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She had been forced into prudence in her youth, she learned romance as she grew older - the natural sequel of an unnatural beginning.'Anne Elliot seems to have given up on present happiness and has resigned herself to living off her memories. More than seven years earlier she complied with duty: persuaded to view the match as imprudent and improper, she broke off her engagement to anaval captain with neither fortune, ancestry, nor prospects. However, when peacetime arrives and brings the Navy home, and Anne encounters Captain Wentworth once more, she starts to believe in second chances.Persuasion celebrates romantic constancy in an era of turbulent change. Written as the Napoleonic Wars were ending, the novel examines how a woman can at once remain faithful to her past and still move forward into the future.One of Austen's five major novels in a superb new editionThe standard Chapman/Kinsley text in a newly set typeface gives a more attractive appearanceThe new introduction examines the novel in its historical moment in the aftermath of the Battle of Waterloo, and how nations and individuals can escape from the pastThe new notes are fuller and bring out Austen's extensive knowledge of the Navy and the novel's topicalityNew chronology and bibliography provide up-to-date resources for further readingAppendices on social rank, dancing and the navy, and the deleted chapter that was the original ending of PersuasionNew to this Edition:Introduction by Deidre Shauna LynchExplanatory Notes by Deidre Shauna LynchFuller three-column chronologyExpanded and updated BibliographyAppendices on social rank, dancing, the navy

The perfect gift for all animal lovers.In this charming, heartfelt memoir, Danielle Steel tells the story of how she met a dog the size of a mouse, with a personality that could light up an entire room.Brimming with warmth and insight on every page, Danielle takes a look at the beloved pets who have brought joy, and sometimes chaos, to her home through the years: from Minnie's arrival at home in San Francisco to clothes shopping jaunts in Paris,Minnie's adventures provide the perfect backdrop for a heartfelt look at the magic that dogs bring to our lives, and how they become part of the family.

Móricz Zsigmond 1941-ben jelentette meg az Árvácskát, művészetének e vasszerűen kikezdhetetlen tömör remekét

Rodeado del bullicio de las numerosas familias que veranean en el concurrido Hotel Argentina, en Dubrovnik, Viktor Askenasi, respetado profesor del Instituto de Estudios Orientales de París, soporta a duras penas la asfixiante canícula de la costadálmata. Cercano a la cincuentena, el profesor ha emprendido un viaje en solitario por el Mediterráneo movido por una inquietud que lo perturba desde siempre y que lo llevó, unos meses antes, a dar un vuelco radical a su vida. Pese a haber descubierto unreducto de libertad, y estar dispuesto a asumir las consecuencias de sus actos como un paso ineludible en el camino hacia la plenitud, Viktor constata que esa libertad tiene otra cara imprevista que lo sume en el desconcierto. Así pues, atormentado porla duda, en un arrebato llama a la puerta de la mujer desconocida con la que acaba de cruzarse en el vestíbulo del hotel, sin saber si del otro lado del umbral lo aguarda la penumbra de la locura o la luz de la verdad. Publicada en 1934, La extrana esuna de las novelas más redondas de Sándor Márai

Par un jour d'été torride, un homme arrive dans une petite station balnéaire de la c“te dalmate. Il fuit sa maŒtresse, sa femme, sa fille, ses amis, son travail. Il fuit le questionnement qui le hante : que cherche-t-on derricre le désir, la passion,quel manque insondable aspire-t-on a combler a travers chaque acte de sa vie ? Au terme de quatre jours fiévreux durant lesquels il revit les étapes de son adultcre - occasion pour Sándor Márai de stigmatiser avec ironie les conventions sociales etd'analyser les balancements d'un cour masculin -, il prend une décision qui va faire basculer sa vie. Un des premiers livres (1934) de l'auteur des Braises et des Confessions d'un bourgeois.

