Хаджи-Мурат (Hadżi-Murat)

Лев Николаевич Толстой, Lew Nikołajewicz Tołstoj

«Хаджи-Мурат» Льва Толстого 2013 известная историческая повесть, которая была опубликована только после смерти писателя и стала его последним произведением, а также художественным завещанием автора. Это история храброго аварца 2013 воина, отца и несгибаемого бойца 2013 Хаджи Мурата. Главный герой 2013 реальное историческое лицо, он был известным воином Кавказской войны, принимая участие в битвах против русских. В небольшую повесть Лев Толстой вкладывает десятки проблемных вопросов, заставляющих задуматься о морали, дружбе и предательстве, любви и ненависти. «Хаджи-Мурат» показывает настоящую цену счастья, описывая самые потайные уголки человеческой души, любящего жизнь, но идущего по краю пропасти. На что может пойти воин, семье которого угрожает опасность? Можно ли выйти с гордо поднятой головой на встречу со смертью и превзойти ее?

His Fight for a Pardon

Max Brand

One of many recommended westerns by this prolific author. Frederick Schiller Faust (May 29, 1892 May 12, 1944) was an American author known primarily for his thoughtful and literary westerns under the pen name Max Brand. In this short story told in the first person, Leon Porfilo, an outlaw of poor beginnings and lowly ancestry, goes up against Jeffrey Dinsmore, a gentleman outlaw born of the privileged class, in an attempt to clear his name and gain a pardon. In His Fight for a Pardon Max Brand depicts the power of the press to shape public opinion. Experience the West as only Max Brand could write it!

Netta

Fred M. White

Netta Sherlock was a great singer. It was always important for the singer to have a healthy and sonorous voice. And their fear was to lose it. So it happened to Netta. She lost her ringing voice. A difficult path she has to go.

The House of Pride and Other Tales of Hawaii

Jack London

This is a small storybook. Events that mostly revolve around one person. All his life in Hawaii, Percival Ford lived in the belief that he was following the path of his father, and there was nothing better than missionary virtue and moderation. But his pride was hit by that knowledge of which he had no idea, although it had been with him since childhood.

The Day of Uniting

Edgar Wallace

Edgar Wallace established his reputation as a writer of detective thrillers, a genre in which he wrote more than 170 books, with the publication of The Four Just Men. Moreover, the author was a wholehearted supporter of Victorian and early Edwardian values and mores, which are now considered in some respects politically incorrect. In England, in the 1920s, Wallace was said to be the second biggest seller after the Bible. The Day of Uniting by Edgar Wallace was originally published in 1930 and features a World War One ace as the lead detective who tries to solve a mystery. The story is fast-paced with some surprising twists, well written and great to read.

Skąpiec

Molier

Skąpiec to prozatorska komedia Moliera, wystawiona na deskach teatru po raz pierwszy w 1668 r. Tytułowy skąpiec to Harpagon. Jest wdowcem. Ma dwoje dorosłych dzieci. Córka Eliza jest zakochana z wzajemnością w Walerym, który nie tak dawno uratował jej życie. Młodzi muszą jednak ukrywać swą miłość ze względu na ojca Elizy. Walery nie ma majątku, więc chce się wkraść w łaski Harpagona. Użył podstępu, by się dostać do jego domu jako rządca. Syn Harpagona, Kleant, jest w podobnej sytuacji co jego siostra. Jest zakochany w Mariannie, dziewczynie ładnej, dobrej i uczciwej, ale niezbyt bogatej. Kleant nie może więc liczyć na przychylność ojca. Sam stara się zdobyć pieniądze na swoje utrzymanie i pomoc dziewczynie, bo od skąpego taty ich nie dostanie.

A Crime of the Under-Seas

Guy Boothby

There is an old saying that one half of the world does not know how the other half lives, but as far as this is true, very few of us really understand. In the East, indeed, it is almost amazing. There are people involved in trade, some of whom are very profitable, about whom the world as a whole has never heard of, and which an ordinary Englishman, in all likelihood, would refuse to believe, even if the most reliable evidence had been provided before him.

The Bostonians. A Novel

Henry James

The action revolves around three characters: a young and beautiful maiden who travels around America with fiery speeches about the importance of women; her mentor, a lonely and cold lady who despises the whole male race. Different ideals are presented by the rivalry of Olive Chancellor and her cousin Basel Ransom for influencing the young girl Vera Tarrant, who has a strong oratorical gift. The social plan of this novel is concluded in the struggle of the conservative views of the southerner Ransom with the irreconcilable supporter and active participant in the movement for womens emancipation. Olive found in her young protege a strong instrument of influencing public opinion through her oratorical abilities.

