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Robert E. Howard
Pulp adventure, seemingly a bit crude and dashed off quickly, but good storytelling none the less. Pirates and lost cities a bit of Pirates of the Caribbean and Indiana Jones rolled into one, but also with echoes of one of Howards best known tales of piracy, the Conan story Queen of the Black Coast a superior story. The writing here is okay, entertaining enough, and even manages a little character exposition, but Howard could do and did do better work.
Harold Bindloss
This is a story about a young guy who failed at the front. He believes the whole failure is due to him. Blake returns from India to England. There is some disagreement about whether Blake is really guilty or not. But Blake keeps silence in order to preserve the idyll in the family and not to betray his father and brother.
Robert E. Howard
I have known many gods. He who denies them is as blind as he who trusts them too deeply. I seek not beyond death. It may be the blackness averred by the Nemedian skeptics, or Croms realm of ice and cloud, or the snowy plains and vaulted halls of the Nordheimers Valhalla. I know not, nor do I care. Let me live deep while I live; let me know the rich juices of red meat and stinging wine on my palate, the hot embrace of white arms, the mad exultation of battle when the blue blades flame and crimson, and I am content. Let teachers and philosophers brood over questions of reality and illusion. I know this: if life is illusion, then I am no less an illusion, and being thus, the illusion is real to me. I live, I burn with life, I love, I slay, and am content.
Robert W. Chambers
Another romantic family adventure thriller by Robert W. Chambers about a young man who comes to an island with a gun he owns to hunt waterfowl. He meets the man who runs the club and falls in love. Everything is going well until he meets his daughters father.
Błyskawice. Powieść historyczna z czasów rewolucji francuskiej
Teodor Jeske-Choiński
Błyskawice to powieść historyczna Teodora Jeske-Choińskiego, której tło stanowi zbliżająca się rewolucja w XVIII-wiecznej Francji. W trakcie burzliwych wydarzeń na próbę wystawiona zostaje miłość pomiędzy szlachcicem Gastonem de Clarac, konserwatystą oraz wielkim patriotą, a Zofią de Laval, zwolenniczką postępu i oświecenia. Połączyła ich miłość, pozycja społeczna oraz wspomnienia z dzieciństwa. Czy różne wizje świata zdołają ich rozdzielić?
Roy Rockwood
Separated from his parents since childhood, Bomba lived far back in the jungles of the Amazon with a half-demented naturalist who told the lad nothing of his past. The jungle boy was a lover of birds, and hunted animals with a bow and arrow and his trusty machete. He had a primitive education in some things, and his daring adventures will be followed with breathless interest by thousands. Bomba the Jungle Boy is a series of American boys adventure books produced by the Stratemeyer Syndicate under the pseudonym Roy Rockwood. There are 20 books in the series. The first ten are set in South America, where Bomba, who grew up in the jungle, tries to discover his origin. The second set of ten books shift the scene to Africa, where a slightly older Bomba has jungle adventures. A highly entertaining literature being written for young readers in post-dime-novel America.
Bomba, the Jungle Boy Among the Slaves
Roy Rockwood
Years of tough jungle living made Bomba the most powerful hunter around. At 14, he possessed the strength of three men, and could fight the most powerful jungle beasts with little more than a knife. With his extraordinary throwing arm, he could bury a knife up to its hilt in any enemy within fifty yards. His phenomenally strong arms allow him to send an arrow over impossibly long distances while still striking his targets with perfect accuracy. Bomba the Jungle Boy Among The Slaves continues the exciting adventures of Bomba as he seeks to learn the details of his family and heritage. Tarzan wasnt the only fellow out there in the jungle. Bomba the Jungle Boy attracted readers for his various adventures that featured authentic jungle lore and swift-moving plots.
