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Flower Fables - Louisa May Alcottová

A deluxe illustrated edition of enchanting fairy tales by Louisa May Alcott.

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Immensee and Other Stories - Theodor Storm

A romantic tale of an old man reminiscing about his youth and unfulfilled love, ‘Immensee’ is considered by many to be Theodor Storm’s most accomplished work, evoking a reality which is veiled and haunted by…

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Madame de Pompadour - Nancy Mitford

When Jeanne-Antoinette was nine, she was told by a fortune teller that she would one day become the mistress of the handsome young Louix XV - from that day she was groomed to become ''a…

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Little Women (Painted Edition) - Louisa May Alcottová

Louisa May Alcott's Little Women is now available in a fine exclusive collector's edition featuring beautiful cover art from artist Laci Fowler and distinctive interior treatments, making it an ideal gift for fiction lovers and…

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Key Philosophical Writings - René Descartes

Translated by Elizabeth S. Haldane and G.R.T. Ross. Edited with an Introduction by Enrique Chavez-Arvizo.Rene Descartes (1569-1650), the ‘father’ of modern philosophy, is without doubt one of the greatest thinkers in history: his genius lies…

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The Playboy of the Western World and Other Plays - J.M. Synge

J M Synge was one of the key dramatists in the flourishing world of Irish literature at the turn of the century. This volume offers all of Synge's plays, which range from racy comedy to…

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The Return of the Native - Hardy

Eustacia Vye criss-crosses the wild Egdon Heath, eager to experience life to the full in her quest for 'music, poetry, passion, war'. She marries Clym Yeobright, native of the heath, but his idealism frustrates her…

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The Fly on the Wheel - Katherine Cecil Thurston

A brand new edition of the classic love story by forgotten celebrity Irish author, Katherine Cecil Thurston. The book is set in Waterford, in turn-of-the-century Ireland, and was first published in 1908. Now re-issued by…

627 Kč

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Light Years - Salter James

Nedra and Viri are a married couple whose favoured life is centred around dinners, ingenious games with their children, enviable friends and near-perfect days passed skating on a frozen river or sunning on the beach.…

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Doctor Zhivago (Vintage Classic Russians Series) - Boris Pasternak

''Not since Shakespeare has love been so fully, vividly, scrupulously and directly communicated'' Sunday TimesRead this stunning new translation of Boris Pasternak''s Nobel Prize-winning masterpiece from Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, the acclaimed translators of…

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HOMER: The Iliad & the Odyssey - Homér

Embark on a literary odyssey through ancient Greece with Homer's timeless epics, The Iliad and The Odyssey. In The Iliad, witness the ravages of the Trojan War as gods and mortals clash in a tale…

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Mansfield Park (Vintage Classics Austen Series) - Jane Austenová

Read Jane Austen''s unsung masterpiece. ''The most perfect artist among women, the writer whose books are immortal'' Virginia Woolf Fanny Price''s rich relatives offer her a place in their home so that she can be…

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Pamela - Samuel Richardson

'Pamela under the Notion of being a Virtuous Modest Girl will be introduced into all Familes,and when she gets there, what Scenes does she represent? Why a fine young Gentleman endeavouring to debauch a beautiful…

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Happy Return - C.S. Forester

A Horatio Hornblower Tale of the SeaJune, 1808 - and off the Coast of Nicaragua Captain Horatio Hornblower has his hands full . . .Now in command of HMS Lydia, a thirty-six-gun frigate, Hornblower has…

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Classical Mythology - Nathaniel Hawthorne

This luxurious collection brings together ancient tales from Greek mythology, beautifully presented with gold gilded page edges and classic, full-colour illustrations by Walter Crane.In this delightful collection of ancient myths, the American novelist, Nathaniel Hawthorne,…

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Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn - Mark Twain

With an Introduction and Notes by Stuart Hutchinson, University of Kent at Canterbury.Tom Sawyer, a shrewd and adventurous boy, is as much at home in the respectable world of his Aunt Polly as in the…

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The Lady with the Little Dog and Other Stories, 1896-1904 - Chekhov Anton

The Lady with the Little Dog and Other Stories 1896-1904 is an enchanting collection of tales which showcase Anton Chekhov at the height of his power as a writer. This Penguin Classics edition is translated…

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Music Stories

Variations on a musical theme by a striking range of authors, among them Flaubert, Turgenev, Proust, Nabokov, Katherine Mansfield, Kazuo Ishiguro, Ian McEwan, Amit Chaudhuri, Bernard MacLaverty and Maya Angelou. Wesley Stace's attractive medley embraces…

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Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas

''All for one, and one for all'' Enjoy this classic tale of chivalry and swashbuckling fun in this hardback gift edition, complete with ornate gold cover foiling and printed page edges.Alexandre Dumas' The Three Musketeers…

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Homer's Odyssey - Armitage Simon

Originally commissioned for BBC Radio, Simon Armitage recasts Homer''s epic as a series of dramatic dialogues. His version bristles with the economy, wit and guile that we have come to expect from one of the…

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Irish Fairy Tales - J. K. Jackson

• Brings to life the magical, supernatural tales of Irish tradition• Beyond the ancient myths, tales of fairies and magic explore the mysteries of the world• Features an introduction to the characters, culture and sources•…

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Of The Night - Blair David

Selected and Edited with an Introduction and Notes by David Blair, University of Kent at Canterbury.Late in the eighteenth century authors began to write ‘Gothic’ stories as a way of putting literature back in touch…

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Three Men in a Boat and Three Men on the Bummel - Jerome Klapka Jerome

What could be better during the golden age of boating on the Thames than a relaxing row up the river? So think J., George and Harris - not forgetting Montmorency the dog - but little…

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Little Women and Good Wives - Louisa May Alcottová

Discover the classic tale behind the hit film and one of the most beloved, comforting, charming stories of all time. Life in the March household is full of adventures as the four very different March…

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