Les Cinq Cents Millions de la Bégum

Jules Verne

Deux villes sont construites sur Gokol, propriété de Googum, veuve du plus riche rajah indien, en Amérique, en Oregon, létat de largent, la belle Francesville et le sinistre Stalstadt. Le souverain de Stalstadt, le misanthrope Schulze, rve de détruire Franseville et son fondateur, le Dr Sarazen, et commence se préparer la guerre.

Wodna Lilia. Opowieść dla młodzieży z czasów najkrwawszych walk Indian z amerykanskimi kolonistami

Bolesław Zieliński

Wodna Lilia Bolesława Zielińskiego to kontynuacja Orlego Szponu. Akcja rozgrywa się w Ameryce, po śmierci Marka Zebrzydowskiego i skupia się na jego żonie, Indiance Wodnej Lilii, oraz ich synach. Na wyraziście zarysowanym tle, prezentującym konflikt pomiędzy osadnikami francuskimi i angielskimi, rozgrywają się wciągające wydarzenia, w które uwikłani są młodzi potomkowie Polaka i Indianki.

Das Eulenhaus

Eugenie Marlitt

Eugenie Marlitt (1825-1887) war eine deutsche Schriftstellerin. Sie wird als erste Bestsellerautorin der Welt angesehen. Eugenie Marlitt arbeitete bis zu ihrem Tod im Jahr 1887 an ihrem Roman Das Eulenhaus den sie jedoch nicht mehr vollenden konnte. Diese Aufgabe übernahm dann Wilhelmine von Heimburg. In ihrem letzten Roman thematisiert Marlitt die gesellschaftlichen Problematiken die ihr am Herzen lagen wie gleiche Bildungschancen für Frauen, soziale Gerechtigkeit und gesellschaftliche Toleranz.

Im Lande des Mahdi. Band IIII

Karl May

Erleben Sie die Abenteuer des Kara Ben Nemsi, der an Sklavenjäger und -händler gerät und zusammen mit Reis Effendina, einem Offizier des Vizekönigs, versucht, dem Einhalt zu gebieten. Mit dramatische Konsequenzen: Er soll ermordet werden. Kara Ben Nemsi rettet ihm das Leben, und dies nicht nur einmal. Abenteuer auf Abenteur! Lassen Sie sich in die Welt des Orients endführen zu den Sklavenhändlern nach Kairo. spannend und aufregend, unterhaltsam und ereignisreich.

Listy z podróży do Ameryki

Henryk Sienkiewicz

Listy z podróży do Ameryki to cykl reportaży pisanych podczas pobytu pisarza w Ameryce. Utwory te były wysyłane do kraju w formie listów i publikowane na łamach Gazety Polskiej od lutego 1876 r. do grudnia 1878 r. W listach z podróży po USA pisarz błysnął olśniewającym talentem obserwatora i artysty. Zawarł w nich świetne opisy polowań i puszczańskiego życia w Kalifornii, dowcipne scenki z życia Amerykanów, próby szerokich syntez społecznych i obyczajowych, szkice o doli i niedoli polskiej emigracji. Listy z podróży do Ameryki są wybitnym dziełem literackim i bogatym zbiorem wiadomości o USA drugiej połowy XIX wieku.

The Broken Thread

William Le Queux

On this particular morning, about ten oclock, the seafront was already full of men in flannels and lounge-suits, and women in garments of muslin and other such flimsy materials usually affected at the seaside, for stifled and jaded Londoners had flocked down there, as usual, to enjoy the sea air and all the varied attractions which Southport never fails to offer.

The End of the Tether

Joseph Conrad

This is the story of a sea captain named Wally, who suffered a financial catastrophe at the end of an outstanding career. All he wants is to leave his only daughter some money to help her cope with her unsuccessful marriage, so he is investing his last 500 pounds in an old steamer owned by his chief engineer, a man named Massy. Massy a desperate man who won the money to buy his ship in the lottery.

The Day of Uniting

Edgar Wallace

Edgar Wallace established his reputation as a writer of detective thrillers, a genre in which he wrote more than 170 books, with the publication of The Four Just Men. Moreover, the author was a wholehearted supporter of Victorian and early Edwardian values and mores, which are now considered in some respects politically incorrect. In England, in the 1920s, Wallace was said to be the second biggest seller after the Bible. The Day of Uniting by Edgar Wallace was originally published in 1930 and features a World War One ace as the lead detective who tries to solve a mystery. The story is fast-paced with some surprising twists, well written and great to read.

