Terror Keep

Edgar Wallace

Terror Keep is a 1927 Edgar Wallace thriller featuring perhaps the most memorable of all Wallaces heroes, Mr. J. G. Reeder. Reeder is at pains to point out that he is not a detective, which is technically true. He is not a policeman, and has no power to arrest suspects. He works as an investigator of banking crime, particularly forgery. He is nonetheless the terror of the criminal classes. This time detective and his attractive secretary, Margaret Belman, almost suffered the wrath of John Flack, an unusual villain who pairs maniacal insanity with genius. Detective and criminal are well matched and the reader is kept in the dark about the outcome of this deadly duel for a long time. Terror Keep is an exceptionally effective and thoroughly entertaining thriller.

The Marriage of Meldrum Strange

Talbot Mundy

This is an immoral story. Ommony Cottwolves is inaccurate in the report. The report is incorrect. They say that the press is saying this, and with it it can be learned that Maddrum String is a billionaire with brains, but without a heart; that his heart, if he has it, is made of iron sheets; that his stomach is of bronze, and the feet of clay; that his friendship is imaginary, but his enmity is a bitter and terrible truth; that he lacks repentance, but he has crazy ambitions; and that his superficial external resemblance to General Ulysses Grant was manifestly devised by Satan to bring the memory of this gallant soldier to bad weather.

La Demoiselle aux yeux verts

Maurice Leblanc

Quand Arsene Lupin se promene dans Paris, il remarque un homme, qui suit une jolie femme blonde aux yeux bleus. Intrigué il commence aussitôt les filer et traverse le chemin de la demoiselle aux yeux verts. Il ne se doute pas des nombreuses péripéties qui lattendent. Une mystérieuse histoire couvre les yeux verts, tout le monde sacharne autour deux. Presque par hasard Arsene entre une histoire de ses plus formidables aventures, de cambriolages, de meurtres, de poursuite du trésor, de secret de famille et, en premier lieu, au sauvetage de la demoiselle qui est en détresse coupable ou pas de crimes énigmatiques.

Salamandra. Powieść fantastyczna

Stefan Grabiński

Salamandra to powieść fantastyczna, która bohaterem jest niejaki Jerzy. Człowiek ten ustawicznie spotyka wciąż tego samego, nieznanego mu osobnika. Co więcej, jego pojawianie się jest poprzedzone złudzeniem dostrzegania jego twarzy w fizjonomii całkiem niepodobnych przechodniów. Wkrótce Jerzy poznaje tajemniczego osobnika i się z nim zaprzyjaźnia. Od tej chwili w życiu bohatera pojawia się kalejdoskopowa mieszanina zjawisk niesamowitych i przerażających. Mamy tu między innymi sataniczną metafizykę, obrządki magiczne, hipnozę, letargi i najprzeróżniejszą masę okultyzmu.

Frank Merriwells Backers

Burt L. Standish

The story of Frank Merriwell continues. Frank is an energetic young guy. He was the best in everything: in sports, in school, he helped his friends. But now he needs help. After all, he falls into the trap and his enemies take away securities from him. Who will help him?

The House in Dormer Forest

Mary Webb

In this dense novel, the house in which the Darke family exists apparently has its own impassive but claustrophobic influence on the family, which, in turn, tied itself up too quickly in its network of special hate agreements and connections. Jasper fights against his religion, Ruby is trapped between her need for conventions and her own desires, and Peter is forced to rebel.

Havoc

E. Phillips Oppenheim

Havoc occurs when European countries are discussing covert alliances. The story revolves around the creation of a secret alliance between Germany, Russia, and Austria. The English hope to split Russia away by holding the Czar to his previous public commitments, but they need proof of what was done to create the pressure. All the pressures that lead to WWI are there, but the intrigues and secret treaties create an interesting background to the twists and turns of the plot.

Les Amours dune empoisonneuse

Émile Gaboriau

Cétait le mercredi 15 novembre de lan de grâce 1665. Ce soir-l, il y avait petit souper et grande companie, rue Vieille-du-Temple, chez la Vienne, le baigneur la mode, léluviste en renom, le barbier du monde élégant... Texte et intrigue dune autre époque, histoire dun jeune homme, qui avec toute la poésie du cur rve de développer son roman damour avec une belle dame.

