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Jack London
“The Valley of the Moon” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction. The novel The Valley of the Moon is a story of a working-class couple, Billy and Saxon Roberts, struggling laborers in Oakland at the Turn-of-the-Century, who leave city life behind and search Central and Northern California for suitable farmland to own. The book is notable for its scenes in which the proletarian heroes enjoy fellowship with the artists' colony in Carmel, and their settling in the Valley of the Moon.
The Victors. A Romance of Yesterday Morning and This Afternoon
Robert Barr
This greatest political novel of Robert Barrs most beloved books has been written in years. Barr was a Scottish-Canadian author who relocated to London in 1881 where he founded the magazine The Idler in 1892 in collaboration with Jerome K Jerome. In 1895 he retired from its co-editorship and became a prolific novelist. The Victors: A Romance Of Yesterday Morning & This Afternoon... is a stirring story of a boss and others. Patrick Maguire, big, brawny, and smooth of tongue, early decides that there is a good thing for him in the big city, and he starts after it. How he succeeds becoming the big boss by methods that are known to be practical and practiced by the initiated is Mr. Barrs theme. Another live issue treated by Mr. Barr is that of Christian Science. The work has a climax whose strength has rarely been equaled in modern fiction.
Honoré de Balzac
Forget the erroneous title, the central figure of this particular slice of Balzacs lifelong gift to literature is a woman of character, Madame Veronique Graslin. Honoré de Balzac (20 May 1799 18 August 1850) is considered to be one of the fathers of realism in fiction and has crafted a vivid picture of Europe during the end of the Bourbon Monarchy. The first characters presented are the shopkeeper Sauviat and his family. The daughter, Veronique, is beautiful and charming, a favorite in the entire quarter. When she is eleven she falls desperately ill with smallpox. Her beauty has been ruined by the disease and her parents love her even more and try to give her everything money can buy in compensation. A marriage to a rich banker is arranged. What causes Veronique to later live a life of penance?
Edgar Rice Burroughs
“The Warlord of Mars“ is a novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, an American fiction writer, who created such great characters as Tarzan and John Carter of Mars. The Warlord of Mars is a science fantasy novel, the third of the Barsoom series. It features the characters of John Carter and Carter's wife Dejah Thoris. Full of swordplay and daring feats, the series is considered a classic example of 20th-century pulp fiction. The story is set on Mars, imagined as a dying planet with a harsh desert environment. This vision of Mars was based on the work of the astronomer Percival Lowell, whose ideas were widely popularized in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Henry James
The novel is complicated, its true. Long, ornate sentences, philosophical speculations of the characters, complex in their structure and further awareness of the phrase.. but.. this and not only the novel represents the uniqueness and sophistication. Restrained and at the same time shocking, harmonious and scary real. Did you know that among the higher aristocracy there are wolves in sheeps clothing?
Paula Ciulak
Brook uwielbia samotne godziny spędzane z książką na tarasie, pod rozgwieżdżonym niebem. A także wiosenne noce. Nie spodziewa się, że to właśnie podczas jednej z nich z naprzeciwka pojawi się ktoś, kto wywróci jej uporządkowany świat do góry nogami. Declan, przystojny chłopak z wielkiego miasta, przyjeżdża do dziadków i zupełnym przypadkiem staje się nowym sąsiadem dziewczyny. Wspólne poranne biegi, rozmowy do późna i sportowe pasje szybko przeradzają się w coś więcej. Ale lato kończy się zbyt szybko, a wraz z nim może skończyć się ta opowieść. Czy kiedy czas działa na niekorzyść dwóch bratnich dusz, warto kłaść na szali własne serce? "The Winning Shot" to pełna ciepła historia o pierwszym zauroczeniu, odwadze mówienia o uczuciach i dorastaniu do decyzji, które nie zawsze są łatwe. Nowelka z Kolekcji romansów sportowych Inanny
Grant Allen
In 1895, this scandalous book titled The Woman Who Did by Grant Allen promulgating certain startling views on marriage and kindred questions, became a bestseller. The book told the story of an independent, young, self-assured middle-class woman who has a child out of wedlock. Herminia Barton, Cambridge-educated daughter of the Dean of Dunwich, is more determined than most to arrange her own life. She accordingly enters into a relationship outside marriage with one of her own free and advanced kind, the lawyer Alan Merrick. The consequences of that decision test her resolve to the very limit. The author was sympathetic to the feminist cause and saw his novel as a means to propagate womens rights. However, the novel was controversial right from the start, with conservative readers as well as feminists criticizing Allen for the heroine he had invented.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe: Volume 1
Edgar Allan Poe
Explore the compelling universe of Edgar Allan Poe with The Works of Edgar Allan Poe: Volume 1. Immerse yourself in "Spellbinding Tales of Gothic Terror and Eerie Suspense" that will transport you to the depths of Poe's mesmerizing imagination. In "The Raven," brace yourself for a chilling encounter as a lone protagonist grapples with an enigmatic visitor that will send shivers down your spine with every turn of the page. Feel the relentless beating of your own heart in "The Tell-Tale Heart," a tale of guilt that escalates into a haunting paranoia that will keep you guessing until the climactic conclusion. But Poe's brilliance goes far beyond that. Embark on a journey with the shrewd detective skills of C. Auguste Dupin in "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," the forerunner of the modern detective story. Prepare for "gripping mysteries with twisted plots" that will keep you guessing until the very end. Poe's mastery of atmosphere and "evocative prose that lingers, haunting the mind and imagination" will transport you to a realm of foreboding unease that lingers long after you've closed the book. With every turn of the page, you'll be captivated by the intricate exploration of the human psyche and the uncanny fixations that characterize Poe's writing. More than a century after his death, Edgar Allan Poe's stories remain as powerful and chilling as ever, ensuring that his legacy of horror and dark romanticism will continue to haunt readers for generations to come. Extraordinary Stories: An Appreciation Edgar Allan Poe Death Of Poe The Unparalleled Adventures Of One Hans Pfaall The Gold-Bug Four Beasts In One-The Homo-Cameleopard The Murders In The Rue Morgue The Mystery Of Marie Roget The Balloon-Hoax Ms. Found In A Bottle The Oval Portrait