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Quo vadis? / Henryk Sienkiewicz ; in a new Engl. transl. by Stanley F. Conrad. - [Pbk ed.]. - New York : Hippocrene ; Sawtry : Dedalus, 1993. - 493, [1] strona : mapa ; 23 cm.

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Sienkiewicz Henryk (1846-1916) Autor Conrad Stanley F. Tłumaczenie

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Chasing the Dream / Liane de Pougy. - [miejsce nieznane] : Dedalus : Legimi, 2021.

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Pougy Liane de. Autor

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This is the first English translation of Chasing the Dream, Liane de Pougy's first novel, published in 1898 when she was 29. It is the story of a courtesan in search of true love which repeatedly proves ungraspable - insaisissable.Josiane de Valneige is young, beautiful and rich. She is also exhausted, depressed and despairing. Although scores of wealthy Parisians have been her lovers, she has loved none in return. And despite Josiane's fame as one of the fin de siècle's grandes horizontales, fêted in every gossip column, the journey to success has revealed a flaw in her character: she has a heart. Her real self is never engaged. It is not enough to be universally loved. She needs, she yearns, to give her heart.

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Manon Lescaut / Antoine Francois Prevost. - [miejsce nieznane] : Dedalus : Legimi, 2011.

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Prevost Antoine Francois. Autor

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A tragic love story with a plot like an 18th c Road Movie. Abbe Prevost was a French novelist and journalist. Through his translation of Richardson's work, he introduced English literature into France. He also published a periodical journal besides some novels and short stories.

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Saara / Mrbarek Beyrouk. - [miejsce nieznane] : Dedalus Africa : Legimi, 2025.

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Beyrouk Mrbarek. Autor

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Mbarek Ould Beyrouk's greatly acclaimed novel Saara was the winner of the prestigious Prix Littéraire Les Afriques 2023. The story is told through three different narrators, Saara, an attractive young woman who is both unconventional, liberated and determined; the Sheikh, a young man who succeeds his father as the leader of a Sufi order striving to live exemplary lives in their oasis community and follow the path to salvation and the Beggar, befriended by Saara and who cares devotedly for his disabled mother and is the voice of the marginalised. It is their story and their lives are intertwined as the narrative embraces the whole gamut of life in Mauritania, with the conflict between city and desert life, tradition and modernity. Saara, travels to the oasis to visit the dying mother she hasn't seen since childhood. She arrives too late, but is made to feel at home by the inhabitants. She feels drawn towards the young Sheikh who is also attracted to Saara. Against a backdrop of insecurity caused by the effects of climate change, both become involved in a fight with the town's mayor about plans to build a dam in the oasis. It is a fight they cannot win and changes the lives of everybody. The Beggar's revenge on the people who have abused him brings the novel to a dramatic conclusion.

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Take Six; Six Irish Women Writers. - [miejsce nieznane] : Dedalus Ireland : Legimi, 2025.

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blurb Take Six: Six Irish Women Writers features work by six award-winning Irish writers: Mary O' Donnell, Mary Morrissy, Geraldine Mills, Nuala O' Connor, Rosemary Jenkinson and Tanya Farrelly. These writers display great versatility in their work. Between them, in their careers to date, they have produced both contemporary and historical novels, literary thrillers, poetry, plays and renowned short story collections. This anthology includes new short fiction which explores what it means to be a woman navigating life in twenty-first century Ireland. Ranging from dark to playful, and often imbued with a mischievous humour, these stories never shy away from conflict. Whether they are dealing with loss or inflicting it, traversing from lockdown to war zone, communing with the living or the dead, or navigating a dystopian future, the characters who populate these pages rise to meet their challenges head on.

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The Innocent Libertine / Sidone-Gabrielle Colette. - [miejsce nieznane] : Dedalus European Classics : Legimi, 2025.

