The Custom of the Country

Edith Wharton

Edith Whartons 1913 novel is a devastating critique of American upward mobility, told through the journey of Undine Spragg from fictional Midwestern Apex City to New York to Paris. Undine Spragg is one of the most ruthless characters in all of literature, as selfishly unscrupulous as she is fiercely beautiful. As Undine climbs the social ladder through a series of marriages and affairs, she shows little concern for who she has to step on to get anything and everything she desires. Wharton weaves an elaborate plot that renders a detailed depiction of upper class social behavior in the early twentieth century. By utilizing a character with inexorable greed in a novel of manners, she demonstrates some of the customs of a modern age and posits a surprising explanation for divorce and the social role of women, which still resonates for the modern reader today.

Weihnacht!

Karl May

Die Handlung der als Reiseerzählung abgefassten Geschichte ist teils in Deutschland, teils im Wilden Westen der USA angesiedelt und beschreibt Erlebnisse der Hauptfiguren Winnetou und Old Shatterhand, die im Zusammenhang mit Ereignissen stehen, die letzterer während seiner Studentenzeit in Europa erlebt hat. Durch Zufall stößt er dort auf Frau Hiller, deren Ehemann, ein Fellhändler, von feindlichen Krähenindianern gefangengehalten wird und sie bittet Old Shatterhand, ihn zu suchen. Zusammen mit seinem Blutsbruder Winnetou macht er sich auf den Weg ins Felsengebirge.

Red Devil of the Range

George Owen Baxter

Seattle-born author who worked as a cowhand in California, attended Berkeley, joined then deserted the Canadian Army, and finally settled down to writing full-time. He was incredibly prolific and wrote numerous books under his birth name (Frederick Faust) and a variety of pseudonyms. Today he is best known for his work published as Max Brand. Red Devil Of The Range is one of his Western fiction. When young Ever Winton loses the two most important things in his life, his Uncle Clay and Red Pacer the wildest, most untamable horse in the West he must ride with the notorious Timberline outside the law, doing whatever it takes to get his horse and his uncle back.

Na jasnym brzegu

Henryk Sienkiewicz

Akcja utworu toczy się we Włoszech. Przedstawia perypetie blisko pięćdziesięcioletniego Polaka, artysty malarza Świrskiego. Mężczyzna zakochuje się w trzydziestopięcioletniej wdowie Helenie Elzen. Kobieta przyjmuje jego oświadczyny malarza, mimo że ma wielu wielbicieli. Wkrótce Świrski przekonuje się, jaką egoistką jest jego wybranka. Porzuca ją i wiąże się ze swoją modelką, Marynią, Włoszką polskiego pochodzenia.

The Treasure House of Martin Hews

E. Phillips Oppenheim

A best-selling author of novels, short stories, magazine articles, translations, and plays, Oppenheim published over 150 books. He is considered one of the originators of the thriller genre, his novels also range from spy thrillers to romance, but all have an undertone of intrigue. The tiny kingdom of Theos is surrounded by Eastern European powers in this 1902 novel of politics, war, and romance. Russia and Turkey are plotting to take over the peaceful and rural country. A short lived Republic has been treacherously betrayed by communist elements. The country turns to its exiled King, Ughtred of Tyrnaus, a prince who has been a soldier in Britain for 20 years. The prince is convinced by Baron Nicholas of Reist to return to Theos and be crowned. Continuous action, changing alliances, loyalty and betrayal are all in play.

Dusze w niewoli

Bolesław Prus

Debiut powieściowy Bolesława Prusa. Utwór opowiada historię młodego malarza Ludwika Lachowicza, mającego na utrzymaniu młodszą siostrę Zosię i zniedołężniałego ojca, nałogowego alkoholika. Bohater ustawicznie boryka się z trudnościami, przeważnie natury finansowej. Chcąc kształcić siostrę i jako tako chronić ojca przed zgubnym nałogiem, zmuszony jest ciągle pożyczać pieniądze. Zazwyczaj zadłuża się u swego bogatego kolegi Sielskiego. W wyniku awantury, w którą zostaje wciągnięty, konfliktuje się ze swoim kolega. Sytuację komplikuje dodatkowo to, że Zosia i Sielski wyraźnie mają się ku sobie. Aby zdobyć pieniądze, Ludwik bierze udział w konkursie malarskim, w którym po wycofaniu się Sielskiego zdobywa pierwszą nagrodę za obraz Dusze w niewoli . Między Lachowiczem a fundatorką nagrody, piękną Jadwigą, zawiązuje się węzeł sympatii...

The Mystery of the Ravenspurs

Fred M. White

Ravenspurs is a quiet, dignified family, as rich and respectable as they come. However, recently they have become victims of mysterious crimes. But who is behind these tragedies? The last of the family must figure out before the whole line is destroyed.

