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  • 11Orlando , Virginia Woolf (1995)
    Virginia Woolf's Orlando'The longest and most charming love letter in literature', playfully constructs the figure of Orlando as the fictional embodiment of Woolf's close friend and lover, Vita… 222 руб

  • 12Under the Greenwood Tree , Thomas Hardy (1994)
    "Under the Greenwood Tree" is Hardy's most bright, confident and optimistic novel. This delightful portrayal of a picturesque rural society, tinged with gentle humour and quiet irony, established… 222 руб

  • 13Selected Poetry , Lord George Gordon Byron (2008)
    Byron was a legend in his own lifetime and the dominant influence on the Romantic movement. The most European of the English writers in an age of revolution, Byron was deeply involved in contemporary… 432 руб

  • 14The House of Viktor&Rolf , Caroline Evans (2008)
    Famed for their high-concept catwalk shows and extravagant collections, the radical Dutch design duo Viktor&Rolf have taken the fashion world by storm over the last 15 years. This sumptuously… 4428 руб

  • 15Emma , Jane Austen (2010)
    'I wonder what will become of her!'So speculate the friends and neighbours of Emma Woodhouse, the lovely, lively, wilful, and fallible heroine of Jane Austen's fourth published novel. Confident that… 398 руб

  • 1641 Stories , O. Henry (2007)
    Readers the world over recognize O. Henry as the best short story writer of the early twentieth century. Widely known as a master of irony, O. Henry also displays here dazzling wordplay and a wry… 516 руб

  • 17Cat's Cradle , Kurt Vonnegut (2008)
    Told with deadpan humour and bitter irony, Kurt Vonnegut's cult tale of global destruction preys on our deepest fears of witnessing Armageddon and, worse still, surviving it... Dr Felix Hoenikker… 746 руб

  • 18Lazarillo de Tormes (+ Audio CD) , Planas Carmelo Valero (2010)
    L&# 225;zaro, a true anti-hero figure, recounts his life with irony and humor. Through jokes and mistreatment of his owners and a hostile and cruel society, the naive and innocent child becomes the… 369 руб

  • 19The Road: Short Fiction and Essays , Vasily Grossman (2011)
    By the author of Life and Fate, now a major Radio 4 drama starring Kenneth Branagh. Vasily Grossman is widely recognized as one of the outstanding literary figures of the twentieth century. The short… 927 руб

  • 20The Best Short Stories , Maupassant Guy de (1996)
    With a new Introduction by Cedric Watts, Research Professor of English, University of Sussex. Guy de Maupassant was a master of the short story. This collection displays his lively diversity, with… 222 руб

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