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A young man called Edward Eden meets a strange old gentleman who says he wants him to be his heir. This strange meeting produces even more unusual results.

Jaroslav Ha?ek is known by readers around the world as the author of The Good Soldier ?vejk, one of the greatest comic novels of all time. Not all of his fans are aware of his six year anabasis in Russia, however, which began with his capture on the front lines of Galicia during the First World War. The Secret History of My Sojourn in Russia, translated by Charles S. Kraszewski, brings that fascinating period in Ha?ek's life to the attention of the English reader. Comprised of fifty-two short stories and other writings from Ha?ek's stay in Sovietising Russia, The Secret History collects the Bugulma stories, in which Ha?ek trains his satirical eye on the infant communist utopia, as well as non-fiction works by Ha?ek, who played a not insignificant role in the progress of the Soviet Revolution in Siberia, before his return to his native Czechoslovakia in the early 1920s. These include propagandistic pamphlets and newspaper articles, letters, and official scripts dating from his agitation as a communist operative among Austro-Hungarian citizens stranded in the Soviet Union, all of which provide a fascinating context for his good-humoured fiction, which rivals his great novel in rollicking fun. The Secret History of My Sojourn in Russia presents the reader with 52 of the most entertaining, and chilling, examples of his Russian period, containing both humorous fiction and deadly serious propaganda. Translation of this book was supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic.

Dup? confruntarea cu sinistrul Clan al Umbrelor, Inim? de Foc a devenit r?zboinic al Clanului Tunetului. Dar pericolul p?nde?te din ?ntunericul p?durii, iar du?manii s-ar putea afla chiar mai aproape dec?t ??i ?nchipuie el. Odat? cu venirea iernii, pisicile din Clanul R?ului ?ncep s? se ?ngrijoreze din pricina hranei, iar Clanul V?ntului e sl?bit ?i ?n exil. Boala, accidentele ?i intrigile amenin?? tab?ra Clanului Tunetului. Va reu?i Inim? de Foc s? ??i salveze prietenii??O carte plin? de suspans, pentru to?i cei care se ?ntreab? ce visuri de grandoare nutre?te mot?nelul de pe pre?ul de la u??.“ Publishers Weekly?Dup? ce cite?ti Pisicile r?zboinice, nu mai ai ?ncredere nici m?car ?n Motanul ?nc?l?at.“ Kirkus Reviews

Dac? n-a?i mai pus m?na de multi?or pe-o carte cu ?de toate“, rezerva?i un loc pe noptier? pentru romanul acesta! Cristian, Zina, Iulia, Radu, Ionu?, Ana. Femei frumoase, b?rba?i complica?i. Rela?ii care seam?n? cu marea, c?nd potolite, c?nd zbuciumate. Personajele centrale ??i joac? destinele la rulet?, a?tept?nd deznod?m?ntul propriilor pove?ti de via??: e?ec sau reu?it?. La fel ca oricare dintre noi. Fericirea e mereu la un pas distan??...

nainte de Hannah din Girls, Anastasia Steele din Cincizeci de umbre ale lui Grey i Carrie Bradshaw din Sex and the City, a fost Isadora Wing, protagonista direct i lipsit de inhibiii a romanului revoluionar semnat de Erica Jong.Publicat pentru prima dat n 1973, Teama de zbor a fcut vlv n Statele Unite, alimentnd fantezii, strnind dezbateri despre femei i sexualitate i adugnd limbii engleze o expresie memorabil: zipless fuck.Aceast carte va face istorie… datorit ei, femeile scriitoare i vor gsi propria voce i ne vor oferi saga uimitoare despre sex, via, aventur i bucuria de a tri.“ – Henry MillerTeama de zbor, primul i cel mai cunoscut roman al Erici Jong a rsturnat complet toate prejudecile despre femei, csnicie i sexualitate, nregistrnd vnzri de peste 27 de milioane de exemplare i fiind tradus n peste 40 de limbi.E mult mai mult dect o carte scris de o femeie: e un Ulise modern, cu un Bloom feminine care ezit i se poticnete, dar care supravieuiete.“ – Wall Street Journaln Isadora Wing, alter-ego-ul su ficional, Erica Jong a ntruchipat fiecare femeie – dar nu aa cum aprea ea n viaa public din anii ‘70, ci aa cum o definete imaginaia feminin. Nu problema sexualitii n sine a fcut-o pe Erica Jong una dintre vocile literare de referin din ntreaga lume, ci faptul c a ironizat cu subtilitate stereotipiile, ajungnd s vorbeasc fi i necosmetizat – dar fr s dea dovad nici de voyeurism, nici de puritanism – despre intimitatea cea mai profund. A devenit astfel una dintre promotoarele revoluiei sexuale i un icon pentru milioane de femei, ctignd totodat admiraia unor nume importante din literatur, cum ar fi John Updike, Henry Miller, Anthony Burgess sau Jennifer Weiner.

