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The Headswoman – ebook
Kenneth Grahame
The Headswoman is an unusual little tale about the power a woman can wield. A funny, witty, intelligent story about an executioner. Along the way, Grahame takes shots at lawyers and small town officials, among others. Thoroughly delightful and well worth reading.Data dostępności:
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Behind a Mask – ebook
Louisa May Alcott
Originally published in 1866 under the pseudonym „A. M. Barnard.” Louisa May Alcott’s novel of romance and sexual intrigue is one of her lesser-known gems. „Behind a Mask, or A Woman Power” is a controversial novella; its tone and characterizations strike a markedly different chord from her best-known works, such as „Little Women” and „Little Men”. The plot of the novella is focused upon Jean Muir,...Data dostępności:
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Work – ebook
Louisa May Alcott
A story about a nineteenth-century woman’s search for a meaningful life through work outside the family sphere, „Work: A Story of Experience” is at once Alcott’s exploration of her personal challenges and a social critique of America, examining women’s independence, the moral significance of labor, and the goals to which a woman can aspire. The story depicts the struggles of a young woman trying to...Data dostępności:
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Together at Last – audiobook
Arkadiusz Grzegorzak
Is There "Life After Death"? Are the departed ones waiting for us on the other side? Can Love defeat Death? How much are you willing to sacrifice to be together again with your loved one? A young woman travel to the end of the world to take part in the Forbidden Ritual. In a forgotten South American village, she crosses the boundaries of reality and plays dangerous game. She will do anything...Data dostępności:
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Hill O’ the Winds – ebook
Lucy Maud Montgomery
Clorinda is for everyone except her husband and a few old people. She was so sweet and dignified. However, she was born Cooper. She was a plump woman who, at sixty, still retained the girl’s questioning look. She was fond of wearing light dresses, which she calmly recognized were too young for her. Now she wore one, a muslin with pink flowers and a lampshade of hats. Despite her age, she was very energetic....Data dostępności:
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The Stone Frigate. The Royal Military College's First Female Cadet Speaks Out – audiobook
Kate Armstrong
A memoir from the first female cadet admitted to the Royal Military College of Canada. Kate Armstrong was an ordinary young woman eager to leave an abusive childhood behind her when she became the first female cadet admitted to the Royal Military College of Canada. As she struggled for survival in the ultimate boys’ club, she called on her fierce and humourous spirit to push back against the whims...Data dostępności:
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Szymanowska – audiobook
Danuta Gwizdalanka
Maria Szymanowska (1789–1831) – pierwsza w Europie zawodowa pianistka i kompozytorka, niezwykła, pewna siebie, niezależna kobieta, matka trojga dzieci. Mickiewicz nazwał ją „królową tonów”, wysławiał jej talent Goethe, współcześni uważali ją niemal za boginię, a wsparcia udzielali jej najwięksi kompozytorzy, jak Cherubini i Rossini. Jej występy budziły zachwyt i uwielbienie gdziekolwiek się pojawiała...Data dostępności:
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Julia Roberts. Na własnych zasadach – audiobook
Magda Patryas
„Jestem zwykłą osobą, która ma niezwykłą pracę” - mówi o sobie Julia Roberts, jedna z największych i najlepiej opłacanych gwiazd Hollywood. Sama sięga po to, czego chce - czy jest to wymarzona rola, czy kandydat na męża. Uznawana za najpiękniejszą kobietę świata, prostolinijna, naturalna i pewna siebie „Pretty woman” po swojemu rozgrywa życie i nie daje się wtłoczyć w żaden...Data dostępności:
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Household Tales – ebook
Jacob Grimm Wilhelm Grimm
This is a collection of many tales. „Porridge Pot" is a German folk tale from the Grimm Brothers collection, perhaps one of the most famous and beloved from early childhood. This is a story about how one girl received as a present from an old woman a pot that cooks porridge itself, it is only necessary to pronounce a magic spell. The girl carried the pot to her mother, but when she decided to use it,...Data dostępności:
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Rose in Bloom – ebook
Louisa May Alcott
Opening several years after the close of „Eight Cousins”, we find Rose coming home fresh from a voyage overseas, to find much changed about her. Suddenly, she is surrounded by male admirers, all expecting her to marry them. But before she marries anyone, Rose is determined to establish herself as an independent young woman. Besides, she suspects that some of her friends like her more her money than...Data dostępności:
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