Królewska niedola

Antonina Domańska

Powieść historyczna Antoniny Domańskiej rozgrywająca się w czasach panowania Władysława Łokietka. Ukazuje politykę wewnętrzną i zagraniczną państwa polskiego w XIII i XIV wieku. Pisarka w sposób bardzo interesujący i trafiający do wyobraźni opisuje historyczną rzeczywistość i łączy ją z fikcyjnymi zdarzeniami. Dzięki wartkiej akcji, starannie odtwarzającej przeszłość, mamy wrażenie niejako przeniesienia się do tamtych odległych czasów. Zasługą pisarki jest też wzbogacanie utworu wątkami sensacyjnymi.

Ród Rodrigandów (Tom 9). Ród Rodrigandów. Czarny Gerard

Karol May

Kontynuacja tomu Rapier i tomahawk z pełnej przygód sagi rodu Rodrigandów. Wielkie starcie francusko-meksykańskie o fort Gwadelupe kończy się porażką Francuzów. Jednak strona meksykańska również poniosła znaczące straty: Czarny Gerard został ciężko ranny. W dodatku to nie koniec niebezpiecznych zdarzeń. Bohaterowie udają się z prezydentem Juarezem do hacjendy del Erina, gdzie czeka ich spotkanie z bandą oprychów.

Told in the East

Talbot Mundy

Guards, go out! he ordered. Twelve men went out one by one from the house he had left. They seemed to feel more warm than Brown did, because they fell into the sword of Brown. In this nameless sanatorium there was no flag, and no flag was there, so the sword, without her nail, performed duties, pointing down to the ground as the totem pole of the empire. Brown was stuck there, like the Boanerges sandals, and there he stayed from the sunrise to the sunset, so that he would be replaced by whoever dared to do it, at his peril.

Chicot the Jester

Alexandre Dumas

Amidst the conspiracy of the Holy League to make the Duke of Anjou king, Bussy dAmboise falls in love with a lady of the court of Henry III a lady with a very jealous husband! This sequel to Dumas Marguerite de Valois begins four years after the sudden death of King Charles IX and succession of his brother Henry III. Bristling with political plots, secret assignations, mysteries, daring escapes, duels, surprising alliances and betrayals, Dumas orchestrates two plotlines: one of the love ignited between le Comte de Bussy and la Dame de Monsoreau, and another of the friendship between King Henry III and his truly unique jester, Chicot (Jean-Antoine dAnglerais). All these come together in a very scene-driven, absolutely over-the-top novel. Concerning one of Dumass most well-known and marvelously crafted characters, Chicot the Jester is a must-read for fans of Dumass seminal work, and is not to be missed by the discerning collector.

Aventures de trois Russes et de trois Anglais dans lAfrique australe

Jules Verne

Apres avoir reçu des nouvelles du début de la guerre entre la Russie et la Grande-Bretagne, lexpédition sest scindée en deux parties: russe et anglaise, qui poursuivent leurs recherches séparément. Les Britanniques se retrouvent lombre de Macolo, une tribu célebre pour ses vols. Cependant, ils ne suivent pas seulement le groupe de scientifiques anglais, mais aussi le russe. Ces voyous dAfrique du Sud attaquent lexpédition russe et assiegent le mont Scorsef, sur lequel les Russes sont fixés.

Die Abenteuer Tom Sawyers

Mark Twain

Mark Twain veröffentlichte seinen berühmten Roman 1876 zu Beginn seiner literarischen Karriere. Twains Blick auf seine Helden ist getragen von der Erinnerung an seine eigenen Kindertage, und er weiß, was sie bewegt. Es geht um Lust auf Abenteuer und eine Freundschaft, auf die man sich verlassen kann. Die beiden unzertrennlichen Freunde Tom Sawyer und Huckleberry Finn verbringen ihre Tage und Nächte lieber in Freiheit, voller Spaß und Spannung. und davon gibt es in dieser Geschichte jede Menge. Mit seinen Freunden heckt Tom immer neue Streiche aus: Die Kinder verfolgen geheimnisvolle Gestalten, kreuzen im Wald die Schwerter wie edle Ritter, schlagen als Piraten ihr Lager auf einer Insel auf und heben einen Schatz in einem Höhlenlabyrinth.

