A Shadowed Love

Fred M. White

Molly and Dick are two adventurers who came to London to earn money. Molly was an artist and Dick was a writer. Things went well. However, after 2 years they were frustrated, they became poor. Molly and Dick were faced with big troubles, through which they needed to go.

The Red Thumb Mark

R. Austin Freeman

Originally written in 1907, The Red Thumb Mark opens the series by R. Austin Freeman featuring Dr. Thorndyke, who is a sort of Sherlock-Holmes type character. A single fingerprint is found at the scene of a crime. When the police are able to identify that fingerprint, the case seems closed. But Dr. Thorndyke, the detective/barrister/medical doctor who takes on defense of this suspect, thinks he can disprove the prosecutions case, based on that same fingerprint. It does not take Dr. Thorndyke to figure out who the criminal is. It is up to Dr. John Thorndyke, and his new assistant Dr. Jervis to prove the young mans innocence before hes found guilty and hanged. The mystery in this wonderful detective tale is who the lovely heroine is in love with. The answer may surprise you.

Jaskółczym szlakiem

Maria Rodziewiczówna

W drugiej połowie XIX wieku wiele ziemiańskich rodzin zostało rozdzielonych. Jedni zostawali w tak zwanej Kongresówce, inni szukali szczęścia za granicą. W powieści Jaskółczym szlakiem Rodziewiczówna odmalowuje losy jednej z takich rodzin w momencie odwiedzin części jej członków w dawno niewidzianej Polsce. Na tym tle rozgrywają się miłosne perypetie głównego bohatera, który przyjeżdża z Algieru między innymi po to, by w Polsce znaleźć sobie żonę. Barwna, epicka opowieść o losach polskiego ziemiaństwa pod koniec XIX wieku.

Under the Greenwood Tree. A Rural Painting of the Dutch School

Thomas Hardy

This story began around Christmas, when a group of guys from the village of Melstock walked and sang carols. It was then that the cab driver Dick Dewey saw and fell in love at first sight with the new teacher Fancy Day who had just arrived. She is also looked after by a wealthy farmer Shiner, whom Father Day favors, and pastor Maybold, who considers himself the most suitable party for Fancy. But the story did not begin in vain on the fabulous days of Christmas - it will end festively.

The House of Whispers

William Le Queux

No second glance was needed to realise the pitiful truth. The man seated there in his fine library, with the summer sunset slanting across the red carpet from the open French windows, was blind. Since his daughter Gabrielle had been a pretty, prattling child of nine, nursing her dolly, he had never looked upon her fair face. But he was ever as devoted to her as she to him.

The First Part of King Henry the Sixth

William Shakespeare

This historical chronicle spans a period of thirty years in English history. Starting from the death of King Henry the Fifth in 1422 and ending with the Battle of Castillon in 1453. Lancaster pays for the usurpation of power and the death of the real king. British troops are defeated in battles with France. In England, civil strife and civil war begin.

The Dwellers in the Mirage

A. Merritt

This science fantasy novel by Abraham Merritt concerns American Leif Langdon who accidentally discovers a hidden valley in Alaska that unexpectedly supports abundant life, including two tribes of people: a pygmy race; and warriors who descend from Mongols. The warriors worship an evil Kraken, whom they summon to offer human sacrifice. The inhabitants believe Langdon to be the reincarnation of their long dead hero, Dwayanu... There are lost civilizations, malignant gods, ancient rituals, wicked priests, strange monsters, raging battles and comely princesses, or in one case, a beautiful witch-woman Lur in a very satisfying grand adventure. Highly recommended for fans of both weird fiction and sword & sorcery.

Balladyna. Tragedia w pięciu aktach

Juliusz Słowacki

Tragedia w pięciu aktach, napisana przez Juliusza Słowackiego w Genewie w 1834 r., a wydana w Paryżu w 1839 r. Autor poświęcił swój utwór Zygmuntowi Krasińskiemu, autorowi Irydiona. Balladyna i Alina są siostrami. Mieszkające wraz z matką w ubogiej chacie w lesie. Goplana, królowa jeziora Gopła, jest zakochana w kochanku Balladyny Grabcu. Przez swą zazdrość miesza się w ludzkie sprawy i gmatwa ich losy. Pewnego dnia do chaty sióstr przyjeżdża bogaty książę Kirkor, wiedziony tam przez sługę Goplany, Skierkę. Goplana ma nadzieję, że Kirkor zakocha się w Balladynie, a wtedy Grabiec zostanie tylko dla niej. Jednak Skierka sprawia, że książę zakochuje się w obu siostrach. Żeby zdobyć męża, dziewczęta współzawodniczą w zbieraniu malin. Ta z sióstr, która pierwsza zbierze pełny dzbanek, ma wziąć Kirkora za męża. Gdy okazuje się, że Alina wygrywa, Balladyna zabija ją nożem. Jedynym świadkiem tej zbrodni jest Grabiec... Balladyna to opowieść o żądzy władzy i o dorastaniu do roli zbrodniarza.

