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The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein
ISBN: 9780099524137 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Victor Frankenstein begins his anatomy experiments in a village near Oxford. The coroner's office provides corpses, but they are often damaged & putrefying. Then he makes contact with the Doomsday Men - the resurrectionists. Perfect specimens are hard to come by, until one day he is brought a handsome young man, & his work can truly begin.
Victor Frankenstein begins his anatomy experiments in a village near Oxford. The coroner's office provides corpses, but they are often damaged & putre...
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Dominion: The History of England from the Battle of Waterloo to Victoria's Diamond Jubilee
ISBN: 9781250812162 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem
ISBN: 9780749396596 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. As Elizabeth Cree sits every day in a courtroom, on trial for the murder of her husband, the story moves from courthouse to music hall to the back alleys of Limehouse, the notorious district of Victorian London, teeming with the poorest of the poor, the most violent of criminals and helpless preyed upon immigrants, following the trail of slaughter laid by the Golem, an almost mythical predecessor of Jack the Ripper.
Fact and fiction blend effortlessly as Dan Leno, king of the music-hall comedians is dragged unwittingly into the investigation of one of London s most notorious murders. When... As Elizabeth Cree sits every day in a courtroom, on trial for the murder of her husband, the story moves from courthouse to music hall to the back all...
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The Plato Papers
ISBN: 9780385497695 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. From the imagination of one of the most brilliant writers of our time and bestselling author of The Life of Thomas More, a novel that playfully imagines how the -modern- era might appear to a thinker seventeen centuries hence.
At the turn of the 38th century, London's greatest orator, Plato, is known for his lectures on the long, tumultuous history of his now tranquil city. Plato focuses on the obscure and confusing era that began in A.D. 1500, the Age of Mouldwarp. His subjects include Sigmund Freud's comic masterpiece -Jokes and Their Relation to the Subconscious, - and Charles... From the imagination of one of the most brilliant writers of our time and bestselling author of The Life of Thomas More, a novel that playfully...
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The Canterbury Tales: A retelling by Peter Ackroyd
ISBN: 9780141442297 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. In 'The Canterbury Tales', Chaucer created one of the great touchstones of English literature, a masterly collection of chivalric romances, moral allegories and low farce. Peter Ackroyd's fresh, modern retelling infuses 'The Canterbury Tales' with new and vigorous life.
In 'The Canterbury Tales', Chaucer created one of the great touchstones of English literature, a masterly collection of chivalric romances, moral alle...
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Colours of London: A History
ISBN: 9780711269422 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. |
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Charlie Chaplin
ISBN: 9780099287568 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. A fresh look at Chaplin from the masterful Peter Ackroyd.
He was the very first icon of the silver screen, and is one of the most recognisable faces in Hollywood, even a hundred years on from his first film. But what of the man behind the moustache? The director holding the camera as well as acting in front of it? Peter Ackroyd's new biography turns the spotlight on Chaplin's life as well as his work, from his humble theatrical beginnings in music halls to winning an honorary Academy Award. Everything is here, from the glamour of his golden age to the murky scandals of the... A fresh look at Chaplin from the masterful Peter Ackroyd.
He was the very first icon of the silver screen, and is one of the most recognis... |
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Brief Lives 3 - Newton
ISBN: 9780099287384 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This third volume in Peter Ackroyd's series is a companion volume to 'Chaucer' and 'Turner'. It describes the life of Sir Isaac Newton who formulated calculus, hit upon the idea of gravity and did experiments which showed that white light was made up of different coloured rays.
This third volume in Peter Ackroyd's series is a companion volume to 'Chaucer' and 'Turner'. It describes the life of Sir Isaac Newton who formulated ...
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Shakespeare: The Biography
ISBN: 9781400075980 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 608 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. A TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR A TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR |
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The Plato Papers : A Novel
ISBN: 9780099289951 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. On ritual occasions, Plato, the orator, summons the citizens of London to impart the ancient history of their city, dwelling particularly on the unhappy era of Mouldwarp (AD 1500-2300). He lectures upon "The Origin of Species" by the nineteenth-century novelist Charles Dickens and on Sigmund Freud while providing a glossary of twentieth-century terms, and explaining such early myths of creation as "super-string theory'"and "relativity." But then he has a dream, or vision, or he goes on a real journey - opinions are divided - and enters a vast underground cavern, where citizens of Mouldwarp...
