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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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A Modern Utopia – ebook
Herbert George Wells
H.G Wells wrote many tales of adventure and exploration, which were fascinating to early twentieth century readers as transportation to faraway lands was so difficult back then. Wells’ „Modern Utopia” was first published in 1905. It set the scene for many modern, scientific utopias and dystopias. The story is set on a planet very like earth. The Utopian Planet differs from earth in that the inhabitants...Data dostępności:
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Modern Love – audiobook
Daniel Jones
Kolekcja najlepszych tekstów z kultowej rubryki "The New York Times", na podstawie której powstał znakomity serial "Modern Love". Młoda kobieta przeżywa pięć etapów żałoby po odrzuceniu. Obiecująca czwarta randka pewnego mężczyzny kończy się na pogotowiu. Prawniczka z chorobą afektywną dwubiegunową doświadcza wzlotów i upadków randkowania. Wdowiec ma opory przed przedstawieniem dzieciom nowej...Data dostępności:
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War in Heaven – ebook
Charles Williams
”War in Heaven” is a horrific romance, with many mythical creatures present. Instead of creating a unique secondary fantasy world or switching between two universes, Williams allows the supernatural to invade his modern world. This allows him to explore the influence of another reality on different characters. The object that guides the supernatural to the natural in this novel is the Holy GrailData dostępności:
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Rhetoric – ebook
It can be seen from the book that at that time rhetoric was used to a greater extent in the courts, and Aristotle writes a lot about judicial speeches, how to convince judges and jurors, and sometimes goes into consideration of laws. Also, rhetoric was used in deliberative and laudatory speeches, in the modern century this is no longer so relevant. The second part of the book describes human passions....Data dostępności:
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Faust – ebook
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The great Goethe invented his Faust when he was a little over twenty years old, and completed the tragedy a few months before his death. This work was the result of the philosophical and artistic searches of the author – a poet, playwright, prose writer, the greatest scientist of his time, a man of encyclopedic knowledge. The hero of the tragedy, Dr. Johann Faust, lived in the first half of the 16th...Data dostępności:
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The Lives of James Allison – ebook
Robert E. Howard
The tales of James Allison take place both in modern times and in the far past, in that time after the Hyborian kingdoms of Conan. Allison is a crippled Texan who lost a leg when his horse fell on him. To escape boredom and sadness he ventures into the past, exploring his previous lives as mighty warriors. All these ancestors were members of a migration of Aryans as they traveled the world in search...Data dostępności:
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The Croquet Player – ebook
Herbert George Wells
A soul-corrupting evil invades the remote English village of Cainsmarsh, infesting the minds of the local residents. Dark events are plaguing its people. An elderly woman stiffens in dread at her own shadow; a terrified farmer murders a scarecrow; food prepared by others is eyed with suspicion; family pets are bludgeoned to death; loving couples are devoured by rage and violence. People are becoming...Data dostępności:
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Opowieści o Rzeczypospolitej Niebieskiej – audiobook
Jacek Kowalski
Jacek Kowalski – Sarmata, poeta, historyk sztuki – wydaje osobistego audiobooka i na audiobukowym korabiu wyprawia się gawędą i piosenką ku Sarmacji. Przeskoczywszy hałdy blokowisk, lustruje husarskie zastępy, które zapędziły się aż na Kamczatkę, wspiera Saumela Twardowskiego pod Beresteczkiem, kpi z Reyowego Lutra i Kalwina, po drodze zaś wpada do rodzinnego domu, zarówno w jego wersji eko (ogród,...Data dostępności:
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Topper Takes a Trip – ebook
Thorne Smith
Cosmo Topper is an average American bank executive on holiday in the French Riveria. Feckless, fun-loving and totally uncontrollable ghosts, George and Marion Kerby and friends – the tortuously crooked Colonel Scott and his companion, the disreputable Mrs. Hart – return to bring chaos and merriment into the life of mild-mannered, stuffy, and somewhat plump, Topper. One of Thorne Smith’s best-loved...Data dostępności:
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