Fantôme dOrient

Pierre Loti

Fantôme dOrient est le titre de la petite nouvelle qui ouvre le recueil o il raconte lune de ses escapades stanbouliote la recherche de la sépulture dun amour passé. Ce texte larmoyant et nostalgique est suivie dune description tres intéressante de Constantinople en 1890 pour le compte

Red Shadows

Robert E. Howard

The moonlight shimmered hazily, making silvery mists of illusion among the shadowy trees. A faint breeze whispered down the valley, bearing a shadow that was not of the moon-mist. A faint scent of smoke was apparent. The man whose long, swinging strides, unhurried yet unswerving, had carried him for many a mile since sunrise, stopped suddenly. A movement in the trees had caught his attention, and he moved silently toward the shadows, a hand resting lightly on the hilt of his long, slim rapier.

Cleopatra. Being an Account of the Fall and Vengeance of Harmachis

H. Rider Haggard

Henry Rider Haggard relies on adventure and exotic concepts. This story unfolds in the era of the Ptolemaic era of ancient Egyptian history. The line of the dynasty defended by the priesthood of Isis is trying to survive in difficult circumstances. The main character Harmachis must overthrow Cleopatra, banish the Romans and return to Egypt its former status.

The Solution of a Mystery

J.S. Fletcher

One of the main characters, Richard Redford, is charged with murder. His life was threatened with death if he did not confess. But he chose such a point of view that he would have nothing to say to anyone. His indecision to speak causes bewilderment to others. Should a hero accept death with honor or not broken promises?

The Disintegration Machine

Arthur Conan Doyle

The Disintegration Machine is a story featuring Doyles famous character Professor Challenger. It was first published in The Strand Magazine in January 1929. The story centers on the discovery of a machine capable of disintegrating objects and reforming them as they were. This short story is a part of the Challenger series, a collection of stories about the wealthy eccentric adventurer Professor Challenger. Unlike Conan Doyles laid-back, analytic character, Sherlock Holmes, Professor Challenger is an aggressive, dominating figure. The professor is described as a lion of a man with a full beard and a rotund physique. One day, he is interrupted by the young journalist, Malone, to go investigate a machine designed by Latvian inventor, Theodore Nemor.

The Great Betrayal

Max Brand

Superstar pulpsmith Max Brand was best known for his Westerns, but his historical adventures rank among the best stories he ever wrote. He wrote somewhere around 12 or 13 historical swashbucklers not including the seven Tizzo stories. The complete tales of Tizzo the Firebrand contains the 7 stories. The Great Betrayal is one of it. The series is set in early 16th Century Italy. Luigi Falcone had taken in red haired street urchin Tizzo outside of the city of Perugia. Raised as page, valet, educated in the classics, taught in the use of weapons, Tizzo leaves to serve Englishman Baron Henry of Montrose. A series of hair raising swashbuckling adventures ensue with dastardly villains, fair women to save, and encounters with Cesare Borgia.

The Inquisitor

Hugh Walpole

Walpole wrote horror novels that tended to be more psychological than supernatural, with mysticism underlying thoughtfulness. The Inquisitor is a murder thriller set in a haunted village. This novel will leave a mark with horror lovers.

Z pamiętnika masażysty (Tom II). Z pamiętnika masażysty. Człowiek zawsze kicha dwa razy

Agnieszka Dydycz

Z pamiętnika masażysty człowiek zawsze kicha dwa razy to druga część przygód dr Marcina, zwanego masażystą lub panem Marcinkiem. Nasz ulubieniec wraca z długich wakacji, by ponownie zmierzyć się z rzeczywistością. A jest z czym! Jego eks zostaje ponownie mamą, przyjaciel szwagrem, syn starszym bratem i każdy potrzebuje wsparcia. Po pomoc do Marcina przychodzą nie tylko zbolali pacjenci, ale także przyjaciele: znany i nieco sfochowany pisarz, zdolny dentysta i ordynator kolekcjoner. Do tego pięcioletni syn Jerzyk zadaje tacie coraz trudniejsze pytania, a pacjenci coraz częściej zgłaszają się z diagnozą własną. Jedynie wrodzony optymizm i subiektywnie pozytywna ocena samego siebie pozwolą dr Marcinowi na ogarnięcie tego wszystkiego. I nadzieja, że na ratunek przybędzie mu kobieta na białym rowerze Przygody dr Marcina pomagają w oderwaniu się od otaczającej nas rzeczywistości i bawią jeszcze długo po skończonej lekturze. Bo czy wiedzieliście na przykład, że selfie skraca życie i gdzie można kupić szynkę z kruka? A nasz Marcin z każdej sytuacji wybrnie z wdziękiem i poczuciem humoru. Właśnie za to kobiety go kochają, a mężczyźni mu zazdroszczą.