Captain Stormfields Visit to Heaven

Mark Twain

The old godless captain Stormfield believed neither in God, nor in hell, nor in paradise, nor in hell. Imagine his surprise when, after his death, flying through the bottomless depths of space, he nevertheless arrived in paradise. He was even more surprised when he became acquainted with the local order it was too painfully different from the stories about the paradise of priests on Earth...

The Vanishing American

Zane Grey

Here is the great romance of the American Indian, revealing in the swift march of its events the tragedy and the glory of a whole race, and the true essence of the West, as only Zane Grey can express it. It tells the story of the love between Nophaie, a young Native American (or American Indian) man and his love for and with a woman by the name of Marian Warner. Also Indian warrior Nophaie strives to maintain ancient and honorable customs among his people in the face of abuse and exploitation by whites in the early 20th century. The Vanishing American is about Nophaies struggle to find a place in society. On a larger scale it is about all Native Americans and their future in America.

Madame Bovary. Murs de province

Gustave Flaubert

Madame Bovary un grand roman de lécrivain français Gustave Flaubert. Le personnage principal, Emma Bovary, souffre de lincapacité de réaliser ses rves dune vie sociale brillante et pleine de passions romantiques. Au lieu de cela, elle mene la vie monotone de la femme dun pauvre médecin de province. Mais toutes ses tentatives pour sortir du monde sombre sont vouées léchec.

Za chlebem

Henryk Sienkiewicz

Wawrzon Toporek i jego córka Marysia bohaterowie Za chlebem są prostymi rolnikami. Przez upór ojca, który nie chciał zapłacić trzech rubli, stracili prawie cały majątek i zmuszeni zostali opuścić rodzinną wieś. W dodatku Wawrzon, podkuszony przez jednego Niemca w karczmie, zdecydował się na opuszczenie nie tylko Lipniec, ale i Polski. Usłyszał bowiem o odległym kraju, gdzie rozdają za darmo ziemię i można szybko się na niej wzbogacić. Nie wiele myśląc, kazał córce spakować się i razem ruszyli do owego, cudownego miejsca. Jednak gdy docierają na miejsce, okazują się być całkowicie nieprzystosowani do lokalnych warunków. Z wielkim trudem odnajdują się na emigracji, w dodatku coraz bardziej tęsknią za krajem...

The Saga of King Kull

Robert E. Howard

Robert Ervin Howard (January 22, 1906 June 11, 1936) was an American author who wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. In a meteoric career that spanned a mere twelve years, Robert E. Howard single-handedly invented the sword and sorcery genre. From his fertile imagination sprang some of fictions most enduring heroes. Yet while Conan is indisputably Howards greatest creation, it was in his earlier sequence of tales featuring Kull, a fearless warrior with the brooding intellect of a philosopher, that Howard began to develop the distinctive themes, and the richly evocative blend of history and mythology. Kull is an exile from fabled Atlantis who wins the crown of Valusia, only to find it as much a burden as a prize. This collection gathers together three stories plus one poem featuring Kull The Shadow Kingdom, The Mirrors Of Tuzun Thune, Kings of the Night and The King And The Oak.

Fangs of Gold

Robert E. Howard

Harrison is a brawny police detective who patrols the unquiet slums and dives of River Street, in an unnamed port city where the sun never shines. But REHs stories were far-removed from the mean streets of Hammetts and Raymond Chandlers stories in Black Mask. Like Skull-Face they owe more to Sax Rohmer and to REHs own contemporary horror stories.

Le Château des Carpathes

Jules Verne

Le comte Franz de Telek, apres la mort de sa femme, la chanteuse dopéra Stilla, entreprend un voyage en Transylvanie (qui faisait alors partie de lAutriche-Hongrie) avec son serviteur Rojko. Arrivés au village de Miles, ils apprennent que des sons effrayants se font entendre depuis un château situé proximité. Ayant pénétré dans le mystérieux château, de Telek entend la voix merveilleuse de son épouse décédée. Voulant comprendre cette histoire, il apprend quen réalité son adversaire et son baron rival vivent dans le château des Carpates.

Orangen und Datteln

Karl May

Orangen und Datteln vereinigt in sich einige der Reiseerzählungen Karl Mays. Dies ist ein Sammelband mit Kurzerzählungen des berühmten Autors. Enthalten sind: Die Gum, Christus oder Muhammed, Der Krumir, Eine Ghasuah, Nr es Semâ Himmelslicht, Christi Blut und Gerechtigkeit, Mater dolorosa, Der Verfluchte. Orangen und Datteln zählt zu dem Frühwerk Karl Mays und wurde vor den eigentlichen Orienterzählungen veröffentlicht.