LAssommoir

Émile Zola

LAssommoir le roman le plus important de lécrivain. Cest ici, dans cette création unique et brutale, quEmil Zola a le mieux illustré tous ses points de vue sur la littérature. Il nallait pas se sentir désolé pour ses héros, pour décrire leur vie quotidienne sans fin dans la richesse et le luxe. A linverse, lécrivain a cherché a montrer a travers des personnages fictifs a quel point des besoins stupides, limités et insignifiants détruisaient le cour des habitants du monde réel.

The Modern Prometheus

E. Phillips Oppenheim

Sir Francis Kernham has returned from 10 years in the colonies where he has made a fortune. He is looking for Marcia, the struggling young actress who shared his misery in a Chelsea boardinghouse. He searches everywhere for her, fearful of what she may have become, only to discover by chance that she has also elevated herself and is now the Princess Hohenmahn, married to an elderly debauched member of royalty. Will they now find love and happiness together, or has time and truth forged bonds of a different sort? The fate of these characters is strictly Victorian. The novella gives an interesting picture of late Victorian society, the role of wealth and art, and the state of society in London just prior to the arrival of the automobile, and struggle for womens rights.

Komedia omyłek

William Shakespeare

Farsa Szekspirowska oparta na motywie bliźniąt, które ciągle ze sobą mylono. Bliźnięta rozdzielone w dzieciństwie, dwaj identyczni chłopcy, którzy nie wiedzą o sobie nawzajem, a w dodatku nagle pojawiają się w jednym mieście z tego musi zrodzić się prawdziwa komedia omyłek. Utwór pełen humoru sytuacyjnego, który rozbawi do łez największych maruderów.

Ben Hur. A Tale of the Christ

Lewis Wallace

A Tale of the Christ one of the popular novels written by Lewis Wallace. It is considered the most influential Christian book of the nineteenth century. The novel reflects the themes of betrayal, condemnation and redemption with a plot of revenge that leads to a story of love and compassion. It was the bestselling novel of all time.

The Ringer

Edgar Wallace

Perhaps Edgar Wallaces best-known book, originally published under the title The Gaunt Stranger in 1925. Inspector Wemburys day turns from bad to worse when a legendary assassin who was supposed dead in Australia returns to London seeking vengeance for the murder of his sister. Scotland Yard know the Ringer had left his sister in the care of unscrupulous lawyer Maurice Meister and that she was later found drowned, so they warn Meister that the Ringer is in London. Who is the Ringer? It will be a clever reader who can spot him before the very end of the story. An exiting page tuner full of intrigue and mystery, The Ringer is a must-read for all fans of thrilling crime fiction.

When God Laughs and Other Stories

Jack London

A very wise story from the cycle about love. An inexhaustible topic, do not talk about it. No one has yet managed to beat the gods. Although Karkines met people who almost succeeded: Marvin Fisk and Ethel Baird. But the punishment of the gods overtook them at the end.

Накануне (W przededniu)

Иван Сергеевич Тургенев, Iwan Siergiejewicz Turgieniew

Роман Ивана Сергеевича Тургенева «Накануне» принадлежит к шедеврам не только русской, но и мировой классики. Он был создан великим писателем в 1861 году, в год отмены крепостного права в России, накануне новой исторической эпохи... В центре романа 2013 образы молодежи поколения 1850-х годов. Молодая и перспективная Елена Стахова, девушка из богатой дворянской семьи, и Дмитрий Инсаров 2013 малообеспеченный болгарин, пламенно жаждущий освободить свою родину от турецких оккупантов. Влюбившись в Инсарова, Елена бесстрашно оставляет дом и свою родину, и идет за своим избранником... Тургенев, со свойственным ему необыкновенным лиризмом, написал удивительную книгу о счастье и долге, об эгоизме и самопожертвовании и о всепобеждающей любви, вступающей в противоречие с самой действительностью.

Pałuba

Karol Irzykowski

Pałuba to awangardowa, wielowymiarowa proza Karola Irzykowskiego. Główny wątek opowiada historię życia Piotra Włoska, balansującego między rzeczywistością a idealistycznymi oczekiwaniami. Wątek powieściowy opleciony jest licznymi warstwami metaliterackimi, obejmującymi rozważania filozoficzne, psychologiczne i socjologiczne. Irzykowski wyprzedził w Pałubie myśl Freuda i dzieło Prousta.

