Każdy tom serii "Prawdziwe Czytania" to skrócona wersja znanych dzieł literackich z różnych kultur, stworzona z myślą o młodszych czytelnikach. Odkryj klasyczne opowieści, które przenoszą w różnorodne zakątki świata, otwierając drzwi do bogactwa literatury. Te książki są doskonałym wprowadzeniem do oryginalnych tekstów, wzbogacając językowe umiejętności i rozwijając pasję do czytania.
Błyskotliwa komedia omyłek, której przedmiotem jest gra pozorów i iluzje, jakich dostarcza nam w nadmiarze nasz egoizm i zadufanie. W samym zaś środku intrygi stoi niezwykła bohaterka, pełna życia i wigoru, urocza, nieznośna i apodyktyczna Emma.
READ BY DAVID SOUL Duration: 2 hours 28 minutes Edgar Allan Poe (1809-49) was an American poet, writer, editor and literary critic. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe’s full-blooded Gothic style influenced generations of writers, filmmakers and musicians, from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Charles Baudelaire to Roger Corman and Lou Reed. The five tales collected here range from the famous to the obscure, but each displays Poe's unique sense of the macabre and his love for the baroque. A victim of the Inquisition finds himself in a nightmarish torture chamber, a castle is besieged by plague, a man becomes obsessed by the evil eye of his fellow lodger, a mesmerist suspends a man's life at the point of death and a jester takes his revenge on his cruel employers.
Dickens described "David Copperfield" as his favorite work, and it holds significant literary importance due to its autobiographical elements. After the death of his father, David Copperfield enjoys a happy childhood with his mother and the maid Peggotty. His mother's remarriage to Murdstone brings tyranny and suffering until her death. David is thrown out of the house and placed as a worker in a London wine shop. He lives with Mr. Micawber, who ends up in prison due to his debts. David decides to visit his Aunt Trotwood in Dover, who takes him in and sends him to school in Canterbury. After school, David moves to London and reunites with his friend Steerforth. He aspires to become a lawyer and works in the office of Mr. Spenlow, developing a close relationship with his daughter Agnes. During a visit to Yarmouth, he learns of Steerforth's elopement with Peggotty's niece, Emilie. David secretly becomes engaged to Dora, but after Agnes loses her fortune, she moves to London with him. David becomes a newspaper reporter and writer, marries Dora, who soon falls into difficult circumstances, and loses her shortly thereafter. Emilie is found by Peggotty, Steerforth dies, and the Peggotty family emigrates to Australia. Ultimately, David marries Agnes Wickfield, whom Dora had chosen as her successor.
I had been given a simple but enormous task. This was the role for which I had spent my whole life preparing.
Napisana z finezją i humorem parodia popularnych na przełomie XVIII i XIX stulecia powieści gotyckich. Młoda, trochę naiwna, ale przemiła panna Katarzyna Mortland jest zafascynowna powieściami gotyckimi. Gdy poznaje nowych przyjaciół i zostaje przez nich zaproszona do starego opactwa Northanger, ma nadzieję, że uda jej się odkryć jakąś niewyjaśnioną od lat tajemnicę i przeżyć przygodę. Znajduje jednak coś zupełnie innego Coś, o czym skrycie marzyła.
What happens when we listen to others instead of our heart? That is the subject of Jane Austen's final novel, and her most mature work. After Anne Elliot heeds the advice of her dearest friend and breaks off her engagement to Frederick Wentworth, happiness eludes her. Eight years later, Anne remains unmarried, and her father's spendthrift ways have brought her family down materially in the world. When a newly wealthy Frederick returns from the Napoleonic Wars, Anne realizes her feelings remain unchanged. But will Frederick forgive her and offer Anne a second chance at love?
Penguin presents the companion book to the "Masterpiece Theatre" miniseries starring Gillian Anderson (T"he House of Mirth, The X-Files"). This stunning production features a screenplay written by Andrew Davies ("Bridget Jones's Diary"). Part romance, part melodrama, part detective story, the novel spreads out among a web of relationships in every level of society.
Duma i uprzedzenie - Jane Austen schovat popis
Klasyczna powieść miłosna utrzymana w atmosferze prowincjonalnej XIX-wiecznej Anglii. Fascynujący obraz stosunków społecznych w świecie ulegającym wpływom nowoczesności i jednocześnie hołdującym dawnym obyczajom, które są dla autorki fundamentem ładu i szczęścia. Dziesięcioletnia Fanny Price, dziewczynka dobra i skromna, przybywa na wychowanie do zamożnych krewnych, którzy mieszkają w pięknym dworze Mansfield Park. Spotyka się z życzliwością wujostwa, choć nie wszyscy pozwalają jej zapomnieć, że jest tylko ubogą krewną. Pewnego lata spokój rodziny przerywa pojawienie się w sąsiedztwie zmanierowanego rodzeństwa z Londynu. W ustabilizowane życie dworu wdziera się wielki świat. W obliczu tragedii, do której doprowadza zderzenie odmiennych wartości, dobrym duchem rodziny okazuje się pełna poświęcenia Fanny. schovat popis
Wrongly accused of theft and exiled from a religious community many years before, the embittered weaver Silas Marner lives alone in Raveloe, living only for work and his precious hoard of money. But when his money is stolen and an orphaned child finds her way into his house, Silas is given the chance to transform his life. schovat popis
The hit BBC series Sherlock, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, offers a fresh, contemporary take on the classic Arthur Conan Doyle stories, and has helped introduce a whole new generation of fans to the legendary detective. The debut episode took as its inspiration the very first Sherlock Holmes novel, A Study in Scarlet - and this edition of Conan Doyle's novel will allow Sherlock fans to discover, or re-discover, the power of that classic story. A Study in Scarlet is the genre-defining work with which popular crime fiction was born. A potent mix of serial murder, suspense, cryptic clues, red herrings and revenge, the novel introduces us to the world-famous characters of Sherlock Holmes, Dr Watson and Inspector Lestrade and sees Sherlock and Dr Watson meet and join forces for the first time as they track a mysterious killer that stalks London's streets. In addition to the original text, this edition also has an introduction by Sherlock co-creator Steven Moffat, who explains how it inspired the Sherlock script.
