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The Man Who Laughs
ISBN: 9781595690135 / Angielski / Miękka / 568 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. VICTOR HUGO'S long and chequered life (1802-85) was filled with experiences of the most diverse character - literature and politics, the court and the street, parliament and the theatre, labour, struggles, disappointments, exile and triumphs. --- In 1855 he began a 15-year-long exile on the island of Guernsey, where he completed, among others, his longest and most famous work, Les Miserables (1862), and also The Man Who Laughs (L'Homme qui rit; 1869), also known as "By Order of the King," a historic novel with fictional characters, set in England 1688-1705. --- .it will be seen that, here...
VICTOR HUGO'S long and chequered life (1802-85) was filled with experiences of the most diverse character - literature and politics, the court and the...
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Vanity Fair
ISBN: 9781934169094 / Angielski / Miękka / 688 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Vanity Fair: A Novel Without a Hero is an unparalleled satire of 19th Century British Society, written by William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863) and originally published in serial format from 1847 to 1848.
Meet the charming and cunning Becky Sharp, insinuating upward through the social ranks with the fervor of Napoleon plowing through Europe, and the subtlety of a butterfly. More so than any other picaresque character, Becky Sharp's name has become synonymous with a gold-digging, amoral, opportunistic social charmer who is also shrewd and strong -- a portrait of a complex woman of... Vanity Fair: A Novel Without a Hero is an unparalleled satire of 19th Century British Society, written by William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863) and ...
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David Elginbrod
ISBN: 9781438519654 / Angielski / Miękka / 482 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. George MacDonald was a 19th century Scottish writer, poet and minister. He is best known for his fairy tales and fantasies. His most popular works are Phantastes, The Princess and the Goblin, At the Back of the North Wind, and Lilith. David Elginbrod was MacDonald's first realistic novel published in 1863. This novel of Scottish country life is a story centering on two saintly personalities, a dignified and pious Scottish peasant, and his daughter. Mysticism, mesmerism, and electro-biology are introduced throughout the story. The language is in the dialect of Aberdeen.
George MacDonald was a 19th century Scottish writer, poet and minister. He is best known for his fairy tales and fantasies. His most popular works are...
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Picciola the Prisoner of Fenestrella or Captivity Captive
ISBN: 9781417966202 / Angielski / Miękka / 244 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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The Eleventh Son: A Novel of Martial Arts and Tangled Love
ISBN: 9781931907163 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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For Better or Worse: Fourth in the Liza Marchant Series
ISBN: 9781647184216 / Angielski / Miękka / 750 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Blind Hope: Volume 2
ISBN: 9781613148341 / Angielski / Miękka / 370 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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The Harvester
ISBN: 9781934169445 / Angielski / Twarda / 388 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Harvester (1911) by Gene Stratton Porter is the story of a Thoreau-esque idealist and naturalist and his search for the love of his dreams, the Dream Girl.
David Langston, the Harvester, lives in the woods and harvests medicinal herbs which he sells for a living. Suddenly he encounters Ruth Jameson, the real flesh-and-blood girl that had appeared to him only in his imagination. The Harvester woos her with all the impossible idealistic extremes of his heart, against all odds and with a selfless intensity. An uplifting turn-of-the-century Indiana classic for all ages.
The Harvester (1911) by Gene Stratton Porter is the story of a Thoreau-esque idealist and naturalist and his search for the love of his dreams, the Dr...
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The Phantom Rickshaw and Other Stories
ISBN: 9781417914517 / Angielski / Miękka / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia...
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A Saint's Letters from the Depths of Hell
ISBN: 9781612448206 / Angielski / Twarda / 476 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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The Citadel
ISBN: 9780316161831 / Angielski / Miękka / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Cronin's distinguished achievement....No one could have written as fine, honest, and moving a study of a young doctor as The Citadel without possessing great literary taste and skill." --The Atlantic Monthly
A groundbreaking novel of its time and a National Book Award winner. The Citadel follows the life of Andrew Manson, a young and idealistic Scottish doctor, as he navigates the challenges of practicing medicine across interwar Wales and England. Based on Cronin's own experiences as a physician, The Citadel boldly confronts traditional medical... "Cronin's distinguished achievement....No one could have written as fine, honest, and moving a study of a young doctor as The Citadel withou...
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The Tapestries
ISBN: 9780316735605 / Angielski / Miękka / 310 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. - The novel was inspired by the life of the author's grandfather, a tapestry weaver in the last imperial court of Vietnam.- A selection of Minnesota's Talking Volumes book club.- A brilliantly textured historical romance that is sure to be a favorite with reading groups throughout the country.- Hardcover ISBN: 0-316-28441-6
- The novel was inspired by the life of the author's grandfather, a tapestry weaver in the last imperial court of Vietnam.- A selection of Minnesota's...
