept that first impressions cannot always be trusted... Jane Austen’s classic novel portrays life in 19th century rural England.…
In this harrowing tale of good and evil, the mild-mannered Dr. Jekyll develops a potion that unleashes his secret, inner persona—the loathsome, twisted Mr. Hyde.
Publikácia vyšla pri príležitosti 100. výročia narodenia Vincenta Hložníka, maliara, grafika, ilustrátora a pedagóga, významného predstaviteľa moderného výtvarného umenia 20. storočia. Kniha, ako sprievodca zbierkou, sleduje životné osudy a tvorbu umelca…