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Chaos Is Come Again (Valancourt 20th Century Classics)
ISBN: 9781943910175 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) England, 1932. The nation had just begun to recover from the wounds of the First World War when economic catastrophe struck with the Great Depression. It is against this background that Vernon Dexter arrives at the old manor house at Greystones, home of the notorious philanderer Sir Keith Petersley and his eccentric wife Lady Isabelle, to tutor their disabled son Eric. As he meets each of the strange members of the Petersley clan and gets caught up in the exciting dramas that unfold at Greystones, we see that the Petersleys are more than just a family: they are representative of an entire way...
England, 1932. The nation had just begun to recover from the wounds of the First World War when economic catastrophe struck with the Great Depression....
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116,41 zł |
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A Hair Divides (Valancourt 20th Century Classics)
ISBN: 9781943910007 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 210 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Gordon Rutherford, a young writer, finds himself in a dangerous dilemma when he is the only witness to the accidental death of an acquaintance. Because of the strange circumstances of the case, Rutherford knows that if he goes to the police he will almost certainly be accused of murder. But if he disposes of the body and conceals the accident, he will destroy any chance of proving his innocence. The terrible decision Rutherford is forced to make - and the even more terrible consequences that follow - form the plot of this intriguing novel, a mystery unlike any you have ever read.
Claude... Gordon Rutherford, a young writer, finds himself in a dangerous dilemma when he is the only witness to the accidental death of an acquaintance. Becaus...
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110,59 zł |
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Julian Grant Loses His Way (Valancourt 20th Century Classics)
ISBN: 9781941147467 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) "Claude Houghton's novels are always interesting . . . Julian Grant Loses His Way is the best book of his that I have read . . . Houghton's talent is at its best." - Graham Greene, The Spectator
"Fascinating, absorbing reading . . . an arresting book." - Kirkus Reviews "He is an extremely interesting novelist, and a genuinely original one." - J. B. Priestley Shortly after dawn, Julian Grant finds himself in London, unsure of who he is or where he's been, but sensing vaguely that he is on his way to an appointment. Taking refuge in a cafe to collect his... "Claude Houghton's novels are always interesting . . . Julian Grant Loses His Way is the best book of his that I have read . . . Houghton's tal...
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116,41 zł |
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This Was Ivor Trent
ISBN: 9781939140111 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 244 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) "An extremely interesting novelist, and a genuinely original one." - J. B. Priestley
"One of the most interesting and one of the most important novelists now writing in England." - Hugh Walpole "At his best, he writes as well as any living man." - L.A.G. Strong One dark, foggy night, the eminent novelist Ivor Trent is on his way to a flat in a sordid London lodging house where he plans to begin work on his newest book, undisturbed by his friends, who all believe him to have gone abroad. On his way there, he glimpses a figure in the fog and is struck with terror when he realizes... "An extremely interesting novelist, and a genuinely original one." - J. B. Priestley
"One of the most interesting and one of the most important n... |
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116,41 zł |
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Neighbours
ISBN: 9781941147085 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 186 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) " G]rew upon me with every page, until I came to the dramatic climax . . . often brilliant . . . with] the brilliance of fever, almost of delirium." - "Punch"
"It is very shocking . . . Houghton] has proved himself to possess considerable talent." - "Spectator" ""Neighbours" is a novel about ideas concerning life. It is full of dialogue, and good dialogue. It has beautiful moments. It is original." - Arnold Bennett, "Evening Standard" "His novels bring us the finest and most firmly thought-out exposition of the spiritual problem of modern times." - "New York Times" "In... " G]rew upon me with every page, until I came to the dramatic climax . . . often brilliant . . . with] the brilliance of fever, almost of delirium." ...
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110,59 zł |
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I Am Jonathan Scrivener
ISBN: 9781939140081 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) "So remarkable in truth is this novel that I cannot understand why it is not universally known and admired." - Hugh Walpole
"I Am Jonathan Scrivener remains a tantalizing, highly diverting philosophical novel of rare elegance and wit." - Michael Dirda James Wrexham is thirty-nine, lonely, and stuck in a dead-end job when he comes upon an advertisement for a position as secretary to Mr. Jonathan Scrivener. Much to his surprise, he is hired at a lavish salary despite never even meeting Scrivener, and he is told to take up residence at once in the flat of his new employer, who... "So remarkable in truth is this novel that I cannot understand why it is not universally known and admired." - Hugh Walpole
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116,41 zł |
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