O siedmiu krasnoludkach i sierotce Marysi

Maria Konopnicka

O siedmiu krasnoludkach i sierotce Marysi to klasyka bajek dla najmłodszych. Krasnoludki wprost nie mogły doczekać się nadejścia wiosny spędzając kolejne tygodnie w swojej Kryształowej Grocie, w której było bardzo zimno. Błystek, król krasnoludków często wysyłał któregoś ze swych poddanych w nadziei, że ten znajdzie jakieś oznaki wiosny. W końcu wiosna nadeszła. Błystek wysłał nadwornego kronikarza, Koszałka Opałka na zewnątrz groty, aby opisał w swojej kronice wszystko, co zobaczy. Dzielny krasnal po krótkiej wędrówce dotarł do pewnej wsi, której mieszkańcy głowili się nad wielkim problemem...

Bomba, the Jungle Boy on the Underground River

Roy Rockwood

The ongoing adventures of the courageous Bomba the Jungle Boy! In Bomba, the Jungle Boy on the Underground River, Sobrinini, the snake woman that Bomba rescued from Snake Island, is also undergoing treatment. During her more lucid moments, she has told Bomba of a chest that she buried in the banks of an underground river. It contains documents and records related to Bombas parents. Sobrininis disordered mind prevents her from sharing the document information herself, but she is able to give Bomba crude directions to the chest. Bomba and Sobrinini, along with the natives Gibo and Neram, are now on their way to find the Underground River and retrieve the chest. Underground River is filled with adventures that challenge Bombas great strength and fortitude, making for another exciting volume in the Bomba series.

Romanowa

Eliza Orzeszkowa

Romanowa to na wskroś autentyczna powieść poruszająca problem alkoholizmu oraz współalkoholizmu. Pokazuje ona bezradność wobec nałogu oraz szkody, jakie wyrządza wszystkim żyjącym w otoczeniu alkoholika.

Hania

Henryk Sienkiewicz

Historia romantycznej miłości. Młody panicz Henryk i jego rówieśnik, syn bogatego ziemianina tatarskiego Selim Mirza, zakochują się w tej samej dziewczynie. Hania jest sierotą, córką wiernego sługi ojca Henryka. Między młodzieńcami dochodzi do ostrej rywalizacji o względy dziewczyny...

The Marne. A Tale of the War

Edith Wharton

American writer Edith Wharton is known for her novels of manners set in old New York; yet much of her adult life was spent in France. She lived in Paris throughout World War I and was heavily involved in refugee work. She was a hugely successful writer and the first woman ever to win the Pulitzer Prize for her novel The Age of Innocence. In this 1918 novella, we are introduced to the story of 15-year-old Troy Belknap who is from a wealthy family in New York but yearns to serve in the area of France along the Marne River where critical World War I battles took place, known as The Marne. Wharton takes the reader on a dizzying journey down the line between Troys rose-colored, heroic ambitions, the grim realities of the war, and the often hollow and ugly attitudes of Americans at home.

Simon

George Sand

Dans ce roman, de nombreux héros historiques sont impliqués. Écrit au milieu de la séparation de George Sand avec son mari, le baron Dyudevant, ce roman comporte des rencontres avec Lamennet et Michel de Bourges. En 1825, le comte Fougeres, émigré Trieste, reprit possession de son château et apprit que sa fille sortait avec le comte.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Illustrated Edition

Illustrated edition with original illustrations by Sidney Edward Paget, a famous British illustrator, best known for his illustrations that accompanied Arthur Conan Doyles Sherlock Holmes stories in The Strand magazine. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring his fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. All of the stories are told in a first-person narrative from the point of view of Dr. John H. Watson, Holmes friend, assistant and sometime flatmate.

Number Six

Edgar Wallace

An international criminal arrives in London. Basically theres the typical foreign bad guy, Caesar Valentine, who is suspected of many shady things but Scotland Yard, or any other police department for that matter, cant pin any crimes on him so they send in an undercover operative only known as Number Six to find out enough to put Valentine away for good. The thing is nobody at Scotland Yard knows who Number Six is and neither does Charles Valentine! Along the way we meet Tray Bong Smith, a criminal low life who attracts the attention of Caesar Valentine, Stephanie, the beautiful daughter of Caesar, and Mr. Ross, a mysterious American millionaire.

Morning Star

H. Rider Haggard

The whole story revolves around a strong woman, the great queen of Egypt Neter-Tua, the daughter of the God Amen-Ra. She must overcome many difficulties: the murder of her father and the conspiracies of her uncle. Having overcome these difficulties, she will finally be able to rule Egypt and marry her adoptive brother, Rames. This story combines fantasy and romance, divine and human.

