The Strength of the Strong

Jack London

The book tells about the Neanderthal tribe: life, hunting, customs, their relationship. The life of ancient people is difficult and full of hardships, but they are happy. Their happiness is in unity. There is a clash with others. Neanderthals are at a lower stage of development, but they recognize themselves as people: they have a language, they care for the elderly and children, maintain fire, bury the dead... But the principle of Others The strongest survives; Kill before they kill you. It is not difficult to guess whose heirs are humanity.

Nienasycenie

Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz

Powieść Witkacego, której głównym bohaterem jest Genezyp Kapen de Vahaz. Poznajemy go, gdy wkracza w dorosłość i usiłuje budować samodzielne życie. Poszukuje w nim sensu i treści, usiłując zaspokoić tytułowe nienasycenie. Świat, w którym żyje, stanowi przewrotną wizję zwycięstwa komunizmu, któremu opiera się jedynie Polska i to tylko z powodu wszechogarniającego marazmu.

Mary Queen of Scots

Jacob Abbott

One of those stories that can drop you deep into your soul and feel the moments of the life of Mary Queen. Always considered a threat by the Protestants and the English throne. She didnt have any one to trust, not even her own people. This book explains well the ambiguous personal life of a great but extremely unfortunate woman.

Die blaue Hand

Edgar Wallace

Die junge Eunice Weldon nimmt eine Stellung als Sekretärin der reichen Mrs. Groat an und zieht in deren Haus ein. Zurück bleibt eine Karte mit einem blauen Handabdruck und einer geheimnisvollen Warnung: Jemand, der Dich liebt, bittet Dich dringend, dieses Haus so schnell als möglich zu verlassen! . Zwanzig Jahre lang hat Digby Groat auf sein Erbe gewartet. Jetzt wartet Digby Groat auf ein Millionenerbe und weiß, dass er es nur erhält, wenn die Voraussetzungen stimmen. Doch dann kommt Dorothy Danton in sein Haus und die gilt seit zwanzig Jahren als tot. Leider gibt es da noch den Sekretär eines Rechtsanwalts, Jim Steele, der es sich in den Kopf gesetzt hat, den richtigen Erben ausfindig zu machen. Kurz vor Ende der zwanzig Jahre macht sich Jim Steel, ein ehemaliger Offizier und Weltkriegsveteran, der im Büro des Treuhänders des Dantonschen Vermögens arbeitet, auf die Suche nach der verschwunden Erbin Dorothy.

Heart of the West

O. Henry

Heart of the West is a collection of O. Henry nineteen short stories, all of which are set in or feature the American West at the turn of the 20th century, back before paved interstates, when cowboy culture was at its peak. This collection of short fiction from master of the form centers on tales of romantic entanglement, adventure, and lost love among the dusty trails and plains of the Wild West. Saddle up for a heaping dose of the clever plot twists that this brilliant writer made his trademark. There are tales of cowpunchers, desperados and ranchers in love. Most explore happy times, though death and sorrow do pay an infrequent visit. Heart of the West is a page-turner that will please Western fans and literature lovers alike.

Zagłada domu Usherów i inne opowiadania

Edgar Allan Poe

Zbiór swoistych nowel kryminalnych. Niektóre zabawne, sarkastyczne i finezyjne, inne mroczne i przerażające. Plastyczne opisy zbrodni, mnogość zagadek i pułapek logicznych, w połączeniu ze stopniowo budowanym przez narratora napięciem, tworzą niepowtarzalny zestaw.

The Witchs Head

H. Rider Haggard

Another Victorian novel by Haggard. The story of the orphan Ernest Kershaw, who is in search of a better life. One of the mystical moments is a find in the cemetery of the head of a woman who looks like his girlfriend. After that, strange things start to happen. More precisely, it is the beginning of the adventures of our hero.

The Glenlitten Murder

E. Phillips Oppenheim

Glenlitten Manor is the home of Andrew, Marquis Glenlitten, and his lovely, tiny, vivacious French wife, Felice. On the night of a small game hunt, the unsavory Baron de Bresset is murdered and the priceless Glenlitten diamond is stolen. Who stole the necklace and killed de Bresset? The subplot around the origins of Felice, who was orphaned in a French chateau at a very young age, form an interesting side story. Suspects include Sir Richard Cotton, the famous London criminal lawyer, Sir Richard Haslam, the African colonial administrator, and Prince Charles de Seuss, the impoverished Russian nobleman. Very formulaic, with some interesting descriptions of English country house life just prior to the Great Depression.