Trylogia napoleońska. Huragan. Rok 1809. Szwoleżerowie gwardii

Wacław Gąsiorowski

Na Trylogię napoleońską Wacława Gąsiorowskiego składają się powieści: Huragan, Rok 1809 oraz Szwoleżerowie gwardii. Akcja pierwszej powieści obejmuje okres od wypowiedzenia przez Napoleona wojny Prusom do utworzenia Księstwa Warszawskiego. Rok 1809 to rok wojny polsko-austriackiej w obronie Księstwa Warszawskiego. Akcja trzeciej powieści toczy się w czasie kampanii moskiewskiej Napoleona w 1812 roku. Na tle burzliwych wydarzeń tej wojennej epoki autor w mistrzowski sposób rysuje także wątki miłosne. Z zapartym tchem śledzimy losy głównych bohaterów powieści: Floriana Gotartowskiego i Zosi Dziewanowskiej, Tadeusza Bielskiego i Janki Głuskiej oraz Macieja i Joanny Żubrów.

Shirley

Charlotte Brontë

Shirley, the second published novel by Charlotte Bronte, was released in 1849 amongst high anticipations by readers and critics after super success of Jane Eyre. Probably, it is the most suspenseful novel by Charlotte Bronte. The novel delicately combines classic Gothic motives motives, relatively speaking, are classically the detective. However, under the brilliant pen of Bronte, enthralling story becomes just a brilliant frame for the delicate, perfectly adjusted psychologically history of difficult relations of men and two female relations that are far beyond the traditional love triangle...

The Wings of the Dove

Henry James

The novel is complicated, its true. Long, ornate sentences, philosophical speculations of the characters, complex in their structure and further awareness of the phrase.. but.. this and not only the novel represents the uniqueness and sophistication. Restrained and at the same time shocking, harmonious and scary real. Did you know that among the higher aristocracy there are wolves in sheeps clothing?

The Happy Prince and Other Tales

Oscar Wilde

This is a collection of five short stories (The Happy Prince, The Nightingale and the Rose, The Selfish Giant, The Devoted Friend, and The Remarkable Rocket), that are fairytales like moral fables, not only for children, but drenched in subtle hints aimed at the older readers. Each little story is a beautifully told allegory touching to the heart. Each tale in this compilation is different but there is a strong lesson that could be seen in all. This is the lesson of love and friendship, how it differs in every scenario and what exactly is true love or devoted friendship. The lessons teach in these stories of good and bad, bad might not be necessarily evil but more of the selfish kind, it talked of selflessness and how true love redeems everything in the end. These tales are dark and colorful at the same time, and deal mostly with selfishness, compassion, egotism, Christianity, goodwill and love.

Przygody trzech Rosjan i trzech Anglików w południowej Afryce

Juliusz Verne

Powieść Juliusza Vernea z cyklu Niezwykłe podróże stanowi znakomite połączenie podróży, przygód, nauki i międzynarodowych intryg. Rywalizację Anglików i Rosjan w Afryce Południowej podczas ekspedycji mającej na celu pomiary południka ziemskiego zakłóca wybuch wojny w Europie. Czy mimo wszystko uda się doprowadzić do ujednolicenia światowego systemu miar i wag?

Emma

Jane Austen

Beautiful, clever and... single. Emma Woodhouse is perfectly content with her life and sees no need for either love or marriage. Nothing, however, delights her more than interfering in the romantic lives of others. But when she ignores the warnings of her good friend Mr. Knightley and attempts to arrange a suitable match for her protegee Harriet Smith, her carefully laid plans soon unravel and have consequences that she never expected. Emma is often seen as Jane Austens most flawless work.

Shadows of Ecstasy

Charles Williams

The plot of Shadows of Ecstasy is based on the fact that the madman decided to destroy Western civilization. The author could easily punish such a madman. However, as in many of his stories, a person receives forgiveness from God. The plot of the novel is tense, supporters of paganism are trying to protect their world.

The Pilot. A Tale of the Sea

James Fenimore Cooper

In The Pilot (1824), James Fenimore Cooper invented a new literary genre: the sea novel. Bold, vigorous, original, it is a tale of high adventure that vividly captures the majesty and power of the seafaring life. Cooper drew on his direct knowledge of ships and sailors to present a truer picture of life on the sea than had ever before achieved in literature. As a boy of seventeen he had experienced the life of a common seaman, learned the craft of sailing, encountered terrifying storms, was chased by pirates, and watched the impressment of crew members by a British man-of-war.The Pilot is loosely based upon stories of John Paul Joness daring hit-and-run tactics during the Revolutionary War. The shadowy hero, modeled on Jones, leads a squadron of the infant American navy in a series of raids on the English coast, braving fierce storms and the guns of hostile warships, yet never revealing his identity. In this novel Cooper introduced the character of the old salt, the seasoned deckhand happy only aboard ship.