Cum poate un tanar timid, introvertit si cu complexe fizice, sociale si culturale sa devina asasin profesionist? Prin vocea protagonistului, intr-un stil alert, caracterizat de o extrema violenta verbala, dar si de sensibilitate, tandrete si umor. Romanul Ucigasul dezvaluie procesele interioare complexe si pline de conflicte, precum si pe cele exterioare care il arunca pe cai nu de el alese, dar inscrise deja, oarecum, intr-un fel de cod genetic social.

O culegere edific?toare de aforisme ?i pamflete, din care nu lipsesc umorul, inteligen?a vie, ascu?it?.

Two scientists devise a compound that produces enormous plants, animals — and humans! The chilling results are disastrous.

Tales of Space and Time is a fantasy and science fiction collection of three short stories and two novellas written by the English author H. G. Wells between 1897 and 1898. It was first published by Doubleday & McClure Co. in 1899. All the stories had first been published in various monthly periodicals and this was the first volume to collect these stories. 1. "The Crystal Egg" (short story, The New Review, May 1897) 2. "The Star" (short story, The Graphic, December 1897) 3. "A Story of the Stone Age" (novella, The Idler, May–September 1897) comprising: "Ugh-Lomi and Uya" "The Cave Bear" "The First Horseman" "Uya the Lion" "The Fight in the Lion's Thicket" 4. "A Story of the Days to Come" (novella, The Pall Mall Magazine, June–October 1899) comprising: "The Cure for Love" "The Vacant Country"...

A fantastic tale of the world's beauty and unity after the Great Change occurs.

Los trabajos de Persiles y Sigismunda es la última obra de Miguel de Cervantes. Pertenece al subgénero de la novela bizantina. El propio autor la consideró su mejor obra; sin embargo la crítica da este título unánimemente a Don Quijote de la Mancha. En ella escribió la dedicatoria al Conde de Lemos el 19 de abril de 1616, cuatro días antes de morir, donde se despide de la vida citando estos versos: Puesto ya el pie en el estribo, con las ansias de la muerte, gran se?or, esta te escribo.

The Canterville Ghost is a popular 1887 novella by Oscar Wilde, widely adapted for the screen and stage. “The Canterville Ghost” is a parody featuring a dramatic spirit named Sir Simon and the United States minister (ambassador) to the Court of St. James's, Hiram B. Otis. Mr. Otis travels to England with his family and moves into a haunted country house. Lord Canterville, the previous owner of the house, warns Mr. Otis that the ghost of Sir Simon de Canterville has haunted it ever since he killed his wife, Eleonore, three centuries before. But Mr. Otis dismisses the ghost story as bunk and disregards Lord Canterville’s warnings. When the Otises learn that the house is indeed haunted, they succeed in victimizing the ghost and in disregarding age-old British traditions. What emerges is a satire of American materialism, a lampoon of traditional British values, and an amusing twist on the traditional gothic horror tale.

Oscar Wilde's story of a fashionable young man who sells his soul for eternal youth and beauty is one of his most popular works. Written in Wilde's characteristically dazzling manner, full of stinging epigrams and shrewd observations, the tale of Dorian Gray's moral disintegration caused something of a scandal when it first appeared in 1890. Wilde was attacked for his decadence and corrupting influence, and a few years later the book and the aesthetic/moral dilemma it presented became issues in the trials occasioned by Wilde's homosexual liaisons, trials that resulted in his imprisonment. Of the book's value as autobiography, Wilde noted in a letter, "Basil Hallward is what I think I am: Lord Henry what the world thinks me: Dorian what I would like to be--in other ages, perhaps."

