Literatura piękna

1849
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Tam Lin i Królowa Elfów. Prastare podania, legendy i opowieści z wysp brytyjskich

Andrzej Sarwa

Książka zarówno dla dorosłych, jak i dla dzieci. Zawiera opracowane literacko przepiękne stare legendy i opowieści z Wysp Brytyjskich - angielskie, szkockie, walijskie i irlandzkie. Są to: "Przygoda króla", "Fiann i biała łania", "Opowieść o Zaklętej Krainie", "Tam Lin i Królowa Elfów", "Rycerz i Alison Gross".

1850
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Tarzan and the Ant Men

Edgar Rice Burroughs

“Tarzan and the Ant Men“ is a novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, an American fiction writer, who created such great characters as Tarzan and John Carter of Mars.   This is the tenth novel in a series of twenty-four books about the title character Tarzan. The story follows Tarzan's adventures, from his childhood being raised by apes in the jungle to his eventual encounters with other humans and Western society.  

1851
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Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar

Edgar Rice Burroughs

“Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar“ is a novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, an American fiction writer, who created such great characters as Tarzan and John Carter of Mars.   This is the fifth novel in a series of twenty-four books about the title character Tarzan. The story follows Tarzan's adventures, from his childhood being raised by apes in the jungle to his eventual encounters with other humans and Western society.  

1852
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Tarzan of the Apes

Edgar Rice Burroughs

“Tarzan of the Apes“ is a novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, an American fiction writer, who created such great characters as Tarzan and John Carter of Mars.   This novel is the first in a series of twenty-four books about the title character Tarzan. The story follows Tarzan's adventures, from his childhood being raised by apes in the jungle to his eventual encounters with other humans and Western society.  

1853
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Tarzan the Terrible

Edgar Rice Burroughs

“Tarzan the Terrible“ is a novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, an American fiction writer, who created such great characters as Tarzan and John Carter of Mars.   This is the eighth novel in a series of twenty-four books about the title character Tarzan. The story follows Tarzan's adventures, from his childhood being raised by apes in the jungle to his eventual encounters with other humans and Western society.  

1854
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Tarzan the Untamed

Edgar Rice Burroughs

“Tarzan the Untamed“ is a novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, an American fiction writer, who created such great characters as Tarzan and John Carter of Mars.   This is the seventh novel in a series of twenty-four books about the title character Tarzan. The story follows Tarzan's adventures, from his childhood being raised by apes in the jungle to his eventual encounters with other humans and Western society.  

1855
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tego pokoju nie da sie zjeść

Nicol Hochholczerová

[O KSIĄŻCE] Ona ma lat dwanaście, on – pięćdziesiąt. Ona jest uczennicą, on – jej nauczycielem rysunku. Między nimi rozwija się relacja, z której trudno się później wyplątać. Książka do połknięcia w jeden wieczór, znacznie dłużej potrwa jej przetrawienie. [O AUTORCE] Nicol Hochholczerová (ur. 1999) pochodzi z Rymawskiej Soboty w środkowej Słowacji. Studiuje w Katedrze Grafiki na Wydziale Sztuk Pięknych Akademii Sztuk w Bańskiej Bystrzycy. Jest dwukrotną laureatką nagrody głównej w konkursie Poviedka za opowiadanie Živá voda (2016) oraz Soul Kitchen (2019). “Tego pokoju nie da się zjeść” jest jej debiutem literackim, książka znalazła się w finałowej piątce najważniejszej słowackiej nagrody literackiej Anasoft Litera 2022. Wkrótce ukaże się w przekładzie na język węgierski, czeski i bułgarski.

1856
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Tęsknota

Władysław Reymont

„Tęsknota„ to opowiadanie Władysława Reymonta, pisarza, prozaika i nowelisty, laureata Nagrody Nobla w dziedzinie literatury.   „ Pierwsza była najstarsza, szczupła, wysoka, o twarzy jakby z białego wosku, oczy jej gorzały gromnicznym blaskiem i mądrość cierpienia opromieniała siwą głowę.  Druga była w pełni lat, silna, różowa, o stromych piersiach i nienasyconych ustach, oczy miała pełne obietnic i dłonie, łaknące obejmowań.  Trzecią była młoda dziewczyna, smukła i świeża, jak pęd wierzbowy, w oczach miała niebo przeczyste, a pełne usta nabrzmiewały krwią żądzy, niby dźwięk miedzi w poranek wiośniany, pachniała kwiatem jabłoni.  — Mój mąż zrobił majątek w Klondyke i powraca bogaty.  — Mój narzeczony powraca z Kanady, pobierzemy się i wyjedziemy daleko.  — Mój syn powraca do mnie, powraca! — szeptała słodko matka.”   Fragment książki „Tęsknota”  

