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From its spectacular opening–the astonishing scene in which drunken Michael Henchard sells his wife and daughter to a passing sailor at a county fair–to the breathtaking series of discoveries at its conclusion, The Mayor of Casterbridge claims a unique place among Thomas Hardy’s finest and most powerful novels. Rooted in an actual case of wife-selling in early nineteenth-century England, the story build into an awesome Sophoclean drama of guilt and revenge, in which the strong, willful Henchard rises to a position of wealth and power–only to suffer a most bitter downfall. Proud, obsessed, ultimately committed to his own destruction, Henchard is, as Albert Guerard has said, “Hardy’s Lord Jim…his only tragic hero and one of the greatest tragic heroes in all fiction.

Ďalší obľúbený román slávnej anglickej spisovateľky Jane Austenovej. Anna Elliotová je mladá, jemná, vzdelaná dáma, jedna z troch dcér váženého sira Waltera Elliota. Ľahkomyseľný, samoľúby otec a Annina márnivá sestra Elizabeth žijú veľmi nákladným životom a míňajú viac, ako si môžu dovoliť. A tak sir Elliot prenajme svoje vidiecke sídlo a spolu s Elizabeth odchádza do kúpeľného mestečka Bath šetriť a nadviazať kontakty s tamojšou smotánkou. Anna odcestuje k chorľavej sestre Mary, kde sa stretáva so svojím bývalým snúbencom kapitánom Wentworthom. Čoskoro zisťuje, že ani dlhých osem rokov na jej citoch voči kapitánovi nič nezmenilo. Ožije ich láska? Dajú jej ešte šancu, alebo karty zamieša mladý sir Elliot, ktorý si robí nárok na Annu aj strýkov majetok?

Though Aladdin's childhood had been full of beauty, comfort and happiness, without any trace of sadness or sorrow, he entirely failed to learn the lessons of hard work and responsibility.

Well's science fiction of time travel, and his protagonist's adventures in the future.

I had been given a simple but enormous task. This was the role for which I had spent my whole life preparing.

A retelling for students of English of one of Dickens's best-known novels, this is an upper intermediate-level Macmillan Reader. One bleak and windy evening, 8-year-old Pip meets an escaped convict on the marshes. Shortly afterwards, he is summoned to Satis House, the derelict, gloomy home of the strange, reclusive Miss Havisham.

In Hard Times, Dickens illustrates the condition of England through the fictional city of Coketown. Among its inhabitants are Thomas Gradgrind, the utilitarian headmaster who attempts to impose his rigid worldview on his family circle, and the uncaring businessman Mr Bounderby. Their materialist philosophies, as opposed to the world of fancy or imagination, are tested throughout the novel, which also explores workers’ conditions, trade unions and the spurious use of statistics. Perhaps the most polemical of his novels – in which hard-biting satire, moving drama and exuberant comedy find a very succinct and powerful expression – Hard Times is the ideal introduction to the world of Dickens.

Módne kúpeľné mestečko Bath pred dvesto rokmi: sem si chodili anglickí otcovia liečiť v horúcich prameňoch kĺby trápené dnou a spolu s manželkami uvádzať dcéry do spoločnosti s cieľom upútať záujem vyhliadnutých ženíchov. Hrdinky príbehu, úprimná, naivná mladučká Catherine a jej prefíkaná priateľka Isabella, si toto svoje poslanie spestrujú čítaním v tých časoch veľmi obľúbených hororových gotických románov a ich rekvizity vidia na každom kroku. Takáto situácia dáva Jane Austen výbornú príležitosť rozohrať svoj typický zmysel pre humor a ironický vtip.

If there ever was an epic that touches upon every conceivable human emotion and poses the most complex of questions, it has to be the Mahabharata, the most famous of stories from India.

`It seems pretty clear to me that sooner or later we'll be at war with Germany, whether we like it or not.'

Dickens's classic tale of Ebenezer Scrooge and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come.

Can the path to the ultimate truth about human life be found by leaving behind wealth, comfort, family and security?

Román Jane Austenovej nás privádza do Anglicka 18. storočia. Dvanásťročná Fanny Priceová opúšťa svoj chudobný domov a odchádza na panstvo bohatých príbuzných s názvom Mansfield Park. Tam vyrastá u Sira Thomasa Bertrama s jeho dvoma dcérami a synom Edmundom. Pomaly dospieva a začína sa o ňu uchádzať Henry Crawford. Hoci ju srdce ťahá inam, Sir Thomas, ktorého bohatstvo je založené na utrpení čiernych otrokov, jej radí, aby si Crawforda vzala. Poslúchne napo-kon jeho radu, alebo sa jej život začne uberať celkom iným smerom?

