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The Two Admirals – ebook
James Fenimore Cooper
The novel ‟Two Admirals” tells about the events from the history of the naval war between England and France in the middle of the 18th century. At the center of the novel is a touching story of long-term friendship between two admirals, Jevers Oakes and Dick Bluewater. Their relationship is intertwined with another storyline – the struggle for the inheritance left by the old baronet.Data dostępności:
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Before Adam – ebook
Jack London
„Before Adam” is a striking story about our distant Neanderthal ancestors, who are just starting to become aware of themselves as people. According to the plot of the story, the protagonist has dreams in which he „watches a movie” about his adventures in prehistoric times in the person of the Big Tooth boy living with his mother in a nest in a big tree... The author tried to diversify the hero’s dreams...Data dostępności:
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Moon of Israel – ebook
H. Rider Haggard
The adventure novel „Moon of Israel”includes everything the reader may desire. Here there is historical information, action, internal struggle with the Egyptians and Jews, as well as between Jews and Egyptians. The main story revolves around the prince of Seti, who is devoid of inheritance, because he doesn’t follow the idea of?? his father to kill Jews. It is also a love story that goes beyond the...Data dostępności:
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Jungle Jest – ebook
Talbot Mundy
And then a dark figure came out of the shadow between two tents. This other man was probably a policeman, Patan, and by contrast between these two people, even in the dark, one could even say that one of them was white. The white man ducked, escaped from capture and retreated to his tent. The color was born and danced through millions of prisms, the wind intensified, and the camp slowly woke up.Data dostępności:
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The Maid-at-Arms – ebook
Robert W. Chambers
This is an outstanding book written in the old style. The story is set between the middle and the end of the Revolutionary War and has a good mix of adventure, romance and complex characters with a bit of history thrown in for good measure.Data dostępności:
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The Crimson Gardenia – ebook
Rex Beach
The royal yacht dropped anchor to the roar of the cannons, and the king went ashore. The city was hung with flags; a thousand whistles sounded. Up the garlanded streets, His Majesty was led between long lines of blue-coated officers, followed by an impatient crowd for miles after miles.Data dostępności:
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A Horse’s Tale – ebook
Mark Twain
It was interesting how Twain switched between stories. For example, a horse started a story from a first-person perspective. At first, people told, then letters told about past events, often to characters who do not participate in the events of history, and, finally, animals told other animals about the dialogue.Data dostępności:
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The Fair God – ebook
Lewis Wallace
Lewis Wallace writes a very credible account of the fall of the Aztec Empire. The account is penned by the fictional Viceroy Mendoza to the Emperor. The main character talks about his respect for the Aztec nation. This is a story about the conflict between the Spanish and the Aztecs.Data dostępności:
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Freya of the Seven Isles – ebook
Joseph Conrad
This is an exciting saga located in the Indian Ocean basin, against the stormy backdrop of barely suppressed military operations between the Dutch and British merchant fleets, told by one of Conrad’s classic passages. After all, Freya’s unique perspective on the sharply etched nature is one of Conrad’s most piercing studies of how power hunger can lead people to greatness – or its opposite.Data dostępności:
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The Insulted and the Injured – ebook
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky
The book contains several topics: the relationship between a man and a woman before marriage, the betrayal of loved ones and their forgiveness, fathers and children. As the life stories of two women are almost the same, as Ivan tried to prevent the same end for Natasha. The breaking lives of good people because of unclean ones on hand.Data dostępności:
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