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Villette II napsala anglická spisovatelka Charlotte Brontová. Čeští čtenáři se s tímto dílem, které patří k vrcholům anglické literatury, dosud měli možnost seznámit jen v upravené, podstatně zkrácené verzi, nyní vychází Villette v českém překladu poprvé kompletně. Sága je rozvržena do tří dílů, z nichž každý zachycuje jednu životní etapu hlavní hrdinky. Sága o životní pouti mladé Angličanky Lucy Snoweové pokračuje. Lucy pracuje v penzionátu madame Beckové ve městě Villette jako učitelka ang ličtiny a její usedlý život začíná dostávat dobrodružný spád. Na konci prvního dílu jsme ji zastihli na pokraji zoufalství, jež ji dovedlo k rozhodnutí postavit se nejistému osudu čelem. Na začátku dílu druhého se ocitne v bytě dávných známých, o nic hž netušila, že je kdy v životě ještě potká. A ukáže se, že tajemné město Villette obývá mnohem více postav z Lucyiny minulosti. Mohla si to uvědomit dřív, ale tváře i povahy lidí, s nimiž trávila dětství, se za ta léta změnily. Vypadá to, že o překv apení nebude nouze. A navíc do života plaché učitelky poprvé vstoupí láska, byť si to Lucy zpočátku odmítá přiznat. Jedna z nejčtenějších knih světoznámé autorky

Charlotte, Emily and Anne Bronte are three of the most remarkable novelists and poets of the nineteenth century. Charlotte was the most prolific of the three: "Jane Eyre", the story of a governess' triumph over her lowly station in life; "Shirley", set in Yorkshire at the time of the Luddite riots at the end of the Napoleonic war; and "Villette", based on her experiences as a teacher in Belgium. "The Professor", Charlotte's first novel, was published after her death. Anne Bronte was the author of "Agnes Grey" and "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall". Emily Bronte's "Wuthering Heights" portrays the sinister Heathcliff and his love for Catherine Earnshaw.

When an eager and curious Jane Eyre arrives at Thornfield Hall her sexual desires are instantly awakened. Who is the enigmatic Rochester whom she instantly feels attracted to, what are the strange and yet captivating noises coming from the attic, and why does the very air she breathes feel heavy with passion? Only one thing Is certain. Jane Eyre may have arrived at Thornfield an unfulfilled and tentative woman, but she will leave a very different person...

Ságu Villette napsala světově známá autorka Charlotte Brontëová. Sága Villette je rozvržena do tří dílů, z nichž každý zachycuje jednu životní etapu hlavní hrdinky. Čeští čtenáři se s tímto dílem, které patří k vrcholům anglické literatury, dosud měli možnost seznámit jen v upravené, podstatně zkrácené verzi, nyní vychází Villette v českém překladu poprvé kompletně.

Jane Eyre" is a famous and influential novel. It was published in London, England, in 1847 by Smith, Elder & Co. with the title "Jane Eyre". An Autobiography under the pen name "Currer Bell," the "autobiography's" supposed editor. The first American edition was released the following year by Harper & Brothers of New York. The Penguin edition describes it as an "influential feminist text" because of its in-depth exploration of a strong female character's feelings. The novel merges elements of three distinct genres. It has the form of a Bildungsroman, a story about a child's maturation, focusing on the emotions and experiences that accompany growth to adulthood. The novel also contains much social criticism, with a strong sense of morality at its core, and finally has the brooding and moody quality and Byronic character typical of Gothic fiction. It is a novel often considered ahead of its time due to its portrayal of the development of a thinking and passionate young woman who is both individualistic, desiring for a full life, while also highly moral. Jane evolves from her beginnings as a poor and plain woman without captivating charm to her mature stage as a compassionate and confident whole woman. As she matures, she comments much on the complexities of the human condition. Jane also has a deeply pious personal trust in God, but is also highly self-reliant. Although Jane suffers much, she is never portrayed as a damsel in distress who needs rescuing. For this reason, it is sometimes regarded as an important early feminist (or proto-feminist) novel.

The most cherished novel from each of England's talented sisters, in one gorgeously packaged volume. The Bronte family was a literary phenomenon unequalled before or since. Both Charlotte's Jane Eyre and Emily's Wuthering Heights have won lofty places in the pantheon and stirred the romantic sensibilities of generations of readers. This Leatherbound Classics edition unites these two enduring favourites with the lesser known but no less powerful work by their youngest sister, Anne. Drawn from Anne's own experiences as a governess, Agnes Grey offers a compelling view of Victorian chauvinism and materialism. Its inclusion makes The Bronte Sisters a must-have volume for anyone fascinated by this singularly talented family.

The more solitary, the more friendless, the more unsustained I am, the more I will respect myself'. Passionate, poetic and revolutionary, "Jane Eyre" is a novel of naked emotional power. Its story of a defiant, fiercely intelligent woman who refuses to accept her appointed place in society - and instead finds love on her own terms - has become famous as one of the greatest romances ever written, but it is also a brooding Gothic mystery, a profound depiction of character and a transformative work of the imagination. This is 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.

Alas, Experience! No other mentor has so wasted and frozen a face as yours: none wears a robe so black, none bears a rod so heavy ...' Struggling manufacturer Robert Moore has introduced labour saving machinery to his Yorkshire mill, arousing a ferment of unemployment and discontent among his workers. Robert considers marriage to the wealthy and independent Shirley Keeldar to solve his financial woes, yet his heart lies with his cousin Caroline, who, bored and desperate, lives as a dependent in her uncle's home with no prospect of a career. Shirley, meanwhile, is in love with Robert's brother, an impoverished tutor - a match opposed by her family. As industrial unrest builds to a potentially fatal pitch, can the four be reconciled? 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.

