The Wooden Horse

Hugh Walpole

A magnificent classic tale of family life at a former age. The wooden horse is the story of the Trojans, a family that calmly accepted the belief that they were people for whom the world was created. But when Harry Troyan returned home twenty years later in New Zealand, with the democracy that he learned by working with his hands, he was a wooden horse who boldly carried an army of alien ideals into the walls of Troyan, which made a group of people out of this selfish family, satisfied with themselves.

The Gallows of Chance

E. Phillips Oppenheim

Believe it or not, here is an Oppenheim story without a single scene laid in Monte Carlo. And high time, too, for that lode, profitable as it no doubt has been, has shown signs, of petering out. The entire action of this novel takes place in England, and most of the characters, with the exception of a few detectives, belong to the upper classes. Edward Phillips Oppenheim (1866-1946) was an English novelist, in his lifetime a major and successful writer of genre fiction including thrillers. He wrote more than 100 novels between 1887 and 1943. The Gallows of Chance was first published in 1933.

Wonderful London

Edgar Wallace

People, mostly young people, came to Tressa to resolve their immediate problems, for Tressa was wise in the ways of men and women, had London and its queer code at her finger-tips, and, a greater asset than her sophistication, had never lost touch with the human heart. She was fifty, slim, white of hair and hand, and, sophisticated as she was, had the habit of innocent interpretation.

The Merry Wives of Windsor

William Shakespeare

In The Merry Wives of Windsor, there is everything that we love in Shakespeares comedies. The classic comedy of Shakespeare, except that the acting characters are not as noble as usual, and the jester is not enough. The plot is simple one fat knight Falstaff decided to roll up to two married ladies, and those who decided to teach him a lesson so that he would not allow himself such liberties to himself any more, which he did for life three times. At the same time, a story is being developed about an attempt to marry a young girl Anna for some fools, but the situation is resolved in favor of true love.

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

Anne Brontë

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Gilbert Markham is deeply intrigued by Helen Graham, a beautiful and secretive young widow who has moved into nearby Wildfell Hall with her young son. He is quick to offer Helen his friendship, but when her reclusive behavior becomes the subject of local gossip and speculation, Gilbert begins to wonder whether his trust in her has been misplaced. It is only when she allows Gilbert to read her diary that the truth is revealed and the shocking details of her past.

The Romance of Lust. A Classic Victorian Erotic Novel

Autor anonimowy

First published in 1873 of anonymous authorship and written during the years 18731876, this novel may well represent the highest moment in nineteenth-century sexual imagination. The four volumes included in this edition make this novel one of the longest and best erotic story ever written. It follows the exploits of Charlie, a virile and well-endowed young man with an apparently boundless appetite for sex. He chronicles his various sexual encounters involving his sisters Eliza and Mary, his governesses, and other various male and female friends. An unabashed portrait of a classic erotic drama, it is considered by critics of the form to be an unparalleled and wholly satisfying reading experience. The Romance of Lustl is a classic Victorian erotic novel not to be missed by fans and collectors of the genre.

Treasure Island

Robert Louis Stevenson

The most popular pirate story ever written in English, featuring one of literatures most beloved bad guys, Treasure Island has been happily devoured by several generations of boysand girlsand grownups. Its unforgettable characters include: young Jim Hawkins, who finds himself owner of a map to Treasure Island, where the fabled pirate booty is buried; honest Captain Smollett, heroic Dr. Livesey, and the good-hearted but obtuse Squire Trelawney, who help Jim on his quest for the treasure; the frightening Blind Pew, double-dealing Israel Hands, and seemingly mad Ben Gunn, buccaneers of varying shades of menace; and, of course, garrulous, affable, ambiguous Long John Silver, who is one moment a friendly, laughing, one-legged sea-cook...and the next a dangerous pirate leader!

The Weight of the Crown

Fred M. White

The sudden dismissal of Jessie Harcourt in a fashion boutique brought her into shock. It was as if she had an affair with a prince and she forced his to kiss her. This angered her boss, Madame Malmaison. But is everything the way Malmaison says or she want to substitute her?