Set in an English-Scottish border village during the waning days of the Napoleonic era, this adventure story introduces us to Jock Calder, whose quiet way of life is shattered when a mysterious str...
„Rok 1809” Wacława Gąsiorowskiego stanowi kontynuację powieści „Huragan” tego samego autora. Opowiada o losach Tadeusza Zabielskiego, burmistrza małego miasteczka w zaborze ...
The Streak had blasted seven vicious killers single-handedly, tamed the wildest mustangs on the range and outsmarted the sharpest dealers in Jasper Valley. The stories about the fabulous Streak wer...
Renowned Western writer Max Brand does it again in the eminently enjoyable Adventure Classics "The Boy Who Found Christmas ". Packed with enough action and romance to please even the most...
Renowned Western writer Max Brand does it again in the eminently enjoyable story "The Stingaree". When Alabama Joe drifted into Fort Anxious, he seemed to be a shiftless, easygoing tramp....
His name was famous throughout the wild Old West. From Tombstone to Sonora he’d won the respect of every law-abiding citizen-and the hatred of every bushwhacking bandit. While Bill Gregg stol...
Although this book was listed in a collection of Richard Hannay stories, Hannay makes only a brief appearance at the beginning. Begins in the pleasant atmosphere of a country house in the Scottish ...
Ah! Dumas, Alexandre Dumas, le père d’histoires exellentes! Cette fois-ci, il nous transporte en Hollande au XVIIème siècle, le siècle que l’on sait êt...
Współczesne Chiny oczami nauczycielki angielskiego i podróżniczki w jednej osobie. Autorka spędziła w Chinach blisko 10 lat, przechodząc kolejne stopnie wtajemniczenia w życie codzi...
The Hale brothers, both successful ranchers, had a disagreement: Ross believed that with a fine education his son Peter would become even more successful than he was himself: Andy believed the oppo...
Love humor writing? Can’t get enough of classic adventure tales? First published in 1902, „The Adventures of Gerard” are the autobiographical reminiscences of an old fictional bri...
„The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard” is a volume collecting 8 short stories about a courier and cavalryman in the personal service of Napoleon Bonaparte. The stories in „The Exploit...
Przed Państwem trzeci tom przewodnika po alpejskich trzytysięcznikach. Góry tu opisane leżą na zachodnim, a więc najdalszym z naszego punktu widzenia, krańcu Alp, co jednak wcale nie znaczy,...
„The Lone Star Ranger” is a 1915 Western novel by American author Zane Grey. Set in Texas, the story revolves around the exploits of a band of Texas Rangers and Buck Duane, an outlaw on...
Ernest Pontifex, son of a clergyman, leads a life of disarray. Ernest struggles with orthodoxy, lives in the slums, is thrown into prison, and eventually marries Ellen. Saved by the discovery that ...
„Riders of the Purple Sage” is Zane Grey’s best-known novel. Originally published in 1912, it was one of the earliest works of Western fiction and played a significant role in pop...
Właśnie ukazało się nowe wydanie znanej książki Krzysztofa Baranowskiego "Szkoła pod Żaglami". To opowieść snuta przez trzech uczestników pierwszego rejsu Szkoły ("Śladami sta...
Madeline Hammond wanted more out of life than the superficial glitter of New York society. So she bought a ranch near the turbulent Mexican frontier and ended up getting more than she’d ever ...
Bracia Zakonu Krzyżackiego uprowadzają dwuletniego Margera i wychowują na jednego z nich. Zmieniają mu nawet imię. Jerzy pozbawiony swej tożsamości narodowej ulega germanizacji. Przełom następuje w...
Arthur Conan Doyle never wasted time in getting his stories moving. His plots are always direct and refreshingly lucid, and the narrative has a velocity that sweeps you along right to the end. This...