Adventure

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Człowiek lasu

Zane Grey

Zdziwisz się, jaka relacja może połączyć Cię z osobą, z którą nigdy z własnej woli byś się nie zbliżył. Ostatnią rzeczą, jakiej pragnie Milt Dale, to mieć towarzystwo w trakcie swoich wędrówek po lesie. Również Helena i jej siostra Bo wolałyby nie być skazane na kontakt z tym szorstkim mężczyzną. Dziewczęta są jednak gotowe poddać się jego surowym zasadom - byle uniknąć porwania. W drodze przez dzikie góry Arizony w tej niespodziewanej ludzkiej konfiguracji rodzi się osobliwa więź. Czy po zakończeniu wędrówki dziewczęta i samotnik będą w stanie rozejść się w swoje strony? Miłośnicy powieści "Droga" Cormaca McCarthyego mogą zacierać ręce! Zane Grey (1872-1939) - amerykański pisarz, uważany za twórcę gatunku westernu. Twórca poczytnych książek (np. "Jeźdźcy purpurowego stepu" - 1912), z których większość została zekranizowana. Łącznie napisał ponad 80 utworów, głównie o tematyce Dzikiego Zachodu, niektóre z nich przetłumaczono na język polski. W 1951 r. znalazł się na liście autorów objętych cenzurą, a jego publikacje zostały usunięte z obiegu.

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Człowiek tygrys

A. E. W. Mason

Podczas pobytu w Birmie pułkownik John Strickland poszukuje rubinu na prezent dla swej czarującej, ale trochę postrzelonej przyjaciółki Ariadne Ferne. W międzyczasie Strickland zostaje poproszony o wzięcie udziału w polowaniu i zastrzelenie budzącego strach w okolicy tygrysa-ludojada. Mężczyzna z oddaniem realizuje swoją misję i nawet nocą stara się wytropić w dżungli groźnego drapieżnika. Kiedy w świetle księżyca jego oczom wreszcie ukazuje się coś, co przypomina wielkiego, dzikiego kota, okazuje się... że to nie żaden tygrys, ale ludzka bestia ukryta w zwierzęcej skórze. ,,Człowiek tygrys" z 1927 r. to udane połączenie powieści detektywistycznej, pełnego grozy thrillera oraz klasycznego romansu - całość utrzymana jest na wysokim poziomie literackim. Jeśli szukasz pełnej mrocznych zagadek lektury z dreszczykiem, z pewnością przypadnie ci do gustu to dzieło A. E. W. Masona.

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Człowiek z zegarkami. The Man with the Watches

Arthur Conan Doyle

Człowiek z zegarkami. The Man with the Watches. Książka w dwóch wersjach językowych: polskiej i angielskiej. A dual Polish-English language edition. Fragment książki: Niejeden zapewne pamięta jeszcze zagadkową sprawę, o której pod tytułem: ˝Tajemnica w Rugby˝, rozpisywały się dzienniki na wiosnę roku 1901. Ponieważ zdarzenie to przypadło w okresie wyjątkowej posuchy pod względem wiadomości politycznych i bieżących, więc może więcej ściągnęło uwagi, niż nawet było warto, i silnie pobudziło wyobraźnię ogółu. Zainteresowanie zmniejszyło się jednakże, gdy po całych tygodniach daremnych dochodzeń, nie znaleziono ostatecznego rozwiązania faktów, tak, że wypadek ten musiano zaliczyć do rzędu zbrodni niewytłumaczonych i nieukaranych. W ostatnich czasach nadesłano jednak, z niewątpliwie wiarogodnego źródła wyjaśnienie tajemnicy, której podstawowe fakty dobrze będzie dla przypomnienia powtórzyć... W Rugby uwagę urzędników zwróciła okoliczność, że drzwi jednego z przedziałów pierwszej klasy były otwarte. Zbadanie tego przedziału i sąsiedniego wykazało rzeczy dziwne. Zachęcamy, by dowiedzieć się co będzie dalej!

