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Charles Rex – ebook
Ethel M. Dell
A romance originally published in 1922 that holds up very well into the 21st century. „Charles Rex” is a sequel of „The Hundredth Chance” written by Ethel May Dell (1881-1939) who was a British writer of popular romance novels. Her stories are often full of passion and love and are set in India and other British colonial possessions. Not being a family man, Charles Rex travels widely and to some point...Data dostępności:
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The Knave of Diamonds – ebook
Ethel M. Dell
1912. Ethel May Dell (1881-1939), British writer, began writing at a young age. Most of her stories were stories of passion and love set in India and other British colonial possessions. American Nap Errol is in love with reserved Englishwoman, Lady Anne. Lady Anne is unhappily married to an unpleasant, wealthy drunk, who is twice her age. Nap is, in his own and most other’s opinion, a knave and a bounder....Data dostępności:
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Up and Down – ebook
E.F. Benson
This is another work of art from Benson. The novel describes many events in England: the First World War, the mentality of that time, the life of the British and visitors there. The first half of the book describes reflections on war. The denouement we can see more sentimental.Data dostępności:
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Bardell v. Pickwick – ebook
Percy Fitzgerald
What makes this work so unusual is that it tries to mimic the format of a legal report covering a fictional trial of Pickwick, who is accused of breaking a promise to marry his mistress. In a large number of quotes from the source text, Fitzgerald explains some of the factual materials. Having some experience in legal matters, Fitzgerald can also indicate where Dickens’ knowledge of the British legal...Data dostępności:
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The People of the Mist – ebook
H. Rider Haggard
In this story, readers are introduced to Leonard Outram, a penniless British adventurer in his pocket who is seeking wealth in distant lands, having lost his family lands and estates. He is involved in the rescue of a young Portuguese woman from the largest slave camp in Africa. As a result, the main character discovered a lost race. He will not be easy, because he will face their God.Data dostępności:
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Tetherstones – ebook
Ethel M. Dell
First published in 1923, this is a magnificent story about an ill-treated but fiercely proud heroine. A young lady meets a mysterious stranger at a farm called Tetherstones, where Druids in ancient times used to perform their human sacrifices. The master of Tetherstones is a large brute of a man, more gladiator than farmer, and the heroine finds herself strangely attracted by him. Is a new start possible...Data dostępności:
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Niespokojny umysł – ebook
Kay Redfield Jamison
Przejmujący opis psychozy maniakalno-depresyjnej napisany przez lekarza dotkniętego tą chorobą. Profesor Kay Redfield Jamison jest psychologiem, terapeutą i jednym z największych autorytetów w zakresie problematyki związanej z psychozą maniakalno-depresyjną. Doświadczyła tej choroby również osobiście. Przez cały okres swojej kariery akademickiej cierpiała z powodu tych samych niezwykłych wyżów...Data dostępności:
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Pies i ja – ebook
Kate Spicer
Historia przemiany, poszukiwania sensu życia i obalania mitów współczesnej kobiecości Bestseller „The Sunday Times” Autobiograficzna opowieść dziennikarki w średnim wieku, która w swoim bezcelowym życiu postanawia zaadoptować psa. To jej kolejny desperacki ruch w kierunku zmniejszenia poczucia wykolejenia i narzucenia sobie jakiegokolwiek rytmu. Wolfy zgodnie z planem szybko zdobywa serce...Data dostępności:
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Lady Eleanor – ebook
Robert Barr
„Lady Eleanor: Lawbreaker” is a love story pure and simple from a British-Canadian short story writer and novelist Robert Barr, born at Glasgow, Scotland but emigrated with his parents to Upper Canada at age four and was educated in Toronto at Toronto Normal School. Here, the heiress conceals the will so that her cousin, the disinherited son of the house, may come to his own. His first thought is to...Data dostępności:
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Spinster of This Parish – ebook
W.B. Maxwell
The romance story of a hearty well-known explorer, who finally, at the age of 62 crosses the Antarctic and the spinster who accompanies him on his journey to the Andes in 1895. Here we have a young Victorian woman’s unconventional romance with a man, who was already married, had various adventures, was disowned by her family, etc. So, what happened in between? Did their romance end when he left for...Data dostępności:
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