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The Double – ebook
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky
In the book „The Double” Dostoevsky appears before the reader as a writer with an inimitable sense of humor. The author shows an extraordinary skill in describing comic episodes from life and makes the reader cheerfully laugh at the shortcomings of his characters and the comic nature of the situations. Before the reader St. Petersburg streets of the XIX century come to life, he will get acquainted...Data dostępności:
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Child of Storm – ebook
H. Rider Haggard
Allan Quatermain helps his friend from Zulu Saduko win 100 cattle to buy his real love for Mameena. However, Mameena wants to marry another man – Allan Quatermain. This is a first-class adventure with increasing intrigue that will interest the reader. The story, where everything is combined: war, politics and sex.Data dostępności:
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Rung Ho! – ebook
Talbot Mundy
This is the very first novel of Talbot Mundi. This is a very well written adventure story that is very easy to read and keeps the reader’s attention from first to last page. This is a magnificent reproduction of India since 1857. Works like this can become addicted to the reader.Data dostępności:
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In Search of the Castaways – ebook
Jules Verne
„Children of Captain Grant” is one of the best novels of the outstanding French writer Jules Verne, a wonderful example of a classic work of youthful literature. From the book, the reader learns about the amazing adventures that occurred with the heroes of the novel during their extraordinary journeys in South America, Australia and other places where they find themselves in search of Captain Gran...Data dostępności:
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Marie – ebook
H. Rider Haggard
Henry Rider Haggard combines romance and travel in his story. This is a story about how Allan Quatermain met his first wife, Marie. Two dangerous criminals are trying to kill the main character and take away his wife. This story captures the reader from the first pages, because first we see the greatest battle. However, in the end, readers will witness the emotional ending of this story.Data dostępności:
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Dawn – ebook
H. Rider Haggard
Henry Rider Haggard knows how to interest the reader from the very first pages. The story „Dawn” is a good confirmation of this. It all starts with the fact that the young man has deceived his inheritance with his lying cousin and secret marriage. The author shows on his characters that readers should not imitate others and follow their example.Data dostępności:
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Last Post – ebook
Ford Madox Hueffer
First published in 1928, „Last Post” is part four of Ford Madox Ford’s hugely successful „Parade’s End” tetralogy. It is about Christopher Tietjens and his life, with World War I as the backdrop. This book is set during a few hours of a day in June, where Tietjens is making a living as a dealer of old furniture. The series has taken the reader from before the war, to during it, and this final novel...Data dostępności:
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New Arabian Nights – ebook
Robert Louis Stevenson
In the collection „New Arabian Nights”, the descriptions of the adventures of the fantastic prince of Bohemia are replaced by the mysterious atmosphere of the „Pavilion on the Hill”, vivid pictures of medieval France give way to the real facts of the series of villainous murders that formed the basis of the horror story „The Thief of Corpses”. And, as always with Stevenson, the reader will be pleased...Data dostępności:
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Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc – ebook
Mark Twain
The name of Joan of Arc became a legend: an illiterate village girl, standing at the head of the French army, delivered her country from English rule and enthroned the king, who later betrayed her. In the novel by Mark Twain, the story of Jeanne – her childhood, her victories and death – is presented to the reader on behalf of her friend and secretary. This is a story about a great and noble soul,...Data dostępności:
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Robur the Conqueror – ebook
Jules Verne
The stolen trinity of American heroes flies around the globe on a screw machine heavier than air: from Philadelphia – through Canada and the Far West – to Japan, China, India; through Russia, Europe, Africa and the South Pole – to the Pacific Ocean. Due to the fact that the ship „Albatross” moves at breakneck speed, terrestrial landscapes are flashed before the reader in passing. The work has an intrigue...Data dostępności:
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