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Jack London
The storybook On the Makaloa Mat tells the story of the lives of natives and whites in the Hawaiian Islands. The story, which gave the name to this brilliant collection, is considered one of the best works about love in world literature. Each story has common features: firstly, they all describe some side of life in the Hawaiian Islands, and secondly, these are all the memories of old people, or people close to them in age, wise by experience. And, of course, the local flavor, customs, features of native life, their adaptation and survival after the arrival of whites all this is written simply amazing.
Fred M. White
Rupert Bascoe and Wakefield are the main characters of the story. They rode in the night express. They were familiar, even more, they had an affair. However, Miss Wakefield did not trust her partner. Let us dive into the past of our heroes and find out that Miss Wakefield had a tough action. Therefore, she constantly carries a weapon with her, like a wristwatch. But is it correct that she took it on a trip?
Charles Darwin
Everyone has opinions about evolution, but how many people have actually read Charles Darwin? If you havent done so yet, youre missing out on what is surely one of the greatest books ever written. Written for the general public of the 1850s, it is a rigorously documented but highly readable account of the scientific theory that now lies at the root of our present attitude to the universe. Darwins book contains a wealth of evidence that the diversity of life arose through a branching pattern of evolution and common descent. Challenging notions such as the fixity of species with the idea of natural selection, and setting forth the results of pioneering work on the ecology of animals and plants, it made a lasting contribution to philosophical and scientific thought. Such an important foundational book that changed the course of the world and laid foundation to many new branches of science.
On the Spot. Violence and Murder in Chicago
Edgar Wallace
Set in Chicago, and written in 1931 by Edgar Wallace, On the Spot truly reflects the horror of gang life in Prohibition Chicago. Tony Perelli, the gang boss, recruits men for his gang and women for his bed with the same ruthlessness and rapidly arranges for their disposal when they become a nuisance. But Minn Lee, the half-Chinese widow, is a little too much for him, and as she gradually learns the extent of his treachery, she plans a revenge... The constant threat of death, the interaction between cops and gangsters, love gone wrong, love gone right, loss of youth, bootlegging, prostitution... its all here and beautifully handled by Edgar Wallace.
On the Wallaby. Or, Through the East and Across Australia
Guy Boothby
A prolific Australian novelist, Guy Boothby was noted for sensational fiction in variety magazines around the end of the nineteenth century. In 1894 he published On the Wallaby; or, Through the East and Across Australia, an account of the travels of himself and his brother, including a description of their journey across Australia from Cooktown to Adelaide. He wrote over 50 books over the course of a decade.
Maria Rodziewiczówna
Ona to historia wielkiej miłości i ogromnego cierpienia. Tytułowa ona to panienka Konstancja Skowrońska, nazywana Kostusią. Jest sierotą wychowywaną przez wujostwo. W majątku swoich opiekunów mieszka od małego. Od najwcześniejszych lat pracą odwdzięcza się, jak może, za dobroć, jaką otrzymuje od zamożnych krewnych. Z biegiem czasu przejmuje coraz więcej obowiązków. Gdy ją poznajemy, ma osiemnaście lat, a na głowie cały dom. Stara się puszczać mimo uszu uszczypliwości, jakie padają ze strony członków przybranej rodziny. Nie przyjdzie jej też do głowy myśl, że rodzina ją wykorzystuje. Pewnego dnia w życie Kostusi wkracza Sewer Stamierowski. Jest to człowiek tak samo samotny jak ona, mężczyzna ograbiony ze swego dziedzictwa przez zachłannego ojczyma. Młodzi zakochują się w sobie. Los nie jest jednak dla nich łaskawy. Do uszu wuja Kostusi dochodzą plotki kompromitujące młodych. W tym samym czasie ojczym Sewera wykorzystuje wybuch porywczego pasierba i zamyka go w lamusie. Kostusia dopiero po miesiącu dowiaduje się, jaka tragedia spotkała jej ukochanego. Prośby o ratunek dla Sewera nie przynoszą rezultatu. Samotna dziewczyna, która nie może liczyć na nikogo, decyduje się na dramatyczny krok. Razem z wierną mamką odchodzi z dworu, wydostaje wyniszczonego Stamierowskiego z jego więzienia i rusza na poniewierkę po świecie... Ona to wzruszający romans, historia, jakich obecnie się nie spotyka opowieść o bezinteresownym poświęceniu, wierności i stałości uczuć.
Ladbroke Black
This novel is an amazing mixture of adventure, romance and political intrigue. Roosevelts most trusted spy must flee for his life by escaping into the European countryside.
E. Phillips Oppenheim
Edward Phillips Oppenheim (1866 1946), an English novelist, was a major and successful writer of genre fiction, particularly thrillers. Among his books are The Betrayal, The Avenger, The Double Life of Mr. Alfred Burton, The Devils Paw, and The Evil Shepherd. Many of Oppenheims works appeared as newspaper or magazine serials before they were published in book form. The serial versions of his novels were often syndicated for publication in periodicals in the USA and other English-speaking countries. One Little Thread of Life made its first appearance in 1899 in The Weekly Telegraph, Sheffield, England. Mr. Oppenheim can be depended upon to give his plots that turn which is as admirable as it is unexpected, and this is one of the best of his many good and exciting books.
