Beyond the Black River

Robert E. Howard

A young settler named Balthus walks blissfully unaware through a forest trail when the sound of combat draws his attention. He hides behind a tree and sees Conan step into the open, having just slain a Pictish robber who was about to ambush Balthus. Conan had been tracking the Pict for some hours, as he has been chasing the encroaching Picts on commission from nearby Fort Tuscelan.

The Three Oak Mystery

Edgar Wallace

Ex police officer Socrates Smith and his brother Lexington, who is also an amateur sleuth, are invited to spend a weekend at Peter Mandles country home. Shortly after they arrive the brothers notice many precautions taken against intruders, a message flashed in Morse code, and someone skulking across the lawn. Come three oaks, it spells in Morse code. Early next morning the brothers take a stroll, and there, tied to an oak branch, is a body with a purple mark where the bullet struck. A nicely convoluted mystery with plenty of incident, murder, forced marriage, kidnapping and so on from the master of mystery Edgar Wallace.

Desperate Remedies. A Novel

Thomas Hardy

Once upon a time there lived in the 19th century a charming young lady from a poor but proud family and a young ambitious gentleman in spirit, but not in origin. And now the boundaries of estates and welfare were ready to be erased under the pressure of the couples feelings and understanding of the girls parents that its not the age of her daughter to attract men and we need to work with what we have. However, the lady turned out to be capricious, fell into a hysteria and forced the family to rush off to hell, as soon as she heard about a marriage proposal from our hero.

No Other Tiger

A.E.W. Mason

Mr. Mason is here at his best. While working out very deftly an extremely intricate and clever plot, he gives us excellent characterization and a remarkably vivid series of glimpses into different settings and phases of life. Beginning in the opulent lands of India, home of enchantment, color and adventure, the novel No Other Tiger becomes a mystery that begins with a tiger hunt across Asia. The story is woven skillfully around the secrets of the East and conjures a glittering history long forgotten. Although it is indeed an oldie, the author achieves all the suspense and bone chilling scenes required of a modern thriller. Give yourselves a treat, and read this short but unforgettable masterpiece.

When the World Screamed

Arthur Conan Doyle

The final, and certainly climactic, adventure of Sir Arthur Conan Doyles Professor George Edward Challenger is 1928s When the World Screamed. It is another Professor Challenger story where a new craziness pressures him to make the earth feel the existence of human being on its surface. Professor says the earth is a giant creature and it doesnt even care or know that we the human being exist on its surface. Professor believes that by drilling into the center of the earth, he will be the first person to let the planet know that there are people on its surface. He begins a very expensive experiment and one day his dreams come true. The majority of the story, like others in the story, is about the build-up to the event. Its narrated by a new character, Peerless Jones, who is an expert on drilling.

The Man With the Black Feather

Gaston Leroux

There is something psychological about this story. The look of one of the heroes falls on a mysterious man. He was dressed in black, his appearance was the deepest despondency. Leroux did an excellent job of creating the bad guy we all worry about, which is really not that bad when you recognize him.

Druga księga dżungli

Rudyard Kipling

Powieść przygodowa ukazująca dalsze losy Mougliego chłopca wychowanego w dżungli przez watahę wilków, niedźwiedzia Balloo i panterę Bagerę. Pełna emocji historia o niezwykłej przyjaźni. Klimat powieści i opisy przyrody przenoszą czytelnika w głąb egzotycznych Indii.

The Invasion of 1910

William Le Queux, H.W. Wilson

The Invasion of 1910 is a novel written mainly by William Le Queux (along with H. W. Wilson providing the naval chapters). It is centered on an invasion by the Germans, who have managed to land a sizable invasion force on the East Coast of England. They reach London and occupy half the city. A junior Member of Parliament organizes a resistance movement, the League of Defenders and the Germans seem unable to combat this and tighten their control of London, and suddenly find themselves faced with a popular uprising. Finally a newly-formed British Army marches to liberate London. First published in 1906 this is one of the best-known examples of invasion literature, viewed by some as an example of pre-World War I Germanophobia but considered by others as prescient as it warned of the need to prepare for war with Germany.

