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Fenton Ash
Welcome to the important and meaningful boys adventure novel of Francis Henry Atkins which is The Cadets of the Dolphin. Aubrey, Frank (pseudonym of Francis Henry Atkins) was a British writer of pulp fiction, in particular science fiction aimed at younger readers. Despite his commercial success at the time, little is known about Atkins personal life.
Talbot Mundy
Putting Crime Over by Hulbert Footner. When Madame Roska Storey and her secretary are robbed, a plan is put in place to catch the robbers as well as their leader. She is the best private detective of England, but her stories are international. Her way to resolve the mystery is original and bring you in a new world. So we are introduced to the fascinating Madame Rosika Storey, fearless and intelligent, who plays cat-and-mouse with killers, goes undercover to break up criminal gangs, and unravels deadly mysteries. A strange, yet interesting tale that was actually written in the 1920s.
California Joe. The Mysterious Plainsman
Prentiss Ingraham
"California Joe, the Mysterious Plainsman" is a book first published in 1900 written by Colonel Prentiss Ingraham who was a Colonel in the Confederate Army, a professional military officer throughout the 1860s, and a prolific author of books on the American West. It is a dime novel, a very short novel, about the life of a young man who acts as if he is immortal. At first, many characters in the book think that Joe is a ghost or a "spook" because of his all black clothes and solid white horse. Soon, however, Joe introduces himself to a group of people who are laying train tracks across the prairie. He guides them and saves them from Indians on many occasions. Throughout the entire book, Joe is saving somebody from Indians or capturing thieves. He is the stereotypical cowboy who saves the day and rides off into the sunset. This book is a wonderful light novel and is also important for what it reveal about American cultural history at the time of its publication.
Friedrich Gerstäcker
Friedrich Gerstäcker veröffentlichte eine Vielzahl von Erzählungen, Romanen und vor allem Berichte über seine verschiedenen Reisen, die ihn zu einem der meistgelesenen und bekanntesten Autoren Deutschlands machten. So war Gerstäcker in Amerika unter anderem als Holzfäller, Viehtreiber, Heizer und Koch auf einem Mississippidampfer, Lehrer und vor allem als (Großwild-) Jäger unterwegs. Er durchstreifte Nord- und Südamerika, die Inselwelt des Stillen Ozeans, Australien. Californische Skizze ist eine klassische deutsche literarische Arbeit, das die frühen Tage in Kalifornien beschreibt. Aufregendes Detail und Humor machen das zu einem außergewöhnlichen Interesse.
Max Brand
In Calling Dr. Kildare, Dr. Kildare has left his family home to work in a metropolitan hospital with the brilliant Dr. Gillespie who is slowly dying. Kildare has been chosen to work under the irascible Doctor and receive his vast knowledge. On his first case, young Dr. Kildare defies his chief-of -staff, and faces danger and scandal... It is the second in the Dr. Kildare series, written by Max Brand, which was the pen name of prolific author Frederick Faust. He is best known for his hundreds of Western novels, the most popular being Destry Rides Again. There were eight novels in the Dr. Kildare series beginning in 1940 with Young Dr. Kildare and finishing in 1943. This series is about the many exploits of Dr. Kildare, who starts out the series as a medical intern as he works to try and become a doctor.
Voltaire
Candide, who grew up in a rich mans family, who absorbed real mentor sermons on the fact that everything in the world happens for the better, serves its purposes and in general is accomplished in the best of all possible worlds, despite all the misfortunes that have happened to people this is also for the better. By the will of fate, Candide sets off on a round-the-world trip, where everyone literally screams that the world is unfair, misfortunes are often meaningless and lead only to great misfortunes, and people everywhere do not shy away from bribes, anger and self-interest. Besides the semi-mythical Eldorado, of course. But its not so easy to get into it. And its not so easy to get out of it.
Charles Dickens
Pour lavare Ebenezer Scrooge, Noël est un jour de plus. Mais tout cela change lorsque le fantôme de son partenaire daffaires décédé apparaît. Il avertit Scrooge de changer davis avant quil ne soit trop tard. Lénorme popularité du livre a contribué au fait que Noël était la principale fete de lAngleterre victorienne, une période de divertissement et de charité.