The Teeth of the Tiger

Maurice Leblanc

The Teeth of the Tiger was written in the year 1914 by Maurice Leblanc (translated by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos). Leblanc was a French novelist and short story writer known for creating the character Arsene Lupin, who is the French counterpart to the English Sherlock Holmes. This is one of three novels about Lupin written in World War 1. Complicated murder mystery in which Arsene Lupin, in his guise as a Spanish nobleman, gets embroiled in an inheritance mystery involving a beautiful woman. Lupin is s sincere hero who has failings, which ender him to the reader. This romance and adventure/thriller is by far the best of the Lupin series and is one of the most popular novels of Maurice Leblanc, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.

Sky Rider

B.M. Bower

First published in 1918, Johnny Jewel is a the story of a cowboy-cum-aviator in Americas Old West. Johnny learns of a damaged plane abandoned in the desert on the Mexican side of the border, and comes up with a plan to put it to work. His affairs are being monitored by Mary V, the ranch owners spunky daughter, who is slowly taking interest in Johnny. But in the meantime, a gang of rustlers are taking advantage of his passion for flying in order to distract him from his job of keeping an eye over the ranchs horses. This charming and exciting tale of Western ranch life is highly recommended for lovers of Western fiction, and it is not to be missed by those who have read and enjoyed other works by this author.

Dr. Night

Aidan de Brune

Originally published in 1926, Dr. Night is the first story from the Dr. Night trilogy by Aidan De Brune, (1874-1946). Aidan de Brune was a big name in Australian literature but is forgotten today. He was a prolific author who wrote in a variety of genres. This story is basically rather gaudy crime yarns, which steadily veers into fantasy by the end and features a very unlikely Asian villain who is as different from Fu Manchu as you can imagine: a small, colorless man of uncertain central Asian origin whose principal obsession is raising money by any means possible to recreate a long-dead central Asian kingdom of which his distant ancestors were kings. Most of the stories from the trilogy take place in and around Sydney, although the earliest known is set in Perth Western Australia and one of the novelettes in north Queenslan.

Rob Roy

Walter Scott

The protagonist in Rob Roy is Francis Osbaldistone not the title character! Francis a spoiled son of a rich London businessman,who would rather write poetry than work for his father. Sent to his uncles estate as punishment in northern England, bordering simmering Scotland. He soon becomes involved in a feud with his cousin Rashleigh (youngest and smartest of six brothers!). A woman Diana is the main reason.This being 1715 a revolt soon brakes out, Rashleigh steals important papers from Franciss father. If they arent recovered, the family will be ruined! Osbaldistone finally wakes up and seeks the help of Rob Roy. He is a notorious outlaw. The bloody conclusion occurs at Osbaldistone Hall.

Creep, Shadow!

A. Merritt

Creep, Shadow! is the second novel in the Dr. Lowell series, preceded by Burn, Witch, Burn! . Its short and it moves along very quickly but theres plenty of tension and some genuinely creepy moments. Doctor Alan Carnac returns to the commonplace world of New York from the jungles of Africa, only to meet there a menace more mysterious and appalling than the savage magic of the witch doctors his best friend has inexplicably committed suicide and Carnac begins a frantic investigation which will lead him to come across charming but sinister women and into the horror of obscure sacrificial rites... A masterpiece of horror, mystery and paranormal, A. Merritts novel will make even the hottest blood run cold.

Barbara Tryźnianka

Maria Rodziewiczówna

Młody hulaka i utracjusz staje przed nie lada wyzwaniem. Jeśli w ciągu dziesięciu lat nie stanie się wartościowym człowiekiem, to nie odziedziczy majątku po wuju. Wykonawczynią testamentu ma być tajemnicza Barbara Tryźnianka... Popularna powieść obyczajowa o przemianie i miłości, osadzona w środowisku naszej arystokracji przełomu XIX i XX wieku.

The Yellow Snake

Edgar Wallace

The Yellow Snake is an entertaining and breathtaking 1926 thriller by the master of mystery Edgar Wallace. Fing-Su is a graduate of Oxford and head of the dread Society of the Joyful Hands, which he leads in his quest to dominate the world. The name Yellow Snake was bestowed on him by his opponent, Clifford Lynne. A bit more practical than Fu Manchu, Fing-Su employs terrestrial strategies like blackmail, bribery, and kidnapping to further his own nefarious aims. Under his satanic leadership they planned to take over China and dominate the world! A Chinamans dreams of world domination, secret societies, Scotland yard, kidnapping, ect. In other words typical Edgar Wallace.

