Charles Dickens (198 kníh)
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Charles Dickens A Tale of Two Cities ENThis great story is set against the background of the French Revolution. Two men – one French, one English, but very similar in appearance – are in love with the same woman. The three of them, like the people of France, are faced with the dangers of life at a time when the guillotine never rests.
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Charles Dickens A Tale of Two CitiesClassic / British English. This great story is set against the background of the French Revolution. Two men – one French, one English, but very similar in appearance – are in love with the same woman...
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Charles Dickens A Tale of Two CitiesAgainst the backdrop of growing discontent in Paris, Doctor Manette is released from the Bastille after eighteen years of unjust imprisonment and begins a new life in England with his devoted daughter Lucie...
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Charles Dickens Bleak HousePenguin Books Ltd: As the interminable case of Jarndyce and Jarndyce grinds its way through the Court of Chancery, it draws together a disparate group of people: Ada and Richard Clare, whose inheritance is gradually being devoured by legal costs; Esther Summerson, a ward of court, whose parentage is a source of deepening mystery; the menacing lawyer Tulkinghorn; the determined sleuth Inspector Bucket; and even Jo,…
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Charles Dickens Charles Dickens - 2 Books in 1 ENA Tale of Two CitiesThis wonderful series is a quick way into a range of exciting stories, from the chilling tale of 'Frankenstein', to the gripping adventure of 'Treasure Island' and the powerful animal story of 'Call of the Wild'. Fast-moving and accessible, each story is a shortened, dramatically illustrated version of the classic novel, which loses none of the strength and flavour of the original. 'A Tale of Two…
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Charles Dickens Christmas Carol ENScrooge is a cold, hard man. He loves money, and he doesn’t like people. He really doesn’t like Christmas. But when some ghosts visit him, they show him his past life, his life now, and a possible future. Will Scrooge learn from the ghosts? Can he change? Classic / British English
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Charles Dickens Christmas Stories ENHarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. There is probably a smell of roasted chestnuts and other good comfortable things all the time, for we are telling Winter Stories ... This heart-warming collection of festive short stories and novellas perfectly captures the spirit of Christmas. Focused on the journeys taken through life and the inherent goodness of mankind,…
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Charles Dickens David Copperfield CZRomán, při jehož psaní se Charles Dickens inspiroval svým vlastním životem (jeho rodiče se ocitli ve vězení pro dlužníky a Dickens si musel jako malý chlapec vydělávat na živobytí), ukazuje životní pouť sirotka Davida Copperfielda. Během svého života potkává lidi bezohledné a kruté, jako je například jeho nevlastní otec , nebo ředitel sirotčince, kam je umístěn právě po roztržce s otcem. Potkává ale i dobrosrdečné…
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Charles Dickens David Copperfield CZSlavný román, v němž sledujeme hlavního hrdinu od neradostného dětství po dobu, kdy se z něj stává úspěšný spisovatel a nachází štěstí a klid v rodinném životě. David Copperfield, kterého Dickens považoval za „nejoblíbenější dítě“ své představivosti, je velkolepé dílo plné dobrodružných, tragických i komických pasáží a dodnes okouzluje nové a nové čtenáře.
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Charles Dickens David Copperfield ENIn David Copperfield, Dickens describes one boy growing up in a world which is by turns magical, fearful and grimly realistic. In a book which is part autobiographical, the novelist transmutes his life-experience into a series of comic and sentimental adventures. By turns absorbingly comic, dramatic, ironic and tender, the novel brings into energetic life the society and preoccupations of the mind Victorian world.
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Charles Dickens, Alex Peet David Copperfield ENThe story traces the life of David Copperfield from childhood to maturity. David Copperfield looks back on the first twenty-five years of his life. He is only eight years old when his mother, a young pretty widow, remarries. Unfortunately Mr Murdstone is not a good husband or father. David is sent away to school and only returns home when tragedy strikes. Unloved and unwanted, he is sent to work in a factory. But…
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Charles Dickens David Copperfield ENWhen David Copperfield escapes from the cruelty of his childhood home, he embarks on a journey to adulthood which will lead him through comedy and tragedy, love and heartbreak and friendship and betrayal. Over the course of his adventures, David meets an array of eccentric characters and learns hard lessons about the world before he finally discovers true happiness.
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Charles Dickens David Copperfield ENWhether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show' Dickens's epic, exuberant novel is one of the greatest coming-of-age stories in literature. It chronicles David Copperfield's extraordinary journey through life, as he encounters villains, saviours, eccentrics and grotesques, including the wicked Mr Murdstone, stout-hearted Peggotty,…
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Charles Dickens David CopperfieldThis book includes an introduction and notes by Dr Adrienne Gavin, Canterbury Christ Church University College and Illustrations by Hablot K Browne (Phiz). Dickens wrote of David Copperfield: Of all my books I like this the best. Millions of readers in almost every language on earth have subsequently come to share the author's own enthusiasm for this greatly loved classic, possibly because of its autobiographical…
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Charles Dickens David CopperfieldClassic / British English. David Copperfield's happy life suddenly changes when his mother marries again. Her new husband is cruel to him and sends him away to school. When David's mother dies, he is sent to work in London...
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Charles Dickens David CopperfieldRomán, při jehož psaní se Charles Dickens inspiroval svým vlastním životem (jeho rodiče se ocitli ve vězení pro dlužníky a Dickens si musel jako malý chlapec vydělávat na živobytí), ukazuje životní pouť sirotka Davida Copperfielda...
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