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31Ghost Stories of Henry James , Henry James (2008)
Henry James was arguably the greatest practitioner of what has been called the psychological ghost story. His stones explore the region which lies between the supernatural or straightforwardly… 489 руб32The Same Old Story , Goncharov Ivan (2015)
Filled with dreams of pursuing a career as a poet, the young Alexander Aduev moves from the country to St Petersburg, where he takes up lodgings next to his uncle Pyotr, a shrewd and world-weary… 444 руб33Hitman Anders and the Meaning of It All , Jonasson Jonas (2016)
It's always awkward when five thousand kronor goes missing. When it happens at a certain grotty hotel in south Stockholm, it's particularly awkward because the money belongs to the hitman currently… 1099 руб34Peter Pan and Other Plays: The Admirable Crichton; Peter Pan; When Wendy Grew Up; What Every Woman Knows; Mary Rose , Barrie J.M. (2008)
For some 20 years at the beginning of the century J M Barrie enjoyed enormous commercial success with a wide variety of plays, but he is best known for Peter Pan. It retains its popularity today… 493 руб35Dangerous Liaisons , Choderlos de Laclos Pierre (2016)
In this famous story of seduction, two highly intelligent but amoral French aristocrats plot the downfall of a respectable young married woman and a fifteen year old girl who has only just emerged… 254 руб36The Last Light of the Sun , Kay G. (2011)
From the multiple award-winning author of Ysabel, Tigana and A Song for Arbonne, this powerful, moving saga evokes the Celtic, Anglo-Saxon, and Norse cultures of a thousand years ago. There is… 752 руб37Thanks for the Memories , Ahern C. (2008)
Hans Andersens evocative stories blend wit and pathos, his light but shrewd touch revealing the selfishness and stupidity of man. In "The Emperors New Clothes" it takes a child to point out the… 293 руб38Twain Tom Sawyer Huckleberry Finn , Twain M. (2001)
Tom Sawyer, a shrewd and adventurous boy, is as much at home in the respectable world of his-Aunt Polly as in the self-reliant and parentless world of his friend Huck Finn. The two enjoy a series of… 205 руб39The Sharing Knife Passage , Bujold L. (2008)
Young Fawn Bluefield and soldier-sorcerer Dag Redwing Hickory have survived magical dangers with their passionate hearts strong and united. The bigotry of blood kin, however, cannot be easily… 354 руб40The Man Who Wouldn t Get Up and Other Stories , Lodge D. (2016)
A nameless man, who has fallen out of love with life, refuses to get out of bed, with unexpected consequences. A sociologist recalls how he learned his first and formative lesson about the oppressive… 634 руб
