Na vrcholku kopce v Jižním Jutsku se objeví mrtvola nahého muže. Vyjde najevo, že muž zemřel již před několika dny a jeho tělo někdo ukradl z márnice a umístil na návrší. Ukáže se
Sedmnáctiletá Olive Hendersonová se vrací na Akademii Dunbridge po dlouhém pobytu v nemocnici. Kvůli popáleninám, které utržila při požáru školy, se musí vzdát plavecké kariéry a…
Norah Chambersová miluje hudbu, svého manžela i svou osmiletou dceru. Jenže druhá světová válka umění nepřeje a rodiny kvůli ní končí v troskách. A tak dojde k tomu, že se roku…
Antonii Čarovnou předchází pověst mocné čarodějky. Proto má Edison Havranský dost nahnáno, když vstupuje k ní do kanceláře. Chtěl by se stát jejím učněm, ale je tu problém –…
eBook: ‘A General History of the Pyrates’ is a captivating account of some of history’s most notorious pirates. The author, writing as Captain Charles Johnson, blends fiction and…
eBook: ‘The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders’ is one of Daniel Defoe’s most celebrated novels. It tells the story of Moll Flanders, a charming con woman, from…
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eBook: ‘The Lay-Man\'s Sermon Upon the Late Storm’ is a thought-provoking political pamphlet written by Daniel Defoe. In this essay, Defoe discusses the Church of England’s…
eBook: ‘The Life of Mr. Richard Savage’ is an incredibly interesting true crime book by Daniel Defoe. The book examines the case of the poet Richard Savage who murdered a man…
eBook: ‘A bloody nation, barbarous and rude’ is how Daniel Defoe describes England in his hilarious poem ‘The True-Born Englishman’. The poem is a satire about the stupidity of…
eBook: These sixteen short stories are packed full with charming characters and vibrant prose. Each of the tales are based in New England and primarily centered on strong female…
eBook: A study of American poet and essayist Louise Imogen Guiney, written by her colleague and friend Alice Brown. The pair traveled together to the English countryside in 1885…
eBook: \'Meadow Grass\' is a series of 13 short tales set in the fictional town of Tiverton in New England, America. The stories cover social life and customs according to Brown…
eBook: Following the first world war, John Raven dwells on the course of path for his friends Dick and Raven who served in the Ambulance corps. He laments on the relationship of…