A London Life and Other Tales

Henry James

In this story, Henry James continues his favorite theme Old World vs New World. An American woman with a turbulent past, agitated, spontaneous, somewhat vulgar, but beautiful and not devoid of mind, sets out to join the European high society. For this, she tries to marry a young English Baronet on herself, a very stiff and cold man, but spellbound by that which he cannot understand. But this situation absolutely can not allow the mother of the baronet, a real English lady.

The Black Monk and Other Stories

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

This is a story about psychological and spiritual health, about true happiness, about loneliness and about genius. The main character finds complete spiritual harmony and happiness only in a state of mental illness, when he sees hallucinations in the form of a mysterious Black Monk, with whom you can talk for hours about the eternal, true, truly valuable. This is definitely one of the best works of Anton Pavlovich on the topic of madness and, at the same time, quite a calm, emotional and touching story about the life of one simple genius.

The Light Beyond

E. Phillips Oppenheim

In this remarkable 1927 novel by E. Phillips Oppenheim, a great conference has been called in London to renegotiate the war debt. It is clear that Germany is suffering, and all of Europe is affected. The great Financier Felix Dukane is in London with his beautiful daughter Estelle. It is rumored that he stands ready to loan Germany One Billion Pounds if the conference is able to limit the total debt. The outcome of the conference hinges on military and industrial secrets. The novel presents a fascinating picture of the political mindset of the day to go along with the twists and turns of the story. Interestingly, unlike most of Oppenheims novels, many of the main characters act dishonorably at various points in the novel.

Sonety krymskie. Sonety odeskie

Adam Mickiewicz

Zbiór zawierający dwa największe i najpopularniejsze cykle sonetów autorstwa Adama Mickiewicza Sonety krymskie oraz Sonety odeskie. Cykl Sonety krymskie składa się z 18 utworów pisanych w latach 18251826. Stanowią one opis podróży poety na Półwysep Krymski latem i jesienią 1825 r. Utwory te, oparte na sonetach w stylu włoskim i nawiązujące do poematu opisowego, zapoczątkowały sonetomanię wśród pisarzy okresu romantyzmu i Młodej Polski, którzy naśladowali Mickiewicza i nawiązywali do jego dzieła. Cykl 22 utworów określanych zwykle mianem Sonetów odeskich powstał prawdopodobnie w Odessie i Moskwie, także w latach 18251826. Sonety te są zróżnicowane pod względem treści. W pierwszych dziesięciu wierszach podmiot liryczny opisuje miłość idealną, w następnych zaś odważnie wypowiada się na temat miłości i erotyzmu.

Namioty wezyra

Walery Przyborowski

Powieść historyczna. Główny bohater Piotr Rzecki pozbawiony majątku przez macochę szlachcic wyrusza do Warszawy zaciągnąć się do królewskiego wojska. Towarzyszy mu wierny sługa Maciek. Po drodze bohaterowie zmagają się z wieloma trudnościami. Finalnie docierają do oblężonego przez wrogie wojska tureckie Wiednia. Rozpoczyna się wielka bitwa... Tłem historycznym powieści są wydarzenia z 1683 roku, zwieńczone bitwą pod Wiedniem 12 września.

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.

The River Fury

H.A. Cody

It was a windy day and why not go out with your boats to the sea? Sail sags were filled, people began to act, and for a long time the boats beat heavily downstream. The race began in earnest, and the spirit of rivalry revived the hearts of these tumultuous river drivers. Captain Nat was driving, and his eyes shone with pleasure as he gradually turned away from his rival.

Une fantaisie du docteur Ox

Jules Verne

Le scientifique-physiologiste Ox arrive Kikandon, en Flandre occidentale, avec son assistant. Comme il la dit, son objectif est dilluminer completement la ville avec du gaz oxhydrique émis par lair. Seulement, personne ne savait si cétait vrai. Bientôt, dans une ville paisible et non pressée, des choses étranges ont commencé se produire, se transformant en une épidémie.

