La Petite Fadette

George Sand

Roman George Sand, chef-duvre de la littérature française du XIXe siecle. Les événements tournent autour de deux freres jumeaux inséparables et de la jeune fille Fadett, qui a transformé leur vie. Petite Fadetta est un roman dans lequel une mélodie de chambre poétique et nave est devenue un hymne lyrique au peuple.

The Lady of Ascot

Edgar Wallace

She could not yet be called a woman, but she was no longer a child under any circumstances. Curiosity spreads in the small village of Ascot when a wealthy Countess settles there. Even the private investigator John Morlay is enraptured by the young and beautiful Marie Fioli. When he is surprisingly hired by former nanny Maries Beschutzer, he sees a chance to get closer to the Countess. But his mission serves a completely different purpose... As the novel is rather short and quite fast-paced with a lot of scenery-changes and adventures, this nice. The Lady of Ascot is one of the most successful book of the 30s, the golden age of mysteries. Recommended for Edgar Wallace fans and fans of old-time, classic crime thrillers.

The Gypsy Queens Vow

May Agnes Fleming

There was nobody on the road except herself. Late time after all, it was almost midnight and an increasing storm kept pedestrians at the door of that gloomy March night. From time to time she passed cottages in which lights were still burning, but most of the houses were shrouded in silence and darkness. And still during the night, and the storm, and the gloom, the wanderer answered, with ruthless rain beating across her face, cold explosions from her thin shabby clothes and long wild black hair. Nevertheless, not stopping, not resting, never taking his gaze away from a distant city like a lost soul, hurrying to death.

Krytyka czystego rozumu

Immanuel Kant

Jedna z najbardziej doniosłych prac w historii filozofii europejskiej, w której Immanuel Kant bada filozoficzne podstawy ludzkiego poznania, starając się określić jego granice. Kant opisuje kategorie, poprzez które człowiek poznaje świat, a także zarysowuje olbrzymią sferę spraw, których człowiek swoim poznaniem objąć nie jest w stanie. Odwołuje się przy tym do moralności, która powinna towarzyszyć poznaniu.

Arundel

E.F. Benson

Arundel is the name of the country house where most of the events take place. Elizabeth, like every good girl heroine of Benson, is completely devoted to her father... but not as much as it may seem. Many heroes are filled with negative characteristics. They are mean and cunning. Although this is a novel, but there are echoes of comedy.

The Woman in the Alcove

Anna Katharine Green

The Woman in the Alcove is the third book in the Caleb Sweetwater series. The spinster-detective in the novel is Miss Van Arsdale, a member of the high society in New York and a woman who is short and plain in appearance. Against all odds, Rita Van Ardsdale has landed the man of her dreams and is blissfully in love. But her shot at happily ever after seems to be fading when her fiancé is accused of murder. It falls to Rita to crack the case and clear her beloveds name. Is she up to the task? It is one of the real masterpieces by Anna Katharine Green and a true gem of the genre of detective fiction, a well-written and refreshing story full of action, but without any violence being involved (apart from the murder it revolves around, of course).

Życie i przygody małpki. Pamiętnik szympansiczki Kaśki

Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski

Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski napisał: Jestem pisarzem. Dużo podróżuję. Będąc w Afryce, otrzymałem od pewnego przyjaciela rzadki upominek. Była to piękna małpeczka, szympansiczka, imieniem Kaśka. Miłe, małe stworzonko przywiązało się do nas. Polubiliśmy ją bardzo. Zabawiała nas swoją wesołością i sprytem, rozrzewniała miłością do nas. Rozumiała wszystko... Mała Kaśka miała w swym życiu niezwykłe przygody. Opowiedziała nam o nich...

Sanditon. The Watsons. Unfinished fiction

Jane Austen

These two short works show Austen experimenting with a variety of different literary styles and exploring a range of social classes and settings. Written in the last months of Austens life, the uncompleted novel Sanditon is set in a newly established seaside resort, with a glorious cast of hypochondriacs and speculators,and shows the author contemplating a changing society with a mixture of scepticism and amusement. The Watsons is a delightful fragment, whose spirited heroine Emma Watson finds her marriage opportunities restricted by poverty and pride.

