Sekrety księżnej de Cadignan

Honoriusz Balzak

Powieść Sekrety księżnej de Cadignan Honoriusza Balzaka należy do Scen z życia paryskiego cyklu Komedia Ludzka. Księżna Diana de Cadignan de Mafrigneuse złamała ogromną liczbę męskich serc. Nieraz przy okazji niszczyła również fortuny swych adoratorów. Pewnego dnia postanawia się wycofać z życia wielkiego świata paryskiego. Utrzymuje jedynie kontakt ze swą dawną przyjaciółką, markizą dEspard. Wkrótce markiza przedstawia księżnej barona Daniela dArtheza. Człowiek ten mimo iż odziedziczył ogromną fortunę nadal pracuje i odmawia uczestnictwa w wielkoświatowych intrygach. Pani de Cadignan postanawia go uwieść...

The Sacred Fount

Henry James

The book is about history, but not the one that is written in dry letters in the textbook, but the one into which the time machine takes you and lets you live the days, months in the body of another person, a contemporary of the time you are reading about. It is about religion, but not about what they preach in churches, without the right to question, but about its origins, causes, development, problems, transformation over time, our perception of it in the modern world, as well as about coexistence, disagreements and struggle religions with each other. Three archaeologists, three friends American Cullinan, Arab Tabari and Israeli Eliav decided to conquer the world by large-scale excavations.

Weir of Hermiston

Robert Louis Stevenson

This novel, according to many critics, could become one of the main masterpieces of the XIX century. However, Stevensons premature death from tuberculosis did not allow him to end it. Only six chapters were written, which were then published in some collected works. This is Stevensons attempt to write a psychological action novel, which clearly shows the confrontation between the Father and the Son. A rude, cruel judge is Lord Hermiston, however, a master of his craft, a knowledgeable person.

Rozprawa o metodzie

René Descartes

Najważniejsze dzieło europejskiego racjonalizmu, a zarazem jedna z najbardziej wpływowych koncepcji nowożytnej filozofii. Kartezjusz głosi konieczność wątpienia o wszystkim, aby wyzbyć się błędnych przekonań i założeń, leżących u podstaw dotychczasowej nauki. Metoda sceptycyzmu prowadzi go do przekonania, żeby aby zyskać pewność co do istnienia czegokolwiek, należy to najpierw udowodnić.

Marjorie in Command

Carolyn Wells

Carolyn Wells (1862-1942) was an American poet and writer of detective and mystery novels, as well as childrens books, best known for her Fleming Stone Detective Stories. Marjorie series is Carolyn Wellss also known series was publicized as happy books for happy girls. The series includes Marjories Vacation, Marjories Busy Days, Marjories New Friend, Marjorie in Command, Marjories Maytime, and Marjorie at Seacote. Marjorie is a happy American little girl of twelve, up to mischief, but full of goodness and sincerity. The incidents of her summer vacation are such as will delight any little girl. In her and her friends every girl reader will see much of her own love of fun, play, and adventure. Highly recommended!

The Sapphire

A.E.W. Mason

Major Alfred Edward Woodley Mason (7 May 1865 Dulwich, London 22 November 1948 London) was a British author and politician. He is best remembered for his 1902 novel The Four Feathers. His short story The Sapphire follows a Sapphire given to a Captain Michael Crowther by his Burmese wife who he is deserting. When he finally decides to return to them he finds them now out of his reach and so he becomes a Buddhist Monk. However, the Sapphire that now adorns a temple is stolen and so begins an adventure to track down the missing gem. Sometimes violence or threatened violence accompanies it. Also, love and adventure followed Sapphires trail across half the world...

Frank Merriwells Nobility

Burt L. Standish

Burt L. Standish is the author of Frank Merriwelles stories, which has become popular around the world. The protagonist, Frank Merriwell never loses his enthusiasm and jumps headlong into new adventures. However, this time he has more serious problems on his way. The main mystery of this part: can Frank cope with the difficulties again?

Homo Sum

Georg Ebers, Clara Bell

Georg Ebers was one of the first who decided to popularize Egyptian knowledge through historical novels. So, for example, the Historical novel Homo sum is dedicated to the birth of the institution of monasticism in the depths of the Christian communities of Egypt and Syria. Unlike other novels of Georg Ebers, in this we find the life and customs of the Egyptian people. This novel is not inferior to others, even surpasses the knowledge of the people of Egypt.

