The Old Stone House and Other Stories

Anna Katharine Green

A young girl named Juliet, draws the boys in a small village after her, and along the way a rich Colonel, whose love for her reaches farther than anyone would have expected. She also hooks a fiery, unstable man named Orrin. The Colonel gets her to swear she will marry him as soon as he finishes a stone house for her, while Orrin tries something secretive to win his love. The narrator is a former lover of Juliet, and what he tells of is a twisted tale of a selfish woman and an evil man, decide for yourself which man is the villain... Short stories written by Anna Katharine Green. This well-written collection also includes: A Memorable Night, The Black Cross, A Mysterious Case, Shall He Wed Her? . Each one contains a mystery and a romantic involvement in the plot, and some have a twist ending.

The Croquet Player

Herbert George Wells

A soul-corrupting evil invades the remote English village of Cainsmarsh, infesting the minds of the local residents. Dark events are plaguing its people. An elderly woman stiffens in dread at her own shadow; a terrified farmer murders a scarecrow; food prepared by others is eyed with suspicion; family pets are bludgeoned to death; loving couples are devoured by rage and violence. People are becoming suspicious of every move each other makes. Children are coming to school with marks on them. A spirit-corrupting evil pervades the land, infesting the minds of those who call Cainsmarsh home... Is this vision real, or a paranoid fantasy? And is the call to resist the danger itself a danger? These are questions that disturb the calm of an indolent croquet player who happens to hear the tale of the unlucky village. H. G. Wellss ambiguous story of horror is a modern classic, a prophetic, disturbing glimpse of the primitive distrust and violence that gnaw at the heart of the modern world.

Записки из мертвого дома (Wspomnienia z domu umarłych)

Фёдор Михайлович Достоевский, Fiodor Michajłowicz Dostojewski

Очерки «Записки из Мертвого дома» Достоевский писал после возвращения из каторги. Они представляют собой уникальный документ, где находятся рассказы о судьбах реальных заключенных, с которыми писатель сталкивался на каторжных работах, множество характерных поговорок и выражений, услышанных им из уст арестантов и солдат. Перед читателем открывается мир, где насилие над человеческой личностью принимает привычный, повседневный характер. Это история о судьбах отверженных, виновных и невинных, убийц и контрабандистов, лихих воров и интеллигентных фальшивомонетчиков, дворян и крестьян... И в тоже время это глубокое философское произведение, главной идеей которого выступает Свобода как необходимое условие человеческого существования.

813

Maurice Leblanc

Lupin is back after apparently dying in the assault on the hollow needle in the previous novel but this time, he appears to be a murderer! The mystery, written before the Great War, involves finding a package of letters once written to Bismarck, locating a clock on which the number 813 has significance, as well as causing a reigning emperor to make several journeys incognito. And Lupin, the clever but patriotic French thief, does engage with them and also with the French police of his day, even if on the point of disguising himself and proving to be one of the best detectives of them all. First published in 1919, 813 is one of the very best Lupin novels written by Maurice Leblanc and translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mottos. Always cheery, fast-paced, engaging, a beautiful adventure novel.

Anne of Windy Poplars

Lucy Maud Montgomery

Anne of Windy Poplars is the fourth book in the Anne of Green Gables series by L. M. Montgomery. In this book, 22-year-old Anne Shirley has left college to serve as principal of Summerside High School and settles down in Windy Poplars. Here her biggest challenge is the high-status Pringles family who are not what one would expect them to be. The novel features a series of letters Anne sends to her intended, Gilbert Blythe, who is completing medical school. Annes sweet disposition and usual cheerful nature assure her happiness wherever she finds herself. Read Annes journey in her own words and find out how she overcomes the hard times.

Najlepsze żarty o Chucku Norrisie

Praca zbiorowa

Chuck Norris ma w dorobku kilkadziesiąt ról w filmach i serialach telewizyjnych, a także sześć tytułów mistrza świata w karate. Znany jest jednak przede wszystkim jako bohater absurdalnych dowcipów. W książeczce znalazło się 100 najlepszych dowcipów poświęconych temu amerykańskiemu aktorowi i mistrzowi sztuk walki.

The Short Stop

Zane Grey

This is a small baseball story about a good young man who does his best to make a living. He has a widow and brother with disabilities. An interesting understanding of the history of early baseball. A bit of romance, a bit of an intrigue, basically a baseball and a pure search for a place in life. It was first published in 1909.

The Exploits of Airman Hay

Edgar Wallace

The Exploits of Airman Hay is a series of ten stories about an intrepid aviator by the name of Captain Murray Hay. The stories fast-paced with some surprising twists and turns, well written and great to read. The book presents the stories under the titles found in Edgar Wallaces manuscript, most of which correspond to those used in Topical Times. Edgar Wallace was a prolific author of crime, adventure and humorous stories, whose best known creations include The Four Just Men, Sanders of the River, and J. G. Reeder. Although Wallace wrote many stand alone novels it is, perhaps, for his series based material-always popular with readers-that he remains best known. More than 160 films have been made of Wallaces work.