The Prairie. A Tale

James Fenimore Cooper

The Prairie: A Tale (1827) is a novel by James Fenimore Cooper, the 3rd novel written by him featuring Natty Bumppo. Civilization drives old hunter Natty Bumppo (Leatherstocking) west of the Mississippi to the prairies, where he becomes a trapper and helps a band of emigrants in their conflicts with Indians, miscreants, and the harsh environment. We find Hawkeye removed to the uncharted territory which would become Wyoming and the Dakotas. Having fled the relentless sound of axes hewing down his beloved forests in the east, the Leatherstocking is now in his eighties and has isolated himself in the land of the Pawnee, the Sioux and countless herds of buffalo. Culminating in a magnificently written death scene, The Prairie brings the old hunter full circle with images of his youth and reminiscences of the remarkable life which made him the prototype of the American Hero.

The Prelude to Adventure

Hugh Walpole

This is the story of a Cambridge student, Olva Dune, who commits murder. Ironically, the moment he commits his crime, he feels the presence of God. Perhaps a hundred years ago, March Square could boast of such excellent ignorance, but fashion is changing to prevent, perhaps, our own being too easily annoyed.

The President's Murderer - With Audio Level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library

Bassett, Jennifer

A level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. This version includes an audio book: listen to the story as you read. Written for Learners of English by Jennifer Bassett. The President is dead! A man is running in the night. He is afraid and needs to rest. But there are people behind him - people with lights, and dogs, and guns. A man is standing in front of a desk. His boss is very angry, and the man is tired and needs to sleep. But first he must find the other man, and bring him back - dead or alive. Two men: the hunter and the hunted. Which will win and which will lose? Long live the President!

The President's Murderer Level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library

Bassett, Jennifer

A level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library graded readers. Written for Learners of English by Jennifer Bassett The President is dead! A man is running in the night. He is afraid and needs to rest. But there are people behind him - people with lights, and dogs, and guns. A man is standing in front of a desk. His boss is very angry, and the man is tired and needs to sleep. But first he must find the other man, and bring him back - dead or alive. Two men: the hunter and the hunted. Which will win and which will lose? Long live the President!

The Price a Woman Pays

Edgar Wallace

Dr. Beechington knew how difficult it was to live in genteel poverty. He was determined his daughter Mary should marry a wealthy man but Mary wasnt so sure. Should she obey her father or follow her heart? Best remembered for penning the screenplay for the classic film King Kong, author Edgar Wallace was an astoundingly popular luminary in the action-adventure genre in the early twentieth century. The Price a Woman Pays is a story packed with great fun and Wallace keeps the action moving along swiftly, as he always did, and it highlights Wallaces unmatched skill in setting a pulse-pounding pace. Wonderful entertainment and highly entertaining.

The Price of Silence

Fred M. White

Sir Wilton Oakes was a man of about five and forty years of age, although he looked younger, he didnt feel like it. He had all the attributes of his ancient race the face of a hawk, a short upper lip, and the easy manner of one who was born to be the commander of people. He recently took over the beautiful Elizabethan house that was his legacy. And now the old baronet was dead, and the man sitting at the library table reigned in his stead.

The Prince

Niccol Machiavelli

The Prince is a treatise by statesman Niccolo Machiavelli. It was written in the Middle Ages, and published only after the death of the author. In it, Niccolo Machiavelli combines all the experience of managing the state, sharing his thoughts with readers. Although this book is largely instructive, it is not perceived as such. When you read, there is no feeling of boredom or the fact that an opinion is imposed on you with which you do not agree. The author enables readers to draw conclusions themselves. In the book you can see discussions about power and how to achieve it; these thoughts are concise and simple. In just a few theses, the author provides arguments confirming his point of view, drawing on the experience of past years.

The Prince and the Pauper

Mark Twain

Tom Canty is a poor boy in the London slums. His birth only brings more poverty to his already dirt poor family. Edward VI is the long awaited heir to the English throne. They are born on the same day and look so alike they cant believe it. They exchange clothes and Edward VI ends up being thrown out of the palace by guards who think he is the poor boy he looks to be. Both boys have difficulty fitting into the others lives. After many adventures, matters are set right again, with one of the boys resuming his rightful, royal position and the other boy accepting a position that recognizes his innate intelligence and good heartedness.The bulk of the books is the mad life of the poor boy during which Edward VI learns how many of his subjects live. He resolves to change things if he can get back to the palace and be restored to his rightful place.

The Prince of India. Or Why Constantinople Fell

Lewis Wallace

On the pages of the works of Lewis Wallace characters lived, fell in love, fought and died, influencing the structure of public affairs. This novel tells about the events that led to the fall of Constantinople. Legendary wandering Jew under the guise of the Prince of India helps save the city. A wandering Jew served as the basis for several stories, and this is one of the best.

The Prince of Peril

Otis Adelbert Kline

The second of the three Grandon of Venus novels. When the man who was Harry Thorne on Earth offered to swap bodies with a native of Venus, it was because he was bored with comfort and security, and craved excitement. And that was what he got more than he would have bargained for when he found that he had taken over the assassin-haunted role of a prince of a beleaguered throne in a land of ferocious beasts and inhuman foemen. With the help of the fellow interplanetary traveler Vorn Vangal he got to know the planet and the rules of it. Otis Adelbert Kline, whose work is often compared to that of Edgar Rice Burroughs, has created in The Prince of Peril another interplanetary swordplay and fantastic adventure to stand alongside his fast-selling The Planet of Peril and The Swordsman of Mars.

