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The Wild Duck
Автор: Ibsen Henrik Жанр: Dover Publications Издательство: Dover Publications Год: 2008 Страниц: 96 Дата загрузки: 15 апреля 20122013-08-23
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The idealistic son of a corrupt merchant exposes his father's duplicity, but in the process destroys the very people he wishes to save. Gregers Werle forces his friends, the Ekdals, to confront the truth about their lives — but the truth only serves to wound them further.
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Miss Julie
Автор: Strindberg August Жанр: Dover Publications Издательство: Dover Publications Год: 2008 Страниц: 64 Дата загрузки: 10 октрября 20112011-09-27
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One of the greatest classics of modern theater — the fateful drama of a willful young aristocrat's seduction of her father's valet during a Midsummer's Eve celebration. Inspired by the new ideas of naturalism and psychology that swept Europe in the late 19th century, the play is reprinted here complete with Strindberg's critical preface.
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Tamburlaine
Автор: Marlowe Christopher Жанр: Dover Publications Издательство: Dover Publications Год: 2008 Страниц: 128 Дата загрузки: 21 августа 20102010-07-21
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From one of England's greatest playwrights, a remarkably inventive and poetically expressive work that set the form for later Elizabethan dramas. The 2-part romantic tragedy focuses on Tamburlaine — a Mongol warrior whose relentless rise to greatness and power, together with his enormous greed and vanity, culminates in his eventual downfall.
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My Antonia
Автор: Cather Willa Жанр: Dover Publications Издательство: Dover Publications Год: 2008 Страниц: 176 Дата загрузки: 12 мая 20112010-05-25
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One of Cather's earliest novels — written in 1918 — is the story of Antonia Shimerda, who arrives on the Nebraska frontier as part of a family of Bohemian emigrants. In quiet, probing depth, the story commemorates the spirit and courage of the immigrant pioneers whose persistence and strength helped build America.
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Detection by Gaslight: 14 Victorian Detective Stories
Автор: Kipling Rudyard Жанр: Dover Publications Издательство: Dover Publications Год: 2008 Страниц: 272 Дата загрузки: 28 июля 20092009-12-07
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Rich, varied collection of 14 extraordinary Victorian and Edwardian crime stories, many never before published in book form: Kipling's «The Return of Imray»; «The Tragedy of the Life Raft» by Jacques Futrelle; «The Copper Beeches» by Arthur Conan Doyle; plus hard-to-find tales by G. K. Chesterton, Catherine L. Pirkis, Silas K. Hocking, others.
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A Bottomless Grave and Other Victorian Tales of Terror
Автор: Bierce Ambrose Жанр: Dover Publications Издательство: Dover Publications Год: 2008 Страниц: 224 Дата загрузки: 10 декабря 20102012-03-29
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Selected from the works of American, British, and French writers, 21 rare and seldom-anthologized stories include «A Bottomless Grave» by Ambrose Bierce, «The Ship that Saw a Ghost» by Frank Norris, Guy de Maupassant's «The Tomb» Richard Marsh's, «Haunted Chair», and other hard-to-find gems of the genre.
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The Duchess of Malfi
Автор: Webster John Жанр: Dover Publications Издательство: Dover Publications Год: 2008 Страниц: 96 Дата загрузки: 15 апреля 20122013-08-23
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The evils of greed and ambition overwhelm love, innocence, and the bonds of kinship in this dark tragedy concerning the secret marriage of a noblewoman and a commoner. John Webster's great Jacobean drama detailing the fiendish schemes of two brothers who desire their wealthy sister's title and estates ends with a bloody and horrifying climax.
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Riders of the Purple Sage
Автор: Grey Zane Жанр: Dover Publications Издательство: Dover Publications Год: 2008 Страниц: 245 Дата загрузки: 28 мая 20112010-10-27
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The first of Zane Grey's many bestsellers, this stirring tale of adventure and romance established the prototype for western novels. A proud young heroine stands alone against the villains who rustle and stampede her cattle — until a stranger rides into the territory. Classic of American frontier fiction, teeming with color, authenticity, thrills.
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Spoon River Anthology
Автор: Masters Edgar Lee Жанр: Dover Publications Издательство: Dover Publications Год: 2008 Страниц: 144 Дата загрузки: 20 декабря 20102009-06-11
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A landmark of 20th-century American literature: a series of over 200 compelling free-verse monologues in which former citizens of a mythical Midwestern town speak touchingly from the grave of the thwarted hopes and dreams of their lives. Reprinted from the authoritative 1915 edition.
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Cornhuskers
Автор: Sandburg Carl Жанр: Dover Publications Издательство: Dover Publications Год: 2008 Страниц: 147 Дата загрузки: 10 октрября 20112012-03-16
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Over 100 classic poems from Sandburg's second book, which came out two years after Chicago Poems (1916). Includes «Grass», «Prayers of Steel», «Flanders», «Prairie», «Shenandoah», many more.
