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The Provincial Lady in Russia – ebook
E.M. Delafield
Written in the style of a diary, it tells the story of woman living in 1930s Russia who finds herself toiling on a collective farm, battling with public transport, and generally struggling with life in Soviet Russia. Although the style and humor are slightly different than the others in the series, it manages to be on itself a thoroughly interesting book about one woman’s experiences in Communist ...Data dostępności:
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Armour Wherein He Trusted – ebook
Mary Webb
It’s a little book composed of an unfinished novel written in a completely different style than other Mary Webb novels, and a collection of short stories and drafts that appeared in various publications. The style fit the story of a young boy who fell in love and leaves to fight in the Crusades. A pearl-like prose and a fairy tale, eerie in turn and beautifully strange.Data dostępności:
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Head in Green Bronze and Other Stories – ebook
Hugh Walpole
In Walpole style, an excellent collection of short story bedside tables in the guest room, for recovering or reading aloud. There is nothing modern cynicism; the stories seem somewhat outdated – but in the end it often reassures. One group may be left alone, „Let the storm tremble,” built on the fascinating idea of business to rid society of boring ones.Data dostępności:
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Sixes and Sevens – ebook
O. Henry
„Sixes and Sevens” is a first collection of humorous short stories from the author of „The Four Million”, his stories deal for the most part with ordinary people: clerks, policemen and waitresses and often use twist endings which turn on an ironic or coincidental circumstance in his stories. O. Henry proves that he is the master of the short story format. This collection has quirky as well as nice...Data dostępności:
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The Obstacle Race – ebook
Ethel M. Dell
This is another wonderful Christian love story by British writer of popular romance novels Ethel M. Dell. She was a popular 20th century writer who wrote dozens of romance novels and several short stories, including the well known „The Keeper of the Door” series. Our story takes place mainly in a little fishing village in England. This small seaside village hides a romance for Juliet Moore – a romance...Data dostępności:
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Kai Lung Unrolls His Mat – ebook
Ernest Bramah
The Kai Lung books are really short-story collections, whose disparate, rambling tales are knitted together by framing narratives featuring the eponymous travelling storyteller. The third in Bramah’s Kai Lung series of fantasy novels. „Kai Lung Unrolls His Mat”, like the others in the series consists of thinly connected stories related by Kai Lung, concerning the adventures of the storyteller and his...Data dostępności:
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Frankenstein. The Modern Prometheus – ebook
Mary Shelley
Victor Frankenstein experiences an idyllic childhood in Switzerland, surrounded by a loving family and accompanied by his adored cousin Elizabeth. He is fascinated by ancient philosophers whose grandiose ambitions included looking for an Elixir of Life. After the death of his mother, his first unhappy experience, he attends University in Germany where he applies his new-found knowledge of science to...Data dostępności:
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Jacob’s Room – ebook
Virginia Woolf
„Jacob’s Room” is an impressionistic novel in which there is no defined plot; rather, random circumstances in the central character’s life, Jacob Flanders, are portrayed as observations of the people who come in contact with him. Set in early 20th century England, Jacob’s Room is simply the story of a young man who dies in the first world war, Jacob Flanderrs, as told in fleeting recollections by his...Data dostępności:
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Klinika – audiobook
Klaudia Muniak
Nowy thriller medyczny autorki Psychopaty i Nie ufam już nikomu Jego zniknięcie to dopiero początek Gaja zawdzięcza życie rozwojowi medycyny i leczeniu metodą modyfikacji genomu w okresie prenatalnym. Podobnie jak Kajtek, z którym przyjaźniła się od lat. Byli jak rodzeństwo, którego żadne z nich nigdy nie miało. Jednak jakiś czas temu Kajtek zniknął. Tymczasem nastroje społeczne gęstnieją:...Data dostępności:
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King Tom 8: Up in Smoke. King. Tom 8 – ebook
T.M. Frazier
Smoke nie zawiera przyjaźni, nie buduje więzi, nie szuka związków. Jest samotnym wilkiem i to, co go napędza, to dobra whiskey i pragnienie zemsty. Kiedy odkrywa, że matka jego przyszłego dziecka zostaje brutalnie zamordowana, szuka winnego. Frankie Helburn stara się nie skupiać na sobie uwagi innych i uchodzi za nieśmiałą. Gdy zostaje porwana jako przynęta, która ma wybawić jej ojca z kryjówki,...Data dostępności:
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