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More thrilling adventures from the master story tell H. Bedford-Jones! This series about the Sphinx Emerald constitutes, as has been said, a veritable Outline of History – or perhaps „Highlights of History” would be more accurate. For this reason the greatest event in all history could not be left out. Here, then, we see the Holy Family during the exile in Egypt.

The first book in the triology, „The Fifth Queen” recounts Katharine’s arrival at court and the early stages of her relationship with England king Henry VIII. Growning up far from court, she is wholly unused to the corruption and intrigue that now surround her. Soon Katharine is locked in a vicious battle with Thomas Cromwell, the Lord Privy Seal, as she fights for political and religious change. The book details a battle for power between Katharine, Throckmorton, and Cromwel...

This is three novels bound as one. The wonderful „Fifth Queen” trilogy by Ford Madox Ford (1873 – 1939) is about Katharine Howard, the 5th wife of Henry VII which present Katharine Howard’s arrival at the Court of Henry VIII, her eventual marriage to the king, and her death. Depicting some of the era’s most notorious figures, including Thomas Cromwell, Throckmorton, Bloody Mary, and the King himself, Ford makes history both entertaining and undeniably human.

Armed with a donkey cart filled with rum, cheese and a tavern signpost, pub owner Humphrey Hump and Captain Patrick Dalroy, a crimson-haired giant with a tendency to burst into song, take to the road in this rollicking, madcap adventure, encountering revolution, romance, and a cast of memorable characters. In this hilarious, satirical romp, G.K. Chesterton demonstrates his intense distrust of power and „progressives,” railing against Prohibition, vegetarianism, theosophy, and...

Welcome to the „The Gold Idol” book, were we present to you one of the best work of remarkable author of „pulp fiction” Francis Henry „Frank” Atkins (1847-1927), who contributed widely to the pre-sf Pulp magazines, writing at least three Lost-World novels along with much else. Despite his commercial success at the time, little is known about Atkins’ personal life. His son was writer Frank Howard Atkins too.

„The Good Soldier” (1915) by Ford Madox Ford is a modernist classic, an intricately worked novel. It tells the stories of two outwardly happy couples who meet at a health spa in Germany just before the start of the First World War, and whose loveless, adultery-ridden relationships are strained and gradually disintegrate, with tragic consequences. The story is narrated by the character John Dowell, half of one of the couples whose dissolving relationships form the subject of t...

„Some Do Not...”, the first volume of Ford Madox Ford’s highly regarded tetralogy „Parade’s End”. Set during the First World War, the novel follows the conflicted relationship between conservative English aristocrat Christopher Tietjens, his beautiful but headstrong wife, Sylvia, and fearless young suffragette Valentine Wannop. An unforgettable exploration of the tensions of a society confronting catastrophe, sexuality, power, madness, and violence, this narrative examines ti...

In the Twelfth Century an intrigue at the court of the great Sultan Saladin brings forth the Sphinx Emerald to play its strange magic role. A miniature image of the sphinx hypnotizes its owners and inspires them to make history-changing decisions. Ninth story in the series about the Sphinx Emerald from the master story tell H. Bedford-Jones!

The Sphinx Emerald passed into other hands – to reappear centuries later when conquering Cambyses came storming into Egypt with his Persian legions... Readers are treated to authentic historical dramas, all centering on the mysterious jewel that seems to contain a miniature image of the sphinx. A great pulp extravaganza!

„Richelieu Raids a Tomb” is the fourteenth installment about the Sphinx Emerald from a Canadian-American historical, adventure fantasy, science fiction, crime and Western writer H. Bedford-Jones. Here the malign magic of the Sphinx Emerald works its spell anew in one of the famous dramas of history. And again the strange Sphinx Emerald came to the scene to play its part in the unrolling drama.

Ford Madox Ford was a prolific English novelist and poet in the early 20th century. Ford wrote the best-selling novel „The Good Soldier”, as well as the „Parade’s End” series. „Privy Seal” is the second novel in the well-known „Fifth Queen” trilogy that recreates Tudor England in a masterful story of court intrigue, romance, and betrayal. Here Ford focuses on the figure of Thomas Cromwell, a powerful advisor to the King who comes to see Katharine as a rival whose good nature ...

