This is a story about redemption, when money is used as a thematic resonance. He combines the wits of the Dodo books with a rather strong ethical message about materialism. This is a high society s...więcej »
The novel is set in England in the mid-nineteenth century. Due to the imperfection of the marriage legislation of England, Ireland and Scotland and the presence of conflicting articles in it, a wom...więcej »
Perhaps the most light-hearted of all Chesterton’s works, „Manalive” follows the fun loving Innocent Smith who, after bringing joy to a boarding house, is charged with a series of...więcej »
Powieść noblisty Anatole’a France’a – wielkiego erudyty i bibliofila, o sprecyzowanych poglądach socjalistyczno-pacyfistycznych, którym dawał wyraz w swoich powieściach, tw...więcej »
A young girl named Fanny Price comes to live with her wealthy uncle and aunt, Sir Thomas and Lady Bertram. Fanny’s family is quite poor; her mother, unlike her sister Lady Bertram, married be...więcej »
The main task of Charles Williams was to show that man must obey God. The main thing in „Many Dimensions” is the all-powerful stone that can fulfill any desire. Above of all, „Man...więcej »
The fourth installment of the popular series-a hilarious study of 1930s manner and pecking order-begins when Lucia Lucas rents a summer place-the home of Elizabeth Mapp-in the English village of Ti...więcej »
This is a novel with catchy locations and characters. A man in a midlife crisis travels to a remote Kornish village with his wife. The strange happy village, where drunkenness is widespread and peo...więcej »
Marbleface is a an ex-prize fighter who becomes a fugitive after a failed robbery attempt lands him on the wrong side of the law. He’d almost been middleweight champion of the world, but then...więcej »
The first major novel by Herman Melville. This is a combination of pamphlet and melodrama, ethnics and esoterics, psychology and memoirs, a detective and travel notes, philosophy and poetry, woven ...więcej »
Vicente Blasco Ibáñez (1867–1928) był hiszpańskim publicystą, pisarzem oraz działaczem politycznym o poglądach lewicowych, autorem reportaży, powieści społeczno-obyczajowych ora...więcej »
Alexander Dumas invites us to be guests at this wedding, which will soon be called „bloody”. Just a few days later, a tragedy will occur. Bartholomew’s night will happen, in which...więcej »
Powieść poetycka w dwóch pieśniach, dzieło polskiego romantyzmu z roku 1825. Antoni Malczewski jako pierwszy wprowadził gatunek powieści poetyckiej do literatury polskiej. Fabuła odwołuje si...więcej »
Dramat Juliusza Słowackiego omawiający losy Marii I Stuart, szkockiej królowej. Skupia się na krótkim wycinku życia Marii, która po śmierci prywatnego sekretarza Rizzia pomaga ...więcej »
«Pourquoi Pascal Divorne donna sa démission moins de quinze jours après sa sortie de l’école des ponts-et-chaussées, dont il était un des él&eg...więcej »
Henry Rider Haggard combines romance and travel in his story. This is a story about how Allan Quatermain met his first wife, Marie. Two dangerous criminals are trying to kill the main character and...więcej »
Carolyn Wells (1862-1942) was an American poet and writer of detective and mystery novels, as well as children’s books, best known for her Fleming Stone Detective Stories. Marjorie series is ...więcej »
Intoxicated by success, the crowd walked along the street, screaming and screaming, while broken glasses and women’s cries marked her progress. In a few minutes they will be ahead. Suddenly a...więcej »
Leo Belmont to żyjący w latach 1985–1941 polski eseista, znawca i tłumacz literatury francuskiej i rosyjskiej oraz poeta. Pisywał liczne romanse w konwencji historycznej, które z dresz...więcej »
Keith Marlowe, who had just been trained at the Mounted Police Barracks, Regina, is heading to the country of Kuchin and the Rockies to gather white drug dealers. Keith has a long, painful journey,...więcej »