The Turn of the Tide

Fred M. White

An old-fashioned frivolous firm for a long time, which more progressive competitors talk about with good-natured contempt, they were still in the markets of the business world. They called themselves ordinary merchants selling mixed goods from all over the world, and, as people say, Mortimer Croot, the current sole owner, was considered a person of integrity and being. He had been manager and confidential clerk to an ailing owner, and when the latter was no more Croot quite naturally stepped into all there was left of the once great concern, together with the freehold house in Great Bower Street where the business was carried on.

Le Magasin dantiquités

Charles Dickens

Le Magasin dantiquités est un roman de Charles Dickens. Le Magasin dantiquités raconte lhistoire de Nell Trent. Nell est un orphelin, vit avec son grand-pere dans ses décombres. Elle vit seule, son seul ami est Keith, un garçon honnete qui travaille dans le magasin, et son grand-pere tente de préserver son héritage en jouant aux jeux dargent. Ceci est une confirmation de la nécessité de ne pas poursuivre largent.

Panienka z okienka. Starodawny romansik

Deotyma

Powieść słynnej improwizatorki romantycznej Jadwigi Łuszczewskiej, działającej pod pseudonimem Deotyma, zabiera nas do pięknie odmalowanego XVII-wiecznego Gdańska. W ruchliwym mieście portowym porucznik Marynarki Jego Królewskiej Mości w oknie jednej z kamienic dostrzega piękną pannę. Tak zaczyna się starodawny romansik, opisany pełnym ciepła językiem, oddającym ducha dawnych czasów.

The Rangeland Avenger

Max Brand

If you enjoy a fast moving Western dealing with vengeance and well-deserved payback, youll like "The Rangeland Avenger" by Max Brand. When Riley Sinclair heads into the town of Sour Creek to seek vengeance for the death of his brother, he doesnt expect any trouble given his reputation and his skills with a gun. He is not prepared for Cold Feet, however, a man locally known for his abject lack of courage and his non existent fighting skills. A soft spoken but ruthless gunman cuts a path of deadly payback across the Wild West in this exciting adventure. Classic old time Western. Revenge, treatise on what a friend is, gun-play, loyalty, what makes a man a man, twists and turns.

The Pearl of Lima. A Story of True Love

Jules Verne

This is a short romantic romance. The Pearl of Lima one of the lesser-known works of Verne, and for good reason. This is one of his short novels, with a very simplified plot lovers with crossed stars and a very sharp ending. This book is romantic and intended for those who love classic prose.

Rodzina Połanieckich

Henryk Sienkiewicz

Historia miłości Stanisława Połanieckiego i pięknej Maryni Pławickiej, osadzona w scenerii ziemiańskich dworków i Warszawy z końca XIX wieku. Rodzina Połanieckich to jedna z nielicznych w dorobku Sienkiewicza powieści o tematyce współczesnej. Miłość przedstawiona jest przez autora w sposób daleki od utrwalonego w dziewiętnastowiecznej literaturze polskiej. Przede wszystkim główny bohater, Stanisław Połaniecki, jest uwikłany w relacje uczuciowe z kilkoma kobietami, co nie nosi jednak znamion tragicznego rozdarcia. Miłość nie jest czymś stałym, na zawsze określonym. Pisarz przedstawia w swej powieści całe spektrum uczuć miłosnych od cielęcego zauroczenia Litki po cynizm kokietek czy czysto fizyczny pociąg bohatera do zamężnej kobiety.

Hand and Ring

Anna Katharine Green

A classic detective story of murder and punishment by one of Americas finest mystery writers. Widow Clemmens is struck down in her parlor while the towns legal professionals chat outside the courthouse down the street and there is no sign of the killer. An investigation is made and two equally plausible suspects are quickly unearthed. But who actually committed the crime? And what role does the mysterious Miss Imogene Dare play in this drama? A powerful detective story, constructed with marvelous ingenuity and minuteness of detail, with a captivating jury trial youll be forced to admit that fiction is stranger than truth.

The Gold King Turns His Back

Max Brand

No writer captured the excitement, humanity, or adventure of the American West better than Max Brand. And nowhere was Brands talent more evident than in this classic short novel. In The Gold King turns his back, young Miriam Standard returns to her fathers ranch determined to learn the business, but she discovers she has a lot to learn when she makes the statement that she will marry any man who can bring in Gold King, the wild mustang. The Gold King Turns His Back presents a ripsnorter of a father-daughter feud that concludes with a proper twist. Experience the West as only Max Brand could write it!

