Sagas Classics

Emma Woodhouse es una joven hermosa, lista y rica, y a la vez, bastante mimada y empeñada en hacer de casamentera. Cuando la joven pierde la compañía de su antigua institutriz, se enfrenta a un vacío en su vida y decide ayudar a los demás a tener una vida tan perfecta como la suya. Es así que toma bajo su tutela a la humilde Harriet Smith para conseguirle un marido. Así, sus afanes para que Harriet tenga un matrimonio ventajoso junto con su personalidad manipuladora, provocarán una serie de enredos, malentendidos y confusiones que pondrán a prueba la confianza en sí misma y retrasarán su propio final feliz.

Ranskalaisklassikko kaikkien aikojen kostosta. Nuori merimies Edmond Dantès vangitaan syyttömänä vankityrmään Ifin pahamaineiselle saarelle. Juonittelun ja kateuden uhriksi joutunut Edmond onnistuu neljäntoista vankilavuoden jälkeen pakenemaan saarelta. Hän omaksuu itselleen uuden identiteetin Monte-Criston kreivinä ja aloittaa pitkän kostoretken pidätyksensä ja tuomionsa takana olleita henkilöitä vastaan.

Mentre nello Yorkshire dilagano le proteste contro l'avvento della meccanizzazione del lavoro, l'imprenditore tessile Robert Moore conduce una florida azienda. Diviso fra i contrasti con gli operai e la convivenza con la sorella Hortense, egli non sa che Caroline, la cugina a cui Hortense insegna il francese, ha un debole per lui. Quest'ultima stringe ben presto amicizia con la ricca ereditiera Shirley, vera proprietaria della fabbrica e vecchia conoscenza di Robert. L'intricato triangolo amoroso finisce per incrociarsi con gli eventi della Storia, quando Moore scampa ad un attentato.

Esiste un lembo di terra dove gli uomini sono banditi. Si chiama "Lo Stato delle Terre Vergini", e lì la natura non ha ancora incontrato la mano della civiltà. Nel resto del mondo, invece, la situazione ambientale peggiora di giorno in giorno; nelle metropoli, l’aria sta diventando irrespirabile. Per questo motivo, Bea decide che è arrivato il momento per lei e per sua figlia Agnes di lasciare la città. Con altre diciotto persone aderiscono a un esperimento sociale, e "Lo Stato delle Terre Vergini", finora incontaminato, accoglierà per la prima volta la presenza umana.

If you want to start a study of the classical world, this is the right book to begin with. Written by one of the greatest biographers of all time, "Plutarch’s Lives" tells us the brilliant history of the ancient world. In this first volume, you will find a detailed profiles and comparisons of Romulus and Theseus, Fabius and Pericles, along with many other of the greatest figures of ancient Greece, Rome, Macedonia, Sparta, Persia and Egypt. Thanks to Plutarch work and B. J.

This second volume of "Plutarch’s Lives" introduces the reader to even more important figures of the ancient world. Sertorius, Eumenes, Pompey, Alexander, Caesar and Cicero are only a small part of all the historical figures Plutarch describes. The philosopher produces character sketches of each persons, based on episodes of their lives. Thanks to Plutarch work and B. J. Harrison excellent narration, you will gain a better understanding of the ancient world and the lives of noble Greeks and Romans. B. J.

Firenze, 1348. La peste nera infuria, e un gruppo di giovani sta cercando di fuggire da essa. Alla ricerca di un rifugio sicuro, si ritrovano in campagna. Nell'arco di dieci giorni, per passare il tempo, si raccontano un centinaio di storie fantastiche, tristi ed elaborate. Un ricco arazzo di tragedia e commedia, di farsa e di erotismo, "Il Decameron" è un capolavoro della prosa italiana. Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375) è stato uno studioso, uno scrittore e un poeta italiano.

Nicholas Nickleby is a young boy left without a father. Nicholas has to take care of his mother and sister and is forced by his uncle to work as an assistant to the schoolmaster Wackford Squeers. Squeers’ intentions are however not good and his only goal is to make Nicholas’ life miserable. At the same time Squeers’ wife convinces herself that Nicholas loves her and this gets the young boy in even greater trouble. Nicholas’ uncle is colluding with the schoolmaster and it seems like everybody is against him.

France and Great Britain are waging a fierce war for the control of the North American colonies. Cora and Alice Munro are two sisters who travel through the forest to visit their father - Colonel Munro. Major Duncan Heyward and an Indian named Magua escort the two girls. However, unbeknownst to them, many dangers are lurking in the forest and stand reading to strike unsuspecting travellers.

Na de vroegtijdige dood van zijn moeder wordt de elfjarige boekenwurm Bastiaan Balthazar Boeckx thuis door zijn vader verwaarloosd en op school gepest vanwege zijn overgewicht. Wanneer hij op een dag aan een groep pestkoppen probeert te ontsnappen stormt hij het antiquariaat van de excentrieke Karel Konraad Koriander binnen.

