Swift's devastating short satire on how to solve a famine Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. Jonathan Swift (1667-1745). Swift's works available in Penguin Classics are Gulliver's Travels and A Modest Proposal and Other Writings.

Following a contretemps with Colonel Wyvern, what could be better than a sojourn at Healthward Ho? Quite a lot, as it turns out, when Lester Carmody of Rudge Hall puts himself into the hands of Dr Twist, the aptly named owner of the establishment, and pursues a devious money-making scheme.

Grófka Anna Fedotovna žije v Petrohrade so svojou chovankyňou Lizavetou Ivanovnou. V meste žije aj jej vnuk Tomskij, ktorý je vášnivým hráčom kariet. Pri hre ho pozoruje Hermann, ktorý sa do hry nikdy nezapojí.

Eine gnadenlose Jagd durch die Jahrhunderte Das Jesus-Papier erfüllt den Vatikan mit Schrecken. Mächtige Politiker versuchen mit allen Mitteln, an das hochbrisante Geheimdokument zu gelangen.

Bringing together six of Turgenev's best known stories in volume, this collection includes First Love," "Asya," "Mumu," "The Diary of a Superfluous Man," "Song of Triumphant Love," and "King Lear of the Steppes." "

Fern is glaring thirty in the face and can’t ignore the love lies any longer. Life with Adam was amazing once – although these days swinging from the chandeliers means D.I.Y not S.E.X. She believes a romantic wedding should be the next step but Adam just won’t go down on one knee. Then a chance meeting with Scottie Taylor – the UK’s sexiest pop star – lights fireworks in Fern that won’t stop exploding. It’s mind-expanding love at first sight for them both so when he proposes in front of a sell-out crowd at Wembley Stadium, there’s only one answer. Yes, yes, yes! Before you know it, Fern is living the celebrity dream in LA and a wedding planner is arranging designer shoe fittings. But isn’t it all happening a little too fast? Why is this modern day Cinderella homesick for a rented two-bedroom flat in Clapham? How do you know whether love is telling the truth? Fern must choose which version of this fairy tale is hers …

This edition of The Merchant of Venice, based on a fresh examination of the early editions, includes an exceptionally lucid and accessible introduction which addresses Shakespeare's attitude toward Semitism and establishes the cultural, historical, and literary context in which Shakespeare wrote the play. An interesting range of production photographs and drawings of Renaissance merchants and Jews, and a survey of the play's stage history ranging from discussions of its early staging to important twentieth-century productions and performances outside England, particularly Israel, makes this an ideal edition for students, actors, and the general reader.About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Okonowo is the greatest warrior alive. His fame has spread like a bushfire in West Africa and he is one of the most powerful men of his clan. But he also has a fiery temper. Determined not to be like his father, he refuses to show weakness to anyone - even if the only way he can master his feelings is with his fists. When outsiders threaten the traditions of his clan, Okonowo takes violent action. Will the great man's dangerous pride eventually destroy him?

She said she was raped. Police said she lied. She was made to retract the report - but the nightmare only got worse. On 11 August 2008, eighteen-year-old Marie reported that a masked man had broken into her home and raped her. Within days, police - and even those closest to Marie - became suspicious of her story. Confronted by these minor inconsistencies and doubt, Marie broke down and said her story was a lie. The police charged her with making a false report. Two years later, Colorado detective Stacy Galbraith was assigned to a case of sexual assault. It bore an eerie resemblance to a rape that had taken place months earlier in a nearby town. Joining forces with the detective on that case, Edna Hendershot, the two soon discovered they were dealing with a serial rapist. As their investigation deepened, it became clear that numerous police departments had extremely similar cases on their hands - and that Marie's story bore an eerie resemblance to the cases they were investigating. Unbelievable is a chilling tale of doubt, lies, and the hunt for justice, unveiling the disturbing reality of how sexual assault is investigated and the long history of scepticism toward its victims. Previously published as A False Report

The Foundation series is Isaac Asimov's iconic masterpiece. Unfolding against the backdrop of a crumbling Galactic Empire, the story of Hari Seldon's two Foundations is a lasting testament to an extraordinary imagination, one whose unprecedented scale shaped science fiction as we know it today. After a long war which saw the First Foundation emerge victorious, the Second Foundation is now believed to be extinct, and all records of planet Earth's existence have been erased. No one suspects that the Second Foundation could still exist. None, except Council member Golan Trevize, who finds himself ordered to leave Terminus, accompanied by historian Janov Pelorat, in order to find it. Yet this quest will lead an unsuspecting Golan further than he could have possibly imagined - closer than ever to Earth, where the fate of the whole galaxy awaits him.

