John Griffith London, an influential American novelist and journalist, gained fame as a pioneer in commercial magazine fiction and a precursor to modern science fiction. His innovative storytelling and social activism not only made him a global celebrity but also allowed him to amass considerable wealth from his writing. His works reflect a blend of adventure and social commentary, showcasing his impact on literature and his role in shaping the genre.
Milovníkům historických románů se otevírá barvitý svět společenských protikladů z poč. 18. stol., kdy král Jakub IV. odešel do Anglie a ve Skotsku se ve vládě střídali jednotliví regenti a země se zmítá v konfliktech mezi whigy a thoryi. Milostná romance je tak v prudkém kontrastu ke složitosti a dramatičnosti ostatního děje, který je výstižnou ilustrací doby konce feudalismu a současně úspěšně evokuje skotskou bohatýrskou národní minulost.
At convent school, a girl acquires romantic notions of a lover who will live for her alone. She marries a kind but dull country doctor and discovers that "This life of hers was as cold as an attic that looks north; and boredom, quiet as the spider, was spinning its web in the shadowy places of her heart." Emma Bovary's quest for escape from the emptiness of her bourgeois existence leads to infidelity and financial extravagance, and Gustave Flaubert's powerful and deeply moving examination of her moral degeneration is universally regarded as a landmark of nineteenth-century fiction. Flaubert was brought to trial by the French government on the grounds of this novel's alleged immorality but narrowly escaped conviction. Madame Bovary remains a touchstone for literary discussions of provincial life and adultery as well as a summit of prose art, a pioneering work of realism that forever changed the way novels are written. This complete and unabridged edition features the classic translation by Eleanor Marx-Aveling.
Pierre Loti, člen akademie francouzské: Ramuntcho. Jediné autorisované vydání firmy Calman - Lévy v Paříži. Z francouzského originálu přeložil Karel Vít. Ilustroval Fr. Horník. Nakladatelství B. Kraft, knihkupectví, Praha II. Nakladatelství "Dobrých autorů" v Praze. Edice: Posmrtná díla Pierre Lotiho, svazek IV. Tiskem Josefa Kolandy v Praze VIII., 1925 rok.
Překlad: Karel Vít Ilustrace: Václav Čutta Vydalo: Nakladatelství Miloslav Nebeský v Praze Vydání: r. 1925
