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"Robert Harris returns to the thrilling historical fiction he has so brilliantly made his own. This is the story of the infamous Dreyfus affair told as a chillingly dark, hard-edged novel of conspiracy and espionage. Paris in 1895. Alfred Dreyfus, a young Jewish officer, has just been convicted of treason, sentenced to life imprisonment at Devil's Island, and stripped of his rank in front of a baying crowd of twenty-thousand. Among the witnesses to...
2) Dictator
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Cicero trilogy volume 3
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English
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"There was a time when Cicero held Caesar's life in the palm of his hand. But now Caesar is the dominant figure and Cicero's life is in ruins. Exiled, separated from his wife and children, his possessions confiscated, his life constantly in danger, Cicero is tormented by the knowledge that he has sacrificed power for the sake of his principles. His comeback requires wit, skill and courage - and for a brief and glorious period, the legendary orator...
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Cicero trilogy volume 2
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English
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Powerful and brilliant consul Marcus Cicero has been elected by the people of Rome, but still faces political opposition from the heads of the patricians and populists, as he suspects that a rising senator, Julius Caesar, is behind a plot to assassinate him.
4) Dyktator
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Polish
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"There was a time when Cicero held Caesar's life in the palm of his hand. But now Caesar is the dominant figure and Cicero's life is in ruins. Exiled, separated from his wife and children, his possessions confiscated, his life constantly in danger, Cicero is tormented by the knowledge that he has sacrificed power for the sake of his principles. His comeback requires wit, skill and courage - and for a brief and glorious period, the legendary orator...
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Polish
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"Anglia rok 1660. Generał Edward Whalley i jego zięć, pułkownik William Goffe, wchodzą na statek wyruszający do Nowego Świata. Są ścigani za zabójstwo króla Karola I - zuchwałą egzekucję, która była punktem kulminacyjnym angielskiej wojny domowej i zwycięskim zwieńczeniem walki parlamentarzystów z rojalistami. Minęło dziesięć lat od ścięcia króla Karola, a rojaliści powrócili do władzy. Zgodnie z postanowieniami Aktu Zapomnienia...
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