1857
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Tętniące serce

Selma Lagerlöf

“Tętniące serce” to powieść Selmy Lagerlöf, szwedzkiej pisarki, laureatki Nagrody Nobla w dziedzinie literatury.   “— Nie wiem czy jest taki, coby sądził, że cieszę się z tego dzieciaka! — mruczał i kopał niewielki stos polan nogami, tak że rozlatywały się aż po dziedzińcu — Jest to największe nieszczęście, jakie mi się mogło przygodzić. Pobraliśmy się dlatego tylko, że nam się sprzykrzyło służyć u Eryka z Fali i, jako parobek i dziewka i wiecznie na innych pracować. Własne graty mieć chcieliśmy i dach własny i koniec, o dzieciach ani nam się śniło!”   Fragment książki - “Tętniące serce”

1858
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Tętniące serce

Selma Lagerlöf

Powieść rozgrywa się w latach 60. lub 70. XIX wieku w rodzinnym mieście Lagerlöf w Värmland i dotyczy pewnego człowieka, który kocha swoją córkę ponad wszystko inne na świecie, ale kiedy ta przenosi się do Sztokholmu i nie ma od niej wieści, wpada w świat marzeń, w którym jest znanym cesarzem Portugalii. Całe jego życie jest zdominowane przez myśli o powrocie córki i tym, co się wtedy wydarzy. Mija 15 lat, zanim dziewczyna powraca do domu. Jest zszokowana szalonym klaunem, jakim stał się jej ojciec. Pewnego dnia zabiera ze sobą matkę, znów pozostawiając ojca, by udać się do Malmö i rozpocząć nowe życie. Jednak kiedy parowiec wyrusza w tę podróż, ojciec rzuca się w wodę, aby go zatrzymać... To jednak nie jest koniec tej wzruszającej opowieści. Zachęcamy do lektury!

1859
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Tętniące serce

Selma Lagerlöf

Tętniące serce to niezwykła książka, poruszająca tematy ojcowskiej miłości, relacji między ojcem a córką, tęsknoty i próby przetrwania w trudnych warunkach życia na szwedzkiej wsi w XIX wieku. Głównym bohaterem jest Jan, który po narodzinach córki Klary całkowicie się dla niej poświęca. Kiedy jednak przychodzi moment, gdy ukochana córka musi opuścić dom rodzinny, tworzy własny mit o jej postaci, by przetrwać emocjonalne rozstanie. Selma Lagerlöf, pierwsza kobieta uhonorowana Nagrodą Nobla w dziedzinie literatury, w swojej pełnej emocji książce nie tylko pokazuje obraz życia na szwedzkiej wsi, wraz z jej ówczesnymi obyczajami, ale również piękną relację rodzinną w przewrotnej, chwilami ocierającej się o groteskę historii o potędze miłości, która potrafi doprowadzić do szaleństwa.

1860
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The Abysmal Brute

Jack London

“The Abysmal Brute” 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 Abysmal Brute is a novel by American writer Jack London. It is a short novel, and could be regarded as a novelette. In the story, a man who was brought up in a log cabin, and who is a newcomer to society, finds success as a boxer and recognizes corrupt practices in professional boxing.

1861
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Arthur Conan Doyle

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - a collection of short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, a British writer and medical doctor. He created the characters of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. The Sherlock Holmes stories are considered milestones in the field of crime fiction.   This collection of stories consists of:  A Scandal in Bohemia  The Red-Headed League   A Case of Identity   The Boscombe Valley Mystery The Five Orange Pips   The Man with the Twisted Lip   The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle   The Adventure of the Speckled Band   The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb   The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet The Adventure of the Copper Beeches  

1862
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The Battle of Life

Charles Dickens

The Battle of Life - a novel by Charles Dickens, an English writer who is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era.   Two sisters, Grace and Marion, live happily in an English village with their two servants, Clemency Newcome and Ben Britain, and their good-natured widower father Dr Jeddler. Dr Jeddler is a man whose philosophy is to treat life as a farce. Marion, the younger sister, is betrothed to Alfred Heathfield, Jeddler's ward who is leaving the village to complete his studies. He entrusts Marion to Grace's care and makes a promise to return to win Marion's hand.  

1863
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The Beasts of Tarzan

Edgar Rice Burroughs

“The Beasts of Tarzan“ is a novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, an American fiction writer, who created such great characters as Tarzan and John Carter of Mars.   This is the third novel in a series of twenty-four books about the title character Tarzan. The story follows Tarzan's adventures, from his childhood being raised by apes in the jungle to his eventual encounters with other humans and Western society.  