Bomba, the Jungle Boy and the Abandoned City
Roy Rockwood
Bomba the Jungle Boy in the Abandoned City is the fifth book in a series of American boys adventure books produced by the Stratemeyer Syndicate under the pseudonym Roy Rockwood, published in the first half of the 20th century. Various sources say the author was Howard R. Garis, or John William Duffield. Roy Rockwood is a pen name. Bomba and his native-Indian companion must descend into the bowels of a buried Inca citadel; through pitch-blackness they must negotiate steep cliffs and volcanic fumes to track down a babbling medicine-man and his army of minions. The worst hazard is navigating a huge pit swarming with snakes; by edging their way along a parapet only inches wide; at any moment a snake may dart its head out of a crevice and sink its fangs into their flesh!
Bomba, the Jungle Boy and the Moving Mountain
Roy Rockwood
This is the second book in the Bomba the Jungle Boy series following Bomba the Jungle Boy. It is a series of adventure books produced by the Stratemeyer Syndicate between 1926 and 1938 in a youthful imitation of the highly successful Tarzan series by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Bomba is kind of a mixture of Tarzan and Mowgli. He is an orphaned boy who lives in the jungle. A common theme of the Bomba books is that Bomba, because he is white, has a soul that is awake, while his friends, the dark-skinned natives, have souls that are sleeping. In this case he has to rescue some white travelers from a band of headhunters and other dangers, and at the same time try to investigate his heritage and discover who his parents were. Strongly recommended this book for every teenager who wants to discover the exciting world of reading adventure fiction and for their parents!
Bomba, the Jungle Boy at the Giant Cataract
Roy Rockwood
In this volume the reader is taken into the depth of the jungle where he meets Bomba in a life replete with thrilling situations. You meet Cody Casson, the old naturalist, and the White Hunters, Jake Dorn and Ralph Gillis who gives Bomba a Harmonica, matches, and revolver for saving their lives. The old naturalist gives him a hint of his father and his mother, and Bomba sets off to solve the mystery of his identity. He treks through the Amazon jungle to the Island of Snakes to find an old witch who may know the secret of his origins. From Moving Mountain Bomba travels to the Giant Cataract, still searching out his parentage. Among the Pilati Indians he finds some white captives. He finds, too, an aged woman who had at one time been a great operatic singer, and she is the first to give Bomba real news of his forebears.
Bomba, the Jungle Boy in the Swamp of Death
Roy Rockwood
The ongoing adventures of the courageous Bomba the Jungle Boy! In Swamp of Death, Bomba wants to return to Gonibobos camp to reclaim the pages of Japazys notebook that were torn out there. Bomba and Gibo had barely escaped the cannibals but Bomba is determined to retrieve the torn pages. Swamp of Death is a fast-moving read, an exciting narrative of Bombas many heroic exploits. It moves and reads like a comic book. Lacking the visual element, the book focuses on vivid descriptions of Bombas rippling muscles and superior strength. With such amazing strength, it is no wonder that Bomba was willing to embark on a mission that would have been certain death for anyone else. The Bomba books always include cheerleader characters who rapturously voice their astonishment and amazement every time Bomba performs a feat of strength and courage.
Bomba, the Jungle Boy on Jaguar Island
Roy Rockwood
After escaping from the headhunters village, Bomba brings Casson and Sobrinini to stay at his friend Pipinas after which Sobrinini reveals vital information to Bomba about his family and tells of a man, Japazy, who hated Bombas father as well as Cody Casson. She tells Bomba to seek out Japazy on Jaguar Island to learn more. He begins his journey to find Japazy... Lacking the visual element, the book focuses on vivid descriptions of Bombas rippling muscles and superior strength. Bomba, the Jungle Boy on Jaguar Island? 4 in the Bomba series, by Roy Rockwood, was published in 1927. Roy Rockwood, the author, was a house pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate for boys adventure books, many of the Bomba books being ghostwritten by John William Duffield (1859 1946).