Charlotte Brontës klassiska drama om kärlek, frigörelse och orättvisor i 1800-talets brittiska klassamhälle – inläst av Katarina Ewerlöf. Jane Eyre har haft en svår start på livet. Uppvuxen i fattigdom, utan vare sig föräldrar eller någon att luta sig mot, har hon i stort sett fått klara sig själv. Men trots alla motgångar har Jane aldrig slutat kämpa för ett bättre liv, och när hon får jobbet som guvernant på herrgården Thornfield ser hon en chans att äntligen skapa den framtid hon så länge drömt om.

"The Moonstone" by Wilkie Collins is one of the forefathers of detective fiction, cementing the foundations of the genre. At the centre of it lays the theft of a diamond, dating in origin from a religious Indian shrine, which prompts detective Sergeant Cuff to take up the case. It is an absolute page-turner of a story and goes through the accounts of the different characters, winding and meandering from fact to fiction and vice versa.

Pip is a poor orphaned boy who lives together with his sister and her husband. Pip is not educated but has great dreams of the future. He is determined to get out of the low class and seek progress in the higher class. One day a lawyer appears. Pip has suddenly received a large fortune from a secret benefactor and he has to get to London to start his education. Pip’s life changes in a second. But he is ready to embark on his next journey.

Hungary during the Ottoman wars: Turks attack Buda and set up a siege of Eger. Gergely Bornemissza is a poor half-orphan who is about to become a national hero. "Eclipse of the Crescent Moon" follows Gergelys life from the age of eight until his early thirties. His life is a vivid combination of poverty, love, battles and dangers. He is on the front line when the Turks capture Buda and later when they approach Eger. His country is in danger and so is his family. The battle is one of life or death.

The house at Richmond is finished at last, but Soames takes Bosinney to court for exceeding the budget. The final judgment of their case turns on ‘a very fine point’ in their correspondence.... The architect does not heed Young Jolyon’s warning and continues to pursue Irene - with fatal consequences.

Jane Austen’s fourth and funniest novel introduces us to many different characters. We learn about their relationships and love life. Emma Woodhouse is a twenty-year-old girl, whose governess, Miss Tylor, has recently married a Mr Weston. Emma takes credit for their marriage and decides that she is naturally gifted in conjuring love matches. This becomes her new hobby and she starts arranging dates for her acquaintances.

Sota ja rauha seuraa viittä aatelisperhettä - Bezuhovien sukua, Bolkonskien sukua, Rostovien sukua, Kuraginien sukua sekä Drubetskovien sukua - Napoleonin hyökätessä Venäjälle 1800-luvun alussa. Nämä maailmanhistoriaa muokanneet tapahtumat ravistelevat myös tsaarinaikaista, mahtavaa venäläistä imperiumia. Tärkeä osa romaania on Austerlitzin taistelu, joka toimi alkusoittona Napoleonin myöhemmille yrityksille hyökätä Venäjää vastaan. Eräs päähenkilöistä, prinssi Andrei, päätyy taistelun melskeissä ranskalaisten vangiksi ja tapaa suuresti arvostamansa keisari Napoleonin.

Romanen utspelar sig i Ayrshire och Lanarkshire runt 1306, kort efter William Wallaces död under de skotska frihetskrigen. Lady Augusta har lovat att gifta sig med Sir John de Walton om han kan behålla kontrollen över slottet som han erövrade för ett år och en dag sedan. Hon ångrar dock sitt löfte och reser till slottet i förklädnad för att försöka bryta överenskommelsen. Walter Scott (1771-1832) var en skotsk skald och författare. Scott är känd för att ha skapat den historiska romangenren.

Emanuel Hansted får arbejde som kapellan i en sjællandsk landsby i protest imod sin far og bylivets kultur. Han forsøger forgæves at leve for og med folket, alt imens hans mor falder dybere og dybere ned i en religiøs psykose, som driver hende til afgrundens rand. Bogen skildrer de politiske og religiøse brydninger, der fandt sted i 1880‘ernes Danmark. Romankredsen "Det forjættede land" består af tre sammenhængende romaner: "Muld" (1891), "Det forjættede land" (1892) og "Dommens dag" (1895). Den danske forfatter Henrik Pontoppidan (1857-1943) skrev en lang række stærkt samfundskritiske

Pierre Aronnax is a famous marine biologist, who works together with his manservant Conseil and harpoonist Ned Land. The three brave men are tirelessly hunting a mysterious sea monster in the dangerous sea waters. But a great danger loom over them. Why are the three sailors chasing the monster? Why do they want to kill it at any cost? Will they succeed or will the creature attack and kill them? Find out all the answers in Jules Verne’s classic science fiction and adventure novel "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" from 1870. B. J.