Zane Grey
The western novels by Zane Grey have been a source of imagery about the American West for almost the entire twentieth century. The plots and characterizations of Greys popular novels set in the American West have been thoroughly examined and it is clear that his works acquired a fundamental role in the creation of western imagery. Gunslinger Smoke Bellows leaves behind a violent past in Arizona to begin a new life in Utah, where he finds a ranch that needs the touch of a strong man in order to thrive and a reason to live. This story is filled with great descriptions of the land and characters who do what they had to do to survive the climes of the West. There is love and betrayal, and faithfulness and unfaithfulness, great animals, and solid story telling to keep you entertained.
Hugh Walpole
Captain Nicolas is the authors most recognizable character. One for which its immediately clear whose story it is. Hugh Walpole tells the story of a family conflict. This is an ideal family, an example for everyone, but an evil and dissatisfied brother breaks into this idyll. The story is about an evil brother who is returning to visit his family, and about the destruction that he is reaping with his activity.
Alexandre Dumas
Alexandre Dumass 1846 novel, Captain Paul is based on life of John Paul Jones, a captain in the American Navy during the revolutionary war. This epic adventure is written in best traditions of Dumas work featuring numerous desperate battles, true love, brave heroes, devious villains, and intrigue. This tale of high adventure and daring-do is highly recommended for fans of Dumass work, and would make for a fantastic addition to any bookshelf! One of the most widely read French authors in history, Alexandre Dumas is best-known for his iconic classic The Three Musketeers, as well as for The Count of Monte Cristo, and the two Musketeer sequels Twenty Years After and The Vicomte de Bragelome: Ten Years Later. Dumas began his writing career as a successful playwright, and later evolved to writing magazine articles and travel books, before extending his talents to fiction.
Captain Stormfields Visit to Heaven
Mark Twain
The old godless captain Stormfield believed neither in God, nor in hell, nor in paradise, nor in hell. Imagine his surprise when, after his death, flying through the bottomless depths of space, he nevertheless arrived in paradise. He was even more surprised when he became acquainted with the local order it was too painfully different from the stories about the paradise of priests on Earth...
Edgar Wallace
Ambrose Sault finds a quasi-scientific way to insert his soul into another mans body before he is hanged for murder. The murder of Moropulos by Sault is a mystery in motive and deed. Twice a murderer, Sault is nevertheless a commanding figure and an appealing character. He is the center of a tragedy... The novel is long and breezy and a bit confusing, a comedy of manners at some points, a melodrama at others. This story from the most prolific writers of the twentieth century, Edgar Wallace was an immensely popular author, who created exciting thrillers spiced with tales of treacherous crooks and hard-boiled detectives.
Zane Grey
Trying to save the life of an Indian child when hes thrown from his horse, John Curry falls into the arms of a lonely married woman with a jealous, scheming husband. Unless Curry revives his mission of mercy, three people will die and the first one will be Curry. Here is all the thrilling action, color, and romance of the Old West, exciting tales that make your blood tingle! Ruthless bandits in a lawless land: fearless men and the brave women they fought for. The roar of blazing guns, the awesome silence of prairie and canyon. Captives of the Desert has its social commentary on the sacredness of marriage, and its religious undertones how the desert can take hold of a person and fashion them into its own image, or can exert a force, of an inexplicable kind, to bring peace and contentment over the soul a communing with God.
Robert W. Chambers
Cardigan Novels is a conditional cycle that combines historical novels by Robert Chambers that tell about the period of the American Revolutionary War. The novels do not have a connected plot, but the same fictional and historical characters appear in the course of each: Sir William Johnson, Walter Butler, Jack Mount, etc.
Robert Barr
Robert Barr (18491912) was a Scottish-Canadian short story writer and novelist, born in Glasgow, Scotland who relocated to London in 1881 where he founded the magazine The Idler in 1892 in collaboration with Jerome K Jerome. In 1895 he retired from its co-editorship and became a prolific novelist. His famous detective character Eugéne Valmont, fashioned after Sherlock Holmes, is said to be the inspiration behind Agatha Christies Hercule Poirot. Some of his works include: In the Midst of Alarms, a story of the attempted Fenian invasion of Canada in 1866; A Woman Intervenes, a story of love, finance, and American journalism; and Countess Tekla, a historical novel. Mr. Robert Barrs Cardillac is a machine-made historical tale of the time of King Louis XIII, set in old France.