Ród Rodrigandów (Tom 14). Ród Rodrigandów. Grobowiec Rodrigandów

Karol May

Przygody bohaterów znanych z serii Ród Rodrigandów tym razem rozegrają się w Prusach, Hiszpanii i Meksyku. Po raz kolejny splatają się losy trapera Sępiego Dzioba, bandyty Cortejo, pirata Landoli i oficera Kurta Ungera. Aresztowania, tajna misja, długa morska podróż, bandyta występujący incognito i śledztwo, które swój finał znajdzie w stolicy Meksyku.

A Tale of Three Lions

H. Rider Haggard

Henry Rider Haggard wrote adventure novels. A Tale of Three Lions is an exciting story about the dangerous adventure of a young girl, Harry. She wants to join her father, who became a celebrity, thanks to the lion hunt. This novel, though not a fantasy, but still strikes a denouement.

Leśna Różyczka (Tom 12). Leśna Różyczka. Radość i łzy

Karol May

Radość i łzy to dziesiąty tom przygód z cyklu Leśna Różyczka, czyli prześladowania dookoła świata. Grupa ciekawych świata bohaterów podróżuje po różnych krajach i kontynentach. Mierzą się przy tym z nowymi wyzwaniami, stawiają czoła niebezpieczeństwom, odkrywają tajemnice i podejmują walkę z różnej maści opryszkami, stając w obronie dobra i sprawiedliwości.

The Nigger of the Narcissus. A Tale of the Sea

Joseph Conrad

The Nigger of the Narcissus was written in 1896 and is loosely based on Conrads own experiences as a sailor; in 1884, Conrad made a voyage on the real Narcissus from Bombay to Dunkirk as a Second Mate, and some of the events described in his novella may be based on adversities Conrad and his fellow-sailers had to contend with. And yet, Conrads third novel is much more than just an accout of adventures at sea partly based on fact and experience. In The Nigger of the Narcissus, Conrad powerfully expresses his emotional leanings towards a seafaring life but he also unfolds a rather pessimistic worldview, maybe an even more pessimistic one than in many of his later works. An absolutely engrossing tale that takes place on board of the Narcissus, a ship bound for England. It explores the microcosm on board of this ship and examines human nature and power relations as more and more strain is put on the crew.

Kautschuk

Hans Dominik

Kautschuk ist ein Science-Fiction-Thriller von Hans Dominik aus dem Jahre 1930. Die Butadien-Kohlenwasserstoffe haben sich doch als glänzende Ausgangsbasen für synthetischen Kautschuk erwiesen. Synthetisch hergestellter Kautschuk würde den Weltrohstoffmarkt revolutionieren und dazu noch ein unglaubliches Geschäft für die Großkonzerne werden. Der skrupellosen Amerikaner James Headstone setzt ein Heer von Spionen und deren Helfershelfern ein, um in den Besitz einer deutschen Erfindung zu gelangen, die die Weltwirtschaft auf den Kopf stellen kann. Er will die Patentrechte an dieses Produktes zu kommen.

Maradick at Forty. A Transition

Hugh Walpole

This is a novel with catchy locations and characters. A man in a midlife crisis travels to a remote Kornish village with his wife. The strange happy village, where drunkenness is widespread and people are very open, begins to influence the actions of visitors up to a change in their character. The very strangeness of history guarantees that it will remain in memory for a long time.

Der Ölprinz

Karl May

Der Gauner Grinley genannt Ölprinz verkauft dem Bankier Rollins eine nicht vorhandene Ölquelle mitten im Indianergebiet. Um diese zu prüfen reitet dieser mit dem Buchhalter und dem Ölprinzen zu ihr. Während also der Bankier und sein Buchhalter von Grinley und seinem Bruder zur Ölquelle gebracht werden, kommen sie den verfeindeten Indianerstämmen der Nijoras und Navajos ins Gehege. Ein Spiel von gegenseitiger Gefangennahme und Verrat beginnt. Winnetou und Old Shatterhand kommen jedoch noch rechtzeitig, um die Gefangenen zu befreien, den Bankier zu retten und die Indianer zu versöhnen.

