B. J. Harrison Reads The Mark of the Beast (EN)
Fleete is an Englishman who is traveling to India. Unfortunately, the poor man has no prior understanding or respect for Indian culture and ends up desecrating a holy statue in the local temple. Fleete can give no reasonable explanation for his actions and is declared bewitched by the "Silver Man".
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5,99 €
B. J. Harrison Reads The Gardener (EN)
Helen Turrell is a young and well-off single woman, living a the countryside village. But one day, she decides to travel to southern France and returns home with a baby called Michael. Helen says that Michael is the son of her brother, George, who died in India after falling off a horse. However, the truth is quite different and secretly, Helen tells Michael that he can call her "Mummy".
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5,99 €
B. J. Harrison Reads Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (EN)
One day, a little English boy called Teddy finds a mongoose named Rikki-Tikki-Tavi in the family house garden. He thinks that the poor animal is dead, but his mother takes it inside the house and it recovers. Rikki-Tikki-Tavi then begins to explore the garden, which is half-wild and overgrown and crosses the path of two troublesome cobras.
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5,99 €
Povídky a příběhy o koních
Příběhy ze světa koní od známých autorů čtou oblíbení herci. Nejkrásnější povídky a příběhy světové literatury o koních a lidech ve špičkovém hereckém provedení. Literární texty Marka Twaina, Charlese Dickense, Rudyarda Kiplinga, Luigiho Pirandella a Charlese G. D. Robertse spojuje skvělý vypravěčský styl, krásný jazyk a hezký hudební doprovod.
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7,96 €
B. J. Harrison Reads Kaa's Hunting (EN)
We have all heard about Mowgli and his adventures. In this story, Baloo the bear teaches Mowgli the Law of the Jungle. Bagheera, however, doubts Baloo’s teaching style. Mowgli is learning the language of the birds and snakes, but dreams of having his own tribe to lead through the branches all day.
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5,99 €
B. J. Harrison Reads If (EN)
Some poems can really teach us something if we read carefully and understand the essence. This lyric poem by Kipling makes no difference. By reading it, a man can find some wise advice in it. The advice that most of us will find is how to deal with different situations in life. But is this all? Maybe there is a secret message which only few of us will understand.
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5,99 €
The Man Who Would Be King (EN)
"The Man Who Would Be King" (1888) is inspired by the real-life actions of James Brook, a British soldier who made himself Rajah of Sarawak (Borneo). In this short story, Kipling tells of two crook characters, Daniel Dravot and Peachey Carnehan, through a third character, an Indian journalist, who is acquainted with the men.
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8,99 €
American Notes (EN)
"In American Notes", the Anglo-Indian Rudyard Kipling visits the USA, and the travel-diary that came out of it offers an interesting view of the America of the 1880's. Kipling affects a wide-eyed innocence and expresses astonishment at features of American life that differ from his own, not least the freedom (and attraction) of American women.
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8,99 €
The Brushwood Boy (EN)
"The Brushwood Boy" tells the story of British army officer, George Cottar, following him from childhood and into his first posting to India. During his placement, Cottar keeps dreaming of a young girl he once met, a dream that always starts with a heap of brushwood near the shore. Upon his return to Britain, he meets the girl again, who it so happens, has also been dreaming of him for the last 21 years.
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8,99 €
Kim (EN)
"Kim" is a fabulous adventure story set in India during the British Empire, around the time of the Second Afghan War. It tells the story of the street-wise orphan Kimball O'Hara, a highly moral Irish-Indian boy who becomes enmeshed in the "Great Game" (a term coined by Kipling himself) — the competition between Britain and Russia for the control over Asia.
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16,99 €
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Just So Stories for Little Children (EN)
The "Just So Stories for Little Children" is among Kipling's best known and loved work. The stories focus on different animals, and how they got their distinctive features. You will for example discover why the elephant's trunk is so very long, and how the leopard got its spots. Written originally for his own daughter, the author's pleasure in playing with the sounds and meanings of words is very evident, and adds to the adults' enjoyment of these children stories.
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10,99 €
The Jungle Book
A collection of four Puffin Classics, designed to raise awareness of world environmental issues. The classic story of friendship between man and beast. Young Mowgli escapes the vicious jaws of the growling tiger Shere Khan, and is adopted by Father Wolf.
As he grows up, Baloo the Bear and Bagheera the Panther teach Mowgli the Law of the Jungle, and so his extraordinary adventures begin . . .
The adventures of Rikki Tikki Tavi the snake-fighting mongoose, little Toomai and the elephant's secret dance, and Kotick the white seal are all part of Mowgli's extraordinary journey with his animal friends. Challenged by the struggle for survival in the depths of the rainforest, this special edition of The Jungle Book is inspired by Earth Day, and introduced by actor and environmental activist Bonnie Wright. The Green Puffin Classics:THE JUNGLE BOOKTHE CALL OF THE WILDTHE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOODTHE WIND IN THE WILLOWS
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Mowgli´s Story (EN)
Audiokniha v angličtině vypráví známý příběh o chlapci, který byl vychován vlčí smečkou a v džungli nalezl jak kamarády, tak úhlavního nepřítele.
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3,16 €
A dzsungel könyve
Ismerj meg te is egy csodálatos, klasszikus történetet igényes, könnyen kezelhető e-könyv kiadásban. A kiadványhoz mellékelt olvasónapló a szerző életrajzán kívül tartalmazza a könyv legfontosabb adatait, a szereplők és a tartalom bemutatását, valamint további elemzési szempontokat is, melyek segítenek a mű átfogóbb megismerésében és egy esetleges számonkérésre való felkészülésben is. Maugli, az indiai gyermek, akinek szüleit megöli Sir Khán, a tigris. A fiút egy farkasfalka neveli fel, legjobb barátai Akela, a farkas, Balú, a medve és Bagira, a fekete párduc lesznek. A fiú megismeri a dzsungel törvényeit, a túlélésért folytatott küzdelmet, és a dzsungel végül az otthonává válik. A történetek során Maugli találkozik a dzsungel számos lakójával, megküzd Sir Khánnal, és végül felnőve belép az emberek világába.
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1,41 €
Stateční kapitáni
Osudná vlna smete mladého Harveye z paluby a zcela změní jeho život. Posádka škuneru Už jsme tu chlapce zachrání a Harvey tak nalezne mezi drsnými rybáři svůj druhý domov. Rozmazlený synek z bohaté rodiny náhle zjišťuje, v čem spočívají odvaha a pravé přátelství a pozvolna si uvědomuje, na čem v životě opravdu záleží.
Vynikající román Rudyarda Kiplinga, nositele Nobelovy ceny za literaturu a autora slavné Knihy džunglí, vychází v novém překladu Davida Petrů a s nádhernými ilustracemi Zdeňka Buriana.
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12,99 €
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Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
Hlavným hrdinom príbehu je malý Rikki-tikki-tavi, lemur mongoz, ktorý sa ocitne v záhrade jednej britskej rodiny. Členov rodiny nenávidia dve zlé kobry a chcú ich zabiť. Zachráni ich statočný malý lemur? Rozprávka zo Zlatého fondu SME.
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1,99 €