The Firebrand

Max Brand

The Firebrand is an adventurous historical romance set in 16th-century Italy. The main character is Tizzo, a master swordsman, known as Firebrand because of his flaming red hair and flame-blue eyes. Frederick Schiller Faust (1892-1944) was an American author known primarily for his thoughtful and literary Westerns under the pen name Max Brand. Prolific in many genres he wrote historical novels, detective mysteries, pulp fiction stories and many more. His love for mythology was a constant source of inspiration for his fiction, and it has been speculated that these classical influences accounted in some part for his success as a popular writer. Many of his stories would later inspire films.

Madame Storey

Hulbert Footner

"When Rogues Fall Out incorporates some wonderful conundrums to hoodwink and hinder the cleverest of crime readers. This book contains three interconnected stories. In the first, a respectable collector of antiques falls victim to temptation. In the second a police inspector is found dead in suspicious circumstances in a railway tunnel. This section includes an interesting essay on the early use of fingerprint evidence. The third is a classic locked room mystery where someone has been making use of a sealed room in a remote country house. All three are resolved together in the last few pages. The rogues of the title include three very different men engaged in stealing and fencing high-quality jewelry. One is a working-class robber; one a refined antiques dealer turned fence; and one a mysterious middleman with the appearance of a gentleman.

Linnet. A Romance

Grant Allen

Originally published in 1900, Linnet, A Romance is a classic romance novel by noted author Charles Grant Blairfindie Allen. Two young English tourists come to a little mountain village Tyrol where they find the Tyrolese in all their native simplicity; the young men, with the pride and aspirations of the hunter, who dance wildly and make love fiercely, and the maidens of easy virtue who tend their cows in the summer and serve a master in the village through the long winter. One of these is Linnet, the heroine, an innocent, modest girl among her bold associates, who possesses a marvelous voice. Both tourists are charmed with the lovely singer, but while one is selfish and conceited and pays her meaningless compliments, the other, who is quiet and undemonstrative really wins her love. The love story is told with much charm and grace, and when the scene changes to London the contrast in character and national traits between that city and the land of the Tyrol is strikingly shown.

Gangsters Glory

E. Phillips Oppenheim

Detective Inspector John Dickins seated himself in silence. It was not the first of such conferences to which he had been summoned, but this time everyone knew that the situation was critical. He remained silent, waiting for his Chief to continue.

The Half-Hearted

John Buchan

Set in the closing years of the nineteenth century, The Half-Hearted tells the story of Lewis Haystoun, a dilettante and coward. Part I of the novel is a story of manners and romance in upper class Scotland. Part II is an adventure story on the North West frontier of India where Lewis saves the British Empire. The novel follows the life of Lewis Haystoun, a young Scottish laird, who finds himself unable to commit wholeheartedly to any course of action. His failure to seize the opportunity results in the woman he loves agreeing to marry a rival. Determined to face up to what he considers to be his cowardice, Haystoun departs for the Empires north west frontier where he dies attempting to hold a narrow mountain pass single-handedly against an invading Cossack army. Beautifully composed, evocative and compelling, this is a love story but not with the conventional happy ending. Our hero and heroine fall in love and meet the usual obstacles, but fail to overcome them.

Pierścień i róża. Czyli historia Lulejki i Bulby

William Makepeace Thackeray

Powieść fantastyczna dla najmłodszych. Losy władców dwóch państw Pawlagonii i Krymtatarii. Książę Lulejko mimo iż powinien zasiadać na tronie wiedzie beztroski żywot. Jest narzeczonym pięknej Angeliki, córki uzurpatora. O względy dziewczyny walczy też przystojny książę Bulbo. Miłość, magia i przygoda.

The House of Whispers

William Le Queux

No second glance was needed to realise the pitiful truth. The man seated there in his fine library, with the summer sunset slanting across the red carpet from the open French windows, was blind. Since his daughter Gabrielle had been a pretty, prattling child of nine, nursing her dolly, he had never looked upon her fair face. But he was ever as devoted to her as she to him.

Frank Merriwells Reward

Burt L. Standish

Frank Merriwell has always argued that he is the best. And not one reader will be able to say something bad in the direction of the main character, as he tried when he went to his goal. As they say, labor was finally awarded. In this part, one of the emotional moments is the recognition of the heros work. I advise you to keep a handkerchief in your hand, as this story will hook you.

