The Corner House

Fred M. White

This is a mysterious story about The Corner House, where there are many secrets and various rumors about it. Some time ago, the Corner House was the center of what could be an exciting tragedy. Some of the neighbors could hear about the night cry, how to stamp their feet, about a beautiful woman with poison in her hand. No one ever revealed her secret, no one crossed her threshold. However, there is always someone brave who will do it.

David Copperfield

Charles Dickens

David Copperfield is the story of a young mans adventures on his journey from an unhappy and impoverished childhood to the discovery of his vocation as a successful novelist. Among the gloriously vivid cast of characters he encounters are his tyrannical stepfather, Mr Murdstone; his formidable aunt, Betsey Trotwood; the eternally humble yet treacherous Uriah Heep; frivolous, enchanting Dora; and the magnificently impecunious Micawber, one of literatures great comic creations.

New Arabian Nights

Robert Louis Stevenson

In the collection New Arabian Nights, the descriptions of the adventures of the fantastic prince of Bohemia are replaced by the mysterious atmosphere of the Pavilion on the Hill, vivid pictures of medieval France give way to the real facts of the series of villainous murders that formed the basis of the horror story The Thief of Corpses. And, as always with Stevenson, the reader will be pleased with a tense entertaining plot, picturesque figurativeness of speech, and a refined style. The book is intended for a wide range of readers, especially for children of middle and senior school age.

Arsene Lupin. 12 Novels and Short Story Collections. MultiBook

Maurice Leblanc

Arsene Lupin is a fictional gentleman thief and master of disguise created by French writer Maurice Leblanc. Arsene Lupin is a literary descendant of Pierre Alexis Ponson du Terrails fictional character Rocambole. Like him, he is often a force for good, while operating on the wrong side of the law. Those whom Lupin defeats are worse villains than he is. The book includes the following works: The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Gentleman Burglar; Arsene Lupin Versus Herlock Sholmes; The Hollow Needle; 813; The Crystal Stopper; The Confessions of Arsene Lupin; The Woman of Mystery; The Golden Triangle; The Secret of Sarek; The Teeth of The Tiger; The Eight Strokes of The Clock; Arsene Lupin. Based on Play by Maurice Leblanc and Francis De Croisset.

The Law and the Lady

Wilkie Collins

A young woman gets married and suddenly finds herself in a situation where her loving and beloved husband turns out to be the bearer of a different surname, and a terrible, dark and discrediting secret is revealed in his past.

Balsamo, the Magician. Or, The Memoirs of a Physician

Alexandre Dumas

Joseph Balsamo, a skilled doctor, sorcerer, great master of the Masonic Order, whose network of intrigues includes many influential figures of the highest society of European countries. Bazzamo could command the fate of other people, was a magician, stood at the head of the mysterious society that rules the world Massonov. Everything is subject to him: time, people, events, except for one his beloved woman, the beautiful Lorenza.

From Sea to Sea. Letters of Travel

Rudyard Kipling

The book of the famous English writer R. Kipling consists of essays on the travel experience of the author from his trip in 1889 from India to England through the countries of Southeast Asia and North America. The book is written in a vibrant and vibrant language. The reader will be interested in descriptions of nature, the authors observation of the life and culture of various peoples, his meeting with M. Twain.

A Lost Lady

Willa Cather

This novel is dedicated to the generation of builders of the first railway in the West. This subtle powerful novel and very touching. Beautifully written in sharp, stingy language that enhances the meaning of the simplest gesture and the slightest statement.

The Bravo. A Tale

James Fenimore Cooper

A Venetian story about deceptions and secrets, love and selflessness, cruelty and injustice that took place around the 18th century. This is a story about the adventures of the rich and the misadventures of the poor. Venice, this mysterious city, unlike any other, hides its true face under the mask, everything is here.

