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.

Notes on Life and Letters

Joseph Conrad

This book is a collection of some of Konrads reviews and writings. The collection is divided into two parts, primarily the sections Letters, its reviews. The second section is called Life, but this is only true in a limited sense. It contains Conrads views on some of the pressing political issues of the day. They range from the Russo-Japanese War and the question of the independence of Poland to the death of the Titanic.

Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc

Mark Twain

The name of Joan of Arc became a legend: an illiterate village girl, standing at the head of the French army, delivered her country from English rule and enthroned the king, who later betrayed her. In the novel by Mark Twain, the story of Jeanne her childhood, her victories and death is presented to the reader on behalf of her friend and secretary. This is a story about a great and noble soul, about a disinterested female heart that can withstand any load, even beyond the strength of the mighty of this world.

Ciepła wdówka. Komedia w trzech aktach

Michał Bałucki

Ciepła wdówka to trzyaktowa komedia Michała Bałuckiego, polskiego pisarza i publicysty z okresu pozytywizmu. Zaliczał się on do nurtu tak zwanych przedburzowców, który istniał na przełomie późnego romantyzmu i pozytywizmu. Większość utworów Bałuckiego sytuuje się na granicy farsy oraz komedii, czerpiąc z twórczości Aleksandra Fredry. Akcja najczęściej rozgrywa się wśród średnio zamożnego mieszczaństwa.

Znaszli ten kraj?... Znaszli ten kraj?

Tadeusz Boy-Żeleński

Zbiór felietonów Tadeusza Boya-Żeleńskiego opisujących życie krakowskiej śmietanki artystycznej na przełomie XIX i XX wieku. Za pomocą humorystycznych anegdotek autor odtwarza mit artystycznej bohemy krakowskiej, skupionej wokół Stanisława Przybyszewskiego. Opowiada o przygodach Przybyszewskiego i innych członków krakowskiej cyganerii, a także o wydarzeniach z życia artystów, w których sam uczestniczył i lub był ich świadkiem. Lekki, finezyjny język znakomicie oddaje ducha tamtych czasów i atmosferę Krakowa.

Blue-Bird Weather

Robert W. Chambers

Another romantic family adventure thriller by Robert W. Chambers about a young man who comes to an island with a gun he owns to hunt waterfowl. He meets the man who runs the club and falls in love. Everything is going well until he meets his daughters father.

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.

Eleanors Victory

Mary Elizabeth Braddon

A wonderful life story, with secrets and romance, where the strongest human feelings and impulses win in a difficult moral struggle. The author has beautifully written the image of Elinor, first an impressionable teenager, and after a sensible, kind, loving girl. A lot of interesting, unexpected moments and turns, a secret investigation, secrets associated with the legacy of the old aristocrat and his will, which became an apple of discord between the characters of the book. An unexpected ending finishes the book perfectly. A very interesting, well-written work.