The Hound of the Baskervilles. Illustrated Edition

Arthur Conan Doyle

Holmes and Watson are faced with their most terrifying case yet. The legend of the devil-beast that haunts the moors around the Baskerville families home warns the descendants of that ancient clan never to venture out in those dark hours when the power of evil is exalted. Now, the most recent Baskerville, Sir Charles, is dead and the footprints of a giant hound have been found near his body. Will the new heir meet the same fate in The Hound of the Baskervilles ?

The Man at the Carlton

Edgar Wallace

Lew Daney, chief suspect in a jewel robbery and an ensuing murder, vanishes leaving no trace. Once he saved Mary Grier from a knife attack by a madman. Mary Grier now works at Clench House in Scotland as secretary to the miserly Mr. Arkwright, and Mr. Arkwrights nephew and heir is "Tiger" Tim Jordan, an ex-Colonial police officer now holidaying in England and seeking work with Scotland Yard. Jordan doesnt get much of a holiday but he does get the job, after proving his mettle in pursuit of a murderous criminal Lew Daney. "The Man at the Carlton" is a fast-paced, with good twists and turns, an unusual criminal story with a lot of scenery-changes and adventures.

Die Rose von Kairwan

Karl May

Der Band Die Rose von Karwan. Erzählung aus drei Erdtheilen. Enthält die lose verbundenen Texte: Ein Kaper, Der Pfahlmann, Eine Befreiung. Spannungsgeladenes und ereignisreiches Abenteuer von Karl May.

The Pawns Count

E. Phillips Oppenheim

E. Phillips Oppenheim was a British writer known for his thriller novels. He is credited with writing over 100 novels including suspense, international intrigue, romance, parables, and comedies. His protagonists are known for their love of luxury, gourmet meals, and their enjoyment of criminal activities. The Pawns Count is a novel during World War I and intrigue. German, Japanese, British and Americans play roles in this novel. A chemist, Sandy Graham, has discovered a new powerful explosive, but he lets it slip in a London restaurant that he has made the discovery. So it should come as no surprise, really, when he goes to the lavatory to clean up and never comes back out. Several highly cultured spies from different governments set out to find him and the formula. Read this rather short book to find the answers.

Dawn

H. Rider Haggard

Henry Rider Haggard knows how to interest the reader from the very first pages. The story Dawn is a good confirmation of this. It all starts with the fact that the young man has deceived his inheritance with his lying cousin and secret marriage. The author shows on his characters that readers should not imitate others and follow their example.

The Girl with the Golden Eyes

Honoré de Balzac

The Girl with the Golden Eyes is the third part of a trilogy. Part one is entitled Ferragus and part two is The Duchesse de Langeais. The three stories are frequently combined under the title The Thirteen. It tells the story of a rich and ruthless young man in nineteenth century Paris caught up in an amorous entanglement with a mysterious beauty. Henri de Marsay, a young dandy who is obsessed with appearances, a physically beautiful but spiritually empty young man who devotes all his time to the pursuit of sensation and sensual pleasure. He develops a burning lust for the inaccessible golden-eyed girl of the title, Paquita Valdes. He becomes determined to win her love, regardless of whatever, or whoever, stands in his path. If you enjoy the works of Honoré de Balzac then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection.

Ksiądz Marek. Poema dramatyczne w 3 aktach

Juliusz Słowacki

Dramat mistyczny Juliusza Słowackiego prezentuje losy księdza Marka podczas konfederacji barskiej, którą Słowacki uważał za kluczowy moment w dziejach Rzeczpospolitej. Postać wzorowana jest na autentycznej osobie karmelity Marka Jandołowicza, jednak autor wyniósł ją do rangi symbolu tych dramatycznych wydarzeń. Uosabia on przemianę dziejową, dążenie do budowy nowego, lepszego państwa, a także ofiarę, którą trzeba ponieść, aby nowe mogło się dokonać.

The Tragedy of a Week

E. Phillips Oppenheim

British author E. Phillips Oppenheim achieved worldwide fame with his thrilling novels and short stories concerning international espionage and intrigue, but including romances, comedies, and parables of everyday life. His novels and short stories have all the elements of blood-racing adventure and intrigue and are precursors of modern-day spy fictions. Readers of Mr. Oppenheims novels may always count on a story of absorbing interest, turning on a complicated plot, worked out with dexterous craftsmanship. The Tragedy of a Week is an entertaining tale with lots of unexpected turns and twists, published in 1984. If you havent discovered the joys of Oppenheims mysteries there is a good place to start.