Perhaps the most light-hearted of all Chesterton’s works, „Manalive” follows the fun loving Innocent Smith who, after bringing joy to a boarding house, is charged with a series of crimes. Later accused even of murder and denounced for philandering everywhere he goes, Smith prompts his newfound acquaintances to recognize an important idea in most unexpected ways. In this delightfully strange mystery, Chesterton demonstrates why life is worth living, and that sometimes we need ...

The fourth part in the series, „Master of the World” continues adventures of strange and mysterious gem named the Sphinx Emerald that leaves its trail through history. Alexander of Macedon had conquered most of the world, and his legions were rolling toward Carthage when a wily little priest strangely presented to him the Sphinx Emerald...

Despite his intellectual brilliance, successful career, and sizeable inheritance, Christopher Tietjens is a largely unhappy man. Tortured by his wife’s open infidelity, caught up in his own heated affair, Tietjens attempts to put his past behind him by volunteering to fight for his country. Tragic and emotionally piercing, „No More Parade’s” by Ford Madox Ford, is a story of romance, war and betrayal that proves a brilliant sequel to „Some Do Not”.

„Paul Clifford” is a novel published in 1830 by Edward George Earl Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton (1803-1873) who was an English novelist, playwright, and politician. It tells the life of Paul Clifford, a man who leads a dual life as both a criminal and an upscale gentleman. Paul Clifford tells the story of a chivalrous highwayman in the time of the French Revolution. This is the novel that first used the opening line ’’It was a dark and stormy night...’’

Wszyscy stojący na naszym szlaku muszą zostać zniszczeni i starci w proch.Obywatel Uljanow. Władimir Iljicz. Lenin.STUDIUM ZŁA W JEGO NAJCZYSTSZEJ POSTACI.Historia człowieka, który przedłożył szalone idee nad życie całych narodów.Opowieść o drodze do bezgranicznej władzy. Drodze usłanej trupami, krwawymi pieniędzmi oraz psychopatycznym cynizmem. Drodze tajnego agenta, zdrajcy i bezwzględnego ideologa opętanego manią wielkości.TWARZE SIĘ ZMIENIAJĄ, DYKTATOR ZOSTAJE TEN SAM...T...

A novel series by G.K. Chesterton of four intertwined novellas whose central characters appear to be involved in murder, fraud, theft and treason. Are these friends involved in crimes? Are these individuals faultless as the book’s title suggests? A good book for people who love suspenseful novels that features mind-blowing twists, awesome plots, and events that will keep you engaged page by page.

An old secret and a lovely woman and three men: Barr Radison, an American adventurer, searching for the mysterious source of black and silver fox pelts, Macferris Montenay, a ruthless giant of a man, trying to carve out his own kingdom in the wilderness, and Jean Nichemus, a halfbreed and Montenay’s henchman, harboring his own sinister plans. „Ghost Hills” is one of the adventure stories of a prolific H. Bedford-Jones who is rightly called the „King of Pulps”.

Again the strange Sphinx Emerald came to the scene to play its part in the unrolling historic drama. This series about the Sphinx Emerald constitutes, as has been said, a veritable Outline of History – or perhaps „Highlights of History” would be more accurate. For this reason the greatest event in all history could not be left out.

Don Lorenzo and Arnold Neville lead separate expeditions to the South American interior whereupon they encounter the exiled king of the underground world. But can Neville help him reclaim his throne when the arch-priestess, Alloyah, raises an army of the dead? The sequel to „The Devil-Tree of El Dorado” and „A Queen of Atlantis”, „King of the Dead” is a novel among the most famous „lost race” novels written by the British author Frank Aubrey.

Written in the cycle of tales by H. Bedford-Jones, „Lady in Chain Mail” continues amazing series about the Sphinx Emerald. From the hand of a dead Mameluke after the battle of the Pyramids, a civilian scientist with Napoleon’s army took the Sphinx Emerald... and though the Mameluke’s militant daughter offered to buy back the gem at a price high indeed, swift tragedy followed.

