First published in 1920, This Side of Paradise proved to be a best-selling novel in Fitzgerald’s own lifetime. The book follows the early life and education of Amory Blaine and is, in fact, a thinly disguised account of Fitzgerald’s own experience as an undergraduate at Princeton and as an aspiring writer.

Děkujeme za zájem o polechový kurz Polštiny pro mírně pokročilé B1_první část. Kurz je určen pro mírně až středně, takže pro jeho nejlepší využití byste měli mít za sebou jeden až dva roky výuky polštiny a osvojené její základy.

Děkujeme za zájem o poslechový kurz Technické polštiny. Kurz je určen pro začátečníky až středně pokročilé a zaměřuje se na slovní zásobu, kterou můžete využít v technické oblasti.

In To the Island of Tides, Alistair Moffat travels to – and through the history of – the fated island of Lindisfarne. Walking from his home in the Borders, through the historical landscape of Scotland and northern England, he takes us on a pilgrimage in the footsteps of saints and scholars, before arriving for a secular retreat on the Holy Isle.

\"Dubliners\" is a collection of 15 short stories by James Joyce, which was first published in 1914. They form a naturalistic depiction of Irish middle class life in and around Dublin in the early years of the 20th century.

Audiokniha v angličtině vypráví známý příběh o chlapci, který byl vychován vlčí smečkou a v džungli nalezl jak kamarády, tak úhlavního nepřítele. Poslechněte si ho do konce a dozvíte se, jestli se Mauglímu podařilo přemoct hrozivého Šér Chána.

Poslechněte si o životě a o cestách Kryštofa Kolumba ve španělštině. Dozvíte se, jak se díky svému neuvěřitelnému úsilí a houževnatosti vypracoval ze syna janovského tkalce až na admirála moří a oceánů, místokrále a generálního guvernéra všech ostrovů a pevnin, jež objeví a dobude pro Španělsko.

The literary genres of the book of Revelation are an Apocalypse, a Prophecy, and an Epistle (or Letter). The Disciple/Apostle John, who followed Jesus Christ and witnessed His crucifixion, authored it.John wrote Revelation while a prisoner on the Island ofPatmos, approximately 85-95 A.D. Its purpose is to give encouragement and hope for all Christians to continue watching for the return and triumph

After the death of Moses, God calls on Joshua to lead the Israelites across the Jordan River and take possession of the promised land. God guarantees victory in the military campaign and vows never to leave the Israelites so long as they obey his laws.

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 Ecclesiastes contains Proverbs, maxims, sayings, and is largely an autobiographical story. Solomon wrote it late in his life, approximately 935 B.C. He had become aware of the mistakes that he made throughout his life and began to document them.

The books of Chronicles were originally one book, as in the case of Samuel and Kings. The Hebrew title is translated the \"words of the days\", yet the word Chronicles is mainly adopted by a theologian named Jerome who thought that they ought to bear the title from the Greek word for time which is \"Chronos\". This title created a distraction from the true meaning and purpose of this wonderful boo

Herman Melville‘s picturesque account of the Galapagos Islands will make you want to abandon all responsibilities and travel there to see for yourself. Melville wrote this series of \"sketches\" – or short prose works – from his own experiences sailing around the islands, yet at the same time they are clearly a product of his extraordinary imagination.

An imaginative, clever, and mischievous boy named Tom Sawyer and his friend Huckleberry Finn witness a murder in a graveyard and Tom is forced to testify against the murderer, Injun Joe. Injun Joe escapes and when Tom and his crush Becky Thatcher meet him in a dark cave their hope of escape diminishes...The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a very well known and popular coming of age story concerning the

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.

Obtížnost: A1 – A2Použití: samostatně i jako doplněk k jakémukoli kurzuTento kurz je určen všem, kteří si chtějí procvičit a zároveň rozšířit slovní zásobu v základní obchodní angličtině. Najdete v něm potřebnou slovní zásobu a fráze ke každodenní komunikaci s klienty i kolegy.

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.

From a new introductory series In a Nutshell with Darwin, marking the 200th anniversary of the birth of the English naturalist. Peter Whitfield explains how Darwin came to his revolutionary views following his voyage on the Beagle – and his initial reluctance to publish his findings.

Content: Ambrose Bierce: An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge Stephen: Crane The Veteran Mark Twain: The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County O. Henry: The Last Leaf and other stories Jack London: Brown Wolf Five great American short story writers, dating from the turn of the 19th/20th centuries, are represented here.

Audiokniha má obtížnost četby B1 Audiokniha The Canterville Ghost obsahuje klasické dílo, jehož autorem je Oscar Wilde, namluvené rodilým mluvčím v angličtině. Americký diplomat Otis se svou rodinou se přistěhuje do starého sídla Canterville i přesto, že jej všichni varují, že v zámku straší.