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Dan Barrys Daughter

Max Brand

Hes an outlaw on the run. Harry Gloster is an accused murderer who, though innocent, is forced to hide. Harry is a heartbeat ahead of the posse. But neither twisted justice nor a gallows rope can stretch across the Rio Grande. Hell-bent for Mexico, Gloster meets up with Joan Daniels and shes a dream come true. Now hes got a choice. Kiss the sweetest thing hes ever seen goodbye... or stay and risk a lynching. One of many recommended westerns by this prolific author. Frederick Schiller Faust (May 29, 1892 May 12, 1944) was an American author known primarily for his thoughtful and literary westerns under the pen name Max Brand.

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Dark Horse

B.M. Bower

Around 1900 Bower started to write about the wild west and she was one of a few women writers that wrote like a man and fooled most of her readers at the time. Not afraid to write about the violent times she is one of the best western writers ever, that this book is one of her finest of her character creations. Medicine was a hero among the cowhands of the Flying U after he saved the stranger on horseback who had been struck by lightning. However, their mysterious guest seemed to have amnesia and couldnt remember who he was, so they called him Nameless. A fantastic sequel to Chip of the Flying U, Dark Horse is not to be missed by fans of Bowers wonderful work.

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DArtagnan

Henry Bedford-Jones

H. Bedford-Jones DArtagnan is a sequel to the first Musketeer book of Alexandre Dumas. It continues the rollicking romantic romp through pre-revolutionary France by following the further pursuits of the famous musketeer DArtagnan. Bedford-Jones reunites the young Gascon with his old comrades-in-arms Athos, Porthos and Aramis to defend again the honor of the queen in an intrigue of Cardinal Richelieu. Highly recommended for everyone who fell in love with these unforgettable characters and needs an encore!

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Dave Dashaway, Air Champion. Or Wizard-Work in the Clouds

Roy Rockwood

Never was there a more clever young aviator than Dave Dashaway, and all up-to-date youths will be will surely wish to hear about about him. In this, the last volume of the Dave Dashaway adventure series, Dave, with the assistance of his loyal chum Hiram Dobbs, makes several daring trips, and then enters a contest for a big prize. They are preparing for a new aerial contest, but competition is fierce, and dirty! An old enemy lurks in the shadows, sending spies and saboteurs. An aviation tale thrilling in the extreme. Add some new friends and a diamond thief into the mix, and youre in for another exciting Dave Dashaway adventure! Written by Weldon J. Cobb under the Stratemeyer Syndicate pseudonym Roy Rockwood. A highly entertaining literature being written for young readers.

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Dave Dashaway And His Giant Airship. Or a Marvellous Trip Across the Atlantic

Roy Rockwood

Roy Rockwood was a house pseudonym used for boys adventure books, including Bomba the Jungle Boy. The Dave Dashaway series focused on aerial adventures. Dave Dashaway continues to explore new horizons and to stay one step ahead of his nemesis! In Dave Dashaway and His Giant Airship or A Marvelous Trip Across the Atlantic Dave Dashaway is back, this time trying to beat Jerry Dawson in an airship race across the Atlantic Ocean, avoiding armed gunmen, fire, sharks, and all of the dangers of the open skies. From ghosts to stowaways, you wont want to stop until Daves feet are safely on solid ground. How the giant airship was constructed and how the daring young aviator and his friends made the hazardous journey through the clouds from the new world to the old, is told in a way to hold the reader spellbound.

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Dave Dashaway and His Hydroplane. Or Daring Adventures over the Great Lakes

Roy Rockwood

Running an airship took nerve, steadiness of purpose, a definite, concrete way of looking at things. Dave knew in his own mind that the Drifter was each hour speeding farther and farther away from the haunts of men. He recalled the old adage, however, which says the more haste the less speed, and he determined to stick to the plan he had mentally outlined at the start. In Dave Dashaway and His Hydroplane, Dave is called in to assist in the recovery of a hydro-aeroplane, or as we would know it, a seaplane. Criminals have already figured out how to use this exciting new invention for evil, and Dave must nip it in the bud! This second volume of the series shows how Dave continued his career as a birdman and had many adventures over the Great Lakes, and how he foiled the plans of some Canadian smugglers.

