The Golden Bat

Fred M. White

Fred M. Whites hobby is to confuse the reader from the very first pages. The same happens in The Golden Bat, from the very first phrases we learn about a real confident man, Lytton Barle. He was the head of the Secret Squad at New Scotland. His friend, Ray, came to London to find a man who stole $ 40,000 from him. Ray joins the Secret Squad. Together, two comrades are going to make noise and punish those responsible.

Pat of Silver Bush

Lucy Maud Montgomery

Pat of Silver Bus (1933) portrays a girl named Patricia Gardiner, who hates changes of any kind and loves her home, Silver Bush, more than anything else in the world. The book begins when Pat is 7 years old and ends when she is 18. She is very devoted to her family: her father and mother, her brothers Joe and Sid, and her sisters Winnie and Rachel. If it were up to her, nothing there would ever change. But of course if nothing changed, shed never get a new baby sister, see her Aunt Hazels wedding, or meet the only boy who truly understands her. Yes, there is change coming for Pat some of it joyous and some of it heartbreaking. But no matter what, he favorite house in the world will always be waiting for her...

Bomba the Jungle Boy

Roy Rockwood

Separated from his parents since childhood, Bomba lived far back in the jungles of the Amazon with a half-demented naturalist who told the lad nothing of his past. The jungle boy was a lover of birds, and hunted animals with a bow and arrow and his trusty machete. He had a primitive education in some things, and his daring adventures will be followed with breathless interest by thousands. Bomba the Jungle Boy is a series of American boys adventure books produced by the Stratemeyer Syndicate under the pseudonym Roy Rockwood. There are 20 books in the series. The first ten are set in South America, where Bomba, who grew up in the jungle, tries to discover his origin. The second set of ten books shift the scene to Africa, where a slightly older Bomba has jungle adventures. A highly entertaining literature being written for young readers in post-dime-novel America.

La Comédie humaine. Volume IV. Scenes de la vie privée. Tome IV

Honoré de Balzac

"La Fausse maîtresse" est une histoire dHonoré de Balzac et fait partie de son cycle "La Comédie humaine", dans lequel Balzac dépeint et se moque de la société française pendant la Restauration et la monarchie de Juillet. Lintrigue de lhistoire est déroutante et sa véritable explication reste un mystere jusqu la fin du livre. Albert Savarus le travail est une sorte denseignement. Malgré le vif désir, il est nécessaire de prendre en compte les intérts et les opinions dune autre personne. Rosalie sen moquait, voulait atteindre ce quelle voulait tout prix.

Sir Noels Heir. A Novel

May Agnes Fleming

A book with some gothic trends in the beginning. Dark and stormy night, terrible secrets, fainting of women and orphans. The December night was wet and wild around Thetford Towers. A strange, massive, old house built during the time of James the First by Sir Hugo Thetford, the first baronet of the name, and as strong and strong now as it was then. The December day was overcast and gloomy, but the December night was stormy and wild. On this stormy winter night, the last of the Thetford baronets was dying.

She and Allan

H. Rider Haggard

Ayesha is an example of a strong and stately woman. It is a 2000-year-old woman who still looks amazing for her age, rules the tribes in Africa. Despite the unwelcome arrival of the British on her land. She extends a helping hand to them. Suddenly, she falls in love with one of the researchers of this group. But can such love be?

The Leopards Spots

Fred M. White

Fred M. White wrote fascinating fiction. The main character, Stagg made his living in an interesting way. He wrote letters to potential investors, warning them of danger. However, he soon fell into a terrible situation, connected with a brutal murder.

Lost Mans Lane. A Second Episode in the Life of Amelia Butterworth

Anna Katharine Green

After several people apparently vanish into thin air while walking along the same country road, New York aged detective inspector Mr. Gryce calls on the skills of Miss Amelia Butterworth to help him solve this most puzzling crime. In Lost Mans Lane the author Anna Katharine Green shows that she has lost none of her cunning in inventing an intricate and absorbing plot, and in unfolding it carefully bit by bit by the agency of her chosen hero or heroine. This is classic Green, with lots of high drama and a twisting, many-layered plot turning on stubbornly kept secrets and the fine points of physical and circumstantial evidence. The mystery is well sustained and readable.

