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R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots)

Karel Capek

Originally published: Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page, 1923. (Theatre Guild library).

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War with the Newts

Karel Capek

First published in 1936, a story which focuses on the discovery by humankind of a species of intelligent reptiles which also live on Earth. People have exploited these creatures, but…

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Krakatit

Karel Capek, Karel Čapek

Prokop is a scientist who has a passion for the chemistry of explosives; this passion flowers in the discovery of Krakatit, a new explosive infinitely more powerful than any previously…

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The Gardener’s Year

Karel Capek

A pocket-sized gift edition of Karel Capek’s The Gardener’s Year, featuring black and white line drawings by the author’s brother, Josef Capek.

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R.U.R. and the Vision of Artificial Life

Karel Capek, Jitka Cejkova

"A new translation of Karel Capek's 1920 play, R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots), with essays from contemporary writers and scientists"--

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A Study Guide for Karel Capek’s R.U.R.

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A Study Guide for Karel Capek’s R.U.R., excerpted from Gale’s acclaimed Drama For Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions…

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Hordubal

Karel Capek

Karel Capek (1890-1938) gilt als einer der wichtigsten tschechischen Schriftsteller. Reproduktion des Originals in neuer Rechtschreibung.

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The First Rescue Party - A Novel Translated by M. and R. Weatherall

Karel Capek

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The Cheat

Karel Capek

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The Gardener’s Year - Illustrated by Josef Capek

Karel Capek

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Rossums Universal Robots

Karel Capek

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Intimate Things

Karel Capek

Originally published in 1930, Intimate Things is a charming and insightful collection of essays about the everyday things that surround us. From umbrellas to shoes, from lamps to typewriters, Capek's…

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Hordubal

Karel Capek

Karel Capek (1890-1938) gilt als einer der wichtigsten tschechischen Schriftsteller. Reproduktion des Originals in neuer Rechtschreibung.

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The Macropulos Secret - A Comedy

Karel Capek

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Travels in The North - Exemplified by the Author’s Drawings - Translated by M. and R. Weatherall

Karel Capek

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The Absolute at Large

Karel Capek

A brilliant scientist invents the Karburator, a reactor that can create abundant and practically free energy. However, the Karburator’s super-efficient energy production also yields a powerful by-product the Absolute, the…

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Hordubal - Translated by M. and R. Weatherall

Karel Capek

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How a Play is Produced - Illustrated by Joseph Capek

Karel Capek

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Letters From Holland

Karel Capek

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Letters From England - Translated by Paul Selver

Karel Capek

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Meteor

Karel Capek

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Money and Other Stories With a Foreword by John Galsworthy

Karel Capek

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Power and Glory - A Drama in Three Acts English Version by Paul Selver and Ralph Neale

Karel Capek

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The Absolute At Large

Karel Capek

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Tales From Two Pockets

Karel Capek

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Intimate Things

Karel Capek

Originally published in 1930, Intimate Things is a charming and insightful collection of essays about the everyday things that surround us. From umbrellas to shoes, from lamps to typewriters, Capek's…

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Intimate Things

Karel Capek

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

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President Masaryk Tells His Story

Karel Capek

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The Mother - A Play in Three Acts - Authorized English Version by Paul Selver

Karel Capek

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The War With the Newts

Karel Capek

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Hordubal

Karel Capek

Karel Capek (1890-1938) gilt als einer der wichtigsten tschechischen Schriftsteller. Reproduktion des Originals in neuer Rechtschreibung.

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Intimate Things

Karel Capek

This antiquarian volume contains Karel apek s delightful book - \“Intimate Things.\” It is a series of short articles concerning a variety of unconnected subjects ranging from snow to dreams…

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An Ordinary Life

Karel Capek

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War With The Newts

Karel Capek

Humans discover and exploit a species of giant, intelligent newt, until the newts gain enough weapons and skills to challenge them.