Figliki

Mikołaj Rej

Figliki to zbiór około pięćdziesięciu krótkich utworów wierszowanych Mikołaja Reja, w których autor przedstawia jedną sytuację z życia dworskiego lub szlacheckiego w tonacji komicznej lub satyrycznej. Figliki stanowią doskonałe źródło wiedzy o poziomie życia towarzyskiego w dworkach szlacheckich w XVI w. Wiersze rubaszne, a czasami wręcz sprośne przeplatają się z lekkimi, pomysłowymi żartami o codziennym życiu i postawach ludzi. Figlik, który stanowi odmianę epigramatu, jest polskim gatunkiem literacki stworzonym przez Mikołaja Reja.

Gospel Truth Mortimer

Edgar Wallace

One of the most prolific writers of the twentieth century, Edgar Wallace was an immensely popular author, who created exciting thrillers with tales of treacherous crooks and hard-boiled detectives. Over the rest of his life, Wallace produced some 173 books and wrote 17 plays. These were largely adventure narratives with elements of crime or mystery, and usually combined a bombastic sensationalism with hammy violence. This hitherto uncollected mini-series of four delightful stories features the veracious but impecunious Right Honorable George Mortimer, the son of a British lord, who earns his living as a London taxi-driver.

The Black Avons

Edgar Wallace

Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace was born in London, England in 1875. He received his early education at St. Peters School and the Board School, but after a frenetic teens involving a rash engagement and frequently changing employment circumstances, Wallace went into the military. He served in the Royal West Kent Regiment in England and then as part of the Medical Staff Corps stationed in South Africa. Over the rest of his life, Wallace produced some 173 books and wrote 17 plays. These were largely adventure narratives with elements of crime or mystery, and usually combined a bombastic sensationalism with hammy violence. "The Black Avons" is a novel by this pioneer of crime fiction. Fast-paced, with good twists and turns, an unusual criminal scheme.

The Court of St. Simon

E. Phillips Oppenheim

E. Phillips Oppenheim, writing as Anthony Partridge, in 1912. A curious tale in three parts. The Court of St. Simon, by E. Phillips Oppenheim tells the story of Monsieur Simon with his consort Josephine, who lives in the demi-monde of Paris, consorts with criminals and artists, and exacts contributions from various evil-doers in the Court of St. Simon an underground tribunal of, for, and by, the criminal class. One evening, he brings along with the jaded youth Eugene dArgminac who falls under the spell of blood lust and becomes a criminal himself. Edward Phillips Oppenheim provides a thrill of another sort!

Real Dramas. Being Some Leaves from the Notebook of a Late Theatrical Agent

Fred M. White

Frederick Merrick White (18591935) wrote a number of novels and short stories under the name Fred M. White including the six Doom of London science-fiction stories, in which various catastrophes beset London. These include The Four Days Night, in which London is beset by a massive killer smog; The Dust of Death, in which diphtheria infects the city, spreading from refuse tips and sewers; and The Four White Days, in which a sudden and deep winter paralyses the city under snow and ice. Fred M. White is mostly known for mysteries and is considered also as one of the pioneers of the spy story. Real Drama (1909) is a series of stories published under the subtitle Being Some Leaves From The Notebook Of A Late Theatrical Agent. It includes: His Second Self, An Extra Turn, Not In The Bill, The Plagiarist, The Man In Possession, A Pair Of Handcuffs.

A Shadowed Love

Fred M. White

Molly and Dick are two adventurers who came to London to earn money. Molly was an artist and Dick was a writer. Things went well. However, after 2 years they were frustrated, they became poor. Molly and Dick were faced with big troubles, through which they needed to go.

