Обыкновенная история (Zwykła historia). Роман в двух частях

Иван Александрович Гончаров, Iwan Aleksandrowicz Gonczarow

Первый роман русского писателя Ивана Александровича Гончарова, опубликованный в 1847 году в журнале 201eСовременник201d, вызвавший большой интерес у современников, в том числе благодаря всегда актуальному сюжету 2013 истории превращения провинциального юноши-романтика в прагматичного, состоятельного и равнодушного столичного жителя. По приезде в Петербург главный герой Александр Адуев поступает 201eпод крыло201d своего дяди 2013 суховатого дельца Петра Адуева. Несмотря на попытки старшего Адуева урезонить его, романтические устремления младшего Адуева неизменно оставляют его с разбитым сердцем. Разочаровавшись в столичной жизни, Адуев возвращается в материнскую усадьбу, но после смерти матери опять едет в Петербург, чтобы жениться на богатой наследнице и сделать карьеру на государственном поприще. Данная история стара, но актуальна по сей день, о том, как приезжая из провинции в большой город и сталкиваясь с его нравами, воспитать в себе характер, но сохранить душевность.

The Beautiful White Devil

Guy Boothby

This novel, filled with lots of action and romance, talks about the exploits of an attractive criminal mastermind who steals the heart of the main character of a fairy tale. The heroine is a first class woman. She is smart, beautiful, commanding and respected. She is all that a leader should be, demonstrates courage in the face of danger, and has never even been portrayed in any way not ideal.

Bannlyst

Selma Lagerlöf

Bannlyst är en bok av Selma Lagerlöf. Det är en mörk berättelse som behandlar kannibalism, hustrumisshandel och första världskriget. Handlingen följer i första hand Sven, som kämpar med det äckel som alla även han själv känner för honom, och Sigrun, som tvingas fly frn sin vldsamme make. Kannibalismen och kriget jämförs med varandra och frgan ställs vilket som är värst. Svaret boken ger är att det är mycket värre att beg ett brott mot en levande, än en som är död.

Almuric

Robert E. Howard

The creator of Conan looks to the stars in one of fantasys most enduring science fantasy classics! Robert E. Howards Almuric is a savage planet of crumbling stone ruins and debased, near-human inhabitants. Into this world comes Esau Cairn, Earthman, swordsman, murderer. Only he can overthrow the terrible devils that enslave Almuric, but to do so he must first defeat the inner demons that forced him to abandon Earth.

The Murders at Madlands

Aidan de Brune

Meet the famous Australian author Aidan de Brune and his latest mystery The Murders at Madlands. Eight persons are assembled in the dining room of the palatial home of Sir Rupert Haffervale, Sydneys business magnate. Five of them are his associates, prominent men in the life of the city. The sixth is the star reporter of a big daily. The occasion is the formal handing over of control of a huge trust to Sir Ruperts niece and heiress on her coming of age. At noon, as the knight is about to conduct his niece to the head of the table he falls forward with a bullet through his heart. The fatal shot was undoubtedly fired by someone in the room, yet no report was heard. Who was the murderer?

The Moon Pool

A. Merritt

One of the most gripping fantasies ever written, The Moon Pool embodies all the romanticism and poetic nostalgia characteristic of A. Merritts writings. The plot concerns an advanced race which has developed within the Earths core. Eventually their most intelligent members create an offspring. This created entity encompasses both great good and great evil, but it slowly turns away from its creators and towards evil. The entity is called either the Dweller or the Shining One. A party of archeologists stumble upon this lost subterranean land and must fight to save their own world on the earths surface. With an exciting narrative full of thrilling action sequences, memorable characters, and a fascinating civilization of bizarre wonders, it is a great adventure novel that will thrill fans of classic science fiction.

O żołnierzu tułaczu

Stefan Żeromski

Okres walk republikańskiej armii francuskiej z austriacką. Polski chłop Matus Pulut cieszy się wśród Francuzów prawami wolnego obywatela. Jest ceniony za osobiste męstwo. Po powrocie do ojczyzny, gdzie panuje jeszcze feudalne bezprawie, zostaje potraktowany jako zbieg pańszczyźniany... Utwór O żołnierzu tułaczu związany jest z podróżą Żeromskiego do Szwajcarii. Autor zamieszcza w nim refleksję na temat wojen napoleońskich i czasów rewolucji francuskiej.