The Prison Healer. Próby żywiołów

Lynette Noni

Napisane po mistrzowsku powieści Lynette Noni to lektura obowiązkowa dla wszystkich wielbicieli fantasy! Sarah J. Maas   Siedemnastoletnia Kiva Meridan od dziesięciu lat walczy o przetrwanie w owianym złą sławą ciężkim więzieniu Zalindov, gdzie pracuje jako uzdrowicielka. Kiva podtrzymuje przy życiu umierającą Zbuntowaną Królową, która musi wziąć udział w próbie przetrwania przeznaczonej dla najbardziej niebezpiecznych przestępców serii wyzwań związanych z czterema żywiołami: powietrzem, ogniem, wodą i ziemią. Pewnego dnia Kiva otrzymuje zaszyfrowaną wiadomość od bliskich, a w niej krótkie polecenie: Nie daj jej umrzeć. Przybywamy. Kiva wie, że śmiertelnie chora królowa nie ma szansy sprostać wyzwaniom, więc zgłasza się na jej miejsce. Jeśli jej się powiedzie, obie odzyskają wolność. Problem w tym, że nikt jeszcze nie przeżył próby przetrwania.

The Prison Healer. Tom 2. Złota klatka

Lynette Noni

Lynette Noni to mistrzyni opowieści. Must read dla wszystkich, którzy kochają fantasy! Sarah J. Maas   Mroczny i zagadkowy drugi tom trylogii The Prison Healer.   Kiva Meridan zamienia jedną klatkę na drugą, gdy z ciężkiego więzienia trafia do najeżonego niebezpieczeństwami pałacu. Wyszła z opresji obronną ręką. Przetrwała pobyt w Zalindovie, a do tego sprostała wyzwaniom, którym nie miała prawa podołać. Teraz musi nie tylko przeżyć, ale i dokonać zemsty. Przez dziesięć lat pragnęła tylko wrócić do rodziny i ukarać ludzi odpowiedzialnych za jej nieszczęście. Gdy jednak uciekła z Zalindovu, jej misja ogromnie się skomplikowała. Kiva rozpoczyna nowe życie w stolicy, gdzie się dowiaduje, ilu cierpień doświadczyli jej bliscy i jak bardzo zmieniły się ich przekonania. Wkrótce wychodzi na jaw, że nie tylko wrogowie, ale i członkowie rodziny mają przed nią tajemnice.

The Prison Healer. Tom 3. Zdrada krwi

Lynette Noni

Lynette Noni to mistrzyni opowieści. Must read dla wszystkich, którzy kochają fantasy! Sarah J. Maas   Fenomenalny finał trylogii The Prison Healer. Zawiodła ich. Wszystkich. I teraz za to zapłaci. Kiva sądziła, że wie, czego chce. Pragnęła zemsty, lecz uczucia się zmieniają, podobnie jak ludzie... i wszystko inne. Po zajściachw pałacu Kiva rozpaczliwie próbuje się dowiedzieć, czy jej rodzina i przyjaciele są bezpieczni i czy ci, których skrzywdziła, kiedykolwiek jej wybaczą. Tyle tylko, że wojna wisi na włosku, Kiva znajduje się daleko od centrum wydarzeń, a gra toczy się o stawkę wyższą niż jej złamane serce. Nowy rozdział w jej życiu zaczyna się od niebezpiecznej wyprawy, podczas której śmiertelni wrogowie i niechętni sojusznicy zmuszeni są do pośpiesznego zjednoczenia sił, by ocalić nie tylko Evalon, ale i cały Wenderall. Kiva już wie, o co walczy: nie tylko o swoje przetrwanie, ale i o to, w co wierzy, o tych, w których wierzy. Z każdej strony jednak zagraża im śmiertelne niebezpieczeństwo. Czy Kiva zdoła stawić czoło złu, czy poniesie porażkę?

The Prison-Breakers and Other Stories

Edgar Wallace

A collection of short stories from the British Mysteries master Edgar Wallace, directly from the Golden Era of the genre. This includes the following The Prison-Breakers, Findings Are Keepings, The Jewel Box, The Undisclosed Client, Via Madeira, The Complete Criminal, Red Beard, Bulfox Asleep. Have a lot of fun! Edgar Wallace was a British novelist, playwright, and journalist who produced popular detective and suspense stories and was in his time the king of the modern thriller. Wallaces literary output 175 books, 24 plays, and countless articles and review sketches have undermined his reputation as a fresh and original writer. In England, in the 1920s, Wallace was said to be the second biggest seller after the Bible.

The Prisoner of Zenda - With Audio Level 3 Oxford Bookworms Library

Hope, Anthony

A level 3 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. This version includes an audio book: listen to the story as you read. Retold for Learners of English by Diane Mowat. 'We must leave for Zenda at once, to find the King!' cried Sapt. 'If we're caught, we'll all be killed!' So Rudolf Rassendyll and Sapt gallop through the night to find the King of Ruritania. But the King is now a prisoner in the Castle of Zenda. Who will rescue him from his enemies, the dangerous Duke Michael and Rupert of Hentzau? And who will win the heart of the beautiful Princess Flavia?

The Prisoner of Zenda Level 3 Oxford Bookworms Library

Hope, Anthony

A level 3 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. Retold for Learners of English by Diane Mowat 'We must leave for Zenda at once, to find the King!' cried Sapt. 'If we're caught, we'll all be killed!' So Rudolf Rassendyll and Sapt gallop through the night to find the King of Ruritania. But the King is now a prisoner in the Castle of Zenda. Who will rescue him from his enemies, the dangerous Duke Michael and Rupert of Hentzau? And who will win the heart of the beautiful Princess Flavia?