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Tov rna Na Absolutno

Karel Capek

Tov rna na absolutno is a science fiction novel written by Czech author Karel Capek in 1922. The first sentence opens the story on New Year’s Day 1943, and describes…

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Povetron: Meteor

Karel Capek

Part of the Noetic Trilogy dealing with how people can draw different conclusions from the same set of circumstances. In Meteor a man is dragged from the wreckage of a…

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Obycejny Zivot

Karel Capek

In Capek’s Obycejny zivot a retired railway officer describes his ordinary life in memoirs Gradually, he comes to the realisation that he is actually composed of many competing personalities which…

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Letters from Spain

Karel Capek

This volume contains Karel apek’s travel book, “Letters From Spain.” It is a collection of sketches in words and pictures, written by the Czech author during a visit to the…

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Tales From Two Pockets

Karel Capek

Capek wrote 48 stories that deconstruct the mystery story by breaking one rule here, three rules there, and yet also make for wonderful reading. His unique approaches to the mysteries…

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The Absolute at Large

Karel Capek

A new source of low-cost energy infects the world with religious and nationalistic fervor in this satirical sci-fi novel, a prescient fable of the benefits and dangers of atomic power.

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Krakatit

Karel Capek

Krakatit is a novel on the risks about the abuse of science for human gain. The hero is a chemist Mr. Prokop, who was able to produce exceptionally powerful explosive…

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V lka S Mloky

Karel Capek

V lka s mloky is a 1936 satirical science fiction novel by Czech author Karel Capek. It concerns the discovery in the Pacific of a sea-dwelling race, an intelligent breed…

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R.U.R.: Rosumovi Umeli Roboti

Karel Capek

R.U.R. is a 1920 science fiction play in the Czech language by Karel Capek. It quickly became famous and was influential early in the history of its publication. The play…

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RUR & War with the Newts

Karel Capek

Two dystopian satires from one of the most distinguished writers of 20th-century European science fiction. R.U.R. is the work that first introduced the word ‘robot’ into popular usage.

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R.U.R.

Karel Capek

Reprint of the 1923 Doubleday Page edition of Capek’s esteemed play. Cited in Books for College Libraries, 3d ed. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

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The Gardener’s Year

Karel Capek

A lighthearted mock-treatise reflects upon the pains and rewards of tending a small garden plot. This very entertaining volume with its delightfully humorous pictures should be read by all gardeners…

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The Absolute at Large

Karel Capek

A new source of low-cost energy infects the world with religious and nationalistic fervor in this satirical sci-fi novel, a prescient fable of the benefits and dangers of atomic power.

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War with the Newts

Karel Capek

'War with the Newts' is Karel Capek's darkly humorous allegory of early twentieth-century Czech politics. Captain van Toch discovers a colony of newts in Sumatra which can not only be…

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R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots)

War with the Newts

Krakatit

The Gardener’s Year

R.U.R. and the Vision of Artificial Life

A Study Guide for Karel Capek’s R.U.R.

Hordubal

The First Rescue Party - A Novel Translated by M. and R. Weatherall

The Cheat

The Gardener’s Year - Illustrated by Josef Capek

Rossums Universal Robots

Intimate Things

Hordubal

The Macropulos Secret - A Comedy

Travels in The North - Exemplified by the Author’s Drawings - Translated by M. and R. Weatherall

The Absolute at Large

Hordubal - Translated by M. and R. Weatherall

How a Play is Produced - Illustrated by Joseph Capek

Letters From Holland

Letters From England - Translated by Paul Selver

Meteor

Money and Other Stories With a Foreword by John Galsworthy

Power and Glory - A Drama in Three Acts English Version by Paul Selver and Ralph Neale

The Absolute At Large

Tales From Two Pockets

Intimate Things

Intimate Things

President Masaryk Tells His Story

The Mother - A Play in Three Acts - Authorized English Version by Paul Selver

The War With the Newts

Hordubal

Intimate Things

An Ordinary Life

War With The Newts

Tov rna Na Absolutno

Povetron: Meteor

Obycejny Zivot

Letters from Spain

Tales From Two Pockets

The Absolute at Large

Krakatit

V lka S Mloky

R.U.R.: Rosumovi Umeli Roboti

RUR & War with the Newts

R.U.R.

The Gardener’s Year

The Absolute at Large

War with the Newts

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