Oscar and Lucinda, True History of the Kelly Gang, Hardcover - Peter Carey

Reducere. DescriptionPeter Carey's two Booker Prize-winning novels, in one handsome hardcover volume. Oscar and Lucinda is a sweeping, irrepressibly inventiv...

OSCAR AND LUCINDA is a sweeping, irrepressibly inventive novel set in nineteenth-century England and Australia where the two potential lovers lead ...

THE BOOK THAT INSPIRED THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE, TO BE RELEASED IN CINEMAS 28TH FEBRUARY 2020'Extraordinary . So mesmerising and moving.' Mail on S...

Peter Carey's novel of the undeclared love between clergyman Oscar Hopkins and the heiress Lucinda Leplastrier is both a moving and beautiful love ...

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Through physical deformities which were almost impossible to describe, Joseph Merrick spent much of his life exhibited as a fairground freak until ...

„Un roman de o complexitate si o forta extraordinare… Ma umple de o invidie salbatica, brutala.“ Angela Carter„O eruptie de entuziasm, o comedie de...

Reducere. Romanul lui Peter Carey despre iubirea nemarturisita dintre preotul Oscar Hopkins si Lucinda Leplastrier, beneficiara unei mosteniri, este o emotio...

DescriptionAt an auction in Edinburgh in 2010, the sale of an old walking stick belonging to a British officer, Captain Gill, shed new light on one...

DescriptionOn the evening of August 21, 1983, Metropolitan Police detectives raced to the cells of London's Clapham Police Station to find a prison...

Reducere. DescriptionAn Amazon Best History and Best Nonfiction Book of 2019 So Far "Gripping. . . R]eads like a crime novel in the best way possible. . . No...

This book is a collection of essays by various members of the Carey/Cary family regarding their history, research, and genealogy. The managing edit...

Reducere. In The Soul of Man under Socialism Oscar Wilde expounds on an anarchist world view. Wilde argues that under capitalism the majority of people spoil...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. Soldier of fortune and 16th century Spanish conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo is best known today for his first-hand accounts of Spain's expedi...

Homer the Blind Wonder Cat, star of "Homer's Odyssey, " returns in a touching and humorous new memoir.Gwen Cooper-author of the blockbuster bestsel...

Reducere. Dublu laureat al Premiului Booker Viata lui Michael Butcher Bones, pictorul cazut in dizgratie, falit si proaspat divortat, si a fratelui sau, Hugh...

Reducere. Olivier, fiul unor nobili francezi care au scapat ca prin urechile acului de ghilotina Revolutiei Franceze, este trimis de catre familia sa in Stat...

Publisher: Yale University PressAuthor(s): Kate VigursIllustration(s): 22 b-w illus. + 1 mapNumber of pages: 336Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 1...

The full story of the thirty-nine female agents of SOE F section who went undercover in France, revealing for the first time how their fates contra...

Reducere. In 1443, Imperial China ruled the seas. The God-chief of Cahokia ruled the lands along the Father of Waters. And, the Piasa was about to be created...

Reducere. No previous book has been devoted to Marine Corps armor in World War II. Gilbert's gripping narrative combines exhaustive detail on Marine armor an...

Reducere. Straight from the streets of the mid-1960s Bronx comes a book about one of the borough's most feared gangs - The Ducky Boys. While their unusual na...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Bill CareyTennessee had a smaller percentage of slaves than most other Southern states and was the last state to join the C...

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A chilling true crime book that chronicles the wave of abductions that terrorized the U.S. during the Great Depression, including the most infamous...

Publisher: Hackett Publishing Co, IncAuthor(s): Bernal Diaz del CastilloTranslator: Ted HumphreyNumber of pages: 498Publication date: 2012Dimension...

A classic of alternative biography and feminist writing, this empathetic and witty book gives due to a "lesser" figure of history, Mary Ellen Peaco...

La Merica (la mer'.e.ca) Ancient Portuguese name for America. Meaning: "The Western Star" This book is made possible by the re-discovery of an anci...

DescriptionMadame Katerina, Detective 'Nine Nails' McGray's most trusted clairvoyant, hosts a s ance for three of Edinburgh's wealthiest families.T...

Reducere. Oscar Wilde had one of literary history's mostexplosive love affairs with Lord Alfred "Bosie"Douglas. In 1895, Bosie's father, the Marquessof Queen...

Description Theatre of the Ridiculous is a significant movement that highlighted the radical possibilities inherent in camp. Much of contemporary ...

Reducere. Thrilling submarine espionage and an inside look at the U.S. Navy's "silent service" Stalking the Red Bear, for the first time ever, describes the ...

Publisher: Milo BooksAuthor(s): Peter WalshIllustration(s): 16 Illustrations, unspecifiedNumber of pages: 320Publication date: 2005Dimensions: 198 ...

DescriptionMeke, a traditional rhythmic dance accompanied by singing, signifies an important piece of identity for Fijians. Despite its complicated...

Cheryl Ann Araujo is The Accuser. In 1983, she was victimized by men, the judicial system, the Government, the media, and the Portuguese mob becaus...

Over one thousand years ago, kingdoms across Europe were changed forever as the Vikings sailed in. Prepare here to board an iconic Norse ship and b...

Reducere. The true story of the World War II evacuation portrayed in the Christopher Nolan film Dunkirk, by the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Day o...

Reducere. DescriptionAmerica's first and most notorious serial killer and his diabolical killing spree during the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago. H. H. Holmes:...

Reducere. "A thrilling account that puts the 1932 Lindbergh baby kidnapping case, billed as "the crime of the century, " in the context of the thousands of o...