Michael Strogoff. Or, The Courier of the Czar

Jules Verne

The hero of the novel, courier Mikhail Strogov, on behalf of the emperor sets off on a long journey from Moscow to Irkutsk through Siberia, captured by the Tatars uprising in order to save the tsars brother. An unusual trip to Irkutsk, created by the imagination of a French novelist, turned out to be so fascinating that in France there was a fashion for everything Russian, several generations were read this book.

Three Tales of the Ring

Robert E. Howard

From the unsurpassed imagination of the creator of Conan, Robert E. Howard, here are three tales of boxing, suspense and high adventure. Three Tales of the Ring is an excellent sampler of his non-sword and sorcery output, with a very strong emphasis on the gothic and the macabre. The collection includes such Howards masterpieces as The Apparition in the Prize Ring, Alleys of Darkness, Cupid vs Pollux. The Apparition In the Prize Ring is a ghostly little boxing story, narrated by a boxing manager of a black heavyweight Ace Jessel also known by the title Sucker Fight. Alleys of Darkness is a story in the Sailor Dennis Dorgan series. Cupid VS. Pollux is similarly a bit humorous tale of a heavyweight boxer, whos fallen in love. The boxing tales of Robert E. Howard have been collected into several different collections, some containing only them, some all of the works Howard has written.

Księżna Łowicka. Powieść historyczna z XIX wieku

Wacław Gąsiorowski

Powieść, rozgrywająca się w XIX wieku, opowiada zbeletryzowane losy Joanny Grudzińskiej, polskiej żony wielkiego księcia Konstantego, który przez wiele lat pozostawał rzeczywistym władcą Królestwa Polskiego. Był on jednak osobą niezrównoważoną, pełną obsesji i nieprzewidywalną, co wpływało na relacje z rosyjskim zaborcą oraz dramatycznie pogarszało sytuację Polaków. Czy polska żona, gorliwa katoliczka, była w stanie wpłynąć na męża i poprawić los rodaków?

The Finer Grain

Henry James

The Finer Grain a collection of small stories. The A Round of Visits is a thoughtful tragedy that triggered the opening of Watch and Trusteeship. The Bench of Desolation, located in an English seaside town, is a touching story of reconciliation after some very offensive and bitter misunderstandings.

History of King Richard the Second of England

Jacob Abbott

This book covers the whole history of England after the death of Richard 1. Great emphasis is placed on the coming to power of Richard 2. His overthrow and death are also described in detail by the author. Jacob Abbott offers a more complete picture as is possible, within such limits, of the ideas and principles, the manners and customs.

The Adventures of Heine

Edgar Wallace

The hapless Heine is trying very hard to be a good German spy in Great Britain during WWI but luck and circumstance are not with him. Every adventure turns out poorly for our dear spy. This collection of stories of Edgar Wallace about Heine was published during WWI and should be taken lightly by readers some may see it as a piece of anti-German propaganda, with Heine as a bit of a hopeless idiot. But the stories are also entertaining and should be read as such. Although these stories of German spy Heine are all linked and follow on from each other it is still very much a short story collection rather than a novel.

Kidnapped

Robert Louis Stevenson

The story is set in 1751 and the author has successfully narrated the story keeping in mind the history of the time. If you love adventure stories then you simply cannot ignore this fast-moving adventure which promises to keep the reader engrossed from start-to-finish. The plot follows young David, who is cheated out of his inheritance by a greedy uncle, and kidnapped into servitude on a sailing ship. The ship hits a small boat during a fog and picks up Alan Breck Stewart, a renegade Highlander. Its a grand adventure story, though, with the friendship between the two quite different main characters providing light-hearted moments, narrow escapes, and a fitting, but bittersweet ending. The setting of the story is very beautiful and there are vivid descriptions of the woods, waterfalls and streams which they jump over.

A King by Night

Edgar Wallace

English crime writer, journalist, novelist, screenwriter, and playwright. He wrote 175 novels, 24 plays, and numerous articles. In the 1920s, one of Wallaces publishers claimed that a quarter of all books read in England were written by him. He was known during his lifetime for the J. G. Reeder detective stories, "The Four Just Men", "The Ringer", and for creating the Green Archer character. He is most famous today as the co-creator of King Kong. "A King by Night" is a mystery novel, centering around the latest in a series of murders. The plot thickens until the last two chapters, when all is revealed. Recommended for Edgar Wallace fans and fans of old-time, classic crime thrillers.