Czerwone i czarne

Stendhal

Sztandarowa powieść Stendhala umieszczona w indeksie ksiąg zakazanych z powodu krytyki Kościoła katolickiego. Główny bohater usiłuje poukładać swoje życie po przywróceniu obalonej dynastii Burbonów. Opowieść o ambicji, miłości i próbie wydostania się z biedy i marazmu. Kreacja głównego bohatera zaskakuje determinacją i wrażliwością. Powieść pełna jest niedomówień i ukrytych znaczeń, które zmuszają czytelnika do głębokiej analizy utworu.

The Village Rector

Honoré de Balzac

Forget the erroneous title, the central figure of this particular slice of Balzacs lifelong gift to literature is a woman of character, Madame Veronique Graslin. Honoré de Balzac (20 May 1799 18 August 1850) is considered to be one of the fathers of realism in fiction and has crafted a vivid picture of Europe during the end of the Bourbon Monarchy. The first characters presented are the shopkeeper Sauviat and his family. The daughter, Veronique, is beautiful and charming, a favorite in the entire quarter. When she is eleven she falls desperately ill with smallpox. Her beauty has been ruined by the disease and her parents love her even more and try to give her everything money can buy in compensation. A marriage to a rich banker is arranged. What causes Veronique to later live a life of penance?

The King in Check

Talbot Mundy

The one who invented the chess, understood the worlds works. He acknowledged the fact and founded the game on him, resulting in his game so popular. And the fact that he clearly recognized is that the king does not matter if your side is a victory. You can leave your king in your corner so you can entertain yourself. But at the very moment when you start to lose your figure, your king becomes a source of anxiety.

Le Superbe Orénoque

Jules Verne

Lhistoire raconte le voyage dune jeune Jane voyageant avec son patron, le sergent Martial, au Venezuela sur lOrénoque, la recherche de son pere, le colonel de Kermore, disparu depuis quelques années. Pendant le voyage, deux jeunes Français rejoignent les héros. Ensemble, ils surmontent diverses difficultés et sattaquent aux bandits.

Walka z szatanem

Stefan Żeromski

Trzeci tom trylogii Stefana Żeromskiego Walka z szatanem , obejmującej panoramę życia polskiego w okresie przedwojennym i w latach pierwszej wojny światowej. Ciąg dalszy walki z szatanem o sprawiedliwszy świat. Ryszard Nienaski i jego ukochana żona Xenia nie żyją. On zginął z rąk członków organizacji z pogranicza podziemia anarchistycznego i bandytyzmu. Ona umarła na tyfus. Ich majątek oraz obowiązek wykonania testamentu spada na ojca Xeni, aferzystę i oszusta. Musi on stoczyć walkę o zachowanie tego łupu z niebezpiecznym pretendentem do udziału w bogactwie, malarzem Śnicą. Niektóre części utworu utrzymane są w poetyce drapieżnego naturalizmu. Wyróżniają się także obrazy życia czy to wielkomiejskiego Paryża, czy prowincjonalnej galicyjskiej Posuchy oraz obrazy wojny, kreślone z pasją wyrażającą antywojenny protest pisarza.

Syzyfowe prace

Stefan Żeromski

Królestwo Polskie, lata dziewięćdziesiąte XIX wieku. Trwa okres wzmożonej rusyfikacji. Marcin, syn szlachcica, daje się wciągnąć przez nauczycieli i dyrekcję gimnazjum w działalność propagującą ideę panslawizmu ukrytą formę rusyfikacji. Swoje zniewolenie dostrzega dopiero w atmosferze działań patriotycznych inspirowanych przez nowego kolegę, Bernarda Zygiera, wyrzuconego ze szkoły w Warszawie za działalność w konspiracyjnych kołach młodzieżowych. Swoistym przełomem w życiu Borowicza jest spotkanie z Andrzejem Radkiem, chłopskim synem, który z uporem zdobywa wiedzę. Zdarzenia, w których chłopcy wzajemnie sobie pomagają, stają się początkiem ich przyjaźni. W utworze Syzyfowe prace nie brak też wątku pierwszej miłości. Marcin zakochuje się w pięknej pensjonarce Birucie. Po maturze ich uczucie wystawione jest na ciężką próbę. Okazuje się bowiem, że dziewczyna wraz z całą rodziną wyjechała w głąb Rosji.

Word of Honour

H.C. McNeile

Word of Honor is the perfect set of most magnificent stories. Some of them have something that can be supernatural. Someone is talking about an incident that happened to them or to a friend in the past, with a group aboard a ship. Most of the stories unfold in Africa, where there are many dangerous stories.