Masters of the Wheat-Lands

Harold Bindloss

In the Spartan simplicity on the prairie there were many young Englishmen. They are looking for some elegance of culture or sophistication in the woman they marry. And few of these women are willing to do hard work to help a man. At the heart of the plot is a love story, where the main characters have to prove that they can do anything for their second half.

Happy Pollyooly. The Rich Little Poor Girl

Edgar Jepson

Happy Pollyooly: The Rich Little Poor Girl is a bride story. Jepson continues the story of his twelve year-old heroine, Mary Bride, known as Pollyooly. She is still acting as housekeeper to the Honorable John Ruffin, keeping his rooms spotlessly clean and grilling his bacon to the right turn. John Ruffin gets a windfall that enables him to take a seaside holiday. He takes Pollyooly and her brother along with him. Twice in the course of the story she is called to act the part of Lady Marion Ricksborough, the little peeress whom she so remarkably resembles, and in the second instance is instrumental in effecting a reconciliation between the duke and duchess, Lady Marions father and mother.

Red Eve

H. Rider Haggard

Haggard wrote the story Red Eve in six months. In it, we meet Sir Hugh de Cressi, the son of a merchant who is in love with Eve. She, too, is in love with him, but a traitor knight Sir Edmund Acour is caring for her. He realizes that he cannot conquer her feelings and gives her a potion. The result is that she did marry him. But how long will this potion act? Unlike other stories, where events are developing in Africa, here readers will be able to travel around Europe.

Halsey & Co

H.K. Shackleford

Mr. Barron, a wealthy banker on Broad Street, was sitting in his office when a young newspaperman rushed into his office. It was an ordinary boy who delivered a newspaper every day. The boy came to the banker with urgent news. He claims that two employees behind his back steal money from him. Would he believe a simple guy?

The Corner House

Fred M. White

This is a mysterious story about The Corner House, where there are many secrets and various rumors about it. Some time ago, the Corner House was the center of what could be an exciting tragedy. Some of the neighbors could hear about the night cry, how to stamp their feet, about a beautiful woman with poison in her hand. No one ever revealed her secret, no one crossed her threshold. However, there is always someone brave who will do it.

The Reward of Nostradamus

Henry Bedford-Jones

A strange and mysterious gem named the Sphinx Emerald leaves its trail through history: a witness to many historic events and crosses the paths of both simple folk and famous men and, for good or bad, exerts its powerful influence... Catherine de Medici coveted the Sphinx Emerald. And when the King gave it as a reward to his physician, Doctor Nôtredame rode in dire peril of his life.

Zwycięstwo

Joseph Conrad

Zwycięstwo to powieść psychologiczna Josepha Conrada opublikowana po raz pierwszy w 1915 r., dzięki której Conrad zdobył popularność na świecie. Opowiada o wydarzeniach z życia Axela Heysta, wychowywanego w Londynie przez owdowiałego ojca, szwedzkiego filozofa. Atmosfera w domu Heysta, przesycona bezwzględnym dążeniem ojca do prawdy i pesymistycznym spojrzeniem na ludzkość, wypacza jego umysł. Po śmierci ojca Heyst opuszcza Anglię i zamieszkuje na tropikalnej wyspie.

A Smile of Fortune

Joseph Conrad

A Smile of Fortune is located on a beautiful island in the Pacific Ocean, on which the narrator, captain docked; ship suppliers are supposedly brothers who have not talked to each other for 18 years. One of the brothers, Ernest, is an assimilated citizen. He owes a lot of money, has parties, has taste and manners, and is trusted. He treats the half-blood servants as cruelly as the rest of the colonists. Another, Arthur, is an outcast, not because of his race or profession, although he was forced to make aggressive deals by beating his brother for incoming captains in order to get food and equipment contracts earlier than his brother

Windsor Castle. An Historical Romance

William Harrison Ainsworth

A classic historical novel set in and around Windsor Castle during the time of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. Historical events are sharply aggravated by the appearance of the forest demon Hern the Hunter.