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Amy Dorrit, urodzona i wychowana w więzieniu, opiekuje się swoim ojcem osadzonym tam przed laty za długi.Nie zna innego świata, ale staje się w tym ponurym miejscu dobrą duszą, wspierającą wszystkich, z kt�rymi zetknie ją los. Amy zarabia na życie swojej rodziny, szyjąc u pani Clennam, kt�ra zamieszkuje w ponurym domu tylko w towarzystwie dw�jki służących.Zmianę zwiastuje powr�t ? po dwudziestu latach ? Arthura Clennama, jej jedynego syna, kt�ry spędził połowę życia wraz ze swym ojcem w Chinach. Przed śmiercią rodzic starał się przekazać Arthurowi jakąś dręczącą go tajemnicę, kt�ra w niespodziewany spos�b wydaje się młodemu człowiekowi powiązana z osobą szwaczki.
la Profesora Wacława Dawidowicza kultura antyczna musiała być czymś bardzo bliskim. Urodził się w roku 1909. Studia prawnicze na Uniwersytecie Stefana Batorego w Wilnie ukończył w roku 1933. Całe Jego intelektualne uformowanie było zatem dziełem szkoły przedwojennej. Szkoły, w której przywiązywano wagę do klasycznego wykształcenia, w której uczono łaciny i greki. Decyzja Profesora o przekładzie Odyssei Homera była zatem - jeśli można tak tę kwestię ująć - oparta na solidnych podstawach warsztatowych. Ale chyba znacznie bardziej wypływała ona z doświadczenia blisko dziewięćdziesięcioletniego życia. Profesor zakończył tłumaczenie Odyssei u kresu swojej drogi. Z Przedmowy prof. Tomasza Bąkowskiego i prof. Mariusza Bogusza Publikacja dofinansowana przez kancelarię Głuchowski, Siemiątkowski, Zwara. Adwokaci i Radcowie Prawni oraz mecenasa Andrzeja Zwarę. Współwydawcą jest Wolters Kluwer.
Written deliberately to increase the circulation of Dickens’s weekly magazine, Household Words, Hard Times was a huge and instantaneous success upon publication in 1854. Yet this novel is not the cheerful celebration of Victorian life one might have expected from the beloved author of The Pickwick Papers and The Old Curiosity Shop. Compressed, stark, allegorical, it is a bitter exposé of capitalist exploitation during the industrial revolution–and a fierce denunciation of the philosophy of materialism, which threatens the human imagination in all times and places. With a typically unforgettable cast of characters–including the heartless fact-worshipper Mr. Gradgrind, the warmly endearing Sissy Jupe, and the eternally noble Stephen Blackpool–Hard Times carries a uniquely powerful message and remains one of the most widely read of Dickens’s major novels.
Well's science fiction of time travel, and his protagonist's adventures in the future.
Dickens's classic tale of Ebenezer Scrooge and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come.
In ancient China a magical monkey appears, creating chaos everywhere he goes. The only way to put his tricks and talents to good use is to make him protector of Xuanzang, a young and handsome monk determined to travel from China to India in search of the precious scriptures.
A strange figure stood in front of him, dressed from head to foot in white clothing. The moonlight showed her pale, youthful face.
The aim here is not to create a traditional autobiography, but rather to share the journey of my experiments with truth, which inherently reflects my life. True identification with all living beings requires self-purification; without it, the principle of Ahimsa becomes a mere illusion. A pure heart is essential for realizing God. Self-purification must permeate every aspect of life, and its infectious nature means that personal purification can lead to the betterment of one's environment. However, the journey toward self-purification is challenging. Achieving perfect purity demands freedom from passion in thought, speech, and action, transcending love and hatred, attachment and aversion. Despite my relentless striving, I acknowledge that I have not yet attained this triple purity. Consequently, the praise of the world does not affect me; rather, it often feels like a sting. I find the conquest of my subtle passions to be more daunting than any physical battle. Since returning to India, I have confronted the dormant passions within me, which has been humbling yet enriching. I recognize the difficult path ahead and the necessity of diminishing my ego. True salvation comes when one willingly places oneself last among others, as Ahimsa embodies the ultimate humility.
There the orphan Pip is disturbed to meet an escaped convict, Magwitch, but gives him food, in an encounter that is to haunt both their lives. How Pip receives riches from a mysterious benefactor, snobbishly abandons his friends for London society and 'great expectations', and grows through misfortune and suffering to maturity is the theme of one of Dickens's best loved novels. (Take from back cover of book.).
