Both a mystery and an adventure story, the classic Moonfleet (1898) is a tale of smuggling set among the cliffs, caves, and downs of Dorset. It is at once a well-paced account of dramatic action and a celebration of the unregainable freedoms of childhood. Falkner's feeling for history and for the topography of his Dorset setting combine with his gift for storytelling to turn Moonfleet into an historical romance of moving intensity.
Orphaned Heidi lives with her gruff but caring grandfather on the side of Swiss mountain, where she befriends young Peter the goat-herd. She leads an idyllic life, until she is forced to leave the mountain she has always known to go and live with a sickly girl in the city. Will Heidi ever see her grandfather again? A classic tale of a young girl's coming-of-age, of friendship, and familial love.
Daudetovy Listy z mého mlýna z roku 1872 jsou autorovou prozaickou prvotinou, a to nesmírně zdařilou. Alphonse Daudet prchal do svého mlýna v kraji Provence před ruchem pařížského života. Jihofrancouzská Provence na něho dýchala nostalgií dětství. Souběžný český a francouzský text.