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121Daniel Deronda , George Eliot (1996)
George Eliot's final novel, "Daniel Deronda" (1876), follows the intertwining lives of the beautiful but spoiled and selfish Gwendolene Harleth and the selfless yet alienated Daniel Deronda, as they… 222 руб122Julius Caesar , William Shakespeare (1992)
"Julius Caesar" is among the best of Shakespeare's historical and political plays. Dealing with events surrounding the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 B. C., the drama vividly illustrates the… 222 руб123A Time to Kill , John Grisham (2008)
Ten-year-old Tonya Hailey is attacked and raped by two local men. Carl Lee, Tonya’s father, shoots them. Now only his lawyer and friend, Jake Brigance, stands between him and the electric chair. Is… 689 руб124Famous British Criminals from The Newgate Calendar (+ Audio CD)
Enjoy reading about some of the most famous British criminals: Jonathan Wild, prince of robbers; Dick Turpin, horse-stealer and murderer; John Gow, pirate; John Sheppard, highwayman. Discover an… 1086 руб125The History of Pendennis, His Fortunes and Misfortunes, His Friends and His Greatest Enemy , William Makepeace Thackeray (1850)
1850. With illustrations on wood by the author. Vanity Fair is Thackeray's masterpiece, but he also showed great skill in writing historical fiction with fine attention to period manners and customs… 2012 руб126No Man's Land , Louis Joseph Vance (1910)
1910. No Man's Land by Vance, American screenwriter, short story writer and novelist begins: A gentleman who, leaving his offices on lower Broadway a trifle after four, presently ensconced himself in… 1314 руб127Short Studies on Great Subjects , James Anthony Froude (1877)
1877. Froude believed that the objective of writing history was simply to record human actions and, as such, should be written as a drama. Accordingly, in his historic accounts he gives prominence to… 1322 руб128The Government In The Chicago Strike Of 1894 , Grover Cleveland (1894)
The Pullman Strike was a nationwide conflict between labor unions and railroads that occurred in the United States in 1894. The conflict began in the town of Pullman, Illinois on May 11 when… 678 руб