Pan Tadeusz. Czyli Ostatni zajazd na Litwie

Adam Mickiewicz

Epopeja narodowa z elementami gawędy szlacheckiej, powstała w latach 18321834 w Paryżu. Składa się z dwunastu ksiąg pisanych wierszem. Jest 1811 r. Do rodzinnego dworku w Soplicowie wraca po zakończeniu nauk dwudziestoletni Tadeusz Soplica. Gospodarzem Soplicowa jest stryj i opiekun młodzieńca, Sędzia Soplica. Wydaje się, że dwór jest pusty. Jego mieszkańcy wybrali się do pobliskiego lasu. Zwiedzając stare zakamarki, Tadeusz trafia do swego pokoju dziecinnego. Zastaje w nim Zosię, córkę Ewy Horeszkówny. Piękna dziewczyna porusza wyobraźnię młodzieńca. Wieczorem, podczas kolacji wydanej na Zamku, o który się toczy spór pomiędzy ziemiańską rodziną Sopliców a Hrabią, ostatnim potomkiem Horeszków, Tadeusz spotyka uwodzicielską Telimenę. Nawiązuje z nią romans... Adam Mickiewicz nigdy nie nazwał Pana Tadeusza eposem lub epopeją. Nie określili go też w ten sposób pierwsi czytelnicy utworu. Wyrażali nawet swoje niezadowolenie z powodu niewielkiej ilości podniosłego tonu w utworze. Uważano, że zawiera za dużo treści rubasznych. Zauważono także, że nie pojawia się w utworze żadna wielka postać historyczna (pojawienie się takiej osoby miało być zgodne z kanonami eposu). Status arcydzieła literatury polskiej oraz eposu narodowego Pan Tadeusz uzyskał po 1863 r.

Facing the Flag

Jules Verne

The flag of the homeland, tells the story of Tom Rock, the inventor of a devastating means of tremendous power. The desire to cash in on his invention makes Rock crazy, and his fulgurator becomes the property of international pirates. Based on this novel, the famous film by Karl Zeman The Secret of the Back Island Cap.

Secret of the River

Fred M. White

Vern is an excellent example of medieval architecture with soft pink brick and curved chimneys. Neville Ashdown crossed the park on a winter day to call the house where he was born. However, so much time has passed. New home owners. New story. But this place is full of secrets.

The Angel of the Revolution. A Tale of the Coming Terror

George Griffiths

This is a story about the coming terror. George Griffiths tells the story of the Great War that never happened. Airship squadrons and steam fleets clash over the worlds great kingdoms, leaving panic and devastation in their wake. Can the good side win this time? What happens to the planet? Many questions require an answer.

Collected Short Stories. Volume 11

Arthur Conan Doyle

Arthur Conan Doyle never wasted time in getting his stories moving. His plots are always direct and refreshingly lucid, and the narrative has a velocity that sweeps you along right to the end. This was no doubt a large part of his immense worldwide success. Not surprisingly, each time he tried to end the series, his fans would howl in protest. But, as he says in the preface to his last collection of Sherlock Holmes stories, all good things must come to an end. And so it is with this series, as we have now arrived at the end of the Sherlock Holmes tales, Conan Doyles most magnificent creation. The collection includes the famous stories about Sherlock Holmes, the brilliant detective. A mysterious light in a strange valley leads to danger and more... The mystery of the Mary Celeste solved! ... An ailing and paranoid General threatens his daughters marriage... These are the first two short stories, and first novel for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, which started one of the most successful writing careers of all times!

Again the Ringer

Edgar Wallace

Seventeen short stories featuring that master of disguise, Henry Arthur Milton, known as The Ringer. An exiting page-tuner full of intrigue and mystery, Again the Ringer is a must-read for all fans of thrilling crime fiction. Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1875 1932) was a prolific English writer. During his lifetime, he wrote 18 stage plays, 957 short stories, numerous articles in newspapers and journals and over 160 films have been made of his novels. He was an immensely popular author, who created exciting thrillers spiced with tales of treacherous crooks and hard-boiled detectives.

Frank Merriwells Pursuit

Burt L. Standish

Do you know what is striving for your dream? Most likely, each person aspires to some peak. Frank Merriwell is no exception. The protagonist of the hero demonstrates how to go to his goal, what a difficult path to the top. After this story, you will again believe in your strength.

Zamek kaniowski

Seweryn Goszczyński

Zamek kaniowski Seweryna Goszczyńskiego to mniej oczywiste oblicze polskiego romantyzmu. Poemat przenosi nas w mroczny i brutalny świat ziem ukraińskich, których mieszkańcy wszczynają bunt przeciw polskiej szlachcie i Kościołowi. Tytułowy zamek jawi się jako siedlisko zła, któremu pisana jest zguba. Dramatyczne wydarzenia opisane są plastycznym, budzącym grozę językiem.