Der Lügendetektor

Edgar Wallace

Mr. Reeder war ein seltsamer Mann. Er arbeitete nicht für Scotland Yard, aber als Beamter der Staatsanwaltschaft gab er dem Yard seine Rechercheergebnisse jeweils gerne weiter. In der Öffentlichkeit galt er als Detektiv. Als Ena Panton verschwand, war Mr. Reeder schon seit geraumer Zeit auf der Spur des sogenannten Captain Mannering. Mannering, von allen Der Captain genannt, lebt in Hexleigh Manor, einem Landgut in schlechtem Zustand, das in einem großen Park liegt. Mr. Mannering bekommt Besuch Mr. Reeder, einem Detektiv der für die Staatsanwaltschaft arbeitet, denn dieser verfolgt eine Spur, die ihn hier her führte...

Mazepa. Tragedia w 5 aktach

Juliusz Słowacki

Głównym bohaterem dramatu jest młody Iwan Mazepa, paź i dworzanin królewski, przyszły hetman kozacki. Akcja utworu rozgrywa się w XVII wieku na zamku pewnego wojewody. Punkt wyjścia stanowi wizyta króla Jana Kazimierza wraz z dworem. Na czas jej trwania zamek staje się areną dworskich gierek, mniej lub bardziej wyrafinowanych zalotów oraz skandali, które prowadzą do tragedii.

Prillilgirl

Carolyn Wells

From that famous foundry of fiction, fact and frivolity, author Carolyn Wells, comes another Fleming Stone detective story. When a popular playwright is found stabbed with his own pen made from a medieval dagger, suspicion fall on Mrs. Guy Thorndike, wife of a prominent actor. Fleming Stone finally turns up to solve the case. In the room, unheeded by police and sleuths, is a clue upon which Fleming Stone constructs a daring solution. The yarn is skillfully woven and splendidly told. The Fleming Stone Mysteries is a collection of 17 baffling detective novels in which Fleming Stone, the great American Detective, displays his remarkable ingenuity for unravelling mysteries.

The Black Opal. A Romance of Thrilling Adventure

Fenton Ash

The Black Opal: A Romance of Thrilling Adventure was written by Fenton Ash and was first published in 1906. It is a lost race adventure novel set in a medieval kingdom in the Sargasso Sea. Fenton Ash is the first and main pseudonym of UK civil engineer and author Francis Henry Atkins (1847-1927) who was a writer of pulp fiction, in particular science fiction aimed at younger readers. He was involved in a scandal at the turn of the century and sentenced to nine months imprisonment for obtaining money by deception. After leaving prison he dropped the name Frank Aubrey and in his early 60s, following a three-year hiatus began writing as Fenton Ash.

The Worst Man in the Word

Edgar Wallace

Edgar Wallace was a prolific author of crime, adventure and humorous stories, whose best known creations include The Four Just Men, Sanders of the River, and J. G. Reeder. Although Wallace wrote many stand alone novels it is, perhaps, for his series based material always popular with readers that he remains best known. The Worst Man in the World is an entertaining tale of mystery and intrigue, this volume constitutes a must-read for lovers of crime fiction. Although these experiences are told in story form, they represent the personal narrative of one who served many terms of penal servitude, and were related to the author, who met with this remarkable convict a few days after his last release from prison.

Far from the Madding Crowd

Thomas Hardy

In the novel Far From the Crazed Crowd, Hardy reveals the great and eternal drama of the relationship between a man and a woman. At one time, the vivid, complicated story of the love triangle of the independent and proud Bathsheba, who inherited the farm in the wilderness of Northern England, the peasant Gabriel Oak and the alien from urban civilization sergeant Troy became a real literary scandal. Interestingly, Hardys novel is still considered scandalous and violates the foundations of the foundations of the current society. So how did Hardy manage to touch the strings of the souls of readers of three centuries?

The Frightened Lady

Edgar Wallace

When Inspector Tanner is called in to investigate a ruthless murder at Marks Priory, the grand ancestral home of the Lebanon family, he quickly discovers that nothing is quite as it seems. The household is controlled by the family physician, the footmen behave more like guests than servants and the secretary Isla is afraid for her life. Why are these two American toughs employed as footmen? Why is Lady Lebanon so unwilling to answer any questions? What he does know is that the only obviously innocent person is utterly consumed with terror. Here is Inspector Tanners first real clue. As Tanner moves closer to the heart of the mystery he uncovers a shocking and closely guarded secret.

Niebezpieczne związki

Pierre Choderlos de Laclos

Historia wielkich namiętności, intryg i romansów. Bohaterowie powieści markiza de Mertenil i jej dawny kochanek wicehrabia de Valmont prowadzą niebezpieczną grę o zabarwieniu erotycznym. Powieść pełna zmysłowych opisów i zaskakujących zwrotów akcji. Książka wywołała skandal obyczajowy. Powstało wiele ekranizacji powieści.