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Жанр "Классическая зарубежная проза на английском языке"
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'You're a good soul, inspector, and when you're up against the second-rate criminals you get here in Paris, you're a crack...
'What else did they have to do with their days? They ambled around casually. From time to time, they paused, not because they...
'Maigret looked at him in some confusion, wondering if he waas dealing with a skilful actor or, on the contrary, with a sickly...
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When a tramp is recovered from the Seine, after being badly beaten, Maigret must delve into the man's personal circumstances to...
Maigret is called to the home of professional gambler, Felix Nahour, who has been found shot dead by his chambermaid. Maigret is...
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In Candide, Voltaire threw down an audacious challenge to the philosophical views of the Enlightenment to create one of the most...
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