Der Redner. Roman

Edgar Wallace

Der Redner, so nannten sie Inspektor Rater von Scotland Yard, erfuhr in seinem Urlaub vom Tod Lord Eustace Lightley. Dabei fiel ihn ein, dass der örtliche Apotheker ihm vor Monaten mal von einer Arsenkur des Lord´s erzählt hat... Als der Polizist Simpson einen Toten findet, ahnt der Redner noch nicht, dass dies sein schwierigster Fall wird...

The White Glove

Fred M. White

A simple story to read, but as always fascinating and make you plunge into a new story written by Fred M. White. A simple man with financial problems is recruited by a rich old man to spy on a scam who robbed his diamonds. Such an adventure has never ended in anything good. But this story may end differently.

The Woman Ayisha

Talbot Mundy

First lets look at the situation for a moment. We were twenty people: seventeen Arabs, Narayan Singh, I and Thunder. We were in Petra over Jordan, which was a civilian land until Ali Higg, the impostor of Leo Peter, a friend of the Prophet Islam, Lord of Limit Deserts, and Lord Vaters became established there as a thorn on the flank of Palestine. Inaccessible and inaccessible, except for airplanes, once the valley of Moses, leading to it through a twelve-meter gorge, was blocked.

Collected Short Stories (Vol. 4). Collected Short Stories. Volume 4

Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was a Scottish physician and prolific writer of fiction and nonfiction. He is most well-known for his four novels and fifty-six short stories featuring the legendary and eccentric detective Sherlock Holmes. This fourth volume concludes the exciting adventures of the worlds most famous pipe-smoking detective, Sherlock Holmes, collecting works written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Included are the short story collections His Last Bow: Some Later Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes (1917) and The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes (1927), making this an indispensable classic for every home library. The book is based on various crimes occurring in England, big and small. Each of them have an unusual aspect to them that catches Holmes fantasy.

Household Tales

Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm

This is a collection of many tales. Porridge Pot" is a German folk tale from the Grimm Brothers collection, perhaps one of the most famous and beloved from early childhood. This is a story about how one girl received as a present from an old woman a pot that cooks porridge itself, it is only necessary to pronounce a magic spell. The girl carried the pot to her mother, but when she decided to use it, she forgot how to order the pot to stop in time. The pot boiled so much porridge that it flooded all the streets, and the townspeople had to eat their way.

Latarnik

Henryk Sienkiewicz

Skawiński, polski emigrant polityczny, przybywa w latach 70. XIX wieku do Aspinwall. Ma tu objąć posadę latarnika. Jest zmęczony życiem, które obfitowało w przygody. Walczył w wielu wojnach i powstaniach, m.in. w powstaniu listopadowym w Polsce i wojnie secesyjnej. Podejmował się też wielu zawodów, był m.in. harpunnikiem, poszukiwaczem diamentów, prowadził fabrykę cygar. Wszystkie te stanowiska tracił w tajemniczych okolicznościach, sam sobie tłumaczył to prześladującym go pechem. W końcu zaczął szukać miejsca, gdzie na dobre mógłby się osiedlić. Wybrał Aspinwall i latarnię morską, gdzie rozpoczął ciche, spokojne życie jako latarnik. Pewnego dnia oprócz zapasów żywności otrzymał paczkę z książkami z Polski. Podczas lektury zapomniał o tym, gdzie jest. W końcu zapadł w mocny sen o Polsce. Następnego ranka otrzymał wiadomość, że przez jego zaniedbanie rozbiła się łódź...

The Borgia Cabinet

J.S. Fletcher

The protagonist, a detective, was sent to Oldersike estate to investigate the sudden mysterious death of Sir Charles Stanmore. His goal is to find the culprit. His future depends on it. But when he arrives at the crime scene, he finds little evidence, which complicates his investigation...

Kwiat śmierci. Powieść kryminalna ze stosunków krakowskich

Gabriela Zapolska

Młody krakowski urwis dostrzega wyłaniające się z Wisły, zjawiskowo wyglądające zwłoki kobiety. Sprawę przejmuje nieporadny policjant i całkowicie daje się pochłonąć nietypowym wydarzeniom. Książka trzyma w napięciu od samego początku do ostatniego akapitu.

