The state of the working class in the early 20th century caused significant changes in the left-wing political parties. The Liberal Party, which enjoyed the support of the working class, was threat...więcej »
Edgar Wallace was one of the most popular and prolific authors of his era. For his series set in the highly evocative world of West Africa he created two of his most beloved and enduring characters...więcej »
The peculiarity of the author’s works were his remarks, which embodied Chekhov’s plan to convey to the reader the atmosphere of his book. The Book of the Cherry Orchard also begins with...więcej »
A hilarious parody of the detective genre – Philo Gubb dreams of becoming a detective like Sherlock Holmes and quitting his job as a wallpaper-hanger. He enrolls in a correspondence course wh...więcej »
Wstrząsająca historia nieletniej dziewczynki, która musiała stać się żoną. Opowieść jednej z tysięcy dziewczynek, którym dorośli zgotowali piekło. Laila Shurki wysł...więcej »
Another amusing tale from American author Edward Lytton Wheeler (1854-1885), this time from the east coast of America, with another hero and another damsel in need of help. A group of European and ...więcej »
Emilie de Fontaine is a spoiled and pround brat. She rejects all suitors her father proposes. Emilie has incredibly high standards for the man she will marry, and at the top of her unreasonable lis...więcej »
Nie wszyscy interesują się polityką, ale przecież dotyczy ona każdego. Nie wszyscy też deklarują swoje przywiązanie do takiej czy innej ideologii, lecz każdy z nas – świadomie bądź nie &ndash...więcej »
Edgar Wallace’s humorous tales of British Army life, centered around the characters of „Smithy” and „Nobby”. The stories, collected in 1905, are supposed to tell us ab...więcej »
Lance McCrea lived in a boarding house. There he met a girl he fell in love with. But their relationship is hampered by a powerful person. Lance tries to find out why this powerful man has some kin...więcej »
First published in 1913, „The Rocks of Valpré” is a novel by the British writer Ethel M. Dell. While readers adored Ethel M. Dell’s novels, critics hated them with a passio...więcej »
The whole story revolves around the Northern Valley, which at the end of the 18th century had a great debt for the state, about 5 million. This noble kingdom, from which the state of Tennessee was ...więcej »
Lady Wilhemina Thorpe-Hatton lives a life of extraordinary wealth and privilege. She is visiting her extensive estate in England, which includes the town of Thorpe, and all it’s inhabitants. ...więcej »
Znakomita autobiograficzna powieść o utracie i próbie pogodzenia się ze śmiercią bliskiej osoby. Pewnego dnia Carolina otrzymuje od swojego chłopaka Aksela dziwny e-...więcej »
Another of the greatest works written by Fred M. White. In this book, the protagonist Eleanor Marsh is at the top of social circles. She is not a very good person, and in this book she is described...więcej »
To allow so young and delicate a girl to tramp England aimlessly in search of some vague and secret information which seemed to be her erratic father’s object, was, we decided, an utter impos...więcej »
This early work by Thorne Smith was originally published in 1930. James Thorne Smith, Jr. was an American author who specialized in supernatural fantasy fiction under the byline Thorne Smith. &bdqu...więcej »
Mroczne tajemnice opuszczonego miasteczka Sześćdziesiąt lat temu prawie dziewięciuset mieszkańców – cała populacja małej górniczej osady Silvertjär...więcej »
British author E. Phillips Oppenheim achieved worldwide fame with his thrilling novels and short stories concerning international espionage and intrigue, but including romances, comedies, and parab...więcej »
The story of A Queen of the Stage about a lonely woman Elsie Wayne, who is alone in London. She gets a fake theater role. The stranger throws her a note. It reads: „Be brave and patient. If y...więcej »