The Gambler

Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky

Inspired by Dostoevskys own gambling addiction and written under pressure in order to pay off his creditors and retain his rights to his literary legacy, The Gambler is set in the casino of the fictional German spa town of Roulettenburg and follows the misfortunes of the young tutor Alexei Ivanovich working in the household of an imperious Russian general. He begins gambling to win enough money to become a rich man and therefore win the favor of the woman that he loves. In the disastrous love affairs and gambling adventures of Alexei Ivanovich, Dostoevsky explores the irresistible temptation to look into the abyss of ultimate risk that he believed was an essential part of the Russian national character. In The Gambler, Dostoevsky reaches the heights of drama with this stunning psychological portrait

The Velvet Hand

Hulbert Footner

Madame Rosika Storey was one of the most celebrated fictional female private investigators during the Golden Age of the mystery (1920-40). She is a beautiful detecative who solves four cases for you in a manner most effecative, arriving at conclusions by processes subliminal, since intuition is her guide in locating the criminal. See what happen in each case, both dangerous and difficult. And since her intuition is so perfectly reliable, and backed up by ingenious proof whose force is undeniable all of which of course is written in a manner most enjoyable were sure that youll agree no crook could ever catch Rosika out, and if you ever need a dick we hope that you will seek her out.

The Closed Book. Concerning the Secret of the Borgias

William Le Queux

These strange facts would never have been placed on record, nor would this exciting chapter of an eventful life have been written, except for two reasons: first, because the discovery I made has been declared to be of considerable importance to scientists, bibliophiles, and the world at large; and, secondly, because it is my dear wifes wish that in order to clear her in the eyes of both friends and foes nothing should be concealed, misrepresented, or withheld.

The Frontier

Maurice Leblanc

If you think Maurice Leblancs literary output begins and ends with his series of mysteries featuring criminal mastermind Arsene Lupin, check out this tense thriller set in the years leading up to World War I. The Frontier is a classic war story and is that old idea of the conflict between the old and the new, between fathers and sons, and between the intense convictions of yesterday and tomorrow. The father is a rugged old French patriot who fought in the war with Germany, whose heart is still bitter, and whose hate flames quickly at the thought of Alsace and Lorraine. The son is a professor of history whose studies have taught him how vain are bloodshed and violence. Probing questions of patriotism and nationalism, its a treat for lovers of well-wrought historical fiction.

The Angel of Pain

E.F. Benson

This early work is a novel by Edward Frederick Benson. The author focuses on an unusual landscape. Sometimes it refuses to reality and we can see really something fantastic. In this story, only well-provided people will be able to survive in the conditions in which the author put them. And what about those who are just trying to stand up? Many questions, but as always few answers.

The Duel and Other Stories

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

The center of attention was a small group of people, but everything was spinning around Ivan Laevsky, self-confident and selfish 28-year-old. He escaped with the wife of another man and lived in sin. Perhaps there is not even a duel in the literal sense, but a duel with the contradiction of the main character. He realized that love was not so, and did not know what to do, what to say.

The Council of Justice

Edgar Wallace

The Council of Justice is the sequel to much-lauded The Four Just Men, a novel which caused a sensation way back in 1905 by encouraging readers to guess the mystery ending. The Four Just Men, in this second of Wallaces ingenious series of thrillers, pit themselves against The Red Hundred, an organization dedicated to international anarchy, led by the charismatic and beautiful assassin, the Woman of Gratz. As always, the avengers methods are meticulously planned and ruthlessly executed. Edgar Wallaces prolific pen was never more successful than with the creation of these timeless stories which remain relevant in every way. Edgar Wallace provides a thrill of another sort!

Der Scout

Karl May

Der Ich-Erzähler, ein Greenhorn, arbeitet als Mitglied des bekannten Privatdetective-Corps von Josy Tailor in New York und verfolgt von dort aus einen Verbrecher namens Gibson, der den geistig verwirrten Sohn des bekannten Bankiers Ohlert entführt hat, um an dessen Vermögen zu kommen. Die Verfolgung führt ihn von La Grange über Mexiko nach Chihuahua. Auf diesem Weg geraten sie zwischen die Fronten der französischen Intervention in Mexiko, erleben Abenteuer u.a. mit Mitgliedern des Ku-Klux-Klans, treffen Winnetou, retten einen alten Apatschen-Häuptling und geraten in die Auseinandersetzungen zwischen den Komantschen und den Apatschen Winnetous. Dem Ich-Erzähler gelingt es schließlich, William Ohlert aus den Händen Gibsons zu befreien und ihn, durch einen berühmten Arzt von seinem Wahnsinn geheilt, in Chihuahua wieder mit seinem Vater zusammen zu bringen. Der Scout gehört zu besten Abenteuererzählungen von Karl May.

