Przygodowa
Michaił Lermontow
Wersja dwujęzyczna polsko rosyjska. Tekst - : polski / . Abrek - w folklorze północnego Kaukazu postać szlachetnego, żyjącego samotnie wojownika. Po rosyjskim podboju Kaukazu na przełomie XVIII i XIX wieku, terminem tym zaczęto określać powstańców walczących z najeźdźcą. Przed rosyjskim podbojem Kaukazu, abrekiem stawał się przestępca, uciekający przed karą z rąk swojej społeczności za dokonany występek. Abrek albo uciekał do innej wioski, gdzie ukrywał swoją tożsamość i przybierał nowe imię, albo żył dziko w górach, do czasu nieuchronnej śmierci z głodu. Abrek ze zrozumiałych względów budził uczucie strachu i nienawiści. () Skutkiem rosyjskiego podboju Kaukazu i późniejszych kolonialnych rządów, było podejmowanie przez miejscową ludność oporu w formie walki partyzanckiej. Pojęcie abreka-banity przeszło wówczas znamienną ewolucję. Często abrekami stawali się bowiem ludzie prześladowani przez Rosjan, a nie osoby łamiące zwyczajowe prawo miejscowe. (https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abrek) .
Karol May
Chajjal. Powieść wschodnia, to wspaniała przygodowa opowieść znakomitego niemieckiego pisarza - Karola Maya, większości czytelników znanego głównie z powieści o tematyce indiańskiej. Już sam początek Chajjala zaczyna się intrygująco: Zwycięska, El Káhira, lub Bauwaabe el bilad esz szark, t. j. Wrota Wschodu, tak brzmią określenia, którymi Egipcjanin nazywa stolicę swojego kraju. O ile pierwsza nazwa od dawna już nie odpowiada rzeczywistości, o tyle druga zupełnie jest słuszna. Kair bowiem istotnie można nazwać Wrotami Wschodu. Najbardziej z pośród miast wschodnich wystawiona na wpływy Zachodu, zwycięska niegdyś El Kahira tak z wiekami osłabła, że dziś naporowi tych wpływów wcale nie może się oprzeć. Z roku na rok Kair staje się miastem coraz bardziej frankońskim... ale... ale mimo europeizacji Wschód nadal pozostaje sobą - dla nas tajemniczym, egzotycznym, zagadkowym, z fascynująca kulturą, zwyczajami, które są dla nas dziwne... Co się wydarzyło, jak wartko toczyła się akcja Chajjala - tego wszystkiego dowie się czytelnik po przeczytaniu proponowanej przez nas książki. Zachęcamy do lektury!
Max Brand
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. This is one of his novels. Our adventuring hero has just partaken of a poker game where he has seen a man lose heavily. Intrigued, and possessing an adventurous nature, our hero, Loring, is compelled to follow the man. This leads him to a rich family and, of course, a beautiful daughter. Loring barely has time to get his bearings when the man he followed is murdered in the house! And all evidence points to the father of Lorings new object of affection as the killer. Midnight searches, police arrests, the looming trial and Loring is in possession of the key piece of evidence.
Joseph Conrad
Events revolve around the daughter of a bankrupt magnate. She is viciously attacked by her disappointed governess, who has her marriage plans for her father, and Flora takes with her the belief that she is unattractive. Psychological history that keeps the reader from beginning to end. Soon, Flora discovers that even the staff does not love her, and her situation is complicated by the selfish indignation of her father against her attachment to Anthony.
Max Brand
The most dangerous killer in Alaska, Menneval sends a certain Bill Ranger to California in search of information about his father and son Crosson. After many setbacks, Bill finally finds the Crossons in the woods. The life of father and son is shrouded in deep mystery. Bill will be with them to become a member of incredible adventures and bloody skirmishes.
