The Dark Other

Stanley G. Weinbaum

Pat is a beautiful young woman with many admirers. Nick is a young man with a secret. When his dark side interferes with their burgeoning love, things turn grim, and psychologist Carl Horker has to intervene. The plot wraps up in a way that the coming Hollywood would approve of, and with a deus ex machina that a theater would envy. Stanley Grauman Weinbaum (April 4, 1902 December 14, 1935) was an American science fiction writer. His career in science fiction was short but influential.

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.

Katarynka

Bolesław Prus

Pan Tomasz z zawodu prawnik mieszkał w pięknym domu, który potem zamienił w galerię sztuki ze względu na miłość do kobiet. Nie miał jednak do nich szczęścia. Próbował nawiązywać znajomości z różnymi panienkami, lecz po kilku nieudanych próbach zalotnych postanowił przez całe życie zostać sam. Prawnik kochał cały świat przyrodę, różne zjawiska, muzykę... Była jednak rzecz, która wprawiała w gniew uznawanego w świecie sądowym człowieka katarynka. Nie mógł znieść dźwięku wydawanego przez tę maszynę i nigdy nie życzył sobie, aby jakikolwiek kataryniarz przechodził koło jego domu. Do posiadłości obok wprowadziły się dwie panie z małą, może ośmioletnią dziewczynką. Po jakimś czasie, pan Tomasz spostrzegł, iż dziewczynka jest niewidoma. Pewnego dnia mecenas usłyszał dźwięki katarynki na podwórzu obok. Początkowo się wzburzył. Gdy jednak zobaczył, że dziewczynka raduje się na dźwięk katarynki, która była jedyną atrakcją w jej życiu, zażyczył sobie, aby kataryniarz codziennie przygrywał tej małej dziewczynce z sąsiedztwa.

Kings of the Night

Robert E. Howard

The dagger flashed downward. A sharp cry broke in a gasp. The form on the rough altar twitched convulsively and lay still. The jagged flint edge sawed at the crimsoned breast, and thin bony fingers, ghastly dyed, tore out the still- twitching heart. Under matted white brows, sharp eyes gleamed with a ferocious intensity.

The Dark Forest

Hugh Walpole

In the first novel, which takes place in Galicia during the retreat of the Russian army in 1915, the narrator tells of a tragedy that unfolds inside a triangle: John Trenchad Maria Semenov. The theme of spiritual love in the novel is promoted by the motive of white nights. It was during this period (on white nights) that John Trenchad met Mary.

Tales of Bran Mak Morn

Robert E. Howard

From Robert E. Howards fertile imagination sprang some of fictions greatest heroes, including Conan the Cimmerian, King Kull, and Solomon Kane. But of all Howards characters, none embodied his creators brooding temperament more than Bran Mak Morn. The last king of the Picts, Bran Mak Morn exists in a brutal, savage world set in the same universe as H.P. Lovecrafts Cthulhu Mythos. Unlike most of his race, Morn eschewed violence and actively sought peace among the other tribes of Ancient England. The Picts are savage, bestial, un-united; and Bran Mak Morn desires to bring his nation out of savagery, to bring it back to the civilization of their fathers. The Bran Mak Morn tales are littered with supernatural nasties and plenty of action. Highly recommended for fans of fantasy, historical fiction, and Robert E. Howard.

Poezje. Wybór

Adam Asnyk

Adam Asnyk, polski poeta i dramatopisarz, ogłaszał wiersze w licznych zbiorach. Tom zawiera dziesiątki utworów poetyckich z lat 18761894. Twórczość Asnyka można podzielić na dwa okresy, których nazwa wiąże się z miejscem zamieszkania poety. W okresie lwowskim autor przede wszystkim odwołuje się do przeszłości, wydarzeń związanych z klęską powstania styczniowego i katastrofą narodową, do której powstanie 1963 r. doprowadziło. Powstają wówczas wiersze pełne bluźnierstw, buntu przeciw Stwórcy i ustalonemu porządkowi świata, goryczy i zwątpienia czy w końcu krytycznego obrachunku z romantyzmem politycznym. Osobną grupę stanowi liryka miłosna, w której odwołując się do praw serca wyraża poeta protest przeciwko porządkom tej ziemi. Utwory te cechuje bogata paleta uczuć od smutku i melancholii do miłości i delikatnych drgnień serca. Twórczość z okresu krakowskiego jest wyrazem pogodzenia się ze światem. Poeta poszukuje porozumienia ze współczesnością. Motywem wielu jego utworów jest krajobraz górski, zwłaszcza tatrzański.