A Mad Marriage. A Novel

May Agnes Fleming

Mr. Gordon Carill marries Miss Rosamond Lovell, and then discovers that she is not the daughter of Colonel Lovell, but a girl with a low birth rate and a bad reputation, who was a concert singer. She is unusually beautiful, she is only eighteen years old, and the dark experiences of her past life, to put it mildly, had to hurry. In horror, she leaves her husband, who then pursues her.

Full Moon

Talbot Mundy

Hulbert Footner (18791944) was a Canadian writer of non-fiction and detective fiction. About 1920, Footner began to write detective fiction, his first series detective character being Madame Rosika Storey. This is the seventh book of the succesful mystery series Madame Storey, by canadian-american author Hulbert Footner. Footner most successful creation was the beautiful and brilliant Madame Rosika Storey and her plain assistant who explains the evolving solutions to her boss cases. These stories take the reader to Morocco and China etc... basically out of NYC where Storey resides. Theres lots of action and danger and disguises and very very bad people.

The Scarlet Pimpernel

Emmuska Orczy

The scene is set in the terrorized Paris of revolutionary France in the 1800s. During this time period nobody was safe from the horrifying grasp of Madame la Guillotine which claimed hundreds of lives every day. The Scarlet Pimpernel is Englands national hero, a rescuer of French aristocrats from under the guillotine in France. Hes also Sir Percy Blakeny, husband of Marguerite Blakeney nee St. Marguerites brother Armand is under suspicion in France and a French government agent, Chauvelin, approaches her with an ultimatum: discover the identity of the Pimpernel or let your brother die. When she realizes that the Pimpernel is her husband, shes off to warn and rescue him with the help of another member of the League of the Scarlet Pimpernel, Sir Andrew Ffoulkes. Chauvelin threatens to kill Marguerites brother if she warns her husband that Chauvelin is trying to kill him. Will her husband figure out the trap he is in, or will Marguerite warn him before its too late?

The People of the Mist

H. Rider Haggard

In this story, readers are introduced to Leonard Outram, a penniless British adventurer in his pocket who is seeking wealth in distant lands, having lost his family lands and estates. He is involved in the rescue of a young Portuguese woman from the largest slave camp in Africa. As a result, the main character discovered a lost race. He will not be easy, because he will face their God.

The House of Fulfilment

Elizabeth Louisa Moresby

The spiritual romance of a soul in the Himalayas. An Englishman in India is so influenced by a group of converts to Buddhism that he travels to a monastic retreat in Tibet in the search for spiritual enlightment. The author, also known as E. Barrington, purports that the supernormal happenings in this romance novel are true and are founded upon the ancient Indian philosophy of Upanishads. Moresby was already sixty years old by the time she started writing her novels, which commonly had an oriental setting, and then became a prolific author. She wrote under various pseudonyms, depending on the genre. She was also known as Elizabeth Louisa Beck, Eliza Louisa Moresby Beck and Lily Moresby Adams.

The Red Bandanna

George Owen Baxter

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. Clancy Morgan must learn how to shoot a gun when his best friend is unjustly accused of murder; John Manner, on the lam from the law, finds a new identity in the frozen Arctic. 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. Max Brands action-filled stories of adventure and heroism in the American West continue to entertain readers throughout the world.

The Kings Arrow. A Tale of the United Empire Loyalists

H.A. Cody

This is a wonderful romantic story. All events take place in the forests of New Brunswick at the time of the arrival of the Loyalists. A charming tale of perseverance and loyalty to King George after the American Revolution. It hooks each historical basis.

Tymon Ateńczyk

William Shakespeare

Tytułowy bohater tragedii Tymon Ateńczyk jest majętny, więc nic nie stoi na przeszkodzie, aby wydać huczne przyjęcie i obdarować gości hojnymi prezentami. Jednak taka postawa nie jedna mu prawdziwych przyjaciół, za to skupia wokół niego osoby interesowne. Majątek Tymona pierzcha, a przyjaźnie zostają wystawione na próbę. Dochodzi do brzemiennych w konsekwencje zbrodni. Tymon obmyśla dotkliwą zemstę na fałszywych przyjaciołach.