Sons of the Air

T.C. Bridges

This spring was the most treasured possession of Kurt, since without him there could not have been a trout farm that gave him life. There was never a day when he did not inspect it, and it was very fashionable to keep a thermometer in it to see that the temperature does not change. He never knew a change of more than four degrees from thirty-eight degrees to forty-two. When he picked up the thermometer, he noticed a flicker of white in the dark jaws of spring. Something rose, spinning in a rush of water.

Moth and Rust

Mary Cholmondeley

The author gives a satirical view of village life, which is so present in the work of her famous predecessors. The moral here may well be that swearing to keep someone elses secret safe is the best way to destroy your own future.

Young Lucretia and Other Stories

Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

Young Lucretia Raymond lives with her strict aunts Lucretia and Maria. During Christmas time, Lucretia is invited by other schoolchildren to cut the Christmas tree in the school building in preparation for the Christmas celebration.

The City of No Escape

T.C. Bridges

The bottom of the gorge was filled with old lava, black and fragile, like bottle glass, but the rocks that endlessly rose on both sides on an African night were made of limestone. Everything was still like death. Even the jackal did not cry under the stars. For a while no sound was heard except for the gentle shuffling of Nicks legs as he slowly descended the steep slope. The darkness was terribly frightening for others, but Nick knew the way, and they unconditionally trusted him.

Podania i legendy polskie, ruskie i litewskie

Lucjan Siemieński

Lucjan Siemieński (18071877) był polskim poetą, pisarzem, publicystą, krytykiem literackim i tłumaczem. Wykładał na Uniwersytecie Jagiellońskim, był współzałożycielem i członkiem Akademii Umiejętności, uczestniczył w powstaniu listopadowym. Zasłynął jako tłumacz Odysei. Pasjonował się folklorem polskim i ukraińskim, co znalazło odbicie w jego twórczości tłumaczeniu ukraińskich dumek, zbiorach legend i podań.

Sleeper Turns Horse-Thief

Max Brand

Another Sleeper story, featuring Sleeper, a gunslinger turned horse-thief, from the collection More Tales of the Wild West. Six action-packed stories of the Old West, filled with unforgettable characters, includes A Lucky Dog, in which mans best friend helps a would-be killer and thief find salvation, along with A First Blooding, Inverness, (aka Sleeper Turns Horse-Thief) and Death in Alkali Flat. In this story Sleeper is hired to break a horse and turns horse-thief. No pulp writer was more prolific than Frederick Faust, who wrote nearly 15 million words under the pen name of Max Brand and seventeen others. Brand has been labeled one of the top three Western novelists of all time so western fans will be in for a treat.

Żaby

Arystofanes

Eurypides umiera, a wraz z nim nadzieja na kolejnego wielkiego tragika. A ponieważ nikt nie jest w stanie mu dorównać, Dionizos, bóg winorośli i sztuki teatralnej, postanawia wyruszyć wraz ze swoim sługą Ksantiasem do krainy umarłych, aby sprowadzić go na ziemię. Tam staje jednak przed trudnym wyborem wrócić z Eurypidesem, przedstawiającym bogów i bohaterów jako postacie dnia codziennego, czy Ajschylosem, autorem sztuk monumentalnych.

Gun Gentlemen

Max Brand

Lucky Bill has the reputation of a natural battler, but he is not a cold-blooded killer. Then Bill finds himself on the wrong side of the law when he is accused of a crime he did not commit, and plenty of greenhorns and gringos set their sights on collecting the price on his head. Hes wanted by every tin star in the West and by every greedy gunslinger out for the price they can get for his no-good corpse. But Bill refuses to turn tail and run. Renowned Old West gunslinger Bill is no yellowbelly hes aiming to clear his name and hell take on any bushwhacker who stands in his way before hell be hunted down like an animal. Sweet anticipation hooks you through action-packed adventure! Experience the West as only Max Brand could write it!

