Subtitled ‘A Story of To-day’, A Laodicean occupies a unique place in the Thomas Hardy canon. Departing from pre-industrial Wessex, Hardy brings his themes of social constraint, fate, chance and miscommunication to the very modern world of the 1880s – complete with falsified telegraphs, fake photographs, and perilous train tracks.

Perhaps the most autobiographical of Zola’s Rougon-Macquart cycle of novels, The Masterpiece is a hard, bleak and raw portrait of unrecognised artistic genius. Claude Lantier, brother to Nana and son of Gervaise, is a struggling painter who dreams of conquering Paris’s art scene with his revolutionary ‘open air’ style of painting.

Piers Plowman, William Langland’s visionary medieval work about one man’s quest for the true Christian life, is an allegorical journey through dream visions and visions within dreams. During the course of his journey, the narrator (William Langland) meets Piers Plowman, who gradually reveals himself to be the son of God.

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.

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

First published in 1471, the year of the author’s death, The Imitation of Christ is a highly influential Christian text. A celebration of God’s mercy, holiness and love, The Imitation is a devotional guide in which Christians are urged to trust fully in God and submit to the circumstances of the life which we are given by God.

The small book of Zephaniah is Narrative History and Prophetic Oracle. Zephaniah wrote it circa 630 B.C. very soon before the fall of Judah in the Southern Kingdom.

After Joshua’s death, the tribes of Israel continue their conquest of the southern regions of Canaan, but they are unable to cleanse the land thoroughly of its native inhabitants. God declares that these remaining people will be an impediment to Israel’s enjoyment of the promised land.

Israel’s next judge, Samuel, is born to Hannah, a previously barren woman. Hannah gives Samuel to Israel’s chief priest, Eli, to be raised as a Nazirite.

David is old and bed-ridden, and his son Adonijah proclaims himself king with the help of David’s commander Joab and the priest, Abiathar. Hearing this news, David instructs the prophet Nathan to anoint David’s son, Solomon, as king.

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.

The book chronicles the extraordinary life and leadership of Rome\'s Emperor Julius Caesar, from his early years to his assassination. History of Julius Caesar is one of many biographies aimed at young people written by Jacob Abbott and his brother.

Hippias of Elis travels throughout the Greek world practicing and teaching the art of making beautiful speeches. On a rare visit to Athens, he meets Socrates who questions him about the nature of his art.

These works articulate the most fundamental principles of Kant’s ethical and political world-view. \"What is Enlightenment?\" (1784) and \"Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Morals\" (1785) challenge all free people to think about the requirements for self-determination both in our individual lives and in our public and private institutions.

Audiokniha vás učí poslouchat jednoduché věty pořád dokola a to dlouho, až přes 8 hodin. Můžete poslouchat celkem 1770 jednoduchých vět.

Představte si, že jste turista v cizí zemi. Ocitnete se v různých situacích a potřebujete se jednoduše domluvit.

Představte si, že jste turista v cizí zemi. Ocitnete se v různých situacích a potřebujete se jednoduše domluvit.

Tři z nejznámějších ruských pohádek - O Mrazíkovi, Finist, jasný sokol, Carevič Ivan a Šedý vlk jsou zpracovány pro studijní účely a určeny mírně pokročilým studentům ruštiny. Publikace pomůže zábavným způsobem obohatit slovní zásobu, rozvinout schopnost porozumění mluvenému slovu a zdokonalit se ve výslovnosti.

War and Peace is one of the greatest monuments in world literature. Set against the dramatic backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars, it examines the relationship between the individual and the relentless march of history.

Audiokniha má obtížnost četby B1 Franz Kafka ist einer der bedeutendsten deutschsprachigen Erzähler des 20. Jahrhunderts.