Aristocrats

Reducere. Este anul 1922. Contele Rostov nu se caieste ca e aristocrat si un tribunal bolsevic il condamna la arest la domiciliu. Pentru bonomul erudit care ...

Romanul reprezinta cheia de bolta a intregului ciclu al Comediei umane, intrucat Balzac introduce aici procedeul personajelor „reparaissant" – al c...

„Povestirile scrise in aceasta perioada (1920-1940) infatiseaza o Rusie fermecata, o populatie de expatriati, observati atent, cu excentricitatile ...

Reducere. Este anul 1922. Contele Rostov nu se caieste ca e aristocrat si un tribunal bolsevic il condamna la arest la domiciliu. Pentru bonomul erudit care ...

Two aristocrats, a hidden fortune and the not-so-greatest show on Earth.Publisher: UnboundAuthor(s): Stevyn ColganNumber of pages: 320Publication d...

The Honourable Galahad Threepwood has decided to write his memoirs and England's aristocrats are all diving for cover, not least Galahad's formidab...

The glittering, poignant and sometimes shocking story of the love affair between two members of the Souls, the group of unconventional aristocrats ...

This book is essential reading for understanding what happened to Rome at the end of antiquity. By focusing on the actions of senatorial aristocrat...

Reducere. By the author of the acclaimed The Rise and Fall of the British Empire comes a "grand tour of the lives and impact of this truly remarkable breed."...

Reducere. It has been one hundred years since the sinking of the passenger liner Titanic in the North Atlantic, yet worldwide fascination with the epic trage...

A collection of writings about the Grand Tour that is original and innovative, straying from the usual path of aristocrats and churches. -- .

Reducere. This second collection of Brian Friel's work contains: The Freedom of the City (1973) Volunteers (1975) Living Quarters (1977) Aristocrats (1979) (...

Contributor(s): Author: Anatole FranceTranslator: Frederick DaviesIntroduction by: Frederick DaviesIt is April 1793 and the final power struggle of...

DescriptionWhat did it mean to be a spectator during the lifetime of Shakespeare or of Aphra Behn? In Early Modern Spectatorship contributors use t...

Reducere. Who are the literary ancestors of Dracula? How did the classic vampire--the tall, dark, elegant aristocrat with an endless life and an unquenchable...

Reducere. DescriptionA posthumous collection of twenty-five essays on the art of fiction and the art of biography. "These are aristocrats among essays...witt...

A fascinating insight into 18th century aristocratic life through the lives of the four Lennox sisters, the great grandchildren of Charles II, whos...

Peopled by an unforgettable cast of aristocrats and high-fliers, Tender is the Night is at once a scathing critique of the materialism and hypocris...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Kate Kingsbury"The author draws as much from Fawlty Towers as she does from Agatha Christie, crafting a charming...cozy del...

DescriptionHarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics."Vaguely she began to wonder ... which of these...

Reducere. NATIONAL BESTSELLER A thrilling new telling of the story of modern Canada's origins. The story of the Hudson's Bay Company, dramatic and adventurou...

Set against the terrible struggle of the English Civil War and the dark plots of the Commonwealth, Rebels and Traitors tells of soldiers, adventure...

This book is about the reorganisation of a society, which includes what is termed the Highland Clearances. By the 1700s, the life of clansmen was m...

Coco Chanel was many things to many people. Raised in emotional and financial poverty, she became one of the defining figures of the twentieth cent...

Valerian and Laureline are exploring Syrte, captial planet of a system of 1000 worlds. Their mission is to discover whether the Syrtians could pres...

Discover Scottish women's history, from the 1690s to the 1960s. This colourful book tells the stories of a host of unusual characters from witches ...

Philosophy of the Boudoir follows three aristocrats as they indoctrinate the fifteen-year-old Eugénie de Mistival in 'the principles of the most ou...

A chronicle of ten mid-Victorian trials that features brother versus brother, aristocrats fighting commoners, an imposter to a family's fortune, an...

"I came from a family of barely solvent aristocrats..." In captivating style, Richard Needham traces his journey from businessman to politician and...

The Ludocrats The aristocrats of ludicrous Defending reality from the encroaching forces of boredom while having a nice time. KIERON GILLEN (DIE, T...

The novel Carlos Ruiz Zafon wrote just before }The Shadow Of The Wind{; a cult classic in his native Spain. 15-year-old Oscar and portrait painter'...

Born in 1899 to Russian Aristocrats, Tamara de Lempicka escaped the Bolsheviks by exchanging her body for freedom, dramatically beginning a sexual ...

Discover the lives of some of the most fascinating and unconventional characters of recent times, with 80 obituaries carefully curated from The Tim...

Reducere. Romanul reprezintă cheia de boltă a întregului ciclu al Comediei umane, întrucât Balzac introduce aici procedeul personajelor reparaissant – al căr...

Reducere. Romanul reprezinta cheia de bolta a intregului ciclu al Comediei umane, intrucat Balzac introduce aici procedeul personajelor „reparaissant" – al c...