The Red Thumb Mark

R. Austin Freeman

Originally written in 1907, The Red Thumb Mark opens the series by R. Austin Freeman featuring Dr. Thorndyke, who is a sort of Sherlock-Holmes type character. A single fingerprint is found at the scene of a crime. When the police are able to identify that fingerprint, the case seems closed. But Dr. Thorndyke, the detective/barrister/medical doctor who takes on defense of this suspect, thinks he can disprove the prosecutions case, based on that same fingerprint. It does not take Dr. Thorndyke to figure out who the criminal is. It is up to Dr. John Thorndyke, and his new assistant Dr. Jervis to prove the young mans innocence before hes found guilty and hanged. The mystery in this wonderful detective tale is who the lovely heroine is in love with. The answer may surprise you.

Jaskółczym szlakiem

Maria Rodziewiczówna

W drugiej połowie XIX wieku wiele ziemiańskich rodzin zostało rozdzielonych. Jedni zostawali w tak zwanej Kongresówce, inni szukali szczęścia za granicą. W powieści Jaskółczym szlakiem Rodziewiczówna odmalowuje losy jednej z takich rodzin w momencie odwiedzin części jej członków w dawno niewidzianej Polsce. Na tym tle rozgrywają się miłosne perypetie głównego bohatera, który przyjeżdża z Algieru między innymi po to, by w Polsce znaleźć sobie żonę. Barwna, epicka opowieść o losach polskiego ziemiaństwa pod koniec XIX wieku.

Under the Greenwood Tree. A Rural Painting of the Dutch School

Thomas Hardy

This story began around Christmas, when a group of guys from the village of Melstock walked and sang carols. It was then that the cab driver Dick Dewey saw and fell in love at first sight with the new teacher Fancy Day who had just arrived. She is also looked after by a wealthy farmer Shiner, whom Father Day favors, and pastor Maybold, who considers himself the most suitable party for Fancy. But the story did not begin in vain on the fabulous days of Christmas - it will end festively.

The House of Whispers

William Le Queux

No second glance was needed to realise the pitiful truth. The man seated there in his fine library, with the summer sunset slanting across the red carpet from the open French windows, was blind. Since his daughter Gabrielle had been a pretty, prattling child of nine, nursing her dolly, he had never looked upon her fair face. But he was ever as devoted to her as she to him.

The First Part of King Henry the Sixth

William Shakespeare

This historical chronicle spans a period of thirty years in English history. Starting from the death of King Henry the Fifth in 1422 and ending with the Battle of Castillon in 1453. Lancaster pays for the usurpation of power and the death of the real king. British troops are defeated in battles with France. In England, civil strife and civil war begin.

The Dwellers in the Mirage

A. Merritt

This science fantasy novel by Abraham Merritt concerns American Leif Langdon who accidentally discovers a hidden valley in Alaska that unexpectedly supports abundant life, including two tribes of people: a pygmy race; and warriors who descend from Mongols. The warriors worship an evil Kraken, whom they summon to offer human sacrifice. The inhabitants believe Langdon to be the reincarnation of their long dead hero, Dwayanu... There are lost civilizations, malignant gods, ancient rituals, wicked priests, strange monsters, raging battles and comely princesses, or in one case, a beautiful witch-woman Lur in a very satisfying grand adventure. Highly recommended for fans of both weird fiction and sword & sorcery.

