The Joker

Edgar Wallace

Mr. Stratford Harlow, the colossus of British Finance, was a gentleman with no particular call to hurry. By every standard he was a member of the leisured classes, and to his opportunities for lingering, he added the desire of one who was pertinently curious. The most commonplace phenomena interested Mr. Harlow. He had all the requisite qualities of an observer; his enjoyment was without the handicap of sentimentality, a weakness which is fatal to accurate judgement. Between Stratford Harlow and James Carlton, whom Harlow described as Scotland Yards most unscrupulous man, there was never open warfare until the murder of Mrs. Gibbons...

Die Liebe des Ulanen

Karl May

Die Liebe des Ulanen: Original-Roman aus der Zeit des deutsch-französischen Krieges ist ein Werk von Karl May. Kurz vor der Schlacht von Waterloo verliebt sich der preußische Offizier Hugo von Königsau in die Französin Margot Richemonte. Deren Stiefbruder Albin versucht die Verbindung zu verhindern und Königsau zu töten. Dies gelingt ihm nicht, doch Jahre später kann er die Familie ruinieren und Königsaus Sohn Gebhardt verschleppen. Der Ulanenrittmeister Richard von Königsau reist im Jahre 1870 inkognito und als buckliger Erzieher verkleidet nach Ortry in Lothringen, um im Schlosse des Gardekapitäns Albin Richemonte tragische Familiengeheimnisse aufzuklären und französischen Kriegsvorbereitungen gegen Deutschland auf die Spur zu kommen. Auf dem Weg nach Ortry rettet er Marion, Richemontes schöner Enkelin, das Leben und entdeckt seine Liebe zu ihr.

Kings of the Night

Robert E. Howard

The dagger flashed downward. A sharp cry broke in a gasp. The form on the rough altar twitched convulsively and lay still. The jagged flint edge sawed at the crimsoned breast, and thin bony fingers, ghastly dyed, tore out the still- twitching heart. Under matted white brows, sharp eyes gleamed with a ferocious intensity.

The Orange-Yellow Diamond

Joseph Smith Fletcher

This novel takes place in the London parish of Paddington. The story opens with the murder of an old Jewish pawnbroker. Our Scottish hero, Andrew Lauriston, a penniless aspiring writer, has the misfortune of finding the body, and is accused of killing and robbing the old man. But then its found the pawnbroker had had in his possession an extraordinary South African diamond worth over eighty-thousand pounds a diamond thats now missing. It falls to Melky Rubenstein to unravel the mystery and prove the young mans innocence. This is a great tale which you can immerse yourself in and will appeal to anyone who likes the old style crime/ mystery novels.

The First Men in the Moon

Herbert George Wells

Another H.G. Wells classic sci fi. The novel tells the story of a journey to the moon by the impecunious businessman Mr. Bedford and the brilliant but eccentric scientist Dr. Cavor. Bedford bankrupt businessman who is making a comeback by writing a play, through a series of circumstances, teams up with Professor Cavor a recluse scientist who does not realize his own potential. Together they build a contraption, sphere, that can cut off gravity waves. Once on the moon Bedford and Cavor find that they are not alone. After a few adventures they are detained by the Moonies referred to mostly in this story as Selenites. Will they be able to make it back to Earth and warn the people of the strange creatures? Or will they be caught and who knows what may happen to them in the long run. The novel can also be read as a critique of prevailing political opinions from the turn of the century, particularly of imperialism.

Pigularz

Wacław Gąsiorowski

Powieść Pigularz Wacława Gąsiorowskiego prezentuje wnikliwy obraz środowiska aptekarskiego z XIX wieku, znanego autorowi z własnego doświadczenia. Oczami bohatera Władka Turkowskiego śledzimy różne zachowania postaci na tle obyczajowości epoki, poznajemy różne typy aptek i aptekarzy z pasją wykonujących swój zawód i zwykłych partaczy, którzy psują opinię całej grupie.