The Prince of India. Or Why Constantinople Fell

Lewis Wallace

On the pages of the works of Lewis Wallace characters lived, fell in love, fought and died, influencing the structure of public affairs. This novel tells about the events that led to the fall of Constantinople. Legendary wandering Jew under the guise of the Prince of India helps save the city. A wandering Jew served as the basis for several stories, and this is one of the best.

Poor Folk

Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky

With their penetrating psychological insight and their emphasis on human dignity, respect and forgiveness, Dostoyevskys early short stories contain the seeds of the themes that came to his major novels. Poor Folk is a short novel focused on a powerful exchange of letters between two bright and introspective individuals living in difficult circumstances in 19th century Saint Petersburg who are in love, yet fight poverty with every inch of their breath. Bound to never be able to be together because of their conditions, these letter show how much theyd do for one another, even the means arent there. Written during the initial stirrings of the Russian realism movement, Poor Folk is a vivid portrait of societys everyman. A work that is both beautiful and tragic, it unravels an unforgettable tale of the human condition and portrays how poverty instills piety and sanctity in the human soul.

Ardistan und Dschinnistan. Band 12

Karl May

Ardistan und Dschinnistan gehört zu den bedeutendsten Spätwerken Mays, in denen er sich immer mehr von seinen abenteuerlichen Reiseerzählungen, durch die er seinen Ruhm erlangte, entfernt und in geheimnisvollen Geschichten seiner Weltanschauung Ausdruck verleiht. Kara ben Nemsi und Hadschi sollen in Dschinnistan für Frieden sorgen und beginnen ihre Reise an den Gestaden des Ussul-Landes. Gemeinsam mit Scheich Amihn und den Dschirbani kämpfen sie nun gegen die räuberischen Banden im Land und ziehen schließlich vereint nach Ard, der Hauptstadt von Ardistan. Als Kara ben Nemsi und sein treuer Gefährte Hadschi Halef Omar in Ard eintreffen, ist es ihre erste Aufgabe, den Mir von Ardistan davon zu überzeugen, dass die Regierung von Dschinnistan ihm freundlich zugetan ist.

Młyn na wzgórzu

Karl Gjellerup

Powieść Młyn na wzgórzu duńskiego noblisty z dziedziny literatury Karla Gjellerupa daje wyraz fascynacji autora życiem wsi i duńskim folklorem. Opowiada o relacji owdowiałego młynarza z ukazaną jako femme fatale Lizą. Przesiąknięta pesymizmem opowieść o ludzkich namiętnościach, porywczości, pragnieniach oraz walce o ich realizację, ukazująca psychologiczne uwarunkowania bohaterów.

Un billet de loterie

Jules Verne

Le theme principal de luvre est lhistoire touchante de lamour romantique dun homme et dune femme vivant en Norvege. Ils sappellent Gulda Hansen et Ole Camp. Ole va nager apres les fiançailles et Gulda reste dans son village natal, Telemark Daal. Ole écrit une lettre sa mariée dans laquelle il mentionne la richesse quil apporte avec lui. Gulda commence sinquiéter pour son fiancé.

Edisons Conquest of Mars

Garrett P. Serviss

Every person is interested to know whether there is life on Mars. Garrett Putman Servissis one of the first writers who touched on this topic. This story contains everything unimaginable: the invasion of people on Mars, ingenious inventions, the first space battle, alien abduction. This should be read to each.

The Mystery of the Four Fingers

Fred M. White

The main characters of this story are a wealthy lawyer named Jim Gourdon and his tanned, adventurous friend Gerald Wenner traveling the world who amazes Gurdon and readers with his own story about the alleged millionaire Fenwick, his daughter, and some other noteworthy characters. After all, Fenwick has recently become a millionaire, it seems that posing as another. And his daughter is full of past secrets.

Darius the Great. Ancient Ruler of the Persian Empire

Jacob Abbott

Darius the Great has a historical background, like many other books by Jacob Abbott. The plot of the dramatic series of events in the ancient history of the Middle East. The main character, Darius, is the benchmark for half of humanity, having overcome with many difficulties, namely, the uprisings, he was able to win the trust of humanity. Fascinating story that turned another page of world history.