Valentine

George Sand

Cest une histoire sur les calculs libres, purs et dénués damour dune jeune et riche héritiere du titre comptant Valentina, qui a donné son coeur au pauvre jeune garçon Benoît. Pour le bien dun tre cher, la jeune fille est prte rompre les liens du domaine et faire des sacrifices. Grâce lhabileté de lauteur limage dune véritable sensualité et dune analyse subtile des expériences des personnages, cette intrigue apparemment ordinaire de la plupart des histoires damour captive des les premieres pages.

Kong-Kheou, das Ehrenwort. Der blau-rote Methusalem

Karl May

Die dritte Jugenderzählung Karl Mays wurde erstmals Oktober 1888 bis September 1889 unter dem Titel Kong-Kheou, das Ehrenwort in der Zeitschrift Der Gute Kamerad veröffentlicht. 1892 wurde der Text dann bearbeitet unter dem Titel Der blaurote Methusalem als Buchausgabe der Union Deutsche Verlagsgesellschaft veröffentlicht. Fritz Degenfeld, Methusalem, ist zusammen mit dem jungen Richard Stein auf Abenteuer-Reise durch China auf der Suche nach dessen Onkel und der verschollenen Familie und Schatz des deutsch-chinesischen Teehändlers Ye-Kin-Li. Spannungsgeladenes und ereignisreiches Reise-Abenteuer von Karl May.

Воскресение (Zmartwychwstanie)

Лев Николаевич Толстой, Lew Nikołajewicz Tołstoj

201eВоскресение201d 2013 последний роман Льва Толстого, в нем нашли отражение духовные и творческие искания последних лет жизни писателя. Долгих 10 лет понадобилось автору чтобы закончить и издать роман, за который в последствии он был отлучен от Церкви. Трагическая история духовных поисков уставшего от светской жизни князя Нехлюдова и обвиненной в убийстве каторжанки Катюши Масловой, заставляющая задуматься и, возможно, переосмыслить многие жизненные ценности.

Worms of the Earth

Robert E. Howard

The speaker wrapped his purple cloak closer about his powerful frame and settled back into his official chair, much as he might have settled back in his seat at the Circus Maximus to enjoy the clash of gladiatorial swords. Realization of power colored his every move. Whetted pride was necessary to Roman satisfaction, and Titus Sulla was justly proud; for he was military governor of Eboracum and answerable only to the emperor of Rome.

Lucias Progress

E.F. Benson

Lucias Progress, previously published in the U.S. as The Worshipful Lucia is the fifth of E. F. Bensons famous series, opening about a year after the previous story ended. In this volume both Lucia and Mapp stand for election to the Town Council, and Lucia speculates in gold shares. While re-decorating Miss Mapps house, Lucia discovers and hide the remains of a Roman Villa. Excitements ensue!

The Complete Sherlock Holmes Stories. MultiBook

Arthur Conan Doyle

It is this collection that includes stories that became insanely popular in the early 20th century and still remain popular. This story is about one of the greatest detectives of our time, recorded by his friend and partner. A resident of an unpretentious house on Baker Street, one after another, reveals the most difficult cases, easily transforms into bandits, booksellers, chimney sweeps. he multibook includes the most read novels of the author, such as: A Study in Scarlet, The Sign of the Four, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Valley of Fear, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, The Return of Sherlock Holmes, His Last Bow, The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes.

Rinaldo Rinaldini, der Räuberhauptmann

Christian August Vulpius

Rinaldo Rinaldini, der Räuberhauptmann war der ganz große Bestseller der Epoche des Klassischen Weimar. Sein Verfasser: Goethes Schwager Christian August Vulpius. Die wildromantische Legende um den Räuberhauptmann Rinaldini faszinierte die damalige Gesellschaft so sehr, dass sie alle Verkaufsrekorde brach. Ein sizilianischer Bauernsohn geht 1780 in die Berge und trommelt eine Banditenbande zusammen. Gemeinsam überfallen sie Klöster und haben es auf die Geldbeutel der Reichen abgesehen. Die Gesetzeshüter sind schon lange hinter dem Kopf der Bande her. Doch erst als seine Schwäche für Frauenzimmer den Räuberhauptmann immer unvorsichtiger werden lässt, scheint seine Gefangennahme unausweichlich. Es ist die wahre Geschichte des Räubers Capitano Angelo Duca, die Vulpius 1799 als Vorlage für seinen weltberühmten Räuberroman diente.

