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Staying On
ISBN: 9780099443193 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Tusker and Lucy Smalley stayed on in India after 1947, in the small hill town of Pankot with its eccentric inhabitants and archaic rituals left over from the days of the Empire. Only the tyranny of their landlady upsets the quiet rhythm of their days.
Tusker and Lucy Smalley stayed on in India after 1947, in the small hill town of Pankot with its eccentric inhabitants and archaic rituals left over f...
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51,70 zł |
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The Jewel In The Crown
ISBN: 9780099439967 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 528 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) The opening title of Paul Scott s masterpiece, The Raj Quartet.
India 1942: WWII has shown that England is not invincible, and the self-rule lobby in India is growing. Against this background, Daphne Manners, a young English girl, is brutally raped in the Bibighat Gardens. The racism, brutality and hatred heaped upon her young Indian lover reveal the desperate state of Anglo-Indian relations. The rift that will eventually prise India the jewel in the Imperial Crown from colonial rule is beginning to gape wide." The opening title of Paul Scott s masterpiece, The Raj Quartet.
India 1942: WWII has shown that England is not invincible, and the self-rule lobby... |
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The Raj Quartet, Volume 3: The Towers of Silence
ISBN: 9780226743431 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 399 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. India, 1943: In a regimental hill station, the ladies of Pankot struggle to preserve the genteel facade of British society amid the debris of a vanishing empire and World War II. A retired missionary, Barbara Batchelor, bears witness to the connections between many human dramas; the love between Daphne Manner and Hari Kumar; the desperate grief an old teacher feels for an India she cannot rescue; and the cruelty of Captain Ronald Merrick, Susan Layton's future husband.
" India, 1943: In a regimental hill station, the ladies of Pankot struggle to preserve the genteel facade of British society amid the debris of a vanish...
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101,67 zł |
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Robbie Williams. Anioły i demony
ISBN: 9788387598686 / Polski / 2010 / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 6-8 dni roboczych. |
47,40 zł |
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A Division Of The Spoils
ISBN: 9780099478836 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 672 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) The British Raj in India is in its final days. For Guy Perron, Field Sergeant and historian, these last days are a time to reflect on the legacy the British has left behind in India. And for the British families still residing in India, decisions about their future must be made and final goodbyes must be said.
The British Raj in India is in its final days. For Guy Perron, Field Sergeant and historian, these last days are a time to reflect on the legacy the B...
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56,87 zł |
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Highlights of Australasian Cathedrals: Discover the architecture, beauty and inspiration of Australasian Cathedrals
ISBN: 9780645781724 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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176,78 zł |
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The Towers Of Silence
ISBN: 9780099436164 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Keynote: - Radio 4 crumbling. Ensconced in the Indian Hill Station of Pankot are the English wives, mothers, daughters and widows of the officers embroiled in the ongoing conflict. With their old beliefs and assumptions under increasingly virulent attack, all eyes are upon Captain Merrick and the British military to protect them in this troubled time. But Merrick, though outwardly a consummate professional, is brutal and corrupt, and not even his machinations can stop the change that is swiftly and inevitably approaching, change which is increasingly undermining the old myth of British...
Keynote: - Radio 4 crumbling. Ensconced in the Indian Hill Station of Pankot are the English wives, mothers, daughters and widows of the officers embr...
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51,70 zł |
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The Chinese Love Pavilion
ISBN: 9780226088433 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Paul Scott is most famous for his much-beloved tetralogy The Raj Quartet, an epic that chronicles the end of the British rule in India with a cast of vividly and memorably drawn characters. Inspired by Scott's own time spent in India and Malaya during World War II, this two powerful novel provides valuable insight into how foreign lands changed the British who worked and fought in them, hated and loved them.
The Chinese Love Pavilion follows a young British clerk, Tom Brent, who must track down a former friend--now suspected of murder--in Malaya. Tom faces great danger, both... Paul Scott is most famous for his much-beloved tetralogy The Raj Quartet, an epic that chronicles the end of the British rule in India with a c...
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94,07 zł |
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The Raj Quartet, Volume 2: The Day of the Scorpion Volume 2
ISBN: 9780226743417 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 493 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In The Day of the Scorpion, Scott draws us deeper in to his epic of India at the close of World War II. With force and subtlety, he recreates both private ambition and perversity, and the politics of an entire subcontinent at a turning point in history.
As the scorpian, encircled by a ring of fire, will sting itself to death, so does the British raj hasten its own destruction when threatened by the flames of Indian independence. Brutal repression and imprisonment of India's leaders cannot still the cry for home rule. And in the midst of chaos, the English Laytons withdraw from a... In The Day of the Scorpion, Scott draws us deeper in to his epic of India at the close of World War II. With force and subtlety, he recreates b...
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114,93 zł |
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Eric Clapton: Motherless Child
ISBN: 9788087506684 / Czeski / 2016 / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Motherless Child zobrazuje Claptonovu životní pouť lemovanou hudbou, ženami, auty, drogami, prohrami i úspěchy. Obsahuje dosud nepublikované rozhovory s jeho blízkými, příteli i spolupracovníky a vykresluje Claptona jako jednoho z nejvlivnějších hudebníků své generace, který klasickému blues dodává moderní podobu.
Začátky ve skupině Yardbirds, poté Cream, Blind Faith, Derek and the Dominos a následně neméně úspěšná sólová kariéra. Eric Clapton jakoby se před padesáti lety vydal na hvězdnou cestu k hudebnímu vrcholu. V současnosti je... Motherless Child zobrazuje Claptonovu životní pouť lemovanou hudbou, ženami, auty, drogami, prohrami i úspěchy. Obsahuje dosud nepublikované ro...
