Edita Kovalová Books

The Animal Farm: A fairy Story is the critique of the totalitarian socialist states of the twentieth century, in the form of a fable. Perhaps Orwell's finest creation. It was first published in England on 17 August 1945. According to Orwell, the book reflects events leading up to the Russian Revolution of 1917 and then on into the Stalin era in the Soviet Union. In a letter to Yvonne Davet, Orwell described Animal Farm as a satirical tale against Stalin, and in his essay "Why I Write" (1946), he wrote that Animal Farm was the first book in which he had tried, with full consciousness of what he was doing, "to fuse political purpose and artistic purpose into one whole". *This book contains a biography of the author.

Little Women is one of the best-loved children's stories of all time, based on the author's own youthful experiences. It describes the family of the four March sisters living in a small New England community. Meg, the eldest, is pretty and wishes to be a lady; Jo, at fifteen is ungainly and unconventional with an ambition to be an author; Beth is a delicate child of thirteen with a taste for music and Amy is a blonde beauty of twelve. The story of their domestic adventures, their attempts to increase the family income, their friendship with the neighbouring Laurence family, and their later love affairs remains as fresh and beguiling as ever.

THE MOST WIDELY READ MYSTERY OF ALL TIME—NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE DIRECTED BY KENNETH BRANAGH AND PRODUCED BY RIDLEY SCOTT! “The murderer is with us—on the train now . . .” Just after midnight, the famous Orient Express is stopped in its tracks by a snowdrift. By morning, the millionaire Samuel Edward Ratchett lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside. Without a shred of doubt, one of his fellow passengers is the murderer. Isolated by the storm, detective Hercule Poirot must find the killer among a dozen of the dead man's enemies, before the murderer decides to strike again. “What more . . . can a mystery addict desire?”—New York Times

This award-winning collection of adapted classic literature and original stories develops reading skills for low-beginning through advanced students. Accessible language and carefully controlled vocabulary build students' reading confidence. Introductions at the beginning of each story, illustrations throughout, and glossaries help build comprehension. Before, during, and after reading activities included in the back of each book strengthen student comprehension. Audio versions of selected titles provide great models of intonation and pronunciation of difficult words.

Zdánlivě jednoduchý příběh o starém kubánském rybáři stíhaném smůlou, který po 84 dnech konečně chytí rybu jen proto, aby o ni po dlouhém, trýznivém boji zase přišel. Tato veleúspěšná novela o odvaze, vytrvalosti a boji Člověka s vlastními pochybnostmi, s přírodními živly a touhou všechno vzdát pomohla Hemingwayovi získat velké uznání a v roce 1954 také Nobelovu cenu za literaturu. ## MOJE KNIHOVNY Přidat do nákupního seznamu » Kliknutím na tlačítko zařadíte knihu do seznamu k pozdějšímu nákupu.

Fifteen short stories evoke the character, atmosphere, and people of the Irish city of Dublin at the turn of the century

Jazyková úroveň B1 - B2. Podle příběhu Louisy May Alcottové.

"Všechny děti vyrostou. Všechny kromě jednoho." Tímto zvláštním dítětem je Petr Pan. Jednoho dne ve snaze dohonit svůj stín vpadne do pokoje tří dětí – Wendy, Michaela a Johna. Na oplátku za Wendyinu pomoc navrhne Petr třem sourozencům, že je vezme s sebou zpět do svého úžasného, kouzelného domova, země Nezemě. Zažijte dobrodružství dětí Darlingových a seznamte se s vílou Zvonilkou, Ztracenými chlapci a děsivým kapitánem Hookem. Anglicko-český zrcadlový text pro začátečníky. "All the children will grow up. All but one." This special child is Petr Pan. One day, trying to catch up with his shadow, he bursts into the room of three children - Wendy, Michael and John. In return for Wendy's help, Peter suggests to the three siblings that he take them back to his wonderful, magical home, the land of the Land. Experience the adventures of the Darling children and meet the fairy Tinkerbell, the Lost Boys and the terrifying Captain Hook. English-Czech mirror text for beginners.