Wiersze. Wybór

Franciszek Karpiński

Tom zawiera wybór utworów poetyckich Franciszka Karpińskiego, polskiego poety epoki oświecenia. Karpiński był zafascynowany kulturą ludu. Uznaje się go za twórcę nurtu sentymentalnego w liryce polskiej. Tworzył m.in. sielanki (Laura i Filon), wiersze miłosne (Do Justyny. Tęskność na wiosnę), dumy, elegie i wiersze patriotyczne (Żale Sarmaty nad grobem Zygmunta Augusta), a także popularne do dziś pieśni religijne i kolędy (Pieśń poranna Kiedy ranne wstają zorze; Pieśń o Narodzeniu Pańskim Bóg się rodzi, moc truchleje).

Black Hound of Death

Robert E. Howard

Some such thoughts flitted vaguely through my mind that night as I groped along the narrow trail that wound through the deep pinelands. Such thoughts are likely to keep company with any man who dares invade, in the night, that lonely stretch of densely timbered river-country which the black people call Egypt, for some obscurely racial reason.

The Tenderfoot

Max Brand

Red Anthony had the lazy look of a tenderfoot and the lighting draw of a devil. Raised in a circus, he grew up knife throwing and horse stunt riding. He follows a Frances Jones, who has stolen his heart, out to Dodge City. On his first day searching for her he makes enemies with some criminals. Theyre soon ganging up to find him and "shoot him dead". By the time Red rode out of Dodge City, he was one of the fastest gunmen around. And on his trail was a band of the toughest, most vicious outlaws ever collected in the West. Will The Tenderfoot escape the clutches of the evil criminals? Will he ever find Frances Jones? Highly recommended, especially for those who love the Old Western genre.

The Knave of Diamonds

Ethel M. Dell

1912. Ethel May Dell (1881-1939), British writer, began writing at a young age. Most of her stories were stories of passion and love set in India and other British colonial possessions. American Nap Errol is in love with reserved Englishwoman, Lady Anne. Lady Anne is unhappily married to an unpleasant, wealthy drunk, who is twice her age. Nap is, in his own and most others opinion, a knave and a bounder. Lady Anne, miserable in her situation, is honor bound to her husband and marriage vows. Nap is soon equally miserable, as Anne refuses to enter into an adulterous liason. Fast paced, involving romance written early in the Twentieth century, The Knave of Diamonds novel stands up well to the test of time.

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...

Voyage au centre de la Terre

Jules Verne

Le professeur de minéralogie trouve dans lancien manuscrit, acquis accidentellement par lui, contenant la composition du skald islandais du XIIIe siecle Snorri Sturluson Le cercle de la Terre, un manuscrit crypté. Son jeune neveu et assistant, Axel, laide lire un message crypté du passé, écrit par un alchimiste islandais du XVIe siecle, Arne Sacnussem. Il indique quil existe une opportunité pour Voyage au centre de la Terre travers le cratere du volcan islandais Snayfeedls.

The Three Oak Mystery

Edgar Wallace

Ex police officer Socrates Smith and his brother Lexington, who is also an amateur sleuth, are invited to spend a weekend at Peter Mandles country home. Shortly after they arrive the brothers notice many precautions taken against intruders, a message flashed in Morse code, and someone skulking across the lawn. Come three oaks, it spells in Morse code. Early next morning the brothers take a stroll, and there, tied to an oak branch, is a body with a purple mark where the bullet struck. A nicely convoluted mystery with plenty of incident, murder, forced marriage, kidnapping and so on from the master of mystery Edgar Wallace.

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.