Geheimagent Nr. 6

Edgar Wallace

Cäsar Valentine ist ein Abkömmling der Borgias. Er ist reich, berühmt und sieht blendend aus. Aber einige Leute, die mit ihm in Geschäftsverbindung standen, hatten das Pech plötzlich zu sterben. Aber wer ist der Täter? Hallett von Scotland Yard schickt einen Agenten nach Paris, sein Deckname ist Nummer Sechs. Er soll Cäsar Valentine genau unter die Lupe nehmen. Nach einem Jahr hat Hallett monatelang Nichts mehr von Nummer Sechs gehört und schickt Sergeant Steel ebenfalls nach Paris...

Burning Daylight

Jack London

Elam Harnish is by nature a player to whom his whole life seems to be a game. Skillfully and cynically playing, Harnish makes millions. A successful businessman lives by the laws of the jungle until he meets the stenographer Didon Mason. From this moment, his life under the beneficial influence of love changes, he becomes a spiritual person. Once he finds a gold mine, and the former excitement lights up in his eyes.

Kryształowy korek

Maurice Leblanc

Kolejna z cyklu przygód ujmującego włamywacza i złodzieja. Tym razem Arsene Lupine ma ukraść cenna kolekcję z willi Marie-Therese. Bohater podchodzi do zadania spokojnie, uważając je za banalnie proste. Tym razem nic nie idzie zgodnie z planem, a wyjście obronną ręką z sytuacji będzie od bohatera wymagało wspinaczki na wyżyny kunsztu złodziejskiego fachu.

Enoch Strone

E. Phillips Oppenheim

Upward in long sinuous bends the road wound its way into the heart of the hills. The man, steadily climbing to the summit, changed hands upon the bicycle he was pushing, and wiped the sweat from his grimy forehead. It had been a gray morning when he had left, with no promise of this burst of streaming sunshine. Yet the steep hill troubled him but little--he stepped blithely forward with little sign of fatigue.

Aaron Rodd, Diviner

E. Phillips Oppenheim

Aaron Rodd, who was a shy and awkward being, felt unexpectedly at his ease. He was even anxious for further conversation. He had a rather long, pale face, with deep-set eyes and rugged features. He was soberly, even sombrely dressed in dismal black. He had the air of a recluse. Perhaps that was why the young lady smiled upon him with such confidence.

Anne of Green Gables

Lucy Maud Montgomery

Eleven-year-old Anne Shirley is an orphan girl in need of a family and the novel follows her adventures over the next five years. She may be scrawny and freckled with red hair but shes also loving and bright with imagination, smart, dutiful and hardworking. When shes mistakenly sent to Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, elderly siblings who plan to adopt a young boy to help around their farm in Canadas Prince Edward Island, Anne faces the prospect of securing a home and a loving family if she can prove shes worth keeping. Time will demand adult choices at a critical moment, choices that will change her life and affect those around her. First published in 1908, Anne of Green Gables has spawned a slew of sequels and other related novels.

The Royal Life Guard. A Historical Romance of the Suppression of the French Monarchy

Alexandre Dumas

The Royal Life Guard A Historical Romance of the Suppression of the French Monarchy is a historical romance of the suppression of the French monarchy. France had been changed to a limited monarchy from an absolute one, and King Louis XVI had solemnly sworn to defend the new Constitution. But it had been remarked by shrewd observers that he had not attended the Te Deum at the Paris Cathedral, with the members of the National Assembly: that is, he would tell a lie but not commit perjury. Fans of classic historical fiction will delight in this gem from Alexandre Dumas, author of such masterpieces as The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers. Bringing together fast-paced action and a richly detailed look at life in a bygone era, The Royal Life Guard merits a place on your must-read list.

The Boy Who Found Christmas

George Owen Baxter

Renowned Western writer Max Brand does it again in the eminently enjoyable Adventure Classics "The Boy Who Found Christmas ". Packed with enough action and romance to please even the most die-hard fans of the genre, the work also addresses a wide range of important themes with insight and sensitivity. This classics appeal extends far beyond the core audience for Westerns - give it to a yet-to-be-won-over friend or loved one, and soon theyll be clamoring for more. The plot is well constructed with well drawn subsidiary characters and provides a number of interesting twists. Highly recommended, especially for those who love the Old Western genre.

Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo

E. Phillips Oppenheim

At half-past eleven oclockMr. Billingham was a man of regular habitshe quitted the promenade, crossed the Place in front of the Casino, and selected a table outside the Café de Paris. He selected it simply because it happened to be the nearest empty one and without even a glance at his neighbours. It was nevertheless, without a doubt, by the direction of that mysterious influence called fate that he should have chosen that particular chair and ordered his champagne cocktail with that clear and pleasant directness of speech which caused the two people at the adjacent table to turn and focus their attention upon him.

