Krwawa hrabina. Sensacyjna powieść historyczna

Stanisław Antoni Wotowski

Powieść historyczna z elementami biograficznymi. Elżbieta Batorówna, tytułowa krwawa hrabina, oddawała się rytualnym sesjom upiększającym. Zażywała kąpieli we krwi młodych kobiet. Miało to zagwarantować jej wieczną młodość... Studium psychologiczne głównej bohaterki.

The First Distiller. A Comedy in Six Acts

Leo Tolstoy

Such was the breadth of Tolstoys talents that he was unsurpassed in stories, essays and plays. A play about a demon who was stuck on the theft of the souls of peasants. The story itself is a story about juvenile morality, which seems so heavy that Tolstoys footprints should be on every page.

Judgment at Chelmsford

Charles Williams

Judgement at Chelmsford is a pageant play, written for a church setting. The author Charles Williams (1886-1945), who was a British theologian, playwright, novelist and poet, was commissioned to produce this play to mark the 25th anniversary of The Diocese of Chelmsford in 1939. In it, he created a huge, sprawling drama about the history of Chelmsford. Eight episodes, a prologue and epilogue, make this a formidable work. It was intended to be a large-scale pageant play and explores both historical and spiritual themes. Thus the complete pageant offers a representation not only of the history of the diocese, but of the movement of the soul of man in its journey from the things of this world to the heavenly city of Almighty God.

The Freaks of Mayfair

E.F. Benson

From the Mayfair society, everyone is a prominent representative of high society. Sir Louis and Lady Mary the Tagetes transform snobbery into an art form. Mr. Sandow, the secular vicar, who seems to be interested in everything but real spirituality. Everyone eagerly fights for social status in high society, unnoticing many dangerous details.

The Corsican Brothers

Alexandre Dumas

The bonds that tie family together are among the strongest on earth. But what of those between two brothers born as Siamese twins? The Corsican Brothers is a richly drawn tale of fraternal love and revenge. Alexandre Dumas weaves the compelling story of Siamese twins who are separated physically but never in spirit. They have a truly remarkable psychic link, and can feel each others pains and triumphs. When one of the brothers is murdered, the other leaves Corsica for Paris to avenge the killing. Dumas, a master storyteller, brings this thrilling tale to life with his fascinating descriptions of Italy and France and his powerful portrayal of the undying love of brother for brother. One of Dumas earliest novels, and set in the present (1841), the book falls outside of Dumas historical canon.

Dick and Dolly

Carolyn Wells

Dick and Dolly was published in 1909 and told in a manner which makes the story really true to young readers. It is the story of nine-year old orphan twins (brother and sister) who have to move from one aunts home to live with some other aunt in Connecticut. This transfer of their dwelling-place didnt bother Dick and Dolly much, for they were philosophical little people and took things just as they happened, and, moreover, they were so fond of each other, that so long as they were together, it didnt matter to them where they were. But to the two people who lived in the old Dana place, and who were about to receive the twin charges, it mattered a great deal. Although written over 100 years ago, the issues facing orphaned children and those who care for them are as timely today as they were then.

Prince Otto

Robert Louis Stevenson

In the historical novel "Prince Otto", the romance of adventure is combined with the exact recreation of local color and historical setting. This novel is about Prince Otto, who is not very concerned about government affairs and problems, and he devotes all the time to hunting and other entertainments. Once during a hunt, he stumbles upon ordinary peasants who did not recognize him and agreed to shelter him for the night. During the evening dinner, the unrecognized prince tries to find out from the peasants what they think about their ruler, and those, as ordinary people, told him everything they think about Prince Otto.

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Michał Bałucki

Powieść z późnego okresu twórczości Bałuckiego. Punkt ciężkości przesunął się w niej z promowania programu pozytywistycznego w stronę krytyki rzeczywistości. Autor przedstawia świat jako pełen zbrodni, kapitalistycznego wyzysku, socjalistycznych demagogów. W powieści 250 000 mamy do czynienia z doskonałą analizą rozwoju stosunków typowych dla umacniającego się kapitalizmu w Polsce końca XIX wieku.