Balladyna. Tragedia w pięciu aktach

Juliusz Słowacki

Tragedia w pięciu aktach, napisana przez Juliusza Słowackiego w Genewie w 1834 r., a wydana w Paryżu w 1839 r. Autor poświęcił swój utwór Zygmuntowi Krasińskiemu, autorowi Irydiona. Balladyna i Alina są siostrami. Mieszkające wraz z matką w ubogiej chacie w lesie. Goplana, królowa jeziora Gopła, jest zakochana w kochanku Balladyny Grabcu. Przez swą zazdrość miesza się w ludzkie sprawy i gmatwa ich losy. Pewnego dnia do chaty sióstr przyjeżdża bogaty książę Kirkor, wiedziony tam przez sługę Goplany, Skierkę. Goplana ma nadzieję, że Kirkor zakocha się w Balladynie, a wtedy Grabiec zostanie tylko dla niej. Jednak Skierka sprawia, że książę zakochuje się w obu siostrach. Żeby zdobyć męża, dziewczęta współzawodniczą w zbieraniu malin. Ta z sióstr, która pierwsza zbierze pełny dzbanek, ma wziąć Kirkora za męża. Gdy okazuje się, że Alina wygrywa, Balladyna zabija ją nożem. Jedynym świadkiem tej zbrodni jest Grabiec... Balladyna to opowieść o żądzy władzy i o dorastaniu do roli zbrodniarza.

A Mad Marriage. A Novel

May Agnes Fleming

Mr. Gordon Carill marries Miss Rosamond Lovell, and then discovers that she is not the daughter of Colonel Lovell, but a girl with a low birth rate and a bad reputation, who was a concert singer. She is unusually beautiful, she is only eighteen years old, and the dark experiences of her past life, to put it mildly, had to hurry. In horror, she leaves her husband, who then pursues her.

Full Moon

Talbot Mundy

Hulbert Footner (18791944) was a Canadian writer of non-fiction and detective fiction. About 1920, Footner began to write detective fiction, his first series detective character being Madame Rosika Storey. This is the seventh book of the succesful mystery series Madame Storey, by canadian-american author Hulbert Footner. Footner most successful creation was the beautiful and brilliant Madame Rosika Storey and her plain assistant who explains the evolving solutions to her boss cases. These stories take the reader to Morocco and China etc... basically out of NYC where Storey resides. Theres lots of action and danger and disguises and very very bad people.

The Scarlet Pimpernel

Emmuska Orczy

The scene is set in the terrorized Paris of revolutionary France in the 1800s. During this time period nobody was safe from the horrifying grasp of Madame la Guillotine which claimed hundreds of lives every day. The Scarlet Pimpernel is Englands national hero, a rescuer of French aristocrats from under the guillotine in France. Hes also Sir Percy Blakeny, husband of Marguerite Blakeney nee St. Marguerites brother Armand is under suspicion in France and a French government agent, Chauvelin, approaches her with an ultimatum: discover the identity of the Pimpernel or let your brother die. When she realizes that the Pimpernel is her husband, shes off to warn and rescue him with the help of another member of the League of the Scarlet Pimpernel, Sir Andrew Ffoulkes. Chauvelin threatens to kill Marguerites brother if she warns her husband that Chauvelin is trying to kill him. Will her husband figure out the trap he is in, or will Marguerite warn him before its too late?

The People of the Mist

H. Rider Haggard

In this story, readers are introduced to Leonard Outram, a penniless British adventurer in his pocket who is seeking wealth in distant lands, having lost his family lands and estates. He is involved in the rescue of a young Portuguese woman from the largest slave camp in Africa. As a result, the main character discovered a lost race. He will not be easy, because he will face their God.

The House of Fulfilment

Elizabeth Louisa Moresby

The spiritual romance of a soul in the Himalayas. An Englishman in India is so influenced by a group of converts to Buddhism that he travels to a monastic retreat in Tibet in the search for spiritual enlightment. The author, also known as E. Barrington, purports that the supernormal happenings in this romance novel are true and are founded upon the ancient Indian philosophy of Upanishads. Moresby was already sixty years old by the time she started writing her novels, which commonly had an oriental setting, and then became a prolific author. She wrote under various pseudonyms, depending on the genre. She was also known as Elizabeth Louisa Beck, Eliza Louisa Moresby Beck and Lily Moresby Adams.