"The Pirate" by Walter Scott follows Captain Cleveland, a pirate whose arrival disrupts young Mordaunt's romance with the Troil sisters. Minna falls for Cleveland, unaware of his true identity, while Brenda loves Mordaunt. The story unfolds in Shetland around 1700, featuring themes of love and rivalry amidst piracy.
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The Fortune of the Rougons is the first in Zola's famous Rougon-Macquart series of novels. Not only the inaugural novel, it is the series' founding text, establishing its genealogical basis. The family's greed and rapacity mirrors the diseased society in which it flourishes. This lively new translation is accompanied by introduction and notes.
The Dream
- 256 pages
- 9 hours of reading
In The Dream, the sixteenth novel in the Rougon-Macquart series, Zola blends mysticism and fairy tale with naturalism as an orphan girl falls in love with a nobleman.
Torquato Tasso, a Dramatic Poem, From the Germ: With Other Germ. Poetry. Tr. by C. Des Voeux
- 326 pages
- 12 hours of reading
The book is a reproduction of a historically significant work, carefully preserved to maintain its original integrity. It includes authentic elements such as copyright references and library stamps, reflecting its importance in the cultural and scholarly landscape. This edition serves as a valuable resource for understanding the foundations of civilization, offering insights into the knowledge and context of its time.
v knize jsou podrobně popsány obsahy zpěvoher s připojenými informacemi o skladatelích. Dílo je rozděleno na přehledy oper autorů slovanských a autorů cizích.
Nitokris - Kněžka stařina - román z posledních dnů města Ninive. Na základě nových archeologických objevů chtěl Schumacher napsat první román babylonský, jednající o zápase mezi oběma giganty - Babylonem a Ninive. Dříve než mohl dokončit své dílo, smrt vyrvala básníkovi pero z ruky. Román o zkáze města Ninive na žádost nakladatelství dokončil H. Welten.
