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A Spell of Winter
ISBN: 9780802138767 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The inaugural winner of England's prestigious Orange Prize, A Spell of Winter is a compelling turn-of-the-century tale of innocence corrupted by secrecy, and the grace of second chances. Cathy and her brother, Rob, have forged a passionate refuge against the terror of loneliness and family secrets, but their sibling love becomes fraught with danger. As Catherine fights free of her dark present and haunting past, the spell of winter that has held her in its grasp begins to break. "Dunmore touches everything: skin, bone, frozen earth." -- Los Angeles Times Book Review "[A] literary...
The inaugural winner of England's prestigious Orange Prize, A Spell of Winter is a compelling turn-of-the-century tale of innocence corrupted by secre...
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The Beloveds
ISBN: 9781501173295 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "A deliciously creepy, slightly campy contemporary gothic -- think Shirley Jackson (We Have Always Lived in the Castle, Hangsaman) meets V. C. Andrews' multi-million copy Flowers in the Attic franchise -- that turns Daphne Du Maurier's classic Rebecca on its head"--
"A deliciously creepy, slightly campy contemporary gothic -- think Shirley Jackson (We Have Always Lived in the Castle, Hangsaman) meets V. C. Andrews...
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60,98 |
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Literary Werewolf: An Anthology
ISBN: 9780815607533 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A werewolf anthology that covers new terrain. Its stories span centuries. Its storytellers, from Stephen King to Saki, de Maupassant to Kipling, Seabury Quinn to Ovid, are eclectic. Its premise delves deep into its subject.
A werewolf anthology that covers new terrain. Its stories span centuries. Its storytellers, from Stephen King to Saki, de Maupassant to Kipling, Seabu...
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95,10 |
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Literary Werewolf: An Anthology
ISBN: 9780815629658 / Angielski / Twarda / 295 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A werewolf anthology that covers new terrain. Its stories span centuries. Its storytellers, from Stephen King to Saki, de Maupassant to Kipling, Seabury Quinn to Ovid, are eclectic. Its premise delves deep into its subject.
A werewolf anthology that covers new terrain. Its stories span centuries. Its storytellers, from Stephen King to Saki, de Maupassant to Kipling, Seabu...
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185,36 |
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The Animated Skeleton
ISBN: 9780976604808 / Angielski / Miękka / 132 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Set in France during the Dark Ages, where the good Count Richard has mysteriously disappeared and the usurper Albert and his evil wife Brunchilda reign tyrannically in his place, "The Animated Skeleton" is a masterpiece of Gothic horror. Brunchilda has marked out the unfortunate peasants Jacquemar and Grodern for her vengeance, but her plots will be foiled by the animated skeleton that haunts the castle, a skeleton which just may hold the key to Richard's fate
A bestseller when first published in 1798, "The Animated Skeleton" features an unusual blend of horror and dark comedy unlike any... Set in France during the Dark Ages, where the good Count Richard has mysteriously disappeared and the usurper Albert and his evil wife Brunchilda reig...
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91,19 |
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Mystery of the Black Tower
ISBN: 9780976604815 / Angielski / Miękka / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Set in the violent times of Edward III, when England is at war against the Scots and the French, The Mystery of the Black Tower is the story of young Leonard, who longs to escape the anonymity of his peasants life. Seeking to win fame and renown, Leonard enlists in Englands army, where he earns knighthood and the favour of the King.
But when his true love, the beauteous Emma, is kidnapped and imprisoned in the haunted Black Tower, Leonard must save her. Aided by his loyal but cowardly squire Owen, Leonard will face a series of adventures along the way. Finally, he will have... Set in the violent times of Edward III, when England is at war against the Scots and the French, The Mystery of the Black Tower is the story of...
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96,26 |
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The Castle of Ollada
ISBN: 9780976604822 / Angielski / Miękka / 164 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "The sound approached towards him -- the chains rattled vehemently; scarcely had he sprung from his chair, and seized his sword, ere the door flew open, and a spectre, whose arms and legs were fastened with heavy chains, with a naked body covered with wounds, from which the blood still seemed to gush, with clotted hair and eyes dripping with blood, rendered visible by a flame which burnt on the crown of its head, replete with purple gashes, stood before him."
