A Crime of the Under-Seas

Guy Boothby

There is an old saying that one half of the world does not know how the other half lives, but as far as this is true, very few of us really understand. In the East, indeed, it is almost amazing. There are people involved in trade, some of whom are very profitable, about whom the world as a whole has never heard of, and which an ordinary Englishman, in all likelihood, would refuse to believe, even if the most reliable evidence had been provided before him.

Privy Seal

Ford Madox Hueffer

Ford Madox Ford was a prolific English novelist and poet in the early 20th century. Ford wrote the best-selling novel The Good Soldier, as well as the Parades End series. Privy Seal is the second novel in the well-known Fifth Queen trilogy that recreates Tudor England in a masterful story of court intrigue, romance, and betrayal. Here Ford focuses on the figure of Thomas Cromwell, a powerful advisor to the King who comes to see Katharine as a rival whose good nature threatens his ambitious political agenda.

The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit

Beatrix Potter

Do you know what happens to bad rabbits who dont say please? This, along with The Story of Miss Moppet was designed as a simple tale, intended for very young children with an important lesson in good manners, of what befalls a rude little rabbit who doesnt say please when he wants something, but instead just takes it from someone else. The fierce bad rabbit learns the consequences of his unkind actions in an unusual way! The Story of A Fierce Bad Rabbit is number 20 in Beatrix Potters series of 23 little books. One of the worlds greatest childrens writers and illustrators, Beatrix Potter created some of the most recognizable characters in English literature, including Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddle-Duck and Benjamin Bunny.

The Story of Sonny Sahib

Sara Jeannette Duncan

Kanpur has a marble angel, which is located in a very quiet garden and fenced off even from trees and flowers by a wall. The angel looks down, miserable sorrow stands next to her, that no one wants to touch her with words. People just come, look and silently leave. Sonni Sahibs father believed that everything he could learn during his lifetime about the fate of his wife and young son was written there.

813

Maurice Leblanc

813 est plein de événements inattendus! Lugubre, parsemée de morts violentes, le roman afflue de la premiere la derniere page, le lecteur na pas du temps de prendre un peu de souffle. Il faut noter que Lupin a trouvé un adversaire sa taille: organisé et impitoyable. Que représente ce chiffre, 813, retrouvé dans la chambre de la victime? Arsene est-il devenu un meurtrier? Maintenant est le temps pour trouver les réponses.

Dom otwarty. Komedia w trzech aktach

Michał Bałucki

Dom otwarty to trzyaktowa komedia Michała Bałuckiego, polskiego pisarza i publicysty z okresu pozytywizmu. Zaliczał się on do nurtu tak zwanych przedburzowców przełomu romantyzmu i pozytywizmu. Sztuka opowiada o średnio zamożnej rodzinie mieszczańskiej, która żyje ponad stan i naśladuje styl życia bogaczy. Rodzina postanawia wydać bal, który okazuje się być nieco problematyczny i przysparza wiele komplikacji towarzyskich oraz rodzinnych.

Kuzyn Pons

Honoriusz Balzak

Pons jest biednym i brzydszym krewnym rodziny Camusot de Marville. Żyje w opłakanej sytuacji ze swoim jedynym przyjacielem Niemcem Schmuckem. Często jest wyśmiewany i obrażany przez członków swojej zamożnej rodziny, ale mimo wszystko utrzymuje z nimi kontakt, tęskniąc za ich towarzystwem. Jego pasję stanowi kolekcjonowanie dzieł sztuki, które po latach osiągają wysoką wartość. Po śmierci kuzyna, spowodowanej biedą i złym traktowaniem, krewni, którzy upokarzali go za życia, walczą o jego spadek.

Judith Paris

Hugh Walpole

The characters are diverse and strong in these books. Walpole clearly believed in women with character, because the book is full of them. Not so outrageous to be incredible, but more women who will not be meek rugs for spouses or family members. History and famous characters sometimes slip in to add color and historical context. Vivid descriptions of the countryside, especially the lake region. Even now, ridges and lakes penetrate in all directions of life.