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A powerful and often moving anthology, in which no challenges are shirked and no short cuts taken - TLS. This anthology presents the work of the most important Hungarian poets born after the turn of the century, starting with the major figure of LorincSzabó, born in 1900. Some of the poets have worked while in exile - György Faludy and Victor Határ for example. Others, including Sádor Kányádi, are members of Hungarian minorities living outside Hungary's present borders. Those working in Hungaryinclude the middle generation of Ottó Orbá and Zsusza Takrcs, and younger poets with international reputations such as György Petri, known for his sharp satires and ironic elegies, and Zsuzsa Rakovszky, with her passionate and closely observed poems ofeveryday life.

Dos hombres, una mujer y la huella imborrable del tiempo. La tercera obra en la que Márai aborda estos elementos universales culmina asimismo con un conmovedor duelo verbal y psicológico, de múltiples connotaciones. Y aunque en esta ocasión Márai hayaescogido un personaje histórico como Giacomo Casanova, el desarrollo de la narración deja bien claro que, más allá de su dimensión real, el famoso gentilhombre veneciano representa el arquetipo del aventurero intrépido, amoral y sin escrúpulos, unsímbolo del hombre que, en su afán por encontrar la felicidad, destruye los medios para alcanzarla. Fugitivo de la justicia, Casanova se refugia en Bolzano, ciudad donde reside la única mujer que ha amado en toda su vida. Pese a los anos transcurridosdesde que perdió a Francesca en un duelo con el conde de Parma, el gran seductor nunca ha podido desprenderse del anhelo de poseer a la otrora bellísima joven. Ahora, el destino pone en sus manos la gran ocasión de saciar su deseo insatisfecho: el conde,viejo, cansado y temeroso de perder a su mujer, que sigue enamorada de Casanova, le ofrece dinero y libertad a cambio de decepcionar a Francesca, para lo cual el cínico y superficial mujeriego deberá, en el transcurso de unas horas, realizar la actuaciónmás difícil de su largo historial donjuanesco.

Kornél Esti, schillernder Kaffeehausliterat, ist überall zuhause, in der Provinz wie in Metropolen. So vielfältig wie die Orte und Menschen, die er aufsucht, sind die Abenteuer, die er so frech wie bravourös besteht. Paris gilt Estis besondere Liebe -die nicht alle seine Landsleute teilen. So zwingt ihn sein Gefährte Bandi in der Hochburg verfeinerter Lebensart zu schlichter magyarischer Gastlichkeit. Ein anderer, ehemals Zigarrenspitzenfabrikant, bringt Esti in die Bredouille, als er nach seinemBankrott spurlos untertaucht und eine Schar von Angehörigen und Gläubigern zurücklässt. Selbst auf dem Land ist dem gefragtesten Mann Budapests keine Ruhe vergönnt - ein harmloser Apothekenbesuch mündet in schierem Wahnsinn. Die Kunst der wahren Lüge,der Umgang mit schwierigen Zeitgenossen, die Erkenntnis, dass das Ende der Welt ihren Anfang bedeute, die Frage nach dem einzig echten Glück und nach dem Sinn von Leben und Tod: Der unvergleichliche Kornél Esti gewährt kostbare Einblicke inalle Bereichedes menschlichen Daseins.

A sorozat az ifjú nyelvtanulóknak készült: az angol nyelvű irodalom nagy, klasszikus köteteit dolgozza fel olyan formában, hogy az egyik hasábban az angol, míg mellette a magyar szöveg olvasható. Remek módja a szókincs fejlesztésének, és az olvasás révénfejlődik kifejezőkészségük is, miközben remekül szórakozhatnak a nagy klasszikusokon.

Modigliani. Unarguably one of the greatest artists who ever lived. Modigliani's women. Those elongated, haunting figures, as eternally provocative as the Mona Lisa. And Modigliani's missing masterpiece. A priceless lost treasure - or a chillinglydangerous game?In Ken Follett's gripping thriller, The Modigliani Scandal, up and coming artist Peter Usher has still to exhibit anywhere, still to make even the most modest mark on the London art scene. But as rumour turns to reality, Usher finds himself caught up ina race to uncover the shadowy figures behind a breathtaking scam. Will art genius ever be rewarded? Will the brush prove more deadly than the gun . . . ?