In The Castle of Ollada, the first novel by Gothic master Francis Lathom, young Altador seeks to solve the mystery of... "The sound approached towards him -- the chains rattled vehemently; scarcely had he sprung from his chair, and seized his sword, ere the door flew ope...
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91,19 |
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The Cavern of Death
ISBN: 9780976604839 / Angielski / Miękka / 104 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. After a three year absence and a terrifying journey through the Black Forest, young Sir Albert has returned to Dornheim, eager to see again his friend Lord Frederic and his true love, the lady Constance. But his joy on his homecoming is short-lived when he learns he has rivals for Constance's love.
The Baron of Dornheim is set to marry her in three days, and anxious to prevent the marriage and wed her himself, Frederic solicits the horrified Albert to assassinate the Baron. Determined to spare Constance a future with either the aged Dornheim or the murderous Frederic, Albert plots to... After a three year absence and a terrifying journey through the Black Forest, young Sir Albert has returned to Dornheim, eager to see again his friend...
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86,13 |
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Italian Mysteries
ISBN: 9780976604860 / Angielski / Miękka / 408 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "He drew aside the covering which concealed the face of the subject...guess, if you can, the horror, the astonishment, when, in the countenance of the deceased, I beheld my own mother "
The worthy doctor Urbino di Cavetti is kidnapped and led blindfolded to the bedside of a young woman. A mysterious nobleman offers him an immense fortune if he will consent to cure her...of her life Horrified, Urbino refuses to murder her, and must flee his native Venice with his family to avoid the powerful stranger's vengeance. They flee to the isolated Castello della Torvida, which local peasants... "He drew aside the covering which concealed the face of the subject...guess, if you can, the horror, the astonishment, when, in the countenance of the...
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116,54 |
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The Last Books of H.G. Wells: The Happy Turning & Mind at the End of Its Tether
ISBN: 9780976684312 / Angielski / Miękka / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume contains the two last works by HG Wells. Nearing the end of his life, increasingly distressed over the war, Wells deals with death and apocalypse, mortality and religion, and with "human insufficiency." Mind at the End of its Tether "One approaches it with awe. You come across references to it everywhere: Colin Wilson, Priestly, Koestler. It seems to have been a wounding work; something no one could agree with, but something that couldn't be taken lightly."--Art Beck "In the face of our universal inadequacy . . . man must go steeply up or down and the odds... This volume contains the two last works by HG Wells. Nearing the end of his life, increasingly distressed over the war, Wells deals with death and... |
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57,17 |
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The Impenetrable Secret, Find it Out!
ISBN: 9780977784134 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Averilla del Alvaretti is set to marry the Conte della Piacca, forced into the union by her unfeeling uncle, when she meets the handsome Sylvio di Rosalva and falls in love with him. But Sylvios behaviour and origins are mysterious, and despite his professions of love, he abruptly breaks off the connection, sending Averilla a mortifying letter saying he never loved her.
Averilla marries the Conte della Piacca, who, she is pleased to find, is a kind and generous man, and not the tyrant she had imagined. Then, one night at a party with her husband, Averilla catches sight of Sylvio --... Averilla del Alvaretti is set to marry the Conte della Piacca, forced into the union by her unfeeling uncle, when she meets the handsome Sylvio di Ros...
