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| Author | : Karel Capek |
| Publisher | : Read Books Ltd |
| Total Pages | : 206 |
| Release | : 2014-04-15 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1473392748 |
This antiquarian book contains a collection of forty-eight stories written by the celebrated Czech writer, Karel Capek. These thrilling and thought-provoking stories attempt to challenge the mystery story paradigm by bending the rules in novel ways. They will appeal to both those who ordinarily love, and those loathe mystery fiction. A great addition to any collection, this compendium constitutes a must-have for fans and collectors of Capek's seminal work. The chapters of this book include: 'The Stolen Papers', 'The Clairvoyant', 'The Secrets of Handwriting Proof Positive', 'The Fortune-Teller', 'There Was Something Shady about the Man', 'The Strange Experiences of Mr. Janik', 'The Selvin Case', 'The Coupon', etcetera. We are republishing this antiquarian volume in an affordable, modern edition, complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.
| Author | : Karel Capek |
| Publisher | : Smith Press |
| Total Pages | : 286 |
| Release | : 2012-09-01 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9781447459903 |
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
| Author | : Karel Čapek |
| Publisher | : Catbird Press |
| Total Pages | : 196 |
| Release | : 1997 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9780945774341 |
Translated from the Czech by Norma Comrada A grand collection of tales and fables from one of Czechoslovakia's most respected writers that approach great events and figures of history, myth and literature in startling ways. Jesus's loves and fishes miracle is described from the viewpoint of a baker. Townspeople argue about who's to blame for the approaching hordes of Attila the Hun. Humorous, thought-provoking, and sometimes frightening, they show Capek at his very best.
| Author | : Karel Čapek |
| Publisher | : Catbird Press |
| Total Pages | : 420 |
| Release | : 1990 |
| Genre | : Czech drama |
| ISBN | : 9780945774075 |
Capek's best plays, stories, and columns take us from the social contributions of clumsy people to dramatic meditations on mortality and commitment. The Reader includes a new and, at last, complete English translation of R.U.R., the play that introduced the literary robot.
| Author | : Ivan Klíma |
| Publisher | : Catbird Press |
| Total Pages | : 274 |
| Release | : 2002 |
| Genre | : Authors, Czech |
| ISBN | : 9780945774532 |
And although originally written in Czech, the book was commissioned by Catbird Press and was therefore written with foreign readers in mind; in other words, no prior knowledge of Capek's writings or his milieu is required."--BOOK JACKET.
| Author | : Jan Neruda |
| Publisher | : Central European University Press |
| Total Pages | : 370 |
| Release | : 1993-04-15 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9633864658 |
This is a collection of Jan Neruda's intimate, wry, bittersweet stories of life among the inhabitants of the Little Quarter of nineteenth-century Prague. These finely tuned and varied vignettes established Neruda as the quintessential Czech nineteenth-century realist, the Charles Dickens of a Prague becoming ever more aware of itself as a Czech rather than an Austrian city. Prague Tales is a classic by a writer whose influence has been acknowledged by generations of Czech writers, including Ivan Klíma, who contributes an introduction to this new translation.
| Author | : Sukey Forbes |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 258 |
| Release | : 2015-05-19 |
| Genre | : Children |
| ISBN | : 0143127578 |
After losing her daughter Charlotte to a rare genetic disorder, life for Sukey Forbes is completely shattered. As devastated as she is, Forbes searches for ways to deal with her grief. She wants desperately to recover a full, meaningful life on the private island of Naushon where she and her family live. Forbes begins exploring her family's rich history of spiritual seekers, including her great-great-great grandfather, Ralph Waldo Emerson, who similarly lost a young child.
| Author | : Karel Capek |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 269 |
| Release | : 2014-05-20 |
| Genre | : Drama |
| ISBN | : 1408148560 |
"There was no writer like him. . . prophetic assurance mixed with surrealistic humour and hard-edged social satire: a unique combination" (Arthur Miller) This volume brings together fresh new translations of four of his most popular plays, more than ever relevant today. In R. U. R., the Robot - an idea Çapek was the first to invent - gradually takes over all aspects of human existence except procreation; The Insect Play is a satirical fable in which beetles, butterflies and ants give dramatic form to different philosophies of life; The Makropulos Case is a fantasy about human mortality, finally celebrating the average lifespan; The White Plague is a savage and anguished satire against fascist dictatorship and the virus of inhumanity.
| Author | : Jackie Morris |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 40 |
| Release | : 2018-03-06 |
| Genre | : Animals |
| ISBN | : 9781910959091 |
"At last all were gathered inside the ark. It heaved with animals, large and small. Mrs Noah wore a brand-new coat, with a hood and a cape - and very deep pockets. Lots of pockets."When Mr Noah builds the ark, he makes two lists - one for all the animals who will come on board and one for those troublesome creatures he will leave behind. Meanwhile, Mrs Noah gets out her sewing machine and makes a coat with very deep pockets. Lots of pockets.
| Author | : Ann Benson |
| Publisher | : Dell |
| Total Pages | : 722 |
| Release | : 2011-02-02 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 030777810X |
From the bestselling author of The Plague Tales comes a spellbinding new novel that sweeps from medieval France to America in the year 2007—interweaving two gripping stories and two extraordinary eras.... In fourteenth-century France, pockets of plague still bring death to peasants and noblemen alike. Amid the fury and the chaos, Dr. Alejandro Canches searches for a safe haven, accompanied by his foster child, Kate—the illegitimate daughter of Edward Plantagenet. But both disease and human enemies pursue them, and their only hope for survival is a rebel leader... and medical secrets that lie hidden in an ancient manuscript. Seven hundred years later, Dr. Janie Crowe is searching for the cure for a crippling disease in a world where genetic engineering has gone mad. A repressive government wants to stop her, unnamed benefactors want to help her, and time is running out to find answers linking two dark eras, two dedicated doctors, and one miraculous book....