Hans Frost

Hugh Walpole

Hans Frost is a great figure for his fans. The protagonist is the greatest writer. Hans Frost received his guests and graciously accepted the wonderful gift that his fans combined to buy for him. His books do not bring such a large income, and the wealth of his wife provides the luxury that he possessed from the time of their marriage. Natalies entry into his world is the catalyst that Hans needs to wake him from recession.

The Mysterious Island

Jules Verne

A storm, an eruption of a volcano, pirate attacks, a mysterious captain Nemo and, of course, a story of survival on a piece of land in the ocean are interwoven into the adventurous plot of the novel The Mysterious Island offered to the reader: resourceful heroes thrown by a hurricane onto a desert island themselves make sugar and melt steel. They make bricks, wool, sulfuric and nitric acid, nitroglycerin and dynamite, design a telegraph and a spinning machine. One of Jules Vernes most fascinating novels, The Mysterious Island, is an exciting adventure story of islanders.

Der Redner. Roman

Edgar Wallace

Der Redner, so nannten sie Inspektor Rater von Scotland Yard, erfuhr in seinem Urlaub vom Tod Lord Eustace Lightley. Dabei fiel ihn ein, dass der örtliche Apotheker ihm vor Monaten mal von einer Arsenkur des Lord´s erzählt hat... Als der Polizist Simpson einen Toten findet, ahnt der Redner noch nicht, dass dies sein schwierigster Fall wird...

An African Millionaire. Episodes in the Life of the Illustrious Colonel Clay

Grant Allen

Colonel Cuthbert Clay is a master of disguise and an ingenious con man who sets his sights on the South African Millionaire, Sir Charles Vandrift, a millionaire owner of diamond mines in Africa. Each chapter brings new cringing on the readers part as we realize before Charles does that he is about to be a victim anew. As his South African diamond fortune takes hit after hit from the quick-witted master of disguise, the author leaves even the reader guessing: who can you trust? Colonel Clay has a female sidekick, Madame Picardet, whose charms are not wasted on Charles, no matter what appearance she takes. He repeatedly falls for her distractions as Colonel Clay primes him for the next sting. Twelve clever, extremely readable and entertaining tales about the first important rogue in short crime fiction. A classic of crime and adventure, Grant Allens An African Millionaire is perfect for fans of books such as Arsene Lupin, Gentleman Thief.

The Land of Mist

Arthur Conan Doyle

Heavily influenced by Doyles growing belief in Spiritualism after the death of his son, brother, and two nephews in World War I, the book focuses on Edward Malones at first professional, and later personal interest in Spiritualism. This is the third and last novel in the Professor Challenger series, and is a marked departure from the previous tales. Professor Challenger and Malone return for the adventure, this time exploring the spiritual world. Malone, along with Challengers daughter Enid, starts investigating spiritualist meetings for his newspaper. Initially a skeptic, he soon discovers that the spiritualists are right. But can he convince Professor Challenger of the same thing?

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...

The Burning of Rome. A Story of the Days of Nero

Alfred J. Church

Alfred J. Church was a 19th century historian best known for his comprehensive histories on different periods of the Roman Empire, including this one. Vivid story of Rome in the days of Nero, beginning with the burning of the city, seemingly ordered by Nero himself. The narrative revolves around a set of characters who suffer acutely in the cruel persecutions of the Christians, set in motion by Nero after the fire to deflect blame for the conflagration from himself and fasten it on the Christians. Set in pagan Rome, this story outlines the authors conception of what happened immediately before, during, and after the burning of Rome occurred. This authors belief is that it happened exclusively due to Neros perpetuation. While possible, this is not something that is historically established.

The Hole in the Wall

Arthur Morrison

Morrison, a novelist and short-story writer, is most often remembered for a series featuring the detective Martin Hewitt, but before that, he wrote several grim and violent books about life in the London slums. The Hole in the Wall is one of the most gripping adventure stories ever written. Stephen Kemp goes to live with his mysterious grandfather after his mothers death, and is gradually drawn into the seedy world which Captain Nat Kemp inhabits. The author brilliantly conveys the childs sharp observation of all that goes on around him, and builds up portrait of the picaresque life of the East End of London at the turn of the 20th century with humanity and humor he himself may have known as a boy. It is considered a classic of English story-telling and worth a read.

Uncle Vanya. Scenes from Country Life in Four Acts

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

The story of a Russian family and their interfamily relations, in which there are jealousy, secret love cravings and the usual altercations that occur within a few days. The end of this play is the easiest prose ever written. Family in provincial Russia, which is getting closer to bankruptcy, many of whose members live in the past, unrequited love and breaking ties.