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101,34 |
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In Maremma (Valancourt Classics)
ISBN: 9780977784172 / Angielski / Miękka / 472 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In Maremma, a desolate, pestilential wasteland on the Tuscan coast, the beautiful young orphan Musa, daughter of the infamous bandit Saturnino, lives with her adoptive mother Joconda. But when Joconda dies, Musa is left alone to live in the ruins of an ancient Etruscan tomb. Several men will try to marry and tame her, but Musa remains defiantly independent...until she discovers for the first time the passion of real love - with tragic results. First published in 1882 at the height of Ouida's popularity, "In Maremma" was one of Ouida's most popular novels after "Under Two Flags" (1867)... In Maremma, a desolate, pestilential wasteland on the Tuscan coast, the beautiful young orphan Musa, daughter of the infamous bandit Saturnino, liv... |
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126,68 |
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Three Novels - Headlong Hall - Nightmare Abbey - Crotchet Castle
ISBN: 9781406795028 / Angielski / Miękka / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This early work of fiction is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. It contains three novels by nineteenth century English writer Thomas Love Peacock. This is a fascinating collection and is thoroughly recommended for anyone with an interest in his work. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
This early work of fiction is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. It contains three novels by nineteenth century English writer Thom...
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128,03 |
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Fox's Earth
ISBN: 9781416553533 / Angielski / Miękka / 560 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The dark but seductive tale of five generations of Southern women and the house that was both their greatest inheritance and their most confining prison. In 1904, Ruth Yancey is only ten years old when she is brought to live at the magnificent mansion called Fox's Earth. But the impoverished daughter of an abusive mill worker has already internalized her mother's steely code: Men may hold all the power, but a woman possesses one thing that can get her anything in the world she wants...if she's prepared to make certain sacrifices. Deserted by her mother in order to give her a better chance...
The dark but seductive tale of five generations of Southern women and the house that was both their greatest inheritance and their most confining pris...
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125,74 |
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William Faulkner: Novels 1926-1929 (LOA #164): Soldiers' Pay / Mosquitoes / Flags in the Dust / The Sound and the Fury
ISBN: 9781931082891 / Angielski / Twarda / 1170 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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214,39 |
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The Mysterious Warning: A German Tale (Northanger Abbey Horrid Novels)
ISBN: 9781934555347 / Angielski / Miękka / 420 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The good old Count Renaud is dead, and his will makes the degenerate Rhodophil his heir, disinheriting his other son Ferdinand, who has married against his father's wishes. Rhodophil promises to share his new riches with his younger brother and his wife Claudina, but Ferdinand hears a mysterious voice from beyond the grave, warning him to flee his brother and his wife to save himself from sin and death Ferdinand obeys the supernatural warning and sets out to find fortune and adventure. And if he survives all these dangers, Ferdinand must return to Renaud Castle to solve the mystery of the...
The good old Count Renaud is dead, and his will makes the degenerate Rhodophil his heir, disinheriting his other son Ferdinand, who has married agains...
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116,54 |
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The Darkness That Comes Before: The Prince of Nothing, Book One
ISBN: 9781590201183 / Angielski / Miękka / 608 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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114,35 |
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The Warrior Prophet
ISBN: 9781590201190 / Angielski / Miękka / 640 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The original, enthusiastically acclaimed Prince of Nothing fantasy series continues with a griping novel of Holy War and court intrigue.
The original, enthusiastically acclaimed Prince of Nothing fantasy series continues with a griping novel of Holy War and court intrigue.
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114,35 |
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The Thousandfold Thought
ISBN: 9781590201206 / Angielski / Miękka / 544 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The apocalyptic holy war comes to a head and casts into question all the action that has taken place before in this conclusion to the groundbreaking Prince of Nothing series.
The apocalyptic holy war comes to a head and casts into question all the action that has taken place before in this conclusion to the groundbreaking P...
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114,35 |
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Jane Eyre: An Autobiography
ISBN: 9781517189174 / Angielski / Miękka / 442 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. One of the most popular novels ever written, Charlotte Bronte's classic tale follows orphan Jane Eyre from her early years living with her heartless aunt, through her unhappy years at school and on to her meeting the the handsome but callous, Mr Rochester. Rich in themes, Charlotte Bronte's masterpiece examines religion, class, social structure and morality, and offers one of English literature's first feminist characters in the independent and strong-willed Jane. One of the most important and groundbreaking novels of all time, Jane Eyre retains its ability to captivate its readers more and...
One of the most popular novels ever written, Charlotte Bronte's classic tale follows orphan Jane Eyre from her early years living with her heartless a...
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68,00 |
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