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Colette Sidone-Gabrielle. Autor

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In this novel of two parts – originally two separate novellas – we see the heroine Minne at two stages in her life. The cherished teenager, only child of a devoted mother, has a secret life: she wishes to belong to one of the street gangs who roam the outer boulevards of Paris. Her desire for excitement, power and love, drives the innocent into a dangerous adventure. Years later, as a married woman, she remains dissatisfied. She takes lovers, none of whom can make her a 'whole woman'. Only when her marital crisis reaches an extreme pitch does she find the answer, in an unexpected place. The Innocent Libertine was among the earliest works to be published by Colette under her own name.

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The Soldier's Hat (and other stories) / Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette. - [miejsce nieznane] : Dedalus European Classics : Legimi, 2025.

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Colette Sidonie-Gabrielle. Autor

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In 1943, despite her own physical disabilities and the stress of living in a Paris under Nazi occupation, Colette, aged 70, published this delightful quartet of tales. In 'The Soldier's Hat', a middle-aged woman blossoms when an unlikely love affair embellishes her hard-working existence - until she makes a fateful mistake. 'The Tender Shoot' sees a fifty-year-old roué trounced when his roving eye falls on a fifteen-year-old country girl. In 'The Green Sealing Wax', the success of a widow's attempt to forge her late husband's will depends on the colour of the sealing wax she uses. 'Armande' is a tale of two bashful lovers. Maxime is unable to declare his passion for Armande, nor can she express her feelings for him, until one day she shakes a door handle too violently… A 'lost' story, 'A Wedding', from the first edition of Colette's final work of fiction, 'Gigi', completes this late flowering of Colette's exceptional talent.

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Memoirs of a Basque Cow / Atxaga Bernardo. - [miejsce nieznane] : YOUNG DEDALUS : Legimi, 2020.

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Bernardo Atxaga. Autor

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One dark and stormy night, Mo hears her Inner Voice urging her to begin writing her memoirs. Having ignored her Inner Voice's advice once before, with near-fatal consequences, she decides, this time, to do as she is told. Mo looks back on her life, beginning with the crucial moment when she met another cow, who introduced herself as La Vache qui Rit, and assured Mo that there was nothing more stupid in this world than a stupid cow. Mo spends her life trying to prove to her friend that, despite being a cow, she is not at all stupid. Besides, she has her Inner Voice and a great desire to live! Set in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, in which defeated Republican supporters are still being persecuted by victorious Nationalists.

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The Path / Rudiger Bertram. - [miejsce nieznane] : YOUNG DEDALUS : Legimi, 2025.

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Bertram Rudiger. Autor

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The Path is an unusual German novel for young readers as it is about World War II which is normally a taboo subject in Germany. It has been described as the story of a flight to freedom. Der Pfad has been a bestseller in Germany and made into a film in 2022. It is set in 1941 with 12-year-old Rolf, his dog Adi and his father Ludwig, who are fleeing from the Gestapo. They are in Marseille and plan to escape from France by crossing the Pyrenees with the help of their teenage guide Manuel. Their aim is to get to New York where Rolf's mother is waiting for them. Ludwig is captured on the road leaving Rolf and Manuel are on their own to face a daunting and dangerous journey. It is a journey which develops a bond and a friendship between the two young boys as they learn to trust each other and learn from one another. The Path is inspired by true events.

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Border Lines / Ros Franey. - [miejsce nieznane] : Dedalus Original English Language Fiction : Legimi, 2025.

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Franey Ros. Autor

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nionistsWhen a filmmaker and a British civil servant get caught up in the endgame of the Irish Troubles in 1997, they find themselves crossing borders that are ethical as well as physical and are forced to make lethal choices. Perdita Burn is a journalist with a track record in political documentary; Daniel Booth a British government press officer with a document to leak – a startling revelation about the Irish Troubles. A bomb explodes in South Armagh and Perdita is shocked to realise it was predicted in Daniel's document, suggesting collusion between some part of the security services and paramilitaries in Northern Ireland. Her attempts to investigate draw her into ever murkier territory, political and personal. Back in London, Daniel realises he's being used as a pawn in the struggle between those who want to bring peace to Ireland and vested interests set on prolonging the war. As the plot darkens, it becomes clear that most of the people in this story are traitors of one kind or another – some deliberately, and perhaps bravely, like Daniel; others drawn gradually over the line.

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