The Jewel in the Crown is a 1966 novel by Paul Scott that begins his Paradise Quartet. The Quartet novel sequence in four volumes is set in the last days of British rule in India during World War II.
The third part of the epic tetralogy The Peasants. Spring brings the awakening of nature, but also new conflicts in the village of Lipce: the culmination of a love triangle, family drama and social tensions. The continuation of Nobel's epic of Polish peas
Matica hrvatska, 1934.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
23.54 € (set)
Novel • Social literature • Spanish literature • First editions
The famous painter Mariano Renovales, the son of a blacksmith, rises to fame in Rome, Paris and Madrid. Obsessed with his love for women and art, he paints his "Naked Maya", which leads to drama, jealousy and conflict.
Zaklada Tiskare Narodnih novina - Zabavna biblioteka, 1924.
The book is an adventure-travel work based on the real experiences of a famous Czech explorer, botanist, and traveler who explored South America in the early 20th century.
A Woman's Novel is a psychological novel about the life, loves, marriage, and inner struggle of a sensitive and intelligent woman in Swedish bourgeois society at the beginning of the 20th century.
Hrvatsko književno društvo Sv. Jeronima, 1928.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
5.38 €
German literature • Novel • Social literature
The final part of the Paths of Misfortune tetralogy. Richard Dalleau, broken by losses, drugs and internal conflicts, faces the consequences of his turbulent life and seeks salvation in despair and remorse.
Minerva, 1959.
Serbian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
7.58 €
Romance Novels • Novel • Social literature • Italian literature
Adriana, a beautiful Roman girl from a poor background, wants a normal life, but her mother pushes her into posing for painters and prostitution. Her love affairs lead her through betrayal, violence and corruption to her final resignation.