Fantôme dOrient

Pierre Loti

Fantôme dOrient est le titre de la petite nouvelle qui ouvre le recueil o il raconte lune de ses escapades stanbouliote la recherche de la sépulture dun amour passé. Ce texte larmoyant et nostalgique est suivie dune description tres intéressante de Constantinople en 1890 pour le compte

The Master Criminal

Fred M. White

Rarely do writers make the main character intelligent villains. However, Fred M. White decided to do just that. His main character, Felix Graida, is a brilliant criminal. This is a book about incredible adventures and exciting stories by Felix Grade.

Balladyna. Tragedia w pięciu aktach

Juliusz Słowacki

Tragedia w pięciu aktach, napisana przez Juliusza Słowackiego w Genewie w 1834 r., a wydana w Paryżu w 1839 r. Autor poświęcił swój utwór Zygmuntowi Krasińskiemu, autorowi Irydiona. Balladyna i Alina są siostrami. Mieszkające wraz z matką w ubogiej chacie w lesie. Goplana, królowa jeziora Gopła, jest zakochana w kochanku Balladyny Grabcu. Przez swą zazdrość miesza się w ludzkie sprawy i gmatwa ich losy. Pewnego dnia do chaty sióstr przyjeżdża bogaty książę Kirkor, wiedziony tam przez sługę Goplany, Skierkę. Goplana ma nadzieję, że Kirkor zakocha się w Balladynie, a wtedy Grabiec zostanie tylko dla niej. Jednak Skierka sprawia, że książę zakochuje się w obu siostrach. Żeby zdobyć męża, dziewczęta współzawodniczą w zbieraniu malin. Ta z sióstr, która pierwsza zbierze pełny dzbanek, ma wziąć Kirkora za męża. Gdy okazuje się, że Alina wygrywa, Balladyna zabija ją nożem. Jedynym świadkiem tej zbrodni jest Grabiec... Balladyna to opowieść o żądzy władzy i o dorastaniu do roli zbrodniarza.

When the World Screamed

Arthur Conan Doyle

The final, and certainly climactic, adventure of Sir Arthur Conan Doyles Professor George Edward Challenger is 1928s When the World Screamed. It is another Professor Challenger story where a new craziness pressures him to make the earth feel the existence of human being on its surface. Professor says the earth is a giant creature and it doesnt even care or know that we the human being exist on its surface. Professor believes that by drilling into the center of the earth, he will be the first person to let the planet know that there are people on its surface. He begins a very expensive experiment and one day his dreams come true. The majority of the story, like others in the story, is about the build-up to the event. Its narrated by a new character, Peerless Jones, who is an expert on drilling.

Manekin trzcinowy

Anatole France

Powieść noblisty Anatolea Francea wielkiego erudyty i bibliofila, o sprecyzowanych poglądach socjalistyczno-pacyfistycznych, którym dawał wyraz w swoich powieściach, tworząc światy głęboko przeniknięte humanizmem. Wątek obyczajowy dotyczący pana Bergereta, profesora nadzwyczajnego na wydziale humanistycznym, zanurzony jest w pogłębionej refleksji o sprawach społecznych i religijnych.

The Second Deluge

Garrett P. Serviss

The protagonist is a rich scientist who predicts the onset of a new flood due to the passage of the Earth through a nebula. Instead of panic, people had laughter, because no one believed in his words. They thought he was crazy. While everyone was laughing, the mad scientist built the ark. The rains did not stop. The world is sinking, but will the main character survive?

Three Thousand Dollars

Anna Katharine Green

This short story revolves around a plot to steal some goods secured safely within an impenetrable vault within the confines of Mr. Stoughtons business concern. Mr. Stoughton is the owner of a legendary vault that no one has ever been able to open. Though he cant be sure that the safe contains anything valuable, speculation is rampant among those who know of its existence. Will anyone ever be able to find out what the vault holds? Find out in this fast-paced mystery story from Anna Katharine Green. This is classic Green, with lots of high drama and a twisting, many-layered plot turning on stubbornly kept secrets and the fine points of physical and circumstantial evidence.

The Divine Lady

Elizabeth Louisa Moresby

This is the story of Englands greatest admiral and his beautiful mistress, Lady Hamilton. Introduced to high society as a host and maid figure Emily Hart is wild and rebels against her violent master. Soon she is taken on by a new man, yet he struggles to reconcile his cool nature and expectation of restraint with her irrational outbursts. Emily is educated in the arts and painted by her beloved Romney and continues to struggle with the invisible societal and moral codes which ridicule her and her vivacious passion is viewed as crude and hysterical. Can she overcome her private and personal demons to reign successful in public life? Or has she left a trail of scandal so great that she will never be accepted? If you enjoy the works of Elizabeth Louisa Moresby then this an immortal tale is highly recommended for your book collection.