Charles Dickens' uplifting Christmas story about the redemption of an angry miser is a classic. This book also looks at the story's contribution to Christmas traditions in Britain, and suggests a real or virtual tour of Dickens’ London.
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Knihabrožovaná vazba276 KčDo 9 – 11 dnů
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, ...
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Knihabrožovaná vazba276 Kč-5 %Do 9 – 11 dnů
This text of Shakespeare's most famous tragedy, with both narrative and dialogue, is a reader as well as a playscript. The book also contains files on Shakespeare and the supernatural, as well as on Hamlet in performance...
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Knihabrožovaná vazba276 Kč-5 %Do 9 – 11 dnů
The famous story of a young American boy who prefers adventure to school: he witnesses a crime in a graveyard, is a pirate for two days, gets lost in a cavern and even finds treasure. Among his friends are the ‘wild’ Huckleberry Finn and the ‘angel’, ...
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Knihabrožovaná vazba288 KčDo 9 – 11 dnů
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 ...
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Knihabrožovaná vazba247 KčDo 9 – 11 dnů
Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist inspired by his studies, tries to create a new life from parts of dead bodies. Mary Shelley’s classic gothic horror story looks at scientific progress and questions its morality....
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Knihabrožovaná vazba276 Kč-5 %Do 9 – 11 dnů
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, ...
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Knihabrožovaná vazba241 KčDo 9 – 11 dnů
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 ...
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Knihabrožovaná vazba282 KčDo 9 – 11 dnů
This famous novel about a respectable doctor with a double life marks a milestone in modern horror fiction. The book includes a history of horror stories, and looks at the medical profession in the 19th century.
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Knihabrožovaná vazba276 Kč-5 %Do 9 – 11 dnů
In this magical comedy about the difficulties of love, the situation appears to get worse before the play finally moves towards a happy ending. This book also contains files on Greek mythology in the play and on magic in Shakespeare’s time.
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Knihabrožovaná vazba276 Kč-5 %Do 9 – 11 dnů
Two of Oscar Wilde’s favourite short stories: the selfish Giant learns to be generous, while the Prince and his friend the little swallow give everything they have to help the poor. All three, in the end, are rewarded for their kindness.
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Knihabrožovaná vazba276 Kč-5 %Do 9 – 11 dnů
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 ...
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Knihabrožovaná vazba273 KčDo 9 – 11 dnů
This anonymous epic poem is one of the most important works of Old English literature. Apart from an introduction to the Anglo-Saxon period, the book also contains files on Anglo-Saxon monsters and magic, as well as on the influence ...
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Knihabrožovaná vazba274 KčDo 9 – 11 dnů
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...
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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, ...
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Daniel Defoe's classic story about a 17th century shipwrecked Englishman on a desert island and his slave, Friday. The book looks at other shipwrecks, and tracks the development of racism from slavery to the modern day.
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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.
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