Historical Mysteries

Andrew Lang

Andrew Lang (31 March 1844 20 July 1912) is known for being a Scots poet, novelist, literary critic, and student of anthropology. He is most famous for his folk stories and fairy tales. The majority of these essays appeared in The Cornhill Magazine in 1904. The table of contents includes The Case of Elizabeth Canning, The Murder of Escovedo, The Campden Mystery, The Case of Allan Breck, The Mystery of Kaspar Hauser the Child of Europe, Queen Oglethorpe, The Mystery of the Kirks and others. With Historical Mysteries, Andrew Lang has reached up some of the most puzzling historical mysteries of Europe primarily dealing with Scottish and French incidents. Some of these mysteries involve the assassinations of famous people, while others deal with regular people who have been involved in mysterious events.

Marta

Eliza Orzeszkowa

Marta Świcka po utracie męża oraz całego majątku pozostaje samotną matką czteroletniej córeczki Janci. Aby utrzymać siebie i córkę, chce podjąć pracę. Mierzy się jednak z ogromną dyskryminacją pracodawcy chcą zatrudniać tylko mężczyzn albo cudzoziemki. Marta nie ma wystarczająco dobrego wykształcenia ani talentu, aby dostać dobrze płatną pracę nauczycielki lub ilustratorki. Po kolejnych uwłaczających próbach uczciwego zarobku zdesperowana kobieta postanawia dopuścić się przestępstwa.

A Nights Adventure in Rome

William Harrison Ainsworth

For a person unaccustomed to the imposing religious ceremonies of the Catholic Church, it was a delightful sight to observe all the pomp and splendor displayed at this high celebration. The papal choir now and then sang the melodic masses characteristic of worship, and hundreds of centers spread all-consuming spirits around.

The Sea Lions. The Lost Sealers

James Fenimore Cooper

This is a gripping maritime story about two whaling ships on a long and cold journey to the shores of Antarctica in search of dangerous goods. Two Sea Lions two ships, two captains, two crews! Will they become enemies or friends in the prickly ice that threatens to crush them all. And only the scarlet blood of whales, majestic animals, mixes with the white waves of the ocean in the silence of snowy cliffs.

Thelma

Marie Corelli

A love story written by someone who was touched by the beautiful scenery of Norway, as evidenced by the detailed descriptions of the place. Its very fast paced, and while youre afraid of a tragic end, its not like that at all. It folds magically and you put the book down with a sigh, thoughtful, as love stories always do.

The Adventures of Jimmie Dale

Frank L. Packard

Wealthy millionaire by day, at night Jimmie Dale put on a costume and becomes The Grey Seal, daredevil safe cracker and footpad he never takes a thing, but leaves behind his mark, a grey seal of paper to mark his conquest. He was just doing it for the sheer deviltry of it at first, but when a woman catches him she blackmails him to war on certain crime organizations. Frank Packards Gray Seal character first appeared in print in 1914. In some ways he was inspired by earlier Edwardian adventurers like A.J Raffles, the Scarlet Pimpernel, and Arsene Lupin, but Packard blended those borrowed elements into an entirely new concept. Dales adventures first appeared in Peoples Magazine and then were collected into several novels.

A Horses Tale

Mark Twain

It was interesting how Twain switched between stories. For example, a horse started a story from a first-person perspective. At first, people told, then letters told about past events, often to characters who do not participate in the events of history, and, finally, animals told other animals about the dialogue.

Old Carver Ranch

Max Brand

After ten years of wandering, during which he has lived the life of a gambler and learned the ways of devious men, Tom Keene returns home, only to find his father alone and dying. Old John Keenes sole legacy to his son is a Bible, so with his fathers passing, Tom renounces his selfish, worthless past and sets out to preach to others that the greatest happiness is born of trust in one another. But Tom Keenes good intentions are about to cost him more than he knows... Tom is jailed for a crime he did not commit, beaten and bullied until he changes again, this time into a cunning, calculating man whose sole purpose now is to be avenged for the wrongs done to him. Once released, he chases the trail of the desperado that double-crossed him.

