Saga Egmont
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Klasická literatúra
Almayer’s Folly (EN)
Joseph Conrad: “Almayer’s Folly” (1895) is Joseph Conrad’s debut novel. It centers on the Dutch trader Kaspar Almayer, who comes to Borneo with a suitcaseful of dreams. He settles on the exotic island among the Malays and mainly deals in river trade. His half-Mal
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The Wouldbegoods (EN)
Edith Nesbit: The Bastable children, which some readers may remember from “The Treasure Seekers,” are sent to stay in the countryside. The children (and Pincher the dog) have every intention of being well-behaved. but is the country really large enough to contain the
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The Story of the Amulet (EN)
Edith Nesbit: Cyril, Anthea, Robert and Jane are “the sort of people that wonderful things happen to. ” And the children have yet more adventures ahead of them. Following up on “Five Children and It” and “The Phoenix and the Carpet”, they once again meet the wish-gran
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The Railway Children (EN)
Edith Nesbit: When Roberta, Peter and Phyllis’ dad is suddenly and unexpectedly sent to prison, the children are suddenly pulled away from their comfortable suburban life. They move with their mother to the “Three Chimneys,” a countryside house that sits near the ra
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Five Children and It (EN)
Edith Nesbit: A family of five children moves from London to the English countryside. While playing in a gravel pit soon after the move, the children discover an ancient and rather grumpy, sand-fairy known as the Psammead. The magical being agrees to grant one wish o
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Klasická literatúra
The Princess Passes (EN)
Charles Norris Williamson,Alice Muriel Williamson: “The girl’s reputation as a beauty had marched before her, blowing trumpets. She was the prettiest girl in Davos, as she had been the prettiest in London; and I shared with other normal, self-respecting men the amiable weakness of wishing to monopolise t
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Klasická literatúra
It Happened in Egypt (EN)
Charles Norris Williamson,Alice Muriel Williamson: “For some moments distant Vesuvius had beguiled my thoughts from the still more distant mountain of the secret, when suddenly a white girl in a white hood and a long white cloak passed me on the white deck: whereupon I forgot mountains of reality and drea
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Is Mars Habitable? (EN)
Alfred Russel Wallace: “Few persons except astronomers fully realise that of all the planets of the Solar system the only one whose solid surface has been seen with certainty is Mars. ” In 1907, Alfred Russel Wallace wrote the short book “Is Mars Habitable?” in response to Prof
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Dobrodružné romány
Lad: A Dog (EN)
Albert Payson Terhune: “Lad: A God” was first published in 1919. It is made up of twelve short-stories, inspired by Terhune’s real-life Rough Collie, Lad. Through his dog’s fictional adventures, Terhune expresses his opinions on breeding and parenting. The book was a maj
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Dobrodružné romány
His Dog (EN)
Albert Payson Terhune: “His Dog” is a story about Link Ferris who finds an injured dog on his way home one evening. He knows nothing about dogs, but nurses it back to health and the two form a bond such as only can be formed between human and canine. Unable to locate the coll
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Dobrodružné romány
Bruce (EN)
Albert Payson Terhune: “Bruce” charts the story of an unwanted puppy who becomes loved by the mistress of the family. He is then enlisted as a carrier dog in World War I, completing heroic tasks and coming home a war hero.
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Detektívky
Won by Crime (EN)
A. Frank. Pinkerton: “‘It is no use!’ she cried, at last, pushing back the mass of thick black hair falling over her white brow; ‘I shall never be able to get India by heart, unless I can see the places. I wish papa would let us go reconnoitering amongst the ruined temples a
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Detektívky
Dyke Darrel the Railroad Detective Or, The Crime of the Midnight Express (EN)
A. Frank. Pinkerton: In this High Victorian detective novel, Dyke Darrel investigates the robbery of the Central Railroad’s midnight express, during which Dyke’s friend Arnold Nicholson, a messenger, was murdered. He is helped by his sister Nell, with whom he was suppose
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The Emperor of Portugallia (EN)
Selma Lagerlöf: “The Emperor of Portugallia” by Selma Lagerlof was first published in 1914 in Sweden and in 1916 in English. The story is set in Vaermland around 1860 or 1870 and centers on Jan of Ruffluck Croft. He loves his daughter more than anything, but when the l
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Klasická literatúra
Liliecrona’s Home (EN)
Selma Lagerlöf: At the bottom of the dried out Svartsjö lake (Black Lake) lies the Lövdala Parsonage with its stables and outhouses. There resides the good-hearted, widowed Pastor Lyselius and his beautiful daughter. One day, his new wife arrives and she turns out to
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Náboženstvo
Anand Anubhuti (EN)
Brahma Khumaris: Expressing absolute love through the message of these devotional songs. These favourite Hindi songs express the depths of the spiritual experience when the soul feels a connection with God. Please use for Relaxation and Devotion .
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História
The Third Reich (EN)
World History: In 1933 Adolf Hitler seizes power after seducing the German people with lavish promises of restoring order, prosperity and the Greater German Reich to its former glories. He then goes to on exploit other Western European powers’ fear of confrontation t
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Erotické romány
Beach Joys (EN)
Cupido And Others: Woman on woman. Man on man. Bisexuality. Queer. Some have never questioned their homosexuality. Others are in a straight marriage with kids when suddenly the thought of their best friend makes their nipples erect, or a touch from their best mate make
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Erotické romány
A Week Without You (EN)
Cupido And Others: Sexy spice for established partners at home, in day-to-day life and escaping from work, house and kids. This is a collection of erotic short stories from Cupido. The collection contains following short stories: “They started from the motel at Vågsli.
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Erotické romány
Hot cuisine (EN)
Cupido And Others: The young couple. The first time. Naughty flirting. The secret, forbidden meeting. The young student and his teacher. The older gentleman and the innocent virgin. You, me and a friend. This is a collection of erotic short stories from Cupido. The
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Erotické romány
Tie Me Up – Erotic Short Story (EN)
Julie Jones: She can see that he is struggling with his tie, and with every failed attempt he grows more and more frustrated. Finding it hard to keep herself from laughing, she offers him her help. But he’s got other plans. Because although he can’t seem to tie a
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Erotické romány
1 Hour Massage (EN)
Cupido And Others: The young couple. The first time. Naughty flirting. The secret, forbidden meeting. The young student and his teacher. The older gentleman and the innocent virgin. You, me and a friend. This is a collection of erotic short stories from Cupido. The
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Erotické romány
A Streetcar Named Desire (EN)
Cupido And Others: The young couple. The first time. Naughty flirting. The secret, forbidden meeting. The young student and his teacher. The older gentleman and the innocent virgin. You, me and a friend. This is a collection of erotic short stories from Cupido. The
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Erotické romány
Commando Time (EN)
Cupido And Others: The young couple. The first time. Naughty flirting. The secret, forbidden meeting. The young student and his teacher. The older gentleman and the innocent virgin. You, me and a friend. This is a collection of erotic short stories from Cupido. The