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Jane Eyre (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
ISBN: 9780143106159 / Angielski / Miękka / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An iconic novel dressed in a fierce design by acclaimed fashion illustrator Ruben Toledo. This couture-inspired collection also features The Picture of Dorian Gray, Dracula, The Scarlet Letter, Wuthering Heights and Pride and Prejudice.
Orphaned Jane Eyre endures an unhappy childhood, hated by her aunt and cousins and then sent to comfortless Lowood School. But life there improves and Jane stays on as a teacher, though she still longs for love and friendship. At Mr Rochester's house, where she goes to work as a governess, she hopes she might have found them - until... An iconic novel dressed in a fierce design by acclaimed fashion illustrator Ruben Toledo. This couture-inspired collection also features The Pic...
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Jane Eyre: Drop Caps
ISBN: 9780143123149 / Angielski / Twarda / 528 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From A to Z, the Penguin Drop Caps series collects 26 unique hardcovers--featuring cover art by type superstar Jessica Hische It all begins with a letter. Fall in love with Penguin Drop Caps, a new series of twenty-six collectible and gift-worthy hardcover editions, each with a type cover showcasing a gorgeously illustrated letter of the alphabet by superstar type designer Jessica Hische, whose work has appeared everywhere from Tiffany & Co. to Wes Anderson's film Moonrise Kingdom to Penguin's own bestsellers Committedand Rules of Civility. A collaboration...
From A to Z, the Penguin Drop Caps series collects 26 unique hardcovers--featuring cover art by type superstar Jessica Hische It all begi...
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The Dead Secret
ISBN: 9780199536719 / Angielski / Miękka / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A mystery of unrelenting suspense and penetrating characterization, The Dead Secret explores the relationship between a fallen woman, her illegitimate daughter, and buried secrets in a superb blend of romance and Gothic drama. Reprinted here in the only critical edition available, is the text of the first edition, including Collins's preface and revisions. A superb introduction relates the text to Collins's love of the theatre, and previous and subsequent works.
About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around... A mystery of unrelenting suspense and penetrating characterization, The Dead Secret explores the relationship between a fallen woman, her illegitimate...
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50,28 |
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The House of the Seven Gables
ISBN: 9780199539123 / Angielski / Miękka / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The sins of one generation are visited upon another in a haunted New England mansion until the arrival of a young woman from the country breathes new air into mouldering lives and rooms. Written shortly after The Scarlet Letter, The House of the Seven Gables re-addresses the theme of human guilt in a style remarkable in both its descriptive virtuosity and its truly modern mix of fantasy and realism.
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... The sins of one generation are visited upon another in a haunted New England mansion until the arrival of a young woman from the country breathes new ...
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The Oxford Book of Gothic Tales
ISBN: 9780199561537 / Angielski / Miękka / 560 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Brimming with tales of terror, suspense, and the uncanny, this work offers a collection devoted to the best of the Gothic genre. Each story contains the common elements of the gothic talea warped sense of time, a claustrophobic setting, a link to archaic modes of thought, and the impression of a descent into disintegration. Yet taken together, they reveal the progression of the genre from stories of feudal villains amid crumbling ruins to a greater level of sophistication in which writers brought the gothic tale out of its medieval setting, and placed it in the contemporary world. Bringing...
Brimming with tales of terror, suspense, and the uncanny, this work offers a collection devoted to the best of the Gothic genre. Each story contains t...
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64,25 |
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The Phantom of the Opera
ISBN: 9780199694570 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A mysterious Phantom haunts the depths of the Paris Opera House where he has fallen passionately in love with the beautiful singer Christine Daae. When the Phantom is finally unmasked, will Christine see beyond his hideous disfigurement? Christine's plight, the fate of Erik, and the redemptive power of love stand at the heart of this remarkable novel. The twists and turns of Leroux's thrilling story have captivated readers since its very first appearance in 1910. It is a terrific story that combines mystery, crime, adventure, detection, and tortured love. This sparkling new translation--by...
A mysterious Phantom haunts the depths of the Paris Opera House where he has fallen passionately in love with the beautiful singer Christine Daae. Whe...
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42,20 |
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The Shivering Sands
ISBN: 9781402277498 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "One of the supreme writers of gothic romance, a compelling storyteller whose gripping novels have thrilled millions."-RT Book Reviews Her sister's mysterious disappearance will lead her to a deadly secret... Caroline Verlaine knows something is wrong. Her sister has gone missing and no one can tell her why. The only option is to go where Roma was last seen-an estate with a deadly history. The Stacy family has lived off the Dover coast for generations, carefully navigating the treacherous quicksands nearby. But the sands aren't Caroline's biggest threat.... "One of the supreme writers of gothic romance, a compelling storyteller whose gripping novels have thrilled millions."-RT Book Reviews |
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65,47 |
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Naming the Bones
ISBN: 9781847672568 / Angielski / Miękka / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Knee-deep in the mud of an ancient burial ground, a winter storm raging around him, and at least one person intent on his death: how did Murray Watson end up here? His quiet life in university libraries researching the lives of writers seems a world away.
Knee-deep in the mud of an ancient burial ground, a winter storm raging around him, and at least one person intent on his death: how did Murray Watson...
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
ISBN: 9781607966159 / Angielski / Miękka / 62 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This intriguing combination of fantasy thriller and moral allegory depicts the gripping struggle of two opposing personalities - one essentially good, the other evil - for the soul of one man. Its tingling suspense and intelligent and sensitive portrayal of man's dual nature reveal Stevenson as a novelist of great skill and originality.
This intriguing combination of fantasy thriller and moral allegory depicts the gripping struggle of two opposing personalities - one essentially good,...
