It is this collection that includes stories that became insanely popular in the early 20th century and still remain popular. This story is about one of the greatest detectives of our time, recorded by his friend and partner. A resident of an unpretentious house on Baker Street, one after another, reveals the most difficult cases, easily transforms into bandits, booksellers, chimney sweeps. he multibook includes the most read novels of the author, such as: «A Study in Scarlet», «The Sign of the Four», «The Hound of the Baskervilles», «The Valley of Fear», «The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes», «The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes», «The Return of Sherlock Holmes», «His Last Bow», «The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes».
It is this collection that includes stories that became insanely popular in the early 20th century and still remain popular. This story is about one of the greatest detectives of…
This volume includes two novels, "The Shadow of a Great Man" and "The Tragedy with Corosco," as well as historical stories. The Romans, who conquered Britain several hundred years ago, received orders to return to their homeland, besieged by barbarian troops. And at that moment a British deputation came to the Roman governor to ask for self-government.
This volume includes two novels, "The Shadow of a Great Man" and "The Tragedy with Corosco," as well as historical stories. The Romans, who conquered Britain several hundred years…
?Dom bez klucza? to pierwsza powieść E.D. Biggersa z cyklu o Charliem Chanie. Detektyw Chan musi rozwiązać zagadkę tajemniczego morderstwa Dana Winterslipa, niepokornego bostończyka mieszkającego na Hawajach. Tuż po jego śmierci na jaw wychodzą mroczne tajemnice z jego przeszłości, które rzucają złe światło na ród Winterslipów, będących ostoją bostońskiego konserwatyzmu. W rozwiązaniu zagadki Chanowi pomaga John Quincy, ?purytanin najczystszej wody?.
?Dom bez klucza? to pierwsza powieść E.D. Biggersa z cyklu o Charliem Chanie. Detektyw Chan musi rozwiązać zagadkę tajemniczego morderstwa Dana Winterslipa, niepokornego…
Charlie Chen ? the hero of the detective series, owned by the pen of the American writer Earl D. Biggers. Biggers wrote about two dozen action stories and plays, but he has been preserved in the memory of many generations of readers primarily as the creator of the image of this handsome inspector, the immense thickness of a Chinese living in Honolulu, where he now has to deal with purely Chinese dexterity. The multibook includes the most read novels of the author, such as: ?The House Without a Key?, ?The Chinese Parrot?, ?Behind That Curtain?, ?The Black Camel?, ?Charlie Chan Carries On?, ?Keeper of the Keys?
Charlie Chen ? the hero of the detective series, owned by the pen of the American writer Earl D. Biggers. Biggers wrote about two dozen action stories and plays, but he has been…
Scottish-born author and playwright Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, OM (9 May 1860 ? 19 June 1937) first established himself in the public eye as a writer of children?s books and humorous plays. He is best remembered for creating Peter Pan, the boy who refused to grow up, whom he based on his friends, the Llewelyn Davies boys. According to historians of Barrie?s life and work, ?Better Dead? is one of his earliest pieces, it is a novel about the challenges of finding ones place in the world. It combines sly humor with a compelling plot with elements of mystery and romance. The main character Andrew is a young Scotsman who heads to London after university because the job prospects are so poor back home. He finds himself as a probationary member of a secret society which engages in the murder of those in society it deems would be, as the title suggests, ?Better Dead?
Scottish-born author and playwright Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, OM (9 May 1860 ? 19 June 1937) first established himself in the public eye as a writer of children?s…
Tom zawiera pięć najbardziej znanych, najczęściej granych i najdojrzalszych sztuk Stanisława Ignacego Witkiewicza („Witkacego”). Są to takie dramaty jak: „W małym dworku”, „Janulka, córka Fizdejki”, „Matka”, „Sonata Belzebuba” i „Szewcy”.