First published in 1928, „Last Post” is part four of Ford Madox Ford’s hugely successful „Parade’s End” tetralogy. It is about Christopher Tietjens and his life, with World War I as the backdrop. This book is set during a few hours of a day in June, where Tietjens is making a living as a dealer of old furniture. The series has taken the reader from before the war, to during it, and this final novel explores the legacy of it.

Readers are treated to authentic historical dramas, all centering on the mysterious jewel that seems to contain a miniature image of the sphinx. This image hypnotizes its owners and inspires them to make history-changing decisions. That malign and magic jewel the Sphinx Emerald comes again on the scene to play its part in a stirring drama of the Crusades.

„Dr. Delmore’s Secret” is an absorbing tale of mystery by Fenton Ash, author of at least three Lost-World novels. Little is known about Aubrey/Atkins. He was involved in a scandal at the turn of the century and sentenced to nine months imprisonment for obtaining money by deception. After leaving prison he dropped the name Frank Aubrey and – in his early 60s, following a three-year hiatus – began writing as Fenton Ash.

Much the best of the Atkins adventures, with an imaginative sweep that causes one to forget momentarily the plot and character cliches. Altogether, „Ethel Verney” (1911) is a fairly good specimen of its class written by Francis Henry Atkins – a British speculative fiction writer, mainly under two pseudonyms in sequence. He wrote under the pseudonyms Frank Aubrey and Fenton Ash.

H. Bedford-Jones’ „D’Artagnan” is a sequel to the first Musketeer book of Alexandre Dumas. It continues the rollicking romantic romp through pre-revolutionary France by following the further pursuits of the famous musketeer D’Artagnan. Bedford-Jones reunites the young Gascon with his old comrades-in-arms Athos, Porthos and Aramis to defend again the honor of the queen in an intrigue of Cardinal Richelieu. Highly recommended for everyone who fell in love with these unforgettab...

”We are surrounded by hidden enemies – many of them deadly creatures... „ Meet another short science fiction novel from a British writer of „pulp fiction” Francis Henry „Frank” Atkins (1847-1927), who contributed widely to the pre-sf Pulp magazines, writing at least three Lost-World novels along with much else. He wrote under the pseudonyms Frank Aubrey and Fenton Ash.

1926. A Novel. The third in a series that includes „Some Do Not” and „No More Parades”. It chronicles the life of Christopher Tietjens, „the last Tory”, a brilliant government statistician from a wealthy landowning family who is serving in the British Army during World War I. The novel opens on Armistice Day and follows the fortunes of Tietjens and Valentine Wannop, until their paths finally cross again in post-war London.

Frank Aubrey, the author of „The Devil Tree of Eldorado,” has ventured again to write a wild and romantic tale of adventure. „A Queen of Atlantis” is the second of his trilogy of novels. This story relates the discovery of a telepathic race living in the Sargasso Sea. A wonderful tale of the mythical continent, told with outstanding imaginative ingenuity, chronicling the adventures of the near-immortal Monella. The reader’s interest is sustained from the start and the experie...

A lot of Edward Bulwer-Lytton’s works contributed to the early growth of the science fiction genre. «A Strange Story» is a mystery novel, which is told from the perspective of Dr. Allan Fenwicke, a rational materialist. He publically debunks the spiritualist beliefs of his fellow physician Dr. Lloyd, and thereby hastens his colleague’s demise. It is an interesting novel with beautiful story full of suspense, thrill, love, drama and unexpected twists.

The incomparable Leonardo da Vinci had great plans for the magic Sphinx Emerald – but though the King of France was his friend, he had also made a bitter enemy. Written by Henry James O’Brien Bedford-Jones (April 29, 1887 – May 6, 1949) who was a Canadian-American historical, adventure fantasy, science fiction, crime and Western writer and who became a naturalized United States citizen in 1908.

Fenton Ash is the first and main pseudonym of UK civil engineer and author Francis Henry Atkins (1847-1927) who was a writer of „pulp fiction”, in particular science fiction aimed at younger readers. He wrote under the pseudonyms Frank Aubrey and Fenton Ash. „All for Adventure” fantasy adventure would suit anyone interested in old fantasy novels for children and young people.

