Tomáš Tulinger Books

When the wealthy father brings his daughter Matilda Fitzgibbon to a school in the village of Clinton St James, no one could anticipate that within just a few months, the presumed heiress would become an abandoned, destitute child. Fortunately, the kind widow Mrs. Chalfont, with the help of the eloquent Mr. Ellin, begins to investigate Matilda's past, which the girl stubbornly keeps secret. Who is Matilda Fitzgibbon? Where does she come from? And what is the connection between her and the beautiful yet untamed Emma, whose name is engraved on a snake-shaped bracelet, one of the few clues available? This romantic and mysterious tale is filled with unexpected twists, and the shocking truth will only be revealed at the very end.

When her family becomes impoverished after a disasterous financial speculation, Agnes Grey determines to find work as a governess. This is a personal perspective on the desperate position of unmarried, educated women in Victorian society. Agnes Grey is undoubtedtedly a deeply personal novel, in which Anne Bronte views on the 'contemporary' issue of the treatment of governesses, as well as her passionate religious sympathies, find very deliberate expression; but she also touches on issues of moral behaviour, moral responsibility, and individual integrity and its survival.

A Penguin Classics edition of three lesser-known Austen works, including Lady Susan, the basis for Whit Stillman's feature film Love and Friendship starring Kate Beckinsale and Chloë Sevigny These three short works show Austen experimenting with a variety of different literary styles, from melodrama to satire, and exploring a range of social classes and settings. The early epistolary novel Lady Susan depicts an unscrupulous coquette, toying with the affections of several men. In contrast, The Watsons is a delightful fragment, whose spirited heroine -­ Emma -­ finds her marriage opportunities limited by poverty and pride. Meanwhile Sanditon, set in a seaside resort, offers a glorious cast of hypochondriacs and spectators, treated by Austen with both amusement and scepticism. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Prohnaná, ale smolařská intrikánka Laura, věčně opilá Alice, marnivá a hloupá Mary, potrhlá Eliza, drzá Cassandra... Hrdinky osmi raných próz Jane Austenové žijí celkem obyčejnými životy, ale autorka dokáže jejich příběhy vyprávět nevšedně. S nadsázkou, ironií a v duchu parodie na dobové zamilované romány. Vítejte ve světě, kde dámy při každé vhodné příležitosti omdlévají, kde se nuda zahání vedením nudných řečí, kde chudí mladíci nezřídka bývají levobočky urozených boháčů, kde si nikdo nemůže být jist, jestli v náhodném spolucestujícím neobjeví svého příbuzného, a kde nemravové a klevetníci s oblibou nasazují masku ctnosti.