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Kingdom of Without – ebook
Andrea Tang
Cyberpunkowa powieść osadzona w alternatywnym, podzielonym na klasy Pekinie. Gdy młoda, przebiegła złodziejka Zhong Ning’er przyjmuje zlecenie na włamanie, spodziewa się szybkiej akcji i łatwych pieniędzy. Ku jej zaskoczeniu podczas napadu poznaje byłego żołnierza, który brał udział w rebelii kilka lat wcześniej. Renegat marzy o powstaniu i uratowaniu swojego przywódcy, który jest przetrzymywany w...Data dostępności:
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Nutbrown Roger and I – ebook
J.H. Yoxall
The story of a boy who was deceived in his property. He is assisted in his trouble by a nobleman who, for various romantic reasons, accepted clothes without accepting the practice of a robber. After a series of exciting adventures, both of them succeeded not only in saving the betrothed nobleman from evil hands, but also in restoring the guy’s property.Data dostępności:
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Sons of the Air – ebook
T.C. Bridges
This spring was the most treasured possession of Kurt, since without him there could not have been a trout farm that gave him life. There was never a day when he did not inspect it, and it was very fashionable to keep a thermometer in it to see that the temperature does not change. He never knew a change of more than four degrees – from thirty-eight degrees to forty-two. When he picked up the thermometer,...Data dostępności:
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The Golden Scarecrow – ebook
Hugh Walpole
Children come to this world with knowledge of the world that they left, and spiritual connection with him through the satellite, which they just call their Friend. Some adults can grow up without losing their friend, and some children repel him when they are young. The Golden Scarecrow needs a child’s heart and willingness to believe in something that we don’t see, but I think that if you want to give...Data dostępności:
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Mr. and Mrs. Sen – ebook
Louise Jordan Miln
At the core of the oldest state, civil war destroyed or wrested from them all the possessions of the town-sands. But Rosehill remained the widow of the southern general, and now she came with two children left by her war, and lived in it bitterly until the hour of her death, but retained her state of Virginia as much as she could, and in no way case without changing her lifestyle.Data dostępności:
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The Blotting Book – ebook
E.F. Benson
The Blotting Book ends with a murder story, but this is not a detective story. There is one amazing feature of this story that sets it apart from the others. The focus of the work is the human character and state, not action and history. This is an older writing style, and the author makes a compassionate analysis of human weakness, without being picky and offering no excuse for bad moral behavior...Data dostępności:
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The Reef – ebook
Edith Wharton
This is Wharton’s fifth novel. It is considered, together with the previous „Ethan Frome „and the subsequent „The Custom of the Country”, as partly autobiographical. Young diplomat George Darrow is on his way to meet Anna Leath, an old girlfriend who is now a widow with a young daughter and a grown stepson. When Anna abruptly postpones their rendezvous without explanation, Darrow concludes that she...Data dostępności:
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The Glimpses of the Moon – ebook
Edith Wharton
Set in the 1920s, „Glimpses of the Moon” details the romantic misadventures of Nick Lansing and Susy Branch, a couple with the right connections but not much in the way of funds. They are in love and decide to marry, but realize their chances of happiness are slim without the wealth and society that their more privileged friends take for granted. Nick and Susy agree to separate when either encounters...Data dostępności:
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Spawn of the Comet – ebook
Otis Adelbert Kline
Silently, without warning they came, those fishermen of deep space who spread their net for man – living flying saucers the Earth must destroy – yet who multiplied by dying! „Spawn of the Comet” is a short alien invasion story by Otis Adelbert Kline. Otis Adelbert Kline (1891–1946) born in Chicago, Illinois, USA, was an adventure novelist and literary agent during the pulp era. He is best known for...Data dostępności:
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The New Adam – ebook
Stanley G. Weinbaum
Edmund Hall, born a mutant with too many joints in his fingers and a double mind, tries to find a purpose in a society of humans. This superman is no caped crusader fighting for justice though. Rather, he is a dual-brained super-intellect with an IQ so far off the charts that normal human beings appear as Neanderthals next to him. In this story, our evolved human is born into modern society without...Data dostępności:
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