The Divine Lady

Elizabeth Louisa Moresby

This is the story of Englands greatest admiral and his beautiful mistress, Lady Hamilton. Introduced to high society as a host and maid figure Emily Hart is wild and rebels against her violent master. Soon she is taken on by a new man, yet he struggles to reconcile his cool nature and expectation of restraint with her irrational outbursts. Emily is educated in the arts and painted by her beloved Romney and continues to struggle with the invisible societal and moral codes which ridicule her and her vivacious passion is viewed as crude and hysterical. Can she overcome her private and personal demons to reign successful in public life? Or has she left a trail of scandal so great that she will never be accepted? If you enjoy the works of Elizabeth Louisa Moresby then this an immortal tale is highly recommended for your book collection.

Das Vermächtnis des Inka

Karl May

Karl Hammer hat einen Auftrag in Buenos Aires erhalten: Er soll den jungen Anton Engelhardt zu seinem Vater nach Lima bringen. Dazu müssen sie die Anden überqueren. Unterwegs helfen sie Hauka, dem Abkömmling der Inka-Herrscher, das Vermächtnis seines Vaters in Besitz zu nehmen. Der junge Inka-Prinz Haukaropora ist für sein Volk das Symbol früherer Macht und die letzte Hoffnung, die einstige prachtvolle Größe wiederzuerlangen. Doch die Reise wird nicht so einfach wie gedacht...

Ballady i romanse

Adam Mickiewicz

Zbiór Ballady i romanse Adama Mickiewicza wydany został w 1822 r. w Wilnie i uznawany jest za manifest polskiego romantyzmu. Ballady są silnie osadzone w realiach historycznych i lokalnych. Miejsce akcji poszczególnych utworów jest ściśle określone, np. Świteź, Płużyny, Ruta. W tę oswojoną rzeczywistość wkracza świat nadprzyrodzony. Ingerencje świata pozaziemskiego mają zazwyczaj charakter etyczny. Siły nadprzyrodzone oceniają czyny ludzkie i wymierzając karę za popełnione zło wprowadzają ład moralny. Utwory Ballad i romansów napisane są w różnej tonacji od poważnych po żartobliwe. W zbiorze znajduje się 14 utworów: Pierwiosnek, Romantyczność, Świteź, Świtezianka, Rybka, Powrót taty, Kurhanek Maryli, Do przyjaciół, To lubię, Rękawiczka, Pani Twardowska, Tukaj albo próby przyjaźni, Lilije i Dudarz.

La Terre

Émile Zola

Zola décrit la vie et les habitudes de la famille Fuan vivant dans le district de Shatoden, dans un village proche de la ville de Klua. Le pere est le vieux Fuan, propriétaire dun grand terrain. Le livre traite de limportance de la Terre pour les hommes et de ce quils sont prets a posséder. Comme une personne est terrible, qua cause dun morceau de terre, elle trébuche et peut lever la main a ses propres parents.

Little Men. Or, Life at Plumfield With Jos Boys

Louisa May Alcott

Now married, the warm-hearted and fiesty Jo Bhaer (nee March) couldnt be happier. Jo, along with her husband Professor Friedrich Bhaer, operates the Plumfield Estate School, an unconventional school based on individuality and diversity. Plumfield is a haven for poor orphans which is attended by 12 adopted boy and Jos own two sons. Although Plumfield is a place of trust and warmth, the boys occasionally struggle to maintain good manners. Personal relationships are key to the school, as well as to the novel, and the lovable characters get up to plenty of scrapes and adventures, but in the end, even the troublesome among them find redemption in the love and support of the extended March family. Little Men, or Life at Plumfield with Jos Boys is the delightful unofficial sequel to Louisa May Alcotts Little Women, which is completed with Alcotts 1886 novel Jos Boys, and How They Turned Out: A Sequel to Little Men.

