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Who Goes There! – ebook
Robert W. Chambers
This story is about the Crown Prince. Most of the world is against him and what he stands for. He expresses surprise at the position of the United States. This attitude is the natural result of various causes, among which are the following: Distrust of any aggressor on the part of a peace-minded nation.Data dostępności:
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The Dark Road – ebook
Harold Bindloss
Once Welland wanted to be rich, but it so happened that life linked him to an officer’s position. Now he has become an avid adventurer. Welland realized that his main occupation was hunting Canadian elk and sailing on a yacht in the Great Lakes. This life seemed boring to him and he wanted to change something on his way.Data dostępności:
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Prince Roman – ebook
Joseph Conrad
Prince Roman is a Pole who relinquishes his comfortable position in the aristocracy to fight as an unknown soldier, resisting Russian oppression. In captivity, he has every opportunity to avoid punishment, but he declares his unconditional commitment to the liberation of Poland. As a result, he suffers a quarter century in the imperial equivalent of the Gulag – Siberian mines in the ninth century,...Data dostępności:
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Benita – ebook
H. Rider Haggard
The main task of the heroes is to find the treasure. The trader heard the legend of the great treasure buried by the Portuguese party for hundreds of years before the last source tried to find it with the help of a mesmericist. The child was put into a trance and told his mesmerists details about the adventures and death of the unfortunate Portuguese men and women. With many other details, the boy...Data dostępności:
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La Comédie humaine. Volume III – ebook
Honoré de Balzac
Les deux comédies humaines „La vieille fille” et „Un mené de garçon” nous révèlent tous les tenants et les aboutissants de la personne: le désir de profiter aux dépens de quelqu’un d’autre, de s’éclairer, de trahir. En même temps, l’auteur ne prend pas la position d’observateur extérieur à propos de tout ce qui se passe, il évalue au contraire assez sévèrement les maux dans lesquels une personne est...Data dostępności:
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La Comédie humaine. Volume VI – ebook
Honoré de Balzac
L’histoire dramatique de Lucien de Rübampre, un gentil jeune provincial qui fait ses premiers pas à Paris. Dans une ville où tout est vendu et tout est acheté – carrière et succès, position dans la société, patronage, confiance, amour et amitié. Et une sorte de symbole de ce Paris joyeux, cruel, trompeur et corrompu, sont les déesses de la demi lumière – de belles courtisanes, des dompteurs et des...Data dostępności:
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The Prince and the Pauper – ebook
Mark Twain
Tom Canty is a poor boy in the London slums. His birth only brings more poverty to his already dirt poor family. Edward VI is the long awaited heir to the English throne. They are born on the same day and look so alike they can’t believe it. They exchange clothes and Edward VI ends up being thrown out of the palace by guards who think he is the poor boy he looks to be. Both boys have difficulty fitting...Data dostępności:
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Birmańskie dni – ebook
George Orwell
"Piękna powieść opowiadająca o zmierzchłych czasach kolonializmu. Jej trwałą wartością pozostaje obraz dalekiego, egzotycznego kraju o starej kulturze i tradycji, obcego i niezrozumiałego dla garstki białych pracowników małej placówki w dżungli, zmuszonych do życia w zabójczym klimacie, w całkowitej izolacji, pozbawionych widoków na przyszłość. Główny bohater ulega wprawdzie urokowi Birmy, jest z nią...Data dostępności:
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The Nine Unknown The Red Flame of Erinpura – ebook
Talbot Mundy
This is the first story in which Chulunder Gon takes a leading position, and previously acted only in the company of other Mundi heroes. The story is about a corrupt Indian ruler who is looking for hidden wealth on his land and has formed a background for the curtains of the gods of Manda. „The buried treasures” are in fact oil deposits. The inspirational author had his own interest in oil in Mexico...Data dostępności:
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Louise de la Valliere – ebook
Alexandre Dumas
After „The Three Musketeers” and „Twenty Years After” the adventurous story of Athos, Porthos, Aramis and D’Artagnan continues! Against a tender love story, Dumas continues the suspense which began with „The Vicomte de Bragelonne” and will end with „The Man in the Iron Mask”. Can it be true that the King is in love with the Duchess d’Orleans? Or has his eye been caught by the sweet and gentle Louise...Data dostępności:
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