In an interesting precursor to the later „I Spy” television series, the novel follows the activities of a young British tennis professional, Mervyn Amory, who is spending the season in ...więcej »
Everything is there: a devoted wife, an unexpected admirer, an architect’s wayward son, an alcoholic father, an undertaker, a late secretary and a secret date. The story of a modest love that...więcej »
A best-selling author of novels, short stories, magazine articles, translations, and plays, Oppenheim published over 150 books. He is considered one of the originators of the thriller genre, his no...więcej »
This is a mysterious story that is full of turns. Young Tom goes from work to the grocery store to find something interesting. Soon he meets an elderly gentleman who is looking for a mill somewhere...więcej »
O. Henry is most widely recognized for his stories’ dry wit, plot twists and surprise ending. But another major element in his fiction is his love of the American urban environment, as well a...więcej »
Rok 1928. Do willi nad jeziorem w Błękitnych Brzegach przyjeżdża Maria, która ma objąć posadę guwernantki dwóch sióstr – Matyldy i starszej Adeli. Ale Maria ma także inny...więcej »
Yet another collection of linked short stories from Oppenheim. By chance a young man and woman meet and set up an agency to aid Scotland Yard, but is romance in the air? This story deals with a you...więcej »
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 ...więcej »
„The Mystery Road” an antique book written by E Phillips Oppenheim follows the heroine on her journey to true love and independence from family pressures. An orphan French girl, Myrtile...więcej »
Spory odsetek ludzi zadowala się głównie jedzeniem i płodzeniem, nie przejmując się tym, że takie postępowanie prowadzi do nieracjonalnych zachowań, które niszczą ludzkość i wykańczaj...więcej »
At Sydney’s scandalous Artist’s Ball... a gunshot... a falling body... Call Inspector Knox of the CIB. „The Little Grey Woman” is rather short story and moves along very qui...więcej »
The Headswoman is an unusual little tale about the power a woman can wield. A funny, witty, intelligent story about an executioner. Along the way, Grahame takes shots at lawyers and small town offi...więcej »
Julian Orden, son of a British aristocrat attends a dinner party and meets Catherine, a young woman of mixed antecedents – British and Russian. She is entrusted with important documents. When...więcej »
„The Evil That Men Do” is a classic story of horror and unbelievable cruelty by British writer Matthew Phipps Shiel. This novel of mystery about Hartwell from birth, does he inherit his...więcej »
Świat bez pisma? Jest bliżej, niż się zdaje… Najmocniejszy głos literackiej Islandii i nowa powieść autorki bestsellerowej Wyspy Historia ni...więcej »
Professor Craig Kennedy is a scientist detective at Columbia University. He uses his knowledge of chemistry and psychoanalysis to solve cases, and uses exotic devices in his work such as lie detect...więcej »
The author tells the story of the twins Martin and Helen Challoner and their relationship against their father priest. Benson has a more serious purpose here and less superficial savvy than in some...więcej »
An enjoyable Edgar Wallace horse-racing escapade. One of the most prolific writers of the twentieth century, Edgar Wallace was an immensely popular author, who created exciting thrillers spiced wit...więcej »
Mystery novel by E. Phillips Oppenheim involving a handicapped art collector. The book concerns recently demobbed and down on his luck Major Owston, who becomes the bodyguard of the deformed amoral...więcej »
Pierwsze wydanie korespondencji gigantów polskiej literatury Sławomir Mrożek i Gustaw Herling-Grudziński. Dwóch wybitnych pisarzy, dwóch intelek...więcej »