Initials Only

Anna Katharine Green

A detective story first published in 1911, it is one of the book of Ebenezer Gryce series, Initials Only deals with the case of beautiful young heiress Edith Challoner. She is murdered in the writing room of a luxury hotel while nobody is near her, and no shot is heard and no bullet found in the deadly wound. She is seemingly stabbed to death, yet no one was seen near her. How then was she killed? Among Miss Challoners personal belongings are found letters signed with initials only, O.B. Who is O.B., and what if anything does he have to do with her death? Sweetwater, the investigator, finds out the identity of O.B. pretty soon, but instead of answering the questions the case poses, he only brings up more mysteries.

St. Ives. Being the Adventures of a French Prisoner in England

Robert Louis Stevenson, Arthur Quiller-Couch

The novel, which remained unfinished, was restored from the authors drafts. The fascinating story of the French youth, who during the Napoleonic Wars was one of the many British prisoners of war. The story of his dangerous and fascinating adventures and a difficult, multifaceted political game in which he unexpectedly found himself drawn into. The book you are reading, literally holding your breath...

The Research Magnificent

Herbert George Wells

Mr. Wells builds novels out of ideas as other men build them of imagery and emotions. H. G. Wells takes us on a very entertaining and profound journey via a character named William who insists on living life nobly and thoroughly. Starting in his boyhood, and throughout his life, it produced profound adventures, yet also make him ridiculous, and even inspiring. It is a passion for courage, for personal nobility, for service to others, for self-sacrificing, all for the social betterment of the whole world. William gets into all sorts of hilarious trouble for living up to his ideals with a lot of it being ironic. The very people he seeks to defend or sacrifice himself for are the ones who take advantage of him, and often he finds himself subject to the logical consequences of adhering to his particular ideal. No matter what happens, he keeps pushing forward and sticking with his principles.

Dick Sand. Or, A Captain at Fifteen

Jules Verne

The novel describes the adventures of passengers of the American whaling schooner brig Pilgrim, whose entire crew died as a result of a fight with a whale. It all started like that. The crew wanted to go whale hunting. Later they saw a sinking ship. At first, everyone thought that there was nobody alive on it. But suddenly a dog appeared there. The crew decided to save her. They found five more blacks, whose names were Bath, Austin, Acteon, Hercules and old Tom. But they were unconscious. The crew decides to save them.

The Vanishing of Betty Varian

Carolyn Wells

Carolyn Wells inspires and entertains with her classical mystery masterpiece, The Vanishing of Betty Varian, guaranteed to feed the mystery monster that craves suspense! The book was first published in 1922. In this classic locked room mystery, the Varian family have rented a house for the summer a house built on the edge of a cliff, three sides faced by water and the entrance the only way in. They are about to go on a picnic with family and friends when the daughter returns to the house to pick up a camera. When she doesnt return, father goes after her and neither returns... Carolyn Wells mysteries give you just enough information to get you drawn into the story and enough twists and turns to keep you guessing.

Nowele i opowiadania

Joseph Conrad

Na tom opowiadań Josepha Conrada składają się m.in. takie utwory jak Laguna, Placówka postępu, Falk. Wspomnienie czy Amy Foster. Tematyka Placówki postępu, podobnie jak późniejszego Jądra ciemności, przenosi czytelnika do afrykańskiej dżungli ery kolonializmu. Biali handlarze pozyskują od miejscowej ludności cenną kość słoniową. Jednak zapędy kolonizatorów sięgają dużo dalej, co wkrótce prowadzi do tragedii.

Soft Metal

George Owen Baxter

No writer captured the excitement, humanity, or adventure of the American West better than Max Brand. And nowhere was Brands talent more evident than in this Classic Western. Prolific in many genres he wrote historical novels, detective mysteries, pulp fiction stories and many more. In this one of his short novel, Soft Metal, Larry Givain, fleeing from a posse, meets a beautiful woman at a deserted cabin belonging to one of the men in the posse. Her brother is also holed up in the cabin, pursued by a notorious gunfighter. With death drawing ever nearer, Givain realizes his life will never be the same again. Experience the West as only Max Brand could write it!

