
Edith Wharton: Summer (Saga Egmont)
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- Rok vydání 2017
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Wharton's 1917 novella Summer, like her more famous work Ethan Frome, is set in a very small rural New England town. Charity…
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Wharton's 1917 novella Summer, like her more famous work Ethan Frome, is set in a very small rural New England town. Charity…
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\'The carpenter\'s daughter has won a name for herself, and deserved to win it.\' \"Contributions to \'All the Year…
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‘Josiah Allen on the Woman Question’ (1914) was written by best-selling American writer and humourist Marietta Holley and is…
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"Michael Strogoff I" is an adventure novel by Jules Verne from 1876. It consists of two parts and it tells the story of the…
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A retelling of one of Shakespeare's most popular comedies in storybook form, this collection aims to make the best of…
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‘A Daughter of Astrea’ by Edwardian author E. Phillips Oppenheim is a story told by an anonymous artistic narrator. He has…
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When Colonel Chabert marries a prostitute named Rose Chapotel, he doesn't know yet how the marriage will affect the rest of…
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Now that he\'s turned 21, Lewis Raycie has been sent to travel Europe to form his tastes and fortify his judgments. Lewis\'…
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Set during the First World War, ‘A Day with von Tirpitz’ sees Billy Best and Tam returning from a bombing raid, where the…
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First published in 1916 'The Little Angel and Other Stories' is a collection of short stories from the famous Russian author…
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'Before Adam' is an interesting entry in London's body of work because of how distinctly different it is. Told through the…
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"The Magnificent Ambersons" is the 1918 novel by Booth Tarkington which won the 1919 Pulitzer Prize. It is the second novel…
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"I wanted to run after him, but remembered that it is ridiculous to run after one's wife's lover in one's socks; and I did…
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The short story collection \"The Belkin Tales\" consists of five unrelated stories told by various narrators to a landowner…
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Young and impressionable Holly Ripple unexpectedly finds herself in possession of her father\'s vast livestock empire after…
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Written when he was living in Sicily, Sea and Sardinia records Lawrence's journey to Sardinia in 1921. It reveals his…
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Drama o dvou jednáních, jež se zabývá zálibou ve lžích, falešných snech a pokroucené fantazii. Drama je velmi metaforické, a…
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‘Across the Plains’ is a vibrant collection of travel and exploration pieces from Stevenson’s life. ‘Across the Plains’…
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Suspicious King Leontes of Sicily accuses his pregnant wife Hermione of having an affair with his best friend, Polixenes,…
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First published in 1855 'Half a Lifetime Ago' by much-loved author Elizabeth Gaskell recounts the events which have befallen…
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'The House of Pride, and Other Tales of Hawaii' is an inspired collection of six short stories set in a fascinating time in…
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Solomon has hated the Calico Cat ever since he bought the house in Ellmington and he has tried his very best to drive her…
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American heiress Octavia Bassett arrives in a sleepy English town to visit her aunt Belinda. She’s extremely wealthy,…
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In these essays, written not long after his elopement with Frieda von Richtofen in 1912, D.H. Lawrence recorded much of what…
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First published in 1863, this is an engaging short story from Anthony Trollope. Set against the backdrop of the Christmas…
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Inspired by Tolstoy's own experiences in the Caucasian War, 'The Cossacks' is a suspenseful tale of murder and misfortune as…
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In the sixth of the series of ten adventure stories that Wizard of Oz writer L. Frank Baum penned for young adults, wealthy…
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First published in 1891, ‘The Coxswain’s Bride’ by prolific author R.M. Ballantyne tells the story of Sturdy Bob – otherwise…
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‘Fast in the Ice’ follows the tale of a group of Arctic explorers, whose ship ‘Hope’ is caught fast in the winter ice of the…
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"Can you suppose there's any harm in looking as cheerful and being as cheerful as our poor circumstances will permit?" Nell…
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A short story with a punch, \'Madame de Treymes\' follows lovelorn John Durham as he travels to France to court his old…
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"Oh, my dear, relations are like drugs, - useful sometimes, and even pleasant, if taken in small quantities and seldom, but…
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First published in 1895 'The Man from Archangel' is a collection of short stories by the famous Sherlock Holmes author Sir…
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"The good old times, the good old times ... what times they were!" Set during the Christmas period, 'The Chimes' is an…
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An authentic description of an expedition across the heart of the Rocky Mountains that turned out to be an elaborate…
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“In his blue gardens, men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings and the champagne and the stars.”\r\nIt’s…
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Set on a plantation in the Solomon islands in the 1900s this gripping novel explores the themes of domination, racial…
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In the early 15th century, young King Henry V ascends to the throne of England after the death of his father, King Henry IV.…
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"She should have appreciated my deed"! Control and narcissism, greed and jealousy. The evil of a man driving his young wife…
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In the library of a country house in Nottinghamshire, Vivian is writing an article about the importance of lying, when he is…
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Listed among the most beloved Russian plays, "The Inspector General" is a vivid portrayal of human greed and foolishness.…
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Just how did we become the dominant species on the planet? Master storyteller Jack London considers the answer in "The Human…
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Suddenly fatherless, young Bob Ledbury must find work so he can support himself and his mother. Struggling to find…
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In the county town of a certain shire there lived (about forty years ago) one Mr. Wilkins, a conveyancing attorney of…
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"For some moments distant Vesuvius had beguiled my thoughts from the still more distant mountain of the secret, when…
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Pat Glendon Jr. is a promising boxer who has spent his entire life quietly away from much of society, spending his time…
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original…
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"Doubrovsky" is an unfinished novel by Pushkin, published after his death, and follows the adventures of a Russian…
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