The Hidden Children

Robert W. Chambers

The author reveals many of the smallest details about the life of revolutionary volunteers, the land, the hardships of camp life, numerous tribes of indigenous aborigines and their relationship with each other and with whites. The West is a relative place in relation to time.

The Collected Short Stories. MultiBook

David Wright OBrien

The Collected Short Stories is a collection of short adventure stories from pioneering American fantasy and science fiction writer David Wright OBrien (19181944). A nephew of Farnsworth Wright, editor of Weird Tales, OBrien was 22 years old when his first story Truth Is a Plague! appeared in the February 1940 issue of Amazing Stories. There were about forty stories and novels under his own name plus others under various pseudonyms, including John York Cabot, Bruce Dennis, Duncan Farnsworth, Richard Vardon and others. Some of OBriens work was space opera or other routine adventure, but many of his stories betray a strain of humor, not unlike Henry Kuttners at that time. OBrien was a sharp and creative writer who liked stories of madcap invention as well as adventure.

The Haunted and the Haunters. Or, The House and the Brain

Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803-1873), a prolific Victorian novelist, member of Parliament, and Secretary of State for the colonies, wrote in a variety of genres, including historical fiction, mystery, romance, the occult, and science fiction. The protagonist of this book thinks that all stories related to ghosts, could be explained with a reasonable point of view. Now he has to solve the mystery of a haunted house... What adventures did he face? Read the story to know!

Four Faultless Felons

G.K. Chesterton

A novel series by G.K. Chesterton of four intertwined novellas whose central characters appear to be involved in murder, fraud, theft and treason. Are these friends involved in crimes? Are these individuals faultless as the books title suggests? A good book for people who love suspenseful novels that features mind-blowing twists, awesome plots, and events that will keep you engaged page by page.

The Rape of Lucrece

William Shakespeare

This is a beautiful and touching poem. Shakespeare uses language and metaphor clearly and very accessible. This is a very sad poem, and he embodies the tragedy of events. Values, loyalty, virtue, shame and revenge are carefully studied. Lucretias rhetorical mastery, combined with an incredible ecphratic passage depicting Troy, creates a truly amazing poem.

The Man Who Was Afraid

Maxim Gorky

Like Byrons passionate sayings sounding on the tones of a wild and completely unsophisticated melody, this is Gorkys crazy, unbridled, powerful voice when he sings about the madness of the brave, barefoot dreamers who are proud of their idleness, who have nothing and fear nothing who is cheerful in his suffering, but unhappy in his joy.

My Lodger

Mary Fortune

Mary Helena Fortune is one of the first female authors who became famous for detectives. My Lodger is no exception. This work captivated readers with a tense plot, where the reader must think.

The Two Destinies

Wilkie Collins

The heroes of the novel love each other since childhood, but evil fate separates them for many years. Having managed to keep their feelings pure, the lovers, having gone through all the trials, finally connect their lives.

Nietota. Księga tajemna Tatr

Tadeusz Miciński

Nietota. Księga tajemna Tatr to książka niezwykła, magiczna wręcz. Mistyczna, pełna symboli i nieoczywistych sensów. Uosabia Tatry z kolebką polskości, a przez nie wiedzie wędrowca, będącego alter ego autora. Jednak nic nie jest tu oczywiste: o podnóże Tatr uderzają morskie fale, a gdzieś pod Krywaniem ciągną się fiordy, pośród których pewien książę podróżuje łodzią podwodną. Sam autor o książce wypowiedział znamienne słowa: Najdziwniejsza książka, którą mógłbym napisać, jest o tym, czego nie wiem. Słowo nietota stanowi ludową nazwę rośliny wrońca widlastego, symbolizującej kobietę, a być może także Polskę.

9 największych tragedii starogreckich. MultiBook

Ajschylos, Sofokles, Eurypides

9 największych tragedii starogreckich to zbiór tragedii największych ateńskich poetów: Ajschylosa, Sofoklesa oraz Eurypidesa, twórców nowego gatunku, jakim jest dramat, ukazujący w sposób nowatorski ludzki los, cierpienia i namiętności. Do zbioru zaliczają się: Ajschylos Oresteja, Prometeusz w okowach, Sofokles Elektra, Król Edyp, Antygona, Eurypides Bachantki, Hippolytos uwieńczony, Ifigenia w Aulidzie, Medea.

Diary of a Provincial Lady

E.M. Delafield

Behind this rather prim title lies the hilarious fictional diary of a disaster-prone lady of the 1930s, and her attempts to keep her somewhat ramshackle household from falling into chaos. Written with humour, this charming novel is full of the peculiarities of daily life. As witty and delightful today as when it was first published in 1930, Diary of a Provincial Lady is a brilliantly observed comic novel and an acknowledged classic.

The Debtor

Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

Banbridge is close enough to the great City that, after dark, the merging light of its many eyes of electric fire can be seen on the southern horizon. This book shows exactly how women were completely thrown into provincial resources. They perfected their minds and bodies, even having a physical education club and a teacher who came weekly from the City.

Milly Darrell

Mary Elizabeth Braddon

Milly Darrell isnt the narrator, but the story is based around her. Mary Crofton is a new governess who meets her in school, and agrees to spend her vacation with Milly. She soon has to deal with the intrigues of Millys evil stepmother Augusta and possessive cousin Julian. Fortunately, Mary figures out that Milly is being poisoned thanks to noticing the wrong cork on a medicine bottle. Augustas no Lady Audley.

