The Call of the Wild

Jack London

The Call of the Wild is a touching novel about a great friendship between a dog and a human. The novel follows up the life of the dog Buck since he lived in sunny California all the way until the day he was kidnapped and tossed into the chaos of the Klondike Gold Rush and the brutal realities of frontier life. Buck changes hands a number of times before landing in the kindly hands of John Thornton who took care of him with great tenderness while not expecting anything in return. The novel carries a high moral, and the author tells us through it that we should never back down because then we will experience the disappointment of failure. However, it also has significant philosophical underpinnings, which strengthen the book and undermine some of its weaknesses.

The Cooks Wedding and Other Stories

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Many stories from this collection about animals and children. This is perhaps the cutest collection, with unusual animals and kittens. This story you can live and feel through the eyes of a child. The choice of the main character leaves a lot of question in the future, but we ourselves can guess the reason for this choice.

Ein Stern fiel vom Himmel

Hans Dominik

Professor Eggerths Stratosphärenpiloten beobachten, wie ein riesiger Meteor auf die Erde stürzt und in den Eiswüsten der Antarktis niedergeht. Sie fliegen hin und wollen den Himmelskörper untersuchen, der sich als unverhoffte Rohstoffquelle entpuppt. Das ist ein Bolide von rund einem Kilometer Durchmesser, der Millionen Tonnen Silber und Platin auch Goldadern im Wert von sagenhaften 20 Milliarden Reichsmark enthält. Deutsche Wissenschaftler und Politiker narren mithilfe der Stratosphärenschiffe der Eggerth-Werke ihre Kollegen in den restlichen Ländern ebenso gekonnt. Ein Kampf entbrennt. Die Schätze aus dem All sollen der gesamten Menschheit zugute kommen.

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark

William Shakespeare

The plot holds in suspense, and the final and in general a complete delight. A lot of wise thoughts. The writers and critics have dismantled this work not only by the lines, but by letter, giving each a special meaning. But the average reader will find here a lot of everyday life truths, which are relevant in todays time. Hamlet is one of those works that can be read many times and each time open it to yourself again.

Leśna Różyczka (Tom 10). Leśna Różyczka. Tajemnice klasztoru

Karol May

Tajemnice klasztoru to ósmy tom przygód z cyklu Leśna Różyczka, czyli prześladowania dookoła świata. Podczas licznych i szalonych podróży po wielu krajach i kontynentach odważni bohaterowie spotykają na swojej drodze różne postaci niektóre sprzyjają realizacji ich planów i wyciągają pomocną dłoń, inne wręcz przeciwnie narażają drużynę na niebezpieczeństwa i same proszą się o pogruchotanie kości w potyczce.

Der Mann im Hintergrund

Edgar Wallace

Ein paar Wochen nachdem ein Gefangener aus dem Gefängnis Sing-Sing entflieht, gibt es plötzlich mehrere Unterschlagungen im großen Stil. Ein Bankangestellter schenkt seiner Verlobten teuren Schmuck und schickt ihr ein dickes Bündel Dollarnoten. Zwei Fälle, die nur der berühmte Privatdetektiv Reeder lösen kann. Dort ist er der Spezialist für das Bankenwesen. Als in London eine Bank nach der andern durch Unterschlagungen im größeren Stil geschädigt wird, ist er es, der beigezogen wird.

The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus

William Shakespeare

The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus an early and very harsh play of Shakespeare. There is no subtle treatment of the characters in it, but it is saturated with bloody events. Based on the traditions of the ancient theater, it represents fictional characters, driven by an inexhaustible thirst for revenge. But, most importantly: the time is now different, and the passions and vices are the same.

Dodo Wonders

E.F. Benson

The book is interesting because it has a much darker and more thoughtful implication than it might seem. On the one hand, the novel reveals the history of the war, and on the other, a pretty love story. Most of the novel is built on dialogues, through which we learn about the feelings that the characters are going through. The plot of the novel is dynamic, readers can read it in one breath.

The Obeah Murders

Hulbert Footner

The novel begins with the fact that Phil Nevitt, an employee of an American alcoholic beverage company, goes to Annunziata, the mythical island of Futners creation in the West Indies, to learn everything he can about the Randall Trantora rum. The Obeah Murders show their fantastic roots with so many genre influences (spy, western, adventure, supernatural and detective). In the end, however, the race issue was the most surprising and, ultimately, the most important aspect of the book. More Footner reviews will appear later this summer.

