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Twenty Years After
Twenty Years After
Alexandre Dumas
¥40.79
In this sequel to The Three Musketeers, we continue following adventured of a young man named d'Artagnan. This story follows events in France during La Fronde, during the childhood reign of Louis XIV, and in England near the end of the English Civil War, leading up to the victory of Oliver Cromwell and the execution of King Charles I.
The Magic Skin
The Magic Skin
Honore de Balzac
¥40.79
Set in early 19th-century Paris, it tells the story of a young man who finds a magic piece of shagreen that fulfills his every desire. For each wish granted, however, the skin shrinks and consumes a portion of his physical energy. La Peau de chagrin belongs to the Etudes philosophiques group of Balzac's sequence of novels.
Five Weeks in a Balloon
Five Weeks in a Balloon
Jules Verne
¥40.79
A scholar and explorer, Dr. Samuel Ferguson, accompanied by his manservant Joe and his friend professional hunter Richard Kennedy, sets out to travel across the African with the help of a balloon filled with hydrogen. The balloon itself ultimately fails before the end, but makes it far enough across to get the protagonists to friendly lands, and eventually back to England, therefore succeeding in the expedition.
Present at a Hanging and Other Ghost Stories
Present at a Hanging and Other Ghost Stories
Ambrose Bierce
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Some of the best of ghost stories from Ambrose Bierce, including: Present at a hanging, A cold greeting, A Wireless Message, An Arrest, A Man with Two Lives, The Isle of Pines, A Vine on a House, The Spook House, The Other Lodgers, and many other ghost stories.
The Flying Inn
The Flying Inn
G. K. Chesterton
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Set in a future England where the Temperance movement has allowed a bizarre form of Progressive Islam to dominate the political and social life of the country. Because of this, alcohol sales to the poor are effectively prohibited, while the rich can get alcoholic drinks under a medical certificate.
The Courts of the Morning
The Courts of the Morning
John Buchan
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Sandy Arbuthnot's friend John Blenkiron discovers that a charismatic industrial tycoon is plotting to rule the world from his base in the small South American country of Olifa. Sandy decides to lead a revolution to scuttle the plot and allow the Olifans to decide their own fate.
Lost Illusions
Lost Illusions
Honore de Balzac
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Lucien Chardon, the son of a lower middle-class father and an impoverished mother of remote aristocratic descent, is the pivotal figure of the entire work. Living at Angouleme, he is impoverished, impatient, handsome and ambitious. His widowed mother, his sister Eve and his best friend, David Sechard, do nothing to lessen his high opinion of his own talents, for it is an opinion they share.
The Last Chronicle of Barset
The Last Chronicle of Barset
Anthony Trollope
¥40.79
The Archdeacon, although allowing that Grace is a lady, doesn't think her of high enough rank or wealth for his widowed son; his position is strengthened by the Reverend Mr Crawley's apparent crime. Almost broken by poverty and trouble, the Reverend Mr Crawley hardly knows himself if he is guilty or not; fortunately, the mystery is resolved just as Major Grantly's determination and Grace Crawley's own merit force the Archdeacon to overcome his prejudice against her as a daughter-in-law.
The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper
Mark Twain
¥40.79
The story of two young boys who are identical in appearance: Tom Canty, a pauper who lives with his abusive father in Offal Court off Pudding Lane in London, and Prince Edward, son of King Henry VIII. One day Tom is nearly caught and beaten by the Royal Guards; however, Edward stops them and invites Tom into his palace chamber. There the two boys get to know one another, fascinated by each other's life and their uncanny resemblance. They decide to switch clothes temporarily.
The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle
The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle
Beatrix Potter
¥40.79
Once upon a time there was a little girl called Lucie, who lived at a farm called Little-town. She was a good little girl—only she was always losing her pocket-handkerchiefs! One day little Lucie came into the farm-yard crying—oh, she did cry so! I’ve lost my pocket-handkin! Three handkins and a pinny! Have you seen them, Tabby Kitten?