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Dave Dashaway around the World. Or a Young Yankee Aviator among Many Nations

Roy Rockwood

Weldon J. Cobb was a staff writer for the Stratemeyer Syndicate, a book packaging company that specialized in juvenile fiction. Under the pseudonym Roy Rockwood, Cobb authored the Dave Dashaway series of books that appeared between the years 1913 and 1915. In the tradition of the Bobbsey Twins and the Hardy Boys, Dave Dashaway continues to explore new horizons and to stay one step ahead of his nemesis! In this fourth volume of the series, Dave Dashaway and his friends are off on a race around the world. What heroic adventures will they find this time? An absorbing tale of a great air flight around the world, of adventures in Alaska, Siberia and elsewhere. A nostalgic picture of how the imaginations of children in the early twentieth century anticipated the accomplishments of the future.

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Dave Dashaway, the Young Aviator. Or in the Clouds for Fame and Fortune

Roy Rockwood

In the tradition of the Bobbsey Twins and the Hardy Boys, Dave Dashaways adventures continue with a race around the world! Created by the Stratemeyer Syndicate and issued under their popular house name Roy Rockwood from 1913 to 1915, Dave Dashaway is a five volume series of aviation adventure tales for boys. Never was there a more clever young aviator than Dave Dashaway, and all up-to-date lads will surely wish to make his acquaintance. In his very first story we find out how the hero ran away from his miserly and cruel guardian, met, befriended and fell in with a successful airman, and became a young aviator of note. Its a good old fashioned tale about an adventurous boy at the dawn of the aviation age. Theres impossible coincidences, dastardly villains, and a young hero determined to do right.

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Dave Fearless and the Cave of Mystery

Roy Rockwood

No manly boy ever grows tired of sea stories there is an irresistible fascination about them, and they are a recreation to the mind. A tale of being adrift on the Pacific Ocean, with Dave discovering a mysterious cave. Full of startling incident, clever dialogue, admirable descriptions of sky and water in all their aspects, and plenty of fun. Originally written for young men, this adventure tale is great reading for the whole family. The four-volume Deep Sea series was published in the 1900s by Roy Rockwood. Roy Rockwood was a house pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate for boys adventure books. Created by Edward Stratemeyer, the Stratemeyer Syndicate was the first book packager to have its books aimed at children, rather than adults.

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Dawid Copperfield. Dzieje, przygody, doświadczenia i zapiski Dawida Copperfielda

Charles Dickens

"Książka w dwóch wersjach językowych: polskiej i angielskiej. A dual Polish-English language edition Dawid rodzi się po śmierci ojca. Matka ponownie wychodzi za mąż, ojczym zaś pozbywa się Dawida z domu. W szkole z internatem jest prześladowany i maltretowany przez nauczyciela. Nie jest to jednak koniec jego cierpień, wkrótce bowiem umiera mu też i matka. Dawid trafia do bardzo ciężkiej pracy w fabryce. Nędza i cierpienia go nie opuszczają. W jego nielekkim życiu pojawia się też wątek miłośny... Dalsze dzieje Dawida poznasz czytelniku z lektury książki. Jest to wzruszająca opowieść. Pokazująca ciężkie, smutne życie zwykłych ludzi. To historia, którą wielu z nas wciąż przeżywa i wielu, których jeszcze taki los dotknie... The story traces the life of David Copperfield from childhood to maturity. David was born in Blunderstone, Suffolk, near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, in 1820, six months after the death of his father. David spends his early years with his mother and their housekeeper, Peggotty. When he is seven years old his mother marries Edward Murdstone. David is given good reason to dislike his stepfather and has similar feelings for Murdstone's sister Jane, who moves into the house soon afterwards. Murdstone attempts to thrash David for falling behind in his studies. David bites him and soon afterwards is sent away to a boarding school, Salem House, with a ruthless headmaster, Mr. Creakle. There he befriends James Steerforth and Tommy Traddles etc. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Copperfield)"