A gömbölyded Victoria Dawsonnak soha nem volt könnyű az élete. A duci lány mindig is kirítt a környezetéből, különösen Los Angelesben, ahol csak a tökéletes külső számít igazán. Ráadásul jobban érdeklik a könyvek, mint a szép ruhák, így aztán családjábanő a kakukktojás. Szülei számára lányuk külseje csalódást jelent, amit nem is rejtenek véka alá. Victoria soha nem érezhette, hogy elfogadják és szeretik, ezért mindenképpen szabadulni akar otthonról. Egyetemi tanulmányainak befejezése után egy jó nevűmanhattani magániskolában vállal tanári állást. Elismert pedagógus válik belőle, de szülei szívtelensége és a mellőzöttség megtapasztalása továbbra is beárnyékolja hétköznapjait.Amikor végre felveszi a harcot a pluszkilókkal, és megpróbál szembenézni múltjának fájdalmaival, sorsa újabb fordulóponthoz érkezik: imádott húga bejelenti eljegyzését. Victoria most Gracie boldogságáért kezd aggódni, mert úgy érzi, testvére választottjaéppolyan zsarnoki természetű, mint önimádó apjuk.Az esküvő időpontja vészesen közeledik, amikor egy váratlan találkozás és egy minden eddiginél viharosabb családi összecsapás alapjaiban forgatja fel a lány életét...kartonált 464 oldal

Valós történet, melyben Szabó Magda életének megrendítően szép epizódja elevenedik meg. Az írónő Szeredás Emerenc alakján keresztül szenvedélyesen, de rendkívül pontos megfigyelésekkel a tarsolyában vall a magányról, az eltitkolt lelki sebekről, aszabadságról, a szeretetről, a bűnről és a megbocsátásról.kartonált, 279 oldal

Nel 1705 ð anno in cui si verifica la prima di una serie di eclissi solari che seguiranno passo passo il procedere degli eventi ð lo stampatore ungherese Cornelius Csiliag ritorna dalla Germania nella terra dei padri. Ha cosi inizio una vicendatestimoniata dalle pagine di un libro-diario tramandato di generazione in generazione. La famiglia Csillag, i cui primogeniti hanno la facolta di rivedere il passato piu remoto e di scrutare il futuro, c via via coinvolta in tutte le turbolenze di tresecoli di storia ungherese: dalle lotte per l'indipendenza, alle due guerre mondiali, allo stalinismo e infine al 1999, quando per l'Europa centro-orientale si c aperta una nuova era e l'ultimo esponente della famiglia decide di raccontare tutta la

Dans sa maison de la Grande Plaine, Mme Szöcs attend qu'on vienne la chercher : son mari est en train de mourir. A l'h“pital, Vince ne la reconnaŒt pas, et sa dernicre phrase est destinée a Iza, leur fille trop aimée. Une fois son pcre enterré, Izaemmcne sa mcre vivre avec elle dans on appartement de Budapest. Elle a tout décidé, fait le tri entre meubles et objets a garder et a abandonner, arrangé la chambre, sans demander a la vieille dame -qui pourra enfin se reposer -ni son avis ni sesenvies. Peu a peu la fragile vieille dame se pétrifie de la non-existence qui lui est ainsi offerte, jusqu'au jour ou elle décide de retourner dans son village...

