Герой нашего времени (Bohater naszych czasów)

Михаил Юрьевич Лермонтов, Michaił Jurjewicz Lermontow

Роман Михаила Лермонтова 201eГерой нашего времени201d 2013 это история одинокого, умного и талантливого человека, уставшего от светских ритуалов, не знающего, куда приложить свои душевные силы, и буквально губящего себя. Книга о человеке с уставшей душой, который многое уже перепробовал и теперь не видит смысла жизни. Ну, или не хочет видеть его. Его ничто не радует 2013 ни развлечения, ни знания, ни любовь светских красавиц. Главный герой -Печорин, глубоко несчастный человек. Он находит удовлетворение в одном 2013 в играх с судьбами людей. «Моя любовь никому не принесла счастья, потому что я ничем не жертвовал для того, кого любил: я любил для себя...».

Aspira. Der Roman einer Wolke

Kurd Lasswitz

Die Wolke Aspira betrachtet die Menschen und wundert sich. Aspira, die Tochter des Königs Migro, will nicht bei den Träumen und Spielen der Wolken bleiben. Die Sehnsucht hat sie gepackt, nach Erkenntnis. Die vermeintlichen Wirkungsmächte der Menschen haben es ihr angetan, denn sie könnten ja auch in ihr Leben greifen. Aspira philosophiert und entscheidet sich, in den Körper eines Menschen zu schlüpfen. Fast schon erkenntnisphilosophisch ist der Roman die Betrachtung des Menschen aus der Sicht einer Wolke.

Avalanche

Zane Grey

Pearl Zane Grey (1872 1939) was an American author best known for his popular adventure novels and stories that presented an idealized image of the American frontier. Zane Grey is the author of 86 books, he is today considered the father of the Western genre, with its heady romances and mysterious outlaws. Raised together in the wild country of the Tonto basin, Jake and Verde grew up closer than brothers. But when they both fell in love with the same fickle woman, their friendship turned to raging hate. The only force that could mend that shattered trust was the raging fury of nature itself. Grey, a word-painter of the western landscape, gives readers his best in describing the mountain winter, but not until he has frolicked with the hearts of two jealous brothers.

The Portrait of a Lady

Henry James

Isabel, the main character of the story, knows the charm of marriage with a worthless person. Her fate the confluence of fatal circumstances. Being a dowry and finding herself in Europe, she refuses to quite worthy applicants for a hand, and having received a fortune, she links life with the rogue Osmond, who married her only to provide a bastard daughter, Pansy, born of a courtesan, a decent existence. Illusions are crumbling, there is no hope for happiness, but Isabelle, with stoic courage, endures all the misfortunes that have fallen to her lot.

Dutch Courage and Other Stories

Jack London

The young man dreams of the sea, runs away from home, hides in the hold of the ship, with the help of a friend is supplied with food. Then the terrible happens the robinsonade of a man locked in a hold! The food spoils, the young man cannot leave his shelter for many reasons, he suffocates, suffers from hunger... The agony of body and soul begins, only at the very end comes salvation.

Tahiti. Band IIV

Friedrich Gerstäcker

Friedrich Gerstäcker (1816-1872) war ein deutscher Schriftsteller. Er war ein Autor von spannenden Abenteuerromanen und -erzählungen, aber auch Dorfgeschichten, der Landschaften und kulturelle Verhältnisse so gut wiederzugeben verstand, dass noch heute ein überwiegend jugendliches Publikum seine bekannten Romane liest. Auf seinen Streifzügen vor allem in die Neue Welt, Nord- und Südamerika, Australien und nach Tahiti enstand eine große Anzahl persönlicher Geschichten, die er literarisch verarbeitete und reflektierte. Seine Erzählungen und Romane regten zahlreiche Nachahmer an. Tahiti ist ein Roman aus der Mitte des 19.Jahrhunderts in dem alle typischen Elemente eines Abenteuerromans aus der Südsee vereint sind: der gewissenlose Halunke, der edle Jüngling, das schöne, züchtige junge Mädchen. René, ein junger Franzose, hat die Nase voll vom üblen Leben auf dem Walfischfänger Delaware und desertiert. Ein geflohener, katholischer Matrose verliebt sich in eine protestantische Südsee-Insulanerin. Seine Liebe zu einer Insulanerin wird allerdings zum Problem...

King Solomons Mines

H. Rider Haggard

King Solomons Mines is the first English adventure novel, which takes place in Africa. Allan Quatermain the protagonist of the story, an ambitious and courageous guy who is ready to give a helping hand to difficult times. He recruits the same adventurers as his assistants and the group advances in search of the missing brother of one of the detachments. As a result, readers can watch not only the rescues of Allan Quatermain, but also the interesting adventures of a group of adventurers in an uncharted part of Africa.

The Strength of the Strong

Jack London

The book tells about the Neanderthal tribe: life, hunting, customs, their relationship. The life of ancient people is difficult and full of hardships, but they are happy. Their happiness is in unity. There is a clash with others. Neanderthals are at a lower stage of development, but they recognize themselves as people: they have a language, they care for the elderly and children, maintain fire, bury the dead... But the principle of Others The strongest survives; Kill before they kill you. It is not difficult to guess whose heirs are humanity.

