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Classic / British English Jane Eyre, a poor orphan, grows up in misery until she becomes the governess in the house of wealthy Mr Rochester and falls in love. But mysterious events take place in the house at night, and Mr Rochester appears to be hiding a terrible secret. Can Jane even hope for happiness?

Charlotte Brontëová publikovala svůj první román, Jane Eyrovou, v roce 1847 pod pseudonymem Curre Bell. Do několika týdnů se z knihy stala literární událost. Velkou senzaci způsobilo i příjmení Bell, které se ten rok objevilo i na obálce knih Na větrné hůrce nebo Agnes Greyová. Londýn volal po autorech nejčtenějších románů, ale sestry Brontëovy na vysokou společnost netrpěly...

In a house haunted by memories, the past is everywhere ... As darkness falls, a man caught in a snowstorm is forced to shelter at the strange, grim house Wuthering Heights. It is a place he will never forget. There he will come to learn the story of Cathy: how she was forced to choose between her well-meaning husband and the dangerous man she had loved since she was young. How her choice led to betrayal and terrible revenge - and continues to torment those in the present. How love can transgress authority, convention, even death. And how desire can kill.

Agatha Christie once again demonstrates her mastery of the short form mystery with Parker Pyne Investigates—short stories of crime and detection featuring Parker Pyne, certainly one of the most unconventional private investigators ever to pursue a hot lead. Mrs. Packington felt alone, helpless and utterly forlorn. But her life changed when she stumbled upon an advertisement in the Times that read: "Are you happy? If not, consult Mr. Parker Pyne." Equally adept at putting together the fragments of a murder mystery or the pieces of a broken marriage, Mr. Parker Pyne is possibly the world's most unconventional private investigator. Armed with just his intuitive knowledge of human nature, he is an Englishman abroad, traveling the globe to solve and undo crime and misdemeanor.

Agatha Christie's ingenious murder mystery, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers.

A selection of mysteries, some light-hearted, some romantic, some very deadly... Twelve tantalizing cases... the curious disappearance of Lord Listerdale; a newlywed's fear of her ex-fiance; a strange encounter on a train; a domestic murder investigation; a wild man's sudden personality change; a retired inspector's hunt for a murderess; a young woman's impersonation of a duchess; a necklace hidden in a basket of cherries; a mystery writer's arrest for murder; an astonishing marriage proposal; a soprano's hatred for a baritone; the case of the rajah's emerald. All have one thing in common: the skilful hand of Agatha Christie.

Bonboniera, Cena perly, Svědek obžaloby a Rádio jsou čtyři povídky z dvojjazyčné řady detektivních příběhů od nejprodávanější autorky všech dob, Královny zločinu – Agathy Christie. V první povídce s příhodným názvem Bonboniera pátrá Hercule Poirot na vlastní pěst v případu podivného úmrtí budoucího belgického premiéra, kterému dotlouklo srdce po snědení jeho oblíbené pralinky. Druhá, Svědek obžaloby, byla předlouho k slavnému oscarovému filmu Billyho Wildera. Mladý Leonard Vole je obviněn z brutální vraždy staré paní Frenchové. Odkázala mu totiž necelý milion liber a byl poslední, kdo ji viděl naživu. Právník pan Mayherne ale nevěří, že by dokázal zabít. V Ceně perly se na scéně objevuje pan Parker Pyne, který se během putování přes Jordánsko setkává s mladičkou Carol Blundellovou, která se netají tím, že její náušnice má cenu 140 000 dolarů! Nemůže se ale divit, že někdo neodolá pokušení a šperk uloupí. Pan Pyne je požádán, aby lupiče dopadl. A povídka Rádio je ukázkou toho, že Agatha Christie byla skutečně důmyslná spisovatelka a na pár stránkách dokáže vylíčit hrůzunahánějící provedení vraždy staré paní Herterové s problémy se srdcem.

The Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt. and Ptolemy Philandelphus finds his wife ousted by his reptillian sister, who wants to marry him herself . But with the glory of the Ptolemies at its height after Egypt wins victories at Syria, it is the turn of the murderess to be murdered.Meanwhile, the people of Egypt are thinking about revolution .

The House of the Eagle begins Duncan Sprott's 'Ptolemies Quartet', an epic and ingenious restoration of the dark and glittering story of ancient Alexandria and the Greek Pharaohs of Egypt, whose extraordinary dynasty spans twelve generations from the death of Alexander the Great to the fall of Cleopatra. Narrated by Thoth, the ibis-headed Egyptian god of writing and wisdom, this book details the rise of the shrewd Ptolemy I from ordinary soldier of Macedon to Satrap of Egypt, and his coronation as Pharaoh and a god in his own lifetime. A triumph of historical salvage, The House of the Eagle brings vividly to life the most bizarre family that ever existed. 'After the first few pages something extraordinary happens, and you find yourself lulled by the story's relentless onward push . . . It slips by like a bad dream that leaves you feeling still shaken in the morning. And that is meant as the highest compliment.' Kathryn Hughes, Guardian

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