Hawtreys Deputy

Harold Bindloss

In the fashion of the high prairie, romance and trust are acquired, lost, destroyed and acquired again... Sketchy mortgages and vague speculations will make us guess. The main character goes on a strange sea adventure to stop thinking about unhappy love. This is a story about a love triangle with unusual plot twists.

Leśna Różyczka (1-12). Leśna Różyczka. Tom 1-12

Karol May

Leśna Różyczka, czyli prześladowania dookoła świata to 12-tomowy cykl przygodowy autorstwa Karola Maya, twórcy słynnego Winnetou. Opisywane wydarzenia rozgrywają się na przestrzeni kilku lat. Ogromny majątek, rodowe tajemnice, niebezpieczeństwa, spiski, walka z bandytami i światowa polityka stanowią kanwę barwnej, obfitującej w przygody opowieści. Losy wyraziście naszkicowanych bohaterów splatają się na lądach kilku kontynentów oraz na morzach.

The Yellow God. An Idol of Africa

H. Rider Haggard

The Yellow God is another excellent book by H. Rider Haggard. Jeekie lives in England for about 30 years, arriving in England with his uncle. His uncle, Alan Vernon was involved in a dubious financial deal and left the company, after which he lost all his money. Jeekie persuades Alan to go to West Africa in search of good luck, and now the exciting adventures begin.

Sen srebrny Salomei. Romans dramatyczny w 5 aktach

Juliusz Słowacki

Dramat Juliusza Słowackiego nawiązujący do wydarzeń konfederacji barskiej, z których autor wysnuwa wnioski historiozoficzne dotyczące dziejów narodu polskiego. Osią fabuły jest bunt chłopstwa ukraińskiego przeciw szlachcie polskiej i polskiemu klerowi, zwany koliszczyzną. Sprowokowany prawdopodobnie przez Rosję odznaczał się wyjątkowym okrucieństwem.

Trylogia napoleońska. Huragan. Rok 1809. Szwoleżerowie gwardii

Wacław Gąsiorowski

Na Trylogię napoleońską Wacława Gąsiorowskiego składają się powieści: Huragan, Rok 1809 oraz Szwoleżerowie gwardii. Akcja pierwszej powieści obejmuje okres od wypowiedzenia przez Napoleona wojny Prusom do utworzenia Księstwa Warszawskiego. Rok 1809 to rok wojny polsko-austriackiej w obronie Księstwa Warszawskiego. Akcja trzeciej powieści toczy się w czasie kampanii moskiewskiej Napoleona w 1812 roku. Na tle burzliwych wydarzeń tej wojennej epoki autor w mistrzowski sposób rysuje także wątki miłosne. Z zapartym tchem śledzimy losy głównych bohaterów powieści: Floriana Gotartowskiego i Zosi Dziewanowskiej, Tadeusza Bielskiego i Janki Głuskiej oraz Macieja i Joanny Żubrów.

The Wings of the Dove

Henry James

The novel is complicated, its true. Long, ornate sentences, philosophical speculations of the characters, complex in their structure and further awareness of the phrase.. but.. this and not only the novel represents the uniqueness and sophistication. Restrained and at the same time shocking, harmonious and scary real. Did you know that among the higher aristocracy there are wolves in sheeps clothing?

Przygody trzech Rosjan i trzech Anglików w południowej Afryce

Juliusz Verne

Powieść Juliusza Vernea z cyklu Niezwykłe podróże stanowi znakomite połączenie podróży, przygód, nauki i międzynarodowych intryg. Rywalizację Anglików i Rosjan w Afryce Południowej podczas ekspedycji mającej na celu pomiary południka ziemskiego zakłóca wybuch wojny w Europie. Czy mimo wszystko uda się doprowadzić do ujednolicenia światowego systemu miar i wag?

Emma

Jane Austen

Beautiful, clever and... single. Emma Woodhouse is perfectly content with her life and sees no need for either love or marriage. Nothing, however, delights her more than interfering in the romantic lives of others. But when she ignores the warnings of her good friend Mr. Knightley and attempts to arrange a suitable match for her protegee Harriet Smith, her carefully laid plans soon unravel and have consequences that she never expected. Emma is often seen as Jane Austens most flawless work.

Shadows of Ecstasy

Charles Williams

The plot of Shadows of Ecstasy is based on the fact that the madman decided to destroy Western civilization. The author could easily punish such a madman. However, as in many of his stories, a person receives forgiveness from God. The plot of the novel is tense, supporters of paganism are trying to protect their world.