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Dawn

H. Rider Haggard

Henry Rider Haggard knows how to interest the reader from the very first pages. The story Dawn is a good confirmation of this. It all starts with the fact that the young man has deceived his inheritance with his lying cousin and secret marriage. The author shows on his characters that readers should not imitate others and follow their example.

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De la Terre la Lune

Jules Verne

Ceci est le premier roman de la série daventures du Cannon Club. Les événements se déroulent immédiatement apres la fin de la guerre civile aux États-Unis. Un groupe de personnes passionnées par leur métier forment le Gun Club. Cela inclut ceux qui développent, qui font des cast, qui peuvent aider avec du matériel ou qui sont plus quutiles pour les intérts du club. Mais la guerre est finie et personne na besoin de leurs inventions, et il ny a pas de place pour les tester. Tous les membres du club ont besoin de la guerre.

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Deadwood Dick Jr. Branded. or Red Rover at Powder Pocket

Edward Lytton Wheeler

Deadwood Dick is a fictional character who appears in a series of stories, or dime novels, published between 1877 and 1897 by Edward Lytton Wheeler. His stories are well plotted adventures and his slang and dialect heavy narration is funny as hell. Deadwood Dick was an orphan who was adopted, mistreated and then ran away from home to become a notorious outlaw. Originally from New England, he moved to the town of Deadwood, where he became the leader of a gang of highway men, wanted dead or alive for a $500 bounty. He is handsome, valiant, charming and sarcastic and sees himself as a defender of the weak. Deadwood Dick Jr. Branded or Red Rover at Powder Pocket is a fast-paced thriller. With its colorful narrative and surprising twists, the story will keep you hooked till the very end.

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Deadwood Dick, The Prince of the Road. or The Black Rider of the Black Hills

Edward Lytton Wheeler

Deadwood Dick, The Prince of the Road or The Black Rider of the Black Hills is a fun shoot-em-up-cowboy book, rather than a serious western but the entertainment value is just as high. They called him Deadwood Dick, the Prince of The Road, the Black Rider of the Black Hills of Dakota. He was as famous for a time as Wild Bill Hickok or Buffalo Bill. It is the story of gold-seekers, settlers and criminals who all come together in a small area of the Black Hills. Theres Fearless Frank, a young man who saves Alice Terry, a damsel in distress, from Sitting Bull and his warriors. There is also The General, Geoffrey Walsingham Nix, an old man with a vision of gold. And naturally, there is young Deadwood Dick, first spotted gunning down a man offering a reward for his arrest.

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Deadwood Dicks Doom. or Calamity Janes Last Adventure

Edward Lytton Wheeler

Deadwood Dicks Doom or Calamity Janes Last Adventure is a fast-paced thriller by popular dime-novelist Edward Lytton Wheeler who wrote 33 Deadwood Dick novels between 1878 and 1885. His stories are well plotted adventures and his slang and dialect heavy narration is funny as hell. He wrote a lot of tales with female protagonists, maybe influenced by the New Woman of the 1890s. Deadwood Dick is a fictional character. He was as famous for a time as Wild Bill Hickok or Buffalo Bill. There was a 500 dollar reward out for him, dead or alive. With its colorful narrative and surprising twists, the story will keep you hooked till the very end. Brimming with suspense and action, it is a must-read!

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Death Comes for the Archbishop

Willa Cather

The novel tells about the life of a French missionary in the southwestern United States. In the center of the novel are two Frenchmen, Bishop Jean Latour and Father Joseph Veillant, who left Europe and devoted their entire adult lives to creating a new Catholic parish in Santa Fe after the Mexican War.

