Naszyjnik królowej

Aleksander Dumas ojciec

Dalsze dzieje Józefa Balsamo i rodziny Taverney. Historia wydarzeń zwanych aferą naszyjnikową, które pomogły w wybuchu wielkiej rewolucji francuskiej. Wątek historyczny powieści skupia się na postaci Marii Antoniny i jej trzech adoratorów: młodzieńca, kardynała i oficera.

Der Prozess

Franz Kafka

Joseph K. wird am Morgen seines dreißigsten Geburtstags von einem Gericht angeklagt, ohne dass er erfährt, was ihm zur Last gelegt wird. Jemand mußte Joseph K. verleumdet haben, denn ohne daß er etwas Böses getan hätte, wurde er eines Morgens verhaftet In den Fängen einer surrealen Bürokratie, versucht Joseph K. in Erfahrung zu bringen, welches Verbrechens er überhaupt angeklagt wird. Joseph K., dessen eigenes Verhalten Rätsel aufgibt, verstrickt sich in die hohle Form einer Gerichtsadministration, deren Rechtsgrundlagen nebulös bleiben. Auch Joseph K.s Vorstellungen von Recht und Gesetz erscheinen so abwegig, dass seine schließliche Exekution den erlösenden Schlusspunkt unter das Scheitern eines Individuums setzt, das es nicht geschafft hat, sich vom vorausgesetzten Vorwurf einer generellen Schuld zu befreien. Die beklemmende Geschichte um den Protagonisten Joseph K., den eine undurchschaubare Anklage und ein rätselhafter Rechtsapparat Schritt für Schritt aus seinem geregelten Leben bringt, hat bis heute nichts an Aktualität verloren.

Square Deal Sanderson

Charles Alden Seltzer

First published in the year 1922, Square Deal Sanderson was written by one of twentieth centurys most prolific authors Charles Alden Seltzer. This novel was written in the Western genre of writing and marks the latters mastery in the genre. Mary, our heroine, is running the ranch alone waiting for her brother, whom she has not seen in years, to come and help as she is about to loose the ranch to the bad guys. Square Deal Sanderson was a son of the great uncultured primitive West. An old time cowboy, his code was the knightly code of a man of honor. For the sake of Mary, he braved successfully the persecution of a trio of land grabbers who had threatened to wrest her ranch from her. The story throbs with the excitement of the wild life of the range.

The Glenlitten Murder

E. Phillips Oppenheim

Glenlitten Manor is the home of Andrew, Marquis Glenlitten, and his lovely, tiny, vivacious French wife, Felice. On the night of a small game hunt, the unsavory Baron de Bresset is murdered and the priceless Glenlitten diamond is stolen. Who stole the necklace and killed de Bresset? The subplot around the origins of Felice, who was orphaned in a French chateau at a very young age, form an interesting side story. Suspects include Sir Richard Cotton, the famous London criminal lawyer, Sir Richard Haslam, the African colonial administrator, and Prince Charles de Seuss, the impoverished Russian nobleman. Very formulaic, with some interesting descriptions of English country house life just prior to the Great Depression.

David Blaize and the Blue Door

E.F. Benson

To forget about the real world the dream of every person. There are times when you want to feel something fantastic. A little boy had this dream. In a dream, he wanted to see his living parents and enjoy this time. The boys began to experience drowsiness around the time when they were ten years old, although they could still have random waking moments, and soon after that they would fall asleep and lose all chance of ever seeing the real world.

The Man from Morocco

Edgar Wallace

James Lexington Morlake, gentleman of leisure, Lord of the Manor of World and divers other titles which he rarely employed, unlocked the drawer of his elaborate Empire writing-table and gazed abstractedly into its depths. It was lined with steel and there were four distinct bolts. Slowly he put in his hand and took out first a folded square of black silk, then a businesslike automatic pistol, then a roll of fine leather... Suspense novel which takes the reader from London to Sussex and then to Tangier. Edgar Wallace, at the turn of the century and the next two decades, was a writing machine. He wrote scores of novels, plays, short stories, articles, and his most incredible popular work, the screenplay to the famous "King Kong".

When Carruthers Laughed

H.C. McNeile

A nice collection of short stories from Sapper. Sapper is a master narrator, he has many wonderful stories. One of the fun moments is when Major Dacres shoots himself a finger. Really unusual story, with good humor, for easy reading.

Alls Well That Ends Well

William Shakespeare

This is the story of a simple girl Helena without titles and inheritance. She is the daughter of a talented but poor healer. After the death of her father, the girl becomes a pupil of the Countess of Roussillon. She falls in love with the son of her benefactress Bertram, but he does not want to look at her either, for him only the wealth and high origin is important. To win the favor of her lover, Helen goes to Paris to cure the sick king of France with her fathers recipes.

