The Financier

Theodore Dreiser

The protagonist of the novel, Frank Kovperwood, begins to do business at school, and as an adult, he moves on to stock speculation. And although he is tried for breaking the law, and he ends up in prison, the hero does not feel guilty at all.

The Flaming Jewel

Robert W. Chambers

Its an action-packed story set deep in an American forest shortly after World War I. There are international jewel thieves, rum dealers, gruesome deaths, a couple of sweet romances, betrayal, hidden identities, and multiple plot twists.

Najpiękniejsze opowieści dla dzieci. MultiBook

Janusz Korczak

Janusz Korczak, właśc. Henryk Goldszmit (18781942) był polsko-żydowskim lekarzem i pedagogiem, a także pisarzem i działaczem społecznym. Wypracował oryginalny system pracy z dziećmi, oparty na partnerstwie i szacunku. Przyświecające mu idee formułował w postaci opowieści dla dzieci. Na tom składają się następujące utwory: Król Maciuś Pierwszy, Król Maciuś na wyspie bezludnej, Kajtuś czarodziej, Mośki, Joski i Srule, Józki, Jaśki i Franki oraz Bankructwo małego Dżeka.

The Man from Manchester

Dick Donovan

The book, written in the 19 c. by British journalist and author of mystery and horror fiction J. E. Preston Muddock. For a time his detective stories were as popular as those of Arthur Conan Doyle. It is about a married gentleman, first accused of murder of his lover and later acquitted due to brilliant investigation by police in spite of alleged heavy evidence against the gentleman. The real murder, ex-husband of the victim, is pretty evident to the reader.

Lady Audleys Secret

Mary Elizabeth Braddon

The heroes of this novel became victims of intrigue with the tuned arms of a golden-haired beauty who knew how good she wanted only luxury and honors. The reader after the first chapter understands what the heroine is hiding for the secret, although the villain will be more accurate, because throughout the novel she brings the rest only evil, the meaning of which they understand much later. The ball of intrigue that she had been spinning all this time would eventually be unraveled by the most inappropriate person who would not even think that such a shrewd mind was hidden in his head. No matter how complicated the riddle is, it will still be solved...

Драма на охоте (Dramat na polowaniu). Истинное происшествие

Антон Павлович Чехов, Anton Pawłowicz Czechow

Иван Камышев, состоятельный и красивый мужчина, предлагает в издательство свою рукопись с несколько патетическим названием «Драма на охоте». Редактор поначалу настроен скептически, но, начав читать, уже не может оторваться. Закрученная детективная интрига и чудовищный образ главного героя безраздельно завладевают воображением читателя еще и потому, что, по словам самого Камышева, его повесть автобиографична. 201eДрама на охоте201d 2013 одно из ранних произведений А. П. Чехова, в котором переплелись динамизм повествования и детективный сюжет что вовлекает читателя в водоворот драматических событий, приводящих к трагической развязке. Повесть написана в редком для Чехова жанре детективной истории. Известно, что сам автор, отрицательно относившийся к детективной литературе, никогда не возвращался к работе над этой повестью, не включал ее в собрание сочинений и практически не упоминал в переписке. 201eДрама на охоте201d написана и впервые опубликована в 1884 году под псевдонимом А. Чехонте.

The Cat and the Perfume

Max Brand

One of the greatest western authors of all time, superstar pulpsmith Max Brand, the pen name of Frederick Faust, was an incredibly proficient author who wrote many books, stories, and even poetry. Also, he wrote somewhere around 12 or 13 historical swashbucklers not including the seven Tizzo stories. Faust spent time in Italy every year and soaked up the atmosphere and history. The Tizzo stories came out of his Italian sojourn. The complete tales of Tizzo contains the following stories: The Firebrand, The Great Betrayal, The Storm, The Cat and the Perfume, Claws of the Tigress, The Bait and the Trap, The Pearls of Bonfadini. These seven stories of 16th Century Italian Renaissance swashbuckling swordsman Tizzo are tightly-plotted, action-packed adventures which were rarely equaled in quality by Brands contemporaries.

The Mystery of the Clasped Hands

Guy Boothby

Australia-born writer Guy Newell Boothby burst onto the literary scene with a series of best-selling adventure action movies, but The Mystery of Clasped Hands discovers that Boothby is trying to try his hand at classic detective fiction. Fans of Sherlock Holmes Arthur Conan Doyle will love this exciting mystery.