Dorothée, danseuse de corde

Maurice Leblanc

Maurice Leblanc, pere dArsene Lupin, raconte nous les mystérieuses et extraordinaires histoires. Cette fois laction se déroule autour de formidable héritage et des quelques familles. Une chasse au trésor fabuleux, une mort (ou un meurtre?) mystérieux, les secrets interminables... Et bien sr, il y a un peu damour dans ce roman. Ce livre est vraiment part dans lunivers de lauteur et réellement attachant.

Gargantua i Pantagruel

François Rabelais

Renesansowe dzieło François Rabelaisgo pisane przaśnym językiem ludowym, pełnym rubaszności i groteski, stanowiące świadomą grę z literaturą jarmarczną i heroiczną. Odwołuje się ono do wcześniejszych podań o olbrzymie Gargantui, które tak zainspirowały autora, że postanowił dopisać dalsze losy stwora, obdarzając go synem Pantagruelem. Można je odczytywać na wielu poziomach zarówno jako dialog z kulturą niską, jak i satyrę społeczną i obyczajową. Niniejsze polskie wydanie zawiera wszystkie pięć ksiąg oryginalnej edycji francuskojęzycznej.

The Significance of the High D

J.U. Giesy, Junius B Smith

The story begins at the Central Police Department. Where led Sheldon for the fourth time. The prisoner asked to speak with the detective, saying that he has a lead on the case, which the detective is so interested in. But is he not lying? And would a detective believe this? After all, what the prisoner will say will affect many of the detectives decisions.

Lavinia. An Old Tale

George Sand

Ce livre décrit les magnifiques paysages des Piranhas et montre lhabileté habile de George Sand écrire sur les relations. Cette nouvelle, située dans la France du XIXe siecle, montre lhérone dune remarquable endurance émotionnelle. Lavinia elle-mme nest plus nave, mais reste une beauté sombre.

Serce. Powieść dla chłopców

Edmondo de Amicis

Jedenastoletni Henryk prowadzi pamiętnik, w którym opisuje dziesięć szkolnych miesięcy. Z pozoru zwykłe dziecięce historie w rzeczywistości przemycają wiele pięknych, acz zapomnianych już wartości, jakimi warto kierować się w życiu.

Flower Fables

Louisa May Alcott

Flower Fables is Louisa May Alcotts first book, penned at 16. She created the fanciful stories for the amusement of the daughter of a family friend, Ralph Waldo Emerson. Miss Alcott loved and was well acquainted with flowers, insects, birds and animals of the meadows and forest. From these beauties she spun adventures of enchanting natures woodland fairies, telling them to children of friends and others. Each fable has a moral of sorts, a captivating way to inspire children to selfless, gentle, loving behavior. Readers meet a cast of elves, fairies, brownies and sprites with such Shakespearean names as Willy Wisp, Moonbeam and Thistledown, and the children who occasionally dally with them. Thinly disguised morality lessons told in an over-upholstered style, they instruct the audience in the importance of various virtues. This is a nice collection of fairy tales that is sure to please young readers and the adults reading to them alike.

Again Sanders

Edgar Wallace

Again Sanders is a collection of twelve short stories written by Edgar Wallace. The situation appears calm in the colonial area of the Sanders. But dark clouds are gathering on the horizon and the Captain Hamilton and the inexperienced Lieutenant Bones need to pass some exciting adventure before you can enjoy life on the power again. The tales are all loosely connected and center on Lt. Augustus Bones Tibbetts. Part of his famous African novels (Sanders of the River series), this volume is highly recommended for those who have read and enjoyed others in the series, and it would make for a worthy addition to any collection.

The American

Henry James

The story of a glorious American who, through hard work, made a fortune and went to learn how to relax and laze in the open spaces of the Old World. In particular, he came to Paris, and this city, as is known, is a rather romantic place, according to the public. And, ironically, the practical Newman in this city was smitten by a certain widowed Madame de Center.