May Agnes Fleming
The Secret of One Night tells about the life and love of three young women: Cyril Hendrick, daughter of a handsome, beggar, bastard; her best friend Sidney Owenson, a naive heiress; and Dolly De Courcy, an energetic actress. Both Cyril and Sidney are engaged, although everything is not as it seems in any case. Sydneys gold miner is stupefied by Dolly, and Cyril is satisfied with her aunt, whom Cyril calls the most humble, vicious old woman on earth. The Secret of One Night in the title refers to the disappearance of the groom Sidney the day before her wedding, but did he run away with Dolly or was he killed?
Anna Katharine Green
A detective story which solves in an exceedingly clever manner the inexplicable death of a prosperous stockbroker and the secret of his life. The readers attention is first caught by a mysterious letter, the key to the situation, and is held to the end by a series of ingenious devices. A dying stockbroker accuses one of his sons of his murder. Can Mr. Gryce and Caleb Sweetwater get to the bottom of the mystery. A young lawyer, who witnesses the murder decides to help. A nice thriller by the grandmother of all mystery writers. Anna Katharine Green was one of the earliest detective fiction writers, and some of her mysteries remain the most popular to be written by an American.
Willa Cather
This is the story of a young man who strives with all his might to free himself from the oppressive patriarchal atmosphere of life in the Midwest. The hero rejects the fate destined for him and chooses military adventures in France during the First World War.
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Jędrzej Kitowicz
Utwór historyczny Jędrzeja Kitowicza, który jako pierwszy opisał życie w Polsce w XVIII w. nie z perspektywy władców czy słynnych postaci, ale zwykłych ludzi. Dzieło podzielone jest na kilka rozdziałów tematycznych, takich jak wiara, życie dworskie, życie w wojsku czy wychowanie dzieci. Kitowicz skupia się przede wszystkim na kulturze materialnej (ubrania, pojazdy, sprzęt) i zachowaniu ówczesnych ludzi (życie rodzinne, spotkania oficjalne, codzienne i świąteczne).
O. Henry
O. Henry is the pen name of American writer William Sydney Porter (1862-1910). Porters 400 short stories are known for their wit, wordplay, characterization and the clever use of twist endings. He needs no introduction of course; the man who made the short story with the surprise ending famous. These 16 stories are all wonderful examples of his word sculpting art. They include: The Rose of Dixie, The Third Ingredient, The Hiding of Black Bill, Schools and Schools, Thimble, Thimble, Supply and Demand, Buried Treasure, To Him Who Waits, He Also Serves, The Moment of Victory, The Head-Hunter, A Poor Rule and others. O. Henry has a very unique and amusing style, with a dry sense of humor running through all the stories. Originally published in 1897, this early work is a fascinating novel of the period and still an interesting read today.
Karl May
Orangen und Datteln vereinigt in sich einige der Reiseerzählungen Karl Mays. Dies ist ein Sammelband mit Kurzerzählungen des berühmten Autors. Enthalten sind: Die Gum, Christus oder Muhammed, Der Krumir, Eine Ghasuah, Nr es Semâ Himmelslicht, Christi Blut und Gerechtigkeit, Mater dolorosa, Der Verfluchte. Orangen und Datteln zählt zu dem Frühwerk Karl Mays und wurde vor den eigentlichen Orienterzählungen veröffentlicht.
Hulbert Footner
Amos Lee Mappin is a great detective. A sad man came to him asking him to find his granddaughter, Mary Stannard. The detective soon discovers that she has stood up her wedding party. Mappin found several strands and many clues through which he can find Mary.
Helena Mniszkówna
Kontynuacja najsłynniejszego polskiego melodramatu Trędowata. Powieść kończy się śmiercią Stefci Rudeckiej, niezamożnej szlachcianki, która zdobyła serce Waldemara ordynata Michorowskiego. Dziewczyna została zadręczona przez niechętnych jej arystokratów, którzy nie mogli pogodzić się z tym, że ktoś skromnego pochodzenia zajął miejsce należne w ich opinii jedynie dziedziczce magnackiego rodu. Rodzina Waldemara oczekuje, że ordynacja dostanie potomka. Tymczasem młody ordynat żyje wspomnieniami, rozpamiętuje śmierć ukochanej Stefci... O względy ordynata zabiega Lucia, baronówna Elzonowska. W Lucii natomiast kocha się głęboko choć bez wzajemności Bohdan hrabia Michorowski. Konkurentem do ręki baronówny jest też hrabia Brochwicz. Podczas balu sylwestrowego mają być ogłoszone oficjalne zaręczyny Lusi z Brochwiczem. Dochodzi jednak do nieprzyjemnego incydentu. W jego wyniku Bohdan wyzywa na pojedynek Brochwicza, ale Waldemar jako głowa rodu korzysta z prawa pierwszeństwa i staje na placu zamiast Bohdana. Brochwicz pada...