Steel clashed and bugles blared in the Antioch of December 362... and the strange Sphinx Emerald flashed again to potent life. Meet seventh installment of the amazing cycle of tales from a prolific author who is largely forgotten today outside of pulp fandom is Henry James O’Brien Bedford-Jones (1887–1949), better known as just H. Bedford-Jones.

Welcome to the important and meaningful boys’ adventure novel of Francis Henry Atkins which is „The Cadets of the Dolphin”. Aubrey, Frank (pseudonym of Francis Henry Atkins) was a British writer of „pulp fiction”, in particular science fiction aimed at younger readers. Despite his commercial success at the time, little is known about Atkins’ personal life.

Beach is at his best as an action adventure writer. You can feel the chill of the northwest glaciers and shudder at the threats of nature and unscrupulous people. Along with the „man vs. nature” plot, there’s a tender romance off the beaten path.

Father often asked Kirk Anthony to do a real job. But Anthony, despite almost idolizing his strong, successful father, just can’t stop having a good time with his father’s money. He goes to fancy dinners, drives the latest cars, and treats his friends to sumptuous meals. Then a man steps in trying to get away from the law. At dinner, he persuades one of Anthony’s drunken friends to „play a terrible joke on him.”

The royal yacht dropped anchor to the roar of the cannons, and the king went ashore. The city was hung with flags; a thousand whistles sounded. Up the garlanded streets, His Majesty was led between long lines of blue-coated officers, followed by an impatient crowd for miles after miles.

Lorelei Knight’s parents want to get rich on her beauty. They send her to New York to be on a „girl show”. Bob Wharton, the dissolute son of a millionaire, falls in love with a girl. When Lorelei finds out her father is ill and needs money, she marries Bob even though she doesn’t love him. Bob’s father cuts his allowance and Bob is forced to go to work.

Many men were indebted to the trader in Flambeau, and many considered him a friend. The latter never explained why, other than that he did them a favor, and in the North that matters a lot.

Rex Beach is an American writer, playwright, and Olympic water polo champion. Big George was drinking and the little Arctic mining camp was paralyzed. He was central to the North Club.

Almost all old quotes need to be corrected,” Joyce said in a tone that forbids arguing. „For example, the guy who mentioned marriages being made in heaven was definitely wrong. He meant partnerships. The same jobs don’t work for both, no more than you can build a stopwatch in a fraction of a second.

The author wrote an adventure western about a time in the West when most young men who were old enough to ride went to East Texas to join Teddy Roosevelt’s Rough Riders to help during the invasion of Cuba. They will rise to glory and return as heroes.

Mr. William Hyde was released from Deer Lodge Jail by a different person. Of course, these results were balanced by the benefits of three years of corrective discipline at the expense of the state; the ability to talk through stone walls.

Jaragu, a boy from the jungle, was surprised in his life when a giant bird, making a loud buzzing sound, descended on a beach in Central America and froze as if it had been killed, but something similar to a person crawled out of it..

Four cowboys leaned over the barbed-wire fence that marked the dividing line between the Centipede Ranch and their own, gazing mournfully into a summer night that only distant southwestern countries know. The great yellow stars hung thick and low, so low that it seemed as if an outstretched hand might rip them off, and the silent air swept over the thousands of open miles of land lying fresh and fragrant under the velvety darkness.

She was a brave young woman, born in the desert, alone, lost in the suffocating heat of the South Texas desert, with a sore throat from the drought. Elair Austin staggered to a watering hole she knew existed. And with him, she will find Texas Ranger David Lowe. She had no idea that this chance encounter at the only watering hole in fifty square miles of scorched desert would be the beginning of the greatest adventure of her life.

Calvin Gray is a swindler who won immediate sympathy from readers. It’s sleek, stylish, smart and full of life. However, the best thing about him is that he is sincere, noble and always on the right side of the law.

This is a simple and sweet book. A story about a little sister who doesn’t like being teased by her older brother. But one day she starts to notice that it’s just a tease and she doesn’t give him the power to upset her. He gets bored and joins in her fun.

