Youth

Leo Tolstoy

This work is about how black stripes always alternate with white. About how a child learns his mind, for the first time experiences one of the most terrible events of his life the death of his mother, about how he first feels one of the most beautiful and bright feelings his first love, about how he feels affection, grief. In the first part, we begin our acquaintance with the family of Nicholas, as well as himself. Here we will see all the joyful and sad events of his childhood, get acquainted with his brothers, parents, grandmother. We will also be able to observe how Nikolai will overcome grievances, tears. We will become his faithful and invisible friend.

Nowele i opowiadania

Eliza Orzeszkowa

W swojej twórczości nowelistycznej Eliza Orzeszkowa podejmuje tematykę patriotyczną, często w zawoalowany sposób przywołuje wydarzenia powstania styczniowego, nie pomija też problemów polskiej wsi, takich jak uwłaszczenie chłopów i ich niedostateczny dostęp do edukacji, a także kwestii żydowskiej oraz emancypacji kobiet. W tomie Nowele i opowiadania znalazły się następujące utwory: Obrazek z lat głodowych, Szara dola, Sielanka nieróżowa, Silny Samson, Dobra pani, Oni, Oficer, Hekuba, Bóg wie kto, Gloria victis, A... b... c... , W zimowy wieczór, Panna Antonina, Dziwna historia, Ogniwa, Panna Róża, Przy dochodzeniu śledczym, Śmierć domu i Tadeusz.

Siłaczka

Stefan Żeromski

Stanisława Bozowska bohaterka utworu Siłaczka to młoda kobieta, która marzyła o studiach medycznych. Trudne warunki materialne zmusiły ją jednak do rezygnacji z marzeń o nauce. Poświęciła się realizowaniu hasła pracy u podstaw wśród ludu. Została działaczką oświatową. Poświęciła się służbie społecznej, wobec której wszystko inne stało się niezmiernie małe i nieważne.

History of King Richard the First of England

Jacob Abbott

This is another story about a famous person. Richard the Lionhearted as he is known such a large historical figure in Europe, especially in the period of the crusades. Ideal for those who begin to study the history and biography of Richard 1. For a short period of time you will be able to learn a lot of useful information.

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.

As a Man Lives

E. Phillips Oppenheim

Positively every one, with two unimportant exceptions, had called upon us. The Countess had driven over from Sysington Hall, twelve miles away, with two anamic-looking daughters, who had gushed over our late roses and the cedar trees which shaded the lawn. The Holgates of Holgate Brand and Lady Naselton of Naselton had presented themselves on the same afternoon. Many others had come in their train, for what these very great people did the neighborhood was bound to endorse. There was a little veiled anxiety, a few elaborately careless questions as to the spelling of our name; but when my father had mentioned the second f, and made a casual allusion to the Warwickshire Ffolliotswith whom we were not indeed on speaking terms, but who were certainly our cousinsa distinct breath of relief was followed by a gush of mild cordiality.

The Secret of the Night

Gaston Leroux

Like The Mystery of the Yellow Room, The Secret of the Night is a Joseph Rouletabille mystery. The main character, detective Joseph Rouletabille must once again face a new riddle and solve it. This time it will be harder. In this case he is brought to Russia by the Czar to protect General Trebassof, whose assassination has been plotted by the revolutionariesthe Nihilists. The author again keeps all readers in tension to the end.

Queen Zixi of Ix. Or, The Story of the Magic Cloak

L. Frank Baum

Another enchanting tale of juvenile literature from the creator of The Wizard of Oz. L. Frank Baum dedicated the book Queen Zixi of Ix, or The Story of the Magic Cloak to his oldest son, Frank Joslyn Baum. In it, the queen of fairies creates a magic cloak which grants its wearer a single wish. Meanwhile, an orphan boy becomes the new king of Noland and his sister gains the cloak which is stolen by the Queen of Zixi, who wishes her mirror to show her as the beautiful young woman she appears instead of showing her appearance at her true age of 683 years. Adventures ensue, armies attack and retreat, and good wins out when the fairy queen takes back the magic cloak. The cloak turns out to be a source of trouble as well as a blessing. Baum packs this adventure with his customary humor, inventive fantasies, and captivating characters.