Alexandre Dumas
Amidst the conspiracy of the Holy League to make the Duke of Anjou king, Bussy dAmboise falls in love with a lady of the court of Henry III a lady with a very jealous husband! This sequel to Dumas Marguerite de Valois begins four years after the sudden death of King Charles IX and succession of his brother Henry III. Bristling with political plots, secret assignations, mysteries, daring escapes, duels, surprising alliances and betrayals, Dumas orchestrates two plotlines: one of the love ignited between le Comte de Bussy and la Dame de Monsoreau, and another of the friendship between King Henry III and his truly unique jester, Chicot (Jean-Antoine dAnglerais). All these come together in a very scene-driven, absolutely over-the-top novel. Concerning one of Dumass most well-known and marvelously crafted characters, Chicot the Jester is a must-read for fans of Dumass seminal work, and is not to be missed by the discerning collector.
H. Rider Haggard
Allan Quatermain helps his friend from Zulu Saduko win 100 cattle to buy his real love for Mameena. However, Mameena wants to marry another man Allan Quatermain. This is a first-class adventure with increasing intrigue that will interest the reader. The story, where everything is combined: war, politics and sex.
Jack London
The protagonist of the story the old Imber from the White Fish tribe can cause conflicting feelings among readers he killed many white people without much reason, at first glance. He does not hide from justice, but he himself comes to the city of Yukon and admits everything he has done. What prompted him to such an act? And does the reason that prompted Imber to kill, deserve understanding?
Earl Derr Biggers
Mimo upływu lat Aleksander Eden wciąż pamięta, jak w wieku siedemnastu lat pobierał w Honolulu nauki tańca od uroczej dziewczyny imieniem Alicja. Była to córka milionera, czego dowodził sznur błyszczących pereł na jej szyi. Ścieżki tych dwojga rozeszły się na lata, by przeciąć się ponownie, gdy oboje są już więcej niż dojrzałymi ludźmi. Aleksander prowadzi dobrze prosperującą firmę jubilerską, zaś Alicja po śmierci męża popadła w tarapaty finansowe. Mężczyzna pomaga swojej dawnej miłości sprzedać sznur pereł. Zakupem jest zainteresowany ekscentryczny milioner - kosztowności trzeba jednak dostarczyć na pustynię w Kalifornii. Aleksander wysyła w tę misję swojego syna Boba. Towarzyszy mu przybyły z Honolulu chiński policjant Charlie Chan. To druga powieść z serii kryminałów o charakterystycznym detektywie. Książka była dwukrotnie ekranizowana - w 1927 i 1934 r. - jednak obie wersje uważane są za stracone.
Max Brand
Renowned Western writer Max Brand does it again in the eminently enjoyable short novel Chip And The Cactus Man . Packed with enough action and romance to please even the most die-hard fans of the genre, the novel also addresses a wide range of important themes with insight and sensitivity. The plot is well constructed with well drawn subsidiary characters and provides a number of interesting twists. Faust wrote more than 500 novels and over 400 short stories & novellas using twenty pseudonyms. Experience the West as only Max Brand could write it!
B.M. Bower
Chip of the Flying U, published in 1906, was B.M. Bowers first and best-known novel. The story is about a cattle ranch, run by a group of happy and hilarious young men, and owned by a crusty older man. Chip is a colorful young man who works as a cow puncher in Montana. He is the typical woman-shy cowboy, but he is also a gifted artist. Well, one day, his boss announces that his (the bosss) sister is done with her doctor training and coming out to the ranch. And guess who gets to pick her up? Thereafter the Little Doctor begins to make the ranch feel like a different place entirely, especially in Chips own heart. The result as a quality ranch romance.
Max Brand
Max Brands action-filled stories of adventure and heroism in the American West continue to entertain readers throughout the world. "Chip Traps A Sheriff" is one of his work. Neatly plotted and briskly told, it illustrates Brands remarkable gift for storytelling. One of the greatest western authors of all time. Max Brand leads the reader on a very authentic tale of the old west the way it was. Brand penned over 200 full-length Westerns in his career, including "Destry Rides Again" and "Montana Rides". Experience the West as only Max Brand could write it!