BĄDŹ EKO, A ZAJDZIESZ DALEKO! Jestem Jagna i mam 10 lat. Moja mama jest pilotką samolotów i często nie ma jej w domu. Tata jest lekarzem, którego znają wszyscy w mieście. A! I mieszka z nami jeszcze dziadek Ferdek, który swoje już przeżył. W szkole jak to w szkole – zawsze coś się dzieje. Mój wychowawca pan Burza ciągle ma nowe pomysły i chce, żebyśmy się w nie angażowali. Dlatego zbieramy śmieci, szyjemy torby ze skrawków materiałów albo składamy ekozobowiązania. Aż sama...

Як це можливо? Вже майже темно...– Даніель зацікавився і трохи сповільнивкрок. Вид старенького був справді незвичайний. Парк поринав у темряву, яку тьмяно відволікали ліхтарі, розкидані то тут, то там. Біля лавки, на якій сидів дідусь, не було жодного ліхтаря. Незнайомець був схожий на примару, і Даніель протер очі. Може це просто сон? Тоді він помітив білу тростину, обіперту на лавку, і собаку, який сидів біля ніг господаря.Сліпий... Як він сюди потрапив?– Даніель нікол...

Czy uda się zapobiec totalnemu zniewoleniu żyjącej wśród gwiazd ludzkości? Najnowszy tom epickiej space opery POLA DAWNO ZAPOMNIANYCH BITEW wydanej w USA z rekomendacjami Davida Webera, Nancy Kress, Mike’a Resnicka, Jacka Campbella, Kevina J. Andersona. Robert Bukowski, legendarny kosmiczny pionier, z trudem odnajduje się w nowej rzeczywistości. Odległa o prawie dwieście lat przyszłość jest bowiem równie mroczna, a może nawet mroczniejsza od czasów, z których wyruszył. Korp...

Przeznaczenie zawsze chodzi własnymi ścieżkami… Klan Rzeki raduje się narodzinami nowego miotu kociąt. Dumna matka otacza oba kocurki miłością, jednak kiedy jeden z nich ulega wypadkowi i zostaje nieuleczalnie oszpecony, kocica odwraca się od syna. Nadaje mu nowe, okrutne imię, które na zawsze ma przypominać kocięciu o jego kalectwie — Krzywek. Młody kot rośnie w siłę, marząc o zostaniu przywódcą klanu. Jednak odrzucony przez matkę, staje się łatwym celem dla pewnej t...

Zosia i Franek po raz pierwszy przyjeżdżają z rodzicami do Zakopanego. Dziewczynka ma dopiero siedem lat, ale wie, czego chce i jak postawić na swoim. Jej starszy o trzy lata brat jest bardziej nieśmiały. Ferie w Tatrach to dla nich wszystkich niezła lekcja. Los chce, że wynajmują pokoje w rodzinie ratowników TOPR-u. Gospodarz, pan Stanisław Gąsienica, jest już na emeryturze. Jego syn, Jędrzej, aktywnie działa w Pogotowiu. A wnuk, jedenastoletni Jaś, pójdzie pewnie kiedyś w i...

Kastor to pełny ufności i ciepła pies, który wbrew swojej woli trafia do schroniska. Ale na szczęście nie jest to typowe miejsce dla niechcianych czworonogów, a obiekt wypełniony ciepłem i pasją opiekunów. Powoli się tam odnajduje, choć nie jest mu łatwo - inne psy patrzą na nowego lokatora spode łba, szczególnie takie, którym jego obecność zagraża pozycji w stadzie. Ale jest to także miejsce, gdzie będzie miał okazję poznać nowych przyjaciół i przeżyć piękne przygody. A być ...

Fortuna w spadku. Spadkobierczyni znikąd. Czterej rywale. Pierwszy tom bestsellerowej trylogii pełnej twistów, sekretów i niebezpieczeństw. Avery Grambs chce przetrwać szkołę średnią, zdobyć stypendium i uciec od swojego dotychczasowego życia. Ale jej losy zmieniają się w jednej chwili, gdy umiera miliarder Tobias Hawthorne i zostawia jej praktycznie cały swój majątek. To jakaś pułapka? Avery nie ma pojęcia, nigdy na oczy nie widziała Tobiasa Hawthorne’a. Ab...

