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R. Austin Freeman
Dr.Thornedykes methods of detection are characterised by investigations of apparently irrelevant facts and lengthy explanations of his train of hypothetical reasoning. In this novel, Dr. Thorndykes ability to identify fish scales and rope material sets his investigation in motion. The crime is the murder of an aristocrat staged to look like a suicide. There are really two stories alternating, which eventually become one. We watch Dr. Thorndyke follow a thin and improbable trail of forensic evidence. And we observe the seemingly unrelated adventures of a stationers delivery boy, who innocently gets in the way of a cutthroat gang. Dr. Thorndyke calls Jasper after hearing his amazing story. The complex, gripping and rather romantic plot once again demonstrates the greatness of A. Austin Freeman as a writer of totally engaging and original crime fiction.
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky
With their penetrating psychological insight and their emphasis on human dignity, respect and forgiveness, Dostoyevskys early short stories contain the seeds of the themes that came to his major novels. Poor Folk is a short novel focused on a powerful exchange of letters between two bright and introspective individuals living in difficult circumstances in 19th century Saint Petersburg who are in love, yet fight poverty with every inch of their breath. Bound to never be able to be together because of their conditions, these letter show how much theyd do for one another, even the means arent there. Written during the initial stirrings of the Russian realism movement, Poor Folk is a vivid portrait of societys everyman. A work that is both beautiful and tragic, it unravels an unforgettable tale of the human condition and portrays how poverty instills piety and sanctity in the human soul.
Wilkie Collins
A novel about the fate of a blind girl who dreams of finding happiness. How many difficulties she has to overcome on the path of life! Deception of a loved one, betrayal of loved ones, sudden blindness a series of tragic circumstances that haunt the heroine.
Popioły. Powieść z końca XVIII i początku XIX wieku
Stefan Żeromski
Popioły to powieść opisująca okres wojen napoleońskich. Młody polski szlachcic Rafał Olbromski szuka swojej drogi życiowej. Początkowo zostaje sekretarzem bogatego arystokraty Gintułta. Podróżuje z nim po kraju. Pod wpływem księcia wchodzi w kręgi masonerii. Zostaje jej członkiem. Nawiązuje tragiczny romans z żoną dostojnika loży. Przeżywa też inne romanse z pięknymi kobietami. Wkrótce wraz z przyjacielem Krzysztofem Cedrą wstępuje do armii Napoleona. Wierzą w wolność niesioną przez cesarza Polsce i innym zniewolonym narodom Europy. Los rozdziela obu przyjaciół. Rafał zostaje w Polsce i walczy w bitwie pod Raszynem. Krzysztof trafia do polskiej armii w Hiszpanii oblega Saragossę, bije się pod Somosierrą. Z czasem Rafał zniechęca się do wojaczki, zrzuca mundur i osiada w swoim majątku. Nieoczekiwanie spotyka Krzysztofa w 1812 roku w przededniu wielkiej wojny z Rosją. Krzysztof namawia przyjaciela, by jeszcze raz zaciągnął się w szeregi napoleońskiej armii...
Poppy Ott and the Tittering Totem
Leo Edwards
A number of boys are ambitious to form a career for themselves in journalism and its various industries, and trusting friendship and willingness to give advice as the protagonist began this work. In other words, the main characters must have a great desire to do this. If they have a desire, naturally, they will continue to try. Boys travel to Wisconsin very often with their elders. These adventures are remembered by many readers.
Poppy Otts Seven-League Stilts
Leo Edwards
Edward Edson Lee (September 2, 1884 in Meriden, Illinois September 28, 1944 in Rockford, Illinois), who wrote under the pen name of Leo Edwards, was a popular childrens literature author in the 1920s and 1930s. He was really a born story teller. If you have ever read any of his books, you will have to agree they are full of laughs on every page. Hundreds of thousands of boys who laughed until their sides ached over the weird and wonderful adventures of Jerry Todd and his gang demanded that Leo Edwards give them more books like the Jerry Todd stories with their belt-bursting laughs and creepy shivers. So he took Poppy Ott, Jerry Todds bosom chum and created the Poppy Ott Series. Poppy Otts Seven-League Stilts is 2 in the Poppy Ott series. Join in on the fun, mystery, and adventure!
Portrait of a Man with Red Hair
Hugh Walpole
This is a terrible story about Harkness, a timid American who travels all over Europe with his etchings as his only friends. While in London, he meets a man at the club who recommends visiting a small town during his holidays. The next 24 hours completely change his life. He made friends with a frightened young woman who is unhappily married and meets a man with red hair, a rich and sadistic man who loves to influence others by hurting them.