The Beauty of the Purple. A Romance of Imperial Constantinople Twelve Centuries Ago

William Stearns Davis

There are typical characters in this book: the villains are very evil, while the heroes and heroines are beautiful, brave and wise. However, there is romance, adventure and suspense in this book, all against the backdrop of Constantinople during the Byzantine Empire.

Чёрный монах (Czarny mnich)

Антон Павлович Чехов, Anton Pawłowicz Czechow

Таинственный черный монах, блуждающий во Вселенной, согласно легенде, должен снова явиться на Землю. Его образ возникает перед главным героем повести Андреем Васильевичем Ковриным. Что это 2013 игра больного воображения магистра или свидетельство его избранности и гениальности? Черный монах» 2013 тринадцатая повесть Антона Павловича Чехова, опубликованная им в 1894 году. А. П. Чехов 2013 признанный мастер короткой прозы, в которой заключена вся жизнь человека. Герои Чехова часто решают вопрос: 201eЧто лучше: здоровое прозябание или болезненное сумасшествие талантливого человека? 201e 2013 и пытаются определить грань, отделяющую болезнь от гениальности. Недостижимым воплощением знания предназначения человека стал образ черного монаха, призывающего героя открыть свой талант.

The Lord of the Sea

M.P. Shiel

The story is of Richard Hogarth, a man of lofty spirit who on discovering a cache of giant diamonds inside a fallen meteor undertakes a bold project to re-shape the human condition on a global scale. He builds huge steel forts with his wealth, places diamonds at the cross-roads of the earths oceans to control all sea-traffic for tribute to benefit the citizens of his mammoth iron islands. The Lord of the Sea (1901) develops a network of mid-19th-century motifs incredible coincidences, swapped babies, hidden identities, chance-found incredible wealth, documents in a trunk, festering revenges, elaborate prison escapes, frustrated romance, Napoleonic megalomania yet, though written to an aesthetic outdated for its time, in embodies that aesthetic with enormous elan and vitality.

The Sea Fairies

L. Frank Baum

Enchanting fantasy novel from creator of beloved Oz stories L. Frank Baum whisks young readers away on an exciting underwater adventure! The Sea Fairies (1911) was designed as the first volume in a new series for children, to replace the Oz books. It was followed by Sky Island in 1912. Trot, the hero of the tales is a girl, like Dorothy in the Oz stories. An old captain, peg-legged Capn Bill taught her to love the sea. The sailor told her that mermaids is fairies, and aint meant to be seen by us mortal folk. One day while out sailing around, the pair is greeted by a beautiful mermaid who extends an invitation for them to come and visit their underwater kingdom and even become mermaids themselves for the adventure. The mermaids are hospitable and introduce them to the ways and other fantastic creatures of the sea. But as they make their way from place to place they must be cautious of the evil, magic sea serpent Zog...

Paul Campenhaye, Specialist in Criminology

J.S. Fletcher

These are great detective stories. Campenhaye solves secrets, at first he tries to understand who ukarl jewels, and then solves the mysterious murder. Every story has the least stress. The most interesting is the ending, it really will be unexpected.

Klechdy polskie

Bolesław Leśmian

Klechdy polskie to zbiór baśni napisanych przez wybitnego poetę Bolesława Leśmiana. Utwory zachwycają już na poziomie języka: stylizowanego na ludową opowieść, pełnego tajemniczości i magicznych opisów. Leśmian sięga głęboko do folkloru, aby wydobyć z niego archetypiczne motywy i symbole, a następnie twórczo je przekształca, osiągając efekt, którym zachwycają się czytelnicy niemal w każdym wieku.

The Duke of Stockbridge. A Romance of Shays Rebellion

Edward Bellamy

This novel can be called the official report. After all, it is known for detailed information about the uprising of Sheiss. History of the armed uprising in Massachusetts, a group of disgruntled residents spoke out against state authorities An emotional affair with a historical background.

Tiger Eye

B.M. Bower

B.M Bower had a gift for writing Westerns, weaving tales of adventure, intrigue, mystery, and romance often with surprise endings. Her gift for creating engaging, human characters is just as evident in Tiger Eye, a book with a much tougher, more serious plot than some of her early works. The main character, nicknamed Tiger Eye because of his one yellow eye, is a young Texan who has left home to escape being drawn into an old feud. Arriving in Montana, he literally wanders into the middle of a vicious range war between a big cattle outfit and a community of small ranchers and farmers, or nesters. He soon finds himself working for the cattle outfit, but without a very clear idea of whats expected from him.