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26,93 |
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The Monk: A Romance (Gothic Classics)
ISBN: 9781939140067 / Angielski / Twarda / 406 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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204,96 |
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The Asylum
ISBN: 9780544227729 / Angielski / Miękka / 257 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Harwood, master of creeping Victorian horror, does it again . . . Twisted in every sense of the word and wonderfully atmospheric."--Booklist Confused and disoriented, Georgina Ferrars awakens in a small room in Tregannon House, a remote asylum in England. She has no memory of the past few weeks. The doctor, Maynard Straker, tells her that she admitted herself under the name Lucy Ashton, then suffered a seizure. When she insists he has mistaken her for someone else, Dr. Straker sends a telegram to her uncle, who replies that Georgina Ferrars is at home with him in London: "Your...
"Harwood, master of creeping Victorian horror, does it again . . . Twisted in every sense of the word and wonderfully atmospheric."--Booklist <...
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57,61 |
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Ghosts of Mateguas: A Mateguas Island Novel
ISBN: 9781944815004 / Angielski / Miękka / 404 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The body of a young girl, found floating in the icy waters of Scarborough Marsh... Journey, with Karen and her family, back to the mythos, passion, and magic, and join her as she seeks to finally lay to rest the ... GHOSTS OF MATEGUAS. GHOSTS OF MATEGUAS is the third full-length novel in highly acclaimed, award-winning, MATEGUAS ISLAND SERIES. "Ghosts of Mateguas joins others in the Mateguas... The body of a young girl, found floating in the icy waters of Scarborough Marsh... |
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76,88 |
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Carmilla
ISBN: 9781532926631 / Angielski / Miękka / 146 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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34,39 |
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Forsaken Eternity
ISBN: 9781532833960 / Angielski / Miękka / 648 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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106,13 |
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El pozo y el péndulo/Le puits et le pendule: (Edición bilingüe/Édition bilingue)
ISBN: 9781532814396 / Hiszpański / Miękka / 60 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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51,59 |
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Jane Eyre
ISBN: 9781515230144 / Angielski / Miękka / 594 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Orphaned into the household of her Aunt Reed at Gateshead, and subject to the cruel regime at Lowood charity school, Jane Eyre nonetheless emerges unbroken in spirit and integrity. She takes up the post of governess at Thornfield, falls in love with Mr. Rochester, and discovers the impediment to their lawful marriage in a story that transcends melodrama to portray a woman's passionate search for a wider and richer life than Victorian society traditionally allowed. With a heroine full of yearning, the dangerous secrets she encounters, and the choices she finally makes, Charlotte Bronte's...
Orphaned into the household of her Aunt Reed at Gateshead, and subject to the cruel regime at Lowood charity school, Jane Eyre nonetheless emerges unb...
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Bloodgifted: Book 1 of the Dantonville Legacy
ISBN: 9781477419205 / Angielski / Miękka / 366 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What's a girl to do when she learns she's the key to breaking a centuries-old family curse? Become dangerously intimate with a jaw-dropping vision of male hotness hiding a secret agenda of his own. Nothing could be simpler. Or is it? When primary school teacher, Laura Dantonville, learns of her family's dark ancestral legacy, she's propelled into a secret underworld ruled by magic, mystery and murder, and stalked by vampire clans who would do anything to possess her. For her protection, she's assigned a guardian not knowing that part of her role in ending the ancient curse that has plagued...
What's a girl to do when she learns she's the key to breaking a centuries-old family curse? Become dangerously intimate with a jaw-dropping vision of ...
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80,92 |
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A Buried Plot on Legacy Road
ISBN: 9781618970589 / Angielski / Miękka / 454 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This fascinating novel recounts the fate of two families: the Braintree family living in 1930 and the Hammilson family living in 1991. Amazingly, the modern day Hammilson family is the reincarnation of the earlier Braintree family. THE BRAINTREE FAMILY On the banks of the Hudson River is the community of Northern Spring, New York. Off a route named Legacy Road, is the estate that belonged to Silas Braintree. In 1930, a mansion known as The Braintree House that he built during the booming 1920s, dominates the riverbank. The area's economy depends on five factories located along the river, one...
This fascinating novel recounts the fate of two families: the Braintree family living in 1930 and the Hammilson family living in 1991. Amazingly, the ...
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92,30 |
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Jane Eyre: An Autobiography
ISBN: 9780615844619 / Angielski / Miękka / 516 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Meet Jane Eyre through her autobiography (as written by Charlotte Bronte). A brilliant coming of age novel, Jane Eyre also tackles issues of social class, sexuality, morals, religion, and feminism.
Jane is an orphan who must overcome her loveless childhood as she goes to work as a governess at Thornfield Hall. She is a multi-layered character who embodies the qualities of independence, Christianity, individuality, and passion.
Meet Jane Eyre through her autobiography (as written by Charlotte Bronte). A brilliant coming of age novel, Jane Eyre also tackles issues of social cl...
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76,67 |
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The Amulet of Elisabeth Bathory and other short stories
ISBN: 9780976698425 / Angielski / Miękka / 234 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Amulet of Elisabeth Bathory and other short stories by Kevin Eads In praise of Elisabeth Bathory: .."..not the Edward Cullens' of Twilight, but rather for a bygone era of beautiful stalkers of the night, the Brides of Dracula styled. As he explained to me (the author) had a vision of being a screen writer I asked to see his work and much to my delight the humor and wit of his work was not the cliche happy endings where the hero wins, but rather, well, not to spoil some of the stories contained herein, but where the heroine is the vampire at times. After all, we love vampires. Why then, we...
The Amulet of Elisabeth Bathory and other short stories by Kevin Eads In praise of Elisabeth Bathory: .."..not the Edward Cullens' of Twilight, but ra...
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