Prosper Mérimée
Nowela opowiada historię hiszpańskiego żołnierza José, którego miłość do pięknej Cyganki Carmen zwiodła na złą drogę. Aby zaskarbić sobie uczucie wybranki, bohater wikła się w środowisko przestępcze i posuwa się do niegodziwych działań. Stawia na szali własną karierę i reputację, tylko czy w ten sposób osiągnie cel? Utwór przesycony jest folklorem hiszpańskich Cyganów, który nadaje mu niepowtarzalny koloryt. Opowiadanie Prospera Mériméego rozsławiła opera Georgesa Bizeta pod tym samym tytułem. Po pierwszym wystawieniu, z uwagi na nowatorstwo formy, przyjęta z lekceważeniem, już po drugim podbiła światowe sceny operowe, stając się jedną z najsłynniejszych oper w historii.
Harold Bindloss
Jake Foster wanted to change something in his own country with small steps. To do this, he had to marry Alice, who is ready to invest in his business, in his idea. After the signing of the contract, he feels relieved because now he can increase income of his country. But is it worth the sacrifices for which he went?
May Agnes Fleming
A mystical and a little detective story. A dark and terrible tragedy occurred within the walls of this gloomy red farmhouse. In this room a man was killed stabbed to death. A riddle for a real detective. Only an attentive reader will understand everything in advance.
B.M. Bower
American author Bertha Muzzy Sinclair (18711940) was known by her pen name B. M. Bower. She wrote novels and screenplays, mainly about the American Wild West. This is one of her novels. Casey Ryan loves speed but his passion led to his unemployment. He, known as the most reckless stage driver ever to carry the mail, was bitten by the speed bug and deserted his stage coach for a Ford; but not even a Ford could stand Caseys handling and he eventually found himself bereft of machine, job, and bankroll. To rebuild his fallen fortunes Casey must search out a legendary gold mine, the secret of Injun Jim. Thats when Casey discovered his other passion: hunting for a missing treasure.
John Buchan
Castle Gay is the second of Buchans three Dickson McCunn books and is set in south west Scotland in the Dumfries and Galloway region in the 1920s. The plot revolves around the self-discovery of a media mogul named Craw, who is firstly the subject of mistaken identity and then the target of Balkan extremists who wish to use his newspapers to influence their political cause. Mr. Craws journey is overseen by Jaikie Galt, one of the young scamps in Huntingtower, who is now a Cambridge undergraduate and international rugby player. Jaikie and Craw embark on life-changing travels around the Scottish wilderness, where they both re-evaluate their values and choices in life although they arrive at very different conclusions. There is appreciation of the wilds and the simple lives of the shepherds along with the politics and international intrigue. There is the threat of violence, which is averted through quick thinking, which make the story exciting.
Robert Louis Stevenson
Young people find each other. They learn to love. And again, Alan Breck helps them. Moreover, the case turned out to be rather complicated. Katrions father is involved in a strange story, the consequences of which can turn against friends. The narrative is quite interesting, intriguing. Will David be happy with Catriona?
Talbot Mundy
A collection of crime fiction short stories featuring Mme. Rosika Storey and her resourceful assistant Bella Brickley. Mme. Storey unravels complex cases with thorough investigation and an understanding of human nature. These short stories are written through Bella Brickleys point-of-view. She is Madame Storey, like Sherlock has fantastic powers of deduction and understanding of psychology, and her secretary is like Watson though she doest have a degree in medicine. Also Ms. Brickley adds a realistic persons fear to very dangerous situations. The short stories in this collection are: "The Almost Perfect Murder", "Murder in Masquerade", "The Death Notice", "Taken for a Ride", "It Never Got Into The Papers".
Alexandre Dumas
Dumas tries to be as accurate and truthful as possible. The book sets out a detailed history of three real crimes. And despite the documentary, the story turned out to be dramatic and interesting. Investigating the topic of crime and punishment, the writer moves freely in time and space. The reader then gets into Italy of the Renaissance, then in France at the beginning of the XIX century. The fates of people are intertwined with the fates of entire nations. Ominous events, extraordinary passions, violent desires come to life before us.
Jules Verne
Dans le roman César Cascabel, il est décrit les dangers complets liés au voyage de la famille dun artiste itinérant travers les États occidentaux dAmérique, le Canada, lAlaska, la Sibérie, la Russie européenne dans leur pays dorigine, la Normandie française. Le roman parle de la famille Cascabel et de son chef, César, qui ont décidé de se rendre dAmérique en France en passant par lAlaska et la Russie. Le lecteur se familiarisera avec la morale des peuples habitant ces pays et sera ravi de la débrouillardise des héros qui se débrouillent dans des situations difficiles.