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Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Edward, a handsome young soldier, considers Mary a charming child. John, the widow, is sick and poor, and asks Edward to keep an eye on Mary after his imminent death, whenever that happens. John stands in line, behind several other relatives, to inherit a huge mansion and income, and he warns Edward if he ever happens before his own death, beware of the evil relative who is next in line after himself because this person will do everything to snatch the inheritance from Mary.
R. Austin Freeman
Dr. Thorndike is a physician and lawyer who lectures on medical jurisprudence. He is also a Grade A detective with a first-rate brain and excellent powers of observation, as well as a talent for scientific analysis. He aids the purposes of justice by reading out a completely unforeseen decision from a set of clues that the authorities have misinterpreted.
H.C. McNeile
The story goes on the background of a heavy war. A person whose physical growth is impressive, but his mental state is not considered the best. This is a story about the wonderful awakening of the main character on one hot May day, when he serves in the trenches of the front line. The reader also learns about the exciting military experience of the protagonist.
John Workmann, der Zeitungsboy
Hans Dominik
John Workmann der Zeitungsboy ist ein 1909 veröffentlichtes Jugendbuch des Autors Hans Dominik. John Workmann beginnt in New York als Zeitungsboy. Schon sein erster Plan erregt Aufsehen, gewinnt ihm viele Herzen. Er gründet einen Club der Zeitungsjungen, um seinen armen, obdachlosen Kameraden eine behagliche Heimat zu schaffen. Sein Tatendrang führt ihn auf Wanderschaft. Er bestaunt andere große Städte und wichtige Industriewerke. Mit einem Gefährten durchjagt er eine brennende Prärie. Auf jedem Arbeitsplatz bewährt er sich: als Motorpflüger der Großfarm, als Maschinist im Schlachthaus in Chikago, als kühner Reporter. Bei seiner Rückkehr nach New York umjubeln die Zeitungsjungen ihren Wohltäter. Wir lesen von dem märchenhaften Aufstieg vieler amerikanischer Jungen, die sich aus ärmsten Verhältnissen mit eiserner Energie zu hohen Stellungen und größtem Reichtum emporgearbeitet haben. John Workmann der Zeitungsboy ist ein Lieblingsbuch der Jugend.
Jos Boys and How They Turned Out
Louisa May Alcott
Better known for her novels Little Women and Little Men, Louisa May Alcott continued the story of her feisty protagonist Jo in this final novel chronicling the adventures and misadventures of the March family. It is the only Alcott novel that has not had a film adaption. Originally published in 1886, two years before Ms. Alcotts death, Jos boys follows the lives of the young men readers came to love and cherish in its prequel. In it, we learn the fates of Jos sons Rob and Teddy, along with the other boys at Plumfield Estate School. Each boy must learn to deal with death, love, heartbreak, disappointment and the consequences of their actions. Entertaining, surprising, and overall a joy to read, Jos boys is nevertheless shaded by a bittersweet tone, for with it Alcott brought her wonderful series to an end.
William J. Locke
During the war, Joshua Fendik became rich against his will and found for himself an entrance to social circles, completely new to him. In particular, he falls under the influence of Robins Dale, a sculptor who supports a useless husband abroad. Robins mothers Joshua and prompts him to try his hand with a chisel.
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Jules Verne
The book has a lot of scientific component from various fields: geology, paleontology, botany, zoology, physics. But everything is very accessible and understandable. The plot focuses on a exploratory journey to the center of the earth through a volcano crater. The starting button for him was an encrypted message on half-decayed parchment. By happy coincidence, it fell into the hands of the famous and very gambling scientist. How could he remain indifferent? Of course not such people do not miss the opportunity to discover something new and are not afraid of dangerous adventures.
Aleksander Dumas ojciec
Powieść historyczna opowiadająca dzieje masona Józefa Balsamo i jego ucznia Honoriusza Gilberta oraz rodziny Taverney. Tłem historycznym powieści są romanse królów francuskich Ludwika XV i Ludwika XVI. Inspiracją do kreacji głównego bohatera była sylwetka hrabiego Cagliostro.