Серия книг «Vintage Classics Library» — 34 книги

'Facts alone are wanted in life': the children at Mr Gradgrind's school are sternly ordered to stifle their imaginations and pay attention only to cold, hard reality. They live in a smoky, troubled industrial town so entertainment is hard to come by and resentments run deep. The effects of Gradgrind's teaching on his own children, Tom and Louisa, are particularly profound and leave them ill-equipped to deal with the unpredictable desires of the human heart. Luckily for them they have a friend in Sissy Jupe, the child of a circus clown, who retains her warm-hearted, compassionate nature despite the pressures around her.

'Facts alone are wanted in life': the children at Mr Gradgrind's school are sternly ordered to stifle their imaginations and pay attention only to cold, hard reality. They live in…

M. R. James wrote his ghost stories to entertain friends on Christmas Eve, and they went on to both transform and modernise a genre. James harnesses the power of suggestion to move from a recognisable world to one that is indefinably strange, and then unforgettably terrifying. Sheets, pictures, carvings, a doll's house, a lonely beach, a branch tapping on a window — ordinary things take on more than a tinge of dread in the hands of the original master of suspense.

M. R. James wrote his ghost stories to entertain friends on Christmas Eve, and they went on to both transform and modernise a genre. James harnesses the power of suggestion to…

Wuthering Heights is the tale of two families both joined and riven by love and hate. C athy
is a beautiful and wilful young woman torn between the soft-hearted Edgar, and Heathcliff,
the passionate and resentful man who has loved her since childhood. The power of their
bond creates a maelstrom of cruelty and violence which will leave one of them dead and
cast a shadow over the lives of their children. Emily Bronte's novel is a stunningly original
and shocking exploration of obsessive passion.

Wuthering Heights is the tale of two families both joined and riven by love and hate. C athy
is a beautiful and wilful young woman torn between the soft-hearted Edgar, and…

When young Jim Hawkins discovers a treasure map in a pirate's chest, he is drawn into a
world of danger and adventure. He joins a crew setting sail to the C aribbean to seek out
the booty and over the course of the voyage confronts mutiny, murder and the charismatic
and devious Long John Silver.

When young Jim Hawkins discovers a treasure map in a pirate's chest, he is drawn into a
world of danger and adventure. He joins a crew setting sail to the C aribbean to seek out…

Elinor is as prudent as her sister Marianne is impetuous. Each must learn from the other
after they are they are forced by their father's death to leave their home and enter into
the contests of polite society. The charms of unsuitable men and the schemes of rival
ladies mean that their paths to success are beset with disappointment but together they
attempt to find a way to happiness.

Elinor is as prudent as her sister Marianne is impetuous. Each must learn from the other
after they are they are forced by their father's death to leave their home and enter into…

Robinson C rusoe runs away from home to join the navy. After a string of adventures at
sea, he is shipwrecked in a devastating storm, and finds himself alone on a remote desert
island. He remains there many years, building a life for himself in solitude, until the day he
discovers another man's footprint in the sand...

Robinson C rusoe runs away from home to join the navy. After a string of adventures at
sea, he is shipwrecked in a devastating storm, and finds himself alone on a remote desert…

Elizabeth Bennet is young, clever and attractive, but her mother is a nightmare and she
and her four sisters are in dire need of financial security and escape in the shape of
husbands. The arrival of nice Mr Bingley and arrogant Mr Darcy in the neighbourhood turns
all their lives upside down in this witty drama of friendship, rivalry, enmity and love.

Elizabeth Bennet is young, clever and attractive, but her mother is a nightmare and she
and her four sisters are in dire need of financial security and escape in the shape of…

Dorian is a good-natured young man until he discovers the power of his own exceptional
beauty. As he gradually sinks deep into a frivolous, glamorous world of selfish luxury, he
apparently remains physically unchanged by the stresses of his corrupt lifestyle and
untouched by age. But up in his attic, hidden behind a curtain, his portrait tells a different
story...

Dorian is a good-natured young man until he discovers the power of his own exceptional
beauty. As he gradually sinks deep into a frivolous, glamorous world of selfish luxury, he…

Oliver is an orphan living on the dangerous London streets with no one but himself to rely
on. Fleeing from poverty and hardship, he falls in with a criminal street gang who will not
let him go, however hard he tries to escape.In Oliver Twist, Dickens graphically conjures
up the capital's underworld, full of prostitutes, thieves, and lost and homeless children, and
gives a voice to the disadvantaged and abused.

Oliver is an orphan living on the dangerous London streets with no one but himself to rely
on. Fleeing from poverty and hardship, he falls in with a criminal street gang who will…

In this vivid portrait of one day in a woman's life, Clarissa Dalloway is preoccupied with
the last-minute details of party she is to give that evening. As she readies her house she is
flooded with memories and re-examines the choices she has made over the course of her
life.

