What makes this work so unusual is that it tries to mimic the format of a legal report covering a fictional trial of Pickwick, who is accused of breaking a promise to marry his mistress. In a large...
Barnabé Rudge est un roman historique brillant de Charles Dickens. L’auteur parle du mystere et de l’inconnu, qui commence par un double meurtre non divulgué et comprend l...
Based around the Gordon riots of 1780 as seen through the eyes of the simple but good-hearted Barnaby Rudge. This is Dickens fifth novel and it was his first attempt to write an historical novel an...
Akcja utworu „ Bartek Zwycięzca ” toczy się w drugiej połowie XIX wieku. Bartek Słowik jest prostym chłopem mieszkającym we wsi Pognębin w Wielkopolsce. Ma żonę i dziecko. W 1870 roku w...
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...
Baskervillen koira on Doylen tunnetuimpia teoksia. Romaani perustuu löyhästi Dartmoorin myyttiin, joka kertoo hohtavasta koirasta. Suuri, pimeässä hohtava koira toimii myös...
Akcja powieści Marii Reutt „Baśka. Bezimienni bohaterowie” rozpoczyna się w roku 1904, o którym autorka pisze, że był rokiem wznowionych nadziei i pragnień niepodległościowych. W...
Tom „Baśnie i bajki europejskie” zawiera zbiór popularnych historii, opowiadanych dzieciom w całej Europie. W książeczce można znaleźć zarówno baśnie i bajki niemieckie Ja...
Zbiór ponad 40 baśni i opowieści Hansa Christiana Andersena, stanowiących klasykę światowej literatury dziecięcej. W zbiorze zamieszczono najpopularniejsze baśnie, jak np....
Któż z nas nie zna baśni o Aladynie i jego magicznej lampie, która potarta wierzchem koszuli w niezwykły sposób uwalnia drzemiącego w niej od tysięcy lat potężnego dżina? Ta je...
A charming tale of a young recalcitrant boy’s wanderings through England. Full of humour. It is a light tale, and one of Wells’ that holds up the best. Though young Bealby is determined...
Beatrice is one of the most emotional works written by Henry Rider Haggard. There are no crazy adventures, frightening battles or supernatural events, but there is everything for the soul, for easy...
This novel opens in the old town of Guerande which still enclosed by mighty walls and possesses moats still full of water. The houses have not changed and the streets are as they were one hundred y...
Self-deception regarding his wife, inflicted on the good-natured captain of the ship and the like. the willingness to succumb to base men on the part of the „painted woman”. It truly de...
Professor Allgermissen löst das Problem der Gedankenübertragung. Forscher sind mit Hilfe von bestimmten Wellen in der Lage Gedanken zu lesen und zu beeinflussen. Politisch verfeindete Sys...
„Before Adam” is a striking story about our distant Neanderthal ancestors, who are just starting to become aware of themselves as people. According to the plot of the story, the protago...
Originally published in 1866 under the pseudonym „A. M. Barnard.” Louisa May Alcott’s novel of romance and sexual intrigue is one of her lesser-known gems. „Behind a Mask, o...
The last part of the book includes a chase that ends with a terrible snowstorm. The problem with this is that the „twist” discovered at the end is what the reader will suspect long befo...
Biggers’ third book in the Charlie Chan series involves the detective in a case that spans decades and continents, culminating in the city of San Francisco. This time Charlie pulls aside the ...