The Odyssey

Homer

A classic for the ages, The Odyssey recounts Odysseus (Ulysses) journey home after the Trojan War. After the end of the war, Ulysses and his companions decide to return home, but in the middle of the path a horrible storm deviates them from the original route. Just one more difficulty, they have to face monsters like Cyclops and Mermaids, always overcoming them with cleverness astuteness. During one of these confrontations, all his companions are murdered and Ulysses has to continue his journey alone, but a generous king and the goddess Athena helps him. He withstands the lure of the Sirens song and a trip to the Underworld, only to find his most difficult challenge at home, where treacherous suitors seek to steal his kingdom and his loyal wife, Penelope.

Deadwood Dick Jr. Branded. or Red Rover at Powder Pocket

Edward Lytton Wheeler

Deadwood Dick is a fictional character who appears in a series of stories, or dime novels, published between 1877 and 1897 by Edward Lytton Wheeler. His stories are well plotted adventures and his slang and dialect heavy narration is funny as hell. Deadwood Dick was an orphan who was adopted, mistreated and then ran away from home to become a notorious outlaw. Originally from New England, he moved to the town of Deadwood, where he became the leader of a gang of highway men, wanted dead or alive for a $500 bounty. He is handsome, valiant, charming and sarcastic and sees himself as a defender of the weak. Deadwood Dick Jr. Branded or Red Rover at Powder Pocket is a fast-paced thriller. With its colorful narrative and surprising twists, the story will keep you hooked till the very end.

The Power of Prayer

Max Brand

One of Max Brands greatest gifts as a storyteller is his ability to create unforgettable, larger-than-life characters. 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. "The Power of Prayer" (1922) is an unusual and vexing Christmas story in which Gerald Kern, gentleman, gunman and fortune-hunter, must make a fateful choice when his cold-blooded nature and his love of a woman collide. Neatly plotted and briskly told, it illustrates Brands remarkable gift for storytelling. Another great read by Max Brand.

LExilée

Pierre Loti

Lexilé nous emmene Venise, o Elizabeth, de plus en plus gravement malade, repose, mais toujours souriante, fait vivre ses invités des moments inoubliables au charme vénitien et lit des extraits de son livre: Dire que ce livre, presque toujours brillant, o il a mis le plus vivant de ses grandes âmes, est sans doute aujourdhui perdu, déchiré, brlé; que les hommes ne le liront jamais!

Kult ciała. Dziennik człowieka samotnego

Mieczysław Srokowski

Powieść erotyczna. Bohaterowie powieści to para kochanków Czesław Bratkowicki i Hanna Złotopolska. Między nimi nie ma romantycznych uniesień. Jest za to namiętność, dzikość, pożądanie. Autor skupia się na seksualnej relacji bohaterów. Powieść wywołała ogromny skandal towarzyski z finałem w sądzie.

Wojna światów

Herbert George Wells

Jedna z najważniejszych światowych powieści gatunku science fiction. Opowiada o inwazji Marsjan na Ziemię, którzy zamierzają skolonizować Błękitną Planetę, a z jej mieszkańców uczynić pożywienie. Sieją spustoszenie w Londynie i jego okolicach, próbując podporządkować sobie ludzką rasę. Marsjańskie zagrożenie wyzwala w ludziach najgorsze instynkty, ludzie okazują się zdolni do każdej niegodziwości.

Love Insurance

Earl Derr Biggers

The basic plot of this book is built around the reputation the Lloyds of London insurance firm had for ensuring all manner of unlikely propositions. Lord Harrowby is advised to marry a wealthy heiress. Luckily he meets Cynthia. She is rich, beautiful and willing to marry him. But, since he comes from a family of gamblers, he goes to Lloyds of London and takes an insurance policy to ensure his bride makes to the alter. Lloyds sends a handsome young man to make sure nothing stops the wedding. But, handsome young man meets beautiful young woman and falls in love, only to discover she is the bride to be. What follows is a comic novel of improbable dimensions, by the world-famous creator of Chinese detective Charlie Chan!

Reichsgräfin Gisela

Eugenie Marlitt

Das Buch Reichsgräfin Gisela enthält alles, was man von einem Roman erwarten kann große Liebe, Verbrechen und Happy End -, aber auch Kritik an korrupter Politik und hochmütigem Adel. Die junge Gräfin Gisela leidet schwer unter den Verhältnissen, die das Leben bei ihren Stiefeltern prägen. Strenge Erziehung, Unterdrückung und Gängelung prägen die Kindheit des Mädchens, das mit den Jahren feststellen muss, dass ihre Stiefeltern sie zudem schamlos ausnutzen. Dann taucht ein fremder, wahnsinnig reicher und natürlich gutaussehender Portugiese auf. Und dieser Fremde hat augenscheinlich eine Rechnung offen mit der Familie des Barons Fleury. Dummerweise hat sich Gisela zu diesem Zeitpunkt bereits in ihn verliebt. Die junge Gräfin Gisela lernt durch die Liebe zu einem geheimnisvollen Unbekannten allmählich ihren Standesdünkel abzulegen und entwickelt sich zu einem mitfühlenden Menschen. Reichsgräfin Gisela gilt als ideologisch interessantestes Buch Marlitts.