A Rogues Life

Wilkie Collins

This is a charming and highly readable novel written in the middle of the 19th century. This novel also combines the adventure and twists of a novel with a moderately upper-class protagonist. Frank sees work life as a problem, and by his 25th birthday, he has failed in medicine, portraiture, caricature, and even forgery. Disillusioned with life, he despaired of finding something to do until he met Alicia Dulcifer.

Little Novels

Wilkie Collins

These are Victorian melodramas set in England with a strong focus on the class system, but in the end thats what makes the stories so special. There are several common themes of Wilkie Collins, including the general theme of the return of a character presumed dead. Great for readers of Victorian fiction.

Klasztor i morze

Stefan Grabiński

Klasztor i morze to powieść autorstwa Stefana Grabińskiego z 1928 roku. To dość nietypowy, bo bardziej realistyczny utwór w dorobku mistrza literatury grozy. Prezentuje życie kaszubskich rybaków oraz pustelniczą codzienność sióstr anuncjatek, Morskich Panien, zamieszkujących nieco tajemniczy klasztor zbudowany na nadmorskich skałach. Powieść rejestruje piękno języka kaszubskiego, czerpie obszernie z folkloru, zwyczajów i legend Kaszubów. Istotnym jej bohaterem jest samo morze, będące zarówno sprzymierzeńcem mieszkańców wybrzeża i ich karmicielem, jak i nieustannym dla nich zagrożeniem. Z niego też wynurzają się różne przedmioty i tajemnice...

The Inspector General

Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol

The play is about a petty official Khlestakov, who does not stand out for anything special. He is traveling from St. Petersburg on business with his servant, they stop in one county town, where there was a rumor that the inspector will visit the city soon. Khlestakov, by chance and human imprudence, is mistaken for an auditor who decided to remain incognito. From that moment, all city officials are looking for an opportunity to stay in good standing, give him a bribe so that nothing bad happens.

The People vs. Dr. Kildare

Max Brand

Kildare saves the life of a skater who had a car accident. But even though her leg is broken, she cannot walk, and she is trying to sue Kildare for negligence, and Kildares entire career and reputation are now based on the correct diagnosis in the courtroom.

Gods Good Man

Marie Corelli

The plot takes place in England. Pastor John Walden, a forty-year-old man of worship, is presented as having a cheerful, optimistic personality, athletic build, and strong character. He owns one of the smallest living quarters in England, an old relic from a medieval church. The ending is unpredictable and keeps you in suspense until the last words.

Стихотворения (Wiersze). 191220131917

Владимир Владимирович Маяковский, Władimir Władimirowicz Majakowski

Первый том полного собрания сочинений великого русского поэта серебряного века. Владимир Маяковский вошел в мировую литературу как поэт, придерживающийся революционных взглядов не только в жизни, но и в творчестве. Один из лучших и талантливейших поэтов советской эпохи. Однако у него была и другая сторона 2013 он был уязвимым и страстным любовником, который отчаянно хотел, чтобы его любили, но, фактически, любимым никогда не был. Его рождение и смерть окруженные тайнами, жизнь самого известного «пролетарского поэта» является не совсем такой, которой она кажется на первый взгляд. Смелые, революционные, футуристические, его стихотворения до сих пор возбуждают умы читателей..

Mor i Sutre

Hjalmar Bergman

Med mnga tillbakablickar och sidoskildringar s utspelar sig romanen under en enda dag vid gästgiveriet i Sutre. Huvudpersonen, krögerskan som enbart benämns Mor i Sutre drabbas av olyckor genom en rad tillfälligheter där ävenledes en Arnfelt (släkten frn En döds memoarer) spelar stor roll.

Taking the Bastile

Alexandre Dumas

The novel contains love and betrayal, kindness and vileness. The key point in the book is the capture of the famous Bastille. The book will appeal not only to lovers of historical novels, but also simply to lovers of history. Ange Pitu is an orphan who lives after his mothers death with Aunt Angelica, who is a rather funny example of greed and duplicity. After expelling Abbot Fortier from school, Ange settles on the farm to his good friend Billot, where he falls into the hands of a brochure by Dr. Gilbert. It is she who brings our hero to Paris.