Скачать книгу (размер 743 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 147) Аннотация: 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.
Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: 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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Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: One of the most popular of the 19th-century philosophers refines his previously expressed ideal of the superman in a fascinating examination of human values and morality. This inexpensive, unabridged edition of one of Nietzsche's most important works offers a rich sampling of the philosopher's influential school of thought. Publisher's Introduction.
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