Vyprávění o cestách a dobrodružstvích na moři, za vlády královny Alžběty. Zejména o bojích Angličanů proti silné španělské Armadě.
Charles Kingsley Knihy
12. červen 1819 – 23. leden 1875
Tento anglický duchovní a profesor byl známý svými romány, které se vyznačovaly touhou přetvářet sociální skutečnost do snových krajin prostřednictvím křesťanského idealismu. Jeho díla zkoumala společenské otázky s jedinečnou perspektivou, čerpající inspiraci ze své víry a zasazení do krajiny. S hlubokým zájmem o historii a společenské reformy se jeho psaní stalo odrazem jeho přesvědčení.
Sbírka tří řeckých bájí od Charlese Kingsleye. Kniha obsahuje překlady povídek O Perseovi, O Argonautech a O Theseovi.
Román z Itálie 4. století n.l. o boji mezí římským císařstvím a křesťanstvím až do vítězství křesťanů do jehož prostředí jsou zasazeny příhody dívky Hypatie
Populární román, jehož děj vychází ze skutečné události a z osudů básníka T. Coopera.
A Vet in Somalia
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Heroes of Greek Mythology
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One of the Victorian age's great storytellers recounts Perseus' quest to slay the Medusa, the search for the Golden Fleece, and Theseus' encounter with the deadly Minotaur. 60 illustrations.
The collection features a range of works by Charles Kingsley, including novels, poems, and letters, showcasing his literary talent and social reform advocacy. The first volume presents novels like Alton Locke and Yeast, addressing social issues such as poverty and politics, while the second volume explores themes of nature and spirituality through poetry and letters. Kingsley, a notable 19th-century writer and member of the Christian Socialist movement, sought to highlight social injustices, particularly in the lives of laborers. This edition includes a memoir by Thomas Hughes and is a facsimile reprint of the original.
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'In fact, the fairies had turned him into a water-baby. A water-baby? You never heard of a water-baby. Perhaps not. That is the very reason why this story was written.' Poor Tom is an orphan, employed by the underhand Grimes as a chimney sweep. While cleaning a chimney one day, Tom become lost and appears in Ellie's bedroom. She mistakes him for a thief and he flees in fright, down to the edge of a stream where he falls asleep. In his dreamlike world, he becomes a water baby, swimming with the other water babies and discovering an aquatic playground full of strange and wonderful characters.
