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El Dorado. An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Emmuska Orczy
An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel is a sequel to The Scarlet Pimpernel. In Eldorado, Sir Percy becomes involved in one of the most famous plots of the French Revolution, the attempt to rescue the child heir (son of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette) to the French throne from imprisonment in Paris and spirits him away to Holland. He willingly walks into an ambush in an attempt to rescue his brother-in-law. When a certain member of the League (who also happens to be related to our hero) falls in love with a French actress, Percy is caught by archenemy hauvelin. His ultimate fate is one of the unknowns of history, though it is almost certain that he died in prison. The main character in reality in the various plots which centred around him was the Austrian-financed agitator, the Baron de Batz.
Mary Elizabeth Braddon
A wonderful life story, with secrets and romance, where the strongest human feelings and impulses win in a difficult moral struggle. The author has beautifully written the image of Elinor, first an impressionable teenager, and after a sensible, kind, loving girl. A lot of interesting, unexpected moments and turns, a secret investigation, secrets associated with the legacy of the old aristocrat and his will, which became an apple of discord between the characters of the book. An unexpected ending finishes the book perfectly. A very interesting, well-written work.
Edgar Wallace
This collection includes 7 mystery short stories, set in Victorian England. These stories depict adventures and misadventures of Elegant Edward, a charming London crook and his attempts to commit the perfect crime. The stories are pleasant and well written and definitely a product of their time and place. Edgar Wallace was a prolific author of crime, adventure and humorous stories, whose best known creations include The Four Just Men, Sanders of the River, and J. G. Reeder. Although Wallace wrote many stand alone novels it is, perhaps, for his series based material-always popular with readers-that he remains best known.
Sofokles
Elektra to królowa mykeńska, córka Agamemnona i Klitajmestry, oraz siostra Orestesa, Chrysotemis i Ifigenii. Pewnego dnia, pod jej nieobecność, jej ojciec zostaje zabity przez matkę Elektry i jej kochanka Ajgistosa. Elektra wraz ze swoim bratem Orestesem postanawia pomścić śmierć ojca. Historia głównej bohaterki była wykorzystywana w licznych utworach starożytnych, m.in. Eurypidesa, jak i współczesnych, np. Jeana-Paula Sartrea.
George Sand
Le roman autobiographique dun écrivain français remarquable. Cette histoire est la fois simple et complexe la fois: deux amoureux vont en Italie, mais ils ny trouvent pas le bonheur, mais vivent la tragédie dun malentendu mutuel et la breche pour les deux. Mais la signification du roman ne se limite pas au conflit de caracteres, car les deux personnages sont des artistes talentueux, ce qui introduit le probleme de la personne créatrice et les lois de la créativité dans le roman.
Bolesław Prus
Akcja powieści Emancypantki toczy się w Warszawie u schyłku XIX wieku. Emma Latter, osoba silna i władcza, boryka się z coraz poważniejszymi problemami finansowymi. Rodzice uczennic zalegają z opłatami, a jej własne dzieci mają coraz większe wymagania. Syn Kazimierz, utracjusz i hulaka, wyłudza od matki duże sumy, kłopotów przysparza jej także dorosła już córka Helena, która bezskutecznie usiłuje skłonić do małżeństwa milionera Solskiego. Pani Latter, która przez całe życie troszczyła się o to, by jej dzieciom niczego nie brakowało, zadręcza się teraz ich niepowodzeniami i zaniedbuje sprawy pensji. Szkoła dla dobrze urodzonych panien powoli traci swój prestiż, a przełożona autorytet. Piętrzą się niepokojące zdarzenia. Przedstawiane w powieści wydarzenia widziane są oczami Madzi Brzeskiej, naiwnej, młodziutkiej nauczycielki z pensji pani Latter. Głównym tematem podejmowanym w utworze jest emancypacja kobiet w XIX wieku. Temat ten jest pretekstem do krytycznego nakreślenia stosunków społecznych tego okresu.
Henry James
The main character had some rivalry with the main character had some kind of rivalry with George Korvikm. He did more things than the main character, and earned more pence, although there were chances for ingenuity. The main character was crazy about the work of Hugh Vereker, therefore he accepted an invitation to a party where he would meet his favorite author.
Lucy Maud Montgomery
The second book in the Emily novels, Emily Climbs tells the story of Emily moving to a high school in Shrewsbury and beginning her career as a writer with the local newspaper. Shrewsbury brings new friends, new adventures, and new enemies, and the town is scandalized by some of Emilys exploits. Perhaps the hardest trial is having to board with her Aunt Ruth. Or is it her promise to Aunt Elizabeth? But Emilys troubles are only the beginning of her climb to success... and perhaps romance. Then Emily is offered a fabulous opportunity, and she must decide if she wants to change her life forever.