Murder in Four Degrees

J.S. Fletcher

Elderly John Marbury, who came from faraway Australia the day before, was killed in central London. But who could wish death to a man who had not been in England for a long time? Investigation investigator Detective Rasbery turns for help to his friend, crime reporter Frank Spargo. Soon they learn that shortly before the death of Marbury, he met with MP Aylmore.

The Sea-Wolf

Jack London

The Sea-Wolf is Jack Londons journey deep into the heart of darkness and madness that each person carries within themselves. It is the story of a Danish youth named Humphrey Hump van Weyden and his struggles against the sea, as well as his own inner demons. Humphrey Van Weyden is a gentleman, and academic, who has lived a soft life among civilized, like-minded people. He is on a steemer to visit a friend. On this trip, a fog settles and the ship gets struck and sinks. Mr Van Weyden lives, despite the frigid waters, and finds himself picked up by a seal hunting schooner headed to Japan. Mr Van Weyden is saved, but his nightmare just begins. Set in the Pacific Ocean, the book reveals how raw nature can cause a human being to lose their grip on reality. The novel explores the big questions through the philosophical conversations between the Captain Wolf Larsen (a Nietzschean superman, materialist, and man of terrific strength) and Humphrey van Weyden (an effete, bookish, man of morals).

Moon of Israel

H. Rider Haggard

The adventure novel Moon of Israelincludes everything the reader may desire. Here there is historical information, action, internal struggle with the Egyptians and Jews, as well as between Jews and Egyptians. The main story revolves around the prince of Seti, who is devoid of inheritance, because he doesnt follow the idea of?? his father to kill Jews. It is also a love story that goes beyond the clash of two cultures between Seti and Merapi.

Murder of the Nineth Baronet

J.S. Fletcher

Stephen Maxtondale summoned two detectives to investigate the disappearance of the man who claimed to be his lost older brother. The victim appears in the family of Stephen, 30 years old, but then disappears again. One of the reasons for the robbery is the sacrifice of the victim. Can detectives find the victim?

Cinq semaines en ballon

Jules Verne

Cinq semaines en ballon lune des uvres les plus fascinantes du grand Jules Verne, a déj connu une grande popularité. Lhistoire des aventures dangereuses de la Trinité, qui a décidé de voyager par aérostat, est racontée dans ce roman fabuleux sur fond de peintures exotiques de lAfrique un monde animal étonnant, des rites et des croyances étranges des tribus qui lhabitent. Un livre brillant, riche et impressionnant sans défauts

Chick

Edgar Wallace

Among the most prolific of all authors of adventure fiction was the redoubtable Edgar Wallace. During the peak of his success during the 1920s, it was said that a quarter of all books read in England were written by him. In this classic comedy, an office boy unexpectedly inherits the title of Marquis. As well as dealing with this unexpected elevation in his status, and learning how to behave as a member of the aristocracy he also has to protect his newly inherited estate from clever con-men who try to convince him that there is oil on his land and after a series of adventures win the girl he loves. Mildly comic with a likeable title character, an enjoyable piece of fluff.

Anne of Avonlea

Lucy Maud Montgomery

Annes back! She older and wiser and more beautiful with the additional charm of growing womanhood than that gangly red-headed girl that first came to Avonlea. This book follows Anne Shirley from the age of 16-18 during the two years she teaches at the Avonlea school. Anne discovers all of the joys and struggles of being a teacher and continuing her studies and friendship with Gilbert. To top this off, she must aid Marilla in the caring of two children whom Marilla has chosen to adopt: the naughty but adorable Davy, and the prim and slightly-dull Dora. Anne of Avonlea is the second book by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery in the Anne of Green Gables series. Written as fiction for readers of all ages, since the mid twentieth century, the literary classic has been considered a childrens novel.

In Pawn

Ellis Parker Butler

Excerpt from In Pawn: Lem Redding had a dimple in his cheek that appeared when he smiled. For a boy with a faceful of freckles he was pretty. He had dear, bright gray eyes, and his smile, aided by the dimple, made most folks love him at sight. His hair was brown, as his dead mothers had been; in fact he was much like that mother in more ways than one-far more like her than he was like Harvey Redding, his father. Lem was quick, agile, lively, and Harvey was plumb lazy. This book presents In Pawn (1921), from Ellis Parker Butler. Butler, the author of more than 30 books and more than 2,000 stories and essays, is most famous for his short story Pigs is Pigs.