The Man Who Was Two

Fred M. White

Walter Pennington and Raymond Mallison were best friends. And it would seem that can prevent such a strong friendship. However, after a while a lawyer, Walter Pennington is found dead. His friend is under arrest. This news surprises their friends, because they were good friends, but before their death, they quarreled. Is Raymond Mallison to blame for the death of his friend?

Kerry

Grace Livingston Hill

Kerry Kavanaugh is a beautiful child asked to be adult, not even of age, with a spoiled childlike mother who makes terrible decisions upon the death of Kerrys father. Forced to flee with her fathers manuscript, a determined Kerry sails for New York to meet with her fathers publishers but is faced with a new challenge when a page of notes goes missing. Someone is out to steal the manuscript! But with a ship full of strangers, who cant she suspect? Then she meets Graham Mc Nair, who claims that he knew Kerrys dad years ago. Could this be the man of Kerrys dreams, or should she be suspicious of him since things are suspicious about her dads book? Unsure whom to trust, our heroine faces adversity with a great deal of courage and faith. Classic Grace Livingston Hill.

Carmens Messenger

Harold Bindloss

Jake Foster wanted to change something in his own country with small steps. To do this, he had to marry Alice, who is ready to invest in his business, in his idea. After the signing of the contract, he feels relieved because now he can increase income of his country. But is it worth the sacrifices for which he went?

The Tempest

William Shakespeare

One of Shakespeares later plays. The plot focuses on the confrontation between the Duke of Milan, the Wizard of Prospero, and his brother Antonio. The latter, with the help of the Neapolitan king, takes power from his brother. Prospero, with his little daughter Miranda, was expelled from Milan. On a dilapidated ship they were sent to the open sea.

The Permanent Husband

Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky

Decades later after Uncles Dream, Dostoevsky wrote The Permanent Husband, also known as The Eternal Husband (1890). It is one of Dostoevskys most perfect works. Classical in form, it presents his most profound exploration of mimetic rivalry and the duality of human consciousness. A love-affair drama that is both tragedy and comedy, that follows complicated relationships, remarriages, and unrequited love. Told from the point of view of a rich and idle man who is confronted by a younger rival, the husband of his former, and now deceased, mistress, the story portrays the interchanging hatred and love of the two men. Some critics have ranked this novella among Dostoyevskys best works because of its style and structure. Alfred Bem has called it one of the most complete works by Dostoyevsky in regards to its composition and development.

Nie-Boska komedia

Zygmunt Krasiński

Dramat romantyczny Zygmunta Krasińskiego napisany w 1833 r., a wydany w 1835 r. w Paryżu. Początkowo utwór miał nosić tytuł Mąż i być pierwszą częścią trylogii. Głównym bohaterem Nie-Boskiej komedii jest Mąż (hrabia Henryk). Pierwsza i druga część utworu przedstawia jego życie osobiste, trzecia i czwarta jego udział w wydarzeniach społecznych i historycznych. Mąż bierze ślub z kobietą, którą jak mu się wydaje kocha. Czuje się jednak poetą, pragnie tworzyć prawdziwą poezję. Żyje marzeniami, stąd tak łatwo szatanowi opętać jego duszę. Zsyła mu Dziewicę będącą dla Męża uosobieniem żywej poezji i piękna. Porzuca zrozpaczoną Żonę i rusza z Dziewicą. Ta niemal doprowadza go do zguby. Ratuje go anioł. Mąż powraca do domu, ale okazuje się, że Żona umiera w szpitalu dla obłąkanych, a syn Orcio jest poetą. Tymczasem wybucha rewolucja, a Mąż teraz już jako hrabia Henryk staje na czele arystokracji, przeciw której walczą rewolucjoniści. Henryk wybiera się do ich obozu, aby poznać przeciwnika. Widzi, że rewolucjoniści to tak naprawdę ludzie, którzy marzą o życiu arystokracji. Chcą pieniędzy, żywności, chcą się bawić. Utwierdza się w przekonaniu, że rewolucjoniści nie proponują żadnych nowych idei. Ostatecznie Henryk ginie na polu walki.

Betty Zane

Zane Grey

Zane Greys first trilogy Betty Zane, The Last Trail, and The Spirit of the Border together in one volume. Betty Zane is an Eastern real life adventure story by Zane Grey based upon diaries kept by his great grandmother, Betty Zane, describing her life and adventures after she joined her brothers family near what is now Wheeling, WV in the late 1700s. It is the story of the last battle of the American Revolution, in which the heroine was a young, spunky, and beautiful frontier girl named Betty Zane. Life along the frontier, attacks by Indians, Bettys heroic defense of the beleaguered garrison at Wheeling, the burning of the Fort, and Bettys final race for life, make up this never-to-be-forgotten story. Well written historical fiction recommended to anyone interested in the decline of the indigenous North American. The writing is beautiful, especially the descriptions that take you vividly back to a place and time. The story is suspenseful and riveting, with plenty of excitement.

Baśka. Bezimienni bohaterowie

Maria Reutt

Akcja powieści Marii Reutt Baśka. Bezimienni bohaterowie rozpoczyna się w roku 1904, o którym autorka pisze, że był rokiem wznowionych nadziei i pragnień niepodległościowych. Warszawa, wciąż pod zaborem rosyjskim, nieprzerwanie stanowi arenę nasilonych działań konspiracyjnych, prowadzonych przez bezimiennych bohaterów, dążących do wyzwolenia ojczyzny spod jarzma zaborcy.