As We Forgive Them

William Le Queux

To allow so young and delicate a girl to tramp England aimlessly in search of some vague and secret information which seemed to be her erratic fathers object, was, we decided, an utter impossibility; therefore, following that night of our first meeting at Helpstone, Burton and his daughter remained our guests for a week, and, after many consultations and some little economies, we were at last successful in placing Mabel at school, a service for which we later received her heartfelt thanks

Frank Merriwells Bravery

Burt L. Standish

Burt L. Standish has always portrayed Frank as an improved hero. He has a body like Tarzans and a head like Einsteins. This book reveals another major feature of Frack his bravery. The hard way is trying to knock him off of success. But will it work out?

Najpiękniejsze baśnie

Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm

Bracia Wilhelm Karl i Jacob Ludwig Karl Grimmowie, niemieccy pisarze i uczeni, sięgnęli do korzeni europejskiej kultury i zebrali oraz opracowali tradycyjne podania, mity i opowieści ludowe. Niepozbawione okrucieństwa, prezentują najstarszy wzorzec motywów baśniowych, oparty na niewzruszonym prawie moralnym. Baśnie szybko stały się klasyką europejskiej literatury.

The Three Sisters

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

In the center of attention, as you can already guess from the very name, three sisters who dream, love and of course talk a lot about life. All of them are waiting for happiness and hope for a happy future. Chekhov was able to very well reveal the images of the sisters. Before us are three heroines with different characters, different habits, but at the same time, they received one upbringing and were very educated. The action takes place in a provincial town. With all her thoughts, the heroines rush to Moscow. It is there that they think to find their happiness and fulfill all their dreams.

Valley Thieves

Max Brand

The outlaws chasing Silvertip were the deadliest in the West. They wanted the famous man - and the six-shooters they carried always got them what they wanted. The story relates Jim Silvers continuing battle of wills and wits with his arch-enemy Barry Christian, in the process of which Silvers wolf Frosty and his powerful horse Parade are abducted. Now, with guns drawn, Silvertip and Christian faced each other to settle their old feud once and for all! We also meet the enigmatic Harry Clonmel, another bigger-than-life character. One of the greatest Western authors of all time. Max Brand leads the reader on a very authentic tale of the old west the way it was.

The Book of all Power

Edgar Wallace

A really top-notch literary thriller from Edgar Wallace. The story is set in Russia and England around the time of WW1. We follow a 22-year-old man on his first assignment for a Russian-English oil company as he becomes embroiled in intrigue and romance involving a beautiful Grand Duchess, American mobster Cherry Bim, and the influential Israel Kensky and his magical book of all power. It is through Hays eyes that we see the steady erosion of the existing Russian aristocracy and the rise of the proletariat. The novel really belongs to Hay and his circle of confederates. A high-spirited romp through the Russian Revolution with the aid of more coincidences than you can shake a stick at and a good dose of dramatic licence.

Annes House of Dreams

Lucy Maud Montgomery

A chronicle of Annes early married life, as she and her childhood sweetheart Gilbert Blythe begin to build their life together in the little house of dreams in the picturesque, lonely and sometimes wild seascapes of Four Winds Harbour. A tale uniting the much-loved characters also brings a farewell to Anne Shirley and officially welcomes Anne Blythe. It also introduces intriguing and entertaining new characters Captain Jim, the tragic Lesley, the outspoken and warmhearted Miss Cornelia and homely Susan. While Annes days are filled with triumphs and tragedies, her imagination, spirit, and sense of humor guide her as she navigates this next chapter in her extraordinary life. Montgomerys fifth installment changes its perception of Anne adding a new tone of sadness to the series which differs from that of the previous books.

Nobodys Man

E. Phillips Oppenheim

It is strange to find Mr. Phillips Oppenheim choosing as his hero an earnest politician with a love for social reform. Nobodys Man starts out as a standard whodunit murder mystery then makes an abrupt lane-change into British politics of the mid-1920s. Brigadier general Andrew Tallente, late of Parliament, is implicated in the death of his male secretary, the son of a classmate at Eton. Seems the younger man may have not only been having an affair with the heros American wife, but had stolen incriminating political documents. A political coup of sorts develops as the opposing party invites Tallente to lead them. Enter the lovely heiress-next-door, who becomes the heros champion, and perhaps, new flame.