Talbot Mundy
Author Hulbert Footner (1879-1944) brought the excitement of the 1920s and 1930s to Madame Storeys cosmopolitan adventures, moving away from Edwardian and Victorian flavors of the mystery genre. Beautiful and aloof. Her secretary/narrator/companion is Bella Brickley. Rosika lives near Gramercy Park in NYC and has a pet monkey. She seems to solve cases by use of good guesswork, practical psychology and fortuitous prior knowledge of certain facts or people. So we are introduced to the fascinating Madame Rosika Storey, fearless and intelligent, who plays cat-and-mouse with killers, goes undercover to break up criminal gangs, and unravels deadly mysteries.
Grzegorz Gortat
Najbardziej realistyczne opowieści to... baśni! Kontynuacja cyklu o królestwie Kambriddów. Fantastyczny lud wciąż musi stawiać czoła wrogom - zarówno tym jawnym, jak i utajonym. Podczas gdy bohaterowie przelewają krew w otwartych walkach z nieprzyjaciółmi, kapłani subtelnie sterują wydarzeniami z wygodnego gmachu Świątyni. Precyzyjnie skonstruowana fabuła, wartka akcja i uniwersalny wydźwięk - to cechy powieści, które zyskały uznanie czytelników. Prace autora były nagradzane tytułem Książka Roku w latach 2006, 2009, 2013. Fantastyka, magia i rozbudowane sceny batalistyczne - fani Tolkiena powinni pognać do księgarń!
Bożena Mazalik
Mocna dawka adrenaliny i wartkiej akcji pod gorącym słońcem Afryki Przed Martą Canavan otwiera się wspaniała ścieżka kariery. Zostaje współwłaścicielką agencji detektywistycznej. Jest pełna energii i zapału, ale kiedy na spotkaniu z informatorem jej wspólniczka zostaje ranna, Marta nie jest w stanie wykonać żadnego ruchu i oskarża siebie, że nie potrafiła pomóc. W tym momencie z afrykańskiego buszu dzwoni jej ojciec i informuje ją, że został postrzelony przez kłusowników, ona zaś powinna odnaleźć i ostrzec swoją matkę Oliwię, która jest gdzieś w Afryce. Stawka jest wysoka. Węże, lwy, lamparty i surowa przyroda to nic w porównaniu z gwałtem i śmiercią związanymi z rządową aferą. Marcie nie pozostaje nic innego, jak poszukać pomocy u przyjaciół, którzy wraz z nią ruszają na Czarny Kontynent Dajcie się uwieść tej hipnotyzującej opowieści. Egzotyka, emocje oraz smakowita intryga. Nikt tak nie pisze o Afryce jak Bożena Mazalik! Warto zarwać noc! Katarzyna Bonda
Max Brand
Claws Of The Tigress is an adventurous historical romance set in 16th-century Italy. The main character is Tizzo, a master swordsman, known as Firebrand because of his flaming red hair and flame-blue eyes. Max Brand (1892-1944) is the best-known pen name of widely acclaimed author Frederick Faust, creator of Destry, Dr. Kildare, and other beloved fictional characters. Prolific in many genres he wrote historical novels, detective mysteries, pulp fiction stories and many more. His love for mythology was a constant source of inspiration for his fiction, and it has been speculated that these classical influences accounted in some part for his success as a popular writer.
Georg Ebers, Mary J. Safford
Two lovers, Antony and Cleopatra want to be together despite everything. But it can not be so simple. The hero may die to be buried next to the woman he loved until the last hour. His desire was fulfilled, and love, as it turned out, never dies.
