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1777
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Her Royal Highness. A Romance of the Chancelleries of Europe

William Le Queux

A large, square wooden veranda covered by a red and white awning, above a wide silent sweep of flowing river, whose huge rocks, worn smooth through a thousand ages, raised their backs about the stream, a glimpse of green feathery palms and flaming scarlet poinsettias on the island opposite, and beyond the great drab desert, the illimitable waste of stony, undulating sands stretching away to the infinite, and bathed in the blood-red light of the dying day.

1778
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The Ex-Detective

E. Phillips Oppenheim

Malcolm Gossett is a Scotland Yard detective, fed up by the endless conferences and hierarchy of The Yard, he resigns his position and establishes himself as a private investigator, specializing in helping hopeless cases. Clients whom everyone believes to be guilty. There is a great sequence of mysterious cases; International commerce and politics, kidnapping and the international sex trade, Indian succession, jewel theft, and romance. Written in 1933, compounded of a series of episodes in which an ex-detective comes to the assistance of the innocent suspects. Its all great fun and Oppenheim keeps the action moving along swiftly, as he always did. Wonderful entertainment and highly entertaining.

1779
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Arsene Lupin contre Herlock Sholmes

Maurice Leblanc

Arsene Lupin contre Herlock Sholmes! Que daventures! Que de lintrigue! Que du bonheur! Lhomme qui défie toutes les polices françaises contre une sorte de phénomene dintuition, dobservation et dingéniosité. Lauteur nous plonge directement au coeur de laction et nous présente son personnage-clé sous son aspect du gentleman voleur. Leur bataille est un grand spectacle. Ce roman vas vous faire avoir hâte de retrouver les aventures dArsene Lupin.

1780
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Georges

Alexandre Dumas pere

Lannée 1810. Sur lIle île Maurice (France), il y a une bataille entre les Français qui la possedent et les Anglais qui la convoitent. Commencé sur mer, le conflit se poursuit sur terre o, suite un débarquement massif, les Anglais finiront par lemporter. Cest la conqute aux colonies! Une île, des bateaux, des batailles, la vie des différentes castes dans les colonies; préjugés, esclavage, révolte... Georges est un passionant roman et en effet étonnamment!

1781
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The Root of All Evil

Joseph Smith Fletcher

Joseph Smith Fletcher (7 February 1863 30 January 1935) was a British journalist and author. He wrote more than 230 books on a wide variety of subjects, both fiction and non-fiction. Jackie Farnish has grown up in a grindingly poor household, and as she reaches adulthood she resolves to do whatever is necessary to claw her way out of poverty. She is loved by her childhood playmate Joe Bartle, but takes him for granted and feels that he lacks the spark or ambition to match her determination to make something of herself. Instead she pursues Albert Grice, son of a wealthy grocery store owner, and believes they have an understanding. She is horrified when Albert goes on holiday, and returns newly married to another woman.

1782
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The Fortune-Telling House

Aidan de Brune

Another breathtaking novel by the master of mystery Aidan de Brune. What is the secret of the derelict mansion in the Australian countryside? The Fortune-Telling House is a fast-paced mystery, with good twists and turns where you can find the answer. Aidan de Brune provides a thrill of another sort! The author has acquired an admirable technique of the sort demanded by the novel of intrigue and mystery. De Brune is one of those thriller writers who were in their day wildly popular, but are today little read. He was a prolific author who wrote in a variety of genres.

1783
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South Sea Tales

Jack London

Among the vast expanses of the vast Pacific Ocean, like tiny pieces of mosaics, thousands of tiny islands are scattered. Proud people live on these islands: pearl catchers throwing themselves into the depths of the sea, rebellious natives who believe only in the god of the sea and sharks these are the heroes of Tales of the Southern Seas. White colonialists live on these islands with them, trying with all their might to tame the free spirit of the island people.

1784
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Expiation

E. Phillips Oppenheim

A solitary cabin stood far away in the backwoods of Canada, outside all tracks of civilization, in a region which only the native Indians and a few daring trappers cared to penetrate. Rudely built of pine logs, it was ill-calculated to withstand the piercing cold and frost which, for nine months out of the twelve, holds this region in an iron grip. Around it, a small clearing had been effected, but the ground was many feet thick in snow, which, save where in front of the door it had been cut away, surrounded the frail little building, and reached up to the rude window.