Captains of Souls

Edgar Wallace

Ambrose Sault finds a quasi-scientific way to insert his soul into another mans body before he is hanged for murder. The murder of Moropulos by Sault is a mystery in motive and deed. Twice a murderer, Sault is nevertheless a commanding figure and an appealing character. He is the center of a tragedy... The novel is long and breezy and a bit confusing, a comedy of manners at some points, a melodrama at others. This story from 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 Frightened Lady

Edgar Wallace

When Inspector Tanner is called in to investigate a ruthless murder at Marks Priory, the grand ancestral home of the Lebanon family, he quickly discovers that nothing is quite as it seems. The household is controlled by the family physician, the footmen behave more like guests than servants and the secretary Isla is afraid for her life. Why are these two American toughs employed as footmen? Why is Lady Lebanon so unwilling to answer any questions? What he does know is that the only obviously innocent person is utterly consumed with terror. Here is Inspector Tanners first real clue. As Tanner moves closer to the heart of the mystery he uncovers a shocking and closely guarded secret.

The Ebony Stick

Earl Derr Biggers

No sooner had Bob from the Silver Star ranch reached Italy than a telegram arrived asking for $1,000. A pretty woman was behind it, but that wasnt all. This early work by Earl Derr Biggers was originally published in 1916. The Ebony Stick is one of Biggers shorter stories, published after his death. The son of Robert J. and Emma E. (Derr) Biggers, Earl Derr Biggers was born in Warren, Ohio, and graduated from Harvard University in 1907. While on holiday in Hawaii, Biggers heard tales of a real-life Chinese detective operating in Honolulu, named Chang Apana. This inspired him to create his most enduring legacy in the character of super-sleuth Charlie Chan. Many of his plays and novels were made into movies.

Chip of the Flying U

B.M. Bower

Chip of the Flying U, published in 1906, was B.M. Bowers first and best-known novel. The story is about a cattle ranch, run by a group of happy and hilarious young men, and owned by a crusty older man. Chip is a colorful young man who works as a cow puncher in Montana. He is the typical woman-shy cowboy, but he is also a gifted artist. Well, one day, his boss announces that his (the bosss) sister is done with her doctor training and coming out to the ranch. And guess who gets to pick her up? Thereafter the Little Doctor begins to make the ranch feel like a different place entirely, especially in Chips own heart. The result as a quality ranch romance.

The Almost Perfect Murder. A Case Book of Madame Storey

Hulbert Footner

Beyond the City explores the relationships between the residents of three adjoining homes. The cast of characters includes a widowed doctor with two daughters, a retired admiral with a wife and son, and a feminist living with her nephew. Destiny brings these three peculiar households together in the placid English countryside. The desire for money and romance drive these Victorians beyond the natural boundaries of their middle-class lives. As the web of lust and deceit draws these accidental neighbors ever closer, a financial scandal befalls one of them. An outside rank pirate is linked somehow to one of the neighbors. Who could it be? In this work, Conan Doyle exhibits the practiced subtlety and complexity for which he has become so well known.

Le Village aérien

Jules Verne

Le roman se passe en Afrique. Le docteur Yohausen, médecin et biologiste, un grand humaniste, pourtant considéré comme fou dans certains cercles, entreprend une expédition scientifique en Afrique pour étudier les singes hominidés et disparaît sans laisser de trace dans la jungle. Ils essaient de le trouver, mais sans succes et, finalement, ils sont reconnus comme manquants.

Jack OJudgment

Edgar Wallace

This is one of Edgar Wallaces best and most exciting thrillers. Jack O Judgment is light-hearted, insouciant, masked mystery man, who sets out to expose a gang of daring crooks who are amassing millions regardless of their methods. Criminal mastermind Colonel Dan Boundary fights two enemies Stafford King, a dedicated detective, and Jack OJudgment. The tale opens with the murder of Snow Gregory, a drug lord linked with Boundary... This English detective story has an entirely concealed outcome, and the usual escapades and escapes from or to justice are freshly told. Edgar Wallace provides a thrill of another sort!

Ucieczka z haremu

Mór Jókai

Światowej sławy powieść klasyka literatury węgierskiej, wydana również pod tytułem Złoty człowiek. Główny bohater, Michał Timar, prowadzi przez wody Dunaju statek o wdzięcznej nazwie Święta Barbara. Na statku tym przebywa też z ojcem piękna czarnowłosa i bladolica Turczynka o imieniu Timea. Michał zakochuje się w dziewczynie bez pamięci. Próbuje zrealizować swój ideał romantycznej miłości, uciekając od rzeczywistości, która go otacza.

Uncles Dream

Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky

Uncles Dream is a somewhat comic small-town society tale. It satirizes Petersburg society with an emphasis on the evils of gossip. When the aging Russian Prince, Prince K., arrives in the town of Mordasov, Marya Alexandrovna Moskaleva, a doyenne of local society life, takes him under her protection, with the aim of engineering his marriage with her 23 year old daughter Zina. Yet with many rivals for the hands of both parties, events are not guaranteed to run smoothly. In this novel, vanity and pride are everyday humans obsessions and the word love loses its meaning in the socially-arranged marriages. It is a must read for any fan of not only Dostoyevsky, but of Russian literature and the goings-on of the Russian upper crust.

