Verging on death, a starving, destitute writer navigates the cold and indifferent city of Kristiania in search of his next meal. Frenzied and fevered, he chews on stale bread, devours scraps of wood and bites his ownfinger, sleeping under the stars in old,pungent blankets, until one day he is able to sell an article and buy some food – only for the cycle then to repeat itself...Knut Hamsun’s first

Dumas’s novel became one of the great love stories from its first publication in 1848. The title role of the consumptive heroine and her ultimate sacrifice inspired actresses from Sarah Bernhardt to Greta Garbo, and led Giuseppe Verdi to write La traviata.In the hands of Nicholas Boulton, the story of passion and conflict is as fresh and moving as when it was first written.

Published in 1897, The Spoils of Poynton is one of the quintessential works of James’s middle period. The ‘spoils’ of the book’s title refer to furniture and other objets d’art that the widow Adela Gereth moves to her cottage so that they are kept away from the clutches of her coarse future daughter-in-law, Mona Brigstock.

Tobias Smollett, in his creation of the Scot Roderick Random, exposes the sheer incompetence and injustice of the Royal Navy, as well as the snobbery and hypocrisy prevalent in English middle-class society at the time. Set in the mid-18th century, this picaresque novel follows the life and adventures of Roderick, the eponymous hero who has been shunned by his gentleman father’s family on the basis

John Galsworthy’s magnificent trilogy of power and passion chronicles the wealthy Forsyte family. As the disintegrating values of the Victorian era progress to World War I and the political uncertainty of the 1930s, the family’s material and emotional struggles are set within the dwindling status of the affluent middle-classes.

\"Ivanhoe\" is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott, part of the Waverley series. The action takes place during the 12th century in England, and the themes revolve mainly around chivalric romances, tournaments, trials, and religious clashes.

Ed Loyce is a store owner who is faced with a strange sight: someone is hanging from a lamppost. Furthermore, alien insects have taken over yet no one seems to consider things to be out of the ordinary.

Poslechněte si legendu ve španělštině, kde tajemný a mrštný Zorro s bičem, kordem a maskou přes obličej bojuje za chudé rolníky. Stojí proti němu ale zákeřný, nemilosrdný protivník, kapitán Monasterio.

Známý příběh o dřevěném panáčkovi, který se chce stát opravdovým chlapcem, je zpracován pro účely těch zájemců, kteří začínají s italštinou a chtěli by si vyzkoušet poslech cizojazyčného souvislého textu. Celý příběh je zjednodušen a zkrácen, úroveň jazykaje vhodná pro začátečníky a mírně pokročilé studenty italštiny.

The book of Philemon is a Prison Epistle (letter written while in prison), which Paul wrote circa 61 A.D. The key personalities of Philemon are Paul, Philemon, and Onesimus. It was written to Philemon as a plea to request forgiveness for his runaway servant Onesimus, who was a new believer in Jesus Christ.

The Book of Deuteronomy begins in the final, fortieth year of Israel’s wandering in the desert. Stationed east of the Jordan River, Moses addresses the new generation of Israelites in preparation for entering the promised land.

The genre of Psalms is Songs and Poetry of all kinds. It is written by multiple authors; David wrote 73, Asaph wrote 12, the sons of Korah wrote 9, Solomon wrote 3, Ethan, and Moses each wrote one (Ps. 90), and 51 of the Psalms are anonymous.

The Red Room (Swedish: Röda rummet) is a satire of Stockholm society, it has frequently been described as the first modern Swedish novel. While receiving mixed reviews in Sweden, it was acclaimed in Denmark, where Strindberg was hailed as a genius.

Psychopathology of Everyday Life, is a book which passed through four editions in Germany and is considered the author\'s most popular work. With great ingenuity and penetration the author throws much light on the complex problems of human behavior, and clearly demonstrates that the hitherto considered impassable gap between normal and abnormal mental states is more apparent than real.

\"There was not an inch of room for Lottie and Kezia in the buggy. When Pat swung them on top of the luggage they wobbled; the grandmother‘s lap was full and Linda Burnell could not possibly have held a lump of a child on hers for any distance.\" The seemingly perfect Burnell family is moving from one house to another, and on the surface, everything appears idyllic.

Short Stories About Kittens - A selection of lesser known beautifully crafted short stories about our feline friends from E. Nesbit and one from Johnny Gruelle.

Cestujete často do služebně či soukromě do Polska? Lákají Vás historická města jako Krakow či Gdaňsk, Mazury či divoké pobaltí?

Další audiokniha z řady audio publikací je určena pro pokročilé studující němčiny, kteří chtějí zábavným způsobem rozšířit své znalosti německého jazyka. Obsahuje zjednodušené verze hrůzostrašných příběhů z 19. století, které pocházejí od různých německýchautorů.

Humorné blogy v české i anglické verzi nám přibližují atmosféru rozličných londýnských zákoutí a čtvrtí i každodenní situace a reakce obyvatel, které v dnešním Londýně můžeme zažít. Bohatá výuková část studentům osvětlí zajímavosti anglického jazyka, upozorní na slova, ve kterých se často pletou a především naučí běžné hovorové výrazy, se kterými se v učebnicích jen tak nesetkají.

Audiokniha má obtížnost četby B1 Audiokniha The Three Musketeers obsahuje nejznámější dílo, jehož autorem je Alexandre Dumas, mluvené v angličtině rodilým mluvčím. Slavný historický román o touze po dobrodružství, cti a síle přátelství.