The storybook „On the Makaloa Mat” tells the story of the lives of natives and whites in the Hawaiian Islands. The story, which gave the name to this brilliant collection, is considered...więcej »
“On the Makaloa Mat” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.więcej »
Rupert Bascoe and Wakefield are the main characters of the story. They rode in the night express. They were familiar, even more, they had an affair. However, Miss Wakefield did not trust her partne...więcej »
Everyone has opinions about evolution, but how many people have actually read Charles Darwin? If you haven’t done so yet, you’re missing out on what is surely one of the greatest books ...więcej »
“On the Road with Suzy: From Cat to Companion” is a delightful memoir chronicling a woman and her beloved cat Suzy who becomes not just a pet, but a true companion. From the first day S...więcej »
Set in Chicago, and written in 1931 by Edgar Wallace, „On the Spot” truly reflects the horror of gang life in Prohibition Chicago. Tony Perelli, the gang boss, recruits men for his gang...więcej »
A prolific Australian novelist, Guy Boothby was noted for sensational fiction in variety magazines around the end of the nineteenth century. In 1894 he published On the Wallaby; or, Through the Eas...więcej »
This novel is an amazing mixture of adventure, romance and political intrigue. Roosevelt’s most trusted spy must flee for his life by escaping into the European countryside.więcej »
Edward Phillips Oppenheim (1866 1946), an English novelist, was a major and successful writer of genre fiction, particularly thrillers. Among his books are „The Betrayal”, „The Av...więcej »
”The Secret of One Night” tells about the life and love of three young women: Cyril Hendrick, daughter of a handsome, beggar, bastard; her best friend Sidney Owenson, a naive heiress; a...więcej »
A detective story which solves in an exceedingly clever manner the inexplicable death of a prosperous stockbroker and the secret of his life. The reader’s attention is first caught by a myste...więcej »
This is the story of a young man who strives with all his might to free himself from the oppressive patriarchal atmosphere of life in the Midwest. The hero rejects the fate destined for him and cho...więcej »
Książka odzwierciedla głębokie zainteresowanie Yeatsa zachowaniem, propagowaniem i umiłowaniem irlandzkiej historii i kultury. Zawiera różne historie oparte na ludowych opowieściach irlandzk...więcej »
South Sea Tales (opowieści mórz południowych). Angielski z Jackiem LondonemHistorie, które składają się na książkę Opowieści mórz południowych, czerpią swoją intens...więcej »
Kilka japońskich opowieści odrobinę niesamowitych opartych na miejscowej tradycji mającej źródło w autentycznych – jak się wierzy – wydarzeniach. Są to: Historia O-Tei – Za...więcej »
Edgar Allan Poe: Opowieści niesamowite - Mystery Tales. Książka w dwóch wersjach językowych: polskiej i angielskiej. A dual Polish-English language edition.Edgar Allan Poe (1809-...więcej »
Książka w dwóch wersjach językowych: polskiej i angielskiej. A dual Polish-English language edition.Powieść przedstawia historię młodego Artura Gordona Pyma, który postana...więcej »
This elaboration describes the exemplary material needed for Optical Information Processing laboratory exercises – the course at the Faculty of Physics at Warsaw University of Technology. The...więcej »
O. Henry is the pen name of American writer William Sydney Porter (1862-1910). Porter’s 400 short stories are known for their wit, wordplay, characterization and the clever use of twist endin...więcej »
Amos Lee Mappin is a great detective. A sad man came to him asking him to find his granddaughter, Mary Stannard. The detective soon discovers that she has stood up her wedding party. Mappin found s...więcej »