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A Passionate Pilgrim – ebook
Henry James
The narrator meets the American Clement Searle in a London hotel. Searle had long wanted to move to England, to run away from the routine of his life. However, he is physically ill and depressed because his lawyer cannot support his claim for a share in the out-of-town property currently owned by Richard Searle. The narrator and the main character are trying to solve this problem.Data dostępności:
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Robinson Crusoe – ebook
Daniel Defoe
Powieść podróżniczo-przygodowa Daniela Defoe z 1719 roku opisujaca przygody Robinsona Cruzoe . Do końca XIX wieku była najczęściej wydawaną, tłumaczoną i interpretowaną książką w historii. W sumie doczekała się ponad 700 rożnych edycji i adaptacji. Autor mógł oprzeć swe opowiadanie na prawdziwej historii Alexandra Selkirka. W XX wieku utwór był wielokrotnie ekranizowany, powstało także wiele dzieł...Data dostępności:
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The Gypsy Queen’s Vow – ebook
May Agnes Fleming
There was nobody on the road except herself. Late time – after all, it was almost midnight – and an increasing storm kept pedestrians at the door of that gloomy March night. From time to time she passed cottages in which lights were still burning, but most of the houses were shrouded in silence and darkness. And still during the night, and the storm, and the gloom, – the wanderer answered, with ruthless...Data dostępności:
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One Night’s Mystery – ebook
May Agnes Fleming
”The Secret of One Night” tells about the life and love of three young women: Cyril Hendrick, daughter of a handsome, beggar, bastard; her best friend Sidney Owenson, a naive heiress; and Dolly De Courcy, an energetic actress. Both Cyril and Sidney are engaged, although everything is not as it seems in any case. Sydney’s gold miner is stupefied by Dolly, and Cyril is satisfied with her aunt, whom Cyril...Data dostępności:
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The Lily of the Valley – ebook
Honoré de Balzac
Autobiographical and exceptionally romantic, „The Lily of the Valley” is an 1835 novel about love and society by French novelist and playwright Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850) and is one of his personal favorites among his innumerable novels. The creator of the „Human Comedy” brings his creative insight to a portrait of a lady and a love affair set in the Loire valley. It concerns the affection – emotionally...Data dostępności:
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The Most Famous Hoteliers of All Time Vol. 1 – ebook
Robert Woliński
The hotel industry has a rich history and a future yet to be discovered. Centuries-old, it evolved over the years, adopting the traditional concept of a “home away from home” to the needs of modern life. This history was written by hoteliers of different nationalities, not only by Americans and the Swiss. The Most Famous Hoteliers Of All Time is a series of books dedicated to prominent...Data dostępności:
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The Most Famous Hoteliers of All Time Vol. 2 – ebook
Robert Woliński
The hotel industry has a rich history and a future yet to be discovered. Centuries-old, it evolved over the years, adopting the traditional concept of a “home away from home” to the needs of modern life. This history was written by hoteliers of different nationalities, not only by Americans and the Swiss. The Most Famous Hoteliers Of All Time is a series of books dedicated to prominent...Data dostępności:
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Tom Hanks. Enigma – ebook
David Gardner
PIERWSZA W POLSCE BIOGRAFIA TOMA HANKSA Ulubieniec milionów. Aktor, reżyser, producent filmowy, pisarz, dwukrotny zdobywca Oscara – Toma Hanksa chyba nikomu nie trzeba przedstawiać. Kochany za role w komediach romantycznych, takich jak kultowa Bezsenność w Seattle czy Masz wiadomość , doceniany za role dramatyczne. Zdobywca dwóch Oscarów: za postać prawnika w Filadelfii oraz niezapomnianą kreację...Data dostępności:
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Albert Savarus – ebook
Honoré de Balzac
Wonderful tale set in the provincial town of Besançon, and focusing on the de Watteville family – the fiercely religious and independently wealthy wife, the ineffectual husband, who absents himself, spending his days working his lathe and 19-year-old daughter, Rosalie. She falls in love with the mysterious stranger who took up residence a few yards away from her family’s home. Through her maid, herself...Data dostępności:
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The Mutable Many – ebook
Robert Barr
First published in 1896 and considered one of Robert Barr’s best works, this historical novel set in London at the beginning of the 20th century and centering on an industrial strike and a love triangle. The men in Monkton and Hope’s factory strike. Sartwell, their manager, refuses to compromise with them, but discusses the situation with Marsten, one of their number, who clings to his own order, at...Data dostępności:
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