1785
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Bank Nucingena

Honoriusz Balzak

Francja, rok 1833. Świat paryskiej arystokracji i finansjery. Eugeniusz de Rastignak zrobił szybką i błyskotliwą karierę. Jeszcze kilka lat wcześniej jako młody student przybyły z Angouleme zamieszkiwał w nędznym pensjonacie w Dzielnicy Łacińskiej i w ogóle nie liczył się w życiu wyższych sfer. Szybko jednak wzbogacił się i uzyskał tytuł para Francji. Kluczem do sukcesu tego prowincjusza był romans z Delfiną de Nucingen, żoną jednego z najbogatszych i najbardziej wpływowych finansistów Francji. Chociaż po czternastu latach związek ten się rozpadł, Rastignac w dalszym ciągu prowadzi półlegalne interesy z jej mężem... Bank Nucingena to znakomity obraz XIX-wiecznej francuskiej arystokracji i chciwych bankierów. Całość napisana w typowym balzakowskim stylu. Autor ani nie potępia, ani nie pochwala zachowania swoich bohaterów. Po prostu opowiada frapującą historię.

1786
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Historical Adventures

Robert E. Howard

The immortal legacy of Robert E. Howard, creator of Conan the Cimmerian, continues with this latest compendium of Howards fiction and poetry. He will always be best remembered for his sword and sorcery tales but his work was extraordinarily varied. Unlike most of his better known works such as Conan, Kull, Solomon Kane, etc., these stories are all historically based adventure stories. These adventures, set in medieval-era Europe and the Near East, are among the most gripping Howard ever wrote, full of pageantry, romance, and battle scenes worthy of Tolstoy himself. Lots of swashbuckling adventure here but no magic or supernatural elements. Historical Adventures is a must-have for every fan of Robert E. Howard, who, in a career spanning just twelve years, won a place in the pantheon of great American writers.

1787
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Na zgliszczach Zakonu. Powieść historyczna z XV wieku

Zuzanna Morawska

Powieść historyczna Morawskiej opiera się na dawnych przekazach, dzięki czemu znakomicie oddaje realia i atmosferę początku XV wieku. Opowiada o konflikcie pomiędzy połączonymi siłami polsko-litewskimi a krzyżackimi. Ukazuje go przez pryzmat codzienności i cech charakterologicznych głównych bohaterów: Jagiełły i Witolda. Tło stanowią aspekty nie tylko wojenne, ale również kulturowe, religijne, obyczajowe.

1788
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Смерть Ивана Ильича (Śmierć Iwana Ilicza)

Лев Николаевич Толстой, Lew Nikołajewicz Tołstoj

Всвоем произведении «Смерть Ивана Ильича» Лев Толстой рассказывает историю обыкновенного человека, напороге смерти ощутившего бессмысленность своей жизни. Умирание тела Ивана Ильича обернулось пробуждением его души. О чем думает человек, находясь на полпути в небытие? А что подумают о нем его товарищи, когда его не станет? В чем смысл жизни и что есть смерть? Толстой ставит вопросы, ответы на которые каждый должен найти для себя сам. Это повесть о процессе умирания человека. Наверное, нет более страшной книги, но гений Толстого позволяет не только ощутить ужас неизбежной гибели, но и помогает понять главное 2013 то, что почувствовал главный герой за секунду до смерти.

1789
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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.

1790
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Frank Merriwells Son

Burt L. Standish

This is one of the final stories about Frank Merriwell. It would seem that we still may not know about our hero. We already live his life and know enough. However, Burt L. Standish left the most interesting thing at the end. The intriguing development of the plot. Read to the end.

1791
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The Road to London

Edgar Wallace

Best remembered for penning the screenplay for the classic film King Kong, author Edgar Wallace was an astoundingly popular luminary in the action-adventure genre in the early twentieth century. Wallace was a very prolific writer despite his sudden death at age 56. In total Wallace is credited with over 170 novels, almost 1,000 short stories, and 18 stage plays. Wallaces works have been turned into well over 100 films. This traditional mystery features a girl with an unusual name, some mysterious tramps, gangsters and villainous members of British upper class. The Road to London is a story packed with intrigue, treachery, assassinations, and machinations, and it highlights Wallaces unmatched skill in setting a pulse-pounding pace. Highly recommended!

1792
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Perfumy Czarnej Damy

Gaston Leroux

Powieść sensacyjna z cyklu przygód uroczego i błyskotliwego reportera-detektywa Józefa Rouletabilla. Jaką zagadkę musi rozwiązać on tym razem? Kim jest tajemnicza Czarna Dama? Zapraszamy do lektury...