That evening more firmly than ever fastened into my soul the conviction that Fate was of stone, and Hope a false idol - blind, bloodless, and of granite core. I felt, too, that the trial God had appointed me was gaining its climax, and must now be turned by my own hands, hot, feeble, trembling as they were'. With neither friends nor family, Lucy Snowe sets sail from England to find employment in a girls' boarding school in the small town of Villette. There she struggles to retain her self-possession in the face of unruly pupils, an initially suspicious headmaster and her own complex feelings, first for the school's English doctor and then for the dictatorial professor Paul Emmanuel. Drawing on her own deeply unhappy experiences as a governess in Brussels, Charlotte Bronte's last and most autobiographical novel is a powerfully moving study of isolation and the pain of unrequited love, narrated by a heroine determined to preserve an independent spirit in the face of adverse circumstances. 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.

"Jane Eyre" is a famous and influential novel. It was published in London, England, in 1847 by Smith, Elder & Co. with the title "Jane Eyre". An Autobiography under the pen name "Currer Bell," the "autobiography's" supposed editor. The first American edition was released the following year by Harper & Brothers of New York. The Penguin edition describes it as an "influential feminist text" because of its in-depth exploration of a strong female character's feelings. The novel merges elements of three distinct genres. It has the form of a Bildungsroman, a story about a child's maturation, focusing on the emotions and experiences that accompany growth to adulthood. The novel also contains much social criticism, with a strong sense of morality at its core, and finally has the brooding and moody quality and Byronic character typical of Gothic fiction. It is a novel often considered ahead of its time due to its portrayal of the development of a thinking and passionate young woman who is both individualistic, desiring for a full life, while also highly moral. Jane evolves from her beginnings as a poor and plain woman without captivating charm to her mature stage as a compassionate and confident whole woman. As she matures, she comments much on the complexities of the human condition. Jane also has a deeply pious personal trust in God, but is also highly self-reliant. Although Jane suffers much, she is never portrayed as a damsel in distress who needs rescuing. For this reason, it is sometimes regarded as an important early feminist (or proto-feminist) novel.

Die besonders hochwertige Ausstattung mit Lesebändchen und einem Flexocover mit Klappe kleiden diesen Klassiker in ein neues, attraktives Gewand. Auf Thornfield Hall gehen nachts seltsame Dinge vor, über die niemand reden mag. Die Gouvernante Jane, die au

Szerelem, gyűlölet, bosszú... Páratlan érzelmi intenzitással, felemelően ábrázolt, erőtől duzzadó történet Catherine és Heathcliff sírig -s talán azon túl is- tartó szenvedélyes kapcsolatáról. A lány apja befogadja az árva fiút, akit Catherine fivére kezdettől fogva megvet és cselédként kezel. Noha az öntörvényű lelenc és a lány között az évek során szerelem szövődik, a temérdek megaláztatás, a durva bánásmód miatt Heathcliff egy viharos éjjelen elszökik. Évekig nem is hallani felőle, ám amikor visszatér, eltökélt szándéka, hogy méltó bosszút áll az elszenvedettekért, és sötét szándékainak olthatatlan szerelme sem vethet gátat.

Ve třetím, závěrečném díle románu Villette se uzavírá příběh Lucy Snoweové. Lucy pracuje v penzionátu madame Beckové ve městě Villette jako učitelka angličtiny a její usedlý život dostal spád. Do cesty jí vstoupilo několik starých známých, se kterými prožila dětství a dospívání, ale o nichž nevěřila, že se s nimi ještě někdy setká. Přítomnost znovunalezených přátel zmírnila její stesk po rodné Anglii a Lucy se dokázala znovu volně nadechnout. Navíc pocítila, že do jejího života vstupuje láska. Z nikým nemilované dívky se stává zbožňovaná žena, o jejíž přízeň se uchází učitel literatury Paul Emanuel, muž, od něhož by to nejméně čekala a kterého se vždycky vlastně bála. Lucy a Paul musejí čelit překážkám, které jim staví do cesty lidé v okolí, a když to konečně vypadá, že jejich láska dojde naplnění, do hry vstoupí neblahý osud... Sága Villette patří společně s románem Jana Eyrová k nejznámějším a nejčtenějším knihám Charlotte Brontëové. Čeští čtenáři se s tímto dílem, které patří k vrcholům anglické literatury, dosud měli možnost seznámit jen v upravené, podstatně zkrácené verzi, nyní vychází Villette v českém překladu poprvé kompletně. Sága je rozvržena do tří dílů, z nichž každý zachycuje jednu životní etapu hlavní hrdinky. Z angličtiny přeložila Kristýna Julinová.

Příběh osudové lásky je současně i historií citového a myšlenkového osvobození ženy viktoriánského období, zbavené malosti a předsudků. Chovanka ze sirotčince přichází na venkovské panství jako vychovatelka a v domě opředeném nevysvětlitelným tajemstvím, prožije velkou osudovou lásku. Než však prosadí svou svobodnou vůli a právo rozhodnout o vlastním osudu, zažije mnoho utrpení a odříkání. Hrdinčina morální síla, jasný rozum a upřímný cit překonají všechny překážky a dovedou jí po boku milovaného muže ke štěstí.

HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics. 'I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will.' Bronte's infamous Gothic novel tells the story of orphan Jane, a child of unfortunate circumstances. Raised and treated badly by her aunt and cousins and eventually sent away to a cruel boarding school, it is not until Jane becomes a governess at Thornfield that she finds happiness. Meek, measured, but determined, Jane soon falls in love with her brooding and stormy master, Mr Rochester, but it is not long before strange and unnerving events occur in the house and Jane is forced to leave Thornfield to pursue her future.