Brother Jacob

George Eliot

First published in 1860, Brother Jacob is a short story about deception, imperial venture, and self-interest by George Eliot in which she explores the relationship between the selfish, self-centered, and ambitious David Faux and his simple-hearted and naif brother, Jacob. It is Eliots literary homage to Thackeray, a satirical modern fable that draws telling parallels between eating and reading.

Kilo. Being the Love Story of Eliph Hewlitt, Book Agent

Ellis Parker Butler

Beloved humor writer Ellis Parker Butler hits it out of the ballpark with his first full-length novel, Kilo: Being the Love Story of Eliph Hewlitt, Book Agent. The plot centers around Eliph Hewlitt, a travelling book salesman of the horse-and-buggy era who finds the love of his life in Kilo, Iowa and he decides on the spot to marry her and settles down there, peddling books to the locals, but Sally Briggs, the woman whom hes fixated on, doesnt feel the same way. The comic adventure involves a lot of fire-extinguishers, local graft, the newspaper printer, and various other people of importance in the tiny town. Along the way, we meet several amusing individuals to whom Eliph is trying to sell his one-volume encyclopedia.

Secret Sharer

Joseph Conrad

This is a story of less than 100 pages, but in it Conrad demonstrates how many great writers do it, the simple and elegant power of short work. Here, a writer can briefly convey a compelling message in an economic way. The situation is in the southern seas, and we see that our narrator takes his first command near the Gulf of Thailand. A strange young captain finds refuge and harbors another man, and they make a strange friendship.

W czwartym wymiarze. Opowiadania

Antoni Lange

Dwanaście historii poruszających różnoraką tematykę. Wspólną cechą wszystkich opowieści są wątki temporalne i nawiązania patriotyczne. Autor zgłębia tajniki ludzkich charakterów, stosując techniki psychoanalityczne. Książka zaliczana jest do pierwszych publikacji fantastycznonaukowych.

Dobry Dowcip Nie Jest Zły. Najlepsze żarty o lekarzach

Praca zbiorowa

Najlepsze żarty o lekarzach to zbiór 100 najlepszych dowcipów o lekarzach, lekarkach, doktorach i służbie zdrowia. Pełne sarkazmu, celnych morałów odnoszące się do życia codziennego. Dowcip lekarstwem na wszystko.

Krzysztof Kolumb

James Fenimore Cooper

Krzysztof Kolumb to barwna opowieść o pierwszej wyprawie Kolumba w 1492 roku pod banderą korony hiszpańskiej. Izabela Kastylijska, namówiona przez dworzanina Lisa de Santangela, zezwoliła podróżnikowi zorganizować wyprawę. Na początku sierpnia 1492 roku trzy statki Santa Maria, Pinta oraz Nina podniosły kotwice w andaluzyjskim porcie Palos de la Frontera. W październiku Kolumb odkrył Kubę, a w grudniu Haiti.

A Desert Bride. A Story of Adventure in India and Persia

Hume Nisbet

Ronald Makivor and Jack Bangles decided to find the peacock throne of Shah Jehan, who, as they say, Nadir Shah took away from Delhi. Their adventures begin with fleeing wide legs from the rebellious sepoys. Over time, they enter the service of the Afghan prince a model of knightly honor who must have been very unlike his compatriots, unless they are greatly offended by the general message. In his company, they go through amazing experience and see that they are fighting enough to satisfy the most warlike taste.

Knights of the Range

Zane Grey

A true legend, Zane Grey has thrilled a generation of readers with his great stories of the American West. Holly Ripple, a young, headstrong woman, brought up in the upscale boarding schools of the east, has inherited her familys cattle ranch in 1870s New Mexico, after the sudden death of her father. With the help of the ranch foreman and Renn Frayne, a newly hired hand; a outlaw seeking redemption, they organize a assorted group of cowboys to protect the herd, and the safety of their ranch, from rustlers, competing cattle barons, and other assorted villains. In the spirit and glory of a classic Western, and published exactly as the author originally intended, Knights of the Range, is one of Zane Greys swiftest and most exciting novels.