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A London Life and Other Tales – ebook
Henry James
In this story, Henry James continues his favorite theme – Old World vs New World. An American woman with a turbulent past, agitated, spontaneous, somewhat vulgar, but beautiful and not devoid of mind, sets out to join the European high society. For this, she tries to marry a young English Baronet on herself, a very stiff and cold man, but spellbound by that which he cannot understand. But this situation...Data dostępności:
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The Leavenworth Case – ebook
Anna Katharine Green
Anna Katharine Green (1846-1935) was one of the first mystery writers in the United States. Called „the mother of the detective novel”, she was known for her intricate, well-plotted stories, and this novel is no exception. Her first and best known novel, The Leavenworth Case became an overwhelming success and was the best seller of the year. The readers are held spellbound until the very last page....Data dostępności:
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The Circular Study – ebook
Anna Katharine Green
Anna Katharine Green (1846-1935), known as the „Mother of the Detective Novel”, is one of the first American writers of detective fiction. She was recognized for realism and well plotted story of her mystery stories. A tale of two families, betrayal, revenge, and murder, The Circular Story, written in 1902, is still an absorbing and notable work. We highly recommend this book to fans of classic detective...Data dostępności:
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The Great White Queen – ebook
William Le Queux
Our hero, Richard Scarsmere, befriends an individual (Omar) at an English boarding school who turns out to be an African prince from a kingdom called Mo. Omar receives a visit from one of his mother’s trusted advisers. His mother, the Great White Queen, seeks him to return home immediately. Omar convinces Scarsmere to return to Africa with him since there is little opportunity awaiting him in London....Data dostępności:
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Tappan’s Burro – ebook
Zane Grey
You have brought me happiness, „said Tappan, to a small gray storm circling around his mother. „Your name is Janet. You are Bopo Tappana,” I think he will stick to you, „from the book,” Intelligence was a lonely business for Tappan, but his drum Jenet was a good company. She knew the dots and the water wells better. Thappan, from the burning heat and poisonous atmosphere of the Death Valley to the...Data dostępności:
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Frankenstein – ebook
Mary Shelley
Victor Frankenstein experiences an idyllic childhood in Switzerland, surrounded by a loving family and accompanied by his adored cousin Elizabeth. He is fascinated by ancient philosophers whose grandiose ambitions included looking for an Elixir of Life. After the death of his mother, his first unhappy experience, he attends University in Germany where he applies his new-found knowledge of science to...Data dostępności:
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Little Women – ebook
Louisa May Alcott
Generations of readers young and old, male and female, have fallen in love with the March sisters of Louisa May Alcott’s most popular and enduring novel, „Little Women”. Four sisters are raised in genteel poverty by their loving mother in a quiet Massachusetts town while their father serves as an army chaplain during the American Civil War. Here are independent, tomboyish Jo; delicate, loving Beth;...Data dostępności:
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Taras Bulba – ebook
Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol
The book describes the events that took place in the first half of the 17th century, when the Zaporizhzhya Cossacks defended their rights. Taras Bulba is a grown man, a Cossack colonel meets his sons. She finished her studies and returned home, her mother is glad of their arrival, Taras makes fun of them and rejoices at how strong sons he grew up with. However, Taras wants his children to know what...Data dostępności:
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Rytuały krwi. Źródła i historia naszej namiętności do wojny – ebook
Barbara Ehrenreich
Barbara Ehrenreich zabiera czytelników w oryginalną podróż od skomplikowanych ludzkich ofiar starożytnego świata do rzezi dwudziestowiecznych wojen i holokaustu. W „Rytuałach krwi” autorka przegląda kruche zapiski z prehistorii i odkrywa źródło wojny w nieoczekiwanym miejscu – nie w „instynkcie zabójcy” charakterystycznym dla samców naszego gatunku, ale w rytuałach krwi, które pierwsi ludzie odprawiali,...Data dostępności:
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Katherine Christine – ebook
Hugh Walpole
Nicholas Harris, his father, and Rosamund Harris, his mother, looked at him with love and pride. Nicholas, a huge man, was 1603 fifty-nine years old this year, and his wife thirty-seven. They were in their own house in Westminster, and everything was fine with them. Robert, their only child, was three years old. He was wide and well-built, but not tall, his strong legs lay firmly on the ground, his...Data dostępności:
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