The Man Who Changed His Plea

E. Phillips Oppenheim

In the courtroom of Lord Malladene, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Richard Lebur stands accused of murdering his lovers lover. Lebur is convinced to change his plea to guilty to avoid a death sentence. At the last minute, as he is being taken to jail, he shouts out that he is innocent. Seven years later, Martin Campbell Brockenhurst, Viscount and ex-policeman, with Scotland Yard, pursues the case further, convinces that Lebur is innocent, motivated by his love for Leburs wife. Eventually, the case clears itself to everyones romantic satisfaction. This later novel by Oppenheim is a mixture of the modern sensibility and the Victorian. There is more violence, scenes of abuse, and psychological anguish than in most of his writings.

Wiersze. Wybór

Franciszek Karpiński

Tom zawiera wybór utworów poetyckich Franciszka Karpińskiego, polskiego poety epoki oświecenia. Karpiński był zafascynowany kulturą ludu. Uznaje się go za twórcę nurtu sentymentalnego w liryce polskiej. Tworzył m.in. sielanki (Laura i Filon), wiersze miłosne (Do Justyny. Tęskność na wiosnę), dumy, elegie i wiersze patriotyczne (Żale Sarmaty nad grobem Zygmunta Augusta), a także popularne do dziś pieśni religijne i kolędy (Pieśń poranna Kiedy ranne wstają zorze; Pieśń o Narodzeniu Pańskim Bóg się rodzi, moc truchleje).

Black Hound of Death

Robert E. Howard

Some such thoughts flitted vaguely through my mind that night as I groped along the narrow trail that wound through the deep pinelands. Such thoughts are likely to keep company with any man who dares invade, in the night, that lonely stretch of densely timbered river-country which the black people call Egypt, for some obscurely racial reason.

The Tenderfoot

Max Brand

Red Anthony had the lazy look of a tenderfoot and the lighting draw of a devil. Raised in a circus, he grew up knife throwing and horse stunt riding. He follows a Frances Jones, who has stolen his heart, out to Dodge City. On his first day searching for her he makes enemies with some criminals. Theyre soon ganging up to find him and "shoot him dead". By the time Red rode out of Dodge City, he was one of the fastest gunmen around. And on his trail was a band of the toughest, most vicious outlaws ever collected in the West. Will The Tenderfoot escape the clutches of the evil criminals? Will he ever find Frances Jones? Highly recommended, especially for those who love the Old Western genre.

The Knave of Diamonds

Ethel M. Dell

1912. Ethel May Dell (1881-1939), British writer, began writing at a young age. Most of her stories were stories of passion and love set in India and other British colonial possessions. American Nap Errol is in love with reserved Englishwoman, Lady Anne. Lady Anne is unhappily married to an unpleasant, wealthy drunk, who is twice her age. Nap is, in his own and most others opinion, a knave and a bounder. Lady Anne, miserable in her situation, is honor bound to her husband and marriage vows. Nap is soon equally miserable, as Anne refuses to enter into an adulterous liason. Fast paced, involving romance written early in the Twentieth century, The Knave of Diamonds novel stands up well to the test of time.

Uroda życia

Stefan Żeromski

Powieść Uroda życia opisuje losy Piotra Rozłuckiego, syna Jana, powstańca, wspomnianego w utworze Echa leśne. Piotr Rozłucki jest oficerem armii rosyjskiej. Został wychowany przez stryja generała w duchu wierności wobec caratu i Rosji. Kiedy dowiaduje się o tragicznym losie swojego ojca powstańca, zabitego przez Rosjan, jego nastawienie się zmienia. Utwierdza się co do słuszności swego postępowania, gdy widzi mogiłę ojca. Postanawia wówczas powrócić do swoich polskich korzeni. Na przeszkodzie stoi jednak miłość do pięknej Rosjanki Tatiany. Piotr musi dokonać wyboru...

Voyage au centre de la Terre

Jules Verne

Le professeur de minéralogie trouve dans lancien manuscrit, acquis accidentellement par lui, contenant la composition du skald islandais du XIIIe siecle Snorri Sturluson Le cercle de la Terre, un manuscrit crypté. Son jeune neveu et assistant, Axel, laide lire un message crypté du passé, écrit par un alchimiste islandais du XVIe siecle, Arne Sacnussem. Il indique quil existe une opportunité pour Voyage au centre de la Terre travers le cratere du volcan islandais Snayfeedls.