1793
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The Unknown Wrestler

H.A. Cody

This is a story about a young pastor who decides to go to his newly appointed ward in disguise, to find out what factors in the community repel all pastors working there before they leave the community. As the secret is revealed, we meet many citizens of the community and become familiar with their problems and misfortunes. The pastor becomes an integral part of the community he seeks to serve when he is accepted.

1794
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A Sleeping Memory

E. Phillips Oppenheim

Why not destroy someones memory in the hope that they will remember past lives. It turned out that this is a reverse scenario of Pygmalion. He fell in love with the girl and then destroyed her. I like the idea that a person is a common set of his experiences and experiences, but if they are erased, the person who is left will be completely different. Probably one of the best opengame stories.

1795
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Promień

Stefan Żeromski

Powieść Promień opisuje stagnację prowincjonalnego polskiego miasteczka. Jej bohater podejmuje samotnie walkę z zacofaniem prowincjonalnego miasta. Na kształt powieści niewątpliwie miały wpływ kieleckie doświadczenia i obserwacje pisarza. Stefan Żeromski - polski prozaik, publicysta i dramaturg. Jest autorem kilku powieści oraz licznych nowel i opowiadań. Wielokrotnie, podejmując tematykę historyczną, nawiązywał do problemów współczesności. Wielkim zainteresowaniem cieszyły się jego powieści społeczno-obyczajowe Syzyfowe prace i Ludzie bezdomni oraz powieść polityczna Przedwiośnie. Wydarzeniem stała się też wielka powieść historyczna z okresu wojen napoleońskich Popioły oraz klechda z czasów powstania styczniowego Wierna rzeka.

1796
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Eine Gemsjagd in Tyrol

Friedrich Gerstäcker

Friedrich Gerstäcker veröffentlichte eine Vielzahl von Erzählungen, Romanen und vor allem Berichte über seine verschiedenen Reisen. Der Weltenbummler Gerstäcker, dessen ausgedehnte Reisen ihn durch Nord- und Südamerika führten, gehört zusammen mit Karl Mai zu den populärsten Autoren von Abenteuerromanen seiner Zeit. Eine Gemsjagd in Tyrol ist einer dieser Abenteuerromane. Aktionen entfalten sich in die Alpen.

1797
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Listy z podróży do Ameryki

Henryk Sienkiewicz

Listy z podróży do Ameryki to cykl reportaży pisanych podczas pobytu pisarza w Ameryce. Utwory te były wysyłane do kraju w formie listów i publikowane na łamach Gazety Polskiej od lutego 1876 r. do grudnia 1878 r. W listach z podróży po USA pisarz błysnął olśniewającym talentem obserwatora i artysty. Zawarł w nich świetne opisy polowań i puszczańskiego życia w Kalifornii, dowcipne scenki z życia Amerykanów, próby szerokich syntez społecznych i obyczajowych, szkice o doli i niedoli polskiej emigracji. Listy z podróży do Ameryki są wybitnym dziełem literackim i bogatym zbiorem wiadomości o USA drugiej połowy XIX wieku.

1798
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Head in Green Bronze and Other Stories

Hugh Walpole

In Walpole style, an excellent collection of short story bedside tables in the guest room, for recovering or reading aloud. There is nothing modern cynicism; the stories seem somewhat outdated but in the end it often reassures. One group may be left alone, Let the storm tremble, built on the fascinating idea of business to rid society of boring ones.

1799
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La Comédie humaine. Volume I. Scenes de la vie privée. Tome I

Honoré de Balzac

Cest une histoire sur la façon dont, en contractant un mariage inégal, des personnes risquent de se retrouver dans une situation o ce mariage mme devient un fardeau et une torture. Balzac raconte lhistoire sans blâmer ni épargner personne. Ici et les parents qui ont vécu une vie vide, ici et Théodore, qui, la recherche de divertissement chic, jette sa jeune femme dans langoisse. Voici Augustine elle-mme qui, elle essaie de régler son malheur.

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East and West

Talbot Mundy

This is the fourth book of the succesful mystery series Madame Storey, by canadian-american author Hulbert Footner. Almost unknown today, Footner was a Candadian journalist and author of many adventure and mystery novels. In The Doctor Who Held Hands Madame Storey is asked to help in stopping the pseudo-psychological activities of a doctor who has set himself up as a psycho-synthetist, seemingly to help his patients, but in fact blackmailing them... Storey is almost imprisoned in her movements from the very start giving the story a bit of claustrophobic feel until little by little she finds a way to break out of the surveillance. The story has a lot of action and a neat twist in the final paragraph.