1864
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The Brothers Karamazov

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

The Brothers Karamazov - a novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, a Russian novelist, philosopher and short story writer. Many literary critics rate him as one of the greatest psychological novelists in world literature.   Set in 19th-century Russia, The Brothers Karamazov is a passionate philosophical novel that enters deeply into questions of God, free will, and morality. It is a theological drama dealing with problems of faith, doubt and reason in the context of a modernizing Russia, with a plot that revolves around the subject of patricide. Since its publication, it has been acclaimed as one of the supreme achievements in world literature.  

1865
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The Call of the Wild

Jack London

“The Call of the Wild” 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 Call of the Wild is a short adventure novel by Jack London. The central character of the novel is a dog named Buck. The story opens at a ranch in Santa Clara Valley, California, when Buck is stolen from his home and sold into service as a sled dog in Alaska. He becomes progressively more primitive and wild in the harsh environment, where he is forced to fight to survive and dominate other dogs. By the end, he sheds the veneer of civilization, and relies on primordial instinct and learned experience to emerge as a leader in the wild.  

1866
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The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes

Arthur Conan Doyle

The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes - a collection of short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, a British writer, and medical doctor. He created the characters of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. The Sherlock Holmes stories are considered milestones in the field of crime fiction. This collection of stories consists of: The Adventure of the Illustrious Client The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone The Adventure of the Three Gables The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire The Adventure of the Three Garridebs The Problem of Thor Bridge The Adventure of the Creeping Man The Adventure of the Lion’s Mane The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place The Adventure of the Retired Colourman

1867
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The Cat of the Stars

Sinclair Lewis

“The Cat Of The Stars” is a book by Sinclair Lewis an American writer. In 1930, he became the first writer from the United States to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature.   “The Cat Of The Stars” is a short story by Sinclair Lewis. “The fatalities have been three thousand, two hundred and ninety-one, to date, with more reported in every cable from San Coloquin, but it is not yet decided whether the ultimate blame is due to the conductor of Car 22, to Mrs. Simmy Dolson’s bland selfishness, or to the fact that Willis Stodeport patted a sarsaparilla-colored kitten with milky eyes.” Preview.  

1868
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The Chimes

Charles Dickens

The Chimes - a novella by Charles Dickens, an English writer who is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era.   On New Year's Eve, Trotty, a poor elderly "ticket-porter" or casual messenger, is filled with gloom at the reports of crime and immorality in the newspapers, and wonders whether the working classes are simply wicked by nature. His daughter Meg and her long-time fiancé Richard arrive and announce their decision to marry next day.  

1869
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The Cricket on the Hearth

Charles Dickens

The Cricket on the Hearth - a novella by Charles Dickens, an English writer who is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era.   John Peerybingle, a carrier, lives with his young wife Dot, their baby boy and their nanny Tilly Slowboy. A cricket chirps on the hearth and acts as a guardian angel to the family. One day a mysterious elderly stranger comes to visit and takes up lodging at Peerybingle's house for a few days.  

1870
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The Cruise of the Dazzler

Jack London

“The Cruise of the Dazzler” 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 Cruise of the Dazzler is an early novel by Jack London, set in his home city of San Francisco. It is considered a boy's adventure novel. In the novel, Joe Bronson, dissatisfied with his dull life at school, runs away and joins the crew of a sloop he sees in San Francisco Bay. He finds the captain is involved in criminal activities.  

1871
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The Cruise of the Snark

Jack London

“The Cruise of the Snark” 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 Cruise of the Snark is a non-fictional book by Jack London chronicling his sailing adventure in 1907 across the south Pacific in his ketch the Snark. Accompanying London on this voyage was his wife Charmian London and a small crew. London taught himself celestial navigation and the basics of sailing and of boats during the course of this adventure and describes these details to the reader. He visits exotic locations including the Solomon Islands and Hawaii, and his first-person accounts provide insight into these remote places at the beginning of the 20th century.  

1872
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The Deerslayer

James Fenimore Cooper

The Deerslayer - a novel by James Fenimore Cooper, an American writer of the first half of the 19th century. His historical romances depicting frontier and Native American life created a unique form of American literature.   This novel introduces Natty Bumppo as "Deerslayer": a young frontiersman in early 18th-century New York, who objects to the practice of taking scalps, on the grounds that every living thing should follow "the gifts" of its nature, which would keep European Americans from taking scalps. Two characters who actually seek to take scalps are Deerslayer's foil Henry March and the former pirate 'Floating Tom' Hutter, to whom Deerslayer is introduced en route to a rendezvous with the latter's lifelong friend Chingachgook. Shortly before the rendezvous, Hutter's residence is besieged by the indigenous Hurons, and Hutter and March sneak into the camp of the besiegers to kill and scalp as many as they can.