biography
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Glorious Apollo – ebook
Elizabeth Louisa Moresby
E. Barrington is a pseudonym of Elizabeth Louisa Moresby, a British-born novelist who became the first prolific, female fantasy writer in Canada. She wrote very quickly, attributing her productivity to her sparse vegetarian diet and Buddhist habits of mental discipline; her best-selling fictional biography of Byron, „Glorious Apollo”, took only one month to complete. A bestseller in the 1920s, „Glorious...Data dostępności:
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The Golden Bowl – ebook
Henry James
This is the biography of Henry Morgan, the pirate admiral. In his youth, he spent several years in slavery, later became famous as a skilled warlord and vice-governor of Jamaica. The central theme of the novel – ingenious assault, lightning capture and ruthless looting of the Golden Cup – so called Panama, which was the richest city in the West Indies.Data dostępności:
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History of Margaret of Anjou, Queen of Henry VI of England – ebook
Jacob Abbott
Jacob Abbott’s biography of Margaret of Anjou is written in simple manner, making it digestible for the reader who dislikes the stuffy story. Margaret of Anjou was remembered as one of the most unfortunate queens that I could not love the people. She was not afraid to do what it took to keep her throne. Surprisingly, the author is still trying to portray Margaret of Anjou as a hero.Data dostępności:
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History of Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt – ebook
Jacob Abbott
This is not just a story, but a biography of Cleopatra, an evil woman who studies the effect of poison on her prisoners, and the lover of the art of seduction.Wars and conflicts are highlighted, making an intriguing story. Cleopatra should be included in the list of the most sinister people in the world. Because of it, two nations could be destroyed. All these events are described in detail in the...Data dostępności:
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History of King Richard the First of England – ebook
Jacob Abbott
This is another story about a famous person. Richard the Lionhearted as he is known such a large historical figure in Europe, especially in the period of the crusades. Ideal for those who begin to study the history and biography of Richard 1. For a short period of time you will be able to learn a lot of useful information.Data dostępności:
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Memoir of Jane Austen – ebook
James Edward Austen-Leigh
A Memoir of Jane Austen is a biography of the novelist Jane Austen (1775-1817) published in 1869 by her nephew James Edward Austen-Leigh. A second edition was published in 1871 which included previously unpublished Jane Austen writings. A family project, the biography was written by James Edward Austen-Leigh but owed much to the recollections of Jane Austen's many relatives. However, it was the decisions...Data dostępności:
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Cunning Murrell – ebook
Arthur Morrison
Spirit of Old Essex draws together Arthur Morrison’s lost treasure of a novel „Cunning Murrell”, a jocular tale of witchcraft, old salts, pugilists, smuggling and country life long lost, together with additional background information on Morrison’s research and inspiration. „Cunning Murrell” is a fictionalized biography of James Murrell, also known as Cunning Murrell, who was an English cunning man,...Data dostępności:
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Biografia człowieka – ebook
Stanisław Rabiej Jan Kieniewicz
Publikacja o charakterze naukowo-eseistycznym jest zapisem rozmowy dwóch wykładowców uniwersyteckich: historyka i teologa. Inspirująca, osobista i głęboko humanistyczna książka, w której czytelnik znajdzie nie tylko biograficzne fakty i egzystencjalne refleksje na temat człowieczych losów, lecz także oryginalne ujęcia przeplatających się ze sobą historii człowieka, cywilizacji i religii. Autorzy zadają...Data dostępności:
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Człowiek, który zrozumiał naturę. Nowy świat Aleksandra von Humboldta – ebook
Andrea Wulf
Na jego cześć nazwano miasta, rzeki, pasma górskie, prąd oceaniczny, pingwina, gigantyczną kałamarnicę, a nawet morze na Księżycu. Barwne życie Alexandra von Humboldta jest jak żywcem wyjęte z powieści przygodowej: zapuścił się w lasy deszczowe, wspiął na najwyższe wulkany świata, był podziwiany przez władców i prezydentów, uczonych i poetów. Inspirował Napoleona, Darwina, Bolívara, a nawet...Data dostępności:
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The Holy Terror – ebook
Herbert George Wells
A fictional biography of Rudolf „Rud” Whitlow, who builds a political party that slowly becomes a world dominant dictatorship. Wells wrote the work just before World War II as Hitler was consolidating his power in Germany. Rud, is a baby boy, and later, grew to be a young man who had a remarkable talent of oratory: the gift of gab. He is eventually encouraged to perform public speaking, lecturing and...Data dostępności:
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