In 1914 a room full of German schoolboys, fresh-faced and idealistic, are goaded by their schoolmaster to troop off to the ‘glorious war’. With the fire and patriotis…
Dej románu tvorí príbeh rodiny obyčajného dedinského človeka v období pred prvou svetovou vojnou. Nejde však o osudy postáv na pozadí histórie, autora na prvom mieste „zaujal vnútorný život postáv, ic…
Najznámejšie dielo slovenskej literatúry o 1. svetovej vojne neobyčajne sugestívne približuje i súčasnému čitateľovi atmosféru tejto tragickej doby. Dozvieme sa, ako ju prežívali obyčajní slovenskí ľu…
Paris, 1918: Amidst the cries of fanatic patriots bent on war, a tender relationship slowly develops between two young Parisians, beginning with a first shy encounter and growing into a passionate lov…
Pushkin's version of the historical novel in the style of Walter Scott, this final prose work also reflects his fascination with and research into Russian history of the 18th century. During the reign…
In Gustave Doré, one of the most prolific and successful book illustrators of the late 19h century, Edgar Allan Poe's renowned poem The Raven found perhaps its most perfect artistic interpreter. Doré'…
Harpagon est un vieillard odieux et avare. Avare jusqu'au ridicule, puisqu'il fait comparaître en justice le chat d'un de ses voisins pour lui avoir mangé le reste d'un gigot ! Avare jusqu'au sordide …