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78,51 zł |
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The Day Of The Scorpion
ISBN: 9780099478829 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 544 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) The arrest by British police of ex-Chief Minister Mohammed Ali Kasim, who is known to sympathise with the Quite India movement, signifies a further deterioration in Anglo-Indian relations. For families such as the Laytons, who have lived and served in India for generations, the immediate social and political realities are both disturbing and tragic. With growing confusion and bewilderment, the British are forced to confront the violent and often brutal years that lie ahead of them.
The arrest by British police of ex-Chief Minister Mohammed Ali Kasim, who is known to sympathise with the Quite India movement, signifies a further de...
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51,70 zł |
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The Raj Quartet, Volume 4: A Division of Spoils Volume 4
ISBN: 9780226743448 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 608 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. After exploiting India's divisions for years, the British depart in such haste that no one is prepared for the Hindu-Muslim riots of 1947. The twilight of the raj turns bloody. Against the backdrop of the violent partition of India and Pakistan, A Division of the Spoils illuminates one last bittersweet romance, revealing the divided loyalties of the British as they flee, retreat from, or cling to India.
After exploiting India's divisions for years, the British depart in such haste that no one is prepared for the Hindu-Muslim riots of 1947. The twiligh...
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101,67 zł |
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The Raj Quartet - Vol 2
ISBN: 9781857152982 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 1032 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Records the encounter between East and West through the experiences of a dozen people caught up in the upheavals of the Second World War and the growing campaign for Indian independence.
Records the encounter between East and West through the experiences of a dozen people caught up in the upheavals of the Second World War and the growi...
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87,96 zł |
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The Birds of Paradise
ISBN: 9780226087931 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Paul Scott is most famous for his much-beloved tetralogy The Raj Quartet, an epic that chronicles the end of the British rule in India with a cast of vividly and memorably drawn characters. Inspired by Scott's own time spent in India during World War II, this powerful novel provides valuable insight into how foreign lands changed the British who worked and fought in them, hated and loved them. A coming of age tale, The Birds of Paradise is the story of a boy and his childhood friendship with the daughter of a British diplomat and the son of the Raja. Scott artfully brings his...
Paul Scott is most famous for his much-beloved tetralogy The Raj Quartet, an epic that chronicles the end of the British rule in India with a c...
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94,07 zł |
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Highlights of Australasian Cathedrals: Discover the architecture, beauty and inspiration of Australasian Cathedrals
ISBN: 9780645781731 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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247,50 zł |
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Highlights of English Cathedrals
ISBN: 9780645781700 / Miękka / 2023 / 130 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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148,48 zł |
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Le Gouvernement Present, Ou Loge de Son Eminence. Satyre Ou La Miliade
ISBN: 9780947623777 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This satirical poem, known popularly as the Miliade because of its thousand-verse length (in octosyllabic verse), was printed anonymously around 1636. The poem's endurance and plentiful and specific political references make it a lively commentary encompassing discontent with the increasingly centralized government before the outbreak of the civil wars, the Frondes (1648-53).
This satirical poem, known popularly as the Miliade because of its thousand-verse length (in octosyllabic verse), was printed anonymously around 1636....
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98,97 zł |
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On The Edge Of Darkness
ISBN: 9781500338664 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Following an heroic part in the Second Battle of Narvik, Captain Barr puts the marines, his ship and certain captured enemy vessels to such good use that their exploits come to the notice of the First Lord of the Admiralty. Churchill sees how the 'Nishga's' exploits dovetail so well into his own fledgling tactic of 'Butcher and bolt'. He orders the new unit to carry out clandestine missions behind enemy lines. Already Churchill has seen that commando raids will be one of the few means by which a beleaguered Britain will be able to take the fight to the enemy. Soon Orca becomes an elite...
Following an heroic part in the Second Battle of Narvik, Captain Barr puts the marines, his ship and certain captured enemy vessels to such good use t...
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60,81 zł |
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Staying On
ISBN: 9780226743493 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 222 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In this sequel to The Raj Quartet, Colonel Tusker and Lucy Smalley stay on in the hills of Pankot after Indian independence deprives them of their colonial status. Finally fed up with accommodating her husband, Lucy claims a degree of independence herself. Eloquent and hilarious, she and Tusker act out class tensions among the British of the Raj and give voice to the loneliness, rage, and stubborn affection in their marriage. Staying On won the Booker Prize in 1977 and was made into a motion picture starring Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson in 1979.
"Staying On... In this sequel to The Raj Quartet, Colonel Tusker and Lucy Smalley stay on in the hills of Pankot after Indian independence deprives the...
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92,83 zł |
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Six Days in Marapore
ISBN: 9780226743196 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 284 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In this swiftly paced and lyrical novel about British expatriates at the time of Indian independence, Paul Scott grapples with the themes of race, possession, and history that dominate all four novels of his masterpiece, "The Raj Quartet," especially "The Jewel in the Crown." As always, Scott fills his book with vivid characters: the seductive, bigoted war widow; the sophisticated, wily Hindu politician; and the athletic young American who only gradually begins to understand the legacy of pain and hatred veiling the woman he has come to rescue. Set against the backdrop of a nation in violent...
In this swiftly paced and lyrical novel about British expatriates at the time of Indian independence, Paul Scott grapples with the themes of race, pos...
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79,57 zł |
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