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Death of an Airman

Christopher St. John Sprigg

When George Furnace, instructor of the Baston Aero Club, is found dead in the wreck of his crashed plane, everyone assumes it was a tragic accident, even though he was a skilled airman. An Australian visitor to the Aero Club, Edwin Marriott, Bishop of Cootamundra, suspects that the true story is more complicated. Could this be a dramatic suicide – or even murder? The intrepid Bishop and Inspector Bray of Scotland Yard make an appealing pair of detectives, and ultimately a cunning criminal scheme is uncovered. Death of an Airman is an enjoyable and unorthodox whodunit from a writer whose short life was as remarkable as that of any of his fictional creations.

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Dekapitacja

Zbigniew Wojnarowski

Różne plany czasowe i okoliczności, wszędzie ta sama historia - trup bez głowy, skonsternowani świadkowie i wypływający w śledztwie motyw tajemniczego obrazu. W świecie współczesnym psychoterapeutka Martyna zostaje polecona pacjentowi, który szuka specjalisty łączącego wiedzę z zakresu zaburzeń psychicznych ze znajomością... malarstwa gotyckiego. Trzymające w napięciu opowiadanie retro w stylu pisarstwa Marka Krajewskiego.

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Dentysta w paszczy krokodyla. i inne historie z Doliny Bagiennej Trawy

Paweł Wakuła

Dużo pytań zaprząta małe główki szczurka Ogryzka i skrzata Maurycego w pasjonujących historiach opisanych przez Pawła Wakułę. Leśni detektywi rozwiązują zagadki i tajemnice, jakie skrywa Dolina Bagiennej Trawy i lasy wokół leśniczówki Klechdy. A Fryderyk Piątek najbardziej znany leśniczy w Polsce czasem im w tej detektywistycznej pracy pomaga. Zaczytajcie się bez reszty. I nie bójcie się dentysty, skoro nawet krokodyl bez strachu otwiera przed nim paszczę! Leśnicy

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Der Erbe. Band IIII

Friedrich Gerstäcker

Friedrich Gerstäcker wurde am 10.05.1816 in Hamburg geboren. 1837 wanderte er nach Amerika aus, wo er ein abwechslungsreiches und abenteuerliches Leben als Matrose, Heizer, Jager, Farmer, Koch, Silberschmied, Holzfaller, Fabrikant und Hotelier fuhrte. 1843 kehrte Gerstacker nach Deutschland zuruck. In Deutschland nahm Gerstäcker regen Anteil am politischen Geschehen der 48er Jahre, er verlor seine geliebte Ehefrau und war Kriegsberichterstatter im Deutsch-Französichen Krieg. In Der Erbe schildert Gerstäcker welche Verwicklungen das Vertauschen zweier Kinder aus komplett verschiedenen sozialen Schichten nach sich ziehen kann.

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Der Kunstreiter. Band IIII

Friedrich Gerstäcker

Gerstcker wurde am 10.05.1816 in Hamburg als Sohn eines Bhnentenors geboren. Er lie sich zum Kaufmannslehrling ausbilden, danach absolvierte er eine Ausbildung in Landwirtschaft. 1837 wanderte er nach Amerika aus, wo er ein abwechslungsreiches und abenteuerliches Leben als Matrose, Heizer, Jger, Farmer, Koch, Silberschmied, Holzfller, Fabrikant und Hotelier fhrte. 1843 kehrte Gerstcker nach Deutschland zurck. Er lebte ab 1868 in Dresden und Braunschweig. Gerstcker starb am 31.05.1872 in Braunschweig. Gerstcker war ein Erzhler von auerordentlich spannenden und farbenprchtigen Abenteuerromanen, die jedoch stets belehrende Momente in der Landschafts- und Kulturschilderung beinhalten.