George Bernard Shaw est un critique musical, dramaturge, essayiste, auteur de pièces de théâtre et scénariste irlandais. Acerbe et provocateur, pacifiste et anticonformiste, il obt ...

Don Juan is more than just an infamous womaniser. For he has been the 'Don Juan' of Bryon's epic poem, the 'Don Giovanni' of Mozart's opera and the main man in the play 'The Tricks ...

Do you like 'Pretty Woman', with Julia Roberts and Richard Gere? Do you love 'Maid in Manhattan', starring Jennifer Lopez and Ralph Fiennes? And how about little orphan 'Annie'? We ...

"Nyt on koittanut aika rohkaista mielensä ja ryhtyä puhumaan ja kirjoittamaan sodasta järkevästi"Kun ensimmäinen maailmansota alkoi kesällä 1914, irlantilaissyntyinen mutta Iso-Bri ...

Cashel Byron on nuori mies, jota elämä on kohdellut kaltoin – suhde äitiin on hankala eikä koulunkäyntikään suju oletetulla tavalla. Kun Byron nousee Australiaa kohti suuntaavaan l ...

Professor Henry Higgins slår vad om att han endast genom sex månaders språklektioner kan transformera blomsterförsäljerskan Eliza från fattig underklassflicka till ordentlig överkl ...

‘300 Quotations from the Great Artists of the 20th Century’ is a collection of wit and wisdom from some of the 20th century’s greatest minds.The cherry-picked selection of quotes i ...

A collection guaranteed to put a smile on your face, ‘500 Quotes of Humour’ features the sharp wit and wisdom of the likes of Oscar Wilde, Albert Einstein, George Bernard Shaw, Gro ...

King Lear is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare, depicting the gradual descent into madness of the title character, after he disposes of his kingdom giving bequests to two of ...

It is a play with a gentle, evocative name. But 'A Doll's House' is a story with a kick that continues to be felt today.Henrik Ibsen's play tells the story of Nora, who feels hemme ...

G. K. Chesterton’s ‘The Uses of Diversity' is a collection of essays from the 'Prince of Paradox'. Written by the English writer and philosopher, Chesterton’s essays are full of e ...

Den stora klassikern om den industriella revolutionens samhälle, i ny svensk översättning för första gången på snart 100 år I Coketown har den industriella revolutionen redan börj ...

För dig som älskar vackra böcker! I ett unikt samarbete med konstnären Sebastian Evans ger Telegram ut samtliga 40 verk av William Shakespeares skådespel och sonetter. Pjäserna slä ...

"Men may keep a sort of level of good, but no man has ever been able to keep on one level of evil. That road goes down and down." A rich, old man has been mysteriously stabbed, and ...

If enduring popularity is a mark of quality, then 'She Stoops to Conquer' is among the greatest plays ever written; for the 1773 comedy has been performed almost without a break fo ...

An invisible killer, a family curse, a voodoo cult, a murdered prince, and a stolen salad dressing. Strange events call for a detective like no other, and Father Brown has a tenden ...

A young traveller sets out to make his fortune and discovers the idyllic distant land of Erewhon. Its people welcome him with open arms, but this apparent utopia soon reveals its d ...

‘Erewhon Revisited’ the sequel to ‘Erewhon’, Samuel Butler’s acclaimed first novel, finds adventurer Higgs returning to the mysterious, distant land of Erewhon. There he discovers ...

Canterbury Pieces is a classic collection of essays, newspaper articles and letters by the English novelist and critic, Samuel Butler. It includes correspondence between the author ...

"The Frenchman works until he can play. The American works until he can’t play; and then thanks the devil, his master, that he is donkey enough to die in harness. But the Englishma ...

"I am going to hold a pistol to the head of the Modern Man. But I shall not use it to kill him – only to bring him to life." Innocent Smith, an "allegorical practical joker", turns ...

When Squire Vane receives some exotic trees from Africa, they quickly become the target of local superstition. Squire Vane is not the type of person to believe in anything supernat ...

‘This Misery of Boots’ is a compelling non-fiction book by H.G. Wells. The book uniquely and entertainingly puts forth the virtues of socialism and criticises working conditions in ...

Saken är biff! På svenska finns en mängd uttryck som är förknippade med mat – "bita i det sura äpplet", "ha kött på benen", "en het potatis", "ge betalt för gammal ost", "göra slar ...

Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families. It wa ...