Ród Rodrigandów (Tom 1). Ród Rodrigandów. Tajemnica Miksteków

Karol May

Wciągająca historia opisana przez mistrza młodzieżowej literatury przygodowej Karola Maya, należąca do sagi rodu Rodrigandów. Akcja ulokowana jest w Ameryce. Wyobraźnię rozpala ukryty w górskich jaskiniach skarb, wokół którego narastają intrygi, a bohaterowie rywalizują, stosując nie zawsze czyste metody. Jak potoczą się losy skarbu i komu będzie pisane zwycięstwo?

Baskervillen koira

Arthur Conan Doyle

Baskervillen koira on Doylen tunnetuimpia teoksia. Romaani perustuu löyhästi Dartmoorin myyttiin, joka kertoo hohtavasta koirasta. Suuri, pimeässä hohtava koira toimii myös romaanin lähtöajatuksena. Brittiläisessä kansanperinteessä on tarinoita mustasta kuoleman hurtasta, jonka tyyppisiä kertomuksia myös Doyle hyödynsi romaanin aineksia kootessaan.

O tron (kanwa serialu: Czarne chmury). Powieść historyczna z XVII wieku

Adam Krechowiecki

Powieść historyczna Adama Krechowieckiego O tron stała się kanwą dla pierwszego polskiego serialu spod znaku płaszcza i szpady, czyli Czarnych chmur w reżyserii Andrzeja Konica. Bohater powieści Krystian Ludwik Kalkstein pierwowzór serialowego pułkownika Krzysztofa Dowgirda podobnie jak większość ówczesnej szlachty pruskiej był zapalonym zwolennikiem zwierzchnictwa Rzeczypospolitej polskiej nad Prusami Książęcymi. Elektor brandenburski Fryderyk Wilhelm, zwany Wielkim Elektorem, dążył natomiast do obalenia stosunku lenniczego, w jakim pozostawał względem Polski, do osiągnięcia władzy królewskiej, do... tronu. Osią fabuły są dramatyczne epizody z walk o utrzymanie przy Polsce Prus Książęcych. W powieści nie zabraknie też scen ucieczek, pogoni, pojedynków oraz oczywiście miłość...

The Middle Temple Murder

Joseph Smith Fletcher

When an elderly mans body is found on the steps of chambers in the Midde Temple, one of the Inns of Court, it falls to newspaperman Frank Spargo and Detective-Sergeant Rathbury to solve the crime. There is no indication as to the idetity of the corpse, whose pockets are completely empty apart from a scrap of paper bearing the names and chambers address of an aspiring young barrister. Who is the victim? Why was he killed? Who is the murderer? These are the questions that Spargo and Rathbury must answer in The Middle Temple Murder. This extraordinary discovery draw them into a labyrinthine web of intrigue, murder and crime in high places. The Middle Temple Murder by Joseph Smith Fletcher was first published in 1919 and is a great example of the classical English detective story.

Le Collier de la reine

Alexandre Dumas pere

Le Collier de la Reine est un roman fascinant écrit par Alexandre Dumas. De nombreuses actions se déroulent ici: la reine tombe amoureuse, tricheur cardinal, la comtesse assigne des diamants et Cagliostro prédit lavenir. Le roman daventure contient de vrais événements historiques, ce qui le rend plus intéressant. Un vrai pazzle pour le lecteur.

Cleopatra

Georg Ebers, Mary J. Safford

Two lovers, Antony and Cleopatra want to be together despite everything. But it can not be so simple. The hero may die to be buried next to the woman he loved until the last hour. His desire was fulfilled, and love, as it turned out, never dies.

Sodome et Gomorrhe

Marcel Proust

La partie principale du roman est consacrée au deuxieme et éventuellement au dernier voyage du héros Balbec. Encore Verdureny, Cambrera, mais au lieu de Charles et Odette maintenant Marseille et Albertina. Tout rappelle au héros et sa mere la grand-mere décédée. Plus ils sont douloureux dans cet endroit. Et, bien sr, le dreyfusarstvo-anti-drifusarisme, le sémitisme / antisémitisme / le nationalisme sont touchés.

The Phantom Car

Fred M. White

Sebastian Wilde really was a great man. He seemed to be paralysed from his hips downwards, which, indeed, was the case, though his arms were vigorous enough and his affliction had not robbed him of the brightness of his eyes or blunted the edge of his amazing intellect. He had no friends and visitors; he was pleased, in his words, to work quietly on the task of his life and, perhaps, when this is completed, he can go out of his obscurity and again take his place in the great world. However, what could such a noble person hide?

Dick Merriwells Pranks

Burt L. Standish

Burt L. Standish wrote another exciting story about Dick Merriwell. The story of the story develops on deck. Among the crowd on the deck were two boys who made a European tour under the guidance of Professor Zenas Gann. Dick Merriwell, younger brother of former great Yale athlete and scholar Frank Merriwella. Dick was his buddy Bradley Backhart. The guys continue their journey, revealing to the reader the beauty of the whole world.

