The Moving Finger

E. Phillips Oppenheim

Uncommon Oppenheim novel tells a strong story of the complicated love affairs, thrilling and mystifying revelations in the life of a young occult. Mr. Henry Rochester is an honest and honorable landowner in rural England. One evening he is walking his estate when he happens across the boy who is meditating on a hillside, and after a conversation, takes it into his head to give the boy money and see what hell make of himself. Unfortunately, he also tells the boy that if he fails, hed be better off killing himself. Seven years later the boys has become Mr. Bertrand Saton, a mystical adventurer, adopted son of the Comtesse Rachael, and ravisher of female London. The two become enemies, with several women at stake in the contest. Henrys wife, Lady Mary; his ward Lois, and his great love Pauline.

The Desert of Wheat

Zane Grey

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a German in America and Canada during World War 1? Young farmer Kurt Dorn is torn between going to France to fight the Germans or staying in America to be with the woman he loves and to protect his wheat crop against saboteurs who question his loyalties. He struggles to come to terms with his deepest beliefs and his place in the world. A passionate novel of patriotic and anti-union propaganda, it portrays the anxieties of the young country threatened by a foreign war after the closing of the frontier. Grey captures the heart of a nation at the brink of a century of change. An exciting tale of romance and patriotism, The Desert of Wheat constitutes a must-read for those with an interest in American history.

Mała księżniczka

Frances Hodgson Burnett

Mała księżniczka to niezwykle wzruszająca opowieść o rezolutnej i obdarzonej wielkim sercem Sarze. Dziewczynka wychowuje się na pensji. Z uwagi na majątek ojca początkowo traktowana jest iście po królewsku. Na skutek tragicznych wydarzeń traci wyjątkową pozycję, stając się pospolitą, źle traktowaną służącą. Mimo to zachowuje radość ducha i przyjazne nastawienie. Wkrótce los wynagrodzi jej trudy, które tak dzielnie znosiła.

The Tomb of Tsin

Edgar Wallace

Inspector Tillizinni is back, this time involved in the quest to locate an ancient tomb of the Great Emperor the first Emperor of the Chinese, who died two centuries before the birth of Christ and its world-changing secret. The Society of Joyful Intention the most bloodthirsty organization the world has known. It concerns Tillizinni also, for Scotland Yard placed him on his mettle, set him a challenging task, which threatened at one time to bring ruin to the greatest detective in Europe. The story just moves from one scene to another with a very tenuous narrative thread keeping the reader turning the pages. Highly recommended for people who like to treat a mystery story as a solvable riddle!

The Cherry Orchard

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

The peculiarity of the authors works were his remarks, which embodied Chekhovs plan to convey to the reader the atmosphere of his book. The Book of the Cherry Orchard also begins with a remark, which contains a very important phrase: The room, which is still called the childrens room. It is simply impossible to depict this replica of the writer on stage, only the reader can imagine and understand that although much time has passed, but nothing has changed, and the room remains what it was, because time in this house seemed to stop or stop.

Old Firehand

Karl May

Old Firehand ist ein Frühwerk Karl Mays. 1875 veröffentlicht der junge Schriftsteller Karl May seine ersten Abenteuer, die er im Wilden Westen ansiedelt. Die Erzählung Old Firehand ein klassisches Racheabenteuer a la May bietet schon alle klassischen Helden auf: den edlen Apachen Winnetou, die kauzigen Trapper Sam Hawkens, Dick Stone und Will Parker sowie einen Ich-Erzähler, der starke Züge des Shatterhand trägt. Interessant zu sehen, wie diese unsere alten Bekannten in der Frühzeit waren...

La Fort des aventures

Maurice Leblanc, André de Maricourt

On connaît Maurice Leblanc comme le pere dArsene Lupin. Ici il samuse beaucoup mler le réel et lirréel. Ainsi le petite Pierre fait la connaissance de Violette et ils font face laventure dans la fort voisine, une fort mystérieuse... Cendrillon, Grand-mere et le loup, Ali Baba, Barbe-Bleue, et mme le Prince charmant vont rencontrer les enfants. La Fort des Aventures raconte comment on passe de lenfance ladolescence et comment les fantaisies de lenfance laissent peu peu la place la réalité de la vie. Maurice Leblanc ne sadresse pas tant aux enfants quaux adultes... qui ont été des enfants.

Le Crime dOrcival

Émile Gaboriau

On retrouve la comtesse de Trémorel morte au château dOrcival, propriété du comte de Trémorel. Le comte et tout les domestiques sont absents, une forte somme dargent a disparu... Les policiers croient que tous les indices dans la maison et lextérieur. Heuresement, cest lagent de Surté Lecoq sur la scene, investigateur de génie aux méthodes quelques peu atypiques. Allors, qui est vraiment la victime du crime crapuleux?