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Amistad
ISBN: 9781569247037 / Angielski / Miękka / 292 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Amistad is the powerfully re-imagined history of one of the country's first battles for civil rights. In 1839 fifty-three enslaved Africans, led by a Mende rice farmer named Singbe-Pieh, staged a bloody rebellion on board the Amistad, a Spanish slaver from Cuba. The Amistad was intercepted by U.S. navy officers and towed to port in New London, Connecticut, where the Africans were held for trial in New Haven. Led by President Van Buren, the pro-slavery American government maintained that the Africans were Spanish property and should by returned to Havana to be tried for...
Amistad is the powerfully re-imagined history of one of the country's first battles for civil rights. In 1839 fifty-three enslaved Africans, le...
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Benjamin's Gift
ISBN: 9780446675710 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. At the age of 71, Jean Pierre Michel Chernovsky has everything a tycoon in 1929 America could possibly want...except a son. Enter Benjamin, a startlingly beautiful orphan of the Depression with a strange strawberry birthmark blanketing his right cheek. But there's something even more extraordinary about Benjamin -- he has a wondrous, but potentially destructive, gift. As father and son blend and clash in this magical coming-of-age story, readers will meet unforgettable characters, witness surprising reversals, and be swept away by a world filled with thrilling possibilities.
At the age of 71, Jean Pierre Michel Chernovsky has everything a tycoon in 1929 America could possibly want...except a son. Enter Benjamin, a startlin...
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Paper Moon
ISBN: 9781568582306 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The classic tale of a female Huck Finn, Peter Bogdanovich's film version of the book was nominated for four Academy Awards. Set in the darkest days of the Great Depression, this is the timeless story of an 11-year-old orphan's rollicking journey through the Deep South with a con man who just might be her father. Brimming with humor, pathos, and an irresistible narrative energy, this is American storytelling at its finest. Paper Moon is tough, vibrant, and ripe for rediscovery.
The classic tale of a female Huck Finn, Peter Bogdanovich's film version of the book was nominated for four Academy Awards. Set in the darkest days of...
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Moonlight Mist
ISBN: 9781455555567 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From the author of the beloved romance classic The Windflower comes a novel about a reckless girl, a notorious rake, and the rollicking scandal that brings them together-for better or worse. Available in ebook for the first time.
Known as the "naughtier twin" of Downpatrick Hall, Miss Lynden is far more brash and adventurous than her sister Lorraine. After flying a kite into a tree and climbing out onto a branch, she is saved from a terrible fall by Lord Justin Melbrooke, who pulls her through his open window . . . and into his bedroom. It's all quite innocent,... From the author of the beloved romance classic The Windflower comes a novel about a reckless girl, a notorious rake, and the rollicking...
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Under a Texas Sky
ISBN: 9780446540216 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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The Bible Salesman
ISBN: 9780316117579 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Preston Clearwater has been a criminal since stealing two chain saws and 1,600 pairs of aviator sunglasses from the army during the Second World War. Back on the road in postwar North Carolina, now a member of a car-theft ring, he picks up hitchhiking Henry Dampier, an innocent twenty-year-old Bible salesman. Clearwater immediately recognizes Henry as smart but gullible, just the associate he needs--one who will believe Clearwater is working undercover for the F.B.I.; one who will drive the cars Clearwater steals as Clearwater follows along in his own car at a safe distance. Henry joyfully...
Preston Clearwater has been a criminal since stealing two chain saws and 1,600 pairs of aviator sunglasses from the army during the Second World War. ...
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13, Rue Thérèse
ISBN: 9780316083331 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. American academic Trevor Stratton discovers a box full of artifacts from World War I as he settles into his new office in Paris. The pictures, letters, and objects in the box relate to the life of Louise Brunet, a feisty, charming Frenchwoman who lived through both World Wars.
As Trevor examines and documents the relics the box offers up, he begins to imagine the story of Louise Brunet's life: her love for a cousin who died in the war, her marriage to a man who works for her father, and her attraction to a neighbor in her building at 13 rue Therese. The more time he spends with the... American academic Trevor Stratton discovers a box full of artifacts from World War I as he settles into his new office in Paris. The pictures, letters...
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Unthinkable: Roman
ISBN: 9783844895391 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 338 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Anfang Mai 1945. Der 2. Weltkrieg ist zu Ende. Deutschland kapituliert, halb Europa liegt in Trummern. Ein U-Boot verlasst mitten in der Nacht vollig unbehelligt den zerstorten Kieler Hafen. Unthinkable. Navigiert wird es von Korvettenkapitan Erwin von Putlitz. Die Mannschaft besteht aus SS-Schergen und Marinesoldaten. Von Putlitz, bis dahin pflichtreuer deutscher Soldat und stummer Diener der Nazi-Herrschaft, wird unter grauenhaften Bedingungen gezwungen, das U-Boot zu einem ungewissen Ziel namens Ultima Thule zu steuern. Jetzt endlich versucht er, sich zu wehren, die geheimnisvollen...
Anfang Mai 1945. Der 2. Weltkrieg ist zu Ende. Deutschland kapituliert, halb Europa liegt in Trummern. Ein U-Boot verlasst mitten in der Nacht vollig ...
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