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Creatures That Once Were Men and Other Stories – ebook
Maxim Gorky
A collection of short stories by a popular and influential Russian author, the founder of the literary method of socialist realism and, possibly, the greatest Russian literary figure of the 20th century. He wrote short stories, plays, memoirs and novels that touched the imagination of the Russian people, and was the first Russian author to sympathize sympathetically with characters such as tramps and...Data dostępności:
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Through Russia – ebook
Maxim Gorky
The stories, united under the name „Through Russia”, were originally printed by M. Gorky in various periodicals and collections. In the series of short stories „In Russia”. M. Gorky refers to the image of the „past in order to illuminate the paths to the future.” The writer reflected the harsh truth of the life of „little great people”, life-giving and decorating the earth with their labor.Data dostępności:
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The Cause of It All – ebook
Leo Tolstoy
Alcoholism then and now caused endless quarrels, domestic violence, senseless violence, disintegration of families, and a decrease in the life expectancy of men. So, we see that Tolstoy’s message is deeply appropriate, and his strategy to convey this tale of morality for most people was to make it simple, short, with an emphasis on the destructive effect of alcohol. This is truly a moral story – and...Data dostępności:
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Sanditon. The Watsons – ebook
Jane Austen
These two short works show Austen experimenting with a variety of different literary styles and exploring a range of social classes and settings. Written in the last months of Austen’s life, the uncompleted novel Sanditon is set in a newly established seaside resort, with a glorious cast of hypochondriacs and speculators,and shows the author contemplating a changing society with a mixture of scepticism...Data dostępności:
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My Life – ebook
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
The theme of the „little man”, which appeared in many of Chekhov’s short stories, was also touched on in the novel „My Life”. The main character, Misail Poloznev, a nobleman by birth, becomes a simple worker. In order to live the way he wants, he breaks with his father. He is opposed to lies and hypocrisy, namely they, in his opinion, reign among the intelligentsia. The quote of the old house painter...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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A Lodge in the Wilderness – ebook
John Buchan
John Buchan (1875-1940) was a Scottish novelist and historian and also served as Canada’s Governor General. His 100 works include nearly thirty novels, seven collections of short stories and biographies. But, the most famous of his books were the adventure and spy thrillers, most notably „The Thirty-Nine Steps”, and it is for these that he is now best remembered. „A Lodge in the Wilderness” (1906)...Data dostępności:
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Dubliners – ebook
James Joyce
Life is full of missed opportunities and hard decisions. Sometimes it’s difficult to know what to actually do. Dubliners creates an image of an ever movie city, of an ever moving exchange of people who experience the reality of life. A collection of 15 short stories by James Joyce all set in Dublin and first published in 1914. They form a naturalistic depiction of Irish Middle class life in around...Data dostępności:
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Pod powierzchnią – ebook
Daisy Johnson
Genialna powieść najmłodszej finalistki w historii Nagrody Bookera! Minęło szesnaście lat, od kiedy Gretel ostatni raz widziała matkę. To połowa jej życia; dość, aby zapomnieć spędzone nad kanałem dzieciństwo. Lecz niespodziewany telefon sprawia, że ich drogi znów się przecinają. Wspomnienia niespokojnych lat powracają ze zdwojoną siłą: sekretny język, który wynalazły z matką; dziwny chłopiec,...Data dostępności:
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W dół – ebook
Tim Johnston
Błyskotliwy thriller o więzach krwi i walce o przetrwanie. Koniec wakacji, Courtlandowie przyjeżdżają w Góry Skaliste. Dla ich córki, osiemnastoletniej Caitlin, góry mają być ostatecznym sprawdzianem biegowym. Jej rodzice liczą na to, że wspólny urlop pomoże im posklejać związek. Pierwszego ranka Caitlin i jej młodszy brat Sean idą pobiegać. Kilka godzin później z telefonu Seana dzwoni szeryf. Chłopak...Data dostępności:
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