wyszukanych pozycji: 375
The Story of the Volsungs: (Volsunga Saga)
ISBN: 9781484175958 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 286 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The Volsungasaga (often referred to in English as the Volsunga Saga or Saga of the Volsungs) is a legendary saga, a late 13th century Icelandic prose rendition of the origin and decline of the Volsung clan (including the story of Sigurd and Brynhild and the destruction of the Burgundians). It is largely based on epic poetry. The earliest known pictorial representation of this tradition is the Ramsund carving, in Sweden, which was created circa 1000 AD. The origins of the material are considerably older, however, and it echoes real events in Central Europe during the Migration Period. The only...
The Volsungasaga (often referred to in English as the Volsunga Saga or Saga of the Volsungs) is a legendary saga, a late 13th century Icelandic prose ...
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68,25 zł |
Forsyte Saga Volume II: Indian Summer of a Forsyte, and In Chancery
ISBN: 9781482726183 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 442 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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81,91 zł |
In Eastern Seas: The Commission of H.M.S Iron Duke, Flag-ship in China 1878-83
ISBN: 9781481186599 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 234 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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54,59 zł |
First Footsteps in East Africa: or, an Exploration of Harar
ISBN: 9781500866303 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 428 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton KCMG FRGS (19 March 1821 - 20 October 1890) was a British geographer, explorer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, cartographer, ethnologist, spy, linguist, poet, fencer and diplomat. He was known for his travels and explorations within Asia, Africa and the Americas, as well as his extraordinary knowledge of languages and cultures. According to one count, he spoke 29 European, Asian and African languages. Burton was a captain in the army of the East India Company, serving in India (and later, briefly, in the Crimean War). Following this, he was...
Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton KCMG FRGS (19 March 1821 - 20 October 1890) was a British geographer, explorer, translator, writer, soldier, orient...
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91,02 zł |
Pamela; or Virtue Rewarded
ISBN: 9781479399314 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 684 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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109,23 zł |
Voyages of Peter Esprit Radisson: An Account of his Travels and Experiences among the North American Indians from 1652 to 1684
ISBN: 9781481187251 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 324 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Pierre-Esprit Radisson (1636-1710) was a French-Canadian fur trader and explorer. He is often linked to his brother-in-law Medard des Groseilliers who was about 20 years older. The decision of Radisson and Groseilliers to enter the English service led to the formation of the Hudson's Bay Company. Born near Avignon in 1636, he came to New France at an early age. While out duck-hunting he was captured by the Mohawks and adopted by his captors. He learned their language and way of life and joined them in their wars. While out hunting with an Algonquin and three Mohawks the captives killed their...
Pierre-Esprit Radisson (1636-1710) was a French-Canadian fur trader and explorer. He is often linked to his brother-in-law Medard des Groseilliers who...
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68,25 zł |
A New Voyage Round The World
ISBN: 9781479261116 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 342 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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Among Malay Pirates: and other Tales of Adventures and Peril
ISBN: 9781480097247 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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54,59 zł |
Forsyte Saga Volume III: Awakening, and To Let
ISBN: 9781482726275 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 388 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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81,91 zł |
Bartleby, The Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street
ISBN: 9781482627039 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 54 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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36,38 zł |
Famous Flyers and their Famous Flights
ISBN: 9781479366705 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 166 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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40,94 zł |
The Man Who Would be King
ISBN: 9781484175507 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 50 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. "The Man Who Would Be King" (1888) is a novella by Rudyard Kipling. It is about two British adventurers in British India who become kings of Kafiristan, a remote part of Afghanistan. The story was inspired by the exploits of James Brooke, an Englishman who became the first White Rajah of Sarawak in Borneo; and by the travels of American adventurer Josiah Harlan, who was granted the title Prince of Ghor in perpetuity for himself and his descendants. It incorporates a number of other factual elements such as the European-like appearance of many Nuristani people, and an ending modelled on the...
"The Man Who Would Be King" (1888) is a novella by Rudyard Kipling. It is about two British adventurers in British India who become kings of Kafirista...
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36,38 zł |
Devotions upon Emergent Occasions: Together with Death's Duel
ISBN: 9781481186988 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 174 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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45,49 zł |
The Mahavamsa: 6th Century BC to 4th Century AD
ISBN: 9781500432720 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 258 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The Mahavamsa (English translation: "Great Chronicle") is a historical book written in the Pali language about the Kings of Sri Lanka. The first version of it covered the period from the coming of King Vijaya of the Rarh region of ancient Bengal in 543 BCE to the reign of King Mahasena (334-361 AD). It covers the early history of religion in Sri Lanka, beginning with the time of Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism. It also briefly recounts the history of Buddhism in India, from the date of the Buddha's death to the various Buddhist councils where the Dharma was reviewed. Every chapter...
The Mahavamsa (English translation: "Great Chronicle") is a historical book written in the Pali language about the Kings of Sri Lanka. The first versi...
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77,36 zł |
In The Yellow Sea
ISBN: 9781481220385 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 230 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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54,59 zł |
On The Irrawaddy: A Story of the First Burmese War
ISBN: 9781489519078 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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77,36 zł |
Around the Moon: A Sequel to "From the Earth to the Moon"
ISBN: 9781500590307 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 218 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Around the Moon (1870), Jules Verne's sequel to From the Earth to the Moon, is a science fiction novel continuing the trip to the moon which left the reader in suspense after the previous novel. Jules Gabriel Verne (February 8, 1828 - March 24, 1905) was a French author who pioneered the science fiction genre. He is best known for his novels Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870), Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864), and Around the World in Eighty Days (1873). Verne wrote about space, air, and underwater travels before air travel and practical submarines were invented, and before...
Around the Moon (1870), Jules Verne's sequel to From the Earth to the Moon, is a science fiction novel continuing the trip to the moon which left the ...
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63,70 zł |
What is Coming?: A Forecast of Things after the War
ISBN: 9781482612578 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 210 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Herbert George "H. G." Wells (21 September 1866 - 13 August 1946) was an English author, now best known for his work in the science fiction genre. He was also a prolific writer in many other genres, including contemporary novels, history, politics and social commentary, even writing textbooks and rules for war games. Together with Jules Verne, Wells has been referred to as "The Father of Science Fiction." His most notable science fiction works include The War of the Worlds, The Time Machine, The Invisible Man and The Island of Doctor Moreau.
Herbert George "H. G." Wells (21 September 1866 - 13 August 1946) was an English author, now best known for his work in the science fiction genre. He ...
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54,59 zł |
Sport and Work on the Nepal Frontier: Twelve Years sporting reminiscences of an Indigo Planter
ISBN: 9781479192687 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 342 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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59,15 zł |
She: A History of Adventure [Annotated]
ISBN: 9781468199529 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 254 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A Cambridge University professor, Horace Holly, and his ward, Leo Vincey, together with their servant, Job, travel to Africa. They follow instructions on the "Sherd of Amenartas" left to Vincey by his father and travel to Africa where they are shipwrecked on the eastern shore of Central Africa. The trio survive together with an Arab, Mahomed, and journey into an unexplored part of the African interior, where they discover the lost kingdom of Kor, inhabited by the primitive Amahagger people. The adventurers learn that the natives are ruled by a fearsome white queen, who is worshiped as Hiya or...
A Cambridge University professor, Horace Holly, and his ward, Leo Vincey, together with their servant, Job, travel to Africa. They follow instructions...
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68,25 zł |