The Frogs

Aristophanes

Aristophanes is revered as the father of comedy. He wrote over forty works, of which eleven reached us. Centuries have passed, but the comedies of Aristophanes continue to live. The political events that Aristophanes criticized in his works have long faded into the past, but the author enjoys the inexhaustible comic ingenuity of the author, his wit and ingenious courage with which he derives the funny from everything that he touches.

Faust. Tragedii część pierwsza i druga

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Dramat w dwóch częściach niemieckiego polityka, badacza i poety Johanna Wolfganga von Goethego, tworzony przez niego blisko 60 lat. Faust to uczony, który po latach, mimo ogromu swojej wiedzy, odkrywa, że ludzki umysł jest zbyt ograniczony, aby w pełni poznać sens istnienia. W jego pracowni pojawia się Mefistofeles, który założył się z Bogiem, że uda mu się opętać duszę uczonego. Kusi go, proponując zostanie jego duchowym przewodnikiem, co ma pozwolić mu poznać sens istnienia. W zamian za to Faust musi oddać mu swoją duszę.

A Daughter of To-day. A Novel

Sara Jeannette Duncan

This is a short novel about Elfrida, a young girl who gets her art education before being forced to realize that her talents may lie elsewhere instead. She runs away to Europe hoping to find a career in journalism. She read in many magazines.

Milly Darrell

Mary Elizabeth Braddon

Milly Darrell isnt the narrator, but the story is based around her. Mary Crofton is a new governess who meets her in school, and agrees to spend her vacation with Milly. She soon has to deal with the intrigues of Millys evil stepmother Augusta and possessive cousin Julian. Fortunately, Mary figures out that Milly is being poisoned thanks to noticing the wrong cork on a medicine bottle. Augustas no Lady Audley.

Ghost Hills

Henry Bedford-Jones

An old secret and a lovely woman and three men: Barr Radison, an American adventurer, searching for the mysterious source of black and silver fox pelts, Macferris Montenay, a ruthless giant of a man, trying to carve out his own kingdom in the wilderness, and Jean Nichemus, a halfbreed and Montenays henchman, harboring his own sinister plans. Ghost Hills is one of the adventure stories of a prolific H. Bedford-Jones who is rightly called the King of Pulps.

Man and Wife

Wilkie Collins

The novel is set in England in the mid-nineteenth century. Due to the imperfection of the marriage legislation of England, Ireland and Scotland and the presence of conflicting articles in it, a woman becomes a victim of her scoundrel husband, and then her daughter falls into the same situation many years later. But fate, although cruel, is fair with the help of friends, the girl manages to overcome all difficulties and obstacles, save her life and find her happiness.

The Kidnapped President

Guy Boothby

Many changes, hesitations, lives at stake... It is not easy to put this story aside. It is unpredictable and full of action. When the presidents are fighting for a share of power, our hero can do everything to keep his honor and not get caught in the crossfire.

The Infidel

Mary Elizabeth Braddon

Antonia Thornton is raised to be a religious skeptic by her father, but has doubts after meeting with Oxford Methodists, such as Stobard. Lord Killrush is impressed by her beauty and intelligence and suggests making her his mistress. Dying from consumption, as people did in the old days, Killrush agrees to marry her. Provided that she marries no one.

Palę Paryż

Bruno Jasieński

Powieść Brunona Jasieńskiego Palę Paryż została opublikowana w 1928 roku w odcinkach na łamach socjalistycznej francuskiej gazety LHumanité, co wzbudziło duże kontrowersje. Utwór stanowił odpowiedź na nowelę Paula Moranda Palę Moskwę, którą Brunon uznał za antyproletariacki paszkwil. Postanowił więc odgryźć się i spalić burżuazyjną Francję. Wywołało to ogromny skandal i falę protestów paryżan, którzy domagali się wydalenia Jasieńskiego z Francji.

The Haunted and the Haunters. Or, The House and the Brain

Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803-1873), a prolific Victorian novelist, member of Parliament, and Secretary of State for the colonies, wrote in a variety of genres, including historical fiction, mystery, romance, the occult, and science fiction. The protagonist of this book thinks that all stories related to ghosts, could be explained with a reasonable point of view. Now he has to solve the mystery of a haunted house... What adventures did he face? Read the story to know!

Sun and Sand

Max Brand

A collection of three short exciting stories by Max Brand aka Federick Faust. Brand has been labeled one of the top three Western novelists of all time so western fans will be in for a treat. It includes The Flaming Rider, Outlaw Buster and Sun and Sand. Three western stories about men who appear to be lacking the intelligence and skills to survive on the frontier but are able to achieve success where others had failed. Sun and Sand is the story of a youth known only as Jigger. It is his misfortune to buy a key chain from a pawnbroker that has on it a key to a post office box. In that box, Jigger finds a map to a notorious outlaws cache, buried in a fierce desert region; however, Jigger is not the only one seeking this treasure...

Rewards and Fairies

Rudyard Kipling

A year has passed. Dan and Una have matured and again return to the village for the summer. There, Pak is already waiting for them with new stories and acquaintances, to again lead the children into the intricate labyrinth of British history, mythology and folklore.

After Dark

Wilkie Collins

When Night Falls is a complex novel. Six fascinating stories, full of mystery and tension, are collected by the author into a single picture, worthy of taking its place among the most exquisite works of classic English literature. The stories consist of formal introductions to each story, including character sketches of the alleged narrators, a fictional portrait painter taking a break from sore eyes, and diary entries of the artists wife.

Prostaczek. Historia prawdziwa znaleziona w papierach ojca Quesnela

Voltaire

Powiastkę filozoficzną Prostaczek francuski filozof Voltaire napisał w 1767 r., jednak wydał ją anonimowo. Pełen tytuł brzmiał Prostaczek. Historia prawdziwa, znaleziona w papierach ojca Quesnela. Przywołany w tytule Pasquier Quesnel, któremu Voltaire przypisał poniekąd autorstwo utworu, był teologiem francuskim, jednym z przywódców ruchu jansenistycznego. Ruch ten dążył do odnowy Kościoła katolickiego, jednak spotkał się z potępieniem. Utwór porusza szeroko dyskutowane w czasach Voltairea zagadnienia religijne.

My Mortal Enemy

Willa Cather

The story is about a rich girl deserting her riches for the love of her life. She is an Irish Catholic and the boy for whom she leaves everything is related to German Protestantism. The life seems to be good. But when at the end of her life as the couple is reduced to abject poverty, she probes few questions relating to her life.

The Barbarians

Robert W. Chambers

This is the story of what happened to a dozen malcontents who could no longer tolerate dirty business in Europe and politicians at home. This is an exciting story that will keep you in suspense until the end of the story.