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The Lyonedes Legacy

Кэрол Мортимер

The Lyonedes Legacy

With Markos Lyonedes, there’s no smoke without fire!He’s one of the most talked-about men in New York – and interior designer Eva Grey has heard all the stories. Yes, Markos is powerful, wealthy and unbearably good-looking, but Eva knows that whilst he might make a girl feel special for one searingly hot night, that’s all he’s good for… After her disastrous marriage, he’s just the type of man she should avoid.But when Markos hires Eva to decorate his penthouse it’s too lucrative an opportunity...

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Кэрол Мортимер

The Lyonedes Legacy

Кэрол Мортимер

The Lyonedes Legacy

Can he turn defiance into desire?Drakon Lyonedes has it all: power, wealth, sex appeal…and any woman he wants! Until the beautiful Gemini Bartholomew steps into his life, that is… Confronting him over his plan to turn her family home into a hotel, Gemini intrigues Drakon.The problem? Long-term just isn’t in this infamously arrogant tycoon’s vocabulary – and Gemini is a virgin who surely wants more than one night of sizzling, scorching passion…? She’s determined to defy him, but whose will-power...

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Кэрол Мортимер

Taras Bulba

Николай Гоголь

Taras Bulba

"Taras Bulba" is the story of its title character, Taras Bulba, an old Ukrainian Cossack and his two sons, Andriy and Ostap, who journey to Zaporizhian Sich located in Ukraine to fight Polish nobles with fellow Cossacks. A romanticized historical novel, «Taras Bulba» is a story of great adventure and battle.

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Николай Гоголь

Three Soldiers

Dos Passos John

Three Soldiers

Considered by many as a masterpiece, John Dos Passos «Three Soldiers» is an authentic portrait of the horrible conditions of the First World War. As the title would suggest it is the story of three soldiers caught up in the machinery of war. «Three Soldiers» is a gripping and psychological portrait of the terror of war and the consequences for its participants.

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Dos Passos John

Peter Pan

J. M. Barrie

Peter Pan

James Matthew Barrie's «Peter Pan» is considered one of the greatest fantasy tales ever written. It is the story of a boy who wouldn't grow up. Follow Peter Pan with Wendy to Neverland and share in their adventures with the lost boys, Tinker Bell and the evil Captain Hook. Originally performed as a play in 1904, «Peter Pan» is presented here in the book format that was subsequently written and published by Barrie following the success of his play.

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J. M. Barrie

The Machine Stops

E. M. Forster, E.M. Forster

The Machine Stops

The Machine Stops is a science fiction short story by E. M. Forster. After initial publication in The Oxford and Cambridge Review (November 1909), the story was republished in Forster's The Eternal Moment and Other Stories in 1928. After being voted one of the best novellas up to 1965, it was included that same year in the populist anthology Modern Short Stories. In 1973 it was also included in The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two. The story, set in a world where humanity lives...

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E. M. Forster, E.M. Forster

The Machine Stops

E.M. Forster

The Machine Stops

E. M. Forster (1879–1970) was an English novelist, short story writer, essayist,and librettist. He is known best for his ironic and well-plotted novels examining class difference and hypocrisy in early 20th-century British society. Forster's humanistic impulse toward understanding and sympathy may be aptly summed up in the epigraph to his 1910 novel, Howards End: «Only connect…» His 1908 novel, A Room with a View, is his most optimistic work, while A Passage to India (1924) brought him his...

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E.M. Forster

The Magic of Oz

Лаймен Баум

The Magic of Oz

Lyman Frank Baum (1856-1919) was an American writer of children's books, best known for creating the marvelous Land of Oz in «The Wonderful Wizard of Oz». This fanciful kingdom was catalogued in a series of children's books beginning with the publication of «The Wonderful Wizard of Oz». Baum's Oz series compasses the first fully developed fantasy world created by an American author. In 1900, Baum and Denslow, famous illustrator with whom he shared the copyright, published «The...

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Лаймен Баум

O Pioneers!

Willa Sibert Cather

O Pioneers!

"O Pioneers!" is considered to be one of Willa Cather's greatest works. It is the story of Alexandra Bergson, a young girl who arrives in the prairie frontier of Hanover, Nebraska and grows up to build a prosperous farm. «O Pioneers!» is a classic portrayal of the struggles of immigrants in the great plains of America. It is a story of success in the face of tragedy and the growth of a young woman along the way.

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Willa Sibert Cather

Where Angels Fear To Tread

Forster Forster

Where Angels Fear To Tread

"Where Angels Fear to Tread" is the impassioned story of Lilia Herriton, an English widow who while traveling with her friend Caroline Abbott in Italy falls in love with a much younger Italian man. Put at odds with her dead husbands family over this relationship, which they see as a betrayal to their sons memory, Lilia is torn between an idealized and romantic Italian culture and the more conservative morals and values of English society.

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Forster Forster

The Monster Maker

Ray Bradbury

The Monster Maker

Blast off to adventure in this golden age space opera story by Legendary Ray Bradbury! Their orders were simple. Capture the dread Space Pirate Gunther and bring him in. But once their ship crashed onto an asteroid leaving the two men with an hour of air each, one gun, a news-real camera, and their wits to work with their chance at success wasn’t looking very good.

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Ray Bradbury

Expedition to Pluto

Fletcher Pratt, Laurence Manning

Expedition to Pluto

Within the Goddard’s hurtling hull Captain “Steel-Wall” McCausland, hero of the space fleets, nursed his secret plan for an Earth reborn. Reuter the scientist cuddled his treacherous test-tubes. And Air Mate Longworth grappled an unseen horror that menaced a billion lives!