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?

Księżna De Cleves

Maria De La Fayette

Królewski dwór francuski i piękna nastoletnia panna Chartes. Autorka przenosi czytelnika do świata młodej, urokliwej dziewczyny, która wikła się w zakazane dla niej uczucie. Już jako księżna de Cleves przeżywa rozmaite dylematy moralne. Nie wie, czy pozostać wierną niekochanemu mężowi, czy związać się z mężczyzną, którego darzy szczerym uczuciem. Powieść zawiera elementy historyczne, a bohaterowie wzorowani są na autentycznych postaciach.

Ania z Wyspy

Lucy Maud Montgomery

Ania z Wyspy (Anne of the Island) to trzecia część z serii o Ani z Zielonego Wzgórza. W tym tomie Ania Shirley zaczyna naukę w Redmond College w Kingsport. Ciężko pracuje, by zdobyć upragniony tytuł magistra. W czasie wolnym od nauki spotyka się z nową przyjaciółką Filipą Gordon, ma też nowego adoratora, niejakiego Roya Gardnera. Nie zaniedbuje też starych znajomości. Kiedy dowiaduje się o chorobie Gilberta, uświadamia sobie, że go kocha

Les Dents du tigre

Maurice Leblanc

Cest une autre histoire saturé des énigmes et des aventures. Un riche américain, qui sappele Cosmo Mornington, est décédé dans détranges circonstances. Il reste un grand héritage, que provoque une séquence des crimes en France. Si les descendants de la famille Roussel ne se retrouvent pas, largent sera remis Don Luis Perenna, qui est...bien sr! Arsene Lupin! Ce nest pas difficile pour lui dtre un distingué espagnol et chef de la Sreté Paris, dtre vivant et en mme temps dtre considérer comme un homme mort. Un personnage atypique et tres intrigant, qui risque sa vie pour lamour, il fait ce jeu passionnant.

John Dough and the Cherub

L. Frank Baum

Originally published in 1906, John Dough and the Cherub remains a whimsical fantasy tale for all ages, by the author of the classic Oz books. John Dough is a gingerbread man who has come alive because the baker who made him poured quite unwittingly a great quantity of the precious Essence of Vitality into the dough from which he was formed. John escapes from several people who want to eat him, and arrives on the Isle of Phreex. His new friend and constant companion is Chick, the Cherub, a very beautiful child of indeterminate sex. After a good deal of travel and many adventures, John becomes ruler of the Twin Kingdoms of Hiland and Loland, where a prophecy stated that the next king would not be made of flesh and blood. So come journey with John Dough the gingerbread man, his good friends Chick the Cherub and Para Bruin the Rubber Bear, and as Baker par excellence Jules Grogrande would say, Bon appetite!

Black Vulmeas Vengeance

Robert E. Howard

Pulp adventure, seemingly a bit crude and dashed off quickly, but good storytelling none the less. Pirates and lost cities a bit of Pirates of the Caribbean and Indiana Jones rolled into one, but also with echoes of one of Howards best known tales of piracy, the Conan story Queen of the Black Coast a superior story. The writing here is okay, entertaining enough, and even manages a little character exposition, but Howard could do and did do better work.

The Green Bungalow

Fred M. White

In short stories, Fred M. White often has a love theme. So in the story The Green Bungalow. The main character, Hilton Blythe, has a generous character and is always happy to give useful advice. He was proud that nobody and nothing had ever shocked him. However, one meeting, one look changed everything...

Confidence

Henry James

It only seems in the book that people can always deceive themselves, and life cannot be regulated on the scientific principles that fall on Gordons shoulders as the main character. Crazy scientist Gordon Wright calls Longville in Baden-Baden to judge whether he should marry Angela. After a couple of years, Longville meets Angela again at a French beach resort and realizes that he loves her.