Stanislav Hudečka Books

Román Vojna a mír (napsáno v letech 1863-1869, vydáno v roce 1869) je čtyřdílná románová epopej, jedno z největších a nejslavnějších děl světové literatury. Lev Tolstoj se v názvu své knihy inspiroval ve stejnojmenném díle francouzského anarchisty a filosofa Pierra-Josepha Proudhona. V románu vystupuje na 250 postav hlavních i epizodních včetně historických osobností cara Alexandra I., císaře Napoleona či generála Kutuzova. Obsáhlé, barvité líčení bitev (u Slavkova, u Borodina) či vylidněné, hořící Moskvy nemá ve světové literatuře obdoby. Komorní scény ze života vyšší společnosti a milostná vzplanutí a dobrodružství se střídají s líčením historických událostí a boje ruského lidu proti Napoleonovi. Při psaní se Tolstoj neinspiroval jen světovými historickými událostmi, ale i osudy vlastní rodiny. Například předobrazem románové postavě Nataši Rostovové a jejím životním strastem byla autorovi jeho vlastní švagrová T. A Kuzminská. První část epopeje se odehrává v roce 1805 a obsahuje např. popis bitvy u Slavkova.

Autorova románová prvotina ovlivněná černým románem a frenetickou literaturou.

An English astronomer, in company with an artilleryman, a country curate, and others, struggle to survive the invasion of Earth by Martians in 1894.

Toilers of the Sea (1866) is a novel by Victor Hugo. Written while Hugo was living in exile on the island of Guernsey, Toilers of the Sea is a story of adventure that expresses the everyday struggles of a fool in love while capturing the changes wrought by political and economic revolution in Europe. "Gilliatt lived in the parish of St. Sampson. He was not liked by his neighbours; and there were reasons for that fact." Viewed as an outsider by the seafaring community of Guernsey, Gilliat lives alone in a house deemed haunted, though no one would dare visit him anyway. Despite his skill as a fisherman, the townspeople claim he is a malevolent sorcerer, all but condemning him to a life of total seclusion. In love with the niece of a prominent shipowner, he volunteers to salvage what he can from a vessel that was wrecked some distance from the coast. Braving the elements and coming face to face with a vicious octopus, Gilliatt seizes his only chance at escaping his lonely circumstances, at finding love at last. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Victor Hugo's Toilers of the Sea is a classic work of French literature reimagined for modern readers.

The story grew out of a map that led to imaginary treasure, devised during a holiday in Scotland by Stevenson and his nephew. The tale is told by an adventurous boy, Jim Hawkins, who gets hold of treasure map and sets off with an adult crew in search of the buried treasure. Among the crew, however, is the treacherous Long John Silver who is determined to keep the treasure for himself.Stevenson's first full-length work of fiction brought him immediate fame and continues to captivate readers of all ages.

Florent Quenu returns to Paris after being unjustly imprisoned and finds the city utterly changed. The great new food market, Les Halles, has been built, and food dominates the political and social life of the capital. The third in Zola's Rougon-Macquart series, The Belly of Paris appears in a vibrant new translation.

The Sin of Abbé Mouret is the fifth novel in Zola's Rougon-Macquart series. It follows Serge Mouret, a young priest, aspiring to perfect purity and sanctity. An illness leaves him with amnesia, and no longer knowing he is a priest, he falls in love with his nurse. Together they roam an Eden-like garden called the 'Paradou'.

Im going to celebrate the 21st century with a re-read of His Excellency Eugène Rougon. Swiftly Tilting Planet