She. A History of Adventure

H. Rider Haggard

She and Allan is a unique story written by Henry Rider Haggard. After all, he unites characters from three different series. Allan is looking for Ayesha in the hope of finding answers about his dead loved ones. He becomes involved in the rescue attempt of a young Portuguese-Scotch woman, and also fights with Ayeshas enemies. This is truly one of the most exciting stories of a successful author.

Moderne Piraten

Hans Dominik

Moderne Piraten ist ein 1929 veröffentlichter Thriller des Autors Hans Dominik. Dominik ist einer der bedeutendsten Pioniere der Zukunftsliteratur in Deutschland. Seine Science-Fiction-Erzählungen erfreuen sich seit Anfang des vorigen Jahrhunderts bis in die Gegenwart großer Beliebtheit. Mit dem Roman Moderne Piraten verfasste Hans Dominik, ansonsten eher bekannt für seine Science-Fiction-Romane, in den 30er-Jahren des 20. Jahrhunderts eine tempogeladenen Geschichte, die sich mit dem internationalen Drogenhandel beschäftigt. Durch Zufall kommt ein junger Deutscher einer Bande Rauschgifthändler auf die Spur. Ein spannender Roman, in dem eine Kriminalangelegenheit im Mittelpunkt steht, der aber auch technische Probleme behandelt. Der Roman spielt an stets wechselnden Orten und erinnert an die rasanten Verfolgungsjagden, die zum Beispiel bei James Bond-Filmen beliebt sind.

Mr. Billingham, the Marquis and Madelon

E. Phillips Oppenheim

Mr. Samuel T. Billingham of New York, recently landed from the great liner anchored a few miles out, walked along the Terrace at Monte Carlo, serene, light-hearted, beatifically content. His yellow shoes and his variegated socks might be described as a trifle vivid, but the rest of his attirehis well-pressed grey suit, his irreproachable linen, and his well- shaped grey Homburg hat was beyond criticism. He was a man of medium height, thick-set, inclined a little, perhaps, to embonpoint. His complexion was pink, his flaxen hair only slightly streaked with grey, his eyes filled with the light of good-humour.

Old Man Tutt

Arthur Ch. Train

Americas wisest and kindliest lawyer tackles a series of impossible cases and wins. Mr. Ephraim Tutt is a wily old lawyer who supported the common man and always had a trick up his sleeve to right the laws injustices. Based on author Arthur Trains experiences working in the offices of the New York District Attorney, Old Man Tutt is a must-read for fans of legal mysteries. Arthur Cheney Train, also called Arthur Chesney Train, was an American lawyer and writer of legal thrillers, particularly known for his novels of courtroom intrigue and the creation of the fictional lawyer Mr. Ephraim Tutt. Train was born in Boston, Massachusetts. His father was lawyer Charles Russell Train, who served for many years as attorney general of Massachusetts, and his mother was Sara Maria Cheney. Train graduated with a BA from Harvard University in 1896 and LLB from Harvard Law School in 1899.

The Emerald City of Oz

L. Frank Baum

Join Dorothy and the Wonderful Wizard as they take Aunt Em and Uncle Henry on a fabulous tour of Oz. During their journey they encounter such amazing and amusing people as King Kleaver with his Spoon Brigade and Miss Cuttenclip of the land of paper dolls. Aunt Em and Uncle Henry also meet old friends like the Cowardly Lion and the Hungry Tiger, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, Jack Pumpkinhead and H. M. Wogglebug T. E. But while Dorothy and her friends play, the wicked Nome King has joined forces with the terrible Whimsies, the fearsome Growleywogs, and the evil Phanfasms in a plot to capture the Emerald City. Will Dorothys friends discover the danger before its too late? Can they rescue the Land of Oz from destruction? L. Frank Baum had intended to cease writing Oz stories with this book, but financial pressures prompted him to write and publish between 1913-1920 The Patchwork Girl of Oz, with seven other Oz books to follow.