Stara baśń

Józef Ignacy Kraszewski

Akcja powieści Stara baśń rozgrywa się w czasach przedhistorycznych na ziemiach plemienia Polan. Władzę nad nim sprawuje okrutny kneź, Chwostek, oraz jego żona Niemka Brunhilda. Oboje marzą o tym, by wprowadzić władzę absolutną, podobną tej, jaką sprawują władcy w Niemczech. Nie odpowiada to kmieciom nawykłym do poszanowania ich swobód przez rządzących. Coraz okrutniejszy kneź ze swymi podwładnymi działa coraz bezwzględniej. Wówczas wybucha bunt przeciwko Chwostkowi, który wzywa na pomoc niemieckich popleczników. Dochodzi do wojny domowej i oblężenia kneziowego grodu, który zostaje zdobyty. Chwostek ze swymi bliskimi ginie, a władza zostaje powierzona prostemu, lecz cieszącemu się autorytetem kmieciowi Piastowi. Równoległe do wątku wojennego toczy się wątek miłosny. Doman, młody kmieć i wojownik, zakochuje się w pięknej Dziwie córce szanowanego kmiecia Wisza. Ona jednak przeznaczona została do służby bogom, więc choć obdarza go uczuciem, odmawia Domanowi. Ten postanawia uczynić wszystko, by ją zdobyć.

The Face in the Abyss

A. Merritt

A simply amazingly creative novel by one of the best of the pulp-era authors, originally published 1931. While searching for lost Inca treasure in South America, American mining engineer, Nicholas Graydon stumbles across a lost civilization. A culture both more barbarous than our own and more civilized; more advanced and yet in some ways primitive. Is it a strange and highly advanced technology, or magic, that is responsible for the wonders of this land? Naturally our engineer meets a beautiful young woman Suarra, and they fall in love. But his arrival triggers an epic battle between the Snake Mother and her arch-rival, Nimir. The Face in the Abyss is a brilliant tale filled with weird imagination, marvelous writing, horror, beauty, and it may well be called the most visual book ever written for the world of fantasy.

Canyon Walls

Zane Grey

The western novels by Zane Grey have been a source of imagery about the American West for almost the entire twentieth century. The plots and characterizations of Greys popular novels set in the American West have been thoroughly examined and it is clear that his works acquired a fundamental role in the creation of western imagery. Gunslinger Smoke Bellows leaves behind a violent past in Arizona to begin a new life in Utah, where he finds a ranch that needs the touch of a strong man in order to thrive and a reason to live. This story is filled with great descriptions of the land and characters who do what they had to do to survive the climes of the West. There is love and betrayal, and faithfulness and unfaithfulness, great animals, and solid story telling to keep you entertained.

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.

The Worst Man in the Word

Edgar Wallace

Edgar Wallace was a prolific author of crime, adventure and humorous stories, whose best known creations include The Four Just Men, Sanders of the River, and J. G. Reeder. Although Wallace wrote many stand alone novels it is, perhaps, for his series based material always popular with readers that he remains best known. The Worst Man in the World is an entertaining tale of mystery and intrigue, this volume constitutes a must-read for lovers of crime fiction. Although these experiences are told in story form, they represent the personal narrative of one who served many terms of penal servitude, and were related to the author, who met with this remarkable convict a few days after his last release from prison.

Deadwood Dick, The Prince of the Road. or The Black Rider of the Black Hills

Edward Lytton Wheeler

Deadwood Dick, The Prince of the Road or The Black Rider of the Black Hills is a fun shoot-em-up-cowboy book, rather than a serious western but the entertainment value is just as high. They called him Deadwood Dick, the Prince of The Road, the Black Rider of the Black Hills of Dakota. He was as famous for a time as Wild Bill Hickok or Buffalo Bill. It is the story of gold-seekers, settlers and criminals who all come together in a small area of the Black Hills. Theres Fearless Frank, a young man who saves Alice Terry, a damsel in distress, from Sitting Bull and his warriors. There is also The General, Geoffrey Walsingham Nix, an old man with a vision of gold. And naturally, there is young Deadwood Dick, first spotted gunning down a man offering a reward for his arrest.

David Copperfield

Charles Dickens

David Copperfield on Charles Dickensin romaani, joka ilmestyi 1850. Useimpien Dickensin romaanien tavoin se ilmestyi aluksi sarjana. David Copperfield on niin kutsuttu kasvuromaani, joka seuraa päähenkilön elämää syntymästä lähtien. Monet sen tapahtumat ovat peräisin Dickensin omasta elämästä, ja sanotaankin että se on Dickensin romaaneista omaelämäkerrallisin.

Kobiety w życiu wielkich ludzi

Stanisław Antoni Wotowski

Książka Kobiety w życiu wielkich ludzi Stanisława Wotowskiego opisuje życie kilku kobiet żyjących w otoczeniu ważnych postaci historycznych z różnych epok. Gdy do takiego tematu zabiera się przedwojenny prywatny detektyw, specjalizujący się w skandalach towarzysko-obyczajowych, możemy być pewni, że spotkamy pełnokrwistych bohaterów, których losy przedstawiono w sposób ekscytujący i szczególnie wciągający.