La Daniella. Tome 12

George Sand

Le roman raconte comment lamour, la lutte pour lobtenir et sa dignité humaine transforment le héros, rendent sa vie riche et intéressante. Il y a des descriptions de la belle Italie avec des ruines antiques et mystérieusement poétiques et romantiques qui ont impressionné et incité tout le monde imaginer et apprécier. Et puis est allé la ligne damour-aventure belle et excitante.

Ovingdean Grange

William Harrison Ainsworth

A historical romance with a lot of local flavor. The action takes place in the South Downs, England. Everything revolves around the Civil War.

Secret Sharer

Joseph Conrad

This is a story of less than 100 pages, but in it Conrad demonstrates how many great writers do it, the simple and elegant power of short work. Here, a writer can briefly convey a compelling message in an economic way. The situation is in the southern seas, and we see that our narrator takes his first command near the Gulf of Thailand. A strange young captain finds refuge and harbors another man, and they make a strange friendship.

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Józef Pawlikowski

Tę rozprawę polityczną wydano anonimowo w roku 1800 w Paryżu, ze względów konspiracyjnych podając w publikacji fałszywe miejsce wydania. Rzeczywiste autorstwo, przypisywane wcześniej błędnie m.in. Tadeuszowi Kościuszce, udało się ustalić ponad wiek później. Józef Pawlikowski był prawnikiem, publicystą jakobińskim i pamiętnikarzem epoki rozbiorów, na emigracji sekretarzem i bliskim współpracownikiem Kościuszki. Na postawione w tytule pytanie odpowiada warunkowo.

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthurs Court

Mark Twain

A chance meeting in the Warwick Castle leads to an unusual acquaintance. An American who was born and raised in Connecticut shares his diary, which describes in detail his journey to England in the VI century. Darkness and horror, hunger and poverty the main companions of the time. Wild laws, the incredible power of the church and the nobility, unlimited faith in words. Absolutely implausible, but quite quickly the American becomes an important person at the court of King Arthur, and four years later even pulls him on a dangerous journey.

In Search of the Unknown

Robert W. Chambers

The protagonist narrator serves as a common thread for stories that also feature humor. A young scientist travels the world in the footsteps of mysterious animals. This is an ironic and fantastic adventure of a self-confident biologist.

Lorraine. A Romance

Robert W. Chambers

Lorraine is a story about a young woman and her country. Lorraine comes of age during the dramatic war years in France. Its growth, conflicts and possible renewal are reflected in the countrys struggle for its independence against Germany.

Paying Guests

E.F. Benson

The story is set around the Wentworth mention, a small boarding house in Bolton Spa and its owners and lodgers. They are quite unlikable, mainly upper-middle-class English people who came to the Spa to cure their body illnesses, but also to fill the time and escape boredom despite having no passions, interests and work. A delightful book for anybody familiar with Bensons work, full of all the usual light, wit and satirical caricatures that Benson does so well.