Ostatnie nowele

Eliza Orzeszkowa

"Ostatnie nowele" to zbiór noweli jednej z najwybitniejszych polskich powieściopisarek Elizy Orzeszkowej. Nominowana do Nagrody Nobla w dziedzinie literatury w 1905 roku, kiedy to członkowie Komitetu Noblowskiego uznali iż: "O ile w tekstach Sienkiewicza bije szlachetne polskie serce, to w twórczości Elizy Orzeszkowej bije serce człowieka". "Ostatnie nowele" to zbiór dziesięciu pięknych noweli autorstwa Elizy Orzeszkowej. W skład tego zbioru wchodzą takie nowele jak: "Wiedźma"; "Szczęśliwa"; "Wielki" oraz "Kto winien?".

Człowiek, który robił cuda

Herbert George Wells

„Człowiek, który robił cuda” to opowiadanie autorstwa Herberta George’a Wellsa, uznanego za jednego z pionierów gatunku science fiction.   Opowiadanie H. G. Wellsa dotyka tematu granicy władzy człowieka nad światem i innymi bytami. Czy prosty człowiek, do tego ateista i sceptyk, może skutecznie panować nad swoją siłą sprawiania tego, czego tylko zapragnie?  

Heartbreak House

George Bernard Shaw

“Heartbreak House” is a play by George Bernard Shaw, an Irish playwright who became the leading dramatist of his generation, and in 1925 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.   Heartbreak House is a play written by George Bernard Shaw. According to A. C. Ward, the work argues that "cultured, leisured Europe" was drifting toward destruction, and that "Those in a position to guide Europe to safety failed to learn their proper business of political navigation". The "Russian manner" of the subtitle refers to the style of Anton Chekhov, which Shaw adapts.  

Siedmiu przeciw Tebom

Ajschylos

Siedmiu przeciw Tebom to utwór Ajschylosa, jednego z najwybitniejszych, obok Sofoklesa i Eurypidesa, tragików ateńskich. Powszechnie uważany za rzeczywistego twórcę tragedii greckiej.   Dramat opisuje wyprawę siedmiu wodzów w obronie praw do tronu Polinika, który walczył ze swoim bratem Eteoklesem. Każdy z wodzów oblegał jedną z siedmiu bram Teb.  

Od morza do morza

Rudyard Kipling

“Od morza do morza” to powieść Rudyarda Kiplinga, angielskiego prozaika i poety, laureata Nagrody Nobla w dziedzinie literatury.   “Po siedmiu latach przeznaczenie, które nami wszystkimi rządzi, zwróciło się do mnie i rzekło:  — Nie potrzebujesz pracować. Wolno ci bawić się. Zdejmuję ci z karku jarzmo na cały długi rok. Co uczynisz z wolnością, którą cię obdarzam?  Zacząłem rozmyślać.”   Fragment książki - “Od morza do morza”  

The People of the Abyss

Jack London

“The People of the Abyss” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.   The People of the Abyss (1903) is a book by Jack London made up of his firsthand account of life in the East End of London. George Orwell was inspired by The People of the Abyss, which he had read in his teens. In the 1930s, he began disguising himself as a derelict and made tramping expeditions into the poor section of London. The influence of The People of the Abyss can be seen in Down and Out in Paris and London and The Road to Wigan Pier.  

Moths in the Arc Light

Sinclair Lewis

“Moths In The Arc Light” is a book by Sinclair Lewis an American writer. In 1930, he became the first writer from the United States to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature.   “Moths In The Arc Light” is a short story by Sinclair Lewis. “Bates lay staring at the green-shaded light on his desk and disgustedly he realized that he must have been sleeping there for hours on the leather couch in his office. His eyes were peppery, his mouth dry. He rose, staggering with the burden of drowsiness, and glanced at his watch. It was three in the morning. “Idiot!” he said.” Preview.  

An Unsocial Socialist

George Bernard Shaw

“An Unsocial Socialist” is a novel by George Bernard Shaw, an Irish playwright who became the leading dramatist of his generation, and in 1925 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.   An Unsocial Socialist is George Bernard Shaw's novel. Shaw wrote five novels early in his career and then abandoned them to pursue politics, drama criticism, and eventually playwriting.