One of the best known and most controversial examples of twentieth century literature. Read here in its entirety by Jeremy Irons, who starred in the 1997 film adaptation directed by Adrian Lyne.
Set during a year that begins with France's fall to the Nazis in June 1940 and ends with Germany turning its attention to Russia, this work falls into two parts. The first part is a depiction of a group of Parisians as they flee the Nazi invasion; and the second follows the inhabitants of a rural community under occupation.
Résumé C'est le plus célèbre roman en vers de la littérature russe publié en divers fragments. L'auteur y a mis sa vie - et sa mort. L'héroïne, Tatiana, tombe amoureuse d'un héros byronien, qui tue en duel le fiancé de la s?ur de celle-ci. Les années passent, Onéguine revient, découvre qu'il aime passionnément Tatiana, maintenant mariée ; elle l'aime aussi ; que choisira-t-elle? Un jeune homme qui s'ennuie, la plus touchante des jeunes filles, un poète de dix-sept ans, un vieux mari. C'est le roman des rencontres manquées, des amours perdues, des remords sanglants. Auteur Alexandre Pouchkine est un poète, dramaturge et romancier russe du 19ème siècle. Les nombreux poèmes qu'il écrit, en contradiction avec la politique du tsar, Alexandre 1er, lui valent six années d'exil. Il y découvre la campagne russe qui jouera un rôle essentiel dans la construction de son ?uvre. Il écrit sa célèbre tragédie "Boris Godounov", et son ?uvre phare, "Eugène Onéguine", un roman en vers qu'il achève en 1830. Pouchkine était déjà considéré au moment de sa mort comme le plus grand écrivain russe. Il bénéficie toujours d'une énorme popularité en Russie et ces quelques ?uvres font de lui le fondateur de la littérature russe moderne.
The international bestseller which has captivated readers and listeners the world over, soon to be a major film event. Beginning in Afghanistan on the eve of the Russian invasion, an unlikely friendship between two boys leads to a terrible betrayal and a lifelong quest for redemption.
Stanley Yelnats' family has a history of bad luck, so he isn't too surprised when a miscarriage of justice sends him to a boys' juvenile detention centre. At Camp Green Lake, the boys must dig a hole a day, five feet deep, five feet across, in the dried up lake bed. The Warden claims the labour is character building, but it is a lie.
Presents portrayal of the orphan Pip's journey of self-discovery. This title shows how a young man's life is transformed by a mysterious series of events - an encounter with an escaped prisoner; a visit to a black-hearted old woman and a beautiful girl; and, a fortune from a secret donor.
When a natural disaster predicted by God's Gardeners leader Adam One obliterates most human life, two survivors trapped inside respective establishments that metaphorically represent paradise and hell wonder if any of their loved ones have survived.
Begins on the eve of Paula's forty-ninth birthday. She hasn't had a drink for four months and five days. Her youngest children, Jack and Leanne, are still living with her. They're grand kids, but she worries about Leanne. Paula still works as a cleaner, but all the others doing the job now seem to come from Eastern Europe.
The young and beautiful Tessa Quayle has been horribly murdered on the shores of Lake Turkana. Her putative African lover has disappeared, and her husband, Justin, a career diplomat and amateur gardener, sets out on a personal odyssey in pursuit of the killers and their motive.
Coketown is dominated by the figure of Mr Thomas Gradgrind, school owner and model of Utilitarian success. Feeding both his pupils and his family with facts, he bans fancy and wonder from young minds. As a consequence his obedient daughter Louisa marries the loveless businessman and bully of humility Mr Bounderby.
A broad and colourful canvas, extending from rural England to the continental haunts of exiles, and the resourceful, attractive and moral character of Becky Sharp give us one of the greatest social satires in literature.
It is 1948, and England is recovering from a war. But at 21 Nevern Street, London, the conflict has only just begun. Queenie Bligh?s neighbours do not approve when she agrees to take in Jamaican lodgers, but Queenie doesn?t know when her husband will return, or if he will come back at all.
Wealthy old Martin Chuzzlewit is surrounded by a host of grasping, unscrupulous relatives and suspects the family vices of selfishness and greed are already showing in his grandson. The younger Martin is therefore cast out upon the world to learn to fend for himself.
Suspecting a disastrous conspiracy, Toby attempts to forestall it, but is promptly posted overseas. Three years on, summoned by Sir Christopher Probyn, retired British diplomat, to his decaying Cornish manor house, and closely watched by Probyn's daughter Emily, Toby must choose between his conscience and his duty to the Service.
Bruno Salvador is the 29-year-old orphaned love-child of a Catholic Irish missionary and a Congolese headman's daughter. He trains as a professional interpreter in the minority African languages. Despatched to a no-name island to attend a top-secret meeting, he is obliged to interpret matters never intended for his re-awoken African conscience.
Go 'Grrrr . . .' with the Gruffalo, sing along with the Smartest Giant, help Monkey search for his mum and see if the little old lady can make some room in her house! The Gruffalo and Other Stories CD is brilliantly performed by well-known actors Imelda Staunton, Jim Carter and Steven Pacey, as well as by the author herself, Julia Donaldson. Each story also has a song and sound effects, with a total CD running time of an hour. Perfect for listening to at home or to brighten up a car journey with the much-loved creations of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. Stories: A Squash and a Squeeze Monkey Puzzle The Gruffalo The Smartest Giant in Town
The youngest child of debtor William Dorrit, Amy is born in the Marshalsea prison. She is befriended by Arthur Clennam, whose mother employs 'Little Dorrit' as a seamstress. Then, following the discovery of a large and unexpected inheritance, the fortunes of the Dorrits undergo an extreme change and the family moves to Italy.
