Salute to Adventurers

John Buchan

In John Buchans thrill-a-minute novel Salute to Adventurers, hero Andrew Garvald makes his way from the dreary moors of his native land to the deceptively bucolic landscape of early colonial America. A novel set during the beginning of the Jamestown Colony, Salute To Adventurers is an enthralling saga about one mans struggle to survive and even find love in a land beset by trade controls with England enforced by pirates, religious strife manifested through a fanatic who stirs Indian tribes to attack settlers, harsh environmental conditions, the unending chores of daily life, and much more. Faced with adversity, danger and social scorn, Garvald nevertheless stands firm in his commitment to bringing fairness and order to the burgeoning colony. Will he achieve this aim and live to tell the tale? Painting a vivid picture of what it was once like to earn a living in untamed lands, Salute To Adventure is an exciting chronicle featuring conflicts of man vs. nature and man vs. man alike.

The Wicked Marquis

E. Phillips Oppenheim

If you havent discovered the joys of Oppenheims mysteries there is a good place to start. Wealthy playwright and playboy Jermyn Annerley is smitten by the beautiful and talented actress Sybil Cluley. She is very successful but her life is devoted to the care of her young sister who has been ill. At Jermyns country estate, Sybil runs into Lord Lakenham, a roguish playboy who is equally in love with her, but also knows something of her past. Jermyn proposes, much to the chagrin of his lovely cousin Lucille, who has had her eye on him for many years. Lakenham and Lucille conspire to end the engagement. Sybil is broken hearted, but puts her sisters welfare above her own. Then Lakenham is murdered in the billiard room. A romance has become a murder mystery.

The Game

Jack London

This is an honest story that the Game, whether its sport or life in general, is unpredictable and completely indifferent to the circumstances in which the person is. Great hopes are broken about reality, and this is the whole of London, which cuts off the shoulder when it wants to say something to its reader. The picture from life is shown succinctly and expertly, and therefore it is worth saying thanks to our friend Jack for the next small literary gift.

The Pioneers. or The Sources of the Susquehanna

James Fenimore Cooper

The fourth of the Leatherstocking novels, we find Leatherstocking (Natty Bumppo) entering the last stages of his life. He has lost a great deal of his effectiveness with his musket and now relies a great deal on his dog to help him hunting. The main focus is one two things: 1. the reinstatement of Nattys old commander in his properties and wealth in the new US while believing he is the victim of treachery by his old friend the judge in this story; and 2. Nattys struggle with and disgust about the developing societal rules that limit his freedom in hunting, trapping and fishing in the wilderness as he has his whole life. Good story on both accounts. In The Pioneers, James Fenimore Cooper thematically debates the complexity of landscape within a new American frontier. The battle between nature and civilization is a constant and competing force within the minds of the characters and in the general surroundings.

Cierpienia wynalazcy

Honoriusz Balzak

W Angouleme Dawid Séchard kupuje od ojca nieuznającego prostego przekazywania z pokolenia na pokolenia drukarnię, z zamiarem udoskonalenia panującego w niej sposobu produkcji. Wkrótce udaje mu się poważnie ulepszyć pracę w swojej drukarni. Jednak jego naiwność sprawiła, że drogą misternej intrygi został oszukany przez konkurentów braci Cointet i wtrącony do więzienia. Zrozpaczony Lucjan, czując się współwinnym za los przyjaciela, postanawia popełnić samobójstwo, topiąc się w stawie. Po drodze spotyka jednak tajemniczego księdza, Hiszpana Carlosa Herrerę (w rzeczywistości Jacques Collin, znany już z Ojca Goriot), który odwodzi go od tego kroku. Namawia Lucjana, by wrócił do Paryża i na nowo spróbował wspiąć się na szczyty towarzyskiej drabiny, jednak za cenę całkowitego posłuszeństwa jego radom. Lucjan zgadza się, wysyła Dawidowi pieniądze potrzebne do uregulowania wszystkich wierzytelności, po czym wraca do stolicy. Cierpienia wynalazcy to klasyka twórczości autora.

Otello

William Shakespeare

Tytułowy Otello jest Maurem i dowódcą weneckiej armii. Poślubia on córkę weneckiego senatora Desdemonę. Za sprawą intryg i sugestii sfrustrowanego życiem Jagona, chorążego weneckiej armii, zaczyna wątpić w lojalność swojej żony i daje się opętać obsesyjnej zazdrości. Choć motywacje Jagona nie zostają ujawnione, jego szatańskie działania doprowadzają do bolesnej tragedii.

The Great Prince Shan

E. Phillips Oppenheim

Written in 1922, this story of world politics in 1934 has everything that goes to the making of an enthralling tale. A theme of present import, an intricate plot full of suspense and surprise, fascinating characters and an unusual love interest. The central figure of this absorbing story is the mysterious and cultured Prince Shan, ruler of China; the heroines are captivating English girl and a exotically beautiful Russian who pit their charm, their loveliness, and their wisdom against each other and against the highly-trained diplomats of many countries. Each of them attempts to influence the decision which may change the map of the world. Will Germany, Russia and China parcel out the world amongst themselves?

Das Geheimnis der alten Mamsell

Eugenie Marlitt

Als die Spielersfrau Meta dOrlowska unter tragischen Um-ständen auf der Bühne stirbt, wird ihre vierjährige Tochter Felicitas von der wohlhabenden Familie Hellwig aufgenommen. Dort hat das Mädchen ein schweres Leben. Vater Hellwig beschützt das Mädchen so gut er kann, und lässt sie wie seine eigenen Kinder von Privatlehrern ausbilden. Doch bald stirbt auch ihr Beschützer, der alte Kommerzienrat. Verständnis und Zuneigung findet die kleine Fee nur bei der alten Mamsell, einer ihrerseits von der bigotten Gesellschaft ausgeschlossenen Ver-wandten der Familie, die abgetrennt von der Welt im Dach-geschoss des Hauses in einem freundlichen, kunstliebenden kleinen Reich lebt. Felicitas schließt innige Freundschaft mit der alten Dame, die zum einzigen Halt des Mädchens wird. Doch die Mamsell umgibt ein Geheimnis, das um jeden Preis bewahrt werden muss...