The Man at the Carlton

Edgar Wallace

Lew Daney, chief suspect in a jewel robbery and an ensuing murder, vanishes leaving no trace. Once he saved Mary Grier from a knife attack by a madman. Mary Grier now works at Clench House in Scotland as secretary to the miserly Mr. Arkwright, and Mr. Arkwrights nephew and heir is "Tiger" Tim Jordan, an ex-Colonial police officer now holidaying in England and seeking work with Scotland Yard. Jordan doesnt get much of a holiday but he does get the job, after proving his mettle in pursuit of a murderous criminal Lew Daney. "The Man at the Carlton" is a fast-paced, with good twists and turns, an unusual criminal story with a lot of scenery-changes and adventures.

Głodne kamienie

Rabindranath Tagore

Głodne kamienie to zbiór opowiadań indyjskiego pisarza z Bengalu, noblisty Rabindranatha Tagore. Opowiadania przedstawiają historie różnych postaci na tle ciekawych aspektów indyjskiej obyczajowości. W tomie znalazły się takie utwory jak: Noc ziszczenia, Zwycięstwo, Maszi, Szkielet, Stróż dziedzictwa, Był sobie król, Jego królewska mość dziecko, Kapłanka Wisznu..

Madame Bovary. Provincial Manners

Gustave Flaubert

Madame Bovary is a novel by Gustave Flaubert, often considered his masterpiece. Emma Bovary yearns for a life of luxury and passion of the kind she reads about in romantic novels. But life with her country doctor husband Charles Bovary in the provinces is unutterably boring, and she embarks on love affairs to realize her fantasies. But even her affairs bring her disappointment, and when real life continues to fail to live up to her romantic expectations, the consequences are devastating... Flauberts novel scandalized its readers when it was first published in 1857, and it remains unsurpassed in its unveiling of character and society. Flauberts legendary style, his intense care over the selection of words and the shaping of sentences, his unmatched ability to convey a mental world through the careful selection of telling details, shine on every page of this marvelous work.

Storm King Banner

H.A. Cody

The story begins with a tragic event. Jim Westons house burned to the ground, which caused a lot of talk not only in the valley, but along the entire coastal road. The most interesting thing is that the houses in the district are also affected by fire. There were several reasons. Perhaps this was done by Jims former enemy, or maybe by accident.

Król Maciuś Pierwszy

Janusz Korczak

Powieść dla dzieci autorstwa Janusza Korczaka, ukazująca losy małego władcy-reformatora Maciusia Pierwszego. Kiedy Maciuś zostaje królem, jest przez dworzan traktowany jak rozpieszczony maluch. Początkowo związany dworską etykietą i uzależniony od ministrów, z czasem wybija się na samodzielność. Wprowadza reformy, które mają uczynić szczęśliwymi wszystkie dzieci na świecie. Gdy w kraju wybucha wojna, przebiera się za zwykłego żołnierza i wyrusza na front. Tam uczy się pokory, szacunku dla życia, a jednocześnie bycia wytrwałym i opanowanym w każdej sytuacji. Chce ponadto dowieść, że jest odważny jak jego przodkowie. Dalszą część przygód małego władcy-reformatora Janusz Korczak opisał w książce Król Maciuś na wyspie bezludnej.

Kobieta trzydziestoletnia

Honoriusz Balzak

Powieść Kobieta trzydziestoletnia Honoriusza Balzaka należy do Scen z życia prywatnego cyklu Komedia Ludzka. Główna bohaterka utworu, Julia, wyszła za Wiktora w przekonaniu, iż go ogromnie kocha. Dość szybko jednak okazało się, że było to tylko zauroczenie. Jak sama twierdzi, jej małżeństwo przemieniło się w legalną prostytucję. Z jednej strony nie potrafi kochać już swego męża, z drugiej zaś nie umie go zdradzić, by być szczęśliwą przy innym...

