Antique books
Uvođenje u filozofiju
An accessible overview of the history of philosophy in which Émile Faguet takes the reader from ancient thinkers through the Middle Ages to the modern era, explaining fundamental philosophical ideas and trends.
U zemlji Amanullaha
A vivid account of the author's trip to Afghanistan in 1921-1922, a country in a turbulent period of modernization under the reformist king Amanullah Khan, the clash of tradition and the new age, and the exotic life of Afghan society.
U žutoj kući
Gjalski's novel In the Yellow House (1914) exposes provincial everyday life: masks of politeness, quiet ambitions, and gentle, ironic clashes between desire and duty, told with fine psychology and style. Rare antiquarian edition.
Varmeđinska restauracija
The Warmian Restoration (1860) is a humorous novel depicting the life of the Slovak nobility (zemans) in the 19th century, their petty intrigues, vanity, disputes over inheritance, and futile attempts to "restorate" the old, decaying nobility.
Vatroslav Lisinski i njegovo doba: Prilog za poviest hrvatskoga preporoda
A fundamental monograph on Vatroslav Lisinski presents the life and work of the first Croatian opera composer, as well as the cultural, political and musical circumstances of the Illyrian period. With a portrait of Vatroslav Lisinski.
Velika ljubav: Roman iz života slovačkih Hrvata
In the villages near Trnava, Croats "transplanted" to Slovakia preserve their language and religion. The love of Jure and Kristina and the tragic fate of Pavle are intertwined with the awakening of national identity and historical changes.
Veliki vrisak: Roman jedne mlade žene
An intimate and emotional story about young women, their loves, passions, disappointments and internal struggles in Hungarian bourgeois society at the beginning of the 20th century.
Veliko proljeće
The Great Spring (1933) depicts the awakening and rebirth of the Croatian village and the common man in the interwar period – a symbolic depiction of the national and social spring, the peasant movement, and the personal maturation of the main character.