Dawn of Flame. The Stanley G. Weinbaum Memorial Volume

Stanley G. Weinbaum

After a worldwide plague breaks civilization, Joaquin Smith and his sister build an empire up the Mississippi Valley. Who would be brave or foolish enough to stand in their way? Who but a young backwoodsman named Hull Tarvish? Dawn of Flame was written in the year 1939 by Stanley Grauman Weinbaum. This book is one of the most popular novels of Stanley Grauman Weinbaum, and has been translated into several other languages around the world. After his death, Weinbaum became science fictions first cult author; Dawn of Flame appeared as the title piece of a 1936 memorial story collection, while The Black Flame was the lead feature in the January 1939 debut issue of Startling Stories.

The Judgment Books. A Story

E.F. Benson

The poets career is always full of pitfalls and difficulties. On the one hand, there is a danger of gaining popularity too easily, and on the other, the discouraging effect of a lack of audience. Mrs Greenock is in danger. Some of her poems, which from time to time appeared in a local newspaper, attracted a lot of undeserved attention. The book is about high art.

Marie

H. Rider Haggard

Henry Rider Haggard combines romance and travel in his story. This is a story about how Allan Quatermain met his first wife, Marie. Two dangerous criminals are trying to kill the main character and take away his wife. This story captures the reader from the first pages, because first we see the greatest battle. However, in the end, readers will witness the emotional ending of this story.

A Daughter of the Snows

Jack London

Life and adventures during the Klondike Gold Rush are breathtakingly realistic. Frona Wells, the main character of the novel, is a strong, intelligent, courageous and at the same time unusually charming character in a word, a woman who is able to think, love, fight and share trials along with the best of men. Who is worthy of the hands and hearts of a confident and independent ruler of the North?

Rupiecie

Maria Rodziewiczówna

Rupiecie to zbiór nowel Marii Rodziewiczówny, których akcja toczy się na Kresach Wschodnich na przełomie XIX i XX wieku. Dzięki epickiemu talentowi autorki odkrywamy świat już nieistniejący, będący częścią naszej bogatej i złożonej historii. Bohaterowie opowieści są jak zawsze u Rodziewiczówny osobami z krwi i kości. Bywają dobrzy albo źli, kochają albo nienawidzą, często nie potrafiąc znaleźć swego miejsca w świecie. Zbiór zawiera utwory: Rupiecie, Triumfator, Kamienie, Tutejszy, Tak zwani Głupi, Ciotka, Lamus, Jan Borucki, Bajka o głupim Marcinie, Hryc, Bagno, Wołowy czerep i Dobra służba.

Michałko

Bolesław Prus

Przejmujące losy wiejskiego biedaka, któremu na imię Michałko. Okoliczni mówią o nim durny Michałko, bo zwraca na siebie uwagę, a do tego nie potrafi poradzić sobie w życiu. Po zakończeniu pracy na budowie nieopodal rodzinnej wsi Michałko nie miał dokąd wracać. Postanowił więc udać się do Warszawy. Bohater ma specyficzne wyobrażenie o wielkim mieście: Choć go nazywali durnym, tyle przecie rozumiał, że na świecie mniej przymiera się z głodu i łatwiej o nocleg aniżeli na wsi. O! na świecie chleb jest bielszy, na mięso można choć popatrzeć, domów więcej i ludzie nie tacy mizerni jak u nich. W Warszawie Michałko zatrudnia się przy budowie domu. Poznaje dziewczynę, która cierpi, bo jej amant często ją bije i odbiera wszystkie zarobione pieniądze. Michałko zakochuje się w niej. Wkrótce dziewczyna opuszcza go. Michałko nie może zrozumieć, dlaczego poszła za krzywdzącym ją człowiekiem.

In White Raiment

William Le Queux

So strange, indeed, were all the circumstances, and so startling the adventures that befell me in my search after truth, that until to-day I have hesitated to relate the narrative, which is as extraordinary as it is unique in the history of any living man. If it were not for the fact that a certain person actively associated with this curious drama of our latter day civilisation, has recently passed to the land that lies beyond the human ken, my lips would have perforce still remained sealed.