The Woman Ayisha

Talbot Mundy

First lets look at the situation for a moment. We were twenty people: seventeen Arabs, Narayan Singh, I and Thunder. We were in Petra over Jordan, which was a civilian land until Ali Higg, the impostor of Leo Peter, a friend of the Prophet Islam, Lord of Limit Deserts, and Lord Vaters became established there as a thorn on the flank of Palestine. Inaccessible and inaccessible, except for airplanes, once the valley of Moses, leading to it through a twelve-meter gorge, was blocked.

Collected Short Stories (Vol. 4). Collected Short Stories. Volume 4

Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was a Scottish physician and prolific writer of fiction and nonfiction. He is most well-known for his four novels and fifty-six short stories featuring the legendary and eccentric detective Sherlock Holmes. This fourth volume concludes the exciting adventures of the worlds most famous pipe-smoking detective, Sherlock Holmes, collecting works written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Included are the short story collections His Last Bow: Some Later Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes (1917) and The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes (1927), making this an indispensable classic for every home library. The book is based on various crimes occurring in England, big and small. Each of them have an unusual aspect to them that catches Holmes fantasy.

Household Tales

Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm

This is a collection of many tales. Porridge Pot" is a German folk tale from the Grimm Brothers collection, perhaps one of the most famous and beloved from early childhood. This is a story about how one girl received as a present from an old woman a pot that cooks porridge itself, it is only necessary to pronounce a magic spell. The girl carried the pot to her mother, but when she decided to use it, she forgot how to order the pot to stop in time. The pot boiled so much porridge that it flooded all the streets, and the townspeople had to eat their way.

The Borgia Cabinet

J.S. Fletcher

The protagonist, a detective, was sent to Oldersike estate to investigate the sudden mysterious death of Sir Charles Stanmore. His goal is to find the culprit. His future depends on it. But when he arrives at the crime scene, he finds little evidence, which complicates his investigation...

Kwiat śmierci. Powieść kryminalna ze stosunków krakowskich

Gabriela Zapolska

Młody krakowski urwis dostrzega wyłaniające się z Wisły, zjawiskowo wyglądające zwłoki kobiety. Sprawę przejmuje nieporadny policjant i całkowicie daje się pochłonąć nietypowym wydarzeniom. Książka trzyma w napięciu od samego początku do ostatniego akapitu.

The Prince of India. Or Why Constantinople Fell

Lewis Wallace

On the pages of the works of Lewis Wallace characters lived, fell in love, fought and died, influencing the structure of public affairs. This novel tells about the events that led to the fall of Constantinople. Legendary wandering Jew under the guise of the Prince of India helps save the city. A wandering Jew served as the basis for several stories, and this is one of the best.

Poor Folk

Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky

With their penetrating psychological insight and their emphasis on human dignity, respect and forgiveness, Dostoyevskys early short stories contain the seeds of the themes that came to his major novels. Poor Folk is a short novel focused on a powerful exchange of letters between two bright and introspective individuals living in difficult circumstances in 19th century Saint Petersburg who are in love, yet fight poverty with every inch of their breath. Bound to never be able to be together because of their conditions, these letter show how much theyd do for one another, even the means arent there. Written during the initial stirrings of the Russian realism movement, Poor Folk is a vivid portrait of societys everyman. A work that is both beautiful and tragic, it unravels an unforgettable tale of the human condition and portrays how poverty instills piety and sanctity in the human soul.

Ardistan und Dschinnistan. Band 12

Karl May

Ardistan und Dschinnistan gehört zu den bedeutendsten Spätwerken Mays, in denen er sich immer mehr von seinen abenteuerlichen Reiseerzählungen, durch die er seinen Ruhm erlangte, entfernt und in geheimnisvollen Geschichten seiner Weltanschauung Ausdruck verleiht. Kara ben Nemsi und Hadschi sollen in Dschinnistan für Frieden sorgen und beginnen ihre Reise an den Gestaden des Ussul-Landes. Gemeinsam mit Scheich Amihn und den Dschirbani kämpfen sie nun gegen die räuberischen Banden im Land und ziehen schließlich vereint nach Ard, der Hauptstadt von Ardistan. Als Kara ben Nemsi und sein treuer Gefährte Hadschi Halef Omar in Ard eintreffen, ist es ihre erste Aufgabe, den Mir von Ardistan davon zu überzeugen, dass die Regierung von Dschinnistan ihm freundlich zugetan ist.