LAssommoir

Émile Zola

LAssommoir le roman le plus important de lécrivain. Cest ici, dans cette création unique et brutale, quEmil Zola a le mieux illustré tous ses points de vue sur la littérature. Il nallait pas se sentir désolé pour ses héros, pour décrire leur vie quotidienne sans fin dans la richesse et le luxe. A linverse, lécrivain a cherché a montrer a travers des personnages fictifs a quel point des besoins stupides, limités et insignifiants détruisaient le cour des habitants du monde réel.

The Keeper of the Door

Ethel M. Dell

Sequel to The Way of an Eagle. Max Wyndham is a successful doctor who comes to practice at the English Country. Olga Ratcliffe is Dr. Ratcliffes daughter and Maxs employer. Max realizes his attraction to Olga and predicts his marriage to her within a year. Olga finds him repulsive and is constantly in fear of him. Maxs reputation is endangered with his constant clashes with Olga. A page turning psychological thriller with doctors, beautiful women, and murders. The plot takes an adventurous dive from rural England to the wild jungles and shahs of India. With tiger hunting and national unrest, this book surpasses expectations. The Keeper of the Door is the compelling tale of womans struggles with social dictates and the ever-confusing demands of the heart by the author of The Obstacle Race and The Bars of Iron.

The Casino Murder Case

S.S. Van Dine

Independent, rich, educated, amateur detective, Vance uses his deductive skills and psychological knowledge to help his friend, New York County Attorney, solve the murder and attempt to poison others. The killer laid an intricate conspiracy that Vance cannot solve. As usual, the action takes place in New York. Vances methods are unconventional and run counter to the more stringent police investigation methods and legal requirements of a lawyer.

Życie i przygody małpki. Pamiętnik szympansiczki Kaśki

Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski

Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski napisał: Jestem pisarzem. Dużo podróżuję. Będąc w Afryce, otrzymałem od pewnego przyjaciela rzadki upominek. Była to piękna małpeczka, szympansiczka, imieniem Kaśka. Miłe, małe stworzonko przywiązało się do nas. Polubiliśmy ją bardzo. Zabawiała nas swoją wesołością i sprytem, rozrzewniała miłością do nas. Rozumiała wszystko... Mała Kaśka miała w swym życiu niezwykłe przygody. Opowiedziała nam o nich...

The Confessions of Saint Augustine

Autor anonimowy

Confessions is the name of an autobiographical work, consisting of 13 books, by St. Augustine of Hippo, written between AD 397 and AD 398. Heartfelt, incisive, and timeless, The Confessions of Saint Augustine has captivated readers for more than fifteen hundred years. The son of a pagan father and a Christian mother, Saint Augustine spent his early years torn between conflicting faiths and world views. His Confessions, written when he was in his forties, recount how, slowly and painfully, he came to turn away from his youthful ideas and licentious lifestyle, to become instead a staunch advocate of Christianity and one of its most influential thinkers. Philosophically and theologically brilliant, sincere in its feeling, and both grounded in history and strikingly contemporary in its resonance, The Confessions of Saint Augustine is a timeless classic that will persist as long as humanity continues to long for meaning in life and peace of soul.

Szwedzi w Warszawie

Walery Przyborowski

Pisana w czasie zaborów powieść przenosi czytelnika w historyczne czasy świetności Rzeczypospolitej. Wartka akcja skupiona wokół poszukiwania skarbu ukrytego w warszawskich lochach zaspokaja czytelniczy apetyt przygody. Sympatię budzą znakomicie wykreowani bohaterowie obdarzeni zarówno heroizmem, jak i zwykłymi ludzkimi przywarami i śmiesznostkami.

Дворянское гнездо (Szlacheckie gniazdo)

Иван Сергеевич Тургенев, Iwan Siergiejewicz Turgieniew

Роман Ивана Тургенева «Дворянское гнездо» 2013 удивительно красивая и грустная история о несостоявшейся любви, разбитых надеждах и сложной судьбе главного героя, последнего представителя старинного дворянского рода. Совершив однажды трагическую ошибку, он вынужден расплачиваться за нее всю жизнь...

Anne of Ingleside

Lucy Maud Montgomery

Anne, now Mrs. Doctor Blythe, is still sometimes as impetuous as when she was the girl from Green Gables. But with six lively children and hard-worked Gilbert to look after not to mention Gilberts disapproving aunt, Anne has to be practical too. She suddenly began to worry that perhaps her adored Gilbert no longer loved her. But how could he not? After all, she may have been older, but she was still the lively, irrepressible, irreplaceable redhead the wonderful Anne of Green Gables, grown up. Shes ready to make her cherished husband fall in love with her all over again. Anne of Ingleside is the sixth book in the Anne Shirley chronology, and Montgomerys final published novel.