Keep the Aspidistra Flying

George Orwell

Keep the Aspidistra Flying is a bitter, ironic novel. The protagonist is Gordon Comstock, an unrecognized poet, failed writer, forced to work in an advertising agency to earn a living. He has a real talent for composing slogans, but his work inspires him with disgust, it seems to be a caricature of literary creativity. He despises material values and the vulgarity of the everyday way of life, the symbol of which is the ficus on the window. He blames money for all his failures.

7 Classic Victorian Novels. MultiBook

Praca zbiorowa

A novel was born and developed in literature, which we call classic English in terms of both plot and character of the heroes and style of presentation. Victorian books became the standard for many decades, inspiring all European literature, and later cinema, to create real masterpieces of romance. The multibook includes books such as Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Middlemarch, Bleak House, Great Expectations, Vanity Fair.

The Spoilers

Rex Beach

The protagonist is Roy Glenister, a young and ambitious man who has been exploring for three years with his partner, an elderly man named Dextri. Their Midas mine is one of the richest in the area. Returning by boat from Seattle, where they spent the winter, they learn that their lawsuit is being contested in court, and until the lawsuit is settled, Midas is under the control of lawyer Alec McNamara.

Rozmowy, które miał król Salomon mądry z Marchołtem grubym a sprośnym, a wszakoż, jako o nim powiedają, barzo zwymownym, z figurami i gadkami śmiesznymi

Autor anonimowy

Marchołt, postać pochodząca prawdopodobnie z żydowskich legend, stał się bohaterem XII-wiecznego niemieckiego utworu, przełożonego na polski w wieku XVI. Po objęciu tronu po ojcu Dawidzie król Salomon poznaje szczególnego podwładnego z wyglądu odrażającego, jednak skorego do uczonych dyskusji. Szybko wychodzi na jaw, że Marchołt jest rubasznym prześmiewcą, któremu z uwagi na spryt i błyskotliwość wiele uchodzi na sucho.

Billy Angel, Trouble Lover

Max Brand

Max Brand (1892-1944) is the best-known pen name of widely acclaimed author Frederick Faust, creator of Destry, Dr. Kildare, and other beloved fictional characters. Orphaned at an early age, Faust studied at the University of California, Berkeley. He became one of the most prolific writers of our time but abandoned writing at age fifty-one to become a war correspondent in World War II, where he was killed while serving in Italy. Billy Angel, Trouble Lover is the rare pulp Western story from the womans point of view. Mr. Brand writes a fair romance story too. Packed with enough action and romance to please even the most die-hard fans of the genre, the novel also addresses a wide range of important themes with insight and sensitivity.

The Spook Hills Mystery

B.M. Bower

No writer of cowboy stories can equal B. M. Bower. Ever since Chip of immortal memory Bower has been easily first among the writers who stage their dramas in the wide spaces of the cattle country. There is something new about this novel. The old legend about the Spook Hills comes to life when the Sunbeams newest hand, a young tenderfoot named Shelton C. Sherman, takes a ride in the hills and discovers tracks made by something that seems neither human nor animal. The subsequent sighting of a bear-like creature might explain the brutal murder of a sheep rancher. Or does it? The mystery deepens and already-high stakes become higher! A very fine story.

Nineteen Eighty-Four

George Orwell

George Orwells novel 1984 is one of the best dystopian novels. Winston Smith, male, 39, works for the Ministry of Truth. Smiths job is to change the facts. If a person objectionable to the party appears, then you need to erase information about him, and rewrite some facts properly. Society must follow the laws of the Party and support its policy. The main character only pretends that his ideals coincide with the ideas in the party, but in fact he fiercely hates her politics.

Who Goes There!

Robert W. Chambers

This story is about the Crown Prince. Most of the world is against him and what he stands for. He expresses surprise at the position of the United States. This attitude is the natural result of various causes, among which are the following: Distrust of any aggressor on the part of a peace-minded nation.

Niesamowita opowieść

Stefan Grabiński

Niesamowita opowieść to tom nowel autorstwa Stefana Grabińskiego, zawierający takie tytuły jak Kochanka Szamoty, Na tropie, Spojrzenie, W domu Sary, Przed drogą daleką, Nietykalny oraz Świadek Materna. Łączy je atmosfera niedopowiedzianej niezwykłości, niewyjaśnionych zdarzeń i przenikającej rzeczywistość, elektryzującej niesamowitości. Stefan Grabiński (18871936) uznawany jest za jednego z najwybitniejszych przedstawicieli nurtu grozy w polskiej literaturze międzywojennej, o czym świadczy miano polskiego Poe lub polskiego Lovecrafta. Jest też wysoko ceniony w zagranicznych kręgach literatury grozy.

Mistress Spitfire

Joseph Smith Fletcher

Fletchers understanding of human nature is evident in his writing, where his characters embody every facet of human existence in very well-written prose and dialogue. Mistress Spitfire is a simple account of some of the episodes in the history of Richard Coop, Ghent, and his cousin Mistress Alison French during the Revolution of 1642-1644.

Run to Earth

Mary Elizabeth Braddon

Two different riddles, three villains, one of which was really the darkest paint, three murders, one suicide, the abduction of a child, three strong Victorian women one of them is unusually tragic, the other is quite a deceiver, like Becky Sharp, and divine retribution. Suffice it to say that one of the main characters is a young woman who lives with a man who claims to be a father, but exploits and intimidates her, and when this villain, Black Milsom, actually kills the young navigator captain for money.