Joseph Andrews/Shamela (Fielding Henry)(Paperback)

Joseph Andrews & Shamela (Fielding Henry)(Paperback)

Henry Fielding wrote both Joseph Andrews (1742) and Shamela (1741) in response to Samuel Richardson's book Pamela (1740), of which Shamela is a splendidly bawdy travesty. Joseph Andrews begins as a parody, too, but soon outgrows its origins, and its deepest roots lie in Cervantes and Marivaux. In

Joseph Andrews/Shamela (Fielding Henry)(Paperback)

'Kissing, Joseph, is but a Prologue to a Play. Can I believe a young Fellow of your Age and Complexion will be content with Kissing?' Joseph Andrews, Henry Fielding's first full-length novel, depicts the many colourful and often hilarious adventures of a comically chaste servant. After being sacked

Klamela - Henry Fielding

Román Henryho Fieldinga Klamela vyšiel 4. apríla 1741. Román publikovali pod pseudonymom Conny Keyber, ale autorovi súčasníci aj dnešní literárni historici a kritici sa zhodujú, že jeho autorom bol Fielding. Dielo bolo mienené ako satirický útok na román v listoch Samuela

Tom Jones (Fielding Henry)(Paperback)

When Squire Allworthy returns from London to discover a sleeping baby of unknown parentage in his bed, Tom Jones makes its rollicking start toward a picaresque journey across eighteenth-century England. Its foundling hero, having grown to young manhood and developed a passion for the girl next

The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (Fielding Henry)(Paperback)

Inspiration for the PBS Masterpiece series Tom Jones starring Hannah Waddingham A foundling of mysterious parentage brought up by Mr. Allworthy on his country estate, Tom Jones is deeply in love with the seemingly unattainable Sophia Western, the beautiful daughter of the neighboring squire--though

Tom Jones (Fielding Henry)(Paperback)

Tom Jones (1749) is rightly regarded as Fielding's greatest work, and one of the first and most influential of English novels. At the center of one of the most ingenious plots in English fiction stands a hero whose actions were, in 1749, as shocking as they are funny today. This carefully

The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling (Fielding Henry)(Paperback)

Despite being abandoned by his parents, Tom Jones grows into a gallant and irresistible young man. Most of his time is spent romping through the English countryside, getting himself into all kinds of troublewith hisgood nature and unquenchable eye for women. After being betrayed by jealous

The Singularity of Literature (Attridge Derek)(Paperback)

The Iliad and Beowulf provide rich sources of historical information. The novels of Henry Fielding and Henry James may be instructive in the art of moral living. Some go further and argue that Emile Zola and Harriet Beecher Stowe played a part in ameliorating the lives of those existing in harsh

The Life of Mr Jonathan Wild the Great (Fielding Henry)(Paperback)

The real-life Jonathan Wild, gangland godfather and self-styled 'Thieftaker General', controlled much of the London underworld until he was executed for his crimes in 1725. Even during his lifetime his achievements attracted attention; after his death balladeers sang of his exploits, and satirists

Weirdest People in the World - How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous (Henrich Joseph)(Paperback / softback)

RF Design Basics (Fielding John)(Paperback / softback)

Icarus (Andrews Russell)(Paperback / softback)

A reissued edition of Russell Andrews' thriller,

Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Unicorn (Fielding Rhiannon)(Paperback / softback)

Ten Minutes to Bed: Baby Unicorn (Fielding Rhiannon)(Paperback / softback)

Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Dragon (Fielding Rhiannon)(Paperback / softback)

Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Unicorn's Birthday (Fielding Rhiannon)(Paperback / softback)

Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Unicorn's Christmas (Fielding Rhiannon)(Paperback / softback)

Christmas with O. Henry (Henry O.)(Paperback)

Svět jako živý stroj - Jacques Joseph

Pozice, kterou Henry More (1614-1687) v dějinách filosofie zaujímá, je dosti specifická a rozhodně si zaslouží pozornost - a to navzdory tomu, že jej standardní výklady většinou spíše opomíjejí. Jako by totiž stál jednou nohou v tradici renesančního platonismu a druhou v

Henry Miller on Writing (Miller Henry)(Paperback)

Weekenders - A Novel (Andrews Mary Kay)(Paperback)

Mummy's Boy (Andrews JA)(Paperback / softback)

Secret Brother (Andrews Virginia)(Paperback / softback)

A new novel from Virginia Andrews, the legendary author of Flowers in the

Jumping Over Clouds (Andrews Sue)(Paperback / softback)