Quo vadis

Henryk Sienkiewicz

Quo vadis opisuje wydarzenia z pierwszego wieku naszej ery, Imperium Rzymskim rządzi despotyczny cesarz Neron. Na jego dwór zostaje sprowadzona niewolnica Ligia, córka króla Ligów, chrześcijanka. W pięknej niewolnicy zakochuje się jeden z pretorianów Nerona Marek Winicjusz. Chce uczynić z dziewczyny swoją nałożnicę. Z opresji wybawia Ligię jej przyjaciel, potężny Ursus. Winicjusz jednak nie ustępuje. Wkrótce dowiaduje się, gdzie mieszka Ligia. Postanawia ją porwać. Pod osłoną nocy udaje się wraz z gladiatorem Krotonem do domu dziewczyny. Po raz drugi Ligię ratuje dzielny Ursus, który zabija Krotona i ciężko rani Winicjusza. Ligia opatruje rany swojego krzywdziciela. Wyznaje mu przy tym, że jest w nim zakochana. Marek postanawia zostać mężem Ligii. Przyjmuje chrześcijaństwo. Tymczasem Neron podpala Rzym. Za radą głównego dowódcy armii Tygellina oraz swojej kochanki Poppei Sabiny winą za spalenie miasta obarcza chrześcijan. Rozpoczynają się masowe prześladowania ludzi wyznających wiarę w Chrystusa. Są oni krzyżowani, paleni na stosie, rzucani lwom na pożarcie a wszystko na oczach uradowanego rzymskiego tłumu...

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

L. Frank Baum

In the first of L. Frank Baums time-Honoréd Oz novels, country girl Dorothy Gale and her little dog Toto are caught in a tornado, they and their Kansas farmhouse are suddenly transported to the fantastical Land of Oz where Munchkins live, monkeys fly and Wicked Witches rule, wild beasts talk, silver shoes have magic powers, and good witches offer protection with a kiss. Desperate to return to her native Kansas, and, aided by the Good Witch of the North, she and Toto together with new friends the Tin Woodsman, Scarecrow and cowardly Lion set out for the Emerald City at the heart of Oz to get help from the legendary, all-powerful Wizard of Oz and to ask him to grant each of them what they most desire only to find that they already possess it. With quirky illustrations, an amusing sense of logic, and delightful characters, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a gratifying start to a well-loved series.

Love and Other Stories

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

This is a collection of many outstanding stories of Chekhov. There is a pleasant and patient satire in all Chekovs stories, most of which are tragic, some are political, and all of them are revealed in many complex topics. The stories in this anthology bring back memories of a different time and place when life was completely different. These stories will hook everyone.

The Call of Cthulhu

H.P. Lovecraft

The Call of Cthulhu is the story of a man who uncovers evidence of otherworldly beings residing in a state of hibernation deep beneath the surface of the Earths oceans. Though the image of Cthulhu is by no means original, as it is heavily borrowed from Scandinavian lore among other sources, Lovecrafts descriptionsin this case of a basrelief carved in its likenessare still nothing short of chilling. It is the only story written by Lovecraft in which the extraterrestrial entity Cthulhu himself makes a major appearance. The story is written in a documentary style, with three independent narratives linked together by the device of a narrator discovering notes left by a deceased relative. Considered as the father of contemporary horror fiction, H. P. Lovecraft shows exquisite details in The Call of Cthulhu that perfectly denote his cosmic indifferentism beliefs and takes advantages of his imaginative universe filled with immense entities to demonstrate how weak humans really are.

The Kingdom of the Sun. A Romance of the Far West Coast

Alexander Maitland Stephen

A young man, Richard Anson is a crewman on board Sir Francis Drakes Golden Hind, which is travelling north to the coast of what will one day become British Columbia. The Kingdom of the Sun: A Romance of the Far West Coast (1927) is an adventure novel by Alexander Maitland Stephen (May 8, 1882 July 1, 1942), who was a Canadian author of poetry and fiction. He began writing in the early 1920s. His first book was a volume of poetry called The Rosary of Pan which was published in 1923. He wrote two novels, the first being The Kingdom of the Sun in 1927. Most of his books were published by J.M. Dent and Sons where his brother worked as a vice-president. In March 1942 he became ill with pneumonia and died in Vancouver on July 1, 1942.

Les Étranges noces de Rouletabille

Gaston Leroux

Rouletabille, amoureaux et tout enivré du désir dtre heureux avec Ivana Vilitchkov, il se jete avec ses amis dans la gueule du loup et il risque cent fois sa vie. Il veut la tirer des griffes de ce assassin de toute sa famille, il se bat pour sauver Ivana et capturer son ravisseur, mais elle... elle ne veut pas aller avec Rouletabille. Il narrte pas la protéger. Peut la puissance de lamour transformer un limier intelligant en petit garçon?

Der Mann, der seinen Namen änderte

Edgar Wallace

Die Sekretärin von Rechtsanwalt Vance Majorie Stedman wird Ohrenzeuge einer Auseinandersetzung. Sie hört einen Schuss und als sie ins Nachbarzimmer stürmt, findet sie Sir James tot auf dem Boden liegen. Aber wer ist der Täter? Ich will meine Rechnung begleichen, hört sie Sir James sagen. Ihr Chef verlangt von ihr zu schweigen, aber warum musste Sir James sterben und welche Rollen spielen der undurchsichtige Pretoria-Smith und Doktor Fordham?

The Black Stranger

Robert E. Howard

The Black Stranger"is one of the stories byRobert E. HowardaboutConan the Cimmerian. It was written in the 1930s but not published in his lifetime. When the original Conan version of the story failed to find a publisher, Howard rewrote The Black Stranger into a piraticalTerence Vulmeastory entitled Swords of the Red Brotherhood.