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audioknihaWilliam ShakespeareKlasická literatúra
A Midsummer Night’s Dream (EN)
William Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night’s Dream must be one of the most enduringly popular of Shakespeare’s plays, and it is not difficult to see why: the work blends several kinds of comedy with a powerful atmosphere of magic and mystery and a satisfying set of contrasts
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audioknihaRudyard Kipling
Dobrodružné romány
The Jungle Books (EN)
Rudyard Kipling: Kipling’s tales of Mowgli and his exciting life in the Indian jungle have been loved by children and adults alike ever since their publication in 1895.
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audioknihaFranz Kafka
Literatúra faktu a Náučná literatúra
Metamorphosis (EN)
Franz Kafka: Gregor Samsa wakes up one morning to find he has been transformed into a gigantic insect. This extraordinary tale of imagination was written by Kafka against the backdrop of increasing turmoil in central Europe and remains not just an affecting tale but a
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audioknihaRôzni Autori
Klasická literatúra
Classic American Short Stories (EN)
Rôzni Autori: Five great American short story writers, dating from the turn of the 19th/20th centuries, are represented here. Different in atmosphere and writing style, they nevertheless caught the mood and concerns of the day in a way that was distinctly American.
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audioknihaJ.M. Barrie
Literatúra faktu a Náučná literatúra
Peter Pan (EN)
J.M. Barrie: The story of the little boy who refused to grow up has captured the imagination of generations of children (and the adults they grew into) since its publication in 1904. Peter Pan flies in through the bedroom window one night and teaches Wendy, John and M
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audioknihaPeter Whitfield
História
Darwin In a nutshell (EN)
Peter Whitfield: From a new introductory series In a Nutshell with Darwin, marking the 200th anniversary of the birth of the English naturalist. Peter Whitfield explains how Darwin came to his revolutionary views following his voyage on the Beagle – and his initial relu
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audioknihaMary Shelley
Sci-fi, fantasy, horory
Frankenstein – YAC (EN)
Mary Shelley: The gothic tale of Frankenstein and his construction of a human being who runs amok has, with the help of numerous films, become one of the most vivid of horror stories.
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audioknihaMary Shelley
Sci-fi, fantasy, horory
Frankenstein (EN)
Mary Shelley: Mary Shelley’s poignant exploration of the true depths of human ambition has had a profound effect on readers since its conception in 1816.
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audioknihaDaniel Defoe
Dobrodružné romány
Robinson Crusoe (EN)
Daniel Defoe: When his ship is wrecked in a storm, Robinson Crusoe finds himself stranded on a desert island with no-one to help him and no chance of rescue.
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audioknihaJane Austenová
Klasická literatúra
Pride and Prejudice (EN)
Jane Austenová: Jane Austen’s most popular novel, originally published in 1813, some 17 years after it was first written, presents the Bennet family of Longbourn.
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audioknihaCarlo Collodi
Deti
Pinocchio (EN)
Carlo Collodi: Pinocchio is a wooden puppet who comes to life and has the most astonishing adventures.
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audioknihaCharlotte Brontëová
Klasická literatúra
Jane Eyre (EN)
Charlotte Brontëová: One of the greatest love stories ever written, Jane Eyre is the tale of a young woman entangled with the powerful Mr Rochester.
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audioknihaJaroslav Hašek
Humor, satira
The Good Soldier Švejk (EN)
Jaroslav Hašek: Too old, too fat, too drunk – Švejk really shouldn’t be in the army at all. And it doesn’t take long before his superiors wish he wasn’t…
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audioknihaLev Nikolajevič Tolstoj
Klasická literatúra
Anna Karenina (EN)
Lev Nikolajevič Tolstoj: Anna Karenina has been described as the perfect Russian novel. Trapped in a loveless marriage, Anna Karenina is defenceless against the power of her passions once they are unleashed by the adoration of Count Vronsky.
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audioknihaMark Twain
Dobrodružné romány
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (EN)
Mark Twain: Meet Tom Sawyer, a boy with a good heart who’s always in trouble with everyone: at home, in school and in church. With his best friends, Joe, Ben and Huckleberry, Tom lives an exciting outdoor life. But he begins to grow up when pretty Becky Thatcher co
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audioknihaEdgar Allan Poe
Literatúra faktu a Náučná literatúra
Stories of Mystery and Suspense (EN)
Edgar Allan Poe: In this reader you will find nine of Edgar Allan Poe’s most famous stories of mystery and suspense. They range from Gothic historical stories such as The Pit and the Pendulum, through to detective fiction like The Murders in the Rue Morgue and an early
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audioknihaJane Austenová
Klasická literatúra
Sense and Sensibility (EN)
Jane Austenová: Elinor is careful but Marianne is not. They both meet the man of their dreams, but will they find true happiness? Sense and Sensibility is Jane Austen’s classic story of two sisters who have a lot to learn about love.
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audioknihaFrances Hodgson Burnett
Literatúra faktu a Náučná literatúra
The Secret Garden (EN)
Frances Hodgson Burnett: One day, in India, nine-year old Mary wakes up and finds that she is completely alone. Back home in England, she is sent to live with an uncle she has never met. His house is a strange, lonely place where she will gradually discover secret after secret in
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audioknihaWilliam Shakespeare
Klasická literatúra
Romeo and Juliet (EN)
William Shakespeare: The story of Romeo and Juliet is probably the most famous love story of all time. It is set in mediaeval Verona and follows Romeo, son of the house of Montague as he falls in love with Juliet, daughter of the rival house of Capulet. The story moves quickl
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audioknihaRob Lloyd Jones
Klasická literatúra
Robin Hood (EN)
Rob Lloyd Jones: The daring and handsome nobleman Robin Hood is forced to live as an outlaw in Sherwood Forest, after the evil Sheriff of Nottingham kills his family and takes his land and money. With the help of his Merry Men, Robin becomes a hero, stealing from the rich
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audioknihaJane Austenová
Klasická literatúra
Pride and Prejudice (EN)
Jane Austenová: Mrs Bennet has five daughters and they are all unmarried. When rich, single Mr Bingley comes to live in the area, she is sure that he will be the perfect husband for Jane, the eldest Miss Bennet. Then proud Mr Darcy comes to stay with Bingley. Will any of
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audioknihaOscar Wilde
Literatúra faktu a Náučná literatúra
The Picture of Dorian Gray (EN)
Oscar Wilde: Late nineteenth-century London: a city of contrasts. Great wealth and terrible poverty, beauty and ugliness, purity and immorality. Oscar Wilde takes the reader into this strange and fascinating world through the strange story of the picture of Dorian Gra
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audioknihaCharles Dickens
Literatúra faktu a Náučná literatúra
Oliver Twist (EN)
Charles Dickens: Oliver Twist is a poor orphan boy. He hasn’t got a mum or dad and he lives in a terrible place called the workhouse. One day, he makes the master of the workhouse very angry and his life changes forever… What will happen next to Oliver? Where will he
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audioknihaVirginia Woolfová
Literatúra faktu a Náučná literatúra
Mrs Dalloway (EN)
Virginia Woolfová: London 1923. The First World War has been over for five years, but the effects are still being felt all round the metropolis. A ocialite and politician’s wife prepares for one of her famous parties while somewhere else in the city an old friend contempl