Przypadki Robinsona Crusoe

Daniel Defoe

Robinson Crusoe, syn kupca w mieście Hull nie chce wieść nudnego żywota jak jego ojciec. Jako 17-latek ucieka z domu i płynie do Londynu. Pierwszy statek, którym płynie, rozbija się. Robinson trafia na drugi okręt i tam uczy się sztuki żeglarskiej. Po pewnym czasie, chce wracać do domu, ale kapitan Smith namawia go, by popłynął z nim do Gwinei, a gdy tam dorobi się majątku, zostanie łaskawiej przyjęty przez ojca. Podczas kolejnej podróży statek zostaje napadnięty, a Robinson, wraz z innymi, wzięty do niewoli mauretańskiej, z której po dwóch latach ucieka. Płynie do Brazylii, gdzie staje się plantatorem. 30 września 1659, podczas wyprawy po niewolników, statek rozbija się. Robinson jest jedynym ocalałym. Trafia na bezludną wyspę, gdzie przyjdzie mu spędzić następne 28 lat. Fabuła Przypadki Robinsona Crusoe i postać Robinsona Crusoe były wzorowane na prawdziwych losach Aleksandra Selkirka, szkockiego żeglarza, który w latach 1704-1709 spędził cztery lata na wyspie Más a Tierra (obecnie wyspa Robinson Crusoe), u wybrzeży Chile.

LArgent des autres

Émile Gaboriau

Cest une histoire dune famille typique de la bourgeoisie du Second Empire qui vive la vie tranquille. Un fois, pendant un dîner avec plusieurs de leurs amis, le banquier Thaller fait irruption chez eux et laccuse publiquement le pere (qui est un caissier principal du Comptoir de Crédit mutuel dont il est le directeur) davoir détourné une grande somme dargent. Quelle obscure machination se cache derriere cette stupéfaction? Pourquoi Thaller ne livre-t-il pas le coupable la police?

Death of a Celebrity

Hulbert Footner

Many guys wanted the playwright, Gavin Dordress, to die. Especially on the night of his party. Gail Garrett and Bea Townley openly quarreled for the main role in the play. The next morning Gavin Dordress was found shot to death, a chessman imprinted on his forehead, and nearby a letter of farewell that sounded suspiciously like one of his stage characters speaking. Then a new and amazing hint hastened the seemingly hopeless hunt.

Peter Ruff

E. Phillips Oppenheim

With the police hot on his tail, Peter Ruff decides to turn from a life of crime to the more lucrative life of a private investigator. With his ties to the underworld and his skill at disguise, Peter is the perfect sleuth. Along with his trusted and beautiful assistant, Violet Brown, Mr. Ruff is brilliantly successful in his new career. As his reputation for solving crime grows, he is noticed and adopted as a leader by a large conglomerate of criminals who have chosen to turn their skills to good. Unfortunately, his success also gains the enmity of many people, including his former fiancées new husband and a notorious German spy. How he outwits these two men-and others-while satisfying his taste for adventure. Highly recommended for people who like to treat a mystery story as a solvable riddle!

Harrigan!

Max Brand

In Harrigan, prolific writer Max Brand takes a detour from the dusty trails of the West where his novels were typically set and spins a gripping nautical tale set in Hawaii and upon the open sea. What starts out as a chance meeting between two men turns into a heated race for priceless treasure and the love of a remarkable woman. Thrown into each others path where one has absolute power and the other only his strength and his unconquerable spirit, who will survive and who will win the hand of the fair lady is a tale well told and guaranteed to hold your interest until the very last sentence.

Rilla of Ingleside

Lucy Maud Montgomery

Rilla of Ingleside is a coming-of-age novel written in 1921 by L.M. Montgomery that focuses on the youngest daughter of the beloved Anne Shirley, now Mrs. Blythe from the Anne of Green Gables series. In this final book in the Anne of Green Gables series, young Rilla Blythe dreams only of her first dance and getting her first kiss from the dashing Kenneth Ford. But undreamed-of challenges await the irrepressible Rilla when the world of Ingleside becomes endangered by a far-off war. Subsequently, Rillas brother Jem and his friend Jerry enlist and go to a training camp before leaving to join the front in France, and Rilla finds herself caring for an orphaned newborn. A story caught up in the shadow of war, the novel is an emotional journey of growth, loss, and sacrifice, but nevertheless a timeless piece of literature.

The War Terror

Arthur B. Reeve

The War Terror is a detective novel by Arthur B. Reeve (October 15, 1880 August 9, 1936), one of his Craig Kennedy series, often regarded as American Sherlock Holmes. Each story features a fascinating look at life in the early 20th century, and even includes some action along the way. A major spy operation is deployed in the heart of Europe in time of World War II. Detective Kennedy lands right in the middle of it and begins his face off with Nazi secret service. But threads of this operation lead across the Atlantics, back in the United States. Where from do the Hydras heads actually grow? Read this enthralling war thriller and find out!

Dream Days

Kenneth Grahame

An excellent book to read to children, but also good to read as an adult. This story brings many adults back to childhood. In such a simple story. Delightful childhood reminiscences beautifully written in Grahames charming prose. Poetic, tender, insightful, very lovely, a portal into the life of a children.