Der beiden Quitzows letzte Fahrten

Karl May

Der beiden Quitzows letzte Fahrten. Historischer Roman aus der Jugendzeit des Hauses Hohenzollern von Karl May erschien von November 1876 bis Juni 1877 in der Zeitschrift Feierstunden am häuslichen Heerde und war die Fortsetzung des von Friedrich Axmann geschriebenen Romans Fürst und Junker. Der Roman spielt in den Jahren 1411 bis 1414, einer Zeit, in der der Burggraf Friedrich von Zollern im Auftrag des Kaisers die politischen Wirren und die damit verbundene Unsicherheit in der Mark Brandenburg zu beenden suchte. Die alteingesessenen Familien (hauptsächlich Quitzow, Holtzendorff und Gans von Putlitz) waren jedoch nicht bereit, sich ihm unterzuordnen...

Кобзар

Тарас Григорович Шевченко

«Кобзар» 2013 збірка поетичних творів великого українського поета Т.Г. Шевченка, книга, яку український народ вважає своєю «святинею». Дивовижна історія цієї книги. Поезії, що входять до неї, складались на протязі нелегкого життєвого шляху автора, створювались то в мандрівках, то в казематах, при світлі білих ночей Півночі і під самотнім сонцем вигнання в пісках закаспійських пустель. Збірка формувалася поступово, крок за кроком, рік за роком, формувало її саме поетове життя, життя великого українського кріпака Тараса Шевченка 2013 від його юності і до останнього подиху.

Lord of Samarcand

Robert E. Howard

The Turks, cruelly lead by the scurrilous Bayazid, crushingly defeat a bunch of European Christians who were invading so as to steal land from the Turks, or something. But one of the Europeans, a Scott, Donald MacDeesa escapes with his life and hooks up with Ak Boga, who who had secretly been spying on the carnage. Ak Boga works for the Amir of Samarcand, one Timour the Lame.

Daughters of Destiny

L. Frank Baum

Danger, intrigue, and adventure await you in one of L. Frank Baums rarest works! Baum published the novel under the pen name Schuyler Staunton, one of his several pseudonyms (Baum arrived at the name by adding one letter to the name of his late maternal uncle, Schuyler Stanton). Daughters of Destiny unfolds in the Middle Eastern country of Baluchistan and is an exciting page-turner from start to finish. Conflict occurs when the American Construction Syndicate wants to build a railroad across a city in Pakistan, as part of their plans for global development. The company appoints a commission, headed by Colonel Piedmont Moore, to obtain the right of way from the Baluchi ruler. What follows is a complex but tightly-woven plot that involves subterfuge and conspiracy, poisonings and attempted assassinations, sword fights and a pursuit in the desert, a scheming femme fatale, disguises and false identities all the ingredients of melodrama.

Poezja polskiego baroku

Praca zbiorowa

Sebastian Grabowiecki, Wespazjan Kochowski, Jan Andrzej Morsztyn czy Daniel Naborowski, mistrzowie barokowego konceptu, poruszają najgłębiej ukryte emocje. W przewrotny sposób piszą o ulotności i marności ludzkiego życia, o poczuciu pustki i przeplatającej wszystko miłości, raz gorzkiej, raz bolesnej, raz smutnej. Zachwycają przy tym bogactwem skojarzeń i barwnością języka.

Heart of Darkness

Joseph Conrad

Heart of Darkness, the novella by Joseph Conrad, is essentially a multi-layered narrative. The Narrator describes a night spent on a ship in the mouth of the Thames River in England. Marlow, one of the men on board, tells of his time spent as a riverboat pilot in the Belgian Congo. On the surface it is the adventurous story of Marlows search for Kurtz, who for him is a living legend. On one hand it is also a peek into the unconscious of man where darkness resides silently, and on the other, it also brings to mind the glimpses of Dantes Inferno i.e. the descent to hell. In a very powerful manner, Conrad lays before us the story evoking subjective impressions, as the characters of his story are obscure and their tales are only half-told. Be it Kurtz, Marlow or his native help. Masterly blend of adventure, character development, psychological penetration. Considered by many Conrads finest, most enigmatic story.

The Hound of the Baskervilles. Pies Baskervilleów. English-Polish Edition

Arthur Conan Doyle

<p>Book in two language versions: English and Polish. (Książka w dwóch wersjach językowych polskiej i angielskiej.) Such bilingual editions are primarily intended for people learning a foreign language and / or improving their language skills. The native text makes it easier to understand the content of the work in a foreign language. It is especially useful when the reader has difficulty understanding the plot or dialogues in the language they are learning or wants to improve their translation skills.</p><p>Holmes and Watson are faced with their most terrifying case yet. The legend of the devil-beast that haunts the moors around the Baskerville families home warns the descendants of that ancient clan never to venture out in those dark hours when the power of evil is exalted. Now, the most recent Baskerville, Sir Charles, is dead and the footprints of a giant hound have been found near his body. Will the new heir meet the same fate in The Hound of the Baskervilles?</p>