Lata 90., Śląsk. Zafascynowany subkulturą punkową Aleks wychowuje się bez matki, za to z ojcem, który nadużywa alkoholu i odreagowuje na synu swoje życiowe niepowodzenia. Julia, córka znanego reżysera, wydaje się dziewczyną z zupełnie innej bajki. Na pozór ma wszystko: pieniądze, piękny dom, dostęp do wszelkich luksusów i podziw koleżanek. Nic dziwnego, że znajomość dziewczyny z dobrego domu i zbuntowanego punkowca od początku pełna jest wrogości i negatywnych emocji. Z czase...

"Strażnicy dusz", autorstwa Aidena Thomasa, to idealna pozycja dla fanów książki "Nasz ostatni dzień", a także filmu "Coco". Kiedy rodzina Yadriela nie może zaakceptować tożsamości chłopaka, transpłciowy bohater postanawia dowieść, że jest prawdziwym brujo. Podejmuje próbę odnalezienia duszy zmarłego w tajemniczych okolicznościach kuzyna. Zamiast tego na swojej drodze spotyka Juliana, który nie jest gotowy odejść w zaświaty. Nie mając innego wyboru, zgadza s...

W starym domu na peryferiach straszy. Ktoś widział tam zjawy, ponoć jakąś dziewczynę zaatakował tam wampir. Duchy są niebezpieczne – nigdy nie wiadomo, czy nie wciągną do swojej bandy kolejnej niewinnej duszyczki. Co kilkadziesiąt lat ktoś zaczyna mieszkać w domu i… też zamienia się w ducha! Są duchy dzieci, duchy zwierząt – nikt nie może czuć się bezpieczny. Mimo to znajdują się kolejni śmiałkowie, którzy z ciekawością zaglądają do starego domu. Podobno tamtejsze ...

Wakacje w Koniakowie – małej wiosce w Beskidach – nie zapowiadały się fascynująco. Staszek postanowił więc wypełnić czas napisaniem kryminału dla dzieci. Najlepiej opartego na prawdziwych wydarzeniach. Gdy razem z siostrą zaczynają obserwować grupkę podejrzanie zachowujących się motocyklistów – wydarzenia zaczynają nabierać cech kryminalnych. Podejrzane indywidua okazują się szajką groźnych złodziei, którzy chcą ukraść suknie światowych projektantów utkane przez koniakowski...

Wyrazisty, przejmujący i prawdziwy głos nastolatków spisany przez Linn Skåber, z niezwykłymi ilustracjami Lisy Aisato. Nie sposób przejść obok niego obojętnie, bez względu na to, czy mieszkasz w Oslo, czy w Rzeszowie. To głośne YA, które pomoże ci być sobą. A jeśli jesteś już za stary, sprawi, że lepiej zrozumiesz swoje nastoletnie dziecko, sąsiada, ucznia. Mam wianuszek wągrów wokół nosa i krosty (…). Mam chorobliwie duże stopy (…). Jestem hałaśliwy, kiedy pragniesz ciszy,...

Maryla i Mateusz Cuthbertowie to rodzeństwo - mieszkają w starym domu nazywanym Zielonym Wzgórzem. Nie są już najmłodsi, a praca w gospodarstwie wymaga sił, postanawiają więc przygarnąć do pomocy chłopca z sierocińca. Mateusz jedzie na stację kolejową, gdzie ma na niego czekać chłopiec. Tymczasem zamiast silnego pomocnika widzi czekającą na niego rudowłosą dziewczynkę! Oto przepiękna opowieść, w której piegowata Ania z Zielonego Wzgórza prowadzi nas do zaczarowanych miejsc na...

Bruno jest jakiś dziwny. Nic go nie obchodzi, niczym się nie przejmuje. Nie lubi imprez, a jak już na nie chodzi, nie pije alkoholu. Najbardziej jednak nie znosi social mediów. Jest przekonany, że gdyby założył konto na Instagramie, Instagram sam by się zbanował, a na TikToku byłby jedynym tiktokerem z ujemną liczbą obserwujących. Przy nim nawet Facebook jest cool. Przyjaciele określają go słowemwhatever, bo Bruno nie lubi się angażować w nic, co wymaga zaangażowania. Ale los...