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Fletcher Pratt, Laurence Manning

The Man in the Iron Mask

Александр Дюма, Alexandre Dumas и др.

The Man in the Iron Mask

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.‘I've worn that mask so long I don't feel safe without it.‘The Man in the Iron Mask sees D’Artagnan, Athos, Porthos and Aramis return to meet their destinies in their final adventure. D’Artagnan still remains in the service of King Louis XIV while Aramis is a priest at the Bastille prison. Upon listening to a confession from an iron-masked prisoner who tells him that he is the twin brother of the King of France,...

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Александр Дюма, Alexandre Dumas и др.

The Man in the Iron Mask

Александр Дюма

The Man in the Iron Mask

Considered one of Dumas' most beloved novels and one of the best-selling works of its day, «The Count of Monte Cristo» is an expansive adventure novel with a huge cast of characters, all revolving around the young sailor Edmond Dantès. Wrongfully accused of aiding the exiled Napoleon, Dantès is arrested on the day of his wedding and imprisoned on the island prison, Chateau d'If. He survives years of cramped confinement and eventually befriends another prisoner, an Italian who knows the...

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Александр Дюма

The Man of the Forest

Zane Grey

The Man of the Forest

Milt Dale, once a cowboy, prefers the solitary life of a hunter in the forested mountains of Arizona. One day while taking refuge from a storm in an abandoned hut he overhears the devious plot between Snake Anson and local landowner, Beasley, to kidnap a rival's young niece who is traveling to the aid of her dying uncle. Unable to warn the unsuspecting landowner, Auchincloss, of the nefarious plot, Dale is nobly drawn from the forest to rescue the young girl and prevent the outlaws from...

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Zane Grey

The Man Who Knew Too Much

G. K. Chesterton

The Man Who Knew Too Much

Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) was an English literary and social critic, historian, playwright, poet, Catholic theologian, debater, mystery writer and foremost, a novelist. Among the primary achievements of Chesterton's extensive writing career are the wide range of subjects written about, the large number of genres employed, and the sheer volume of publications produced. He wrote several plays, around 80 books, several hundred poems, some 200 short stories and 4000 essays....

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G. K. Chesterton

Душнила

Влад Каплан

Душнила

Рюмочные, ведьмы, еврейские вампиры, философские самоубийства, второе пришествие, авторитаризм, фатализм, алкоголизм, куколдизм, каннибализм, и снова рюмочные… Содержит грамматические ошибки. Содержит нецензурную брань.

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Влад Каплан

Prison Planet

Sam Moskowitz

Prison Planet

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Sam Moskowitz

Лекарство от зуда

Verkin Tala

Лекарство от зуда

Лекарство от зуда – это собрание чувств и эмоций, которые имеют место быть в каждом человеке. Это спасение 2021 года не только от вирусов, но и от самого себя. Попробуй отыскать в этих строчках себя. Содержит нецензурную брань.

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Verkin Tala

The Italian Tycoon's Mistress

Cathy Williams

The Italian Tycoon's Mistress

Top tycoon Rocco Losi is legendary for being arrogant and demanding!When he takes over Losi Construction, he confirms his reputation by trying to sack Amy Hogan! But Rocco's presumption that Amy will leave quietly is challenged–by Amy!Who is this little spitfire who thinks she can outargue him. . . and turn him on? Maybe he'll keep Amy on after all– as his employee and his mistress!

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Cathy Williams

The Man Who Knew Too Much

G. K. Chesterton, Гилберт Честертон и др.

The Man Who Knew Too Much

"The Man Who Knew Too Much" by G. K. Chesterton. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and...

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G. K. Chesterton, Гилберт Честертон и др.

The Man Who Was Thursday

Gilbert Chesterton

The Man Who Was Thursday

A WILD, MAD, HILARIOUS AND PROFOUNDLY MOVING TALE. It is very difficult to classify «The Man Who Was Thursday.» It is possible to say that it is a gripping adventure story of murderous criminals and brilliant policemen; but it was to be expected that the author of the Father Brown stories should tell a detective story like no-one else. On this level, therefore, «The Man Who Was Thursday» succeeds superbly; if nothing else, it is a magnificent tour-de-force of suspense-writing. However, the...

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Gilbert Chesterton

The Man Who Was Thursday

Gilbert Chesterton, Гилберт Честертон и др.

The Man Who Was Thursday

First published in 1908, G. K. Chesterton’s “The Man Who Was Thursday” has been described as a metaphysical thriller. It is the story of Gabriel Syme, who is recruited by Scotland Yard as part of an anti-anarchist task force. When he meets Lucian Gregory, a poet and member of a secret society of anarchists, he gains access to the underground movement. The group is lead by a central council of seven men, each named for a day of the week. Gabriel convinces the local chapter to elect him to the...

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Gilbert Chesterton, Гилберт Честертон и др.

The Mansion (Illustrated)

Henry Van Dyke

The Mansion (Illustrated)

Henry van Dyke (1852-1933) was the son of a prominent Presbyterian minister who instilled in him as a child the ability to love and to find peace in nature. Henry studied theology and English literature at Princeton University before accepting a position as the pastor of the Brick Presbyterian Church of New York City in 1883. He gained wide popularity at this post for his energetic and compassionate style, and is particularly remembered for heading up a committee that in 1906 produced «The Book...

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Henry Van Dyke

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