Twenty years ago, Maximus Batten witnessed the brutal murder of his parents. Now as the autocratic Duke of Wakefield, he spends his days dealing with politics in Parliament, but at night, disguised as the Ghost of St. Giles, wanders the dark alleys in sea
CONVICTED MAN Apollo Greaves, Viscount Kilbourne, unjustly accused of murder and rendered mute after being beaten almost to death, escaped from the notorious Bedlam.
The book "El Hakim" by John Knittel is one of his most famous novels, combining the exotic setting of Egypt with universal themes of humanity, medicine, morality, and spirituality.
Mladost, 1969.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
3.98 €
American literature • Novel • Romance Novels
Annie Trimble, the eighteen-year-old daughter of an aging judge in the Oregon town of Hooperville, is considered retarded. She is raped by the younger of the Montgomery brothers. When the girl becomes pregnant, she is married off to her older brother, Ale
This is one of her significant works, reflecting her engagement with social issues and the development of her literary style, which gradually moved away from schematic social prose towards a more modern narrative structure.