“...[W]orth a hundred Sherlock Holmes stories.” That was how Arthur Conan Doyle characterized The White Company, the book he…

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Elektronická kniha - autor Leo Tolstoy, 100 stran, anglicky Ivan Ilyich, a worldly high court judge, whose life is complete…

Sometimes true life spins more shocking stories than the minds of writers. That is the case with \'The Interesting Narrative…

\'Poems of 1820\' is a great reminder that some achieve greatness at an early age. John Keats was 24 when this collection of…

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Elektronická kniha - autor William Shakespeare, 100 stran, anglicky Ferdinand, the King of Navarre, and his three noble…

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Elektronická kniha - ze série Will Osten, autor R. M. Ballantyne, 108 stran, anglicky In ‘Over the Rocky Mountains’ readers…

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Elektronická kniha - autor Jack London, 53 stran, anglicky Just how did we become the dominant species on the planet? Master…

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Elektronická kniha - autor R. M. Ballantyne, 98 stran, anglicky 'Away in the Wilderness' is a classic for young readers.…

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Elektronická kniha - autor Frances Hodgson Burnett, 76 stran, anglicky This is the tale of Amor, a young orphaned king in…

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• Rok vydání 1902

Elektronická kniha - autor Jack London, 95 stran, anglicky In 1902, Jack London purchased some secondhand clothes and,…

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Elektronická kniha - autor Kate Chopin, 60 stran, anglicky Written by Chopin the author of the much celebrated novel \"The…

Chesterton gives his remarkably perceptive analysis on social and moral issues more relevant today than even in his own…

• Rok vydání 1913

\'Samantha on the Woman Question\' (1913) was written by best-selling American writer and humourist Marietta Holley and…

Queens and Emperors, artists and poets, priests and politicians: all are subject to G. K. Chesterton’s collected…

• Rok vydání 1917

"Parnassus on Wheels" (1917) was Christopher Morley's first published novel. It tells the story of Roger Mifflin, who sells…

In this tale the Duchesse de Langeais leads General Armande de Montriveau by the nose in her distinct coquettish yet…

'Moods' follows the life of the strong willed tom-boy Sylvia Yule, who is heavily inspired by Alcott's own experiences,…

'Lulu's Library' is a collection of over thirty children's short stories, originally told to Alcott's niece as bedtime…

• Rok vydání 1907

First published in 1907, ‘Berenice’ by E. Phillips Oppenheim tells the tale of the lonely gentleman Matravers. A man of high…

\'Rose Macleod\' follows the relationship between grandmother and granddaughter Madam Fulton and Electra. Madam Fulton, a…

The 'Rover of the Andes' follows a group of travelers as they navigate their way across the wilds of Argentina and Peru.…

Opening in a desolate Derbyshire coal-mining village, young student Philip Romilly finds himself rejected and despondent,…

This is the story of four Allied soldiers who found themselves lost behind the enemy lines. Later it is revealed that three…

Amy is an idealistic young woman who believes in the ideals of the Revolution. When false accusations of treason are made…

‘The Serapion Brethren’ is the name of a literary and social circle created in Berlin in 1818 by the German romantic writer…

Banished from the Christian Community at Tadmor, Illinois, Amelius Goldenheart goes to England to the family of John…

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Elektronická kniha - autor Guy de Maupassant, 103 stran, anglicky Being Maupassant's second-published novel, "Bel Ami"…

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Elektronická kniha - autor William Shakespeare, 119 stran, anglicky This historical fiction is set in ancient Britain when…

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Elektronická kniha - autor Charles Dickens, 54 stran, anglicky "The good old times, the good old times ... what times they…

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Elektronická kniha - autor Fyodor Dostoevsky, 70 stran, anglicky Dostoevsky’s most revolutionary novel, Notes from…

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Elektronická kniha - autor William Shakespeare, 87 stran, anglicky Timon is a wealthy and popular man in Athens who freely…

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Elektronická kniha - autor William Shakespeare, 83 stran, anglicky You know that thing when you have an incestuous…

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Elektronická kniha - ze série The Erotic Alphabet, autor Julie Jones, 119 stran, anglicky 'H is for Hinterland - 10 Erotic…

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• Rok vydání 1869

Elektronická kniha - ze série Will Osten, autor R. M. Ballantyne, 112 stran, anglicky First published in 1869, ‘Sunk at Sea’…

Young orphan Judy Abbott's life is turned upside down following an unexpected message. An anonymous benefactor has offered…

In 1926 Virginia Woolf wrote an essay entitled, \"How Should One Read a Book?\" to deliver as a lecture at a private girls\'…

"Waifs and Strays" is a collection of short stories by O. Henry that focuses on the outcasts in society, the charlatans, the…

Virginibus Puerisque represents the legendary author’s first collection of personal essays. Far from being a droll affair…

• Rok vydání 1602

Like any true ladies man, Sir John Falstaff, the fat king, attempts to seduce two wealthy women at the same time. To make…

Hesperus Press, as suggested by their Latin motto, Et remotissima prope, is dedicated to bringing near what is far—far both…

This collection of biographical essays by G. K. Chesterton gives a one-of-a-kind insight into some of the most influential…

Everybody hates the refreshment room at the junction, it's terrible. But the staff is convinced that they're running a great…

'Rob Roy' is one of Walter Scott's most famous and acclaimed novels, telling the story of the legendary outlaw Rob Roy…

• Rok vydání 1905

First published in 1905, author L. Frank Baum considered ‘Queen Zixi of Ix or The Story of the Magic Cloak’ to be one of his…

'The Shoulder of Shasta' is a touching story interspersed with gothic notes about a middle class English girl named Esse who…

It tells the story of Clorinda, an arguably dislikable heroine living in the late seventeenth-century. With her mother…

Gabriel Oak is a young shepherd. With the savings of a frugal life, and a loan, he has leased and stocked a sheep-farm. He…

Aurora Leigh, a novel in verse, is Elizabeth Barrett Browning¹s tour de force. It describes, with vigor and brilliance,…