The Prince

Niccol Machiavelli

The Prince is a treatise by statesman Niccolo Machiavelli. It was written in the Middle Ages, and published only after the death of the author. In it, Niccolo Machiavelli combines all the experience of managing the state, sharing his thoughts with readers. Although this book is largely instructive, it is not perceived as such. When you read, there is no feeling of boredom or the fact that an opinion is imposed on you with which you do not agree. The author enables readers to draw conclusions themselves. In the book you can see discussions about power and how to achieve it; these thoughts are concise and simple. In just a few theses, the author provides arguments confirming his point of view, drawing on the experience of past years.

Three Tales of the Ring

Robert E. Howard

From the unsurpassed imagination of the creator of Conan, Robert E. Howard, here are three tales of boxing, suspense and high adventure. Three Tales of the Ring is an excellent sampler of his non-sword and sorcery output, with a very strong emphasis on the gothic and the macabre. The collection includes such Howards masterpieces as The Apparition in the Prize Ring, Alleys of Darkness, Cupid vs Pollux. The Apparition In the Prize Ring is a ghostly little boxing story, narrated by a boxing manager of a black heavyweight Ace Jessel also known by the title Sucker Fight. Alleys of Darkness is a story in the Sailor Dennis Dorgan series. Cupid VS. Pollux is similarly a bit humorous tale of a heavyweight boxer, whos fallen in love. The boxing tales of Robert E. Howard have been collected into several different collections, some containing only them, some all of the works Howard has written.

Weihnacht!

Karl May

Die Handlung der als Reiseerzählung abgefassten Geschichte ist teils in Deutschland, teils im Wilden Westen der USA angesiedelt und beschreibt Erlebnisse der Hauptfiguren Winnetou und Old Shatterhand, die im Zusammenhang mit Ereignissen stehen, die letzterer während seiner Studentenzeit in Europa erlebt hat. Durch Zufall stößt er dort auf Frau Hiller, deren Ehemann, ein Fellhändler, von feindlichen Krähenindianern gefangengehalten wird und sie bittet Old Shatterhand, ihn zu suchen. Zusammen mit seinem Blutsbruder Winnetou macht er sich auf den Weg ins Felsengebirge.

Belshazzar

H. Rider Haggard

Belshazzar is the latest novel by Henry Rider Haggard. He wrote it shortly before his death. All events revolve around Ramose, a descendant of the Egyptian pharaoh and the Greek. He decides to radically change his life and go on adventures. As a result, this decision leads to the fall of Babylon at the hand of the Persian Empire under Cyrus.

The Bond of Black

William Le Queux

In this story I have dealt with an extraordinary phase of modern life in London, which to the majority will come as a startling revelation. Some will, perhaps, declare that no such amazing state of things exists in this, the most enlightened age the world has known. To such, I can only assert that in this decadent civilisation of ours the things which I have described actually take place in secret, as certain facts in my possession indisputably show.

Bajki

Jean de La Fontaine

Najpopularniejsze bajki jednego z najsłynniejszych twórców klasycyzmu francuskiego, przedstawiające w znakomity sposób ułomności natury ludzkiej, naszą prostotę i naiwność. Napisane w eleganckim, komicznym stylu, z całym bogactwem archetypów.

The Three Just Men

Edgar Wallace

If you like a villain to be a proper villain then Oberzhon is the genuine article. What a villain! What an adventure! There are crimes for which no punishment is adequate, offences that the written law cannot efface. When conventional justice fails The Three Just Men employ their great intellect and cunning. They use their own methods, carry out their own verdicts which the police were unable or unwilling to carry out. There can be no compromise. Each of the ten chapters in this book recounts a separate episode in the careers of two of the trio who call themselves the Three Just Men. The third member of the trio remains in the background. The mission that the Three Just Men have undertaken is to mete out punishment to evil-doers whom the law has failed to reach.

Dziennik Franciszki Krasińskiej

Klementyna Hoffmanowa

Akcja tej powieści historycznej umiejscowiona jest u schyłku panowania Augusta III Sasa. Autorka skupia się na przedstawieniu sylwetki głównej bohaterki Franciszki Krasińskiej. Utwór ma formę listów i pamiętników. Na pierwszy plan wysuwa się emocjonalność i wewnętrzne przeżycia bohaterki, natomiast wydarzenia historyczne i polityczne są tylko tłem dla rozterek kobiecego serca.