The Reef

Edith Wharton

This is Whartons fifth novel. It is considered, together with the previous Ethan Frome and the subsequent The Custom of the Country, as partly autobiographical. Young diplomat George Darrow is on his way to meet Anna Leath, an old girlfriend who is now a widow with a young daughter and a grown stepson. When Anna abruptly postpones their rendezvous without explanation, Darrow concludes that she is no longer interested in him. He has a brief liaison with the delicate, generous Sophy Viner, a kind woman of the working class. Unfortunately, the lives of Darrow, Anna, Sophy and Annas stepson Owen become linked and the extremely discreet sexual relationship between Darrow and Sophy complicates their lives. Whartons talent for balancing emotional turmoil and all the social manners of her time is blended into this philosophical work that explores the metaphorical reefs in the hearts of women.

Michaels Evil Deeds

E. Phillips Oppenheim

Michaels Evil Deeds (and they are very evil at times) is a rather ingenious crime novel in more ways than one. Firstly the 11 chapters each represent a separate incident but overall they do link together, if on occasions somewhat loosely. And secondly the tale is told by various of the protagonists so there is often a different point of view within each chapter.

Poezja romantyzmu

Praca zbiorowa

Wybór poezji europejskiego romantyzmu pozwala rozsmakować się w czarowanych słowami krajobrazach uczuć, myśli, emocji, przeżyć i fantazji. W świat ludzkich cierpień i do krainy baśni zabiorą tacy mistrzowie pióra jak George Gordon Byron, Johann Wolfgang Goethe, Adam Mickiewicz, Cyprian Kamil Norwid, Aleksander Puszkin, Friedrich Schiller, Juliusz Słowacki.

The Iliad

Homer

One of the greatest stories ever told, "The Iliad" has survived for thousands of years because of its insightful portrayal of man and its epic story of war, duty, honor, and revenge. The poem itself centers on the figure of Achilles the Greek warrior, his quarrel with King Agamemnon the Greek leader, the death of Achilles friend Patroclus, and Achilles ultimate defeat of the Trojan warrior Hector. In the course of relating this core story, the main events of the whole war are covered. Revenge and meddling gods weave through this epic of a seemingly endless war. Seven Greek cities claim the honor of being the birthplace of Homer, the poet to whom the composition of "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" are attributed. "The Iliad" is one of the foremost achievements in Western literature, but the identity or even the existence of Homer himself is a complete mystery, with no reliable biographical information having survived.

John Burnet of Barns

John Buchan

John Burnet of Barns was Buchans first fully realised, full-length work of fiction. The authors third novel is story of adventure, treachery and revenge, set in the Scottish Borders in the 17th century, telling of a young nobleman who sets out to gain an education abroad, only to find himself betrayed in his absence by his cousin. Not just a romance, but adventures of a Scottish gentleman around the Netherlands and the wildest highlands of Scotland to find himself, regain his honour and save his true love. In this epic tale of a family torn asunder by a long-lasting feud, renowned action-adventure author John Buchan spins an engrossing account of two cousins locked in conflict and the horrible toll that their bad blood begets. In the wake of the ultimate betrayal, will the Burnet clan ever be able to bridge the chasm that has been created?

Caves of Terror

Talbot Mundy

A collection of crime fiction short stories featuring Mme. Rosika Storey and her resourceful assistant Bella Brickley. Mme. Storey unravels complex cases with thorough investigation and an understanding of human nature. These short stories are written through Bella Brickleys point-of-view. She is Madame Storey, like Sherlock has fantastic powers of deduction and understanding of psychology, and her secretary is like Watson though she doest have a degree in medicine. Also Ms. Brickley adds a realistic persons fear to very dangerous situations. The short stories in this collection are: "The Almost Perfect Murder", "Murder in Masquerade", "The Death Notice", "Taken for a Ride", "It Never Got Into The Papers".

Les Huit Coups de lhorloge

Maurice Leblanc

Les huit coups de lhorloge est une série de huit aventures, que nous offre une rangée des talents et de la finesse desprit dArsene Lupin. Cest lépoque avant la guerre, ce sont les événements les plus incompréhensibles et les énigmes les plus compliqués pour résoudre. Il y a beaucoup de questions et en mme temps il ny a pas de réponses... Mais le prince Serge Rénine pouvons-nous dire Arsene Lupin? nest pas dupe. Il est sr, que cest son jeu.

The Devils Garden

W.B. Maxwell

1913. The Devils Garden is a popular classic work by W. B. Maxwell. The main character in this story is William Dale who is Postmaster of Rodhaven. He is introduced as an honest peasant of uncompromising temper, whose rough nature is ever softened by his pretty wife Mavis. Dales evening in London is transformed into a catastrophe when he learns a past secret about Mavis that threatens his marriage. Confronted with this secret, Will and Mavis struggle to make their marriage work and become successful. Ironically, Dale is eventually confronted by the same scenario. This work, described as a study of elemental passion and mystery, excited wide discussion and was attacked in many quarters for the daring of its theme, obsession and adultery.