Poet and pervert, Humbert Humbert becomes obsessed by twelve-year-old Lolita and seeks to possess her, first carnally and then artistically, out of love, 'to fix once for all the perilous magic of ...
A glorious collection of some of the best sleuths in the business. Including creators such as Poe and Conan Doyle to Hammet, Christie, Chandler, Rendell and Rankin. Perfect gift edition
As a literary subject, Christmas has inspired everything from intimate domestic dramas, to fanciful flights of the imagination, and the full range of its expression is represented in this wonderful...
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 haunting tale of ...
Wojna na Ukrainie jest najpoważniejszym wyzwaniem dla Polski od zakończenia II wojny światowej, tym bardziej, że Federacja Rosyjska przekształca się w państwo agresywne, dążące do odbudowania swego...
You know him as the founder of Microsoft; the philanthropic, kind-hearted billionaire who has donated endless funds to good causes around the world. But there's another side to Bill Gates.
The Worlds of Dune presents a deep dive into the many different strands of inspiration, from Zen Buddhism to Indigenous American tribal ritual, that Frank Herbert wove into Dune and its sequels &nd...
W 1273 roku Leszek Czarny, książę sieradzki i łęczycki, nadał Wolborzowi przywileje, m.in. umożliwił biskupom osadzenie miasta na prawie niemieckim oraz zezwolił na posiadanie własnych sądów...
At Thornfield Hall, resolute and independent Jane Eyre finds fulfillment in her duties as governess, and the love of her life in her employer Edward Rochester. But when a dark secret from Rochester...
When millions suffer under oppression, when resentment boils into bloody insurrection, when triumph leads to savage vengeance—can one individual life matter? In A Tale of Two Cities, Charles ...
Desperate to escape his abusive father and the constraints of the civilized life, young Huck Finn fakes his death and, with the help of his slave friend Jim, embarks on a vagabond life rafting down...
That rascal Tom Sawyer is having quite a time! In just a few months' time he's gotten engaged to the new girl in town, witnessed a murder, stayed in a haunted house, found buried treasure, been los...
When he attends a dying patron of his family's boarding house, young Jim Hawkins has no idea that the man was once a pirate, or that the man's possessions include a map that will lead whoever has i...
Wioleta Ważka jest nastolatką z typowymi dla jej wieku problemami – nie lubi szkoły, jeszcze bardziej samej siebie, i marzy, by jej życie się zmieniło.Gdy w wakacje do domu obok w...
Ten traktat należy do klasyki filozofii politycznej i do pierwszych nowożytnych wypowiedzi w dyskusji o umowie społecznej. Powstał w latach czterdziestych XVII wieku, a więc w czasach dla angielski...
Autorka bestsellerowych powieści z historią w tle – Joanna Jax – kreśli poruszającą historię ludzi, którzy muszą zacząć budować swoje życie od nowa! NA OBCEJ ZIEMI: NOWE ŻYCIE; C...
This pocket-sized treasure is the perfect gift for fans of nature, language and rich artwork, adult and child alike!Kindred in spirit to The Lost Words but fresh in its form, The Lost S...
She survived her first year at Basgiath War College . . . but the danger is only beginning.Everyone expected Violet Sorrengail to die during her first year at Basgiath War College, Viol...
Ferro-Grumley Award for LGBT Fiction FinalistShortlisted for a ReLit AwardShortlisted for an Independent Literary AwardThis second novel by Lambda Literary Award...
June 1, 1943, Eastern Poland. Within just a few hours, the village of Sochy had ceased to exist. Buildings were burned. Residents shot. Among the survivors was nine-year-old Teresa Ferenc, who saw ...