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H. Rider Haggard
All events take place in Africa, in the imaginary kingdom, or perhaps one should say queendom of Mur, ruled by Maqueda, a descendant King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. This time Rider tells about two more lost tribes of Africa. Due to the contradictions between them, one of them faces death. The ring of Queen Sheba given to Dr. Richard Adams is a sign of well-deserved reward for the salvation of the people and the destruction of the main enemy.
Robert W. Chambers
This is a collection of short stories by Robert W. Chambers. Green challenges his friend, the adventure novelist, to show him what can happen to him, that indeed romance is all around us, just waiting for us to notice it. This is the only story that dives into fantasy when Green discovers a girl trying to avoid a fortune tellers prediction.
Henryk Sienkiewicz
Quo vadis opisuje wydarzenia z pierwszego wieku naszej ery, Imperium Rzymskim rządzi despotyczny cesarz Neron. Na jego dwór zostaje sprowadzona niewolnica Ligia, córka króla Ligów, chrześcijanka. W pięknej niewolnicy zakochuje się jeden z pretorianów Nerona Marek Winicjusz. Chce uczynić z dziewczyny swoją nałożnicę. Z opresji wybawia Ligię jej przyjaciel, potężny Ursus. Winicjusz jednak nie ustępuje. Wkrótce dowiaduje się, gdzie mieszka Ligia. Postanawia ją porwać. Pod osłoną nocy udaje się wraz z gladiatorem Krotonem do domu dziewczyny. Po raz drugi Ligię ratuje dzielny Ursus, który zabija Krotona i ciężko rani Winicjusza. Ligia opatruje rany swojego krzywdziciela. Wyznaje mu przy tym, że jest w nim zakochana. Marek postanawia zostać mężem Ligii. Przyjmuje chrześcijaństwo. Tymczasem Neron podpala Rzym. Za radą głównego dowódcy armii Tygellina oraz swojej kochanki Poppei Sabiny winą za spalenie miasta obarcza chrześcijan. Rozpoczynają się masowe prześladowania ludzi wyznających wiarę w Chrystusa. Są oni krzyżowani, paleni na stosie, rzucani lwom na pożarcie a wszystko na oczach uradowanego rzymskiego tłumu...
Quo Vadis. A Narrative of the Time of Nero
Henryk Sienkiewicz
During the reign of Nero, Rome was famous for great holidays, tournaments for poets, as well as exciting games and circus performances that lasted day and night. Petronius of Rome, was generous and noble, a faithful man at the court of Nero. Intrigued by an interesting story about his nephew Mark Winnie, who met with a mysterious young woman, who was called Ligia and whom he loved, is now a foster child of noble Roman economy. She is a Christian. The author wrote a narrative with the utmost caution and his vision of Ancient Rome and early Christianity. He won the Nobel Prize in literature in 1905.
Zane Grey
Laramie Nelson and partners Lonesome Mulhall and Ted Tracks Williams work their way out to eastern Colorado to Spanish Peaks Ranch. There they meet a family from Ohio that has come west to start a new life and hopefully allow the husband and father to get well in the high and dryer climate. They purchase a ranch and then are in the process of loosing everything. As they soon find out, though, this deserted fort is equally suited for both protection and imprisonment. In fact, theyve been swindled into buying the longtime headquarters and hideout for a band of thieves and rustlers. Laramie, Lonesome and Tracks want to save this family. But in a place where there is no law but the law of the gun, can they? First published in 1938, the greatest writer of the American West, Zane Grey, brings a classic tale of drama on the frontier. Raiders of Spanish Peaks is a thrilling tale of a how a mans home is truly his castle.
Rex Beach
The author wrote an adventure western about a time in the West when most young men who were old enough to ride went to East Texas to join Teddy Roosevelts Rough Riders to help during the invasion of Cuba. They will rise to glory and return as heroes.
Harold Bindloss
George is a brave guy. The one for whom everyone experiences in this story. He does not think twice about doing the right thing. George takes and does. He did his best to cope with the difficulties in the open prairie. This is a story about a brave fight on a ranch and farm in the Canadian prairie.
Max Brand
Frederick Schiller Faust (1892-1944) was an American author best known for his thoughtful Westerns under the pen name Max Brand. Prolific in many genres, he wrote historical novels, detective mysteries, pulp fiction stories and many more. This is one of his work. Three men, each traveling alone, head for the town of Loomis, where they will meet in a violent confrontation that will leave one of them dead by morning. The plot is well constructed with well drawn subsidiary characters and provides a number of interesting twists. Highly recommended, especially for those who love the Old Western genre.