‘To inherit a great fortune. To inherit a great misfortune.’ These words, from Nathaniel Hawthorne’s notebook, neatly encapsulate the theme of The House of the Seven Gables – that of a family whose fortunes are poisoned by its past misdeeds.

Two young men linked by a familial murder mystery, a beautiful yet wicked governess who spins a web of deceit, and five individuals named Allan Armadale: Wilkie Collins’s follow-up to The Woman in White and No Name is an innovative take on mistaken identity, the nature of evil and the dark underbelly of Victorian England. The story concerns two distant cousins, both named Allan Armadale, and the impact

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.

The Old Testament is a collection of thirty-nine books about the history and religion of the people of Israel. The authors of these books are unknown, and each book possesses a unique tone, style, and message.

S audioknihou v italštině máte možnost nahlédnout do několika epizod z dobrodružného života milovníka žen Giacoma Casanovy. Je známý především díky svým milostným avantýrám, ale ve skutečnosti se jednalo o velmi vzdělaného muže, zdatného spisovatele, volnomyšlenkáře, dobrodruha a cestovatele.

The book of Matthew is a Gospel that contains Narrative History, Genealogy, Parables, Sermons, and some Prophetic Oracles. It was written by Matthew (Levi), the Disciple of Christ around 48-50 A.D. The key word in Matthew is \"Kingdom\" and is used 28 times.The personalities of this book include the Messiah Jesus Christ, His parents Mary and Joseph, the Twelve Disciples, the prophet John the Baptist,

The genre of Joel is Narrative and Prophetic Oracle. The prophet Joel wrote it around 841-835 B.C. sometime before the fall and exiles of the Northern and Southern Kingdoms.

The book of Jeremiah is Prophetic Oracle and Narrative History, although not completely in chronological order. The prophet Jeremiah wrote it sometime during his ministry about 626-586 B.C. Key personalities are the many kings Judah, Baruch, Ebdemelech, King Nebuchadnezzar, and the Rechabites.Its purpose was to warn of the destruction that they were about to face and to urge Judah to return and submit

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.

Totem and Taboo: Resemblances Between the Mental Lives of Savages and Neurotics is a book by Sigmund Freud, published in German in 1913. It is a collection of four essays first published in the journal Imago (1912-13), employing the application of psychoanalysis to the fields of archaeology, anthropology, and the study of religion.

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.

When Huckleberry Finn (Huck) runs away from his abusive father with his companion, the runaway slave Jim, he begins a long and frequently interrupted expedition down the Mississippi River on a raft. During the journey Huck encounters a variety of characters through whom the book outstandingly portrays almost every social class living on or along the river.

Sloveso je nejdůležitější část každé věty. Tento kurz vám nabízí stručný přehled nejdůležitějších sloves pro začátečníky.Ke každému slovesu máte k dispozici i příkladovou větu, takže si konkrétní sloveso díky jeho použití v kontextu lépe zapamatujete.

Audiokniha Italština pro samouky - obsahuje lekce v italském jazyce. Podkladem pro náš digitální titul byly původní kazety (SU 5015-4 812) z produkce Supraphonu v roce 1995, které doprovázely učebnici autorky Jarmily Janešové Italština pro samouky vydanou nakladatelstvím LEDA, ISBN 80-901664-7-4

Audiokniha má obtížnost četby A2 En California, a?os más tarde, un misterioso caballero enmascarado llamado Zorro lucha con su espada contra las injusticia. Viste de negro y además de sus burlas, sus enemigos reciben su marca, una Z dise?ada por su espada.Nadie conoce su verdadera identidad.

JUNIOR CLASSICSPinocchio is a wooden puppet who comes to life and has the most astonishing adventures. A naughty, mischievous creature, he is full of good intentions but is greedy, and lets nothing stand in his way.

YOUNG ADULT CLASSICSThe gothic tale of Frankenstein and his construction of a human being who runs amok has, with the help of numerous films, become one of the most vivid of horror stories. But Mary Shelley’s original novel, written in 1816, dealt more sympathetically with ‘the daemon’, showing how an initially beneficent creature is hammered into a daemon by the way he is treated.

Audiokniha má obtížnost četby A1 What have the Black Hand Gang done? Have they kidnapped Wills, a brilliant young inventor?

Audiokniha má obtížnost četby B1 School’s over at last! Summer holidays are here but who wants to spend them in the countryside? Not Val, of course! She hates the country, but eventually she’ll change her mind.

Audiokniha má obtížnost četby A2 Amadou fühlt sich genauso als Deutscher wie seine Klassenkameraden, auch wenn er eine dunkle Haut hat und seine Eltern aus Afrika kommen. Er fi ndet keine Freunde, vielleicht weil er schüchtern ist, vielleicht weil die anderen ihn als Fremden sehen.