Bomba, the Jungle Boy on Terror Trail
Roy Rockwood
Bomba, the Jungle Boy on Terror Trail? 6 in the Bomba series, by Roy Rockwood, was published in 1928. Bomba is making the treacherous journey back to his home with the Araos tribe. On the way, he encounters poisonous plant life and battles snakes and alligators. Surviving these natural enemies, he is attacked by cannibals but is rescued by Spaniards in a plane. Bombas luck doesnt hold out, though; he is soon recaptured and now faces a terrible death at the hands of cannibals and their blood-thirsty chief Gonibobo. It is an exciting story of a journey filled with dangers: human, beast, and even plant life. The fearless jungle boy takes them all on and emerges the victor every time. A highly entertaining literature being written for young readers in post-dime-novel America.
Bomba, the Jungle Boy on the Underground River
Roy Rockwood
The ongoing adventures of the courageous Bomba the Jungle Boy! In Bomba, the Jungle Boy on the Underground River, Sobrinini, the snake woman that Bomba rescued from Snake Island, is also undergoing treatment. During her more lucid moments, she has told Bomba of a chest that she buried in the banks of an underground river. It contains documents and records related to Bombas parents. Sobrininis disordered mind prevents her from sharing the document information herself, but she is able to give Bomba crude directions to the chest. Bomba and Sobrinini, along with the natives Gibo and Neram, are now on their way to find the Underground River and retrieve the chest. Underground River is filled with adventures that challenge Bombas great strength and fortitude, making for another exciting volume in the Bomba series.
Robert E. Howard
San Leon lay as if slumbering in the desert heat as the five brothers rode up to the doors of the Cattlemens Bank. None noted their coming; the Red Lode saloon, favorite rendezvous for the masculine element of San Leon, stood at the other end of the town, and out of sight around a slight bend in the street.
Boscobel, or, The Royal Oak. A Tale of the Year 1651
William Harrison Ainsworth
The novel clearly includes a huge amount of historical research. And then there is the geography associated with it Charles always stops in the middle of his flight to admire this or that beautiful prospect. The author also gives us the latest news about what happened to all these places. The author uses Boscobel as a guide to follow Charles steps.
Karol May
Powieść Karola Maya, w której ponownie spotkamy najsłynniejszych wojów Dzikiego Zachodu - Winnetou i Old Shatterhanda. Święta Bożego Narodzenia, śnieg czy góry to ostatnie rzeczy, które kojarzą nam się z Dzikim Zachodem. Jednak dzięki obecności Old Shatterhenda Indianie będą mieli możliwość poznać jego kulturę, a także zwiedzić miejsca, które mrożą krew w żyłach - wszystko za sprawą przygód, które jak zwykle, będą spotykać bohaterów na każdym kroku.
Edgar Wallace
Klasyczna i jedna z najbardziej popularnych powieści kryminalnych Edgara Wallacea, sfilmowana w 1959 roku. Po londyńskich ulicach tułają się ludzie z wytatuowaną na przedramieniu żabą. To członkowie legalnej organizacji Bractwo Wielkiej Żaby zrzeszającej włóczęgów. Choć jej działalność jest sformalizowana, nikt - łącznie z uczestnikami - nie zna jej struktur ani przywódców. Inspektor Elk i prokurator Gordon mają podejrzenia, których postarają się dowieść - ich zdaniem Bractwo jest mafią.
Edgar Wallace
Młody oficer Richard Hallowell służący w gwardii Tower zamierza oświadczyć się swojej ukochanej, Hope Joyce, ale na przeszkodzie staje tajemnicza przeszłość kobiety. Młoda i urocza Hope nie zna bowiem ani swojego pochodzenia, ani też rodziców, co automatycznie wyklucza ją z pełnienia funkcji żony szanowanego brytyjskiego oficera. Sprawy komplikuje jeszcze brat Richarda, Graham, który zaraz po opuszczeniu więzienia, podejmuje zlecenie kradzieży z Tower klejnotów królewskich od miejscowego herszta bandy kryminalistów... ,,Brama zdrajców" z 1927 r. to klasyczna powieść awanturnicza, obfitująca w brawurowe pościgi, groźne strzelaniny i pełne emocji tajemnice z przeszłości. Powieść przypadnie do gustu zwłaszcza miłośnikom dawnych, angielskich powieści kryminalistycznych, które przedstawiają koloryt pełnego konwenansów Londynu z lat 20-tych XX wieku.
