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Plain, respectable Lizzie is in the devil of a fix. After catching sight of something she was not supposed to, her whole family is torn apart by the ensuing scandal. Lizzie's steadfast principles means she cannot deny the evidence of her own eyes and as a consequence finds herself thrown out onto the street! Her only ally in her time of need comes from a very unexpected quarter indeed....

W. W. Jacobs was an English writer, famous for his humorous short stories, particularly those relating the preposterous adventures and misadventures of sailors on leave. The collection Short Cruises contains some of W. W. Jacobs' most popular characters, including the night watchman at the docks in Wapping who relates the stories of his friends Ginger Dick, Sam Small and Peter Russet.

Having spent a childhood summer with Viscount Giles Weston, Angelica Wayne has never forgotten his kindness. But when he employs her as his daughter's governess, she finds him cold and formidable. A widower, Giles is engaged to the beautiful but indifferent Lady Barbara Darlington. Darkly cynical, he avoids emotional commitment and wishes to be married in name only. Despite Giles's attitude, Angelica comes to enjoy his company, and her feelings for him start to rekindle. When Barbara calls off the engagement, Giles asks Angelica to take her place as his bride.

Lucy Maud Montgomery (November 30, 1874 - April 24, 1942), published as L. M. Montgomery, was a Canadian author best known for a series of novels beginning in 1908 with Anne of Green Gables . The book was an immediate success. The title character, orphan Anne Shirley, made Montgomery famous in her lifetime and gave her an international following. A Substitute Journalist: Clifford Baxter came into the sitting-room where Patty was darning stockings and listening to a book at the same time. Patty could do things like that.

A Substitute Journalist: Clifford Baxter came into the sitting-room where Patty was darning stockings and reading a book at the same time. Patty could do things like that. The stockings were well darned too, and Patty understood and remembered what she read.

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Un thriller psicológico que hace dudar al lector más avezado. Fedor Mogliani, un brillante estudiante procedente de un pequeño pueblo en Dakota del Norte obtiene una beca completa para estudiar en el MIT, Instituto Tecnológico de Massachusetts, donde conocerá al doctor en medicina Peter Dodum, profesor de Ingeniería Biológica. La genialidad de Fedor hace que el profesor fije su atención en él para llevar a cabo sus planos, dentro de los que se encuentra la cura para la fibrodisplasia osificante progresiva, una enfermedad incurable.

Невеста на подмену - фантастический роман Ольги Герр, жанр любовное фэнтези, приключенческое фэнтези.