Medea

Eurypides

Pięcioaktowa tragedia Eurypidesa oparta na micie o Jazonie i Medei. Medea to barbarzynka, która mści się na swoim mężu Jazonie po tym, gdy ten porzuca ją dla greckiej księżniczki Koryntu. Zabija więc jego nową żonę oraz swoje z nim dzieci. Sztuka, z uwagi na swą brutalność, nie spotkała się z dobrym przyjęciem wśród publiczności ateńskiej. W czasach współczesnych chętnie do niej wracano z uwagi na poruszanie sytuacji kobiet w męskim świecie.

The Ghost of a Chance

Mary Cholmondeley

The large, sumptuous room, with its dim oriental rugs and subdued lighting, a fine set of Indian paintings, and two exquisite rose-red lacquered cabinets, had great charm. The main character has just returned from China. Huge packing boxes, stacked one above the other in the hall, were no doubt full of wonderful acquisitions, china, embroideries, carpets. But he didnt seem to want to unpack them.

Детство (Dzieciństwo)

Максим Горький, Maksim Gorki

Эта небольшая повесть Максима Горького составляет первую часть знаменитой трилогии (201eДетство201d, 201eВ людях201d, 201eМои университеты201d) и относится к жанру художественной автобиографии. Родоначальник литературы XX века, великий художник слова рассказывает здесь о своих ранних годах, проведенных в доме деда в Нижнем Новгороде. «Детство» раскрывает перед читателем жизнь и переживания маленького Алеши Пешкова. Рано оставшись без отца, он переезжает жить в дом деда, владельца небольшой красильной мастерской. Здесь он самостоятельно учится оценивать людей, различать добро и зло, замечать скрытое и отстаивать свое мнение. В книге описывается быт простых людей, уклад жизни, традиции и нравы, перипетии семейной жизни и родственных отношений. Герои сталкиваются с жизненными трудностями: смертью, бедностью, нуждой и преодолевают их, как умеют. Но все они интересны и сыграли свою роль в жизни Алеши.

Gromiwoja

Arystofanes

Komedia Arystofanesa, znana również jako Bojomira lub Lizystrata, napisana została w 411 r. p.n.e, podczas II wojny peloponeskiej. Główną bohaterką jest Gromiwoja, która postanawia zakończyć wojnę peloponeską. Namawia ona inne kobiety do buntu, polegającego na odmawianiu mężczyznom współżycia. Ponadto przejmują one kontrolę nad ateńskim skarbcem, który znajduje się nad Akropolem. Utwór ma silną wymowę pacyfistyczną.

The Maids of Paradise

Robert W. Chambers

Those who think they recognize the Comtesse de Vassart are undoubtedly mistaken. Mornak, long dead, is safe in his disguise. No trains with treasures were actually sent from the arsenal in Brest to the port of Lorient.

Leonce i Lena. Komedia

Georg Büchner

Książę Leonce i księżna Lena, dwie zupełnie niezależne od siebie i nieznające się postaci, dokładnie w tym samym czasie postanawiają zbuntować się i nie wypełnić swojego społecznego obowiązku, jakim jest zaaranżowane małżeństwo. Postanawiają uciec, ale przekorny los sprawia, że ich drogi się krzyżują. W powieści autor przemyca liczne współczesne mu problemy. Mamy więc groteskowy obraz władcy, wady systemu absolutyzmu oświeconego czy też bohaterów nękanych chorobą tamtych czasów, czyli nudą.

The Dark Cottage

Mary Cholmondeley

The old man on the bed stirred uneasily, and his white beard twitched. His wide-open eyes looked at his son with a blank look, as Michael had looked at him all his life. With a slightly trembling hand, Serena poured a few drops into a spoon and pressed them into her half-open lips.

The Inquisitor

Hugh Walpole

Walpole wrote horror novels that tended to be more psychological than supernatural, with mysticism underlying thoughtfulness. The Inquisitor is a murder thriller set in a haunted village. This novel will leave a mark with horror lovers.

The Fortress

Hugh Walpole

Judith Paris, now middle-aged, is returning to the Lakes to deal with the fierce feud between the two branches of the family. The feud ended with the construction of one branch of a huge house, known as the Fortress, which will dominate the land of others. But in this conflict, the children of two families play an important role.

Outlaw Breed

Max Brand

This great book by Max Brand tells the story of honest, hard working Phil Slader, the son of a notorious murdering outlaw, who had sworn not to follow the footsteps of his father, a feared and hated gunman. Phil was adopted by the man who put a bullet in his fathers heart. Watched and expected every day to explode into the lawless ways of his father, young Phil patiently waits to come of age to leave the servitude of his fathers killer and find the truth of his death. Could he keep that oath now that Doc Macgruder, his dads killer, was out gunning for him? How could he get his just revenge and still keep the respect of his fellow men? Find the answer in Max Brands action-filled story of adventure and heroism.

Хозяйка (Gospodyni)

Фёдор Михайлович Достоевский, Fiodor Michajłowicz Dostojewski

Повесть Ф. М. Достоевского 201eХозяйка201d, опубликованная в 1847 году, рассказывает об интеллигентном герое с характером молодого 201eмечтателя201d и о том, как его представление о жизни сталкивается с существованием простых людей из народа: он снимает угол у четы мещан, судьба и история которых с каждым днем кажется жильцу все таинственнее и необъяснимее. Повесть которая начинается, как простая история молодого незадачливого героя, неожиданно превращается в запутанное сказание, схожее с древними мифами и наполненное сложнейшим содержанием. Этот тип персонажа психологически более сложный в отличие от прежних чиновников, он вобрал в себя черты самого Достоевского. Образу 201eмечтателя201d будет отведено центральное положение во многих последующих произведениях: 201eНеточка Незванова201d, 201eБелые ночи201d, позднее 201eПреступление и наказание201d.

The Hidden Children

Robert W. Chambers

The author reveals many of the smallest details about the life of revolutionary volunteers, the land, the hardships of camp life, numerous tribes of indigenous aborigines and their relationship with each other and with whites. The West is a relative place in relation to time.

The Collected Short Stories. MultiBook

David Wright OBrien

The Collected Short Stories is a collection of short adventure stories from pioneering American fantasy and science fiction writer David Wright OBrien (19181944). A nephew of Farnsworth Wright, editor of Weird Tales, OBrien was 22 years old when his first story Truth Is a Plague! appeared in the February 1940 issue of Amazing Stories. There were about forty stories and novels under his own name plus others under various pseudonyms, including John York Cabot, Bruce Dennis, Duncan Farnsworth, Richard Vardon and others. Some of OBriens work was space opera or other routine adventure, but many of his stories betray a strain of humor, not unlike Henry Kuttners at that time. OBrien was a sharp and creative writer who liked stories of madcap invention as well as adventure.

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!

Four Faultless Felons

G.K. Chesterton

A novel series by G.K. Chesterton of four intertwined novellas whose central characters appear to be involved in murder, fraud, theft and treason. Are these friends involved in crimes? Are these individuals faultless as the books title suggests? A good book for people who love suspenseful novels that features mind-blowing twists, awesome plots, and events that will keep you engaged page by page.

The Rape of Lucrece

William Shakespeare

This is a beautiful and touching poem. Shakespeare uses language and metaphor clearly and very accessible. This is a very sad poem, and he embodies the tragedy of events. Values, loyalty, virtue, shame and revenge are carefully studied. Lucretias rhetorical mastery, combined with an incredible ecphratic passage depicting Troy, creates a truly amazing poem.