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11Pericles and Aspasia , Walter Savage Landor (1884)
1884. Poet, classicist and essayist, Landor's strong views and quick temper led him into many disputes and following a potential law suit for libel he spent the remainder of his life, from 1858, on… 1311 руб12Moonburn , Sheckley Alisa (2009)
In this sequel to The Better to Hold You, Abra Barrow leaves her husband, who had infected her with the rare werewolf virus, for a new life in a small town. When she starts losing her temper and… 518 руб13May We Be Forgiven , Homes A. (2013)
Harry is a Richard Nixon scholar who leads a quiet, regular life; his brother George is a high-flying TV producer, with a murderous temper. They have been uneasy rivals since childhood. Then one day… 686 руб14The Taming of the Shrew (+ Audio CD) , Shakespeare William (2011)
Lovely Bianca has a queue of admirers anxious to marry her. But her older sister, Katharina, must get married first. Katharina has such a fiery temper she is known as'the shrew', and no man is brave… 393 руб15Tales of the Jazz Age , Fitzgerald F.Scott (2012)
Often overshadowed by his major novels, Fitzgerald's short stories demonstrate the same originality and inventive range, as he chronicles with wry and astute observation the temper of the hedonistic… 528 руб16A Spot of Bother , Haddon Mark (2007)
George Hall is an unobtrusive man. A little distant, perhaps, a little cautious, not quite at ease with the emotional demands of fatherhood or of manly bonhomie. The secret of contentment, George… 504 руб17Things Fall Apart , Achebe Chinua (2017)
Okonowo is the greatest warrior alive. His fame has spread like a bushfire in West Africa and he is one of the most powerful men of his clan. But he also has a fiery temper. Determined not to be like… 1601 руб18A Single Shard , Linda Sue Park (2002)
In this NewberyMedal-winning book, Tree-ear, anorphan, lives under a bridge inCh'ulp'o, a potters' villagefamed for delicate celadon ware. He has become fascinated with the potter's craft; he wants… 529 руб19Queen Victoria. A Life , Lytton Strachey (2012)
Lytton Strachey's acclaimed portrayal of Queen Victoria revolutionised the art of biography by using elements of romantic fiction and melodrama to create a warm, humorous and very human portrait of… 1619 руб20Bel Ami: Or, the History of a Scoundrel , Maupassant (2015)
With an Introduction by Nicola Bradbury, University of Reading Une Vie (1883) and Bel-Ami (1885) seem almost diametrically opposed in tone and temper. The'Life'of the first is poignantly restricted… 203 руб
