Emma
I never have been in love; it is not my way, or my nature; and I do not think I ever shall'. Beautiful, clever, rich - and single - Emma Woodhouse is perfectly content with her life and sees no need for either love or marriage. Nothing, however, delights her more than interfering in the romantic lives of others. But when she ignores the warnings of her good friend Mr Knightley and attempts to arrange a suitable match for her protegee Harriet Smith, her carefully laid plans soon unravel and have consequences that she never expected. With its imperfect but charming heroine and its witty and subtle exploration of relationships, "Emma" is often seen as Jane Austen's most flawless work. The Penguin English Library - 100 paperbacks of the best fiction written in English, from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War.
Vypredané
9,45 €
9,95 €
Mansfield Park
We have all been more or less to blame ...every one of us, excepting Fanny'. Taken from the poverty of her parents' home in Portsmouth, Fanny Price is brought up with her rich cousins at Mansfield Park, acutely aware of her humble rank and with her cousin Edmund as her sole ally. During her uncle's absence in Antigua, the Crawford's arrive in the neighbourhood bringing with them the glamour of London life and a reckless taste for flirtation. "Mansfield Park" is considered Jane Austen's first mature work and, with its quiet heroine and subtle examination of social position and moral integrity, one of her most profound. The Penguin English Library - 100 editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War.
Vypredané
6,64 €
6,99 €
Sense and Sensibility
"The more I know of the world, the more am I convinced that I shall never see a man whom I can really love. I require so much!" Jane Austen's novel tells the story of Marianne Dashwood, who wears her heart on her sleeve, and when she falls in love with the dashing but unsuitable John Willoughby she ignores her sister Elinor's warning that her impulsive behaviour leaves her open to gossip and innuendo. Meanwhile Elinor, always sensitive to social convention, is struggling to conceal her own romantic disappointment, even from those closest to her. Through their parallel experience of love - and its threatened loss - the sisters learn that sense must mix with sensibility if they are to find personal happiness in a society where status and money govern the rules of love. The Penguin English Library includes 100 editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War.
Vypredané
9,03 €
9,50 €
Sense and Sensibility
"Sense and Sensibility" is famously characterised as the story of two Dashwood sisters who embody the conflict between the oppressive nature of 'civilised' society and the human desire for romantic passion. However, there is far more to this story of two daughters made homeless by the death of their father. Elinor, 19, and Marianne, 17, initially project the opposing roles with Elinor cautious and unassuming about romantic matters, while Marianne is wild and passionate when she falls hopelessly in love with the libertine Mr Willoughby. But the lessons in love and life see the two characters develop and change with sense and sensibility needing to be compromised as a matter of survival.Written when Austen was just nineteen, this story has been read as a biographical reflection of her relationship with her own sister Cassandra, with the younger Jane being the victim of 'sensibility.' However, the novel is far more than a simple case of passion versus manners, and depicts the romantic complications of two women made highly vulnerable by the loss of their father and estate. With a raw and intense quality Austen creates a romantic masterpiece on the backdrop of a fragile social context.
Vypredané
9,03 €
9,50 €
Emma
"Emma" is considered by many readers to be Jane Austen's crowning achievement, a timeless comedy of manners that lays bare the limits on women's autonomy in Regency England. The disparity between Emma Woodhouse's self-confidence and self-knowledge, and her determination to arrange marriages for her friends while avoiding one for herself, leads to a painful series of misunderstandings for everyone who suffers from her well-meaning altruism - and with Mr Knightley being the only person of her acquaintance who has the good sense to challenge her, Emma must eventually recognize her match in every sense. Long praised for its rich detail and perfect craftsmanship, "Emma" is one of those classic masterpieces that readers go back to again and again for its inexhaustible fund of irresistible humanity.
Vypredané
9,03 €
9,50 €
Northanger Abbey
This is the "Penguin English Library Edition" of "Northanger Abbey" by Jane Austen. 'To look almost pretty, is an acquisition of higher delight to a girl who has been looking plain the first fifteen years of her life, than a beauty from her cradle can ever receive'. During an eventful season at Bath, young, naive Catherine Morland experiences the joys of fashionable society for the first time. She is delighted with her new acquaintances: flirtatious Isabella, who shares Catherine's love of Gothic romance and horror, and sophisticated Henry and Eleanor Tilney, who invite her to their father's mysterious house, Northanger Abbey. There, her imagination influenced by novels of sensation and intrigue, Catherine imagines terrible crimes committed by General Tilney. With its broad comedy and irrepressible heroine, this is the most youthful and optimistic of Jane Austen's works. "The Penguin English Library" - 100 editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War.