Tom zawiera pięć najbardziej znanych, najczęściej granych i najdojrzalszych sztuk Stanisława Ignacego Witkiewicza („Witkacego”). Są to takie dramaty jak: „W małym dworku”,…
The name Howard Phillips Lovecraft thundered to the whole world as a standard of horror literature. Gifted with the art of exquisite literature, he wrote about terrible shadows in the corner and that which was inaccessible to ordinary mortals, but only to the elect. His contemporaries and today’s heroes of horror stories pay their tribute to Lovecraft’s tales. The multibook includes the most read novels of the author
The name Howard Phillips Lovecraft thundered to the whole world as a standard of horror literature. Gifted with the art of exquisite literature, he wrote about terrible shadows in…
Henryk Sienkiewicz (1846–1916) to pierwszy polski laureat literackiej Nagrody Nobla, wielbiony przez pokolenia rodaków za budzenie poczucia narodowej wspólnoty i patriotycznego ducha. Największą popularność przyniosła pisarzowi jego twórczość powieściowa, zwłaszcza proza historyczna. Umiejętność połączenia wartkiej akcji, żywych i niejednokrotnie humorystycznych postaci z powściągliwym patosem w opowiadaniu o tragicznych wydarzeniach z historii stanowią najważniejsze cechy twórczości autora. W multibooku znalazło się 10 najpoczytniejszych powieści autora, takich jak: „Ogniem i mieczem”, „Potop”, „Pan Wołodyjowski”, „Rodzina Połanieckich”, „Quo vadis”, „Krzyżacy”, „Na polu chwały”, „Wiry”, „Legiony” oraz „W pustyni i w puszczy”. Jako bonus do multibooka dodano nieznaną dotąd, nowo odnalezioną nowelę „Jedynaczka” autorstwa matki Henryka Sienkiewicza, Stefanii Sienkiewicz z domu Cieciszowskiej.
Henryk Sienkiewicz (1846–1916) to pierwszy polski laureat literackiej Nagrody Nobla, wielbiony przez pokolenia rodaków za budzenie poczucia narodowej wspólnoty i patriotycznego…
„"The Forward Brig"” sailed from Liverpool Port with eighteen crew members on board. But neither during the sailing, nor even for a long time after him, none of them knew the purpose of the voyage, nor even the name of the captain. And only having plunged far into the Arctic waters, the sailors learned that the famous navigator John Hatteras, who set the ambitious task of becoming the first person to reach the North Pole, was leading the expedition.
„"The Forward Brig"” sailed from Liverpool Port with eighteen crew members on board. But neither during the sailing, nor even for a long time after him, none of them knew the…
American author Bertha Muzzy Sinclair (1871–1940) was known by her pen name B. M. Bower. She wrote novels and screenplays, mainly about the American Wild West. This is one of her novels. Casey Ryan loves speed but his passion led to his unemployment. He, known as the most reckless stage driver ever to carry the mail, was bitten by the speed bug and deserted his stage coach for a Ford; but not even a Ford could stand Casey’s handling and he eventually found himself bereft of machine, job, and bankroll. To rebuild his fallen fortunes Casey must search out a legendary gold mine, the secret of Injun Jim. That’s when Casey discovered his other passion: hunting for a missing treasure.
American author Bertha Muzzy Sinclair (1871–1940) was known by her pen name B. M. Bower. She wrote novels and screenplays, mainly about the American Wild West. This is one of her…
Souvenirs de la maison des morts ? l?un des premiers ouvrages documentaires décrivant la gravité de la vie dans le camp. La base de ?Souvenirs de la maison des morts? formait les souvenirs personnels de Fyodor Mikhailovitch Dostoievski, qui, apres sa condamnation dans le cas des Petrashevites, avait consacré quatre ans de sa vie aux travaux forcés. Gryachnikov a été condamné a dix ans de travaux forcés pour le meurtre de sa femme. Il réside dans une colonie située dans une petite ville sibérienne.
Souvenirs de la maison des morts ? l?un des premiers ouvrages documentaires décrivant la gravité de la vie dans le camp. La base de ?Souvenirs de la maison des morts? formait les…
Despite an aversion to the detective formula, he wrote the tales in Graveyard Rats during the same years he chronicled the adventures of Conan. This collection features a new introduction by scholar Don Herron, editor of „The Dark Barbarian,” the definitive look at the life and work of Robert E. Howard.
Despite an aversion to the detective formula, he wrote the tales in Graveyard Rats during the same years he chronicled the adventures of Conan. This collection features a new…
Sam Steele is now captain of a ship – an old and battered craft, but his own command. He is sailing it around South America to California. A storm forces Sam’s ship to the Panamanian coast. There, the travelers encounter the Techla Indians, descendants of the Aztecs. The Techlas are hostile to outsiders; Sam and his crew are tempted by the Indians’ abundant gold and gems. Traveling ashore in Moit’s amphibious auto, the Americans attempt to manipulate the Techla, without success. „Sam Steele’s Adventures in Panama” is a boy’s adventure novel written by L. Frank Baum, and published in 1907 under the pseudonym „Capt. Hugh Fitzgerald.” The book was a sequel to the first „Sam Steele” novel, „Sam Steele’s Adventures on Land and Sea”. The book was reprinted two years later, in 1908, with the alternative title „The Boy Fortune Hunters in Alaska”.
