Scottish World

The invisible man of the title is Griffin, a scientist who has devoted himself to research into optics and invents a way to change a body's refractive index to that of air so that it neither absorbs nor reflects light and thus becomes invisible. He successfully carries out this procedure on himself, but fails in his attempt to reverse it.

Chi conosce Edgar Wallace per i suoi thriller resterà stupito di questo suo romanzo leggero. Scritto nel 1909, è una ironica e delicata satira dell'atteggiamento inglese verso la nobiltà. In certi punti si può quasi pensare che Woodhouse, che ha fatto di questo tipo di romanzi la sua fortuna, si sia ispirato a questo tipo di scrittura.

The intrigues of peaceful Barchester are of tremendous importance to its inhabitants, and Anthony Trollope enjoys observing how differently they impinge on the separate worlds of men and women. Men have to make a place for themselves in society; for them ambition is necessary and justified. Women, on the other hand, have to make marriage their career, and it is up to them to make as good a match as possible. For Trollope, however, genuine love is of the utmost importance to everyone and the only real basis for marriage.

As heir to Ardinmuir, Connor MacKean had one job: fulfill the marriage pact that's held his family captive for 300 years. Except his sister's the one who took the plunge, and now there's nothing standing in the way of him finding a real and lasting love. Nothing except the fact that the object of his affections has never seen him as anything more than her best friend's little brother.

Thackeray, à travers son personnage domestique, fustige avec ironie la société britannique de son temps, et en particulier l'aristocratie de naissance, classe supérieure souvent trop désargentée pour tenir son rang par des moyens honnêtes, mais toujours adulée par l'homme du peuple. Vanité, cupidité et snobisme sont les causes principales des maux qui s'abattent sur les personnages, lesquels, dans leur dégénérescente confusion, perdent toute conscience des valeurs morales.

The CliffsNotes study guide on Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, and critical commentaries, all for you to use as an educational tool that will allow you to better understand the work.

"Посмертные записки Пиквикского клуба" - первый роман английского писателя Чарльза Диккенса, впервые выпущенный издательством "Чепмен и Холл" в 1836-1837 годах.

In this play by the author of The Forsyte Saga, a theft at a house party causes turmoil, resulting in an exposure of prejudices and a straining of loyalties.

Once upon a time, Morey's father, a talented musician, accepted food for his family from Lord Lovat. In exchange, he agreed to take on the Fraser name. But it was his son who learned the true cost of a boll of meal. If his parents only knew how that one decision and the aftermath have haunted him...

ДАВИД КОППЕРФИЛЬД [1850] - самый популярный роман Диккенса, переведенный на все языки мира, экранизировавшийся десятки раз - и по-прежнему завораживающий читателя своей простотой и совершенством.

Владелец фирмы "Домби и сын" - буржуа, лишенный человеческих чувств и одержимый жаждой наживы. При этом господин Домби - весьма респектабельный человек, который никогда не нарушает правил морали.

Захватывающие истории о приключениях неунывающего художника Смока Беллью, в один прекрасный день решившего отправиться за приключениями и конечно же несметным богатством на Аляску, теперь можно не только читать, но и слушать.

Арчибальд Кронин — шотландский врач и писатель, пожалуй, самый успешный и высокооплачиваемый романист 1930-х годов, которому в этот период удалось по популярности превзойти саму Агату Кристи. Повесть Женщина Земли публикуется на русском языке впервые.

I det berømte titelessay Elefanten og i det efterfølgende essay En henrettelse leverer Orwell en svidende kritik af det britiske koloniale styre. Baseret på egne oplevelser som officer i det koloniale politi i Burma kaster han et undersøgende blik på magt, magtudøvelse og underkastelse. Herefter følger klassikeren Sådan dør de fattige samt en række af de mesterlige indlæg, Orwell skrev til sin ugentlige klumme i Tribune i årene 1943-47 under overskriften As I please.

Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to J. M. Synge and the Ireland of His Time and learn about the beautiful landscapes of Ireland.

「（犬は吠えなかった）だからこそ妙な行動なのです。」ホームズシリーズ第19弾の舞台は、イングランド南西部ダートムア！1888年秋、イングランドを震撼させたウェセックス賞杯

Each November, about a hundred people with paper poppies pinned to their coats gather around a memorial in Edinburgh. They're there to commemorate the more than a dozen members of the local football team, Heart of Midlothian - almost every member of its starting lineup and many of its backup players - who went to war. A Bigger Field Awaits Us tells the little-known but poignant story of a group of Scottish athletes and their fans who went to war together - and the stories of the few who made it home.

A House of Pomegranates (1891) is a collection of four fairy tales by Oscar Wilde: "The Young King," "The Birthday of the Infanta," "The Fisherman and His Soul," and "The Star Child." These magical, beautiful, tragic, and cynical tales will charm listeners of any age. Narrated by Noel Badrian, and performed by a full cast.

To Sherlock Holmes, Irene Adler is "the woman". In "A Scandal in Bohemia", she defeated him in his attempt to retrieve an incriminating photograph of the King of Bohemia. Or did she? In the tradition of "The Great Game", this book will explore the unanswered questions in "A Scandal in Bohemia", illustrating that there is much more to the case than is generally suspected.

The opening story in this collection follows Vinny, Kevin, and a mourning family from Liverpool on a journey to Wales. What should be a simple trip turns into something much darker. A cross between Roddy Doyle and Ken Follett, this political storytelling meets you wherever you are on life’s journey, and stays with you.