The Mystery of the Green Ray

William Le Queux

The youth in the multi-coloured blazer laughed. Youd have to come and be a nurse, he suggested. Oh, Id go as a drummer-boy. Id look fine in uniform, wouldnt I? the waitress simpered in return. Dennis Burnham swallowed his liqueur in one savage gulp, pushed back his chair, and rose from the table.

Wild Freedom

Max Brand

Freedom can mean a lot of things, but the hardest to earn and most rewarding will always be wild freedom. Max Brand turned Westerns into an art form with cleverly crafted tales like this one. An old-style cowboy and Indian tale involving Tom, an animal lover, and his romance with Gloria. Plot twists, adventure, suspense, romance and humor combine in this delightfully fulfilling read. Faust (Max Brand ) wrote more than 500 novels and over 400 short stories & novellas using twenty pseudonyms, including George Owen Baxter, George Challis, Evan Evans, John Frederick, Frederick Frost, David Manning & Peter Morland.

The Story of Doctor Dolittle

Hugh Lofting

The small, plump and shy Dr. Doolittle is a wonderful doctor whose love of animals deprives his patients. But after his parrot Polynesia teaches him to speak in animal languages, the Doctor becomes famous in the animal world, and travels around the world and even to the Moon! The doctor and his pets go to Africa to save the kingdom of monkeys from the plague. This book is for various age. Even an adult like it.

The House on the River

Fred M. White

Barnes Place the house, fascinated everyone who saw it. However, his host, Ralph Enderby, didnt care much about him and saw the house as a week-end office where he entertained his friends and weaved those business schemes which had made his name a byword amongst the City men who knew. One evening Enderby, as always was not at home. This took advantage of an attacker who tried to steal something from the safe. It turned out that it was a girl who was unhappy with the frauds of Ralph Enderby and in the safe was evidence that he wanted to ruin the life of a young woman.

The Eyes of Max Carrados

Ernest Bramah

Short mysteries involving the blind detective Carrados. Max Carrados is one of the most unusual detectives in all fiction. He is blind and yet he has developed his other faculties to such an amazing degree that they more than compensate for his lack of sight. The Eyes of Max Carrados opens with a somewhat defensive essay which chronicles astonishing feats of the blind. Carrados himself outdoes them all and perhaps combines a few too many amazing abilities for real conviction. Here is a collection of the best of Max Carrados, a set of stories featuring a series of baffling puzzles to challenge the greatest of detectives. They are written by Ernest Bramah with great wit, style and panache.

Sen nocy letniej

William Shakespeare

W sztuce Sen nocy letniej mieszają się światy realny i wyobrażony, współistniejące na niemal równych prawach. Na ich tle w mistrzowskiej komedii splatają się historie trzech par kochanków. Źle ulokowana miłość, rozmaite perypetie i udział leśnych duszków podsycają emocje towarzyszące lekturze, zapewniając zarówno mnóstwo radości, jak i odrobinę refleksji nad istotą uczuć.

A Millionaire of Yesterday

E. Phillips Oppenheim

The novel tells about the struggle of a young man for wealth in colonial Africa and about his search for happiness in this country. Although he is trying to do everything right and honest, he is prevented by many opponents who bring only a great calamity. But despite all the difficulties, the story ends with a happy end.

Judgment at Chelmsford

Charles Williams

Judgement at Chelmsford is a pageant play, written for a church setting. The author Charles Williams (1886-1945), who was a British theologian, playwright, novelist and poet, was commissioned to produce this play to mark the 25th anniversary of The Diocese of Chelmsford in 1939. In it, he created a huge, sprawling drama about the history of Chelmsford. Eight episodes, a prologue and epilogue, make this a formidable work. It was intended to be a large-scale pageant play and explores both historical and spiritual themes. Thus the complete pageant offers a representation not only of the history of the diocese, but of the movement of the soul of man in its journey from the things of this world to the heavenly city of Almighty God.