Sekrety księżnej de Cadignan

Honoriusz Balzak

Powieść Sekrety księżnej de Cadignan Honoriusza Balzaka należy do Scen z życia paryskiego cyklu Komedia Ludzka. Księżna Diana de Cadignan de Mafrigneuse złamała ogromną liczbę męskich serc. Nieraz przy okazji niszczyła również fortuny swych adoratorów. Pewnego dnia postanawia się wycofać z życia wielkiego świata paryskiego. Utrzymuje jedynie kontakt ze swą dawną przyjaciółką, markizą dEspard. Wkrótce markiza przedstawia księżnej barona Daniela dArtheza. Człowiek ten mimo iż odziedziczył ogromną fortunę nadal pracuje i odmawia uczestnictwa w wielkoświatowych intrygach. Pani de Cadignan postanawia go uwieść...

The Sacred Fount

Henry James

The book is about history, but not the one that is written in dry letters in the textbook, but the one into which the time machine takes you and lets you live the days, months in the body of another person, a contemporary of the time you are reading about. It is about religion, but not about what they preach in churches, without the right to question, but about its origins, causes, development, problems, transformation over time, our perception of it in the modern world, as well as about coexistence, disagreements and struggle religions with each other. Three archaeologists, three friends American Cullinan, Arab Tabari and Israeli Eliav decided to conquer the world by large-scale excavations.

Weir of Hermiston

Robert Louis Stevenson

This novel, according to many critics, could become one of the main masterpieces of the XIX century. However, Stevensons premature death from tuberculosis did not allow him to end it. Only six chapters were written, which were then published in some collected works. This is Stevensons attempt to write a psychological action novel, which clearly shows the confrontation between the Father and the Son. A rude, cruel judge is Lord Hermiston, however, a master of his craft, a knowledgeable person.

Marjorie in Command

Carolyn Wells

Carolyn Wells (1862-1942) was an American poet and writer of detective and mystery novels, as well as childrens books, best known for her Fleming Stone Detective Stories. Marjorie series is Carolyn Wellss also known series was publicized as happy books for happy girls. The series includes Marjories Vacation, Marjories Busy Days, Marjories New Friend, Marjorie in Command, Marjories Maytime, and Marjorie at Seacote. Marjorie is a happy American little girl of twelve, up to mischief, but full of goodness and sincerity. The incidents of her summer vacation are such as will delight any little girl. In her and her friends every girl reader will see much of her own love of fun, play, and adventure. Highly recommended!

The Sapphire

A.E.W. Mason

Major Alfred Edward Woodley Mason (7 May 1865 Dulwich, London 22 November 1948 London) was a British author and politician. He is best remembered for his 1902 novel The Four Feathers. His short story The Sapphire follows a Sapphire given to a Captain Michael Crowther by his Burmese wife who he is deserting. When he finally decides to return to them he finds them now out of his reach and so he becomes a Buddhist Monk. However, the Sapphire that now adorns a temple is stolen and so begins an adventure to track down the missing gem. Sometimes violence or threatened violence accompanies it. Also, love and adventure followed Sapphires trail across half the world...

Frank Merriwells Nobility

Burt L. Standish

Burt L. Standish is the author of Frank Merriwelles stories, which has become popular around the world. The protagonist, Frank Merriwell never loses his enthusiasm and jumps headlong into new adventures. However, this time he has more serious problems on his way. The main mystery of this part: can Frank cope with the difficulties again?

The Village Rector

Honoré de Balzac

Forget the erroneous title, the central figure of this particular slice of Balzacs lifelong gift to literature is a woman of character, Madame Veronique Graslin. Honoré de Balzac (20 May 1799 18 August 1850) is considered to be one of the fathers of realism in fiction and has crafted a vivid picture of Europe during the end of the Bourbon Monarchy. The first characters presented are the shopkeeper Sauviat and his family. The daughter, Veronique, is beautiful and charming, a favorite in the entire quarter. When she is eleven she falls desperately ill with smallpox. Her beauty has been ruined by the disease and her parents love her even more and try to give her everything money can buy in compensation. A marriage to a rich banker is arranged. What causes Veronique to later live a life of penance?

Le Superbe Orénoque

Jules Verne

Lhistoire raconte le voyage dune jeune Jane voyageant avec son patron, le sergent Martial, au Venezuela sur lOrénoque, la recherche de son pere, le colonel de Kermore, disparu depuis quelques années. Pendant le voyage, deux jeunes Français rejoignent les héros. Ensemble, ils surmontent diverses difficultés et sattaquent aux bandits.