The #1 New York Times bestselling series finale and sequel to A Discovery of Witches and Shadow of Night Fans of the All Souls Trilogy sent this highly anticipated finale straight to #1 on the New York Times hardcover bestseller list. Bringing the series magic and suspense to a deeply satisfying conclusion, The Book of Life is poised to become an even bigger phenomenon in paperback. Diana and Matthew time-travel back from Elizabethan London to make a dramatic return to the presentfacing new crises and old enemies. At Matthews ancestral home, Sept-Tours, they reunite with the beloved cast of characters from A Discovery of Witcheswith one significant exception. But the real threat to their future has yet to be revealed, and when it is, the search for Ashmole 782 and its missing pages takes on even more urgency.

In HIPPIE, his most autobiographical novel to date, Paulo Coelho takes us back in time to re-live the dream of a generation that longed for peace and dared to challenge the established social order - authoritarian politics, conservative modes of behavior, excessive consumerism, and an unbalanced concentration of wealth and power. Following the "three days of peace and music" at Woodstock, the 1969 gathering in Bethel, NY that would change the world forever, hippie paradises began to emerge all around the world. In the Dam Square in Amsterdam, long-haired young people wearing vibrant clothes and burning incense could be found meditating, playing music and discussing sexual liberation, the expansion of consciousness and the search for an inner truth. They were a generation refusing to live the robotic and unquestioning life that their parents had known. At this time, Paulo is a young, skinny Brazilian with a goatee and long, flowing hair who wants to become a writer. He sets off on a journey in search of freedom and a deeper meaning for his life: first, with a girlfriend, on the famous "Death Train to Bolivia," then on to Peru and later hitchhiking through Chile and Argentina. His travels take him further, to the famous square in Amsterdam, where Paulo meets Karla, a Dutch woman also in her 20s. She convinces Paulo to join her on a trip to Nepal, aboard the Magic Bus that travels across Europe and Central Asia to Kathmandu. They embark on a journey in the company of fascinating fellow travelers, each of whom has a story to tell, and each of whom will undergo a transformation, changing their priorities and values, along the way. As they travel together, Paulo and Karla explore their own relationship, an awakening on every level that brings each of them to a choice and a decision that sets the course for their lives thereafter.

Wenn Elisabeth Bennet zum erstenmal Herrn Darcy, einen Junggesellen und gleichzeitig eine günstige Partie, trifft, scheint er ihr eingebildet und distanziert. Und auch gegen ihre Person gleichgültig, obwohl Elisabeth schön, temperamentvoll und aufgeweckt ist. Wenn Elisabeth dazu feststellt, dass er sich in eine komplizierte Beziehung seines Freundes Bingley und ihrer geliebten Schwester Jane verwickelt hat, nehmen ihre Antipathie gegen ihn noch zu. Es passiert eine Reihe von Missverständnissen und ein Skandal bricht aus, aber dabei auch blüht die Liebe auf. Elisabeth und Darcy verstehen die Torheit ihrer Vorurteile und lernen, dass der erste Eindruck nicht immer richtig sein muss. Když se Elizabeth Bennetová poprvé setká s panem Darcym, starým mládencem a zároveň výhodnou partií, zdá se jí nafoukaný a odtažitý. A také lhostejný k její osobě, přestože je Elizabeth hezká, temperamentní a bystrá. Když Elizabeth navíc zjistí, že se Darcy zapletl do komplikovaného vztahu svého přítele Bingleyho a její milované sestry Jane, její antipatie vůči němu jen vzrostou. Dochází k řadě nedorozumění a vypukne skandál, ale přitom také rozkvete láska. Elizabeth i Darcy pochopí pošetilost svých předsudků a poučí se, že první dojem nemusí být vždycky ten správný.

Humbert Humbert is a middle-aged, fastidious college professor. He also likes little girls. And none more so than Lolita, who he'll do anything to possess. Is he in love or insane? A silver-tongued poet or a pervert? A tortured soul or a monster? Or is he all of these?