A new edition of one of the most read English novels, which continues to enchant readers worldwide more than two centuries after its creation. "Pride and Prejudice," first published in 1813, transports us to the picturesque English countryside at the end of the 18th century, where the story of the Bennet family unfolds. Mrs. Bennet tirelessly seeks ideal suitors for her five daughters. The tale begins when the wealthy Mr. Bingley moves into the neighborhood, accompanied by his enigmatic friend, the reserved and unsympathetic Mr. Darcy. A peculiar relationship develops between him and the clever, free-spirited Elizabeth, the Bennet family's second daughter, which must overcome numerous misunderstandings, prejudices, and societal barriers before evolving into genuine understanding and love. "Pride and Prejudice" is not merely a love story but also a timeless exploration of human relationships. The author skillfully depicts the tension between reason and emotion, as well as the clash between individual freedom and social conventions, with intelligent humor, subtle wit, and unmatched irony.

Ikona Indie, otec a zakladateľ pojmu Satyagraha, jedna z najväčších postáv histórie, jednoduchý človek, ktorý svojou vytrvalosťou a húževnatosťou dokázal zmeniť pomery vo vtedajšej spoločnosti. Mohandás Karamčand Gándhí a jeho autobiografické dielo zachytavájúce Gándího pôsobenie do roku 1920, hlavne v Južnej Afrike kde bojoval za práva indických menšín.

If there ever was an epic that touches upon every conceivable human emotion and poses the most complex of questions, it has to be the Mahabharata, the most famous of stories from India.

Here is a test, a puzzle for you. It is a faithful account of two most gruesome murders. Can you work out what actually happened in the early hours of one fateful morning in the Rue Morgue?

A strange figure stood in front of him, dressed from head to foot in white clothing. The moonlight showed her pale, youthful face.

In ancient China a magical monkey appears, creating chaos everywhere he goes. The only way to put his tricks and talents to good use is to make him protector of Xuanzang, a young and handsome monk determined to travel from China to India in search of the precious scriptures.

For David Copperfield, orphaned and with a cruel stepfather, the future looks bleak. But a new start beckons with the magnificent Mr Micawber, then with his eccentric aunt, Betsey Trotwood.

After ten long years of war and the fall of Troy, the Greek hero Odysseus sets sail for his homeland. His voyage, however, is destined to take much longer than he expects.

Conan Doyle's first Sherlock Holmes mystery. This book also includes another Sherlock Holmes mystery, The Speckled Band.

Although Song Jiang is only a lowly local government official, he is loyal to the emperor and kind to all the citizens in his care. But Song is in trouble. A series of unfortunate incidents have led to him being arrested, and his political enemies are keen to see him sentenced to death.

The arrival of a gold bug leads the three men on an exciting adventure towards skeletons, a skull and a hunt for buried treasure.

The blackness of eternal night encompassed me. The intense darkness oppressed and stifled me so that I struggled for breath.

My darkness lifted, never to return. This man was truly the light of the world.

The classic story of Amy Dorrit, who lives much of her life at the Marshalsea prison where her father is imprisoned for debt, earning meager wages at jobs outside the prison walls, including seamstress work for Mrs. Clennam, whose son Arthur takes an interest in her plight.

Catching fish. That's what I was doing on the day that changed my life for ever.

Úspešný román Jane Austenovej z prostredia anglickej lepšej spoločnosti 19.storočia, kde čas plynie pomaly a porušenie spoločenských konvencií je neodpustiteľnou chybou, kde city a vzťahy medzi mladými ľuďmi výrazne ovplyvňuje výška majetku a ich zväzky sú často výsledkom osobných obetí a kompromisov. Hlavnou postavou je krásna a vzdelaná Emma Woodhousová.

In this heartwarming classic, a gentle linen weaver named Silas Marner is wrongly accused of theft actually committed by his best friend. Silas exiles himself to a rustic village, where he finds spiritual rebirth through his unselfish love of an abandoned child. Includes a new Afterword. Revised reissue.

zjednodušená anglická četba, vhodná při přípravě na zkoušku FCE jako doplňkový materiál ( úroveň B2 - Upper-Intermediate, slovní zásoba 2 200 slov)věk 16+

`Send the brat home? Oh no we won't! Her mother must have met some rich man - we can make a load of money out of this.'

Rachel opened the box and lifted out the diamond. She held it up in a ray of sunlight that poured through the window, and cried out in amazement.

If there ever was an epic that touches upon every conceivable human emotion and poses the most complex of questions, it has to be the Mahabharata, the most famous of stories from India.

A storm, a shipwreck, an enchanted island ...