The World Peril of 1910

George Griffiths

George Griffiths probably touched the most difficult topic war. Insidious continental powers invaded Britain with the help of the technological genius of the cunning Irishman. The world is engulfed in war. A giant comet is on its way to Earth to destroy it.

Craven Fortune

Fred M. White

The moral of this story is clear to all, because it is relevant envy. It was a large, beautifully furnished room, filled with priceless paintings, bronze and old furniture. It was the mansion of a rich Stephen Morrison, a wise man. He hired an artist and gave him a check so that he could settle in the city. Everyone was jealous of Stephen.

The Revenge of the Robot and Other Tales

Otis Adelbert Kline

Rebels on the red planet! An Earthman Harry Thorn exchanges personalities with an ancient Martian and pursues a vicious criminal (another Earthman who had been sent earlier) who seeks to destroy Martian civilization. Theres also a race of yellow aliens apart from the hot-looking humanoids, and these guys have a death-ray which becomes important to the conflict. Follow Thornes amazing adventures on this distant world as he attempts to fulfill his obligations. The Swordsman of Mars novel is one of the five planetary romances written by Kline in the 1930s. Considered by many to be the only true equal of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Otis Adelbert Kline was a master of the sword and planet genre. His adventure novels became science-fiction classics.

The Last Egyptian. A Romance of the Nile

L. Frank Baum

When Gerald Winston, an English Egyptologist travelling on the Nile, meets Kara, who claims to be the last descendant of a royal Egyptian family, the scientists curiosity is sparked by the story Kara tells. Is it true that Karas ancestor Ahtka-Ra, High Priest of Ămen, ruled Rameses II as his puppet? As Winston tries to learn more about the strange Egyptian and his mysterious tale, he is drawn into Karas insidious intrigues. A complex tale of embezzlement, forgery, arranged marriages, bigotry and cheating keep the reader guessing the outcome until the last chapter. The Last Egyptian: A Romance of the Nile was the only adventure novel and the last adult work of fiction of L. Frank Baum, creator of the Wizard of Oz, published eleven years after he wrote Mother Goose in Prose which first introduced a little girl by the name of Dorothy. Enjoy this masterpiece.

Poezja romantyzmu

Praca zbiorowa

Wybór poezji europejskiego romantyzmu pozwala rozsmakować się w czarowanych słowami krajobrazach uczuć, myśli, emocji, przeżyć i fantazji. W świat ludzkich cierpień i do krainy baśni zabiorą tacy mistrzowie pióra jak George Gordon Byron, Johann Wolfgang Goethe, Adam Mickiewicz, Cyprian Kamil Norwid, Aleksander Puszkin, Friedrich Schiller, Juliusz Słowacki.

Der Teufel von Tidal Basin. Roman

Edgar Wallace

Zu den Bekannten des Reporters Michael Quigley gehörten Einbrecher, Diebe, Schwindler, Bankräuber, Taschendiebe und viele andere Leute, die nicht gern mit der Polizei in Berührung kamen. Auch mit fast allen Beamten von Scotland Yard stand Mike auf gutem Fuß, und mehrmals hatte er schon das Wochenende mit dem Henker Dumont verbracht. Der Reporter Michael Quigley liebt die bezaubernde Janice Harman. Diese verlobt sich jedoch mit dem reichen Donald Bateman, obwohl sie ihn noch nicht lange kennt. Wenig später Donald Bateman wird ermordet aufgefunden, neben ihm liegt eine verdächtige Dolchscheide die einem gewissen Louis Landor gehört. Die Polizei ist sicher, auf der richtigen Spur zu sein. Doch dann wird Sergeant Elk überfallen. Der Unbekannte bedroht ihn mit einem Messer es gehört wiederum Louis Landor...

Pani Walewska. Powieść historyczna z epoki napoleońskiej

Wacław Gąsiorowski

Zachwycająco piękna pani Walewska wyrusza pod Warszawę na powitanie wielkiego cesarza Francuzów, obiecującego wolność ojczyźnie damy. Tak zaczyna się wielki, płomienny romans z wielką europejską polityką w tle. Czy Maria Walewska zdoła wpłynąć na Napoleona Bonaparte w kwestii polskiej? Czy Bonaparte inaczej spojrzy na Polaków pod wpływem swej urodziwej kochanki?