Lady in Chain Mail

Henry Bedford-Jones

Written in the cycle of tales by H. Bedford-Jones, Lady in Chain Mail continues amazing series about the Sphinx Emerald. From the hand of a dead Mameluke after the battle of the Pyramids, a civilian scientist with Napoleons army took the Sphinx Emerald... and though the Mamelukes militant daughter offered to buy back the gem at a price high indeed, swift tragedy followed.

A Man Could Stand Up

Ford Madox Hueffer

1926. A Novel. The third in a series that includes Some Do Not and No More Parades. It chronicles the life of Christopher Tietjens, the last Tory, a brilliant government statistician from a wealthy landowning family who is serving in the British Army during World War I. The novel opens on Armistice Day and follows the fortunes of Tietjens and Valentine Wannop, until their paths finally cross again in post-war London.

Markiza Pompadour, miłośnica królewska. Romans historyczny

Leo Belmont

Leo Belmont to żyjący w latach 19851941 polski eseista, znawca i tłumacz literatury francuskiej i rosyjskiej oraz poeta. Pisywał liczne romanse w konwencji historycznej, które z dreszczykiem sensacji opisywały romanse koronowanych głów. W powieści Markiza Pompadour, miłośnica królewska opowiada o życiu jednej z najbardziej znanych i najbardziej kontrowersyjnych kobiet XVIII wieku metresie króla Francji Ludwika XV oraz protektorce artystów, pisarzy i filozofów.

Nie igra się z miłością. Komedia w trzech aktach

Alfred de Musset

Dramat miłosny rozgrywający się pomiędzy synem barona Oktawem, Kamilą, jego wychowaną w klasztorze siostrzenicą, oraz jej mleczną siostrą Rozalką. Zgodnie z wolą rodziców Oktaw i Kamila mają się pobrać. Jednak kobieta opiera się zalotom, nauczona w klasztorze, że mężczyźni przynoszą tylko ból i cierpienie. Oktaw przenosi więc swoje zainteresowanie na Rozalkę, która zostaje wykorzystana do miłosnej gry, ostatecznie zakończonej wielką tragedią.

The Invisible Foe

Louise Jordan Miln

Nothing could be more characteristic of these three children than their current occupation. Stephen usually watched the birds fly when he left the house, and the birds could be seen. And the only time his uncle Richard ever laid his hand on an orphan boy was when Stephen, three months after his arrival in the Dale Dale, opened his cage and lost Elena his pet, all because he wanted to see how he flies.

In the Days of Drake

Joseph Smith Fletcher

This is a short story about a young English boy whose cousin is kidnapped by a Spanish nobleman. He ends up in Mexico and finds himself on a galley bound for Spain. Francis Drake raids a galley and rescues British slaves, bringing them back to England.

Ramshackle House

Hulbert Footner

Traveling through southern Florida, a New Yorker Don Counsel is being framed by Ernest Riever for a murder he did not commit. Riever is holding the real killer captive on his yacht while detectives are searching for Counsel. Meanwhile a young Pen Broome tries to help Counsel out. Rievers men find Counsel and trap him in a ballast bulkhead, but Pen rescues him. Will Counsel be able to prove his innocence?

Agnes Grey. A Novel

Anne Brontë

This story is about a girl whose family has lost everything. Despite his young age, Agnes makes an important decision for himself and his family to go to work as a governess. Those close, at first discouraging a young girl, but understanding her resolve, do not resist her impulse. The work of a governess is not an easy job, Agnes Gray on her way gets acquainted with the life, traditions and way of life of different families. Her students are not always obedient and diligent, so the girl has to put up with various difficulties.