A Voyage to Laputa, Balnibarbi, Luggnagg, Glubbdubdrib and Japan
A Voyage to Laputa, Balnibarbi, Luggnagg, Glubbdubdrib and Japan
Jonathan Swift
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Gulliver sets sail again and, after an attack by pirates, ends up in Laputa, where a floating island inhabited by theoreticians and academics oppresses the land below, called Balnibarbi. The scientific research undertaken in Laputa and in Balnibarbi seems totally inane and impractical, and its residents too appear wholly out of touch with reality. Taking a short side trip to Glubbdubdrib, Gulliver is able to witness the conjuring up of figures from history, such as Julius Caesar and other military leaders, whom he finds much less impressive than in books. After visiting the Luggnaggians and the Struldbrugs, the latter of which are senile immortals who prove that age does not bring wisdom, he is able to sail to Japan and from there back to England.
The Blue Hotel and Other Stories
The Blue Hotel and Other Stories
Stephen Crane
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Three visitors find shelter from a blizzard at Pat Scully's hotel: a nervous New Yorker known as the Swede, a rambunctious Westerner named Bill, and a reserved Easterner called Mr. Blanc. The Swede becomes increasingly drunk, defensive, and reckless. He is later murdered at the bar.
The Piazza Tales
The Piazza Tales
Herman Melville
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The Piazza Tales is the only collection of short stories by Herman Melville including: The Piazza, Bartleby, Benito Cereno, The Lightning-Rod Man, The Encantadas, The Bell-Tower.
The Black Cat and Other Stories
The Black Cat and Other Stories
Edgar Allan Poe
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Our pet-loving narrator injures his black cat under heavy influence of alcohol. From that moment onward, the cat flees in terror at his master's approach but this does not save Pluto from his master and eventually leads to Pluto's death and a mysterious house fire. The mystery does not end there and leads to even more unexpected events. The book features twenty other stories including: The Fall of the House of Usher, The Masque of the Red Death, The Imp of the Perverse.
The Gentle Spirit: A Fantastic Story
The Gentle Spirit: A Fantastic Story
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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Can too much love be fatal? You are about to find out in this exquisite psychological drama between the owner of a pawnshop and his wife. The narrator's marriage started out cordially enough, but his miserly and reserved ways are taxing to his young wife. A dearth of communication and disagreements about how the pawnshop should be run result in arguments, though the narrator insists that they never quarrelled. One fine morning the narrator opens his eyes to see that his wife is standing over him with the revolver pointed at his temple.
Unfamiliar Tunes: Plays by Anton Chekhov
Unfamiliar Tunes: Plays by Anton Chekhov
Anton Chekhov
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Anton Chekhov's iconic plays including some of the unfamiliar short pieces such as The Wedding, and some of the more established classics such as The Cherry Orchard. Chekhov revolutionised world literature influencing generations of playwrights, screenwriters and actors. George Bernard Shaw described Chekhov's work as a fantasia in the Russian manner on English themes.
Troilus and Cressida
Troilus and Cressida
William Shakespeare
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Troilus and Cressida is set during the later years of the Trojan War, faithfully following the plotline of the Iliad from Achilles' refusal to participate in battle to Hector's death. Troilus, a Trojan prince (son of Priam), woos Cressida, another Trojan. They have sex, professing their undying love, before Cressida is exchanged for a Trojan prisoner of war. As he attempts to visit her in the Greek camp, Troilus glimpses Diomedes flirting with his beloved Cressida, and decides to avenge her perfidy.
As a Matter of Course
As a Matter of Course
Annie Payson Call
¥40.79
The aim of this book is to assist towards the removal of nervous irritants, which are not only the cause of much physical disease, but materially interfere with the best possibilities of usefulness and pleasure in everyday life.
