Pride and Prejudice, which opens with one of the most famous sentences in English Literature, is an ironic novel of manners. In it the garrulous and empty-headed Mrs Bennet has only one aim - that of finding a good match for each of her five daughters. In this she is mocked by her cynical and indolent husband. With its wit, its social precision and, above all, its irresistible heroine, Pride and Prejudice has proved one of the most enduringly popular novels in the English language. ... |
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Wilde's only novel, first published in 1890, is a brilliantly designed puzzle, intended to tease conventional minds with its exploration of the myriad interrelationships between art, life, and consequence. From its provocative Preface, challenging the reader to believe in 'art for art's sake', to its sensational conclusion, the story self-consciously experiments with the notion of sin as an element of design. Yet Wilde himself underestimated the consequences of his experiment, and its capacity to outrage the Victorian establishment. Its words returned to haunt him in his court appearances in 1895, and he ... |
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Anna Karenina is one of the most loved and memorable heroines of literature. Her overwhelming charm dominates a novel of unparalleled richness and density. Tolstoy considered this book to be his first real attempt at a novel form, and it addresses the very nature of society at all levels, of destiny, death, human relationships and the irreconcilable contradictions of existence. It ends tragically, and there is much that evokes despair, yet set beside this is an abounding joy in life's many ephemeral pleasures, and a profusion of comic relief. ... |
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Книгата е част от поредицата "Самодивски сезони" от Искра Урумова. ... "Съдба! Следвай я, не се бори с нея! Което е орисано, е неизбежно! И винаги идва време за разплата! Трябваше да научиш този урок още преди 20 години!"Четвъртият самодивски сезон в света на "Откраднато, обречено, опазено" идва с още магически приключения от обичаната от хиляди читатели писателка Искра Урумова. Запознайте се със сина на Марко и Неда, който тръгва по стъпките на своите родители на бунт в името на любовта. ... |
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Wuthering Heights is a wild, passionate story of the intense and almost demonic love between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, a foundling adopted by Catherine's father. After Mr Earnshaw's death, Heathcliff is bullied and humiliated by Catherine's brother Hindley and wrongly believing that his love for Catherine is not reciprocated, leaves Wuthering Heights, only to return years later as a wealthy and polished man. He proceeds to exact a terrible revenge for his former miseries. The action of the story is chaotic and unremittingly violent, but the accomplished handling of a complex structure, the evocative ... |
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Самодивски сезони. Самодивите и овчарите водят вековна борба по българските земи. Властта над природата и над златните залежи им дава сила и богатство, но и ги въвлича в жестоко противопоставяне, в което обикновените хора са само пионки. Далеч назад в митовете и в народните песни обаче са скрити следи, че тези могъщи създания невинаги враждуват - че понякога между тях пламва любовна магия, която нарушава всички забрани. Красивата самодива Неда преживява истински кошмар, когато е пленена от овчаря Марко - вместо да отреже косата ѝ и да я обрече на лудост, той я пощадява, защото помни как като дете е бил спасен от ... |
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George Orwell 's dystopian masterpiece, Nineteen Eighty-Four is perhaps the most pervasively influential book of the twentieth century, making famous Big Brother, newspeak and Room 101. 'Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past' Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, Winston Smith skilfully rewrites the past to suit the needs of the Party. Yet he inwardly rebels against the totalitarian world he lives in, which demands absolute obedience and controls him through the all-seeing telescreens and the watchful eye of Big Brother, ... |
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Tender is the Night is a story set in the hedonistic high society of Europe during the ‘Roaring Twenties’. A wealthy schizophrenic, Nicole Warren, falls in love with Dick Diver - her psychiatrist. The resulting saga of the Divers’ troubled marriage, and their circle of friends, includes a cast of aristocratic and beautiful people, unhappy love affairs, a duel, incest, and the problems inherent in the possession of great wealth. Despite cataloguing a maelstrom of interpersonal conflict, Tender is the Night has a poignancy and warmth that springs from the quality of Fitzgerald's writing and the tragic personal ... |
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Шедьоврите на световната литература са кариатидите, които крепят огромното и невидимо мироздание на човешкия дух. Във всяко време, когато са поставени на изпитание нравствените устои на отделната личност или цели нации, великата творба е като спасителна слънчева стълба от бездната на отчаянието, хаоса и неверието. Това издание е част от серията Книги за ученика на издателство Пан. Поредицата представя литературни произведения, включени в учебната програма за 4. - 11. клас. Текстовете са съобразени с възрастта на читателите. Придружени са с критически анализи и оценки от различни гледни точки, с проблемни въпроси, ... |
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Jane Eyre ranks as one of the greatest and most perennially popular works of English fiction. Although the poor but plucky heroine is outwardly of plain appearance, she possesses an indomitable spirit, a sharp wit and great courage. She is forced to battle against the exigencies of a cruel guardian, a harsh employer and a rigid social order. All of which circumscribe her life and position when she becomes governess to the daughter of the mysterious, sardonic and attractive Mr Rochester. However, there is great kindness and warmth in this epic love story, which is set against the magnificent backdrop of the Yorkshire ... |
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50 th anniversary edition. Over 30 million copies sold worldwide. ... "Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird."A lawyer's advice to his children as he defends the real mockingbird of Harper Lee's classic novel - a black man charged with the rape of a white girl. Through the young eyes of Scout and Jem Finch, Harper Lee explores with exuberant humour the irrationality of adult attitudes to race and class in the Deep South of the thirties. The conscience of a town steeped in prejudice, violence and hypocrisy is pricked by the stamina of ... |
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Пърси Джаксън е на път да бъде изхвърлен от училище... отново. И това е най-малкият от всичките му проблеми. Напоследък чудовища и древногръцки богове се пръкват навсякъде, вместо да си стоят по страниците на учебника му по литература. А за капак на всичко, изглежда, че е успял да ядоса някои от тях. Истинската мълния на Зевс е открадната и познайте кой е главният заподозрян. Сега Пърси има десет дена, за да открие и върне задигнатата собственост на повелителя на небето. За да се увенчае с успех подвигът му обаче, момчето ще трябва да направи малко повече от това просто да разбере кой е истинският крадец. "Ако си ... |