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.

A King by Night

Edgar Wallace

English crime writer, journalist, novelist, screenwriter, and playwright. He wrote 175 novels, 24 plays, and numerous articles. In the 1920s, one of Wallaces publishers claimed that a quarter of all books read in England were written by him. He was known during his lifetime for the J. G. Reeder detective stories, "The Four Just Men", "The Ringer", and for creating the Green Archer character. He is most famous today as the co-creator of King Kong. "A King by Night" is a mystery novel, centering around the latest in a series of murders. The plot thickens until the last two chapters, when all is revealed. Recommended for Edgar Wallace fans and fans of old-time, classic crime thrillers.

The Schoolmaster and Other Stories

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

The main theme of the story dedication to his work. Fyodor Lukich never forgets about his students, nor about the ill-treatment that could be imposed on them by others. The end of the story is also interesting, because the reader can again see how devotional Fyodor Lukic really is. He advocates fair treatment to his students to the end.

The Ranchers Revenge

Max Brand

The story of young, hardworking rancher John Saxon who suffers abuse from the mean-spirited Bob Witherell. With a great show of self-discipline and character, Saxon gains skill as a gunsman, and takes down Witherell in a duel ... but Witherell is not ordinary bully, he is also the brother of the notorious outlaw, The Solitaire, of national repute and a "list of dead men ... long and crowded with important names. 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.

Książę niezłomny. Z Calderona de la Barca. Tragedia w 3 częściach

Juliusz Słowacki

Książę niezłomny to swobodny przekład dramatu Pedro Calderóna dokonany przez Juliusza Słowackiego, jednak na tyle wzbogacony i rozbudowany, że stanowiący niemal autonomiczne dzieło. Opowiada o dziejach portugalskiego infanta wziętego do mauretańskiej niewoli za to, że nie chciał poddać muzułmanom miasta. Jego niezłomność urosła do rangi ewangelicznego symbolu.

Miss Mapp

E.F. Benson

Miss Mapp came to the village of Tilling to expose many of the inhabitants there. Mappa must defeat the small and sad curious villagers. People have many questions about the Royal Family. Though there are superstitions that only young people can live in Tilling. However, our main character breaks these stereotypes. After all, she is old, but very smart.

Dwór w Haliniszkach

Emma Dmochowska

Akcja powieści rozgrywa się na przełomie XIX i XX wieku na Wileńszczyźnie. Zosia Halicka szykuje się do ślubu z kawalerem, którego ze względów majątkowych wybrała jej rodzina. Jednak kawaler nie traktuje Zosi poważnie i za jej plecami wciąż romansuje z dawną kochanką. Za to daleko od Haliniszek żyje inny mężczyzna ten kocha Zosię prawdziwie, jednak czy zdoła porzucić dumę i pokonać trudności, aby zdobyć ukochaną?

The Iblis At Ludd

Talbot Mundy

Major James Grim Jimgrim faced a lot of difficulties with his friends when he broke into Arabia, one of the most unpleasant news, this was the sending of two tons of abducted TNTs. Jimgrin went to Ladda to investigate, restore the reputation of an innocent man and find the true culprits.

Za chlebem

Henryk Sienkiewicz

Wawrzon Toporek i jego córka Marysia bohaterowie Za chlebem są prostymi rolnikami. Przez upór ojca, który nie chciał zapłacić trzech rubli, stracili prawie cały majątek i zmuszeni zostali opuścić rodzinną wieś. W dodatku Wawrzon, podkuszony przez jednego Niemca w karczmie, zdecydował się na opuszczenie nie tylko Lipniec, ale i Polski. Usłyszał bowiem o odległym kraju, gdzie rozdają za darmo ziemię i można szybko się na niej wzbogacić. Nie wiele myśląc, kazał córce spakować się i razem ruszyli do owego, cudownego miejsca. Jednak gdy docierają na miejsce, okazują się być całkowicie nieprzystosowani do lokalnych warunków. Z wielkim trudem odnajdują się na emigracji, w dodatku coraz bardziej tęsknią za krajem...