On ritual occasions, Plato, the orator, summons the citizens of London to impart the ancient history of their city, dwelling particularly on the unhap...
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Dickens: Abridged
ISBN: 9780099437093 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 624 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. "Dickens" was a landmark biography when first published in 1990. This specially edited shorter edition takes the reader into the life of one of the world's greatest writers. It is published to tie-in with a 3-part BBC-TV series on Dickens with Peter Ackroyd, part drama (based on Ackroyd's Simon Callow play), part documentary, part biography.
"Dickens" was a landmark biography when first published in 1990. This specially edited shorter edition takes the reader into the life of one of the wo...
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Mr Cadmus
ISBN: 9781786898944 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. A wickedly satirical novel, filled with mystery, revenge, outlandish killings, greed and jealousy, from the multi-award-winning author
A wickedly satirical novel, filled with mystery, revenge, outlandish killings, greed and jealousy, from the multi-award-winning author
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The Life of Thomas More
ISBN: 9780385496933 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Peter Ackroyd's The Life of Thomas More is a masterful reconstruction of the life and imagination of one of the most remarkable figures of history. Thomas More (1478-1535) was a renowned statesman; the author of a political fantasy thatgave a name to a literary genre and a worldview (Utopia); and, most famously, a Catholic martyr and saint.
Born into the professional classes, Thomas More applied his formidable intellect and well-placed connections to become the most powerful man in England, second only to the king. As much a work of history as a biography, The Life of... Peter Ackroyd's The Life of Thomas More is a masterful reconstruction of the life and imagination of one of the most remarkable figures of hist...
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The Fall of Troy
ISBN: 9780099492757 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Fakes, forgeries and plagiarism abound in Ackroyd's brilliant historical novel, set in the 19th century during the excavation of the Bronze Age site of Troy.
"I cannot wait to bring you to the plain of Troy. To show you the place where Hector and Achilles fought. To show you the palace of Priam. And the walls where the Trojan women watched their warriors in battle with the invader. It will stir your blood, Sophia." Sophia Chrysanthis is only 16 when the German archaeologist, Herr Obermann, comes wooing: he wants a Greek bride who knows her Homer. Sophia passes his test, and soon she... Fakes, forgeries and plagiarism abound in Ackroyd's brilliant historical novel, set in the 19th century during the excavation of the Bronze Age site o...
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The Death of King Arthur: The Immortal Legend
ISBN: 9780140455656 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. An immortal story of love, adventure, chivalry, treachery and death brought to new life for our times. The legend of King Arthur has retained its appeal and popularity through the ages - Mordred's treason, the knightly exploits of Tristan, Lancelot's fatally divided loyalties and his love for Guenever, the quest for the Holy Grail.
An immortal story of love, adventure, chivalry, treachery and death brought to new life for our times. The legend of King Arthur has retained its appe...
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Introducing Swedenborg
ISBN: 9780854482207 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 92 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. |
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Three Brothers
ISBN: 9780099566038 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Rapier-sharp, witty, intriguing and mysterious: a new novel from Peter Ackroyd, set in 1960s London.
"Three Brothers" follows the fortunes of Harry, Daniel and Sam Hanway, born on a post-war council estate in Camden Town. Marked out from the start by curious coincidence, each boy is forced to make his own way in the world -- a world of dodgy deals and big business, of criminal gangs and crooked landlords, of newspaper magnates, back-biters and petty thieves. London is the backdrop and the connecting fabric of these three lives, reinforcing Ackroyd's grand theme that place and history... Rapier-sharp, witty, intriguing and mysterious: a new novel from Peter Ackroyd, set in 1960s London.
"Three Brothers" follows the fortunes of Har... |
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Clerkenwell Tales
ISBN: 9780749386306 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Sister Clarice, a nun in the House of St Mary at Clerkenwell, experiences visions. This novel begins with The Nun's Tale, and continues with the The Friar's Tale, The Merchant's Tale and The Clerk's Tale, building a portrait of medieval London, where people are disenchanted by the Church.
Sister Clarice, a nun in the House of St Mary at Clerkenwell, experiences visions. This novel begins with The Nun's Tale, and continues with the The F...
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The English Actor: From Medieval to Modern
ISBN: 9781789148398 / Angielski / Miękka / 2024 / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. |
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