Shocking and controversial when it was first published in 1939, Steinbeck's Pulitzer prize-winning epic remains his undisputed masterpiece. Set against the background of dust bowl Oklahoma and Californian migrant life, it tells of the Joad family, who, li

'Then she began to run, and she ran over the sharp stones and through the thorns, and the wild animals bounded past her ...' Four weird, dark and enchanting fairy-tales from the Brothers Grimm. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. Jacob Ludwig Karl (1785-1863) and Wilhelm Karl (1786-1859) are the Brothers Grimm. Their Selected Tales are also available in Penguin Classics.

A desert in Fire

Extensive reading is essential for improving fluency and there is a real need in the ELT classroom for contemporary, low-level reading material for younger learners. This level 2 Popcorn ELT Reader is based on the hit animated film _Turbo_. It tells the story of a young snail who dreams of becoming the fastest snail in the world

Un voyage animé avec une jeune protagoniste. Attention les enfants, les ręves deviennent parfois réalité ! Thčmes : - Ręve et fantaisie - Animaux - Jeux et activités - CD Audio - Vocabulaire illustré Sophie dort dans son lit et elle fait un beau ręve. Elle ręve de passer une journée dans un cirque. Sophie ręve de rencontrer Gustave le clown, Juliette la danseuse, un superbe cheval blanc et Plume l’éléphant. Tous les artistes s’exhibent sur la piste et, pendant l’entracte, les enfants mangent des friandises. Les musiciens animent le spectacle. Mais…est-ce que Sophie a vraiment ręvé ? Découvrons-le ensemble ! Contenus Le présent de l’indicatif La formation du pluriel Les animaux et les artistes du cirque

Los caracteres de esta comedia poseen una dimensión universal. En esta publicación vas a encontrar: Información sobre la vida de Leandro Fernández de Moratín; Documentación sobre el ambiente y el contexto; Glosario con las palabras y expresiones difíciles; Actividades de comprensión; Preparación al DELE; Test final Temas: Amor, Matrimonio, Educación Autoridad, Libre albedrío, Honor, Sociedad Dona Francisca va a casarse con un hombre mayor que ella bajo la presión de su madre, aunque está enamorada de un joven oficial. Esta obra es un alegato contra los métodos educativos del siglo XVIII y gira alrededor de los principales temas de actualidad de la época: el respeto de los convencionalismos y normas sociales, el derecho al matrimonio por amor, el conflicto de la autoridad paterna, y el papel de la mujer en la sociedad.

Der Drama der deutschen Literatur, das zahlreiche Künstler zu eigenen Werken inspirierte. Übungen zu Leseverständnis, Wortschatz und Grammatik; Übungen zur Prüfungsvorbereitung Zertifikat Deutsch – ZD Themen: Gesellschaft, Liebe, Leiden Georg Büchners Drama Woyzeck gehört zu den meistgespielten Bühnenstücken der deutschen Literatur. Infolge seines frühen Todes im Jahr 1837 – Georg Büchner starb mit 23 Jahren – blieb das Stück ein Fragment und erschien erst im Jahre 1879 in einer überarbeiteten Fassung. Woyzeck ist die tragische Geschichte eines einfachen soldaten, der von seinen Vorgesetzten ausgenützt, seinen Mitmenschen gedemütigt und seiner Freundin Marie betrogen wird. Der ohnehin schon an Halluzinationen leidende Woyzeck verfällt aufgrund psychischer Belastungen sowie einseitiger Ernährung zunehmend dem Wahnsinn. Er hört Stimmen, die ihm befehlen, Marie umzubringen. Er geht zu einem Trödler und kauft sich ein Messer…

A Theological Life offers one of the first comprehensive reflections on the life and work of this enigmatic Czech theologian and cardinal. Going beyond the usual biographical and bibliographical summary, the book provides an in-depth theological reflection on the legacy which this much-loved spiritual father left to the worldwide Church.