In this vivid portrait of one day in a woman's life, Clarissa Dalloway is preoccupied with
the last-minute details of party she is to give that evening. As she readies her house…

As an orphan, Jane's childhood is not an easy one but her independence and strength of
character keep her going through the miseries inflicted by cruel relatives and a brutal
school. However, her biggest challenge is yet to come. Taking a job as a governess in a
house full of secrets, for a passionate man she grows more and more attracted to,
ultimately forces Jane to call on all her resources in order to hold on to her beliefs.

As an orphan, Jane's childhood is not an easy one but her independence and strength of
character keep her going through the miseries inflicted by cruel relatives and a brutal…

Who would have thought a comedy of manners written more than a hundred years ago
would still be so apt and so funny? Oscar Wilde was a genius of play-writing, and his
deftness, wit and sharp eye for social satire keep audiences in thrall to this day. Alongside
Earnest, discover a biblical tragedy retold, Lady Windermere and her infamous fan and
Wilde's take on an ideal husband, in his selection of Wilde's most important plays.

Who would have thought a comedy of manners written more than a hundred years ago
would still be so apt and so funny? Oscar Wilde was a genius of play-writing, and his
deftness,…

The silence of the jungle is broken only by the ominous sound of drumming. Life on the
river is brutal, and unknown threats lurk in the darkness. Marlow's mission to captain a
steamer upriver into the dense interior leads him into conflict with the others who haunt
the forest. But his decision to hunt down the mysterious Mr Kurtz, an ivory trader who is
the subject of sinister rumours, leads him into more than just physical peril.

The silence of the jungle is broken only by the ominous sound of drumming. Life on the
river is brutal, and unknown threats lurk in the darkness. Marlow's mission to captain a…

Jay Gatsby is a self-made man famed for his decadent champagne-drenched parties.
Despite being surrounded by Long Island's bright and beautiful, he longs only for Daisy
Buchanan. In shimmering prose, Fitzgerald shows Gatsby pursue his dream to its tragic
conclusion.

Jay Gatsby is a self-made man famed for his decadent champagne-drenched parties.
Despite being surrounded by Long Island's bright and beautiful, he longs only for Daisy
Buchanan.…

Pip's life as an ordinary country boy is destined to be unexceptional until a chain of
mysterious events lead him away from his humble origins and up the social ladder. His
efforts to become a London gentleman bring him into contact not just with the upper
classes but also with dangerous criminals. Pip's desire to improve himself is matched only
by his longing for the icy-hearted Estella, but secrets from the past impede his progress
and he has many hard lessons to learn.

Pip's life as an ordinary country boy is destined to be unexceptional until a chain of
mysterious events lead him away from his humble origins and up the social ladder. His…

What you create can destroy you.
One freezing morning, a lone man wandering across the Acrtic ice caps is rescued from
starvation by a ship's captain. Victor Frankenstein's story is one of ambition, murder and
revenge. As a young scientist he pushed moral boundaries in order to cross the final
frontier and create life. But his creation is a monster stitched together from grave-robbed
body parts who has no place in the world, and his life can only lead to tragedy.
Written when she was only nineteen, Shelley's gothic tale is one of the greatest horror
stories ever published.

What you create can destroy you.
One freezing morning, a lone man wandering across the Acrtic ice caps is rescued from
starvation by a ship's captain. Victor Frankenstein's story…

Emma is young, rich and independent. She has decided not to get married and instead
spends her time organising her acquaintances' love affairs. Her plans for the matrimonial
success of her new friend Harriet, however, lead her into complications that ultimately test
her own detachment from the world of romance.

Emma is young, rich and independent. She has decided not to get married and instead
spends her time organising her acquaintances' love affairs. Her plans for the matrimonial…

Collected inside this book are diary entries, letters and newspaper clippings that piece together the depraved story of the ultimate predator. A young lawyer on an assignment finds himself imprisoned in a Transylvanian castle by his mysterious host. Back at home his fiancee and friends are menaced by a malevolent force which seems intent on imposing suffering and destruction. C an the devil really have arrived on England's shores?
And what is it that he hungers for so desperately?

Collected inside this book are diary entries, letters and newspaper clippings that piece together the depraved story of the ultimate predator. A young lawyer on an assignment…

Dr Jekyll has been experimenting with his identity. He has developed a drug which separates the two sides of his nature and allows him occasionally to abandon himself to his most corrupt inclinations as the monstrous Mr Hyde. But gradually he begins to find that the journey back to goodness becomes more and more difficult, and the risk that Mr Hyde will break free entirely from Dr Jekyll's control puts all of London in grave peril.

Dr Jekyll has been experimenting with his identity. He has developed a drug which separates the two sides of his nature and allows him occasionally to abandon himself to his most…

Alice is one of the most beloved characters of English writing. A bright and inquisitive child, one boring summer afternoon she follows a white rabbit down a rabbit-hole. At the bottom she finds herself in a bizarre world full of strange creatures, and attends a very odd tea party and croquet match. This immensely witty and unique story mixes satire and puzzles, comedy and anxiety, to provide an astute depiction of the experience of childhood.

Alice is one of the most beloved characters of English writing. A bright and inquisitive child, one boring summer afternoon she follows a white rabbit down a rabbit-hole. At the…