Die geheimnisvollen Zimmer

Sven Elvestad

An einem Winterabend vor etwa drei Jahren saß der norwegische Ex-Polizist und nun erfolgreicher Detektiv Asbjörn Krag in seinem Arbeitszimmer am Kamin und blätterte in einem dicken Dokumentenstoß, den er soeben von einem seiner Klienten erhalten hatte. Als Asbjörn Krag eines Abends Besuch von einem befreundeten Arzt bekommt wird er schnell hellhörig. Was stimmt nicht auf Gut Kvamberg? Dort gab es mysteriöse Todesfälle und der Eigentümer verhält sich mehr als merkwürdig...

The Sentence of the Court

Fred M. White

The title of the story is misleading. There is no court, and no one is convicted, although the eminent specialist of Harley Street who essays the role of villain richly deserves to be. We meet some pretty charming people, as well as two extremely unpleasant people, and if the web of mystery is held together in places by a somewhat generous share of obtuseness on the part of the persons concerned it is not for us to complain, since we become aware of the defect only after the affair is over.

Romeo i Julia

William Shakespeare

Romeo i Julia to dramat angielskiego pisarza Williama Szekspira, napisany we wczesnym stadium jego kariery, a wydany w 1597 r. Historia dzieje się w Weronie i Mantui. Członkowie dwóch zwaśnionych rodzin, zakochują się w sobie. Pewnego dnia Romeo Montecchi dowiaduje się o balu w domu rodziny Capuletich, gdzie ma pojawić się jego wybranka. Udaje się tam wraz z grupą przyjaciół i poznaje Julię. Wkrótce dochodzi do pierwszych pocałunków tych dwojga. Pod osłoną nocy Romeo udaje się pod balkon Julii i wyznaje jej miłość. Ta jednak ze względu na mrok nie wie, kto czeka pod balkonem. Odpowiada więc, że jedyną osobą, którą kocha, jest członek zwaśnionego rodu, Romeo Montecchi. Słysząc to młodzieniec postanawia ujawnić swoją tożsamość. Następnego dnia nastolatkowie biorą ślub w celi ojca Laurentego... Romeo i Julia przedstawia historię tragicznej miłości dwojga młodych ludzi, którzy stali się wzorcami romantycznych kochanków.

Eine ägyptische Königstochter

Georg Ebers

Pharao Amasis will einen dauerhaften Frieden in seinem Reich am Nil erhalten. Um den Frieden mit den immer mächtiger werdenden Persern zu besiegeln, will Amasis seine hübsche Tochter Nitetis dem persischen Thronfolger zur Frau geben. Der ägyptischen Prinzessin Nitetis, die den babylonischen Fürsten Cambyses II heiraten soll. Doch einer Eunuchen Cambyses einflüstert, dass Nitesis eigentlich seinen Bruder Bartja liebe. Der Sohn von Amasis, den die Priester um den kleinen Finger gewickelt haben um ihre Ziele zu erreichen, arbeitet gegen den Plan seines Vaters. Weiß er doch dass Nitetis in Wahrheit gar nicht die Tochter seines Vaters ist. Der Anfang verhängnisvoller Geschehnisse.

Trailin!

Max Brand

Trailin is a classic Western tale of vengeance meted out by six-guns. It tells the story of Anthony Bard, a motherless young man raised among the aristocracy of the East, who possesses a desperate hunger for the adventure that only the Western life could bring him. One day he sees his father murdered in the yard of their home. This starts young Anthony on a trail of vengeance that leads him to the far west. Here, Anthony, a tenderfoot with a knack for survival must track down a legendary outlaw who waits for him, not with a gun, but with a story. Along the way he braves the elements, resists a band of cold-blooded killers and finds love. It is a moving and emotional story of loves and lives lost in a time of lawlessness and turmoil.

The Price a Woman Pays

Edgar Wallace

Dr. Beechington knew how difficult it was to live in genteel poverty. He was determined his daughter Mary should marry a wealthy man but Mary wasnt so sure. Should she obey her father or follow her heart? Best remembered for penning the screenplay for the classic film King Kong, author Edgar Wallace was an astoundingly popular luminary in the action-adventure genre in the early twentieth century. The Price a Woman Pays is a story packed with great fun and Wallace keeps the action moving along swiftly, as he always did, and it highlights Wallaces unmatched skill in setting a pulse-pounding pace. Wonderful entertainment and highly entertaining.

Miss Mapp

E.F. Benson

Miss Mapp came to the village of Tilling to expose many of the inhabitants there. Mappa must defeat the small and sad curious villagers. People have many questions about the Royal Family. Though there are superstitions that only young people can live in Tilling. However, our main character breaks these stereotypes. After all, she is old, but very smart.

Night and Day

Virginia Woolf

Night and Day by Virginia Woolf is her second novel and was published in 1919. But the novel is very forward-looking in its examination of relationships under the stress of the culture shift was occurring in the early 20th century. The story takes place in pre-war England and involves four characters and their relationships. Kathryn Hillbery the middle class privileged girl whose idea of success is marriage. Ralph Denham the middle class lawyer who supports his whole family and looks for his own peace of mind. William Rodney the mediocre poet and the suffragette, looking for the kind of romanticism one finds in books. Mary round out the main characters, involved in womens rights, who regards work as her precept of living. Also in the mix is Kathryns slightly ditzy mother who while working on a book seems to be easily distracted. The characters all work well together.