Intrus n lumea umbrelor“ este un roman de sertar… care a fost scris ntre 1982-1986 i care a zcut ascuns n beci, ntr-o lad cu nisip pentru ptrunjei i morcovi de iarn, din 1986 pn n 1991. Apoi s-a mutat ntr-un sertar al biroului… pn astzi… Aciunea primului volum, CAPCANA“, se petrece n anii 1982 – 1983. Un scriitor aflat n slujba partidului comunist, un autor care semnase pactul cu diavolul“, pact n general negat, dar existent n realitate, care scria cri la comand“, dezerteaz. Un personaj deopotriv curajos i destul de la nct s fi semnat acest pact blestemat, vicios, drept i cinstit n acelai timp, afemeiat i pctos, ncpnat i realist, vntor i braconier, ducnd o via deanat, trit pe muchie de cuit, o via plin de femei i de infideliti conjugale, chefuri, prieteni la fel de vicioi, curajoi, nelinitii i realiti ca i el. Obosit de contiina care nu-l las sa adoarm, se refugiaz la ar, n nordul extrem al rii, ntre pduri i dealuri, pentru a scpa de oameni i de minciun. i descoper prieteni uitai i rude pe care n ultimii ani le ignorase. Dar, cutnd un adevr de care nc nu era contient, i descoper i dumanii. ntr-o goan parc nebun dup regsirea de sine, i rentlnete iubirile pierdute, femei care l-au iubit i pe care el le prsise cutnd mereu altceva, femei pe care le iubise i care l-au prsit, prieteni i dumani care nu l-au uitat, oameni trectori prin viaa sa. Cu incontiena omului brusc trezit la realitate, se las purtat de valul ntmplrii, aflnd adevruri mereu ntrezrite i bnuite, dar tinuite ntr-o lege a tcerii pe care n-o nelege nc. Tenace din fire i venic gata s rite totul pe o carte dintr-o nevoie aproape bolnvicioas de senzaii tari, ncepe s ntrebe, contient c fr ntrebri, nu exist nici rspunsuri. Iar ntrebrile lui trezesc brusc furia stpnilor si comuniti. Ameninrile acestora i ale securitii care, la ordin, i urmrea fiecare micare, trezete n el i curajul neamului din care se trage i care dormise n el n toi aceti ani. ncpnat i ncrncenat, ncepe s afle adevrul despre colectivizarea din nordul ndeprtat, att de apropiat sufletului su. Pas cu pas afl despre crimele, ororile, minciunile i teroarea ce se aflau n spatele mreelor realizri ale partidului cruia i slujea. Afl despre oameni pe care i cunoscuse i care erau altceva dect crezuse el ca sunt. Obosit de atta minciun, se decide sa spun, n sfrit, adevrul. Realizeaz ns c pe nevzute i negndite, czuse n CAPCANA… pentru ca ce altceva este pn la urma adevrul, dect capcana propriei tale contiine! Cnd te hotrti s spui adevrul, nu te poi ocoli pe tine nsui pentru a-l spune doar despre ceilali! Adevrul este doar unul singur, i te include i pe tine i faptele tale… alturi de ceilali i de faptele lor…

Cavalerii Pardaillan - Vol. 7. Intrigi, comploturi, pove?ti pline de suspans ?i r?sturn?ri spectaculoase de situa?ie. Numit ambasador extraordinar al Fran?ei în Spania, Pardaillan se treze?te implicat în intrigi ?i lupte în care se joac? soarta celor dou? regate. De aceast? dat?, cavalerul îi ia sub protec?ia sa pe frumoasa ?iganc? Giralda ?i pe logodnicul ei, don César, nimeni altul decât nepotul secret ?i persecutat al regelui spaniol. Astfel ajunge s? îi înfrunte din nou pe puternicii s?i du?mani: Fausta, Filip al II-lea ?i Marele Inchizitor Espinosa. Sprijinit de Chico, un pitic cu inim? mare, ?i de iubita acestuia, micu?a hangi?? Juana, Pardaillan va dejuca îns? toate comploturile, salvând pentru a doua oar? coroana regelui Henric al IV-lea.