Rozum a cit
Marianne hľadá muža, ktorý je rovnako oduševnený ako ona. Elinor sa zaľúbila do zdvorilého a pozorného Edwarda Ferrarsa. Mladšia sestra Margaret s údivom sleduje, ako si Marianne a Elinor užívajú radosti i strasti rannej dospelosti. Je Marianne priveľmi oduševnená? Je Elinor priveľmi chladná? Z ktorej si má vziať príklad? Margaret si všíma, aké nebezpečenstvá predstavujú intrigánski priatelia a neverní milenci. Bude Elinor dosť silná a rozumná, aby obe sestry ochránila, alebo im Marianne svojou urážlivosťou privodí nešťastie?
dostupné aj ako:
Emma
With its imperfect but charming heroine and its witty and subtle exploration of relationships, Emma is often seen as Jane Austen's most flawless work, this Penguin Threads edition includes cover art by Jillian Tamaki and deluxe french flaps. Commissioned by award-winning Penguin art director Paul Buckley, the Penguin Threads series debuts with cover art by Jillian Tamaki for three gift-worthy Penguin Classics. Sketched out in a traditional illustrative manner, then hand stitched using needle and thread, the final covers are sculpt embossed for a tactile, textured, and beautiful book design that will appeal to the Etsy(tm)-loving world of handmade crafts.
Vypredané
14,24 €
14,99 €
Pride and Prejudice movie
When Elizabeth Bennet first meets eligible bachelor Fitzwilliam Darcy, she thinks him arrogant and conceited; he is indifferent to her good looks and lively mind. When she later discovers that Darcy has involved himself in the troubled relationship between his friend Bingley and her beloved sister Jane, she is determined to dislike him more than ever. In the sparkling comedy of manners that follows, Jane Austen shows the folly of judging by first impressions and superbly evokes the friendships, gossip and snobberies of provincial middle-class life. Get the complete set of Penguin Classics designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith, including the other titles: Cranford by Elizabeth GaskellGreat Expectations by Charles DickensJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenSense and Sensibility by Jane AustenTess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas HardyThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde @FirstThoughtBestThought Usually a man wills his home to his wife or kids. But sometimes, he wills it to a distant relative, so when he dies, you're out on your ass. And then, and THEN, that distant, meddlesome priest of a relative tries to seduce one of your sisters. Unsure why anyone would want my sisters. All they want is to hit it with the officers - what war are they even fighting in the countryside? Though my older sister-Jane-is nice. How could she not be? Jane is such a good name. I would like anybody named Jane. From "Twitterature: The World's Greatest Books in Twenty Tweets or Less"
Vypredané
9,49 €
9,99 €
Persuasion + Mp3 Pack
Classic / British English When they were very young, Anne Elliot and Captain Wentworth were in love. They did not marry, but Anne never forgot her love for him. Now, many years later, they meet again. Does Wentworth feel anything for Anne, or is he only interested in her pretty young friends? This Pack contains a Book and MP3
Vypredané
6,16 €
6,48 €
Emma
"Emma Woodhouse igazán mindent megkapott az élettől, ami szép és jó: csinos volt, eszes, gazdag, derűs természetű; már huszonegyedik évében járt, de komolyabb baj vagy bánat még sosem érte." E sorokkal kezdődik a jellegzetes Austen-hősnők közé méltán felsorakozó Emma regénye; s az említett számos jó tulajdonság, kedvező adottság ellenére bizony vele is végigjáratja az írónő a csalódások, kisebb-nagyobb bánatok, tanulságok iskoláját. Az események középpontjában három ifjú pár félreértéseken és viszályokon át győzedelmeskedő szerelme áll. A színtér, a környezet itt is ugyanaz, mint a többi Austen-regényben: vidéki angol úriházak, amelyek úgy élik a maguk derűsnek és kiegyensúlyozottnak látszó életét, mintha az országnak semmi köze sem volna a Csatorna túlsó oldalán dúló napóleoni háborúkhoz. De a szereplők újszerű érzékenységén, társadalmi komédiájuk apró mozzanatain mégis érezni, hogy a világ épp változófélben van körülöttük.