Sam Steele is now captain of a ship – an old and battered craft, but his own command. He is sailing it around South America to California. A storm forces Sam’s ship to the…
A classic tale of the Old West by B.M. Bower. This one is one of her earliest (1918). This was an interesting story about a man who quarrels with his young wife and goes out into the world to try to forget her. „Cabin Fever” gets Bud Moore into a peck of trouble now and then. Bud is a bit too trustful of strangers and before he knows it, he has injected himself into a situation that could prove to be disastrous. Bud then heads for the hills and meets up with another stranger. Then, one day, Bud finds a child who has been stolen by an Indian squaw and takes him in. How will the child’s presence change the two hardened men? The surprise ending is a nice touch, by the author.
A classic tale of the Old West by B.M. Bower. This one is one of her earliest (1918). This was an interesting story about a man who quarrels with his young wife and goes out into…
The Incredulity of Father Brown is the third collection of short mysteries by G.K. Chesterton about that character. In The Incredulity of Father Brown, all the stories involve murders and conflicts between Catholicism and atheism and spiritualism. We find the usual Chesterton „moral landscape” -- in which the author paints a picture of nature somehow mirroring the fact that something is very wrong. In „The Incredulity of Father Brown,” G.K. Chesterton treats us to another set of bizarre crimes that only his „stumpy” Roman Catholic prelate has the wisdom and mindset to solve. As usual, Chesterton loves playing with early twentieth-century class distinctions, „common-sense” assumptions, and the often anti-Catholic biases of his characters.
The Incredulity of Father Brown is the third collection of short mysteries by G.K. Chesterton about that character. In The Incredulity of Father Brown, all the stories involve…
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 stranger steps ashore near his home. The stranger changes forever the lives of Jock, his cousin Edie, and his best friend Jim, sending the young men into the jaws of the final battle to defeat The Great Shadow that threatens to devour the whole of Europe. We see the boy grow into a soldier who fights in the Battle of Waterloo, and gives us his interesting insights on it. Drama, mystery, comedy, tragedy, and an enlightened look at the horrors of war and the last battle of Waterloo are contained in this tale.
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…
John and Ezra Girdlestone, father and son, run a British merchant company trading to the African coast with several sailing ships, all dangerously ill-maintained. Their small office is in London, their business is quite personally run, and the firm and its owners are well respected in the City by the 1870s. John Girdlestone is deeply and ostentatiously religious, to the cynical amazement of his son. The senior Girdlestone also is the tightly-controlling guardian of an heiress not quite of age, Kate Harston. This young lady is a cousin of Tom Dimsdale, college-age son of a physician. The story is filled with a fun, varied cast. Besides John, Ezra, and Kate, there’s Captain Miggs, Major Tobias Clutterbuck, and the Dimsdale family. These families and their impingement are at the center of A. Conan Doyle’s psychological-adventure novel The Firm of Girdlestone.
John and Ezra Girdlestone, father and son, run a British merchant company trading to the African coast with several sailing ships, all dangerously ill-maintained. Their small…
„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 Exploits of Brigadier Gerard” are all told in the first person by an aged Gerard looking back on his military endeavours in the early 1800s when there was no man prouder to serve the Emperor Napoleon. Etienne Gerard is a dashing, chivalrous, and stalwart French officer who becomes involved various suspenseful and often comical political intrigues. He battles outlaws, Englishmen and Cossacks and always maintains a his honor and his style. However, despite his ludicrous self-adoration, Gerard is a hugely likeable figure owing to the fact that he does display the commendable traits of loyalty and bravery that he cannot disguise.
„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…
The people of the small town of Tamfield are not used to exciting things happening. When millionaire Raffles Haw moves to town, rumors spread like wildfire about him. When his home is overtaken by workmen and strange boxes are seen coming and going, it only adds to the intrigue. Robert and Laura are his nearest neighbors and are soon delighted to meet this eccentric new addition to the small English town. The advent of Mr. Haw, however, changes the town, and particularly the lives of the McIntyre family, in ways no one could ever have guessed. A mysterious rich man, a desperate father, an ambitious daughter and the semi-detached and naive hero form the cast of this somewhat surprising Doyle piece. „The Doings of Raffles Haw” is a fantasy novel that explores the nebulous origins of the fortune of a mysterious millionaire, delving into the shadowy scientific process that Raffles Haws has used to amass his extravagant wealth.
The people of the small town of Tamfield are not used to exciting things happening. When millionaire Raffles Haw moves to town, rumors spread like wildfire about him. When his…
