Bulldog Drummond

H.C. McNeile

In Bulldog Drummond, we meet with Captain Hugh Drummond, who lives boringly. Therefore, he places an ad in the newspaper, offering his services in any adventure, regardless of their legality or danger. Most answers are hopeless, but then one sentence is found the real girl in need. This adventure will surely be interesting.

Max Carrados

Ernest Bramah

Delightful collection of mysteries of the first blind detective. In 1914, Ernest Bramah published his first collection of Carrados stories, Max Carrados. Max Carrados is a detective who has developed his own remaining senses to a superior level and who has enlisted the superior observations skills of his butler to fill in for any deficiency of his own. He is a cerebral detective, solving the crimes with facts, information and his advanced senses, which over-compensate for his blindness. Working with his old friend, Louis Carlyle, a private investigator, the wealthy Carrados pursues his talent for detection whenever he pleases without accepting a fee. The stories deal with the theft of an ancient coin, the odd disappearance of a little girl, a ghost fond of running the bath, a scientific approach to murdering a wife, poison mushrooms, devious disguises, an automated card-playing machine and other curious matters. As with some better known sleuths, Mr. Carrados feats amaze, entertain and satisfy.

Deux ans de vacances

Jules Verne

Les éleves de la maison dhôtes Cherens ont décidé de passer leurs vacances dans un voyage en mer. Les garçons impatients passent la nuit seuls sur un yacht avant de prendre la mer. La nuit, une tempte sest produite et le bateau avec les garçons a été emporté la mer. Ainsi commencerent les vacances de deux ans...

Transakcja wojny chocimskiej

Wacław Potocki

Epos Wacława Potockiego powstał na bazie dziennika Jakuba Sobieskiego i opiewa doniosłe polskie zwycięstwo nad Turkami odniesione pod Chocimiem w 1621 roku. Autor nadał zapiskom ojca króla Jana III formę wierszowaną i uzupełnił je własnymi komentarzami. Dążył do pokrzepienia polskich serc i gloryfikacji heroicznej przeszłości, ale nie stronił też od krytyki ustroju Rzeczpospolitej magnackiej.

The Secret House

Edgar Wallace

The Secret House by Edgar Wallace is a mystery set about 1920 in England. Scandalous periodical The Gossips Corner is run by a supposed blackmailer whose identity has baffled the police. Inspector T.B. Smith of Scotland Yard, a singularly acute Assistant Commissioner, has got a lot to sort out. Introduced as an eccentric, though there is little evidence provided for this assertion, the characterless Smith tangles with dodgy doctors, dangerous criminals and a missing millionaire, as well as the traps and puzzles of the mysterious house, in a frankly barmy plot. A delicious mystery with twists and turns that intrigue, slowly unveiling the Victorian era characters as the indomitable Scotland Yard detective overcomes the evil protagonists.

Hay Wire

B.M. Bower

The plot of "Hay-Wire" is centering around a family ranch and settled town. Lynn Hayward is bitter and frustrated over the way his familys ranch has fallen into disrepair through his vicious-tempered invalid fathers stinginess and willful neglect. Lynn reaches the pitch of resentment when he discovers that an apparently penniless old prospector, whos been taking gifts and favors from the Haywards for years, is actually concealing a fortune in his cabin. Bowers portrayal of Lynns struggles and gradual maturation, and of the tension and discord in his family, is convincing and compelling. One of many recommended Westerns by this prolific author.

Le Rayon vert

Jules Verne

Deux jeunes hommes de mentalité poétique et aventureux ne pouvaient que se retrouver sur les îles dÉcosse. A la recherche du phénomene dit rayon vert des Oitiques, ils vont dune île lautre afin de trouver un horizon ouvert. Douce histoire de deux amants, rencontrés un moment o il était nécessaire de marcher sans faute en compagnie de compagnons et autres.

The Doom of London

Fred M. White

A terrible story that can cause goose bumps after reading. The story of The Doom of London describes the disasters that befell Victorian London. One of the largest cities is shocked by life threatening circumstances. Here there are underground explosions, poisoning, aplague of diphtheria. London is on the verge of death.

Sherlock Holmes. Z Tajnych Akt Światowej Sławy Detektywa (Tom 10). Sherlock Holmes. Z Tajnych Akt Światowej Sławy Detektywa. Tom 10: Podróż na północ

anonimowy

Sherlock Holmes to jeden z tych bohaterów popkultury, którego nikomu przedstawiać nie trzeba. Podróż na północ to jedno z wielu nieautoryzowanych przez Arthura Conan Doylea opowiadań o przygodach legendarnego londyńskiego detektywa i jego ucznia Harryego Taxona. Holmes rozwiązuje kryminalną zagadkę, nie tylko wykorzystując swoje niezwykłe talenty w dziedzinie dedukcji i szeroką wiedzę z zakresu chemii i psychologii, lecz także bezpośrednio stawiając czoła przemocy przy użyciu... pięści. Zagadkowe morderstwa, tajemnicze zaginięcia, zuchwałe kradzieże sprawiają, że czytelnik poczuje, że jest otoczony przez wszechogarniające zło.

