mine
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The Golden Web – ebook
E. Phillips Oppenheim
Stirling Deane has sold the Little Anna Gold Mine which he discovered in South Africa early in his career. The sale has made him a rich man and the head of the company to which he sold the mine. His is engaged to Lady Olive Nunnelly, and is the envy of all of society. Deane is threatened with ruin when a old enemy – Richard Sinclair- shows up in London with what appears to be a legitimate prior deed...Data dostępności:
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Dan Lyons’ Doom – ebook
Mary Fortune
This novel was published as a series in several Australian newspapers. The action takes place on a small Victorian gold mine. This is a story about murder, retribution, guilt and cruel justice.Data dostępności:
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Black Canaan – ebook
Robert E. Howard
Good collection of stories. Black Canaan is a favorite of mine. I have some doubts that REH would have finished „The House” with the suicide of John Conrad, but it is a Lovecraftian ending (Augest Derleth finished the REH fragment in this volume).Data dostępności:
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The Strangers’ Gate – ebook
E. Phillips Oppenheim
This is a mystery novel surrounding German intrigue and bauxite mining in typical Oppenheim style. E. Phillips Oppenheim was the self-styled „prince of storytellers” and composed some one hundred and fifty novels, mainly of the suspense and international intrigue nature, but including romances, comedies, and parables of everyday life. In this one, Beverley, a handsome tycoon, operates an unknown bauxite...Data dostępności:
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The Golden Pool – ebook
R. Austin Freeman
This novel begins with Robert Englefield, a young Englishman, taking on a job with a vessel sailing for northern Africa. Once there, Englefield is placed in the position of running the store through which the captain sells and trades his goods. As Englefield spends more and more time at this outpost on the African coast, he hears stories a legendary mine in the interior of Africa where the priests...Data dostępności:
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O historycznych przewodnikach Wieliczki – ebook
Marcin Bill
Niniejsza publikacja przedstawia ciekawostki i informacje pochodzące z trzech wybranych przewodników historycznych. Salt in Wieliczka has been produced for thousands of years. This historic place has found its place in history and literature. This publication presents interesting facts and information from three selected historical guides, between 1860 and 1920, pointing out differences in the way...Data dostępności:
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Serce Demona – ebook
Dragona Rock
Mina to Strażniczka Magicznej Puszczy, której zadaniem jest chronić ukrywającą się w niej Wyrocznię. Co uczyni po spotkaniu młodzieńca, który okaże się szukającym leku dla ojca, przyszłym Królem Demonów? Daemona jest Wyrocznią, która wiele lat temu została zmuszona do tego, by żyć samotnie. Utraciwszy jeszcze za dziecka ostatnią osobę, która ją kochała, całą miłość przelała na Minę — swoją dużo młodszą...Data dostępności:
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The Governor of Chi-Foo – ebook
Edgar Wallace
Edgar Wallace was an English novelist, journalist and playwright, who was an enormously popular writer of detective, suspense stories, and practically invented the modern „thriller”. His popularity at the time was comparable to that of Charles Dickens – one of Wallace’s publishers claimed that a quarter of all books read in England were written by him. „The Governor of Chi-Foo” is a rare short story...Data dostępności:
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The Chestermarke Instinct – ebook
Joseph Smith Fletcher
Fans of golden-era mysteries will relish the twists and turns of J. S. Fletcher’s „The Chestermarke Instinct”. This cleverly crafted mystery begins with what seems like a common enough occurrence: a bank manager is late for work one morning. But what first appears to be simply a matter of a missed train soon is revealed to be a much more vexing problem. Has the manager, formerly a pillar of honesty,...Data dostępności:
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Fifty Candles – ebook
Earl Derr Biggers
Just as in Biggers’ first Charlie Chan mystery, „The House Without a Key,” that romantic link between the Hawaii of a different era and the city of San Francisco is explored and holds the key to the mystery. Henry Drew has cheated young Winthrop out of a partnership in a Hunan mine. Other shady deeds abound in the past of this rich and outwardly respectable old man. Despite his antagonism to Drew,...Data dostępności:
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