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Twenty-Six and One and Other Stories – ebook
Maxim Gorky
The poem in prose „Twenty-Six and One” is based on the writer’s impressions related to life in Kazan and work in Semenov’s bakery. Gorky considers the image of a tramp, revealing its negative qualities. The work tells about twenty-six bakers, attitude, feelings, the behavior of which is presented by the author as the attitude of one person. This is achieved by using Gorky a huge number of pronouns...Data dostępności:
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Conrad and Kirowan – ebook
Robert E. Howard
Professor John Kirowan is a fictional character from Robert E. Howard’s contributions to H.P. Lovecraft’s story cycle „the Cthulhu Mythos”. Kirowan is often partnered with the character John Conrad, to the extent that these stories are often referred to under the group title Conrad & Kirowan. Professor Kirowan is a younger son of a titled Irish family and a scholar of the Mythos who travelled widely...Data dostępności:
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She and Allan – ebook
H. Rider Haggard
Ayesha is an example of a strong and stately woman. It is a 2000-year-old woman who still looks amazing for her age, rules the tribes in Africa. Despite the unwelcome arrival of the British on her land. She extends a helping hand to them. Suddenly, she falls in love with one of the researchers of this group. But can such love be?Data dostępności:
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Skin and Bones – ebook
Thorne Smith
Thorne Smith’s imaginative novel „Skin and Bones” takes the concept of suffering for one’s art to a whole new level. This classic book contains the humorous and fantastical story of Mr. Quintus Bland, the eminent photographer, whose efforts to perfect X-ray film had, one evening, the unfortunate effect of leaving Mr. Bland in the position of an X-ray film himself; in other words, him found himself...Data dostępności:
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The Mummy and Miss Nitocris – ebook
George Griffiths
The Mummy and Miss Nitocris is a science fiction novel. A story about crazy heroes and their wild travels. This is a completely different adventure, unlike the usual. The end will not be predictable for anyone!Data dostępności:
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Almuric and Other Fantasies – ebook
Robert E. Howard
An Earthman transported to Almuric, a remote alien world where he must contend with apelike humans, winged monsters, and other sinister forces. Robert E. Howard’s collection of fantastic fantasy science fiction short stories will not fail to entertain!Data dostępności:
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The Witch and Other Stories – ebook
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
A short story about an unhappy involuntary marriage. Family quarrels, like bad weather in the Russian wilderness: there is nothing worse than becoming an involuntary captive of a blizzard of someone else’s spousal abuse. The main character of the story is an ordinary woman with an unfortunate fate. All its features consist only in youth and attractive appearance, and in the still alive soul, which...Data dostępności:
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Japan: Fictions and Reality – ebook
edited by Aleksandra Jarosz and Aleksandra Jaworowicz-Zimny in collaboration with Karli Shimizu “Japan is a country with no minorities.” “Japanese society is the most homogenous in the world.” “Japan is the most religiously tolerant country in the world.” “The Japanese are always subservient and polite.” “The Japanese have no sense of humor.” Are these fiction or reality? We cannot guarantee you any...Data dostępności:
Europe and America in the mirror: Culture, Economy and history – ebook
A vivid and more or less stable partnership between European and American countries is generally regarded as a key issue and particularly serious challenge in terms of cultural, economic, historical, political, and social developments and changes on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. This volume aims at bringing together various approaches, concepts, and analyses that are currently on the agenda in...Data dostępności:
Dreams Phantasms and Memories – ebook
Tematem książki jest marzenie senne i jego rola w kulturze. Prezentowane są różne stanowiska i punkty widzenia: historyczne, antropologiczne, filozoficzne, psychologiczne, socjologiczne, estetyczne. Część pierwsza dotyczy zagadnień teoretycznych, część druga zawiera wyniki badań nad rolą snów w życiu codziennym jednostek i społeczności, część trzecia poświęcona jest snom w literaturze i sztuce. Całość,...Data dostępności: