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Tym czasom / For the Time Being – ebook
W. H. Auden
Morze i zwierciadło oraz Tym czasom uznaje się za najwybitniejsze utwory angielskiego poety. Pierwszy z nich, pisany w czasie osobistego kryzysu, to poetycki komentarz do Burzy Szekspira, a zarazem artystyczny popis Audena, który pragnie „pokazać w dziele sztuki ograniczenia sztuki”. Drugi poemat to rozpisane na głosy oratorium (w pierwotnym zamyśle miało stanowić tekst do muzyki Benjamina...Data dostępności:
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A Daughter of To-day – ebook
Sara Jeannette Duncan
This is a short novel about Elfrida, a young girl who gets her art education before being forced to realize that her talents may lie elsewhere instead. She runs away to Europe hoping to find a career in journalism. She read in many magazines.Data dostępności:
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Pardners – ebook
Rex Beach
Almost all old quotes need to be corrected,” Joyce said in a tone that forbids arguing. „For example, the guy who mentioned marriages being made in heaven was definitely wrong. He meant partnerships. The same jobs don’t work for both, no more than you can build a stopwatch in a fraction of a second.Data dostępności:
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The Imperialist – ebook
Sara Jeannette Duncan
Lorne Murchison is the son of a respectable first-generation immigrant family. He is of Presbyterian Scottish descent and is running for office with his ideals of a renewed British Empire. An intelligent and insightful snapshot of provincial Canada as it enters the 20th century, torn between being alone in the world and strengthening imperial ties with the mother country.Data dostępności:
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The Spoilers – ebook
Rex Beach
The protagonist is Roy Glenister, a young and ambitious man who has been exploring for three years with his partner, an elderly man named Dextri. Their Midas mine is one of the richest in the area. Returning by boat from Seattle, where they spent the winter, they learn that their lawsuit is being contested in court, and until the lawsuit is settled, Midas is under the control of lawyer Alec McNama...Data dostępności:
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Big Brother and Other Stories – ebook
Rex Beach
This is a simple and sweet book. A story about a little sister who doesn’t like being teased by her older brother. But one day she starts to notice that it’s just a tease and she doesn’t give him the power to upset her. He gets bored and joins in her fun.Data dostępności:
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O Pioneers! – ebook
Willa Cather
An American classic about Swedish immigrants in the Midwest. There lived in Nebraska a clever and beautiful woman named Alexandra Bergson, and she had three brothers. The older ones were greedy self-satisfied people, the younger one was a spoiled egoist, and she devoted her whole life to making sure they had a good life. I thought only about crops, livestock and land plots, but I didn’t think about...Data dostępności:
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Frankenstein. The Modern Prometheus – ebook
Mary Shelley
Victor Frankenstein experiences an idyllic childhood in Switzerland, surrounded by a loving family and accompanied by his adored cousin Elizabeth. He is fascinated by ancient philosophers whose grandiose ambitions included looking for an Elixir of Life. After the death of his mother, his first unhappy experience, he attends University in Germany where he applies his new-found knowledge of science to...Data dostępności:
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Queen Cleopatra – ebook
Talbot Mundy
Queen Cleopatra and Julius Caesar – this is probably the most famous majestic love story with the calculation of all time, which changed the entire course of ancient history! Cleopatra was a brave, charming beauty of a cruel and courageous ruler who preferred to save Egypt at all costs, even if one had to challenge the most powerful ruler whom the world knew. Julius Caesar had absolute power and authority,...Data dostępności:
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A Secret Society – ebook
Talbot Mundy
William Hulbert Footner was a Canadian writer of non-fiction and detective fiction. He was once described as ‘one of the most charming men who was ever on earth.’ His love for his family, travelling and writing is reflected in his stories, many of which are in the crime fiction genre. At the same time Footner began to write detective fiction; his first series detective character being Madame Rosika...Data dostępności:
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