Red Sky Over Thebes

Henry Bedford-Jones

The Sphinx Emerald passed into other hands to reappear centuries later when conquering Cambyses came storming into Egypt with his Persian legions... Readers are treated to authentic historical dramas, all centering on the mysterious jewel that seems to contain a miniature image of the sphinx. A great pulp extravaganza!

Зойкина квартира

Михаил Афанасьевич Булгаков

Тридцатипятилетняя Зоя открывает на своей квартире швейную мастерскую, а под ее прикрытием устраивает дом свиданий. В качестве помощников к ней устраиваются обаятельный мошенник Аметистов и бывший дворянин, возлюбленный Зои Абольянинов. Зоя надеется заработать деньги, чтобы уехать во Францию, и поначалу ее бизнес развивается весьма успешно.

Ptaszki podług Arystofanesa

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Niemiecki polityk, uczony i poeta przełomu XVIII i XIX wieku Johann Wolfgang von Goethe jest uznawany za najwybitniejszego przedstawiciela literatury niemieckiej, mistrza klasycyzmu weimarskiego oraz prekursora romantyzmu. Do jego najwybitniejszych dzieł należą Cierpienia młodego Wertera, Król Elfów oraz Faust. Ptaszki podług Arystofanesa należą do nielicznych napisanych przez niego komedii.

Prince Roman

Joseph Conrad

Prince Roman is a Pole who relinquishes his comfortable position in the aristocracy to fight as an unknown soldier, resisting Russian oppression. In captivity, he has every opportunity to avoid punishment, but he declares his unconditional commitment to the liberation of Poland. As a result, he suffers a quarter century in the imperial equivalent of the Gulag Siberian mines in the ninth century, before returning to live in modest conditions in what should have been his own property, before devoting his life to helping other people.

Singoalla

Viktor Rydberg

Singoalla är en roman av Viktor Rydberg och handlar om kärleken mellan riddaren Erland Mnesköld och den mystiska Singoalla. Singoalla utspelas under 1340- och 1350-talen och handlar om en riddares son, Erland, som blir förälskad i dottern, Singoalla, till ett kringvandrande folk, romer, som rastar ngra dagar nära slottet. Deras första möte är vid bäcken som rinner genom den skog som tillhör Erlands fars slott. Detta blir ett kort möte d Singoallas folk ska ge sig av igen samma kväll. Erland kan inte glömma Singoalla och när hennes folk ett r senare tervänder och ber Erlands far om att f sl upp sitt läger i hans skog d de ska stanna en vecka och vänta in en annan grupp s ser Erland sin chans att f träffa henne igen.

Ravensdene Court

Joseph Smith Fletcher

On the same night, two brothers were killed at a distance of 400 miles from each other. Their bodies were apparently searched by the killers, but money and valuables were left on the corpses. What were the killers looking for? The author unravels the complex history associated with these two brothers.

Young Lucretia and Other Stories

Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

Young Lucretia Raymond lives with her strict aunts Lucretia and Maria. During Christmas time, Lucretia is invited by other schoolchildren to cut the Christmas tree in the school building in preparation for the Christmas celebration.

Zanoni

Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Zanoni, first published in 1842, was inspired by a dream. This piece of literature describes a fascinating story of love and occult aspiration. The main character is Zanoni, a timeless Rosicrucian who has lived since the Chaldean civilisation. He falls in love with a young opera singer, Viola Pisani but to Zanoni, falling in love means losing his power of immortality. The story develops in the days of the French Revolution in 1789.