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The vicar suffered – almost the same way he suffered the night his wife, Elena, died – and because he suffered, he put his beautiful cameo-like face in the sunniest smile. It was his path – part of his daily life, an integral part of himself. A pious man, in the strongest senses of this over-used word, Philip Reynolds possessed a noble talent for the things of the earth that at the same time soften...

Textbook is an attempt to present the history of Poland’s state system and law from the earliest times up to the present. Generally speaking, this publication is intended for Polish students who are studying law in English. It also attempts to popularize the history of Poland’s law abroad and it is the first work of this kind in Poland available in English. This will help to bring the subject-matter...

O. Henry is the pen name of American writer William Sydney Porter (1862-1910). Porter’s 400 short stories are known for their wit, wordplay, characterization and the clever use of twist endings. He needs no introduction of course; the man who made the short story with the surprise ending famous. These 16 stories are all wonderful examples of his word sculpting art. They include: „The Rose of Dixie”,...