Uciekła mi przepióreczka

Stefan Żeromski

Komedia Uciekła mi przepióreczka... Stefana Żeromskiego powstała w 1924 r., a po raz pierwszy wystawiono ją w Teatrze Narodowym w Warszawie w 1925 r. Utwór opowiada historię Edwarda Przełęckiego. Ów naukowiec i działacz społeczny stara się powołać do życia uniwersytet ludowy w Porębianach. Tymczasem w Edwardzie zakochuje się jedna z zaproszonych do współpracy nauczycielek, Dorota Smugoniowa. Edward również darzy Dorotę uczuciem. Mimo tego świadomie wywołuje skandal, by skompromitować się w jej oczach. Robi to, aby ratować małżeństwo Smugoniów oraz ideę uniwersytetu ludowego. Następnie wyjeżdża z miejscowości. Uciekła mi przepióreczka... to opowieść o odpowiedzialności i wierności dla raz obranych ideałów, bez względu na cenę. To także opowieść o konfrontacji dwóch światów: tego wielkiego, wypełnionego wzniosłymi ideami, i tego parafiańskiego, gdzie się życie pospolite jak młyńskie koło obraca.

The Reporter

Edgar Wallace

In 1919-1920 Edgar Wallace wrote a series of ten short stories featuring the investigative reporter York Symon for publication in the British monthly The Novel Magazine. In 1928 the series was reprinted in Pearsons Weekly. In the following year Edgar Wallace collected nine of the stories in a book entitled The Reporter. The Reporter is a detective story about a police reporter named Wise Symon and his tricks of the trade. A collection presents 9 short stories that include The Writings of Maconochie Hoe, The Crime of Gai Joi, The Safe Deposit at the Social Club, and the two connected stories The Case of Crook Beresford and The Last Throw of Crook Beresford. The stories are fast-paced and well written but definitely a product of their time and place!

The Invisible Man. A Grotesque Romance

Herbert George Wells

Depicting one mans transformation and descent into brutality, H.G. Wellss The Invisible Man is a riveting exploration of sciences power to corrupt. In this tale of psychological terror, a young scientist must live in the personal hell created by his own experiments. Using himself as the subject, the scientist discovers the key to invisibility; yet, he is unable to reverse the results. He successfully carries out this procedure on himself, but begins to become mentally unstable as a result... Wells had created a gripping masterpiece on the destructive effects the invisibility has on the scientist and the insane and murderous chaos left in his malicious wake. Notable for its sheer invention, suspense, and psychological nuance, The Invisible Man continues to enthrall science-fiction fans today as it did the reading public nearly 100 years ago.

Harrigan!

Max Brand

In Harrigan, prolific writer Max Brand takes a detour from the dusty trails of the West where his novels were typically set and spins a gripping nautical tale set in Hawaii and upon the open sea. What starts out as a chance meeting between two men turns into a heated race for priceless treasure and the love of a remarkable woman. Thrown into each others path where one has absolute power and the other only his strength and his unconquerable spirit, who will survive and who will win the hand of the fair lady is a tale well told and guaranteed to hold your interest until the very last sentence.

Queen of the Dawn. A Love Tale of Old Egypt

H. Rider Haggard

Queen of the Dawn is an ancient Egyptian fantasy. The beginning of the story is very rapidly developing, from the very beginning the pharaon dies. And the daughter of Pharaoh is forced to hide. She meets and falls in love with the usurpers disguised son. The end is full of adventures and bright battles.

To the Minute. Scarlet and Black. Two Tales of Lifes Perplexities

Anna Katharine Green

Looking for a satisfying, meticulously plotted mystery with which to while away an afternoon? Look no further than To The Minute: Scarlet And Black: Two Tales Of Lifes Perplexities, a short story from one of the most influential early writers in the genre, Anna Katherine Green. Her remarkable skill in leading readers to the unexpected but fascinating solution to this puzzle mystery makes this story an eminently worthwhile read. Written in the 1916s, this story is chock full of twists and turns, lies, love and honor, and compelling characters acting for good or ill. Highly recommended for people who like to treat a mystery story as a solvable riddle.