In Strange Company. A Story of Chili and the Southern Seas

Guy Boothby

At Guy Booths Strange Company, Australian writer Guy Boothby put his passion for travel to work as food for his fiction. Although his first publication was a popular science story about traveling around his home country, he soon turned to fiction as an outlet for his work, focusing mainly on adventure adventures, secrets, and discovery stories. In the Strange Company was Boothby

The Crimson Gardenia

Rex Beach

The royal yacht dropped anchor to the roar of the cannons, and the king went ashore. The city was hung with flags; a thousand whistles sounded. Up the garlanded streets, His Majesty was led between long lines of blue-coated officers, followed by an impatient crowd for miles after miles.

Утро помещика (Poranek ziemianina)

Лев Николаевич Толстой, Lew Nikołajewicz Tołstoj

После непродолжительной учебы в городском университете 19-летний князь Нехлюдов намеревается жить в деревне, чтобы сделать жизнь своих крепостных лучше и легче. То, что изначально задумывалось как благое дело, встретилось в штыки и с толикой непонимания происходящего. Его грандиозный план подвергся суровому испытанию на практике. Несмотря на честность и бескорыстность поступков, люди морально не готовы к колоссальным переменам. Тщетность его попыток наиболее точно объяснил Тургенев И.С.: 201e... пока будет существовать крепостное состояние, нет возможности сближения и понимания обеих сторон, несмотря на самую бескорыстную и честную готовность сближения... 201e.

Homeward Bound, or, the Chase. A Tale of the Sea

James Fenimore Cooper

The storyline is centered around a sea voyage. The storys subtitle is The Chase and it picks up right away as the authorities try to get back a passenger who apparently owes money to the father of his new fiancée.

Boscobel, or, The Royal Oak. A Tale of the Year 1651

William Harrison Ainsworth

The novel clearly includes a huge amount of historical research. And then there is the geography associated with it Charles always stops in the middle of his flight to admire this or that beautiful prospect. The author also gives us the latest news about what happened to all these places. The author uses Boscobel as a guide to follow Charles steps.

Żółta róża. Opowieść kryminalna

Michael Zwick

Frank Rull wysiadł z taksówki przed hotelem Francuskim, w którym zatrzymał się w Paryżu. Po licznych koktajlach, które wypił tego wieczora, szumiało mu w głowie. Przed drzwiami swego pokoju wydobył klucz, wsadził do zamka i chciał przekręcić. Na próżno! Przycisnął klamkę. Ku wielkiemu zdumieniu przekonał się, że drzwi były otwarte. Na palcach wszedł do pokoju. Spuszczone story nadawały mu ponurej ciemności. Rull zaświecił światło. Pokój był pusty. Jednak mężczyzna nie miał wątpliwości, że ktoś pod jego nieobecność złożył tu wizytę. Nagle zauważył na dywanie płatek żółtej roży. Podniósł go i z gorzkim uśmiechem schował do kamizelki. Już pięć osób otrzymało w ostatnim czasie takie płatki i wszystkich prędzej czy później spotkała śmierć w tajemniczych okolicznościach... Gratka dla miłośników sensacji międzywojenne wydanie Żółtej róży z 1934 roku w tłumaczeniu Marii Sandoz.

Twice-Told Tales

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Twice-Told Tales is a two-volume collection of thirty-nine Hawthorne works, consisting of short works of art, allegories, and narrative essays. The greatest gift a reader receives when reading all these stories, including sometimes too superficial vignettes and too obvious allegories, is a close acquaintance with young Hawthorne: thoughtful, reflective, with a deep interest in colonial and revolutionary history, given solitary walks and meditations.

Dekameron

Giovanni Boccaccio

Dekameron to zbiór stu nowel, kompozycyjnie porównywalnych do Baśni stu i jednej nocy, które opowiadają o kulturze i obyczajach w renesansowych Włoszech. Dekameron oznacza dziesięć dni, podczas których dziesięcioro mieszkańców Florencji opuszcza miasto w obawie przed szerzącą się zarazą. Podczas wędrówki każdy z nich opowiada historię na zadany temat. Historie te były na tyle kontrowersyjne, że powieść trafiła w XVI w. do indeksu ksiąg zakazanych.