Jan Antoni Grabowski (1882–1950) był pedagogiem, pisarzem i znawcą sztuki. Zasłynął twórczością dla dzieci i młodzieży, w której umiejętnie łączył różnorodne emocje i wci...
„In den Cordilleren” ist der Fortsetzung des Südamerika-Romans „Am Rio de la Plata”. Die Reisegesellschaft ist nun auf dem Weg in die Pampa de Salinas. Unterwegs treffe...
„In den Cordilleren” ist der Fortsetzung des Südamerika-Romans „Am Rio de la Plata”. Die Reisegesellschaft ist nun auf dem Weg in die Pampa de Salinas. Unterwegs treffe...
„In den Cordilleren” ist der Fortsetzung des Südamerika-Romans „Am Rio de la Plata”. Die Reisegesellschaft ist nun auf dem Weg in die Pampa de Salinas. Unterwegs treffe...
Kara Ben Nemsi und sein Gefährte Hadschi Halef jagen den Verbrechern nun in Osteuropa nach. Dabei begegnen sie einem alten Bekannten, den sie aber nicht erkennen. Unterwegs kommt es zu zahlrei...
Kara Ben Nemsi und sein Gefährte Hadschi Halef jagen den Verbrechern nun in Osteuropa nach. Dabei begegnen sie einem alten Bekannten, den sie aber nicht erkennen. Unterwegs kommt es zu zahlrei...
Chicago während der Prohibition. Tony Perelli ist der Schmugglerkönig, doch geht er mit Erpressung, Schießereien und der Liquidierung unbequemer Leute zu weit? Er bekam Besuch in se...
Kafkas berühmte Erzählung über einen „eigentümlichen Apparat”. Ein Reisender kommt in eine Strafkolonie, um mehr über die dortigen Zustände zu erfahren. Ma...
Most of the stories were written in a cottage in Suffolk. Everyone now has a so-called cottage. This is a story about how a seemingly simple cottage won the heart of the protagonist and it happened...
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...
The main character landed in New York that very morning. At that moment, he was standing in the bar of the Astor Hotel, sober enough not to tell the bartenders everything he knew, and drunk enough ...
This is a short story about a young English boy whose cousin is kidnapped by a Spanish nobleman. He ends up in Mexico and finds himself on a galley bound for Spain. Francis Drake raids a galley and...
„In the Days of the Comet” is set in early 20th century England and covers Willie, a socialist who is angry and frustrated with everything to do with the world he lives in. The only thi...
Frederick Schiller Faust (1892-1944) was an American author known primarily for his thoughtful and literary Westerns under the pen name Max Brand. Prolific in many genres he wrote historical novels...
This is the story of a young woman from England at the turn of the 20th century who learns the truth about her parents, and this knowledge sets her life on a path she is not ready for and those aro...
Jimmy Kildare used to get away from the hospital every afternoon and go over to Tom McGuire’s saloon on the avenue. He always drank two beers. An interne in the accident room has to have the ...
This fantasy novel would make a wonderful addition to any bookshelf and is highly recommended for fans and collectors of seminal works. A fantastic satire about the Art Nouveau poet and his eight d...
Ivanhoe, the son of a Saxon nobleman, returns to England from the Crusades. Prince John is Regent in the absence of his brother, King Richard the Lionhearted who is imprisoned in Austria. Saxons ha...
The novel takes place during the Mexican-American War. All main events take place on the ship. For Rose and her sweet aunt, this journey is meant to be rest, rejuvenation, and an escape from a worl...
Orphaned into the household of her Aunt Reed at Gateshead, subject to the cruel regime at Lowood charity school, Jane Eyre nonetheless emerges unbroken in spirit and integrity. She takes up the pos...