Wydrążona iglica

Maurice Leblanc

Arsene Lupine dokonuje włamania w pałacu w Ambrumesy. Kiedy ucieka, zostaje ranny i musi zniknąć. Prowadzone przeciwko niemu śledztwo ujawnia nowe fakty. Prowadzący sprawę nadinspektor Genimard ma nowego pomocnika, który doskonale zna metody działania Lupinea. Intryga, morderstwo, mistyfikacje i i tajemnica Francuskich królów. Co jest rzeczywiste? Co skrywa iglica pod Etretata?

Lourdes

Émile Zola

Lourdes est une petite ville banale du département des Hautes-Pyrénées. La fille Bernalette a imaginé lapparition de la Vierge. Les pelerins ont commencé a affluer vers la ville. Les ecclésiastiques utiliserent tres habilement la popularité sans cesse croissante de la ville. Lidée que les gens trompés par la foi est facile a exploiter et a ravager est centrale dans le roman.

The House of the Dead. Or, Prison Life in Siberia

Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky

Aleksandr Petrovich lives through a spiritual re-awakening that culminates with his release from the prison camp. The narrator has been sentenced to penalty deportation to Siberia and ten years of hard labor for murdering his wife. Published in 1861, House of the Dead is a semi-autobiographical work based upon Dostoevskys exile to Siberia where he was punished with hard labor after he was initially convicted to be punished by death by firing-squad for his involvement in the Petrashevsky Circle. This experience allowed him to describe with great authenticity the conditions of prison life and the characters of the convicts. Dostoyevsky skillfully portrays the inmates of the prison with sympathy for their plight, and admiration for their energy, ingenuity and talent. The book is a loosely-knit collection of facts, events and philosophical discussion organized by theme rather than as a continuous story.

Krótka rozprawa między trzema osobami, Panem, Wójtem a Plebanem. Którzy i swe, i innych ludzi przygody wyczytają, a takież i zbytki, i pożytki dzisiejszego świata

Mikołaj Rej

Krótka rozprawa między trzema osobami, Panem, Wójtem, a Plebanem... to dialog napisany przez Mikołaja Reja, wydany w Krakowie w 1543 r. Utwór ma charakter publicystyczny. Ukazuje konflikt między trzema stanami: szlachtą (przedstawicielem jest Pan), duchowieństwem (przedstawicielem jest Pleban) i chłopstwem (przedstawicielem jest Wójt).Dotyczy współczesnej autorowi tematyki: politycznej, społecznej i obyczajowej (pogoń za urzędami świeckimi, przekupne sądownictwo, brak stałego systemu obronnego, ciężary chłopskie, zbytki szlachty, nadużycia duchowieństwa). Krótka rozprawa... uznawana jest za wybitny utwór literacki. Cechuje go doskonała polszczyzna, celna ironia, werwa satyryczna, a przede wszystkim nieodparty komizm sytuacyjny. W Krótkiej rozprawie... po raz pierwszy na karty polskiej literatury wprowadzono mowę potoczną.

The Battle of Life. A Love Story

Charles Dickens

While The Battle of Life is one of Charles Dickens Christmas Books his annual release of a story just before Christmas this one breaks the tradition by not being concerned with Christmas. Rather, its subtitle, A Love Story, reveals more of the plot. The setting is an English village that stands on the site of a historic battle. Some characters refer to the battle as a metaphor for the struggles of life, hence the title. This novel basically depicts the battles one faces in life and winning them. Grace and Marion are sisters, saying goodbye to their childhood friend, Alfred, who has just come of age after growing up as a ward to the girls father, Dr. Jeddler. Alfred promises to come back someday to marry Marion when he has finished medical school and made his fortune. The years pass, but their happy plans take a sorrowful turn, and it will take all their courage to survive the battle of life...

Pierwsza lepsza, czyli Nauka zbawienna. Komedia w jednym akcie wierszem

Aleksander Fredro

Alfred pragnie się ożenić, a jego wybranką jest piękna Julia, z którą jest już po słowie. Nie jest jednak pewien tego ożenku, ponieważ Julia jest wdową. Postanawia więc poślubić pierwszą lepszą kobiete, jaką zobaczy w ogrodzie, a tam napotyka się na budzącego grozę babsztyla.

Flat 2

Edgar Wallace

Emil Louba traded profitably in human souls. When he added Jane Martin to his stock-in-trade, he won the hatred of Hurley Brown-who was soon to be a Power at Scotland Yard. And for Louba, then, the sands were running out... This ones a fairly standard murder mystery by Edgar Wallace mold. The murder is that of the nasty Louba, whos made and lost a fortune. Hes also made lots of enemies over the years so, when hes bumped off with the candlestick in his swanky London apartment, theres no shortage of suspects in fact, even people who arent suspects are offering to help the folk they think might have done it, on the basis that no one deserves to swing for ridding the world of a swine like Louba.

