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Klasická literatúra
The Secret Agent (EN)
Joseph Conrad: Adolf Verlof runs a sex shop in 1880’s London, but his real profession is even shadier. He’s a so-called “agent provocateur” for the Embassy, whose mission it is to infiltrate and spy on a relatively harmless group of anarchists. His employers are i
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Black Beauty (EN)
Anne Sewell: Told from the perspective of a horse, Black Beauty (1877) dives into the topic of animal rights like no other novel. Black Beauty is raised by a caring mother on an idyllic farm, not knowing that he will never be as free again. Tossed from owner to owne
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Mathilda (EN)
Mary Shelley: On her deathbed, Mathilda writes a letter to her only friend, revealing the dark secret of her past, a secret so shameful, she can only manage it now because her time is running out. Written between 1819 and 1820, author Mary Shelley unfortunately never
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The Moving Picture Girls (EN)
Laura Lee Hope: Ruth and Alice DeVere and their father Hosmer struggle to make ends meet in New York City – times are hard, even for a talented actor like Mr. DeVere. Just as he successfully auditions for a new play, an old voice affliction renders him terribly hoarse
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The Water-Babies (EN)
Charles Kingsley: The Water Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby is a children’s novel by the Reverend Charles Kingsley. Written in 1862-1863 as a serial for Macmillan’s Magazine, it was first published in its entirety in 1863. The book was extremely popular in England d
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The Wood Beyond the World (EN)
– William Morris: When his wife cheats on him, Golden Walter leaves his mundane life to start a new one at sea. Horrific news forces him to turn around, however, but before he can reach home, a storm carries his ship to a faraway country. A country inhabited by people he