Die Spur des Dschingis-Khan

Hans Dominik

Oberingenieur der Asiatischen Dynothermkompagnie, Georg Isenbrandt ist Erfinder des radioaktiven Wunderstoffes Dynotherm, durch dessen Anwendung asiatische Wüsten in fruchtbares Land für deutsche Siedler verwandelt werden. Auf meilenweiten Ländereien, die vordem unfruchtbare Steppen, nach der Erfindung des Dynotherms bestes Ackerland geworden waren. Der neue Herrscher im chinesischen Reich, der sich als der wahre Erbe des mächtigen Dschingis-Khan sieht, fühlt sich und sein Volk bedrängt. Er mobilisiert seine Riesenheere im Kampf gegen die verhassten Europäer. Als der Kaiser des Geeinten Gelbes Reiches zum Krieg gegen Europa rüstet, setzt Isenbrandt das geheime, neue Mittel Antidynotherm ein mit grausigen Folgen für die Angreifer. Wird es durch die Nutzung der neuesten westlichen Technologie gelingen, die riesigen asiatischen Armeen aufzuhalten, und den Weg für Verständnis und Zusammenarbeit aller Völker und Nationen zu ebnen?

Szatan i Judasz (Tom 1). Szatan i Judasz. Święty dnia ostatniego. Tom 1

Karol May

Szatan i Judasz. Święty dnia ostatniego to pierwszy tom z 11-tomowego cyklu przygodowego autorstwa Karola Maya. Grupa dzielnych bohaterów odbywa wspólnie szalone podróże, aby mierzyć się z wszelkiej maści niegodziwcami, walczyć o sprawiedliwość i odnajdywać zaginione skarby. Dzięki pracy zespołowej, zaufaniu i wzajemnej pomocy udaje im się wyjść obronną ręką z najgorszych opresji.

The Talleyrand Maxim

Joseph Smith Fletcher

The Talleyrand Maxim" belongs to the pen of an outstanding British journalist and writer Joseph Smith Fletcher. Linford Pratt is a suave and clever law clerk looking for a chance to better himself. Opportunity knocks when he gets possession of a rich mans will that would mean the ruin of the present heirs. His thoughts turn to blackmail, since he assumes the wrongful heirs would pay a high price to hang onto their wealth. Pratts personal hero is the subtle, wily diplomat Talleyrand. Self-interest is Pratts guiding principle. We watch him pondering, planning and scheming his way through one complication after another. This is a gripping detective story, with many twists and turns, based in Edwardian England. It is definitely recommended for a wide circle of readers who want to have a couple of hours of fascinating reading.

The Salt of the Earth

Fred M. White

Newton Moore, the perfect detective, as Sherlock Holmes, and perhaps better. Moore talks about Russian adventures, German spy masters, killer Indian powerful, Balkan intrigues, rifles. Events occur before the outbreak of the First World War. This is another creation of Fred M. White, where espionage is an integral part.

The Sword of Damocles. A Story of New York Life

Anna Katharine Green

A young pianist falls in love with a rich bankers sixteen year old daughter after she requests to meet him in mildly mysterious circumstances. Her father will only let her marry someone with lots of money and, would you know it, hates music. The pianist decides to stop tickling the ivories and become a rich banker too. One of detective fiction master Anna Katharine Greens earlier novels, The Sword of Damocles combines a budding romance set against the backdrop of New York Citys hustle and bustle with a beguiling mystery. Here, the author tells the story of early 1900s lovers facing many of the moral dilemmas from that era. Greens best-known creation, master detective Ebenezer Gryce, makes a cameo appearance on the scene.

Villette

Charlotte Brontë

Villette is Charlotte Brontes last novel, published in 1853. After an unspecified family disaster, protagonist Lucy Snowe travels to the fictional city of Villette to teach at an all-girls school where she is unwillingly pulled into both adventure and romance. However, the novel is celebrated not so much for its plot as in its acute tracing of Lucys psychology, particularly Brontes use of Gothic doubling to represent externally what her protagonist is suffering internally. This novel is a kind of anguish of the soul, Charlotte Brontes autobiography, her mature thoughts and insights, anguish of minds and stoicism...

The Companions of Jehu

Alexandre Dumas

Set out for a rollicking good time with Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870), the renowned French author who created timeless classics such as The Three Musketeers, The Count of Monte Cristo and The Man in the Iron Mask. Les Compagnons de Jehu (The Companions of Jehu) tale is based loosely on a historical account of a band of young aristocrats-turned-highwaymen that continuously steals the money of the Directoire in order to finance the restoration of monarchy and who fought their way to freedom after being jailed on dubious charges. Packed with tragedy, political intrigues, noble heroes, love, and derring-do, this exciting historical tale constitutes a must-read for fans of Dumass work, and would make for a great addition to any bookshelf.

The Nigger of the Narcissus. A Tale of the Sea

Joseph Conrad

The Nigger of the Narcissus was written in 1896 and is loosely based on Conrads own experiences as a sailor; in 1884, Conrad made a voyage on the real Narcissus from Bombay to Dunkirk as a Second Mate, and some of the events described in his novella may be based on adversities Conrad and his fellow-sailers had to contend with. And yet, Conrads third novel is much more than just an accout of adventures at sea partly based on fact and experience. In The Nigger of the Narcissus, Conrad powerfully expresses his emotional leanings towards a seafaring life but he also unfolds a rather pessimistic worldview, maybe an even more pessimistic one than in many of his later works. An absolutely engrossing tale that takes place on board of the Narcissus, a ship bound for England. It explores the microcosm on board of this ship and examines human nature and power relations as more and more strain is put on the crew.