The Deliberate Detective

E. Phillips Oppenheim

The adventures of Mr. Stanely Brooke, The Deliberate Detective. E. Phillips Oppenheims detective Stanley Brooke unearths the strange and criminous underbelly of London, but the greatest challenge he tackles is how to capture the heart of his beautiful but grim partner, Constance. This detective contributed to the foundation of the genres history. The collection also includes the following stories: The Rescue of Warren Tyrrwell, The Princess Pays, The Other Side of the Wall, The Murder William Blessing, The Disappearance of Monsieur Dupoy, The Spiders Parlor, The Silent People, and The Glen Terrace Tragedy.

The Countess of Lowndes Square and Other Stories

E.F. Benson

A collection of fourteen short stories. These are stories about blackmail and own experiments. Some stories may seem close. Thus, the stories will be read in one breath. Since the reader will perceive them with interest. A hint is attached to each story, but you will have to solve some problems yourself.

Córka Ewy

Honoriusz Balzak

Powieść Córka Ewy Honoriusza Balzaka należy do Scen z życia prywatnego cyklu Komedia Ludzka. Opowiada losy hrabiny Marii de Vandenesse. Kobieta została wydana za mąż ze względów finansowych. Nie żywi jakichkolwiek uczuć wobec męża. Chcąc ożywić nudę codziennego życia, nawiązuje romans z poetą Natanem. Ten postanawia wykorzystać jej pozycję materialną do realizacji własnych planów...

The Heritage of the Desert

Zane Grey

The novel begins in the desert of southern Utah. It is the 1870s. John Hare is a young cowboy who was rescued from sure death by a Mormon rancher by the name of August Naab. Naab puts him to work with an adopted daughter, Mescal, who tends his herd of sheep. Out in the open air, Hare not only recovers his health; he falls for Mescal in a big way. The greatest danger Hare faces though, is over Mescal, a half-Navajo shepherdess who is already promised in marriage to Naabs first-born son. The Mormon religion, however, demands that the girl shall become the second wife of one of the Mormons. Well, thats the problem of this great story.

Bajki i przypowieści

Ignacy Krasicki

Zbiór Bajek i przypowieści został wydany przez Ignacego Krasickiego w 1779 r. Składa się ze 117 krótkich bajek epigramatycznych, podzielonych na cztery główne części i Przydatek (11 utworów), poprzedzonych wierszami Do dzieci i Wstęp do bajek. W większości są to utworzy oryginalne, chociaż niektóre nawiązują do bajek orientalnych, starożytnych (Ezop, Fedrus) i nowożytnych (Jean de La Fontaine, Christian Fürchtegott Gellert). Krasicki śmieje się w bajkach z ludzkich wad, głupoty i pospolitych przywar. Stara się jednocześnie wskazywać właściwe metody postępowania. Z lektury bajek wyłania się z nich dość ponury obraz rzeczywistości oraz wad Polaków. Wizja ta zostaje jednak przez poetę złagodzona humorem i ostrzem satyry. Bajki ujmują też czytelnika swą prostolinijnością, prostotą i jasnością konstrukcji.

The Range Dwellers

B.M. Bower

Rich west coast spoiled brat meets rich east coast girl. Both are spending the summer in cattle country and neither expected the outcome of their adventures. Of course there is a feud involved here, a pretty young woman, some cowboy hijinks, and some amazing coincidences to bring all the characters together. This short but engaging novel contains all of the elements that made B. M. Bowers books a mainstay of the genre of classic Westerns. B. M. Bower was one of the most prolific and popular writers in the early days of the Western genre, and stories like The Range Dwellers explain the authors abiding popularity.

The Broken Trail

Harold Bindloss

Construction master Cassidy was popular with the people around him. Although he was a strict employer, everyone was pleased with his work. He did a lot of difficult railway work in western Canada. But how will his character affect his reputation and performance?

Michaels Evil Deeds

E. Phillips Oppenheim

Michaels Evil Deeds (and they are very evil at times) is a rather ingenious crime novel in more ways than one. Firstly the 11 chapters each represent a separate incident but overall they do link together, if on occasions somewhat loosely. And secondly the tale is told by various of the protagonists so there is often a different point of view within each chapter.