For a person unaccustomed to the imposing religious ceremonies of the Catholic Church, it was a delightful sight to observe all the pomp and splendor displayed at this high celebration. The papal c...więcej »
The regiment, as usual, lacked officers, and John had to hold daytime parades three times a week. This story is about a poor guy who tried to do everything to get out of poverty. This story keeps e...więcej »
There are typical characters in this book: the villains are very evil, while the heroes and heroines are beautiful, brave and wise. However, there is romance, adventure and suspense in this book, a...więcej »
The story is about a rich girl deserting her riches for the love of her life. She is an Irish Catholic and the boy for whom she leaves everything is related to German Protestantism. The life seems ...więcej »
Усе почалося того дня в густих самарських лісах. Юний козак вів свій танок у центрі трав’яного озера, вправляючись із шаблею. Його зброя з неймовірною швидкістю вимальовувала в повітрі складн...więcej »
This is an outstanding book written in the old style. The story is set between the middle and the end of the Revolutionary War and has a good mix of adventure, romance and complex characters with a...więcej »
This is a historical novel describing the events of the Great Plague in London and the Great Fire of London. The protagonist is Leonard Holt, apprentice of our grocer Stephen Blundel, he is madly i...więcej »
The action of the story takes place in the summer capital of the British Raj, is a narrative. The author questions the concepts of taste, distinction and pretension in a colonial context. The book ...więcej »
The protagonist narrator serves as a common thread for stories that also feature humor. A young scientist travels the world in the footsteps of mysterious animals. This is an ironic and fantastic a...więcej »
Влада молодого Хмельниченка слабка та непевна. Козацькі полковники підбурюють гетьмана зректися булави. Олеся отримує звістку, що в бою з татарами загинув її чоловік Михайло, і тепер дівчина вільна...więcej »
This is a historical novel written in the 1900s but set in 1680s Jamestown, Virginia. The plot revolves around the anger of the colonists over the Navigation Act, which robbed them of their profits...więcej »
This novel is dedicated to the generation of builders of the first railway in the West. This subtle powerful novel and very touching. Beautifully written in sharp, stingy language that enhances the...więcej »
Фотограф Дмитрий Быков готовится к новому опасному путешествию. Он собрал экспедицию отчаянных сорвиголов, чтобы совершить спуск по самой длинной подземной реке мира. Рискованная затея оборачиваетс...więcej »
The novel tells about the life of a French missionary in the southwestern United States. In the center of the novel are two Frenchmen, Bishop Jean Latour and Father Joseph Veillant, who left Europe...więcej »
Никто и никогда не видел слез гордой скифской царицы Арпаты. После того как ее отец, великий владыка Атей, погиб в бою, она заняла его трон, при этом обратив свое сердце в скалу. Неприступность и к...więcej »
The action takes place in Virginia five years before the Civil War. The story shows the impact of slavery on Saphira Colbert, a woman of spirit and common sense who is frighteningly capricious in d...więcej »
The stories in this collection mostly take place in New York and Boston, and are all about artists–writers, musicians, sculptors–and their relationship to society. There are stories of ...więcej »
This book is about the civil war in Lancashire. Like any war, this story cannot but leave impressions after itself. You will be immersed in history and characters.więcej »
Судан, кінець XIX століття. Лідер повстанців Магді оголошує джихад єгипетській владі та підданим Британської імперії. Місто Хартум опиняється в облозі. Удень і вночі барабани магдистів співають про...więcej »
This is a historical novel. The story revolves around the Jacobite rising and the invasion of Preston. The book is considered one of the author’s Lancashire novels.więcej »