Vypredané
6,87 €
7,23 €
Pride and Prejudice
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.' Austen's best-loved tale of love, marriage and society in class-conscious Georgian England still delights modern readers today with its comedy and characters. It follows the feisty, quick-witted Elizabeth Bennet as her parents seek to ensure good marriages for her and her sisters in order to secure their future. The protagonists Darcy and Elizabeth learn much about themselves and those around them and Austen's expertly crafted comedy characters of Mrs Bennet and Mr Collins demonstrate her great artistry as a writer.
Vypredané
3,47 €
3,65 €
Emma
V dobách, kdy ženy bývaly křehké květinky a mladé dívky často interesantně omdlévaly, vytvořila Jane Austenová ve své Emmě hrdinku z jiného kadlubu. Když v útlém mládí ztratí matku a na otce, slabošského hypochondra, nelze spoléhat, ujme se správy věcí na rodném panství sama a nároky, které na ni nelehká situace klade, vypěstují v bystré dívce vlastnosti suverénního generála. Jen ona všemu rozumí, jen ona ví, co je pro každého dobré. Tímto způsobem ovšem kráčí od maléru k maléru a často pěkně zavaří i těm, kterým upřímně chtěla pomoci. Ale protože jí nechybí dobré srdce, časem zmoudří a pochopí, kde hledat v životě ty pravé hodnoty. Román (v jeho filmovém zpracování ztvárnila Emmu oblíbená Gwyneth Paltrowová) zažívá v poslední době novou vlnu čtenářského zájmu. Je to snad tím, že dnešní ženy v jeho hrdince rozpoznávají předchůdkyně svého emancipačního úsilí o společenské uznání svých schopností i úskalí, jimž by se přitom měly vyhnout? Anebo je to prostě tak, že ctnosti a noblesa doby minulé nám i dnes v podání tak dobré autorky, jako je Jane Austenová, mají co říct?
Vypredané
6,65 €
7,00 €
Mansfieldské panství
Mansfieldské panství má všechny potřebné atributy úspěšného románu spletitý barvitý příběh plný plasticky vylíčených postav, vrcholící šťastným koncem. Hlavní hrdinka Fanny Priceová se v útlém věku ocitá jako chudá příbuzná na Mansfieldu v rodině s
vé lépe situované tety a strýce. Venkovské sídlo žije svým vlastním rytmem a všedními událostmi, jež jsou v celospolečenském měřítku jistě zanedbatelné, ale pro aktéry příběhu vrcholně důležité ať už je to ples, návštěva nebo něčí nemoc. Fanny dozr
ává v osobnost, která se i v prostředí sešněrovaném konvencemi dokáže držet svých zásad a ideálů, a proto získá lásku, v niž vlastně neměla doufat.
Vypredané
13,54 €
14,25 €
Emma - Dominoes 2
The activities in Dominoes keep students engaged in the stories and help to reinforce their understanding of the key language. They can be completed at home or in class. The project activities in Dominoes build on the themes from the story and encourage s
Vypredané
9,49 €
9,99 €
Northanger Abbey
Catherine Morland is an Austen heroine unlike any other--youthful and naive, with a lively imagination fed by the popular Gothic novels she so loves to read. But when Catherine meets the wealthy and charming Henry Tilney during a vacation in Bath, and visits his family's sinister and mysterious estate, she begins to suspect that some of the dark doings she's read about just might be true... One of Austen's earliest works, Northanger Abbey offers fascinating insights into her perspective as a writer and a reader. The world's greatest works of literature are now available in these beautiful keepsake volumes. Bound in real cloth, and featuring gilt edges and ribbon markers, these beautifully produced books are a wonderful way to build a handsome library of classic literature. These are the essential novels that belong in every home. They'll transport readers to imaginary worlds and provide excitement, entertainment, and enlightenment for years to come. All of these novels feature attractive illustrations and have an unequalled period feel that will grace the library, the bedside table or bureau.
Vypredané
11,00 €
11,58 €