The Magic of Oz

L. Frank Baum

In this witty and imaginative tale, the Royal Historian of Oz, L. Frank Baum, takes young readers back across The Great Sandy Desert for more exciting adventures in the wondrous Land of Oz. Old friends such as Dorothy, the Wizard, and the Cowardly Lion reappear, along with endearing new characters the Glass Cat, the Hungry Tiger, Little Trot, Capn Bill, the Lonesome Duck, and others. In this story, Ozmas kingdom is threatened once again by Nome Ruggedo, the dastardly former Nome King. This time hes teamed up with a young munchkin lad named Kiki Aru whos discovered a secret word which allows him to transform anyone into whatever shape he pleases. When Dorothy, the Wizard, Cowardly Lion, and Hungry Tiger are caught by the wily pair and changed into other shapes, can anyone stop them in time to save all of Oz? Or will Ruggedo finally get his revenge on Ozma and Dorothy? Youll find out in the pages of this exciting story.

Jan of the Jungle

Otis Adelbert Kline

Led to believe that his natural mother is a chimpanzee Chicma, a young boy knows only the savage ways of the great apes. Kept in a cage, he is systematically trained to become a savage killer by the fiendish Dr. Bracken. But the young boy, Jan, is clever enough to escape from the lab and make it out into the surrounding swamp with his chimp mentor at his side and emerge near the Lost Empire of Mu. The swamplands offer Jan has his first taste of freedom. He grows up fast, and has several run-ins with the wildlife of the swamps-crocodiles, snakes, bears, etc.... With all his fighting skill, there remained only one challenge to Jan: trace his origins and locate his man-parents. Full of intrigue and adventure, this classic from Otis Adelbert Kline is a must for adventure-pulp literature fans!

Lord Lister. Tajemniczy nieznajomy. Tom 29. Książę szulerów

anonimowy

Bohaterem serii jest intrygująca postać o dwóch twarzach: wiktoriański gentelman Lord Edward Lister oraz słynny złodziej Raffles w jednej osobie. Jak w ogóle do tego doszło i co może wyniknąć z takiego niezwykłego połączenia? Jak bohater wykorzystuje niezwykłe zdolności medyczne i chemiczne, aby występować pod obiema postaciami? Komu udało się go rozszyfrować i jak wykorzystano tę wiedzę?

Wiry

Henryk Sienkiewicz

Akcja powieści Wiry toczy się w połowie pierwszego dziesięciolecia XX wieku (około 1905 roku). Przeplatają się w niej wątki obyczajowo-romansowe i polityczne. Władysław Krzycki, przedstawiciel ziemiaństwa, wiedzie spokojne życie w swoim majątku w miejscowości Jastrząb. Oddaje się wytwornym kolacjom, koncertom, brydżom, plotkom i swatom, a w wolnych chwilach jeździe konnej. Podczas pogrzebu jednego z członków swojej rodziny poznaje Agnes Anney, Angielkę, która przejawia wielkie przywiązanie do polskiej kultury i tradycji. Kobieta uznawana jest przez wszystkich za przedstawicielkę znienawidzonej burżuazji. Między tymi dwojgiem nawiązuje się romans... Tłem do dość zaskakujących perypetii miłosnych są wydarzenia polityczne związane z rewolucją 1905 roku. Za pośrednictwem książki autor wskazuje negatywne strony obu obozów politycznych zarówno lewicy, jak i prawicy nie opowiadając się wyraźnie za żadną ze stron.

Les Trois Yeux

Maurice Leblanc

Ce fut lui, le premier, qui vit la premiere lueur. Un cri lui échappa, tandis que ses deux mains sagitaient frénétiquement en lair. Et, presque aussitôt, comme des étincelles qui crépitent de tous les côtés, dautres cris séparpillerent dans le silence, qui se reforma instantanément, plus lourd et plus épais. Lextraordinaire énigme des trois yeux. Voulez-vous savoir les réponses?

The Keepers of the Kings Peace

Edgar Wallace

The Keepers of the Kings Peace is another entry in Edgar Wallaces eminently popular Sanders of the River series based on British attempts to bring their administration to darkest Africa. An elite crew of officers is charged with getting to the bottom of a female shamans seemingly miraculous powers, but bumbling new addition Bones keeps getting in the way. Will they be able to stave off a mass rebellion before its too late? Always with tongue in cheek, Edgar Wallace nevertheless provides insights into the period of history at the same time. Wonderful characters, enthralling stories, never a dull moment. These stories are as good as any of the Sanders of the River stories.

