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Pełna pozytywnej energii powieść o przyjaźni, bliskości, lęku przed samotnością i… pewnej szalonej majówce. Wiosenne ferie na wyspie Texel zaczynają się kiepsko ‒ starszy brat łamie sobie nogę, ojciec musi jechać z nim do szpitala, matka ma atak migreny. Dziesięcioletni Samuel zostaje sam ze swoimi ponurymi myślami. Wszystko się zmienia, gdy energiczna wyspiarka Tessa wciąga chłopca w brawurowy plan, który wywróci jej życie do góry nogami. To będzie naprawdę niesam...

Poruszająca powieść dla młodzieży o samotności, trudnej przyjaźni i odwadze. Dla tych, którzy kochają baśń o małej syrence – i nie tylko. To jest opowieść o morzu. O tajemniczych wodnych stworzeniach i o groźnych piratach. O admirale i jego Czarnym Domu, gdzie, jak mówią, mieszka potwór. O szarej latarni morskiej na małym półwyspie. O Lampce, córce latarnika, która co dzień wspina się po sześćdziesięciu jeden stopniach, żeby zapalić światło. I o pewnym s...

The story of a boy who grew up in a wealthy farming family, not avoiding hardships and always ready to lend a helping hand. The story of a love that didn’t happen, but rather happened, between the main character or Antonia, turns out to be more than growing up, more than just about the history of one country. This is a story about a change of mind.

This is a typical English Victorian novel. The action takes place in a women’s closed boarding house, the main characters are girls, one of them will turn out to be of aristocratic origin, the other will have a passionate affair with an unrecognized artist.. in a word, everything we expect from Victorian novels is passion, moralizing, trials, censure of vices and exaltation of virtues.

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 adventure of a self-confident biologist.

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 to talk too much in a place where the enemy is always listening.

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 daughters, who grew up in the countryside and in „nature”.

Set in the eighteenth century, the novel is a retelling of the story of real-life criminal turned tragic anti-hero Jack Sheppard. The sensational melodrama tells about the life of the eponymous anti-hero.

This is the story of an innocent beautiful young woman from the poorest family, who throughout her life is associated with men of high social status. How her family members react to such a connection became the basis of the plot. The novel takes place over several decades.

The heroine of the novel, Mina, the only daughter of Madame de Fontaine, is in love with Fritz. But Fritz’s father is opposed to his son’s marriage and believes that Mina and her mother encroached on the family’s wealth. Suddenly, the groom’s father, Mr. Koehler, falls ill, and Madame de Fontaine gives the sick man a miraculous medicine. She cures him of a fatal illness. But this medicine turns out to be an antidote. Who poisoned Herr Koehler?

These are Victorian melodramas set in England with a strong focus on the class system, but in the end that’s what makes the stories so special. There are several common themes of Wilkie Collins, including the general theme of the return of a character presumed dead. Great for readers of Victorian fiction.

Lorraine is a story about a young woman and her country. Lorraine comes of age during the dramatic war years in France. Its growth, conflicts and possible renewal are reflected in the country’s struggle for its independence against Germany.

Lucy Gayheart is well known in her small Nebraska town for her great looks, energy and piano playing. Everyone assumes that she will marry the son of banker Harry Gordon, including Harry, but at 18 she goes to Chicago to study piano and ends up making money accompanying the famous international vocalist when he spends time in Chicago. Her life, other people’s lives and people’s expectations changed forever.

The novel is set in England in the mid-nineteenth century. Due to the imperfection of the marriage legislation of England, Ireland and Scotland and the presence of conflicting articles in it, a woman becomes a victim of her scoundrel husband, and then her daughter falls into the same situation many years later. But fate, although cruel, is fair – with the help of friends, the girl manages to overcome all difficulties and obstacles, save her life and find her happiness.

This is a very hilarious story by Wilkie Collins. This book reads like sensational journalism from the 1800s or an old radio show. The characters are fun and cute, and the story moves quickly and leaves you with a smile on your face.

This book is about an actress and her growing up in a country full of secrets and strange people. Duff Lindsay faces a strange situation when he falls in love with Laura Filbert.

Mrs. Galileo is engaged in various studies and spends much more than she can afford. Suddenly, Mrs. Galileo receives custody of her niece Carmina, in her plans to never let the guardianship out of her hands. The doctor’s secret experiments in vivisection lead to the fact that a young girl becomes infected with a terrible virus.

Hide and Seek is a story about love, betrayal, hardship and forgiveness. Mr. Valentine Blyth is an artist. While working in the countryside, painting portraits of babies and sometimes portraits of horses, he meets a deaf-mute girl named Mary.

Niezwykłe podsumowanie wieloletnich doświadczeń słynnych demonologów w kontaktach z zaświatami Ed i Lorraine Warrenowie przez blisko sześćdziesiąt lat zajmowali się badaniami zjawisk nadprzyrodzonych. Odprawili setki egzorcyzmów, przeprowadzili mnóstwo seansów spirytystycznych, a ich wykłady pomogły wielu ludziom zrozumieć, jak niebezpieczna w skutkach może okazać się próba kontaktu ze światem nadprzyrodzonym. Książka Zaświaty. Historie prawdziwe zgłębia tajemnice ...

Poznaj początki kariery słynnego dżentelmena włamywacza Arsène Lupin, występujący pod przybranym nazwiskiem hrabiego Roula, staje się świadkiem przygotowań do egzekucji przepięknej hrabiny. Zauroczony jej pięknem, nie może pozwolić, żeby kobieta straciła życie i oswobadza ją z rąk oprawców. Jakież jest jego zdziwienie, gdy następnego dnia po hrabinie nie ma już śladu. Poruszony i zaintrygowany rozpoczyna poszukiwania, których finał okaże się dla niego wielce nieoczekiwan...

Guy Fawkes, a prominent figure in the history of England, was one of the leaders in the Gunpowder Plot, whose goal was to overthrow King James I, the Protestant king of England. The plan failed, and Fox and his accomplices were executed in front of the public.

Another romantic family adventure thriller by Robert W. Chambers about a young man who comes to an island with a gun he owns to hunt waterfowl. He meets the man who runs the club and falls in love. Everything is going well until he meets his daughter’s father.

The novel clearly includes a huge amount of historical research. And then there is the geography associated with it – Charles always stops in the middle of his flight to admire this or that beautiful prospect. The author also gives us the latest news about what happened to all these places. The author uses Boscobel as a guide to follow Charles’ steps.

Cardigan Novels is a conditional cycle that combines historical novels by Robert Chambers that tell about the period of the American Revolutionary War. The novels do not have a connected plot, but the same fictional and historical characters appear in the course of each: Sir William Johnson, Walter Butler, Jack Mount, etc.