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The Custom of the Country – ebook
Edith Wharton
Edith Wharton’s 1913 novel is a devastating critique of American upward mobility, told through the journey of Undine Spragg from fictional Midwestern Apex City to New York to Paris. Undine Spragg is one of the most ruthless characters in all of literature, as selfishly unscrupulous as she is fiercely beautiful. As Undine climbs the social ladder through a series of marriages and affairs, she shows...Data dostępności:
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Temporal Power – ebook
Marie Corelli
This book depicts the machinations and problems concerning the royal family and politicians in power in fictional England. A revolutionary conspiracy gathers momentum in an imaginary country ruled by an unpopular monarch, but it is eventually revealed that a surprising figure is the driving force behind the movement.Data dostępności:
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Arundel – ebook
E.F. Benson
”Arundel” is the name of the country house where most of the events take place. Elizabeth, like every good girl heroine of Benson, is completely devoted to her father... but not as much as it may seem. Many heroes are filled with negative characteristics. They are mean and cunning. Although this is a novel, but there are echoes of comedy.Data dostępności:
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Zaręczyny w błysku fleszy – ebook
Charlene Sands
Liczne skandale mocno nadszarpnęły wizerunek Gage’a, gwiazdy muzyki country. Menedżerka namawia go do zaręczyn z ogólnie szanowaną Gianną, wykładowczynią uniwersytecką. Znają się od dziecka, ale niespecjalnie lubią, dlatego Gage uważa, że to bezpieczny wybór. Gdy skandal przycichnie, rozstaną się bez żalu. Kiedy jednak Gianna, chcąc poczuć się pewniej w roli narzeczonej celebryty, zmienia styl...Data dostępności:
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To więcej niż namiętność – ebook
Jessica Lemmon
Cash Sutherland, popularny piosenkarz country, dobrze zna cenę sławy. Przed laty zrezygnował z miłości do Presley, wybrał muzykę. Teraz ma na koncie parę skandali i producenci nalegają, by oczyścił wizerunek. Sugerują opublikowanie wywiadu, który przedstawiłby go w dobrym świetle. Cash się zgadza. Nie wie tylko, że tę rozmowę ma przeprowadzić Presley, obecnie dziennikarka. Od pierwszej chwili między...Data dostępności:
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The Provincial Lady Goes Further – ebook
E.M. Delafield
A sequel to extremely popular, largely autobiographical „Diary of a Provincial Lady,” by E. M. Delafield (also known as Mrs Henry de la Pasture), about her life in England in the early 20th century. Provincial Lady lives in a country house with her husband, two children, the children’s French governess, Cook and a few assorted helpers. A delightful see-youselves-as-others-see-you view that challenges...Data dostępności:
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The Importance of Being Earnest – ebook
Oscar Wilde
Once they started a new interesting game in pseudonyms, which led to funny and curious consequences. Each time he came to London, he was convicted of only marrying a man named Ernest. Upon learning of an advanced friend, Algerie decides to play him, for which he goes to Jack’s country estate, where he impersonates his brother Ernest, who immediately falls in love with charming Cecilia. Only friends...Data dostępności:
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The Second Part of King Henry the Sixth – ebook
William Shakespeare
The play of W. Shakespeare „King Henry VI” was written in 1590-1592. Its events take place during the war of England with France and at the beginning of the war of the Scarlet and White Roses, which led to a feudal anarchy and untold misfortunes. The limp, unable to rule the country, King Henry becomes a toy in the hands of his power-hungry wife – Queen Margarita and her lover – the Duke of Suffol...Data dostępności:
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Pericles, Prince of Tyre – ebook
William Shakespeare
The king Antioch was a beautiful daughter. All the fiancés who came to Antioch were given one condition: to guess the difficult riddle; otherwise they will lose their head. No one could guess. Then one day young Pericles from Tire arrived at the king’s court... Having solved the royal riddle, Pericles dares to flee in terror not only from Antioch, but even from his own country. This flight leads to...Data dostępności:
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The Reef – ebook
Edith Wharton
This is Wharton’s fifth novel. It is considered, together with the previous „Ethan Frome „and the subsequent „The Custom of the Country”, as partly autobiographical. Young diplomat George Darrow is on his way to meet Anna Leath, an old girlfriend who is now a widow with a young daughter and a grown stepson. When Anna abruptly postpones their rendezvous without explanation, Darrow concludes that she...Data dostępności:
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