César Cascabel

Jules Verne

Dans le roman César Cascabel, il est décrit les dangers complets liés au voyage de la famille dun artiste itinérant travers les États occidentaux dAmérique, le Canada, lAlaska, la Sibérie, la Russie européenne dans leur pays dorigine, la Normandie française. Le roman parle de la famille Cascabel et de son chef, César, qui ont décidé de se rendre dAmérique en France en passant par lAlaska et la Russie. Le lecteur se familiarisera avec la morale des peuples habitant ces pays et sera ravi de la débrouillardise des héros qui se débrouillent dans des situations difficiles.

Szatan i Judasz (Tom 5). Szatan i Judasz. Winnetou w Afryce

Karol May

Szatan i Judasz. Winnetou w Afryce to piąta część z 11-tomowego cyklu przygodowego autorstwa Karola Maya. Szlachetny indiański wódz i tym razem pojawia się na kartach powieści, aby wraz z innymi znanymi i lubianymi bohaterami wspólnie odbywać szalone podróże, przeżywać ekscytujące przygody, podejmować ryzyko i odnosić zwycięstwo w walce z wrogimi siłami, pazernymi na skarby i czyhającymi na bezpieczeństwo bohaterów.

Die Sklavenkarawane

Karl May

Die Sklavenkarawane ist ein Abenteuerroman von Karl May. Die vorliegende Erzählung spielt in der zweiten Hälfte der 70er-Jahre des 19. Jahrhunderts. Die Brüder Joseph und Emil Schwartz befinden sich auf einer wissenschaftlichen Reise im Sudan. Im Sudan unterdrücken gewissenlose Ausbeuter die Dörfer der Eingeborenen, plündern und morden und verkaufen die Bewohner an ebenso gewissenlose Händler. Da treffen sie auf Sklavenjäger und setzen alles daran, ihnen das Handwerk zu legen. Mehrere Araber vom Stamme der Homr versuchen, Emil Schwarz auf seiner Reise nach Faschoda zu ermorden. Spannungsgeladenes und ereignisreiches Reise-Abenteuer von Karl May.

The Mixer

Edgar Wallace

This is an excellent collection of short stories that include The Silk Stockings, Cinema Teaching by Post, A Gambling Raid, and many more. The Mixer is a particularly cool and resourceful scoundrel who works on the philanthropic principle of robbing only the thief and outswindling the swindler. He shows unfailing ingenuity in relieving of their ill-gotten gains the successful promoters of burglaries, sweepstakes, and financial scoops. Each chapter describes, in Mr. Wallaces best manner, some fresh exploit more daring and original than the last, and so likeable does this engaging villain become that we are positively relieved when, realizing that he has gone far enough, he finally retires from business and escapes abroad.

Red Nails

Robert E. Howard

Red Nails is the last of the stories about Conan the Cimmerian written by American author Robert E. Howard. A novella, it was originally serialized in Weird Tales magazine from July to October 1936. It is set in the pseudohistorical Hyborian Age and concerns Conan encountering a lost city in which the degenerate inhabitants are proactively resigned to their own destruction. Due to its grim themes of decay and death, the story is considered a classic of Conan lore and is often cited by Howard scholars as one of his best tales.

The Story of the Gadsby

Rudyard Kipling

A short book written as a play. It follows the young captain who is getting married, and each scene represents the different stages of the marriage. The book is written almost entirely in dialogue. Be sure to pay attention to the fact that Kipling understands the meaning of the introduction, taking into account where the story ends.

The Odyssey

Homer

A classic for the ages, The Odyssey recounts Odysseus (Ulysses) journey home after the Trojan War. After the end of the war, Ulysses and his companions decide to return home, but in the middle of the path a horrible storm deviates them from the original route. Just one more difficulty, they have to face monsters like Cyclops and Mermaids, always overcoming them with cleverness astuteness. During one of these confrontations, all his companions are murdered and Ulysses has to continue his journey alone, but a generous king and the goddess Athena helps him. He withstands the lure of the Sirens song and a trip to the Underworld, only to find his most difficult challenge at home, where treacherous suitors seek to steal his kingdom and his loyal wife, Penelope.

Deadwood Dick Jr. Branded. or Red Rover at Powder Pocket

Edward Lytton Wheeler

Deadwood Dick is a fictional character who appears in a series of stories, or dime novels, published between 1877 and 1897 by Edward Lytton Wheeler. His stories are well plotted adventures and his slang and dialect heavy narration is funny as hell. Deadwood Dick was an orphan who was adopted, mistreated and then ran away from home to become a notorious outlaw. Originally from New England, he moved to the town of Deadwood, where he became the leader of a gang of highway men, wanted dead or alive for a $500 bounty. He is handsome, valiant, charming and sarcastic and sees himself as a defender of the weak. Deadwood Dick Jr. Branded or Red Rover at Powder Pocket is a fast-paced thriller. With its colorful narrative and surprising twists, the story will keep you hooked till the very end.