Rilla of Ingleside

Lucy Maud Montgomery

Rilla of Ingleside is a coming-of-age novel written in 1921 by L.M. Montgomery that focuses on the youngest daughter of the beloved Anne Shirley, now Mrs. Blythe from the Anne of Green Gables series. In this final book in the Anne of Green Gables series, young Rilla Blythe dreams only of her first dance and getting her first kiss from the dashing Kenneth Ford. But undreamed-of challenges await the irrepressible Rilla when the world of Ingleside becomes endangered by a far-off war. Subsequently, Rillas brother Jem and his friend Jerry enlist and go to a training camp before leaving to join the front in France, and Rilla finds herself caring for an orphaned newborn. A story caught up in the shadow of war, the novel is an emotional journey of growth, loss, and sacrifice, but nevertheless a timeless piece of literature.

Die Gred

Georg Ebers

Die Themen der Romane wählte Georg Ebers (1837-1898) teilweise aus dem Umfeld seiner wissenschaftlichen Arbeit, also der ägyptischen Geschichte, aber auch aus anderen Epochen. Neben populärwissenschaftlichen Büchern, schrieb Ebers auch historische Romane. Die Gred ist ein historischer Roman, der im Nürnberg zu Zeiten des 15. Jahrhunderts spielt. Ebers zeichnet ein lebensechtes Bild der Stadt und der darin lebenden Menschen.

General Besserleys Puzzle Box

E. Phillips Oppenheim

General, his companion pronounced, you are getting fat. Too many cocktails. General Besserley, late of the Secret Service at Washington and now a very popular member of Monaco society, glanced downwards at his slightly increasing outline. He was rather a fine figure of a man and his carriage was beyond reproach, but it was certainly true that there was sometimes a little difficulty about the two bottom buttons of his waistcoat.

La Corde au cou

Émile Gaboriau

La corde au cou est un chef-doeuvre de la littérature policiere. Cest un récit de la famille du comte de Claudieuse. Ils subissent bien des malheurs des le début du roman: lincendie total du domaine, lagression du comte victime de coups de feu, la ruine... Les indices conduisent Jacques de Boiscoran, mais un avocat parisien, Manuel Folgat, se persuade rapidement de linnocence de laccusé. Puis il découvre que le passé dun jeune homme est uni par un lien secret avec la Comtesse de Claudieuse...

The Guvnor and Other Short Stories

Edgar Wallace

Fifth book in the J.G. Reeder series. When Larry ORyan decides to become a burglar he attends night school to study ballistics, then secures a job at a safe-makers. After three successful robberies Larry is caught by Mr. J. G. Reeder. An unlikely friendship develops and on Saturdays they can be seen together at the British Museum or the Tower. One day Larry rescues Miss Lane Leonard, daughter of a millionaire. The disappearance of one and a half million pounds in gold bullion and a series of bank frauds baffles Scotland Yard. But not Mr. J. G. Reeder. The Guvnor and Other Short Stories is a short story compilation by the British crime writer Edgar Wallace. These are the final stories about Mr. J. G. Reeder, a police officer with the mind of a criminal.

Old Surehand (Tom II). Old Surehand. Tom II

Karol May

Książki Karola Maya przyciągają czytelników ekscytującymi przygodami rozgrywającymi się w dzikich i malowniczych sceneriach Dzikiego Zachodu. Old Surehand to seria opowieści, której głównym bohaterem jest ów tajemniczy myśliwy. W rozwiązaniu jego rodzinnej tajemnicy pomagają mu Old Shatterhand i Winnetou. Cała trójka przeżywa przy tym wiele emocjonujących i mrożących krew w żyłach przygód, wielokrotnie ocierając się o śmierć w starciach z Indianami i niedźwiedziami grizzly.

Under Western Eyes

Joseph Conrad

This novel is considered to be one of Conrads major works and in subject matter is close to The Secret Agent. It is also full of conflict about the historical failures of revolutionary movements and ideals. Razumov is a career-motivated young man, unwillingly trapped in a political situation. As he travel to Geneva (from St. Petersburg), brings hope that he is going to go back to his normal life, while he is getting more involved in politic, by felling in love with the sister of his own victim...Never having experienced any kind of warmth or affection, Razumov reveals the truth to Natalie and suffers the consequences for his betrayal. Writing before the Russian revolution, Conrad tries to elucidate Russia for the western reader. As such, you get some revolutionaries and bureaucrats, and a protagonist caught in between.The strength of the book is what Conrads strength often is, his ability to see into the hearts and minds of characters. In this case he is aiming to see into the psychology of Russia as a country, and hits a few bulls eyes.

Dodos Daughter. A Sequel to Dodo

E.F. Benson

Dodo is the main and favorite character of Benson. In this part of the novel, the main character experiences emotional experiences. She is trying to calm down and build her family. Readers will always be part of the novel. You can look at the whole story from the inside and empathize the main character.