Frank Merriwells Races

Burt L. Standish

Frank Merriwell makes a new friend. However, this is not a man, and not even a dog, which is considered the best friend of man. This is a horse. Jack Diamond states that this horse is superb. And we need to think about the fact that he participated in the race. However, Frank bought this beautiful animal for another goal. But will the temptation win over our main character?

The Golden Face. A Great Crook Romance

William Le Queux

Imagine an organized gang of thieves, ruthless, working together like a modern machine, run by one man referred to only as Golden Face."This tale inexorably takes you step-by-step into the organization, as we follow the main characters fall into the underworld of crime.Takes place around the 1900s, but action packed and loaded with intrigue; even room for a budding romance in with all the twists and turns of the story.Really enjoyed this story, looking for more like it.

Sea Fog

J.S. Fletcher

This is a mysterious story that is full of turns. Young Tom goes from work to the grocery store to find something interesting. Soon he meets an elderly gentleman who is looking for a mill somewhere in the countryside. Tom spends the night on the top floor of the mill and finds the dead man the next morning. This is just the beginning for Tom, who is in the middle of the action.

The Carson Loan Mystery

Aidan de Brune

The Carson Loan Mystery novel is one of mystery by Aidan de Brune, and deals with complications arising out of a loan of a large sum of money, concerned with the unscrupulous activities of several more or less shady characters. The locale of the story is Sydney, and introduces many places familiar to those who have visited that capital. The author knows Sydney, and also knows passing well the procedure in police and detective departments, besides having a passing acquaintance with newspaper staff feuds. The result is a smart novel, brightly written. Highly recommended!

The Calendar

Edgar Wallace

An enjoyable Edgar Wallace horse-racing escapade. One of the most prolific writers of the twentieth century, Edgar Wallace was an immensely popular author, who created exciting thrillers spiced with tales of treacherous crooks and hard-boiled detectives. The setting of this mystery/thriller is the horse-racing world. A wealthy racehorse owner is banned from racing when he is double- crossed by the woman he loves. With the help of his butler an ex-burglar he succeeds in regaining a L100 note that will clear his name and he falls for the bad girls sister. In an impulsive moment, a man agrees to throw a big race-and then is faced with all the consequences.

Towarzysze Jehudy. Sprzysiężeni

Aleksander Dumas ojciec

Powieść historyczno-przygodowa opowiadająca historię szlachcica o pseudonimie Morgan, który przewodzi tajnemu stowarzyszeniu Towarzyszy Jehudy. Ich celem jest restauracja monarchii Burbonów we Francji i obalenie rządu Napoleona Bonapartego. Porucznik Roland Ludwig de Montrevela zostaje delegowany z misją rozpoznania i zniszczenia wrogiego Napoleonowi stowarzyszenia. W tle przewrót historyczny we Francji. Fantastyczny wątek miłosny Morgana i Amelii, siostry Rolanda.

Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon

Jules Verne

The daughter of the wealthy owner of the hacienda Joam Garral marries, and the whole family accompanies the bride and groom on a trip to the wedding venue. The giant raft, the genghada, will serve them all as transport, and the greatest river of the Amazon world is the road. The general joy over the upcoming trip is somewhat overshadowed by the doubts of the head of the family: for many years he had not set foot on the land of Brazil, and not without reason...

Macierz

Maria Rodziewiczówna

Dramatyczne perypetie Pokotynki młodej dziewczyny, która po kłótni z ojcem porzuca rodzinny dom. Od tej chwili musi radzić sobie sama. Los nie szczędzi jej kłopotów i rozczarowań. Pokotynka zmaga się z brutalną rzeczywistością. Stacza się, by ostatecznie odnieść życiowy sukces. Powieść o wytrwałej i wielkiej miłości oraz macierzyństwie, które staje się dla Pokotynki i treścią życia.

Les Huit Coups de lhorloge

Maurice Leblanc

Les huit coups de lhorloge est une série de huit aventures, que nous offre une rangée des talents et de la finesse desprit dArsene Lupin. Cest lépoque avant la guerre, ce sont les événements les plus incompréhensibles et les énigmes les plus compliqués pour résoudre. Il y a beaucoup de questions et en mme temps il ny a pas de réponses... Mais le prince Serge Rénine pouvons-nous dire Arsene Lupin? nest pas dupe. Il est sr, que cest son jeu.