Cleopatra. Being an Account of the Fall and Vengeance of Harmachis
H. Rider Haggard
Henry Rider Haggard relies on adventure and exotic concepts. This story unfolds in the era of the Ptolemaic era of ancient Egyptian history. The line of the dynasty defended by the priesthood of Isis is trying to survive in difficult circumstances. The main character Harmachis must overthrow Cleopatra, banish the Romans and return to Egypt its former status.
Max Brand
One of Max Brands worth reading as an alternative to his western stories. Michael Clovelly might not have been the greatest swordsman ever to come to London town during the reign of the Merry Monarch, Charles the Second, but if a better man ever wielded a blade, he had not yet stepped forth to claim the distinction. Seeking gold with which to elevate his beggarly fortunes, Clovelly chances to encounter a bully, and his fierce sword work brings him to the attention of Lord Teynham, who has need of a resourceful man with a rapier. The commission: to turn highwayman and rob a certain coach. The reasons? They are both murky and mysterious. But they have to do with a certain lady of impeccable character...
Max Brand
Another great Western by Max Brand aka Frederick Faust, Clung is one his most memorable and intriguing characters. As a Western author, Brand did not shrink from controversial topics such as race relations in the Old West. There is a mystery about the birth of Clung, who is raised by an old Chinese man in a small Arizona town, but none about his skill with weapons. At first he shoots in self-defense, then recklessly to avenge an insult. With a price on his head, he begins a long journey that takes him far beyond the border country into strange and dangerous encounters. Here, readers will find the Eastern mysticism they seek, Confucian ethics, and a kind of loyalty they may not expect set against one thrilling action scene after another.
Talbot Mundy
Madame Rosika Storey was one of the most celebrated fictional female private investigators during the Golden Age of the mystery (1920-40). This collection of six stories featuring the woman private detective, glamorous Madame Storey psychologist and detective! From missing persons to ghastly murder (often in the same case) Madame Storey and her faithful secretary Bella take on the criminal underworld of 1930s New York in these thrilling mysteries. But many of Mme. Storeys attitudes are surprisingly modern, and shes always on the side of justice, as is narrator Bella, who, however, is nowhere near as intrepid as her beautiful, intelligent and intuitive boss.
Collected Short Stories. Volume 11
Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthur Conan Doyle never wasted time in getting his stories moving. His plots are always direct and refreshingly lucid, and the narrative has a velocity that sweeps you along right to the end. This was no doubt a large part of his immense worldwide success. Not surprisingly, each time he tried to end the series, his fans would howl in protest. But, as he says in the preface to his last collection of Sherlock Holmes stories, all good things must come to an end. And so it is with this series, as we have now arrived at the end of the Sherlock Holmes tales, Conan Doyles most magnificent creation. The collection includes the famous stories about Sherlock Holmes, the brilliant detective. A mysterious light in a strange valley leads to danger and more... The mystery of the Mary Celeste solved! ... An ailing and paranoid General threatens his daughters marriage... These are the first two short stories, and first novel for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, which started one of the most successful writing careers of all times!
Colonel Quaritch, V.C. A Tale of Country Life
H. Rider Haggard
Colonel Quaritch left the English army and moved to live at Honham Cottage. This is a quiet, calm and old place, which is located near the castle of the de la Molle family. He falls in love with Ida de la Molle, the only child of the squire, who has mortgaged his possessions to their full value. The young girl without wealth, but she promised her hand and help to the young banker.
B.M. Bower
This is a solid, basic cowboy story from B. M. Bower, an early work of hers on the standard ranching setting she writes many more times. This is one of her stories. This follows the life of a boy from very early youth until he finds his own way and establishes his name. Through hazards, difficulties and dangers, Bob sets out to discover life for himself. With awfully wild terrain and red-Indians around him, he has to find his way. More than the threats posed by nature are those that are created by other humans. A tale of swashbuckling adventures! B.M Bower had a gift for writing Westerns, weaving tales of adventure, intrigue, mystery, and romance often with surprise endings.