A Daughter of the Snows

Jack London

Life and adventures during the Klondike Gold Rush are breathtakingly realistic. Frona Wells, the main character of the novel, is a strong, intelligent, courageous and at the same time unusually charming character in a word, a woman who is able to think, love, fight and share trials along with the best of men. Who is worthy of the hands and hearts of a confident and independent ruler of the North?

A Prayer for My Son

Hugh Walpole

This is the story of a sadist, in this case, a grandfather with excessive ego and a thirst for satisfying his sense of strength. The boys mother, his aunt, the boy himself become a victim of his madness, and the story gathers momentum until they are forced to flee from an environment that gives him his strength. This is a skillful build-up of atmosphere and tension.

The Shrieking Pit

Arthur J. Rees

Another classic book of murder mystery and mayhem skillfully written with an in depth journey to find out who really did the evil deed and why. The Shrieking Pit is one of Arthur Reess earlier works. American private detective Grant Colwyn is on a leisurely holiday in a fashionable seaside hotel in Norfolk when one morning during breakfast the strange behavior of one of the other guests catches his attention. The young man later leaves the hotel without paying his bill, and turns up in a nearby hamlet in the Norfolk marshes where he takes lodgings at the village inn. The next day, another guest at the inn is found dead, and the young man is missing. Can Colwyn sort out the mystery and prove the young mans innocence one way or the other?

Jerry Todd and the Bob-Tailed Elephant

Leo Edwards

This is a fascinating story full of interesting new characters that will fill you with a giggle. Visiting Ashton on the day the elephant arrived, Reds parents hurried home when Aunt Pansy frantically told her that the gang was setting up a wild circus in the barn. The elephants predicament and amazing detective adventures combine to make this book one of the most exciting in the Jerry Todd series.

The Outlaws of the Air

George Griffiths

George Griffiths is a lover of classic adventure novels. The Outlaws of the Air tells the story of the future of air battles and the creation of a utopian colony in the Pacific. Here, as always, there are many unusual things: Utopians, Anarchists, War Ships of the Air, ultra fast Sea Vessels and even the hokey-named Anarchite super-explosive. This story captures readers from the front pages.

Poezje. Wybór

Cyprian Kamil Norwid

Norwid był poetą drugiego pokolenia romantyków. Miał bardzo silne poczucie zarówno przynależności pokoleniowej, jak i odrębności wobec swojej generacji. Doświadczenia losów generacji własnej i poprzedniej, a także przekonanie o ich zmarnowaniu i przemyślenia na ten temat zaważyły na twórczości poety. Była ona na tyle trudna do zrozumienia dla jemu współczesnych, że została szybko zapomniana po jego śmierci. Poezja Norwida została odkryta ponownie dopiero w okresie Młodej Polski, głównie za sprawą Zenona Przesmyckiego-Miriama. Cechą wyróżniającą wierszy Norwida, zebranych w tomie Poezje, jest jej głęboka intelektualna warstwa, dominująca nad emocjonalną. Norwid był poetą myślicielem czy też poetą filozofem, obdarzonym bystrym, analitycznym umysłem, patrzącym krytycznie na świat. Tematykę jego utworów stanowią głębokie rozważania na ważkie ówczesne tematy, będące przedmiotem publicznych dyskusji. Pisał m.in. o roli i miejscu człowieka w historii i ich wzajemnych zależnościach, o własnym wzorcu patrioty, o opozycji pojęć naród społeczeństwo, o swym rozumieniu Ojczyzny, a także o roli sztuki i artysty oraz swych poprzednikach, wielkich ludziach swej epoki. Interesujące go zagadnienia rozważał w ponadczasowym, uniwersalnym wymiarze.

A Son of His Father

Harold Bell Wright

When in 1925 his first novel The Son of His Father was published at the Chicago publishing house, then its circulation took twenty-seven freight cars. The Son of His Father was made near the Oracle, and his first show was in Tucson. A great adventure in the desert and mountain world of Arizona and the Mexican border. Adventure lovers will amuse by this novel.

