Geheimagent Nr. 6

Edgar Wallace

Cäsar Valentine ist ein Abkömmling der Borgias. Er ist reich, berühmt und sieht blendend aus. Aber einige Leute, die mit ihm in Geschäftsverbindung standen, hatten das Pech plötzlich zu sterben. Aber wer ist der Täter? Hallett von Scotland Yard schickt einen Agenten nach Paris, sein Deckname ist Nummer Sechs. Er soll Cäsar Valentine genau unter die Lupe nehmen. Nach einem Jahr hat Hallett monatelang Nichts mehr von Nummer Sechs gehört und schickt Sergeant Steel ebenfalls nach Paris...

Burning Daylight

Jack London

Elam Harnish is by nature a player to whom his whole life seems to be a game. Skillfully and cynically playing, Harnish makes millions. A successful businessman lives by the laws of the jungle until he meets the stenographer Didon Mason. From this moment, his life under the beneficial influence of love changes, he becomes a spiritual person. Once he finds a gold mine, and the former excitement lights up in his eyes.

Old Friends an New Fancies. An Imaginary Sequel to the Novels of Jane Austen

Sybil G. Brinton

This is a continuation of the story of Jane Austen. It develops slowly and comes to an amazing outcome. Among the large number of characters Darcy paid the most attention, but Brinton also did a wonderful job of reviving Kitty Bennett. This book shows that we dont always have to like people.

Kryształowy korek

Maurice Leblanc

Kolejna z cyklu przygód ujmującego włamywacza i złodzieja. Tym razem Arsene Lupine ma ukraść cenna kolekcję z willi Marie-Therese. Bohater podchodzi do zadania spokojnie, uważając je za banalnie proste. Tym razem nic nie idzie zgodnie z planem, a wyjście obronną ręką z sytuacji będzie od bohatera wymagało wspinaczki na wyżyny kunsztu złodziejskiego fachu.

Enoch Strone

E. Phillips Oppenheim

Upward in long sinuous bends the road wound its way into the heart of the hills. The man, steadily climbing to the summit, changed hands upon the bicycle he was pushing, and wiped the sweat from his grimy forehead. It had been a gray morning when he had left, with no promise of this burst of streaming sunshine. Yet the steep hill troubled him but little--he stepped blithely forward with little sign of fatigue.

Indian Tales

Rudyard Kipling

Kiplings greatest strength was the author of short stories. And this thematic collection of stories about the British Raj is one of the best attempts to bring together some of his best works. This includes The Man Who Will Be King, The Phantom Rickshaw, and many other favorites. But, first of all, this is connected with several short stories of Kipling about three military men in the army, Mulvani, Lirida and Other.

A Columbus of Space

Garrett P. Serviss

Garrett Putman Serviss is popular as a science fiction author. His story A Columbus of Space about the flight into space. The heroes were in the middle of the cosmos, they were surprised when they saw the Earth. The very Earth where a few days ago they were going in some direction. Yes, they knew where they were. But how did they get there and what will they do next?

The Bars of Iron

Ethel M. Dell

Avery Denys, the novels heroine, lost her husband and her blind daughter. But in response to these tragic events, Avery simply reflects that she was left with nothing to do, and finds a job that allows her to act out the mother role she now misses. A rock to her female friends, Avery is rational yet caring, but also submissive in the face of her eventual second husbands violence towards her and others. There are many characters with the usual misunderstandings that result in separation for the couple. Healing and reconciliation come with the intervention of two special friends and the children of the minister. The Bars of Iron (1916) is an excellent bestsellers book in the United States in 1916 for individuals who are looking for the best one to read. A contemporary classic. Full of passion and love.