Moudrá Pavla Libri

Pátý díl obsáhlého románu s hlavním hrdinou Jeanem Valjeanem,který zradou svého okolí byl zatčen a odsouzen k pobytu na galejích.Jeho spoluvězeň mu dá informaci o uloženém pokladu.Po jeho smrti se mu dramaticky podaří uprchnout,poklad najít a díky tomu se z něj stává bohatý člověk,šlechtic.Vrací se do Francie a postupně nacházi ty.kteří jej zradili a i ty,kteří jej milovali.Román byl několikrát zfilmován a složil jako předloha k úspěšnému muzikálu

Velmi zajímavá kniha s nápaditými ilustracemi Luďka Maňáska pobaví malé i velké čtenáře svými vtipnými a poučnými příběhy. Vypráví, jak to bylo na začátku světa, když byla zvířata ještě divoká - O sloním mláděti, O velrybě, O původu pásovců, Jak dostal velbloud hrb, Proč je levhart skvrnitý, O staříku klokanovi, O krabu, který si hrál s mořem, Jak přišel nosorožec ke své kůži - a lidé žili ještě v jeskyních - O kočce, která chodila sama, Jak byl napsán první dopis, Jak vznikla abeceda - a pokračuje přes příběh O králi Šalamounovi do novější doby.

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. How did the leopard get its spots? Why do the tides ebb and flow? How did the elephant get its trunk? And how was the alphabet made? Rudyard Kipling's classic collection of fables answers the great questions of animal- and humankind in a fun, eloquent and magical way - for children and adults alike. Kipling's beautifully imaginative answers echo the animal fables he heard during his childhood in India, paired with the folk tales he collected throughout his life. Kipling's enjoyment in playing with language, as well as his own delight in fatherhood, makes these stories a joy to read aloud, and children will request these tales as bedtime stories again and again. However, adults will also revel in Kipling's fanciful storytelling and gift for language, as every reading uncovers a new joke, subtext or fascinating embellishment. From the author of 'The Jungle Book' and 'Kim', 'Just So Stories' is the newest addition to the available canon of Kipling's work available in the handy format of Collins Classics!

Stalky, M'Turk and the Beetle are the trio who conduct a battle of wits with masters and school fellows alike in these nine tales of school life.

Pokračování povídkové knihy Šotkova kouzla, které se odehrává o rok později.

Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attract the young reader. Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents the excitement of each story. Appropriate "reader friendly" type sizes have been chosen for each title--offering clear, accurate, and readable text. All editions are complete and unabridged, and feature Introductions and Afterwords. This edition of Tom Sawyer, Detective includes a Foreword, Biographical Note, and Afterword from the Publisher. Well, it seems like a grand vacation idea when Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn are invited to boat down river and visit Tom's Uncle Silas, but every inch of the trip draws the boys deeper into a tangled web of dark deeds. Stolen diamonds; a mysterious stranger; vengeful manhunters; a long lot twin; a vanished farm-hand...how does it all add it? The question explodes when Tom Sawyer discovers a dead man in a shallow grave, and Uncle Silas confesses to a murder he didn't commit! Now Tom Sawyer must find and unmask the real killer--or Silas will be hanged and his family destroyed.

Román Červený pokoj nám ukazuje tehdejší reálnou situaci v severských státech a poukazuje na "nečistotu" společnosti. Život bohéma, podvodné praktiky politiků, obchodníků a podnikatelů, pokrytecká morálka vládnoucích vrstev. Červený pokoj nebyl za autorova života uznáván kritiky, dnesale patří mezi největší díla severské literatury. Zážitek z románu umocňuje to, že se jedná o autorovo vyznání - o část jeho života. Doslovem a poznámkami opatřil František Fröhlich.

Set in the immense landscape of the Great Plains, The Prairie (1827) addresses many questions raised by the penetration of the American west: the displacement of the Indians, the destruction of nature, and the creation of a just society both ordered and free. Natty Bumppo, a man now in the autumn of his days, is the spokesman for the conservation of the natural environment. But as his physical prowess wanes he is ultimately unable to thwart the despoilers. In this, the last in the series of five Leatherstocking Tales, Cooper resolves the issues of The Pioneers and The Last of the Mohicans, but at the same time eloquently suggests that humility, self-control, reverence for God, and respect for nature are tragically lost on the prairie.

When his father, a soldier stationed in India, dies suddenly, young Kimball O'Hara is left to fend for himself on the streets of Lahore. A proper English lad, Kim is plunged into an exotic and unfamiliar world of crowded bazaars and noisy markets, gilded temples, sahibs and fakirs, beggars, whirling dervishes, soldiers, and spies. Forced to live hand-to-mouth, Kim must rely on his cunning and wit to survive.

Romanzo, guerra, avventura, pericolo: non c'è da meravigliarsi se il romanzo di James Fenimore Cooper ha ispirato innumerevoli adattamenti cinematografici e televisivi. L'ultimo dei Mohicani è un racconto epico della vita ai confini americani, ambientato nell'era coloniale quando i francesi e gli inglesi si contendevano il controllo del Nuovo Mondo e avevano bisogno dell'aiuto delle tribù dei nativi americani per vincere. Cora e Alice Munro lasciano la sicurezza del forte inglese per visitare il padre, un generale dell'esercito britannico. Ma la loro guida iroquois "amichevole" le tradisce ai francesi e ora la loro unica speranza di sopravvivenza risiede in quattro uomini: il loro compagno di viaggio, il maggiore Duncan Heyward; il cacciatore di frontiera Hawkeye; e gli amici mohican Chingachgook e suo figlio Uncas. La potente saga di Fenimore Cooper di un amore destinato e di un dramma mozzafiato ha catturato generazioni di lettori in tutto il mondo.

Román Červený pokoj nám ukazuje tehdejší reálnou situaci v severských státech a poukazuje na "nečistotu" společnosti. Život bohéma, podvodné praktiky politiků, obchodníků a podnikatelů, pokrytecká morálka vládnoucích vrstev. Červený pokoj nebyl za autorova života uznáván kritiky, dnes ale patří mezi největší díla severské literatury. Zážitek z románu umocňuje to, že se jedná o autorovo vyznání - o část jeho života.

Triptych povídek vyprávěných psem Botou: Tvůj sluha pes, Velká hra na hon, Toby pes. Obrázky nakreslil známý George Loraine Stampa. Přeložila Pavla Moudrá, upravila Jana Pacnerová.