The Emerald City of Oz

L. Frank Baum

Join Dorothy and the Wonderful Wizard as they take Aunt Em and Uncle Henry on a fabulous tour of Oz. During their journey they encounter such amazing and amusing people as King Kleaver with his Spoon Brigade and Miss Cuttenclip of the land of paper dolls. Aunt Em and Uncle Henry also meet old friends like the Cowardly Lion and the Hungry Tiger, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, Jack Pumpkinhead and H. M. Wogglebug T. E. But while Dorothy and her friends play, the wicked Nome King has joined forces with the terrible Whimsies, the fearsome Growleywogs, and the evil Phanfasms in a plot to capture the Emerald City. Will Dorothys friends discover the danger before its too late? Can they rescue the Land of Oz from destruction? L. Frank Baum had intended to cease writing Oz stories with this book, but financial pressures prompted him to write and publish between 1913-1920 The Patchwork Girl of Oz, with seven other Oz books to follow.

Three Ghost Stories

Charles Dickens

As a gifted writer with a strong interest in supernatural phenomena, Charles Dickens produced a string of ghost stories with enduring charm. While the three ghosts that visited Ebenezer Scrooge was Charles Dickens most famous apparitions, his interest in the supernatural did not end there. Three Ghost Stories includes three different stories that are true Gothic classics and were sensational for their time and continue to hold up well, thanks to Charles Dickens superb skills at storytelling. In The Haunted House, a new homeowner discovers he is sharing his bed with the skeleton of the houses former master. In The Trial for Murder, a revengeful ghost haunts a juror serving at his killers trial. In The Signal-Man, an apparition warns a man of impending disaster. If you like Dickens and tales of specters and the supernatural, youll love Three Ghost Stories.

Ptit-Bonhomme

Jules Verne

Un comédien errant est prt montrer tous ceux qui ont soif un spectacle sans égal dans le monde. Il tient parole tous les spectateurs écarquillent instantanément leurs yeux et ouvrent la bouche. Mais le marionnettiste va trop loin, avec un sourire déclarant un secret qui ne sera révélé personne. La curiosité de la foule se transforme en une frénésie...

Uroda życia

Stefan Żeromski

Powieść Uroda życia opisuje losy Piotra Rozłuckiego, syna Jana, powstańca, wspomnianego w utworze Echa leśne. Piotr Rozłucki jest oficerem armii rosyjskiej. Został wychowany przez stryja generała w duchu wierności wobec caratu i Rosji. Kiedy dowiaduje się o tragicznym losie swojego ojca powstańca, zabitego przez Rosjan, jego nastawienie się zmienia. Utwierdza się co do słuszności swego postępowania, gdy widzi mogiłę ojca. Postanawia wówczas powrócić do swoich polskich korzeni. Na przeszkodzie stoi jednak miłość do pięknej Rosjanki Tatiany. Piotr musi dokonać wyboru...

Tales of the West

Robert E. Howard

Five incredible stories of the wild west, from the supremely creative mind of Robert E. Howard: "Golden Hope Christmas, Riders of the Sunset, Boot-Hill Payoff, Vultures Sanctuary, The Vultures of Wahpeton. The serious, hardcore western stories in this collection fit the writing style of Howard like a glove. Like his horror stories, historical fiction, straight adventure like El Borak does. The stories collected here show a West stripped down to essentials, where internalized codes of personal honor, loyalty, and courage matter more than laws, progress, or civilization. These stories also follow Howards trend towards writing more western and historical stories and fewer sword and sorcery stories as time went on. Highly recommended for long-time fans and first-time readers alike!

The Dorrington Deed Box

Arthur Morrison

English writer Morrison chronicles the exploits of Horace Dorrington, a raconteur and scoundrel who hails from a very different social strata than the typical Victorian detective. Mr. Dorrington himself is a marvelous creation, charming and with no moral scruples whatsoever, clever, and entirely devoted to achieving as great a profit for himself as possible if this involves doing some honest detection, that is fine if it involved extorting the criminal instead of turning him over to the police, no problem, if it involves having the client murdered well, some things cant be helped. There are six short stories in this collection which begins with The Narrative of Mr. James Rigby. Definitely fun and recommended for readers who want to explore the darker side of Victorian detective stories.

Plus fort que Sherlock Holmes

Mark Twain

Ceci est un roman de Mark Twain, dans lequel Sherlock Holmes se trouve dans lOuest américain. Le personnage principal a été insulté, humilié et abandonné par son fiancé Jacob Fuller lors de la naissance de s? enfant. Lenfant était né et sappelait Archie Stillman. La mere a insisté pour que lenfant âgé de 16 ans se rende a la recherche de son pere et détruise son commerce. Ce nest rien de bon a finir et Sherlock Holmes devrait intervenir ici.

Om. The Secret of Ahbor Valley

Talbot Mundy

An expedition in the 1920s is looking for a lost tribe in India, sacred Lamu and jade, which has magical properties. Very interesting fairy-tale story, so rich in details, that comes a sense of presence in India a hundred years ago.