This is the story of an innocent beautiful young woman from the poorest family, who throughout her life is associated with men of high social status. How her family members react to such a connecti...więcej »
This is a very hilarious story by Wilkie Collins. This book reads like sensational journalism from the 1800s or an old radio show. The characters are fun and cute, and the story moves quickly and l...więcej »
The heroine of the novel, Mina, the only daughter of Madame de Fontaine, is in love with Fritz. But Fritz’s father is opposed to his son’s marriage and believes that Mina and her mother...więcej »
Mrs. Galileo is engaged in various studies and spends much more than she can afford. Suddenly, Mrs. Galileo receives custody of her niece Carmina, in her plans to never let the guardianship out of ...więcej »
This is a typical English Victorian novel. The action takes place in a women’s closed boarding house, the main characters are girls, one of them will turn out to be of aristocratic origin, th...więcej »
A young aristocrat falls in love with a shopkeeper’s daughter and is forced to hide his marriage to her from his relatives because of the existing class inequality. The hero of the novel is s...więcej »
The hero of the novel, Armadel, decides how to deceive fate, become loved and fall in love for life. The mysteries of life are the mysteries of love, which are presented to us by the main character...więcej »
This is a charming and highly readable novel written in the middle of the 19th century. This novel also combines the adventure and twists of a novel with a moderately upper-class protagonist. Frank...więcej »
The book shows the journey from the American Dream to the American Tragedy. And this path is shown through the life of an ordinary young man, Clyde Griffiths. Clyde, a young man from a poor large f...więcej »
„When Night Falls” is a complex novel. Six fascinating stories, full of mystery and tension, are collected by the author into a single picture, worthy of taking its place among the most...więcej »
„A Detective’s Triumphs” (1891) by Dick Donovan – eleven intriguing detective short stories including: The Mystery of Surgeon-Major Palmer; The Great Ruby Robbery; The Abduc...więcej »
The book, written in the 19 c. by British journalist and author of mystery and horror fiction J. E. Preston Muddock. For a time his detective stories were as popular as those of Arthur Conan Doyle....więcej »
Dick Donovan’s detective was considered a great ‘rival’ to Holmes. For a time his detective stories were as popular as those of Arthur Conan Doyle. „The Adventures of Tyler ...więcej »
This collection dates from 1893 and includes 13 short stories written by British journalist and author of mystery and horror fiction J. E. Preston Muddock. Many of Muddock’s mystery stories f...więcej »
Before Sherlock Holmes there was Dick Donovan. The name struck terror into the hearts of thieves, murderers, fences, swindlers and criminals of every class, and his exploits gave delight to million...więcej »
A woman goes on a secret errand into the far Northwest. Before it is accomplished the usual characters come into the story – Indians, mounted police, and the villain. Written by Hulbert Footn...więcej »
„Wanted! A Detective’s Strange Adventures”, by James Edward Muddock (Dick Donovan), is a collection of 22 short stories. For a time his detective stories were as popular as those ...więcej »
”The Clue of the Dead Hand” novela features detective Peter Brodie and has a Scottish setting. It tells of a murder and a simultaneous mysterious disappearance at Corbie Hall, „a ...więcej »
Written by James Edward Preston Murdock (1843–1934), an author of mysteries, thrillers, and horror stories. For a time, his popularity rivaled that of Arthur Conan Doyle – and he was ce...więcej »
Written by British journalist and author of mystery and horror fiction J. E. Preston Muddock. In these thrilling stories, Muddock writes under the guise of his fictional alter ego – the priva...więcej »