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Henry IV, Part I
Автор: Shakespeare William Жанр: Dover Publications Издательство: Dover Publications Год: 2008 Страниц: 96 Дата загрузки: 15 апреля 20122013-08-23
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Memorable historical drama concerns rebellion against King Henry led by Harry Percy («Hotspur») and other nobles, complicated by the king's difficulties with his wayward son, Prince Hal. Superb blend of courtly intrigue, battlefield action, and low comedy featuring Sir John Falstaff, all expressed in fine blank verse and stirring prose.
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The Winter's Tale
Автор: Shakespeare William Жанр: Dover Publications Издательство: Dover Publications Год: 2008 Страниц: 128 Дата загрузки: 21 августа 20102010-07-21
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Running an emotional gamut from betrayal and broken hearts to romance and reconciliation, this 1611 tragicomedy begins with the tyrannical actions of a jealous king, whose baseless suspicions destroy his own family. The play's second half takes place 16 years later, when the lively plot takes a lighthearted turn, abounding in song and dance.
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The Insidious Dr: Fu-Manchu
Автор: Rohmer Sax Жанр: Dover Publications Издательство: Dover Publications Год: 2008 Страниц: 208 Дата загрузки: 17 сентября 20132011-04-17
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The first in the popular Fu-Manchu mystery series introduces English sleuth Denis Nayland Smith and his companion, Dr. Petrie, to the satanic Dr. Fu-Manchu, a cunning Chinese criminal mastermind who means to rule the world. Flavorful atmosphere, fast-paced action, and colorful characters enliven this 1913 classic.
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Art Nouveau Stained Glass: Coloring Book
Автор: Sibbett Ed Жанр: Dover Publications Издательство: Dover Publications Год: 2008 Страниц: 16 Дата загрузки: 19 апреля 20122009-12-23
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The swirling, organic forms of Art Nouveau have been adapted into 16 designs for this coloring book. Including women, flowers, birds, and animals, these designs are printed on translucent paper so that you can mount them on your windows after coloring and obtain an effect much like stained glass.
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Movie-Star Portraits of the Forties
Автор: Kobal John Жанр: Dover Publications Издательство: Dover Publications Год: 2008 Страниц: 176 Дата загрузки: 12 мая 20112010-05-25
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This marvelous collection of glamour photographs offers memorable studio shots of Betty Grable, John Wayne, Rita Hayworth, Marilyn Monroe, and others — 106 great stars in 163 fascinating photographs. The photos display innovations in pose, angle, and composition that are still major influences on modern Hollywood professionals.
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Banners, Ribbons and Scrolls (+ CD-ROM)
Автор: Grafton Carol Belanger Жанр: Dover Publications Издательство: Dover Publications Год: 2012 Страниц: 48 Дата загрузки: 24 июля 20132015-09-12
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Beautifully drawn embellishments, selected from authentic 19th-century sources. Presented in an array of artistic styles — Gothic, Renaissance, Victorian, Art Nouveau, and Art Deco — the graphics come in varied shapes and sizes and are frequently enhanced with plants, animals, and mythical and human figures. 312 black-and-white illustrations.
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Japanese Circular Ornamental Designs (+ CD-ROM)
Автор: Riess John Жанр: Dover Publications Издательство: Dover Publications Год: 2010 Страниц: 80 Дата загрузки: 14 февраля 20122015-08-17
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Filled with deep, rich colors and delicate natural ornamentation, these diverse circular designs have been selected from a rare and extremely expensive volume. A visual feast for lovers of Japanese art, the images are perfect inspirations for textile, wallpaper, and tattoo applications. Includes a bonus CD-ROM.
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Little Lord Fauntleroy
Автор: Burnett Frances Hodgson Жанр: Dover Publications Издательство: Dover Publications Год: 2003 Страниц: 176 Дата загрузки: 11 июня 20092005-07-24
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Burnett's conviction that love conquers all is memorably embodied in this tale of an American boy who is transported from the mean streets of 19th-century New York to the splendor of his titled grandfather's English manor. Compellingly readable.
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Neo-Classical Design (+ CD-ROM)
Автор: Normand Charles Жанр: Dover Publications Издательство: Dover Publications Год: 2005 Страниц: 48 Дата загрузки: 24 августа 20092007-10-11
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An elegant collection of neo-classical architectural and interior designs from vases, wall panels and candelabra. Dover Electronic Design series: permission-free illustrations and designs for art, craft, business and educational use. Hundreds of designs scanned at 600 dpi and saved in the most popular formats; can be used for Mac and Windows. Each set contains CD-ROM and book with every image on the CD printed large for easy reference or direct use.
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Renaissance and Baroque Ornaments (+ CD-ROM)
Жанр: Dover Publications Издательство: Dover Publications Год: 2011 Страниц: 48 Дата загрузки: 24 августа 20132014-09-12
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Over 300 ornaments from historic sources. Versatile designs valuable to artists, printers, advertisers and designers. Electronic Design series: easy-to-use electronic permission-free illustrations and designs for art, craft, business and educational use. Hundreds of designs scanned at 600 dpi and saved in the most popular formats for Mac and Windows. Each set contains CD-ROM and book with every image on the CD printed large for easy reference or direct use.
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