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Powieść Władysława Reymonta wydana w 1899 roku. Akcja Ziemi Obiecanej rozgrywa się w Łodzi, w latach 80. XIX wieku i opowiada o trzech przedsiębiorcach – Karolu Borowieckiem, Maksie Baumie i Morycu Welcie, którzy wspólnie prowadzą fabrykę.Reymont w swojej powieści nie tylko opisuje kolejne losy t...

Nonsense NovelsStephen Leacock Nonsense Novels PREFACE THE author of this book offers it to the public without apology. The reviewers of his previous work of this character have presumed, on inductive grounds, that he must be a young man from the most westerly part of the Western States, to whom ...

The Red SymbolIronside John The Red Symbol CHAPTER I THE MYSTERIOUS FOREIGNER “Hello! Yes – I’m Maurice Wynn. Who are you?”“Harding. I’ve been ringing you up at intervals for hours. Carson’s ill, and you’re to relieve him. Come round for instructions to-night. Lord Southbourne will give them you ...

In a German PensionKatherine Mansfield In a German Pension 1. GERMANS AT MEAT Bread soup was placed upon the table.“Ah,” said the Herr Rat, leaning upon the table as he peered into the tureen, “that is what I need. My ‘magen’ has not been in order for several days. Bread soup, and just the right ...

Everyday AdventuresScoville Samuel Everyday Adventures I EVERYDAY ADVENTURES All that May day long I had been trying to break my record of birds seen and heard between dawn and dark. Toward the end of the gray afternoon an accommodating Canadian warbler, wearing a black necklace across his yellow...

Legends That Every Child Should Know; a Selection of the Great Legends of All Times for Young PeopleHamilton Wright Mabie Legends That Every Child Should Know CHAPTER I HAWATHA WIGWAM LEGEND OF HIAWATHA [Footnote: This story is ascribed to Abraham le Fort, an Onondaga chief, a graduate of Geneva ...

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Billie Bradley and the School Mystery: or, The Girl From OklahomaJanet D. Wheeler Billie Bradley and the School Mystery; Or, The Girl From Oklahoma CHAPTER I AT LAKE MOLATA “My, but it’s good to get back!”The statement came from Billie Bradley. She gazed upon the ivy-covered towers of the boardin...

The Air PirateThorne Guy The Air Pirate Dedication TO PERCY BURTON, Esq. In memory of a certain celebrated walk from Great Holland to Frinton-on-Sea, and the salmon we met at the end of it. With all good wishes from the Author. CHAPTER I THE COMMISSIONER OF AIR POLICE FOR GREAT BRITAIN RIDES TO P...

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