Der Rächer. Roman

Edgar Wallace

Ein offensichtlich geisteskranker Serienmörder übt an vermeintlichen Verbrechern, die mangels Beweisen nicht verurteilt werden konnten, gnadenlose Selbstjustiz. Er enthauptet seine Opfer, ihre Köpfe schickt er mit einem Begleitschreiben in Kartons verpackt an Scotland Yard. Als ein Beamter des Außenministeriums umgebracht wird, beauftragt Geheimdienst-Chef Major George Staines den fähigen Detektiv Michael Brixan, die Ermittlungen aufzunehmen. Die Spuren führen ihn in den kleinen Ort Chichester. Mr. Longvale wohnt in Dover House einem alten, geräumigen Haus mit verwildertem Garten. Eines Tages hat Mr. Longvale Leute vom Film zu Gast. Er bewirtet sie aufmerksam, und er hat auch einige Überraschungen für sie. Zum Beispiel eine Guillotine...

Ród Rodrigandów (Tom 9). Ród Rodrigandów. Czarny Gerard

Karol May

Kontynuacja tomu Rapier i tomahawk z pełnej przygód sagi rodu Rodrigandów. Wielkie starcie francusko-meksykańskie o fort Gwadelupe kończy się porażką Francuzów. Jednak strona meksykańska również poniosła znaczące straty: Czarny Gerard został ciężko ranny. W dodatku to nie koniec niebezpiecznych zdarzeń. Bohaterowie udają się z prezydentem Juarezem do hacjendy del Erina, gdzie czeka ich spotkanie z bandą oprychów.

The Girl of O.K. Valley. A Romance of the Okanagan

Robert Watson

Great story with an intriguing ending. Raising furry eyebrows and putting his hands on his back, rancher Jackson walked across the floor of his large, spacious kitchen. He was in one of his frequently recurring tantrums of anger-madness on petty matters.

From Missouri

Zane Grey

In its first edition of the text based on the authors holographic manuscript, three sticks working on the Springer-Ranch attempted, through falsification of letters, to prevent East from learning from the arrival of the West to school. Their strategy failed due to the mysterious Frank Owens, whose love letters convinced her that she should come. Nobody knows who he is.

The Dancing Floor

John Buchan

Vernon Milbourne, orphaned since childhood and haunted by a recurring dream, is friends with the protective lawyer and MP Sir Edward Leithen. An Aegean cruise takes them to the mysterious island of Plakos, where Vernon is fascinated by the islands myths. Local superstitions turn to menace as Vernons encounter with a beautiful woman results in obsession and adventure. The Dancing Floor centres on a young English woman, Kore Arabin, who inherits a house on a remote Greek island. Sadly for Kore the locals regard her as a witch, responsible for the failure of their crops, and become convinced she must be sacrificed in order to ensure better harvests in the coming years. Sir Edward Leithen and Vernon Milburne must save her before the islanders sacrifice her. Sir Edward Leithen is a character that features prominently in several other John Buchan novels, including The Power-House, The Gap in the Curtain and others.

The Casual Murderer and Other Stories

Hulbert Footner

Narrated by the character for whom the title is named and set in the late 1600s, Micah Clarke describes the battle of peasants against the existing king of England in the hopes that they can replace the monarch with his brother who feels he has been unjustly denied the throne. Micah Clarke, a young, innocent peasant joins forces with other peasants, among the Puritans, to fight for this pathetic dukes cause. It was attempt by Conan Doyle to present the story of the Puritans in a more favorable light than generally thought of in England at the time the book was written a historical romance about the Monmouth rebellion and Hanging Judge Jeffries told by a humble adherent of the Duke of Monmouth the whole story of the rising in Somerset, the triumphant advance towards Bristol and Bath, and the tragic rout at Sedgemoor (1685).

