Robert Merivel, who has studied to be a physician, is appointed, ironically, to be veterinarian for the spaniels of King Charles II, who has recently been restored to the throne following the death of Oliver Cromwell. Merivel enjoys the gaiety...
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From preface: In naming this second part of The Forsyte Chronicles "A Modern Comedy" the word Comedy is stretched, perhaps as far as the word Saga was stretched to cover the first part. And yet, what but a comedic view can be taken, what but...
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Old Izergil and other stories / Старуха Изергиль и другие рассказы. Книга для чтения на английском языке [litres]
В предлагаемом сборнике представлены, пожалуй, самые известные рассказы Максима Горького в переводе на английский...
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