The Case of the Man in the Shroud

Max Brand

In a sinister cabaret the dancing feet of Anthony Hamilton tap out a message of life or death for an uncrowned czar. Anthony Hamilton, head of the U.S. counter-espionage service, flew to Monte Carlo when it was rumored that the Number One secret service agent of Japan, Henri de Graulchier, was planning a coup that would bring on another World War. "The Case of the Man in the Shroud" is a novelette by Max Brand, one of the greatest western authors of all time. The plot is well constructed with well drawn subsidiary characters and provides a number of interesting twists. Great read with Maxs leading off to unexpected places with characters you come to know personally. Max leads the reader to characters bigger than life.

Poetics

Aristotle

The first part of this essay gives a general description of the term poetics. At first, Aristotle claims that any art is based on a mimesis, or imitation. Aristotle proves this by arguing that curiosity is peculiar to any person. In particular, the curiosity of observing all sorts of unpleasant things, for example, images of dead animals, and getting pleasure from it.

Złoty trójkąt

Maurice Leblanc

Złoty trójkąt to dwuczęściowa powieść autorstwa Mauricea Leblanca opowiadająca o przygodach Arsenea Lupin. Akcja powieści rozgrywa się w czasie I wojny światowej w Paryżu. Oficer armii francuskiej, weteran wojenny, kapitan Patrycjusz Belval leczy swoje rany w paryskim lazarecie. Poznaje tam Koralię młodą i piękną pielęgniarkę, w której się od razu zakochuje. Jest ona żoną nieuczciwego bankiera Essaresa, który chce wywieść nielegalnie z Francji ogromny majątek w złocie. Koralia nienawidzi swego męża, który poślubił ją wbrew jej woli. Wkrótce policja znajduje na wpół spalone zwłoki bankiera. Ukrytych przez niego kilkuset worków ze złotem, pomimo dokładnego przeszukiwania jego posiadłości, nie udaje się jednak odnaleźć. Śledztwo policji i tajnych służb staje w martwym punkcie. W tym momencie do akcji wkracza Arsene Lupin...

Czarny bóg. Powieść na tle współczesnego zamętu

Maria Rodziewiczówna

Trzech przyjaciół zaraz po zakończeniu studiów rozstaje się, a każdy z nich obiera zupełnie inną ścieżkę kariery. Wydawać by się moglo, że już nigdy się nie spotkają. Los jednak postanawia inaczej... Pesymistyczna, okrutna powieść Marii Rodziewiczównej o realich życia w zaborze rosyjskim.

A Matter of Millions

Anna Katharine Green

The main plot of the story is a dying man and his will. Having no relatives, the man wants to give his money to someone worthy and resembling a woman whom he loved and lost too early. Most of the book is devoted to various actions of the characters, reactions and plans for this money millions in the title. The book also has a love story.

Politics

Aristotle

The treatise is divided into 8 chapters (books), each of which is devoted to a particular topic. First of all, in the first book, Aristotle begins his concept with the very concept of state, since without understanding this term one can forget about further theory. In the second book, Aristotle undertakes to criticize the already existing theories about the state, namely the theory of Plato, Faley of Chalkedon, Hippodamus; It also analyzes and analyzes the states and their devices that existed during it Crete, Athens, Carthage, Lacedaemon.

Подросток (Młodzik)

Фёдор Михайлович Достоевский, Fiodor Michajłowicz Dostojewski

«Подросток» Достоевского 2013 роман-исповедь, роман о воспитании, о становлении характера и жизненной позиции молодого 19-летнего юноши, уже не подростка, но еще и не взрослого. Он 2013 незаконнорожденный сын дворянина Версилова и его дворовой, что порождает в нем, гордом и самолюбивом подростке, комплекс неполноценности. Мучимый различными переживаниями: противоречивыми чувствами к родителям, желанием разбогатеть и ощутить себя значимым, стремлением отгородиться от людей и в то же время быть в самой гуще жизни, жаждой взаимной любви, 2013 Аркадий оказывается в чудовищном переплете событий романа. Так он и взрослеет, постигая жизнь. Книга не просто гениальная, но еще и бесконечно глубокая.