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Michael West

    Michael West je autorem, jehož díla zkoumají temná zákoutí lidské psychiky a nadpřirozeného. Jeho psaní je charakteristické mrazivou atmosférou a hlubokými, často znepokojivými tématy. West se mistrně pohybuje na pomezí hororu a fantasy, kde se realita prolíná s nočními můrami. Čtenáři si jeho příběhy oblíbili pro jejich sugestivnost a schopnost vyvolat silné emoce.

    The Canterbury Tales
    Seven Detective Stories
    The New Method English Dictionary
    Straitjacket Memories
    A Night In Babylon
    Vánoční koleda
    • Vánoční koleda

      • 128 stránek
      • 5 hodin čtení
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      Vánoční koleda Charlese Dickense je jedním z nejznámějších vánočních příběhů. Poprvé vyšla 19. prosince 1843 a do Štědrého dne byla vyprodána. Do konce roku 1844 následovalo dalších dvanáct vydání. Příběh byl téměř okamžitě adaptován jako divadelní hra a později se dočkal i celé řady filmových zpracování. Čtenáře zavede do staré Anglie a vypráví o proměně zahořklého lakomce v laskavějšího člověka. Ebenezera Kolenovrta totiž navštíví duch jeho bývalého obchodního partnera a následně také duchové minulých, letošních a příštích Vánoc.

      Vánoční koleda
    • A Night In Babylon

      • 190 stránek
      • 7 hodin čtení
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      There's a time to run, and a time to pick up a gun. Especially in the City of Angels, where the police are at war with the Stay Ready Soldiers, a militant group based in South Central. Tonight, Geronimo and Kali must rely on each other as they traverse a perilous concrete wasteland, dodging bullets every step of the way.

      A Night In Babylon
    • Straitjacket Memories

      • 202 stránek
      • 8 hodin čtení
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      There is a fine line between love and madness, between insanity and pure evil. This is Michael West at his terrifying best! From heart-stopping horror to the strangest of fantasies - these are tales from the darkest regions of his twisted imagination! All the usual tropes are here - vampires and shapeshifters, ghosts and witches, gods and monsters, mummies and zombies - but none of them are exactly what you would expect... A dream vacation takes a nightmarish turn when a couple finds they did not come home alone... A man agrees to a meeting with his estranged wife and learns the horrible, obscene truth of the old saying: "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned..." An American platoon, cut off from the outside world, discovers an unbelievable enemy they were never trained to fight... And a man struggling with depression and grief receives text messages from beyond the grave, messages that push him to the edge of sanity...and beyond... Ten more reasons to say your prayers. Ten more reasons to check beneath your bed. Ten more reasons why you may never want to close your eyes again.

      Straitjacket Memories
    • The Canterbury Tales

      • 55 stránek
      • 2 hodiny čtení
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      'We'll give a free dinner to the person who tells the best story. Now put up your hands if you agree'. The pilgrims all held up their hands. A group of pilgrims are travelling together for five days from London to Canterbury. On the way, each pilgrim has to tell a story to keep the others amused. Some stories are happy, and some are sad. But they all have a message, and we can learn from them

      The Canterbury Tales
    • Stories from Shakespeare

      • 72 stránek
      • 3 hodiny čtení
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      Classic / British English These are the stories of some of Shakespeare's most famous plays. We travel to Venice, Greece, Denmark and Rome, and meet many different people. There is a greedy money-lender, a fairy king and queen, some Roman politicians and a young prince who meets the ghost of his murdered father.

      Stories from Shakespeare
    • The Young King and other stories

      • 80 stránek
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      Classic / British English Strange and wonderful things happen in t seven short stories. Oscar Wilde takes us into a world of kings and queens, mermaids and witches, giants and dwarfs, and talking animals. Exciting and amusing, happy and sad, these stories are for all ages.

      The Young King and other stories
    • In a specialy adapted version by Eliza Gatewood Warren. Almost everyone has dreamed of being cast away on a desert island. What would we eat? Where would we live? How would we defend ourselves against wild beasts?...In this famous adventure story, the Robinson family is shipwrecked on a tropical island inhabited by beautiful birds, fragrant flowers, and rare animals. As they struggle to build a new life, they discover hidden strengths in themselves, and their love for one another takes on new meaning...Then one day a ships sails into their bay, and they have to ask one more question: Do we really want to go home?

      The Swiss Family Robinson