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H.C. McNeile
The story of Staunton and Barstow, who are witnesses of a strange spectacle at a bar in an Austrian village. The aristocrat begins a formidable target training session on some playing cards the Five of Hearts and the Five of Spades. Barstow remains to witness this several times. Further stories of love, revenge, jealousy and destiny complete this exciting volume.
Max Brand
The Firebrand is an adventurous historical romance set in 16th-century Italy. The main character is Tizzo, a master swordsman, known as Firebrand because of his flaming red hair and flame-blue eyes. Frederick Schiller Faust (1892-1944) was an American author known primarily for his thoughtful and literary Westerns under the pen name Max Brand. Prolific in many genres he wrote historical novels, detective mysteries, pulp fiction stories and many more. His love for mythology was a constant source of inspiration for his fiction, and it has been speculated that these classical influences accounted in some part for his success as a popular writer. Many of his stories would later inspire films.
Robert W. Chambers
Charming, beautifully written. Fascinating in detail pre-war Florida (and also the East Coast) high society with its fashions and mores.
Arthur Conan Doyle
John and Ezra Girdlestone, father and son, run a British merchant company trading to the African coast with several sailing ships, all dangerously ill-maintained. Their small office is in London, their business is quite personally run, and the firm and its owners are well respected in the City by the 1870s. John Girdlestone is deeply and ostentatiously religious, to the cynical amazement of his son. The senior Girdlestone also is the tightly-controlling guardian of an heiress not quite of age, Kate Harston. This young lady is a cousin of Tom Dimsdale, college-age son of a physician. The story is filled with a fun, varied cast. Besides John, Ezra, and Kate, theres Captain Miggs, Major Tobias Clutterbuck, and the Dimsdale family. These families and their impingement are at the center of A. Conan Doyles psychological-adventure novel The Firm of Girdlestone.
Zuzanna Kulik
Ona się go boi, on jej nienawidzi... A jednak musi ją ochronić Royal State High School to prawdziwe piekło. Tak w każdym razie postrzega swoją nową szkołę Elena. Tym piekłem rządzi prawdziwie szatańska czwórka ― paru chłopaków, którzy bardziej przypominają bandytów niż licealistów. Ostatnie, czego chciałaby nowa uczennica, to zwrócić na siebie ich uwagę... Oczywiście, los jest przewrotny. Elena staje przypadkiem na drodze szkolnego gangu, a to oznacza tylko jedno: kłopoty. Nawet jeżeli najgroźniejszy z diabelskiej czwórki, Nathan, ma mocne powody, by za wszelką cenę chronić dziewczynę przed swoimi bezwzględnymi kumplami, ona i tak najbardziej boi się właśnie jego. Chociaż musi też sama przed sobą przyznać, że jak na diabła, chłopak jest stanowczo zbyt przystojny i ma za piękne oczy. Oczy, o których można by nawet powiedzieć, że są anielskie, gdyby nie ich stalowe, zimne spojrzenie... Czy diabeł może mieć serce? Posłuchaj audiobooka:
Zuzanna Kulik
Ona się go boi, on jej nienawidzi... A jednak musi ją ochronić Royal State High School to prawdziwe piekło. Tak w każdym razie postrzega swoją nową szkołę Elena. Tym piekłem rządzi prawdziwie szatańska czwórka ― paru chłopaków, którzy bardziej przypominają bandytów niż licealistów. Ostatnie, czego chciałaby nowa uczennica, to zwrócić na siebie ich uwagę... Oczywiście, los jest przewrotny. Elena staje przypadkiem na drodze szkolnego gangu, a to oznacza tylko jedno: kłopoty. Nawet jeżeli najgroźniejszy z diabelskiej czwórki, Nathan, ma mocne powody, by za wszelką cenę chronić dziewczynę przed swoimi bezwzględnymi kumplami, ona i tak najbardziej boi się właśnie jego. Chociaż musi też sama przed sobą przyznać, że jak na diabła, chłopak jest stanowczo zbyt przystojny i ma za piękne oczy. Oczy, o których można by nawet powiedzieć, że są anielskie, gdyby nie ich stalowe, zimne spojrzenie... Czy diabeł może mieć serce? Posłuchaj audiobooka:
The First Distiller. A Comedy in Six Acts
Leo Tolstoy
Such was the breadth of Tolstoys talents that he was unsurpassed in stories, essays and plays. A play about a demon who was stuck on the theft of the souls of peasants. The story itself is a story about juvenile morality, which seems so heavy that Tolstoys footprints should be on every page.
Herbert George Wells
Another H.G. Wells classic sci fi. The novel tells the story of a journey to the moon by the impecunious businessman Mr. Bedford and the brilliant but eccentric scientist Dr. Cavor. Bedford bankrupt businessman who is making a comeback by writing a play, through a series of circumstances, teams up with Professor Cavor a recluse scientist who does not realize his own potential. Together they build a contraption, sphere, that can cut off gravity waves. Once on the moon Bedford and Cavor find that they are not alone. After a few adventures they are detained by the Moonies referred to mostly in this story as Selenites. Will they be able to make it back to Earth and warn the people of the strange creatures? Or will they be caught and who knows what may happen to them in the long run. The novel can also be read as a critique of prevailing political opinions from the turn of the century, particularly of imperialism.