In the morning, men from the Kursk province arrive at the Zvezdintsev’s house. Their appearance alarms the valet Fyodor Ivanovich, he tries to send uninvited guests to the courtyard, but the ...
Hulbert Footner (1879–1944) was a Canadian writer of non-fiction and detective fiction. About 1920, Footner began to write detective fiction, his first series detective character being Madame...
From the first pages we see what light feelings the main character feels for the river and the beautiful girl. It would appear that they can bind? However, near the river he met a beautiful woman. ...
„Further Chronicles of Avonlea” is another wonderful collection of charming Avonlea short stories by Lucy Maud Montgomery, ranging from the humorous to melodramatic, and every bit as en...
C’est un exellent petit roman, qui n‘est pas moins intéressant, que ses grands frères. Un recit intrigant des nombreuses histoires. Un personnage principal, Gabriel Lamber...
Miss Sadie Loyes, the manageress of the Hotel Weltmore Typewriting and Secretarial Bureau, set down the receiver of the telephone which had its place upon her desk and looked thoughtfully around at...
George Griffith became famous for his fantastic stories. The main character decided to fight with Destiny. The hero is the symbol of all nations, he combines the interests of all nations. The autho...
Zwei Gangsterbanden terrorisieren die Reichen Londons. Die „Gesellschaft zur Sicherung wohlhabender Bürger” garantiert den Reichen Londons Sicherheit – vorausgesetzt, sie bez...
Detective Inspector John Dickins seated himself in silence. It was not the first of such conferences to which he had been summoned, but this time everyone knew that the situation was critical. He r...
Renesansowe dzieło François Rabelais’go pisane przaśnym językiem ludowym, pełnym rubaszności i groteski, stanowiące świadomą grę z literaturą jarmarczną i heroiczną. Odwołuje się ono d...
„Gasnące słońce. Powieść z czasów Marka Aureliusza” to powieść historyczna Teodora Jeske-Choińskiego, która została wydana w 1895 roku. Akcja toczy się w Rzymie oraz na pa...
The castles of the Twelfth Century, fortresses rather than mere dwellings, were built for defense, not comfort. The hall through which the drunken band was hallooing was broad, lofty, windy, strewn...
Urke Nachalnik to pseudonim literacki przedwojennego autora kryminałów pochodzenia żydowskiego, które właściwe nazwisko brzmiało Icek Boruch Farbarowicz. Za działalność przestępczą tr...
Ein utopisches Märchen aus dem 39. Jahrhundert. Der Science-Fiction Roman spielt sich im Jahr 3877 ab. Der Science-Fiction Roman beginnt in Erziehunganstalt wo man den zukünftigen Weg sei...
Cäsar Valentine ist ein Abkömmling der Borgias. Er ist reich, berühmt und sieht blendend aus. Aber einige Leute, die mit ihm in Geschäftsverbindung standen, hatten das Pech pl&o...
Akcja powieści rozpoczyna się na Wołyniu. Główna bohaterka siedemnastoletnia Andzia Tarłówna jest zaślepiona w swej dobroci i nie dostrzega początkowo wad i złych zamiarów wobe...
Gelimer – historischer Roman aus der Völkerwanderung (a. 534 n. Chr.). Rom erzittert vor den wilden kriegen der Vandalen, König Gelimer steht auf dem Höhepunkt seiner Macht. W&...
General, his companion pronounced, „you are getting fat. Too many cocktails.” General Besserley, late of the Secret Service at Washington and now a very popular member of Monaco society...
General Besserley sat before his writing-table, drawn close up to the wide-flung windows of his summer-house, his pen clasped in his idle fingers, his eyes wandering though a tangle of drooping ros...
The most amazing thing about this story is that we can feel the life story of Genghis Khan. Starting from being the son of a minor chieftain in Mongolia to becoming the ruler of arguably the larges...