Cavalerii Pardaillan - Vol. 8. Intrigi, comploturi, pove?ti pline de suspans ?i r?sturn?ri spectaculoase de situa?ie. Cavalerul Pardaillan întâlne?te un tân?r punga? care îi treze?te simpatia, Jehan cel Brav, de fapt, nimeni altul decât fiul lui ?i al Faustei. Jehan se îndr?goste?te de Bertille de Saugis, fiica natural? a lui Henric al IV-lea, ?i pentru a-?i ap?ra iubita ?i pe tat?l ei, intr? în conflict cu to?i cei care îi doresc moartea regelui. Cavalerul Pardaillan lupt? de partea fiului s?u, atât pentru a-l observa, cât ?i pentru a-l proteja pe rege. Îns? Fausta a ascuns cândva, în Montmartre, o comoar? fabuloas? la care râvne?te toat? lumea – iezui?ii, familia Concini, chiar ?i ministrul regelui, Sully. Bertille este singura care cunoa?te secretul acestei ascunz?tori...

"---this fantasy of a night-black, dead planet, with the remains of the human race concentrated in a stupendously vast metal pyramid & besieged by monstrous, hybrid & altogether unknown forces of darkness, is something that no reader can ever forger" (H. P. Lovecraft)."One of the most potent pieces of macabre imagination ever written" -?H.P.Lovecraft. Lovecraft wasn't wrong: this is, perhaps, the greatest single work of fantastic fiction in the English language. The sun has died, as have the stars. Not a solitary light shines in the heavens. The days of light are nothing by a legend?-?they are a story told to soothe children. The last millions of humans still live in their Last Redoubt -?but the end of their days is at hand.

Vigyázat! Cselekményleírást tartalmaz. Szerelmek és félreértések klasszikus meséje a XVIII. századvégi Angliából. Az ?t Bennet n?vér élete a férjkeresés jegyében zajlik: anyjuk megszállottan próbálja biztosítani számukra a megnyugtató j?v?t valami pénzes – és lehet?leg rangos – férfiú mellett. Csakhogy a jó esz? és éles nyelv? Elizabeth szélesebb perspektívákban gondolkozik, és ebben apja is támogatja ?t. Amikor Mr. Bingley, a módos agglegény bek?lt?zik az egyik szomszédos birtokra, felbolydul a Bennet-ház élete. A férfi el?kel? londoni barátai és a vidékre vezényelt nyalka, ifjú katonatisztek k?zt bizonyára számos udvarlója akad majd a lányoknak. A legid?sebb lány, a der?s és gy?ny?r? Jane úgy t?nik, meghódítja Mr. Bingley szívét. Ami Lizzie-t illeti, ? megismerkedik a jókép?, és látszólag igencsak d?lyf?s Mr. Darcyval, és máris kezd?dik a nemek ádáz csatája. A helyzetet tovább bonyolítja, hogy Elizabeth nem várt házassági ajánlatot kap a Bennet-vagyont ?r?kl? unokatestvért?l, és amikor Mr. Bingely váratlanul Londonba távozik, magára hagyva a kétségbeesett Jane-t, Lizzie Mr. Darcyt teszi felel?ssé a szakításért. ?m egy Lydiával kapcsolatos családi válsághelyzet hamarosan ráébreszti h?sn?nket arra, hogy mindvégig balul ítélte meg ezt a büszke férfit… Eredeti hangú, máig modern, magával ragadó t?rténet, melyben magunkra ismerhetünk.

The Coming of Age, the fourth volume of the series A Little Frog’s Heart is a hymn to Universal Grandparents, to their wisdom and eternal love for their grandchildren, a work of art which will find its admirers and readers among those who accept it as part of their lives. This picture is a perfect one but as we have already got used to author George V?rtosu, the reader might well be baffled by the information he has never known his grandparents! Though a tragic one, this reality offered him the most cherished Gift: from all the elders of the village he chose the wisest, the most industrious and enchanting ones. He just took the best from each of them using his own imagination and so he created the perfect grandparents. When will you know that you have reached your coming of age? A bet on this topic between two fleas is rapidly transformed into a tragedy for their family, a true ?baptism of coming of age” for the main character of the story. You have the opportunity to learn how they are going to sort out this conflict and what are the truths of this marathon of surprising adventures reading the forth volume of the series A Little Frog’s Heart.

Alegorie moral? ?i autobiografie spiritual?, Micul prin?, cea mai tradus? carte din literatura francez?, înf??i?eaz? cu un farmec nepieritor povestea unui b?ie?el care î?i abandoneaz? micu?a planet? pentru a c?l?tori prin univers. Odiseea sa, în care descoper? ciud??eniile adul?ilor printr-o serie de întâlniri extraordinare, culmineaz? cu aventurile pe planeta P?mânt.