The Pilot. A Tale of the Sea

James Fenimore Cooper

In The Pilot (1824), James Fenimore Cooper invented a new literary genre: the sea novel. Bold, vigorous, original, it is a tale of high adventure that vividly captures the majesty and power of the seafaring life. Cooper drew on his direct knowledge of ships and sailors to present a truer picture of life on the sea than had ever before achieved in literature. As a boy of seventeen he had experienced the life of a common seaman, learned the craft of sailing, encountered terrifying storms, was chased by pirates, and watched the impressment of crew members by a British man-of-war.The Pilot is loosely based upon stories of John Paul Joness daring hit-and-run tactics during the Revolutionary War. The shadowy hero, modeled on Jones, leads a squadron of the infant American navy in a series of raids on the English coast, braving fierce storms and the guns of hostile warships, yet never revealing his identity. In this novel Cooper introduced the character of the old salt, the seasoned deckhand happy only aboard ship.

Murder in Four Degrees

J.S. Fletcher

Elderly John Marbury, who came from faraway Australia the day before, was killed in central London. But who could wish death to a man who had not been in England for a long time? Investigation investigator Detective Rasbery turns for help to his friend, crime reporter Frank Spargo. Soon they learn that shortly before the death of Marbury, he met with MP Aylmore.

The Sea-Wolf

Jack London

The Sea-Wolf is Jack Londons journey deep into the heart of darkness and madness that each person carries within themselves. It is the story of a Danish youth named Humphrey Hump van Weyden and his struggles against the sea, as well as his own inner demons. Humphrey Van Weyden is a gentleman, and academic, who has lived a soft life among civilized, like-minded people. He is on a steemer to visit a friend. On this trip, a fog settles and the ship gets struck and sinks. Mr Van Weyden lives, despite the frigid waters, and finds himself picked up by a seal hunting schooner headed to Japan. Mr Van Weyden is saved, but his nightmare just begins. Set in the Pacific Ocean, the book reveals how raw nature can cause a human being to lose their grip on reality. The novel explores the big questions through the philosophical conversations between the Captain Wolf Larsen (a Nietzschean superman, materialist, and man of terrific strength) and Humphrey van Weyden (an effete, bookish, man of morals).

Cinq semaines en ballon

Jules Verne

Cinq semaines en ballon lune des uvres les plus fascinantes du grand Jules Verne, a déj connu une grande popularité. Lhistoire des aventures dangereuses de la Trinité, qui a décidé de voyager par aérostat, est racontée dans ce roman fabuleux sur fond de peintures exotiques de lAfrique un monde animal étonnant, des rites et des croyances étranges des tribus qui lhabitent. Un livre brillant, riche et impressionnant sans défauts

Chick

Edgar Wallace

Among the most prolific of all authors of adventure fiction was the redoubtable Edgar Wallace. During the peak of his success during the 1920s, it was said that a quarter of all books read in England were written by him. In this classic comedy, an office boy unexpectedly inherits the title of Marquis. As well as dealing with this unexpected elevation in his status, and learning how to behave as a member of the aristocracy he also has to protect his newly inherited estate from clever con-men who try to convince him that there is oil on his land and after a series of adventures win the girl he loves. Mildly comic with a likeable title character, an enjoyable piece of fluff.

Anne of Avonlea

Lucy Maud Montgomery

Annes back! She older and wiser and more beautiful with the additional charm of growing womanhood than that gangly red-headed girl that first came to Avonlea. This book follows Anne Shirley from the age of 16-18 during the two years she teaches at the Avonlea school. Anne discovers all of the joys and struggles of being a teacher and continuing her studies and friendship with Gilbert. To top this off, she must aid Marilla in the caring of two children whom Marilla has chosen to adopt: the naughty but adorable Davy, and the prim and slightly-dull Dora. Anne of Avonlea is the second book by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery in the Anne of Green Gables series. Written as fiction for readers of all ages, since the mid twentieth century, the literary classic has been considered a childrens novel.

In Pawn

Ellis Parker Butler

Excerpt from In Pawn: Lem Redding had a dimple in his cheek that appeared when he smiled. For a boy with a faceful of freckles he was pretty. He had dear, bright gray eyes, and his smile, aided by the dimple, made most folks love him at sight. His hair was brown, as his dead mothers had been; in fact he was much like that mother in more ways than one-far more like her than he was like Harvey Redding, his father. Lem was quick, agile, lively, and Harvey was plumb lazy. This book presents In Pawn (1921), from Ellis Parker Butler. Butler, the author of more than 30 books and more than 2,000 stories and essays, is most famous for his short story Pigs is Pigs.

The House of the Seven Gables

Nathaniel Hawthorne

In the novel The House of the Seven Gables, Nathaniel Hawthorne, one of the founders of American literature, once again, after a series of short stories and the famous Scarlet Letter, addresses the Puritan past and present of his homeland, New England. Legends and legends from national and family history, animated by the authors fantasy on Gothic themes, add up to the chronicle of the age-old confrontation of two families, which is implicated in greed, perjury and a tribal curse and which can only stop the love of young heroes...