A Double Barrelled Detective Story

Mark Twain

A wealthy young woman is abused, humiliated, and abandoned by her new husband, Jacob Fuller, whom she married against her fathers will. Young Fuller takes offense at the fact that her father rejects and rejects him as deliberate, and decides to take revenge on him by mistreating his new bride. After leaving her, she gives birth to a son whom she calls Archie Stillman. When the child gets older, the mother discovers that he has an incredible sense of smell, like bloodhound.

The Great Portrait Mystery and Other Stories

R. Austin Freeman

A daring daylight art theft from a crowded museum, a secret document centuries old, and a hidden treasure, these are the elements of the title story in this collection of tales by R. Austin Freeman. Though best known for his famous forensic sleuth, Dr. John Thorndyke, Freeman also on occasion wrote stories featuring other characters. In addition to The Great Portrait Mystery, this collection features four more of these tales which show a more whimsical and humorous side of the author, dealing in turn with a bewitched curate, thieves whose clever plans go adrift, a haunted lawyer, and a poor bricklayer on whom fortune smiles in a strange fashion. This collection of seven short stories includes two featuring Dr. John Evelyn Thorndyke, a fictional detective in a long series of novels and short stories by British author R. Austin Freeman (1862-1943).

La Comtesse de Cagliostro

Maurice Leblanc

La séduisante belle femme, qui est la fille du majestueux comte Cagliostro et qui posséde des nombreaux secrets de son pere, adore les toutes sortes des aventures. Pendant cette chasse aux aventures elle est jointe par Arsene Lupin un filou génial, un gentleman-cambrioleur. Tout sera allé bien, sil nétait tombé amoureaux...

The Carson Loan Mystery

Aidan de Brune

The Carson Loan Mystery novel is one of mystery by Aidan de Brune, and deals with complications arising out of a loan of a large sum of money, concerned with the unscrupulous activities of several more or less shady characters. The locale of the story is Sydney, and introduces many places familiar to those who have visited that capital. The author knows Sydney, and also knows passing well the procedure in police and detective departments, besides having a passing acquaintance with newspaper staff feuds. The result is a smart novel, brightly written. Highly recommended!

Spirit of the Border

Zane Grey

This is an early novel by the phenomenally successful author of frontier, western and sports stories, the novel is the second in a trilogy. It deals with historical characters and incidents in the Ohio Valley in the late 18th century, especially with the foundation of Gnaddenhutten, a missionary village intended to bring Christianity to the Indians of Ohio, despite the violent opposition of both Indians and white renegades. The story deals with the attempt by Moravian Church missionaries to Christianize Indians and how two brothers lives take different paths upon their arrival on the border, s the two brothers make very different choices, as one woman loves them both, they will both learn, win, and lose in the presence of a man larger than life fighting a war all his own.

Przez stepy

Henryk Sienkiewicz

Bohaterem Przez stepy jest kapitan R. jest z pochodzenia Polakiem. Wspomina okres gorączki złota w Kalifornii. Wtedy to jako doświadczonemu podróżnikowi i znawcy realiów Dzikiego Zachodu powierzono mu kierowanie wielką wyprawą poszukiwaczy złota. Droga miała być długa i niebezpieczna. Wiodła ze wschodnich regionów Ameryki do dalekiej Kalifornii. Kapitan R. zdziwił się mocno, kiedy okazało się, że do grupy dołączono dwie kobiety piękna Lilian Morris i jej ciotka. Kobiety udawały się do Kalifornii, by Lilian mogła się spotkać ze swoim chorym ojcem. Kapitan R. szybko zaprzyjaźnił się z Lilian. Wkrótce przyjaźń ta zmieniła się w miłość. Tymczasem droga do Kalifornii okazał się wyjątkowo niebezpieczna i wyczerpująca. Podróżnicy stale musieli staczać walki z Indianami i bandytami zasiedlającymi ten region. Część uczestników wyprawy nigdy nie dotarła do celu.