Antique books
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.
Veronika Desinićka
"Veronika of Desinić" by Josip Eugen Tomić, a historical tragedy in four acts, a drama about the tragic fate of Veronika of Desinić, the mistress and wife of Count Friedrich of Celje, accused of witchcraft and killed in 1425.
Vidrić
"Vidrić" by Antun Barc is a monograph on the life and work of the poet Vladimir Vidrić. A classic study by one of the most important Croatian literary historians about a prominent representative of Croatian modernism.