Brandenburg. Kraina słowiańskich mogił
Ludwik Stasiak
Ludwik Stasiak karierę artystyczną rozpoczął jako malarz. Tworzył w kręgu młodopolskiej bohemy artystycznej Małopolski, a także w ośrodkach europejskich. Po licznych podróżach powrócił jednak do rodzinnej Bochni. Z czasem jego zainteresowanie malarstwem ustąpiło miejsca literaturze, na którym to polu dał się poznać jako autor płodny i dociekliwy. Zasłynął jako badacz życia i twórczości wybitnego rzeźbiarza Wita Stwosza. Powieść historyczna Brandenburg należy do jego najpopularniejszych utworów.
Harold Bindloss
Our hero is one hundred percent faithful to work. His goal was to build high-quality bridges and move up the career ladder. Brandon was already close to his goal. However, on his way there is Claire Kenwardin, who changes the course of his life. Secrets lay the foundation for their relationship.
P. C. Wren
Przed czym się ucieka do Legii Cudzoziemskiej? I który z podejrzanych skradł drogocenny klejnot? Pewnego wieczoru lady Brandon pokazywała zgromadzonym na kolacji gościom, przepiękny szafir zwany ,,Błękitna Woda". Wkrótce potem klejnot zniknął, a po kilkunastu godzinach zaginęli też obecni na kolacji bracia: Beau, Digby i John. Mężczyźni odnajdują się jako legioniści Legii Cudzoziemskiej. Ich życie zmienia się w koszmar za sprawą dowódcy, który nawet za cenę życia usiłuje znaleźć złodzieja szafiru i przejąć go w swoje ręce. ,,Braterstwo krwi" to powieść przygodowa o młodzieńczych marzeniach, wojskowych przygodach i walce o męski honor. Na jej podstawie w 1939 r. powstał film, w którym zagrały sławy takie jak: Gary Cooper, Ray Milland, Robert Preston. Lektura przypadnie do gustu każdemu, kto ceni dynamiczną akcję, rodzinne intrygi i zagadkowe morderstwa.
Max Brand
Rusty Sabin was born to white parents but brought up by the Cheyenne Indians. Raised by Spotted Antelope and Bitter Root, Rusty, now known as Red Hawk, refuses the compulsory and brutal initiation into the tribe when he is fifteen. But in his twenties, Red Hawk sets out to take his place among white people. Rusty doesnt know much about the white mans ways especially a white man like Bill Tenney. A thief Tenney is only interested in one thing Rustys white stallion, considered sacred among the Cheyennes. Meanwhile Major Marston is determined to come between Rusty and his sweetheart, Maisry, and the Cheyennes do all they can to compel Rusty to return to his tribe. Brothers of the Cheyennes is the second installment of the Rusty Sabin trilogy by an American fiction author Max Brand.
Karol May
Cykl powieściowy Ród Rodriganda, tom II. Akcja powieści toczy się w wieku XIX. Pablo Cortejo, podstępny sekretarz hrabiego Fernanda de Rodriganda postanawia uwolnić się od swego pana i na wpół żywego przekazuje go w ręce piratów, sam natomiast ujawnia testament, wedle którego spadkobiercą majątku ma zostać fałszywy hrabia Alfonso. Sprawy rodu w Meksyku wyglądają nad wyraz źle, ale nie lepiej dzieje się też w ich rodowym gnieździe, w hiszpańskim zamku, gdzie hrabia Manuelo de Rodriganda coraz bardziej podupada na zdrowiu. Nie widząc wyjścia z tej przykrej i groźnej sytuacji zdesperowana Roseta, córka hrabiego prosi o obronę doktora Sternau.