Going Some

Rex Beach

Four cowboys leaned over the barbed-wire fence that marked the dividing line between the Centipede Ranch and their own, gazing mournfully into a summer night that only distant southwestern countries know. The great yellow stars hung thick and low, so low that it seemed as if an outstretched hand might rip them off, and the silent air swept over the thousands of open miles of land lying fresh and fragrant under the velvety darkness.

Złoty garnek. Bajka nowożytnych czasów

E.T.A. Hoffmann

Nowela E.T.A. Hoffmanna opublikowana w 1814 roku jest uważana za arcydzieło w dorobku pisarza. Opowiada ona o przygodach młodego studenta Anzelmusa, który musi zmierzyć się z siłami nadprzyrodzonymi i nauczyć się odróżniać dobro od zła. E.T.A. Hoffmann to niemiecki poeta i pisarz romantyczny, jeden z prekursorów weird-fiction, czyli fantastyki grozy. Jego twórczością inspirowali się w późniejszych latach tacy pisarze, jak Edgar Alan Poe, Howard Phillips Lovecraft czy Gustav Meyrink.

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.

4 Best Victorian Novels. MultiBook

Charlotte Brontë

Charlotte Bronte wrote Shirley in difficult days for her: at this time her brother Branwell and two sisters, Emily and Ann, died of tuberculosis. Another novel about Jane Eyre, who was raised in a shelter. But it did not break the girl, but only tempered her character. Jane receives an excellent education and tries to achieve everything in life herself. Having installed herself as a housekeeper in the family of the rich and mysterious Mr. Rochester, Jane not only finds her I, but also experiences the strongest feeling possible. The multibook includes the most read novels of the author, such as: Jane Eyre, Shirley, Villette, The Professor.

The Planter of Malata

Joseph Conrad

This is both mystery and romance; the latter creates one of the recurring difficulties in Conrad: it preserves the Victorian histrionic element, which sometimes may seem a little attractive. But overall, it is well read and much less burdensome than some of his novels.

The Woman from Outside

Hulbert Footner, Hulbert Footner

A woman goes on a secret errand into the far Northwest. Before it is accomplished the usual characters come into the story Indians, mounted police, and the villain. Written by Hulbert Footner who was an Edmonton journalist and travelled the northwest before it was settled. Published in 1921, it is a fascinating eye-witness view of the times and attitudes of northern trappers and traders, including the colonial view of Native Peoples.

Дядюшкин сон (Sen wujaszka). Из мордасовских летописей

Фёдор Михайлович Достоевский, Fiodor Michajłowicz Dostojewski

В центре внимания хитрая особа Марья Александровна Москалева, мечтающая удачно выдать замуж дочь Зину, первую красавицу небольшого городка Мордасово. А тут и жених подворачивается, очень выгодный жених, того и гляди помрёт на днях, и богатство баснословное пропадёт. И в голове Марьи Николаевны зреет гениальный и коварный план. Повесть Федора Михайловича Достоевского (182120131881), написанная в Семипалатинске в 1859, оказалась первым произведением, с которым он 201eявился публике201d после десятилетнего перерыва, вызванного арестом и пребыванием в тюрьме и на каторге. Впервые опубликована в журнале 201eРусское слово201d.

Arsene Lupin. 12 Novels and Short Story Collections. MultiBook

Maurice Leblanc

Arsene Lupin is a fictional gentleman thief and master of disguise created by French writer Maurice Leblanc. Arsene Lupin is a literary descendant of Pierre Alexis Ponson du Terrails fictional character Rocambole. Like him, he is often a force for good, while operating on the wrong side of the law. Those whom Lupin defeats are worse villains than he is. The book includes the following works: The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Gentleman Burglar; Arsene Lupin Versus Herlock Sholmes; The Hollow Needle; 813; The Crystal Stopper; The Confessions of Arsene Lupin; The Woman of Mystery; The Golden Triangle; The Secret of Sarek; The Teeth of The Tiger; The Eight Strokes of The Clock; Arsene Lupin. Based on Play by Maurice Leblanc and Francis De Croisset.