Tut, Tut! Mr. Tutt

Arthur Ch. Train

American lawyer and writer, Arthur Cheney Train, also called Arthur Chesney Train, was a prolific author of legal thrillers. His most popular work featured recurring fictional lawyer Mr. Ephraim Tutt who became the best known lawyer in America, particularly after the appearance of Yankee Lawyer, an immensely popular book that purported to be Tutts autobiography. Published in 1923, these short stories take place in the ethnic, racial, social melting pot of early Twentieth-Century New York. More humorous cases starring Ephraim Tutt, a very sharp old lawyer who stands for justice, and his battles with those who dont. Mr. Tutts genial tolerance for the denizens of New York sharply contrasts with the hostility he bears towards the real villains of these stories: the judges and prosecutors who would abrogate justice for the sake of their political ambitions. A must read for fans of mysteries and also lawyers.

Goldelse

Eugenie Marlitt

Elisabeth lebt mit ihrem Bruder und ihren Eltern zusammen bis ihr Onkel sie dazu auffordert mit ihrer Familie auf sein Schloss Gnadeck zu ziehen, das seit Jahrhunderten von der adeligen Familie Gnadewitz bewohnt wird. Wird sie dort ihr Glück finden? Elisabeth, liebevoll wegen ihres schönen blonden Haares auch Goldelse genannt, kann sich nicht vorstellen was es bedeutet jemanden leidenschaftlich zu lieben und glaubt es gäbe keine andere Liebe als die zu Eltern und Geschwistern, bis sie sich in Herrn von Walde verliebt, der ihr anfänglich erst böse und dunkel erscheint. Schließlich heiraten sie doch und werden mit einem Kind ins Leben entlassen. Der melodramatische Roman erzählt die Geschichte der kranken Helene von Walde, die noch vor ihrem Tod ihren Bruder mit der Goldelse zusammenbringen möchte...

Vie et aventures de Robinson Crusoé

Daniel Defoe

Cest lun des livres les plus célebres de Daniel Defoe. Robinson Crusoé est un personnage littéraire classique. Le protagoniste passe vingt-huit ans sur une île déserte tropicale isolée pres de Trinidad, ou il rencontre des cannibales, des captifs et des rebelles. La principale question de lhistoire si Robinson Crusoé peut sortir de lîle?

Oko proroka, czyli Hanusz Bystry i jego przygody. Powieść historyczna z XVII wieku

Władysław Łoziński

Akcja powieści toczy się w XVII wieku, zaraz po klęsce pod Cecorą. Hanusz Bystry udaje się na poszukiwania ojca, który ginie bez wieści. Podczas wędrówki w jego ręce trafia Oko proroka, cenny diament, który przysparza mu wielu kłopotów.

Le Chapelet rouge

Maurice Leblanc

Roman policier de Maurice Leblanc, qui nest pas écrit en style dhistoires dArsene Lupin. La fiction nous raconte de le comte Jean dOrsacq, la comtesse Lucienne et leurs amis, qui sont invités participer une semaine de chasse dans un château. Lintrigue sinstalle comme un casse-tte. Qui rôde dans le parc? Qui sest introduit, la nuit, dans les appartements? Qui a ouvert le coffre-fort? Un voleur? Un crime est commis! Quelquun est retrouvé assassiné...

Love Eternal

H. Rider Haggard

According to the story of Love Eternal, written by Henry Rider Haggard, love never dies, it is eternal.It is the story of Godfrey Knight, son of a puritanical parson in Essex and Isobel Blake, daughter of a wealthy shipping magnate who grow up together. Father sends Godfrey to Sweden to separate lovers. For the next 23 years, young lovers did not see each other, having only brief meetings in important moments. Is it true that Romeo and Juliets story will repeat?