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“The Scarlet Plague” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.The Scarlet Plague is a post-apocalyptic fiction novel written by Jack London.. The book was noted in 2020 as having been very similar to the COVID-19 pandemic, especially given London wrote it at a time when the world was not as quickly connected by travel as it is today.

Średniowiecze, XI wiek. Skandynawia.Halfdan Ivarsson to wojownik odznaczający się nie tylko siłą i odwagą, lecz także niezwykłą przebiegłością oraz bystrością umysłu. Przydomek „mądry” nie został mu nadany przypadkowo.Kiedy jarl Eryk, królewski doradca, dowiaduje się o spisku na życie władcy, nie ufając najbliższym dworzanom, wzywa najemnika Halfdana Mądrego, by zapobiegł tragedii. Wkrótce sława sprytnego wikinga niesie się po całej Skandynawii, a jego samego czekają coraz to...

Jesień 1915 roku. W Europie szaleje wielka wojna, ale do Brzozowa – niewielkiej wioski na Górnym Śląsku – szczęśliwie docierają tylko jej odległe echa. Trzynastoletni Teofil Kłosek zakrada się do okien mieszkania kierownika pruskiej szkoły, stając się świadkiem sceny będącej początkiem serii dramatycznych wypadków.Ludzkie dramaty i tragiczne wybory, a w ich tle codzienne życie – szkolne perypetie, romantyczne zauroczenia, bolesne rozstania, pałacowe intrygi… I owiana grozą śl...

“The Red One” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.The Red One is a series of short stories by Jack London. It consists of four moving and thrilling stories such as: The Red One, The Hussy, Like Argus of the Ancient Times and The Princess.

“The People of the Abyss” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.The People of the Abyss (1903) is a book by Jack London made up of his firsthand account of life in the East End of London. George Orwell was inspired by The People of the Abyss, which he had read in his teens. In the 1930s, he began disguising himself as a derelict and made tramping expedition...

“On the Makaloa Mat” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.On the Makaloa Mat is a series of short stories by Jack London. It consists of seven moving and thrilling stories such as: On the Makaloa Mat, The Water Baby or The Kanaka Surf.

Powieść łotrzykowska dziejąca się w latach 1905–1925. Pasjonująca historia miasta, świetne wątki polityczne, i zawiłe relacje w warszawskim półświatku.Grzegorz Kalinowski zabiera nas do warszawskiego świata z początku lat dwudziestych budując swoich bohaterów na tle Warszawy z niezwykłą dbałością jeśli chodzi o topografię miasta i detale z tamtego okresu.

“The Mutiny of the Elsinore” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.The Mutiny of the Elsinore is a novel by the American writer Jack London first published in 1914. The novel is partially based on London's voyage around Cape Horn on the Dirigo in 1912.The character "De Casseres", who espouses nihilistic viewpoints similar to the ideas of French philosopher ...

“The Night-born” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.The Night-born is a series of short stories by Jack London. It consists of ten moving and thrilling stories such as: The Night-Born, The Madness of John Harned, When the World was Young or To Kill A Man.

“Michael, Brother of Jerry” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.Michael, Brother of Jerry is a novel by Jack London released in 1917. This novel is the sequel to his previous novel Jerry of the Islands. Each book tells the story of one of two dog siblings, Jerry and Michael, born in the Solomon Islands.

“Moon-Face & Other Stories” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.Moon-Face & Other Stories is a series of short stories by Jack London. It consists of eight moving and thrilling stories such as: Moon-Face: A Story of Mortal Antipathy, Amateur Night or All Gold Canyon.

“Martin Eden” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.Martin Eden is a 1909 novel by American author Jack London about a young proletarian autodidact struggling to become a writer. Living in Oakland at the beginning of the 20th century, Martin Eden struggles to rise above his destitute, proletarian circumstances through an intense and passionate pursuit of se...

“The Little Lady of the Big House” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.The Little Lady of the Big House is a novel by American writer Jack London. It was his last novel to be published during his lifetime. The story concerns a love triangle. The protagonist, Dick Forrest, is a rancher with a poetic streak. His wife, Paula, is a vivacious, athletic, and se...

“Lost Face” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.Lost Face is a collection of seven short stories by Jack London. It takes its name from the first short story in the book, about a European adventurer in the Yukon who outwits his (American) Indian captors' plans to torture him. The book includes London's best-known short story, "To Build a Fire"....

“Love of Life & Other Stories” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.Love of Life & Other Stories is a series of short stories by Jack London. It consists of eight moving and thrilling stories such as: Love of Life, The Story of Keesh or The Sun-Dog Trail.

Aleksander Dumas mistrz powieści płaszcza i szpady zabiera czytelników w świat XVI-wiecznej Francji. Opowieść zaczyna się w dniu zaślubin Margot i króla Nawarry – Henryka. Małżeństwo nie jest spowodowane gorącym uczuciem, a celami politycznymi. Przejście Henryka na katolicyzm jest szansą, by wreszcie pogodzić skłóconych hugenotów i katolików. Czy tak właśnie się stanie? W dworskim otoczeniu pojawiają się skomplikowane intrygi, a powodzenie planu zaczyna opierać się na wzaj...

“The Human Drift” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction."The Human Drift" is a collection of essays and short sketches by Jack London, also including a number of plays. The collection consists of these titles:The Human Drift, Small-Boat Sailing, Four Horses and a Sailor, Nothing that Ever Came to Anything, That Dead Men Rise up Never, A Classic of the Sea, ...

“Jerry of the Islands” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.Jerry of the Islands is a novel by American writer Jack London.The novel is set on the island of Malaita, a part of the Solomon Islands archipelago, which in 1893 became a British protectorate. The hero of the novel is Irish terrier Jerry, who was a brother of a dog named Michael, about whom Londo...

“John Barleycorn” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.John Barleycorn is an autobiographical novel by Jack London dealing with his enjoyment of drinking and struggles with alcoholism. It was published in 1913. The title is taken from the British folksong "John Barleycorn".