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South Sea Tales – ebook
Jack London
Among the vast expanses of the vast Pacific Ocean, like tiny pieces of mosaics, thousands of tiny islands are scattered. Proud people live on these islands: pearl catchers throwing themselves into the depths of the sea, rebellious natives who believe only in the god of the sea and sharks – these are the heroes of „Tales of the Southern Seas”. White colonialists live on these islands with them, trying...Data dostępności:
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The Vintage of Yon Yee – ebook
Louise Jordan Miln
The novel is about a young woman of both English and Chinese descent, who must choose between lovers of both races, between East and West. Neither effort, nor suffering, nor experience can give perfection to any person, nor any race. Humanity, individual or herd, can only strive – never fully triumph or to fulfill. But there are separate people, there are different people: vintage masculinity, vintage...Data dostępności:
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The Strength of the Strong – ebook
Jack London
The book tells about the Neanderthal tribe: life, hunting, customs, their relationship. The life of ancient people is difficult and full of hardships, but they are happy. Their happiness is in unity. There is a clash with others. Neanderthals are at a lower stage of development, but they recognize themselves as people: they have a language, they care for the elderly and children, maintain fire, bury...Data dostępności:
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The Trumpet-Major – ebook
Thomas Hardy
Hardy’s historical novel against the backdrop of the grandest Napoleonic wars tells about the love and sorrows of ordinary people who found themselves in unusual times. When the expected invasion brings several regiments to her small rural community, the young maid Anna Garland is looked after by three people in uniform: faithful trumpet major John Loveday, his sailor brother Bob, and the cowardly...Data dostępności:
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In the Misty Seas – ebook
Harold Bindloss
When your country is small and poor, people have two choices. Some decide to stay and raise it from poverty, while others go to seafaring. So most New Zealanders did. So said one of the inhabitants of this country: „Our country is a kind of difficult country, and most of our people go to sea from time to time when they cannot achieve more.” In the same way, our main characters went to seafaring, where...Data dostępności:
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The Rubicon – ebook
E.F. Benson
”We must judge people by their best qualities, not their worst; by their capabilities, and not by their limitations” – the protagonist of the novel had such an opinion. He sat at the hotel and wrote his next work. The next day, after rereading what he had written, he was surprised because he had already seen something like this somewhere with another professor. A large number of people show false love...Data dostępności:
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The Sentence of the Court – ebook
Fred M. White
The title of the story is misleading. There is no court, and no one is convicted, although the eminent specialist of Harley Street who essays the role of villain richly deserves to be. We meet some pretty charming people, as well as two extremely unpleasant people, and if the web of mystery is held together in places by a somewhat generous share of obtuseness on the part of the persons concerned it...Data dostępności:
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In Trust – ebook
Fred M. White
Friday is a busy night in Westbury, because this evening several thousand people get their weekly salary. There are spinning mills and iron foundries in Westbury, not to mention the growing shipping trade. Roland Thornycroft had the air of a dissipated man who carefully conceals his vices, and, truth to say, appearances were not far wide of the mark.On the one hand – a burgeoning city, on the other...Data dostępności:
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Nada the Lily – ebook
H. Rider Haggard
Nada the Lily is a historical novel. It tells about the origins of Umslopogaas, the illegitimate son of the Zulu king in the 19th century. Parts of the story are inspired by the real historical events and fairy tales that Haggard heard during his time in South Africa. Haggard portrays the Zulus as real people–people with hopes and dreams, as well as flaws.Data dostępności:
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Homo Sum – ebook
Georg Ebers Clara Bell
Georg Ebers was one of the first who decided to popularize Egyptian knowledge through historical novels. So, for example, the Historical novel „Homo sum” is dedicated to the birth of the institution of monasticism in the depths of the Christian communities of Egypt and Syria. Unlike other novels of Georg Ebers, in this we find the life and customs of the Egyptian people. This novel is not inferior...Data dostępności:
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