„Kde život náš je v půli se svou poutí“ je úvodním veršem z Pekla Danteho Božské komedie, název se tak již v úvodu staví do trpkého kontrastu k československé realitě 50. let. Autobiografická próza Josefa Jedličky je svědectvím člověka o současnosti zítřků, který svými břitkými pozorovacími schopnostmi odhaluje tragikomický svět stalinské éry. Jednotlivé epizody každodennosti i dějinných zvratů do sebe postupně zapadají a tvoří osobitou koláž, ve které se vzájemně prostupují časová pásma a roviny – vzájemně koexistují dobové záznamy (vystoupení Klementa Gottwalda na Staroměstském náměstí), ale také střípky ze života autora (přestěhování do Litvínova, život v koldomě ad.) nebo meditativní úvahy. Svědectví doby je podtrženo poetickým jazykem, který nepostrádá drsnou a aktuální věcnost – dosud platné spojitosti a vztahy se přeměňují, čímž se otevírá prostor volným asociacím i svébytné ironii. Jde tak o filozofickou reflexi prostoupenou literárními reminiscencemi a asociacemi, která navazuje na literární tradice předešlých desetiletí.

Publikace se zabývá vztahy mezi střední Evropou a Latinskou Amerikou. Autoři se zaměřují převážně na období dvacátého století, kdy se kontakty mezi těmito regiony podstatnou měrou rozšířily a diverzifikovaly. Zatímco v devatenáctém století byly státy Latinské Ameriky pouze cílem středoevropských cestovatelů a jen výjimečně emigrantů, po první světové válce přicházely ze střední Evropy desítky tisíc lidí a v jejich stopách pak přišli političtí exulanti v době druhé světové války. Dalším impulzem pro rozvoj vztahů se staly události roku 1959 na Kubě, které poznamenaly kontakty obou regionů v oblasti politické, ekonomické i kulturní.

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'After all what can we ever gain in forever looking back and blaming ourselves if our lives have not turned out quite as we might have wished?' In the summer of 1956, Stevens, the ageing butler of Darlington Hall, embarks on a leisurely holiday that will take him deep into the English countryside and into his past...A contemporary classic, The Remains of the Day is Kazuo Ishiguro's beautiful and haunting evocation of life between the wars in a Great English House, of lost causes and lost love. The Remains of the Day is now available as a Faber Modern Classics edition.

Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow are the most famous gangster couple in history. They robbed banks in small towns. People laughed at the police because they couldn’t catch the two bandits. Bonnie and Clyde wanted to rob a big, important bank. Will their crazy ride lead them straight into the police firing line or will they live a quiet life together in their endless love? Bonnie Parkerová a Clyde Barrow jsou nejznámější gangsterskou dvojicí v historii. Vykrádali banky v malých městech. Lidé se vysmívali policii, protože nedokázala tyto dva bandity chytit. Bonnie a Clyde chtěli vykrást velkou, významnou banku. Povede je jejich šílená jízda přímo před policejní palbu, nebo budou žít poklidný život ve své nehynoucí lásce?

Make to Know: From Spaces of Uncertainty to Creative Discovery will change the way you think about creativity. The book upends popular notions of innate artistic and visionary genius and probes instead the event of discovery that happens through the act of making. In contrast to the classic tale of Michelangelo, who 'saw the angel in the stone', the artists and designers Buchman interviews for this book talk about knowing their work as they engage in the doing. Make to Know explores the revelatory nature of the creative journey itself. As Buchman weaves together the vivid stories of his multiple conversations, we learn about writers of all stripes as they confront creative spaces of uncertainty - 'the blank page'; about visual artists and what they understand from the materials they encounter; about designers and architects and the iterative process of solving problems; and about actors and musicians facing the surprises of improvisational performance. Make to Know is a book that will, ultimately, open a path to your own making, and, in the end, will have significant implications for how you live. Make to Know presents a way of thinking that democratizes creativity and uncovers a process that leads to knowing both one's work and oneself. It is relevant to anyone interested in why creativity matters.

From the internationally-renowned author of The Beach, a gripping mystery and stylistic tour de force that delves into the subconscious mind, with brilliantly disturbing results. The brilliant mindmessing thriller from the author of 28 Days Later and The Beach A big success in its original editions, the paperback looks set to become an essential lead title in all summer reading promotions The award-winning illustrations from Nicholas Garland make this a beautiful and atmospheric book Massive advertising campaign across the Underground, national press and magazines to make The Coma an unmissable summer highlight