The Old Secretaire

Fred M. White

In Woodside Manor, there was an old servant a terrible man, almost ninety years old, with thick white eyebrows and sharp black eyes who recalled the tragedy Silas Brooks, the valet of the unfortunate Arundel Secretan. But even he never spoke about it, but only listened when the story was mentioned with suspicion and hatred, flashing in his evil dark eyes. The servants said he was crazy that the recollection had turned his brain. One day, many years ago, he told this story, and never heard of mentioning it again. Arundel Secretan had too much of a swashbuckler in his blood...

The Devil-Tree of El Dorado. A Romance of British Guiana

Frank Aubrey

Frank Aubrey was a pseudonym of Francis Henry Atkins (1847-1927), who contributed widely to the pre-science fiction pulp magazines, writing at least three Lost-World novels along with much else. The first and most successful of the three was The Devil Tree of El Dorado: A Romance of British Guiana, which capitalized on the contemporary interest in the Roraima Plateau lying athwart the disputed border between Venezuela and the British colony; Monella, the mysterious giant who leads Europeans to their goal, turns out to be the 2000 year old ex-king of all they now survey, and a kind of Wandering Jew.

History of William the Conqueror

Jacob Abbott

This is a classic historical book about medieval life, in the time of William the Conqueror. This book will appeal to those who are delighted with the legends, knights and kings. As in all the stories of Jacob Abbott, he helps to know really interesting details. Jacob Abbott explain? how the geography and weather patterns of the English Channel influencedt he reign of William the Conqueror.

The New Adam

Stanley G. Weinbaum

Edmund Hall, born a mutant with too many joints in his fingers and a double mind, tries to find a purpose in a society of humans. This superman is no caped crusader fighting for justice though. Rather, he is a dual-brained super-intellect with an IQ so far off the charts that normal human beings appear as Neanderthals next to him. In this story, our evolved human is born into modern society without anyone knowing his nature. While pondering whether hes a superman or the devil, he explores pleasure, power, and passion. Slowly he realizes the differences between himself and contemporary humans, and therein lies a fascinating story.

U kresu sił

Joseph Conrad

Nowela U kresu sił wpisuje się w cykl morskich opowieści Josepha Conrada. Przedstawia losy kapitana Henryka Whalleya, dowodzącego parowcem Sofala, i jego perypetie związane z kobietami jego życia żoną i córką. Ta ostatnia pragnie założyć pensjonat i prosi ojca o pieniądze na jego uruchomienie. Dla kapitana wiąże się to ze zmianą całego życia.

Les Gens de Bureau

Émile Gaboriau

Les gens de bureau est un récit plaisant et en mme temps une une tres bonne satyre de ladministration du XIX siecle. Ici vous pouvez trouver les paralleles faire avec lactuelle ou reconnaître quelques collegues dans les descriptions des fonctionnaires. Avec le portrait dun jeune homme, Romain Caldas, Gaboriau réalise le portrait de différents types demployés et de leurs miseres. Est-ce que le travail dans ladministration publique a bien changé?

Old Shatterhand. Powieść z Dzikiego Zachodu

Karol May

Tytułowy Old Shatterhand, czyli Grzmocąca Ręka, to najbliższy przyjaciel Winnetou i towarzysz jego licznych przygód. Jako młody, niedoświadczony człowiek przybywa z Europy na Dziki Zachód, gdzie styka się z Indianami. Początkowo budzi ich nieufność czy wręcz wrogość. Jednak dzielnymi czynami i mężną postawą zaskarbia sobie ich przyjaźń. Wspólnie z Indianami żyje, poluje i walczy z wrogami.

