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Claude Gueux is a poor man living in Troyes. One day he decides to steal food for the sake of his family. Good intentions,…

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Written by Oscar Wilde for his friend Mabel Cosgrove in 1894, For the Love of the King wasn't published until 1926 when Mrs…

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Elektronická kniha - autor Helen Hunt Jackson, 24 stran, anglicky ‘Letters from a Cat’ by Helen Hunt Jackson is an adorable,…

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"Fighting the Flying Circus" is fighter ace Eddie Rickenbacker WWI memoir. He fought in and eventually became commander of…

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"He felt for the first time in his life that he—not his services, but he himself—was necessary to another human being. At…

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• Rok vydání 1904

\'Riders to the Sea\' (1904), is a classic one-act tragedy by famed Irish playwright J.M. Synge. Maurya, a widower of the…

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• Rok vydání 1885

The Fermata\' (1885) is a \'weird tale\' written by the German romantic author E. T. A. Hoffmann, most famous for his…

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Ulthar is a city in which it is forbidden to kill cats. But it was not always the case – years ago there was an old cotter…

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Lois, a young girl, is anxious to meet her lover but makes an unexpected stop at her brother Keith's house, who is studying…

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The Revolution may be over, but for a band of courageous aristocrats, the fight is only just beginning. This group call…

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Ula is a 30-year-old unemployed divorcee. When she meets Jan, her former lover, many of her problems are solved – he becomes…

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A dark comedy, threaded through with an unsettling plot twist, "The System" follows a bumbling narrator through a tour of a…

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A touch of fortune can sometimes be enough to unlock endless greed in a person. And greed is rarely a good advisor as it…

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In ‘The Sire de Maletroit's Door’ we follow young Denis de Beaulieu, a veteran in the raging ‘Hundred Years War’ as he…

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‘Gambler’s Luck’ (1855) is a ‘weird tale’ written by the German romantic author E. T. A. Hoffmann, most famous for his…

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Woman-woman. Man-man. Bisexuality. Flexible. Queer. Some people have never questioned whether or not they\'re gay. Others…

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This way lies monsters and madness. Because you’re about to enter the imagination of H. P. Lovecraft. A master of the short…

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More than 10 000 years ago something terrible happened in the land of Mnar. Shepherd people built a new city called Sarnath.…

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Elektronická kniha - autor Samuel Butler, 38 stran, anglicky Canterbury Pieces is a classic collection of essays, newspaper…

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• Rok vydání 1848

Elektronická kniha - autor Fyodor Dostoevsky, 31 stran, anglicky White Nights, is a short story by Fyodor Dostoevsky that…

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Elektronická kniha - autor Edith Wharton, 40 stran, anglicky Well -- I failed to sell the Works, and that increased my…

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Elektronická kniha - autor Oscar Wilde, 3 stran, anglicky Inspiring two films (the latest featuring 'Emmerdale's' Conner…

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Elektronická kniha - autor H. G. Wells, 26 stran, anglicky From the author of the science fiction classic, The War of the…

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Elektronická kniha , 20 stran, anglicky Sexy spice for established partners at home, in day-to-day life and escaping from…

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Elektronická kniha - autor H. G. Wells, 10 stran, anglicky What happens when you glimpse into the fourth dimension? You…

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Inspired by his trip aboard "The Great Eastern" ship, Jules Verne writes the adventure novel "A Floating City". The story…

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What do you get if you cross a family of French acrobats with the escape of a Russian political prisoner? 'César…

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• Rok vydání 1873

Jasper Hobson and his crew have the mission to build a fort in the Arctic ocean. They manage to get there and establish the…

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The question is not whether we will get sick, but when. Sedentary lifestyles, high-calorie diets, emotional stress and…

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Dr. Vandura grapples with his fate amidst Jordan's sun-seared deserts, where his new life unfurls as the legendary healer:…

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Is love a fairytale, or does true love have a price? Lyda Penopoulos, the sole heiress of a colossal fortune, reigns supreme…

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Jules Verne’s, ‘Tribulations of a Chinaman in China’ is an adventure novel exploring the themes of true happiness, and the…

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Based on a story from the Bible, 'Salomé' provoked such outrage that it was banned from the British stage for a number of…

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• Rok vydání 1920

Published posthumously in 1920, 'O. Henryanya' is a collection of short stories and poetry from much-loved American author…

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• Rok vydání 1920

In ‘The Story of the Duchess of Cicogne and of Monsieur de Boulingrin’ (1920), Anatole France presents a fantastic…

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"The Homely Heroine" is a short story by American author Edna Ferber. It features a writer whose heroines are generally…

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The Prince of Brancoleone has a reputation for breaking hearts. And now he\'s set his sights on a new conquest. She\'s…

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There\'s nothing like the fresh air in the mountains, waves lapping against the shore, the wind caressing your breast, the…

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A dark comedy, threaded through with an unsettling plot twist, "The System" follows a bumbling narrator through a tour of a…

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"The Monk and the Hangman's Daughter" tells the tale of 17th century monk Ambrosius, who meets a young girl named Benedicta,…

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'The Lees of Happiness' is a romantic tale that will make you question what true love really is. A newlywed young woman and…

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Left impoverished upon the death of her aunt, Emma Watson has no option but to be reunited with her estranged father and…

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The novella unfolds around a blind old man, Facino Cane who claims to be a descendant of the 14th century condottiere of the…

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An example of Poe's mystery-laden and dream-oriented short stories, "A Tale of the Rugged Mountains" offers unique…

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The young assistant Bianca conscientiously puts herself in the service of her superior, sexy Captain Viviane. She does not…

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'Select Conversations with an Uncle' is H.G. Wells' first book. It is a collection of fourteen humorous conversations…

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At the tender age of 17, half-Russian, half-American Val has a brief romance with a married woman from the United States.…

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Woman on woman. Man on man. Bisexuality. Queer. Some people have never questioned whether they\'re gay or not. Others are in…