Major Haynes of the Secret Service

Edgar Wallace

Major Haynes of the Secret Service is a fine series of Wallace stories about wartime espionage. During the First World War Edgar Wallace wrote a number of morale-boosting tales about the skill and derring-do of the British military and intelligence services, mostly in the form of series published under such titles as Tam o the Scoots, Companions of the Ace High, and Clarence-Private. Several series were published in the form of dramatic pseudo-documentary accounts of what he claimed to be true stories. Three espionage series in this category are known to have been published in British newspapers. Two of these featured an intelligence agent by the name of Major Haynes and made their first appearance in the Dundee paper Thomsons Weekly News.

The League of Five

Aidan de Brune

Aidan de Brune was a big name in Australian literature but is forgotten today. He was a prolific author who wrote in a variety of genres. Lots of novels by De Brune were reputedly published in the USA under various pseudonyms, but these have not been traced. A new story by this popular author entitled The League of Five. The plot is laid mostly in Sydney, and centers round a mysterious band which goes under the name from which the tale takes its name. A love interest threads through the most sensational happenings, and it is one of the best stories we are offering readers. Highly recommended.

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.

Ordynat Michorowski

Helena Mniszkówna

Kontynuacja najsłynniejszego polskiego melodramatu Trędowata. Powieść kończy się śmiercią Stefci Rudeckiej, niezamożnej szlachcianki, która zdobyła serce Waldemara ordynata Michorowskiego. Dziewczyna została zadręczona przez niechętnych jej arystokratów, którzy nie mogli pogodzić się z tym, że ktoś skromnego pochodzenia zajął miejsce należne w ich opinii jedynie dziedziczce magnackiego rodu. Rodzina Waldemara oczekuje, że ordynacja dostanie potomka. Tymczasem młody ordynat żyje wspomnieniami, rozpamiętuje śmierć ukochanej Stefci... O względy ordynata zabiega Lucia, baronówna Elzonowska. W Lucii natomiast kocha się głęboko choć bez wzajemności Bohdan hrabia Michorowski. Konkurentem do ręki baronówny jest też hrabia Brochwicz. Podczas balu sylwestrowego mają być ogłoszone oficjalne zaręczyny Lusi z Brochwiczem. Dochodzi jednak do nieprzyjemnego incydentu. W jego wyniku Bohdan wyzywa na pojedynek Brochwicza, ale Waldemar jako głowa rodu korzysta z prawa pierwszeństwa i staje na placu zamiast Bohdana. Brochwicz pada...

Majestys Rancho

Zane Grey

Majestys Rancho is the sequel to The Light of Western Stars, both by Zane Grey. Here we meet the next generation at the ranch. It is wild with college age fun and a mix of gangsters meeting the old west. After Lance Sidway comes to the defense of beautiful Madge Stewart and ends up on the wrong side of the law, he escapes to Arizona and finds work on her fathers ranch. Fate certainly seems to want these two together! However, gangsters are rustling cattle from Stewarts ranch and the leader, Honey Bee Uhl, has a thing for Madge as well. This crazy tangle comes to a head when Uhl kidnaps Madge for a ransom and wants to keep her for himself. Lance wont allow it, even if it means a fight to the death.

Humoreski z teki Worszyłły

Henryk Sienkiewicz

Humoreski z teki Worszyłły to zbiór nowel Henryka Sienkiewicza, składający się z dwóch utworów zatytułowanych Nikt nie jest prorokiem między swymi oraz Dwie drogi. Uchodzą za klasyczny przykład piśmiennictwa tendencyjnego. Jest to jednak cenne świadectwo powszechnej praktyki pisarskiej tamtej epoki.

La Femme aux deux sourires

Maurice Leblanc

Il avait rencontré une charmante femme, qui avait la fois le sourire le plus sincere et le plus sombre, le regard le plus naf et le plus sensuel, lapparence le plus modeste. Mais qui est-elle? Quelle est la véritable personnalité de cette beauté? Grâce son intelligence, il défie toutes les polices françaises et les truands avec succes et avec quelle maestria! Il risque sa vie et se surpasse, quand se battant contre les ombres. Cest un Arsene Lupin que nous navons pas lu.

The Phantom Launch

Aidan de Brune

There is always a special thrill of excitement about a mystery story, especially when the main characters cover their tracks successfully. The Phantom Launch is an Australian story through and through, its main setting being Sydney and Melbourne, and the swiftness and sureness with which both the launch people and amateur sleuths act will keep the reader breathless. Wireless plays an important part in this story. We defy any reader to guess the perpetrators of the crimes and the secret of the launch until the colorful and prolific Australian writer Aidan de Brune? reveals them.