Reducere. Romanul reprezinta cheia de bolta a intregului ciclu al Comediei umane, intrucat Balzac introduce aici procedeul personajelor - reparaissant -, al ...

Reducere. Follow Jesus through His interaction with farmers, shepherds, aristocrats, religious and political leaders, and laborers in 13 parables filled with...

Publisher: Sussex Academic PressAuthor(s): Linda PalfreemanIllustration(s): illusNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 2013Dimensions: 232 x 161 x ...

Contributor(s): Author: Matsuri HinoImmortal tales of the past and present from the world of Vampire Knight. Vampire Knight returns with stories th...

Reducere. Espionage, intrigue . . . murder . . .It's 1924 and war widow fashionista Ginger Gold's new Regent Street dress shop, Feathers & Flair, is the talk...

Reducere. DescriptionEspionage, intrigue . . . murder . . .It's 1924 and war widow fashionista Ginger Gold's new Regent Street dress shop, Feathers & Flair, ...

Spectrum AwardsPointsman Nicolas Rathe and the dashing soldier Philip Eslingen return in a new novel set in the great city of Astreiant. As the Dog...

'She has a talent amounting to genius' John UpdikeDon Juan, that notorious libertine, has disappeared. Has he been dragged down to hell by demons, ...

In Symposium, a group of Athenian aristocrats attend a party and talk about love, until the drunken Alcibiades bursts in and decides to discuss Soc...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Kate ParkerThe fourth in the Victorian Bookshop Mystery series. Georgia Fenchurch must find a missing boy and his mother. W...

Reducere. Volume 70 in the Ancient Christian Writers series offers the first complete English translation since the late nineteenth century of the works of S...

Reducere. The first and most successful in the Baroness s series of books that feature Percy Blakeney, who leads a double life as an English fop and a swashb...

Reducere. Historical thriller set in Ancient Rome. In 45 BC, Julius Caesar is at the height of his power. Lucius Scaurus, the young, good-looking fiance of a...

Reducere. Povestirile scrise in aceasta perioada (1920-1940) infatiseaza o Rusie fermecata, o populatie de expatriati, observati atent, cu excentricitatile l...

DescriptionAn introduction to the beautiful history of tapestries and how they were made, from medieval times to the modern day.Tapestries have bee...

A retired rose grower faces up to a life-long lie, a trainee undertaker undertakes his first solo assignment, Mrs Santa takes revenge, a church org...

With an Introduction and Notes by Deborah Wynne, Chester College Our Mutual Friend, Dickens' last complete novel, gives one of his most comprehensi...

This new, third edition of Bradt's Romania: Transylvania remains the only standalone English language guide to this legendary and enchanting region...

Juvenal's Satires create a fascinating (and immediately familiar) world of whores, fortune-tellers, boozy politicians, slick lawyers, shameless syc...

Reducere. DescriptionA fugitive Highlander.A proper English lady.A dangerous liaison.Alec Mackenzie knows Lady Celia is key to finding his missing brother. T...

Reducere. Este anul 1922. Contele Rostov nu se caieste ca e aristocrat si un tribunal bolsevic il condamna la arest la domiciliu. Pentru bonomul erudit care ...

Reducere. With Princess Alassa's wedding to Jade fast approaching, Emily returns to Zangaria to play her part in the wedding ceremony and say goodbye to her ...

DescriptionIn its last decades, the apartheid regime was confronted with an existential threat. While internal resistance to the last whites-only g...

DescriptionAugust 1464: Young Nico Argenti returns from the university with a law degree. He is eager to begin his career, but instead finds his ci...

Reducere. "Povestirile scrise in aceasta perioada (1920-1940) infatiseaza o Rusie fermecata, o populatie de expatriati, observati atent, cu excentricitatile ...

Reducere. "Taketori Monogatari, " literally translated "The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter" is familiar to the Japanese people by the title " Kaguya Hime." It is ...

Reducere. By 1792, the idealism of the French Revolution has degenerated into a Reign of Terror. Ruthless mobs rule the streets of Paris, and each day, hundr...

This beautiful Penguin Classics clothbound edition of Tolstoy's great novel is translated with an introduction and notes by Anthony Briggs, and wit...

Reducere. A Midsummer Night's Dream is perhaps Shakespeare's most popular play, particularly as a first introduction to Shakespeare for children--filled as i...

Leo Tolstoy's last completed novel, Resurrection is an intimate, psychological tale of guilt, anger and forgiveness Serving on the jury at a murder...

Widely acclaimed as a progenitor of twentieth-century Latin American fiction, Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis (1839-1908), the son of a mulatto fath...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Will ThomasIn the latest adventure in what is "fast becoming one of the genre's best historical-mystery series" (Booklist),...

Reducere. The Age of Kings is dead . . . and I have killed it. It's a bloody business overthrowing a king...Field Marshal Tamas' coup against his king sent c...

Reducere. From #1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn comes the first novel in her beloved Regency-set series featuring the charming, powerful Brid...

Reducere. In the predawn hours of a gloomy February day in 1994, two thieves entered the National Gallery in Oslo and made off with one of the world's most f...