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meandthebooks: NousVousLibrary2009 by Jay Cover on Flickr.

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Jókai Mór: Erdély aranykora

JĂłkai MĂłr: ErdĂ©ly aranykora “Apafi leĂĽlt, mint valami áldozatra szánt bárány, s elsĹ‘ kezdetnek akkora betűt kanyarĂ­tott a pergamenre, hogy a török fölugrott ijedtĂ©ben, s azt kĂ©rdte, hogy mi az. – Ez egy M betű – válaszolt Apafi. – De hát a többinek is hagyjon kend helyet. – Ez csak kezdĹ‘betű, a többi majd aprĂł lesz. – No hát mondja kegyelmed fennhangon, hogy mit Ă­r. Apafi reszketve Ă­rt Ă©s mondá: – Minekutána… A basa elkapta elĹ‘le dĂĽhösen a pergament, s ráordĂ­tott: – Mit "minekutána” Ă©s “annakutána”! Mit cikornyázza kegyelmed. ĂŤrja kegyelmed Ăşgy, ahogy szokás: “Mi Apafi Mihály, ErdĂ©ly fejedelme, parancsoljuk…

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So, Happy Book and Copyright Day! 🙂 Fotos do Mural on We Heart It. http://weheartit.com/entry/27289416

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World Book and Copyright Day today

World Book and Copyright Day today JOIN THE CELEBRATION Download books published over 100 years ago on Kindle, they’re free! Share your passion for an author and offer his book to people around you! Take this opportunity to discover something new from what you’re used to read. Leave a book on a park bench or a metro seat with a note saying “Happy Book and Copyright Day!” Find out how to send your old books to schools and libraries in countries facing a post-disaster situation.  Educate yourself on books pirating: respect for copyright encourages the dissemination of knowledge and rewards their creators and publishers. Never throw…

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DailyLit: Tess of the D’Urbervilles, book by Thomas Hardy

DailyLit: Tess of the D’Urbervilles, book by Thomas Hardy The first book from Thomas Hardy I’ve ever read, but definitely not the last. At first I found it slow and boring, I would have stopped reading it entirely after the first 30 pages if I were that type, which I am glad I am not, because it just got better and better by every page. And the end is just striking.

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10 Most Read Books In The World

10 Most Read Books In The World I was a little surprised by #2. Other than that, I almost liked this list.

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