Le Côté de Guermantes

Marcel Proust

Il a déj une certaine expérience des affaires sinceres et est maintenant prt se consacrer pleinement la socialisation lâge adulte. Le prototype des germanites devint la famille française remarquable du Redway. Le nom de famille Germants a été choisi par Proust non par hasard. Cela semble rappeler le début du Moyen Âge en France

Tamaris

George Sand

Tamaris est une histoire damour dans laquelle tout le spectre des passions humaines est présent. Grâce cette histoire, nous nous souvenons de lamour sincere de deux jeunes gens le médecin et le lieutenant du navire La Florade amoureux de la jeune veuve Marquis Elmeval, qui était venue soccuper de son fils la Villa Tamaris. Cette histoire romantique ne laissera personne indifférent.

Dziadek do orzechów

E.T.A. Hoffmann

Baśniowa opowieść o małej Klarze, która w wigilijny wieczór jest świadkiem niezwykłych wydarzeń: otrzymany w prezencie Dziadek do Orzechów staje na czele armii ołowianych żołnierzyków, aby stoczyć nierówną walkę z Królem Myszy. Choć nikt nie wierzy dziewczynce, wydarzenia mają dalszy ciąg. Wkrótce okaże się, kim tak naprawdę jest Dziadek do Orzechów...

Notes from the Underground

Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky

A predecessor to such monumental works such as Crime and Punishment and The Brothers Karamazov, Notes From Underground represents a turning point in Dostoyevskys writing towards the more political side. In this work, we follow the unnamed narrator of the story, who, disillusioned by the oppression and corruption of the society in which he lives, withdraws from that society into the underground. This story is an exposé of the irrational forces which underlie all human enterprises, however lofty. Yet even in the darkest moments Dostoevsky finds not only grim humor but also the possibility of redemptive love, embodied in suffering individuals and, above all, in the character of Liza. The books extraordinary style brilliantly violating literary conventions in ways never before attempted shocked its first readers and still shocks many readers today.

Frank Merriwells Champions

Burt L. Standish

The story of the brave hero, Frank Merriwell, continues. The plot develops in Lake Lily Athletic Club. Club members practiced archery in the mountains. But it is not that simple. Guys again pass through an unforgettable adventure. Readers can witness another bright story.

A Mummers Throne

Fred M. White

Fritz, a wandering man. He came to the west with the generally accepted goal of finding a wife. This adventure in search of a wife, it promises to be interesting. It would not be the story of Fred M. White, if he had not added mysticism here.

Young Lord Stranleigh

Robert Barr

If you have interest in finance, mining and sailing which is largely centered around those 3 topics in this novel, you are welcome! Young Lord Stranleigh is a thrilling tale of romance and suspense by Robert Barr. Some very sharp City of London operators think that rich Lord Stranleigh, a Bertie Woosterish West End fashion plate, is an easy mark to make some money. There is a potential gold mine in Africa, for example; a dilapidated but workable cargo steamer The Rajah, to haul the gold ore back to England. What more is needed? An entertaining yarn of dealing, double dealing and even triple dealing, and young Lord Stranleigh is by no means as big a mug as he looks. Suspenseful and full of character, this tale is a must for Barr fans.

Ksiądz Marek. Poema dramatyczne w 3 aktach

Juliusz Słowacki

Dramat mistyczny Juliusza Słowackiego prezentuje losy księdza Marka podczas konfederacji barskiej, którą Słowacki uważał za kluczowy moment w dziejach Rzeczpospolitej. Postać wzorowana jest na autentycznej osobie karmelity Marka Jandołowicza, jednak autor wyniósł ją do rangi symbolu tych dramatycznych wydarzeń. Uosabia on przemianę dziejową, dążenie do budowy nowego, lepszego państwa, a także ofiarę, którą trzeba ponieść, aby nowe mogło się dokonać.

Jim Brent

H.C. McNeile

The events of the story take place during the Second World War. Jim Brent, a soldier who serves Belgium, learns that his lover is marrying another. In desperation, he doesnt care about his destiny anyway, and he rushes into battle with a hot head. He offers to blow up the bridge, which could cost him his life.