The Witch and Other Stories
The Witch and Other Stories
Anton Chekhov
¥40.79
It was approaching nightfall. The sexton, Savely Gykin, was lying in his huge bed in the hut adjoining the church. He was not asleep, though it was his habit to go to sleep at the same time as the hens. His coarse red hair peeped from under one end of the greasy patchwork quilt, made up of coloured rags, while his big unwashed feet stuck out from the other. He was listening. His hut adjoined the wall that encircled the church and the solitary window in it looked out upon the open country. And out there a regular battle was going on. It was hard to say who was being wiped off the face of the earth, and for the sake of whose destruction nature was being churned up into such a ferment; but, judging from the unceasing malignant roar, someone was getting it very hot.
Dezvoltare personal?, vindecare emo?ional? ?i maturizare. 12 povestiri terapeuti
Dezvoltare personal?, vindecare emo?ional? ?i maturizare. 12 povestiri terapeuti
Raluca Ignat
¥40.79
n doar opt ani, Peggy Guggenheim a schimbat faa artei secolului XX; iar viaa sa, cea public i cea privat, a fost la fel de radical precum colecia pe care a deinut o. --The IndependentPatroan a artelor nc din anii 1930, Peggy Guggenheim ne ofer, ntr un autoportret plin de sinceritate, o perspectiv din interior asupra nceputului artei moderne, fcnd mrturisiri revelatoare despre familia sa bogat i excentric, despre relaiile sale personale i oferindu ne portrete adesea surprinztoare ale artitilor nii.Confesiunile unei dependente de art imortalizeaz un capitol nsemnat din istoria artei moderne, precum i personalitatea uneia dintre cele mai fervente susintoare a ei.Ar trebui s ne mulumim, deocamdat, cu ceea ce a produs secolul XX — Picasso, Matisse, Mondrian, Kandinsky, Klee, Léger, Braque, Gris, Ernst, Miró, Brncui, Arp, Giacometti, Lipchitz, Calder, Pevsner, Moore i Pollock. Astzi este vremea colecionrii, nu a creaiei.Haidei cel puin s conservm i s le oferim oamenilor toate marile comori pe care le avem. -- Peggy Guggenheimntlnirea cu frumosul ne modific. Arta, n toate formele ei de exprimare, ne vorbete despre frumuseea acestei lumi, indiferent ct de sublim sau atroce este ea.Prin Colecia StArt pe care o inaugureaz odat cu apariia Confesiunilor lui Peggy Guggenheim, Editura Pandora M i propune s familiarizeze cititorii cu arta modern a secolului XX i cu fabuloasa lume din spatele cortinelor care ascund de multe ori poveti extraordinare i viziuni inedite. Colecia StArt este un loc de ntlnire ntre cei care au curiozitatea de a citi viaa prin alt fel de lentile dect cele obinuite i cei mai importani actori ai scenei de art, fie c este vorba despre artiti, curatori, galeriti, colecionari, critici sau istorici.
Iluzoria vulpe a fericirii
Iluzoria vulpe a fericirii
Popescu Doina
¥40.79
Din nord, dup? o experien?? de dasc?l la ?coala din Ieud, Ioan Es. Pop a naufragiat prin ’88, ?n Capital? ca muncitor pe un ?antier, mai apoi, dup? ’89, ca redactor la Luceaf?rul, izbutind s?-?i transforme naufragiul ?n descoperire esen?ial?, precum eroul lui Defoe. Cu migal?, cu entuziasm, cu r?bdare, cu Vineri, Robinson a f?cut din naufragiul s?u o terapeutic? a oric?rei alien?ri, inclusiv a celei de sine ?nsu?i. Cu talent, cu intui?ie, cu imagina?ie, cu nou?zeci?tii, Ioan Es. Pop ?i-a convertit naufragiul ?ntr-o splendid? revocare dramatic-liric? a neantului zilnic, cum numai poe?ilor de tot li se poate ?nt?mpla. Ieudul f?r? ie?ire este expresia plin? de prospe?ime poetic? a cestei convertiri. Lauren?iu Ulici