Major Haynes of the Secret Service

Edgar Wallace

Major Haynes of the Secret Service is a fine series of Wallace stories about wartime espionage. During the First World War Edgar Wallace wrote a number of morale-boosting tales about the skill and derring-do of the British military and intelligence services, mostly in the form of series published under such titles as Tam o the Scoots, Companions of the Ace High, and Clarence-Private. Several series were published in the form of dramatic pseudo-documentary accounts of what he claimed to be true stories. Three espionage series in this category are known to have been published in British newspapers. Two of these featured an intelligence agent by the name of Major Haynes and made their first appearance in the Dundee paper Thomsons Weekly News.

The League of Five

Aidan de Brune

Aidan de Brune was a big name in Australian literature but is forgotten today. He was a prolific author who wrote in a variety of genres. Lots of novels by De Brune were reputedly published in the USA under various pseudonyms, but these have not been traced. A new story by this popular author entitled The League of Five. The plot is laid mostly in Sydney, and centers round a mysterious band which goes under the name from which the tale takes its name. A love interest threads through the most sensational happenings, and it is one of the best stories we are offering readers. Highly recommended.

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

Anne Brontë

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Gilbert Markham is deeply intrigued by Helen Graham, a beautiful and secretive young widow who has moved into nearby Wildfell Hall with her young son. He is quick to offer Helen his friendship, but when her reclusive behavior becomes the subject of local gossip and speculation, Gilbert begins to wonder whether his trust in her has been misplaced. It is only when she allows Gilbert to read her diary that the truth is revealed and the shocking details of her past.

Ordynat Michorowski

Helena Mniszkówna

Kontynuacja najsłynniejszego polskiego melodramatu Trędowata. Powieść kończy się śmiercią Stefci Rudeckiej, niezamożnej szlachcianki, która zdobyła serce Waldemara ordynata Michorowskiego. Dziewczyna została zadręczona przez niechętnych jej arystokratów, którzy nie mogli pogodzić się z tym, że ktoś skromnego pochodzenia zajął miejsce należne w ich opinii jedynie dziedziczce magnackiego rodu. Rodzina Waldemara oczekuje, że ordynacja dostanie potomka. Tymczasem młody ordynat żyje wspomnieniami, rozpamiętuje śmierć ukochanej Stefci... O względy ordynata zabiega Lucia, baronówna Elzonowska. W Lucii natomiast kocha się głęboko choć bez wzajemności Bohdan hrabia Michorowski. Konkurentem do ręki baronówny jest też hrabia Brochwicz. Podczas balu sylwestrowego mają być ogłoszone oficjalne zaręczyny Lusi z Brochwiczem. Dochodzi jednak do nieprzyjemnego incydentu. W jego wyniku Bohdan wyzywa na pojedynek Brochwicza, ale Waldemar jako głowa rodu korzysta z prawa pierwszeństwa i staje na placu zamiast Bohdana. Brochwicz pada...

Majestys Rancho

Zane Grey

Majestys Rancho is the sequel to The Light of Western Stars, both by Zane Grey. Here we meet the next generation at the ranch. It is wild with college age fun and a mix of gangsters meeting the old west. After Lance Sidway comes to the defense of beautiful Madge Stewart and ends up on the wrong side of the law, he escapes to Arizona and finds work on her fathers ranch. Fate certainly seems to want these two together! However, gangsters are rustling cattle from Stewarts ranch and the leader, Honey Bee Uhl, has a thing for Madge as well. This crazy tangle comes to a head when Uhl kidnaps Madge for a ransom and wants to keep her for himself. Lance wont allow it, even if it means a fight to the death.

Humoreski z teki Worszyłły

Henryk Sienkiewicz

Humoreski z teki Worszyłły to zbiór nowel Henryka Sienkiewicza, składający się z dwóch utworów zatytułowanych Nikt nie jest prorokiem między swymi oraz Dwie drogi. Uchodzą za klasyczny przykład piśmiennictwa tendencyjnego. Jest to jednak cenne świadectwo powszechnej praktyki pisarskiej tamtej epoki.