¯In meinem ganzen Leben habe ich von Frauen nur den Nachmittag bekommen, und wie oft hat sich auch der noch zerschlagen.® Eingehüllt in den dekadenten Hauch des untergehenden Kaiserreiches, betrachtet Mihály die Welt und sich selbst kontemplativ undabgeklärt. Sein Metier ist die Verführung, die verheiratete 5Fleurs, eine namenlose grande dame, begehrt er nur halbherzig, die Liebe der unschuldigen jungen Schauspielschülerin Iboly erduldet er nur. Mihálys Reflexionen über die Liebe, die Frauen unddas Leben sind betörend, klug und berührend.Mit Sándor Márai und Antal Szerb gehört Erno Szép zu den Mitbegründern der ungarischen Moderne.¯Manchmal scheint die Zeit stillzustehen in diesem grandiosen Roman, der im Porträt der Hauptfigur noch einmal das Flair der Monarchie beschwört.® Susanne Kunckel in der >Welt am Sonntag

'What are you thinking, Amy?' The question I've asked most often during our marriage, if not out loud, if not to the person who could answer. I suppose these questions stormcloud over every marriage: 'What are you thinking? How are you feeling? Who areyou? What have we done to each other? What will we do?' Just how well can you ever know the person you love? This is the question that Nick Dunne must ask himself on the morning of his fifth wedding anniversary when his wife Amy suddenly disappears. Thepolice immediately suspect Nick. Amy's friends reveal that she was afraid of him, that she kept secrets from him. He swears it isn't true. A police examination of his computer shows strange searches. He says they aren't his. And then there are thepersistent calls on his mobile phone. So what really did happen to Nick's beautiful wife? And what was in that half-wrapped box left so casually on their marital bed? In this novel, marriage truly is the art of war...

The Academy is the sports school everyone is talking about. But for Maya, it seems getting in was the easy part. It's staying there that's tough. To succeed it takes more than just talent. You need fame . . .After a star performance in the semi-finals at a tennis competition, Maya is labelled The Next Big Thing and books a high-profile modelling job. The only problem is her co-star in the campaign is her super-hot ex-boyfriend, Jake Reed - and this is a jobthat her rival, Nicole, wants! Maya's only just put the betrayal by Jake and Nicole behind her and now Maya is being drawn back into a circle of jealousy and desire. Luckily, she knows Nicole's latest secret and gossip is a powerful weapon at TheAcademy!If you adore Gossip Girl, Pretty Little Liars and Ally Carter's Gallagher Girls, you'll be mad about the sassy new series The Academy.

Le terrain vague de la rue Paul est bien plus qu'un bout de terre pour la bande de Jean Boka. C'est son terrain de jeu et de liberté ! Seulement la bande rivale, les Chemises Rouges, le convoite aussi... Une guerre en rcgle s'annonce alors ! Entretrahisons et plans de batailles, le combat s'annonce difficile... et les plus courageux ne seront pas forcément ceux auxquels on s'attendait.

A little polar bear, Miki, wanders away while his mother is diving for fish. He sees a dot in the snow and rushes towards it. Readers discover that the dot is a little girl. But Miki has never seen a human before and the little girl has never seen apolar bear. They discover more about each other as they play in the snow but then the perils of the polar landscape impel Miki to take the little girl home before undertaking the long journey to find his own mother. Although one is a polar bear and oneis a little girl, Miki and Dot share a common experience: they are both separated from their mothers when they meet. Their bond of friendship gives them the strength to support each other during the course of a day that will last with them both forever.This is a moving and poignant story set in a changing and challenging polar landscape, perfect for the Christmas season. It wraps up important themes about empathy, kindness, and courage. The story is both simply told and affecting.

En la Hungría de la posguerra se muestra la confrontación de dos mundos personificados por una madre y su hija.La anciana senora Szöcs vive en un pequeno pueblo húngaro. Acaba de perder a su marido, Vince y está sola. Iza, su hija y reputada doctora, se lleva a su madre a vivir con ella a su apartamento de Budapest. Comienza entonces una relación difícil, bienintencionada pero de resultado insatisfactorio. Iza ha tomado las riendas de la situación, y decidido el futuro de su madre, con buenas intenciones pero sin tener en cuenta las preferencias de su madre. Poco a poco, la senora Szöcs se va apagando debidoa la vida inerte y abandonada a la que ha sido confinada en Budapest, hasta que un día decide volver a su pueblo...