Feliks Bernatowicz (1786–1836) był polskim powieściopisarzem romantycznym i komediopisarzem. Zaliczał się do współtwórców rozwijającego się w okresie Królestwa Kongresowego nurtu polskiej powieści historycznej. Do tego też gatunku należy „Pojata, córka Lizdejki”, opowiadająca o początkach Litwy i przyjęciu przez nią chrztu. W powieści spotykają się postaci historyczne lub półlegendarne, jak Pojata i jej ojciec kapłan Lizdejko, oraz fikcyjne. Romansowa akcja prowadzi czytelnik...

Powieść Zygmunta Kaczkowskiego „Murdelio” z 1853 roku należy do cyklu „Ostatni z Nieczujów”. Jej akcja rozgrywa się na ziemiach polskich po pierwszym rozbiorze i koncentruje się wokół Ignacego Piotrowicza herbu Murdelio. Był on dziedzicem ogromnej fortuny, jednocześnie jego postać budziła grozę w zabobonnej szlachcie z uwagi na demoniczny i destrukcyjny charakter. Jego historię opowiada główny bohater, a zarazem narrator powieści Marcin Nieczuja. Przez zadziwiający splot okol...

Keep the Aspidistra Flying is a bitter, ironic novel. The protagonist is Gordon Comstock, an unrecognized poet, failed writer, forced to work in an advertising agency to earn a living. He has a real talent for composing slogans, but his work inspires him with disgust, it seems to be a caricature of literary creativity. He despises material values and the vulgarity of the everyday way of life, the symbol of which is the ficus on the window. He blames money for all his failures...

George Orwell’s novel 1984 is one of the best dystopian novels. Winston Smith, male, 39, works for the Ministry of Truth. Smith’s job is to change the facts. If a person objectionable to the party appears, then you need to erase information about him, and rewrite some facts properly. Society must follow the laws of the Party and support its policy. The main character only pretends that his ideals coincide with the ideas in the party, but in fact he fiercely hates her politics...

George Orwell is one of the most widely read authors in the world and a very controversial person. His first international fame came from traditional psychological novels. This collection includes all of Orwell’s novels. His name was immortalized by the anti-utopias „1984” and „Animal Farm”, which became the first anti-utopias of the twentieth century and laid the foundation for a whole trend in literature.

An ironic and at the same time sad story about the desecration of the ideas of socialism by tyrants, is told by the author in the form of a fairy tale, where the animals of an ordinary British farm act as people. Every animal and every bird is a socio-political type. The events in the book will remind the reader of the history of the Soviet state. Here we see events starting from the revolution and ending with the final collapse of all the hopes of the inhabitants of the cour...

”Burmese Days” is an early novel by Orwell, in which the future great English writer enters into a kind of literary confrontation with his no less brilliant predecessor, Kipling. The life of the British colonists in Burma, united in a sense of superiority over the natives, but internally divided, exhausted by snobbery and petty strife. The fate of the local inhabitants, who seem to have become Europeanized, but who have preserved deep inside the eastern mentality, inaccessibl...

Nie-Boska komedia jest dramatem romantycznym należącym do kanonu literatury polskiej. Dzieło powstało w 1835 roku i porusza ważne problemy swojego czasu. Autor rozważa w nim kwestię roli poety romantycznego, pyta o ostatecznego sprawcę historii – czy jest nim człowiek czy Bóg, a także zastanawia się nad konfliktem polityczno-społecznym pomiędzy arystokracją a wrogami monarchii. Bohater dramatu, hrabia Henryk, reprezentuje zarazem poetę romantycznego, którego twórczość staje s...

Drugi tom elektryzującej trylogii Anny Benning. Rzeczywistość Elaine to świat tajemnic, tuneli energetycznych oraz ludzi zmutowanych z ogniem, powietrzem, wodą i ziemią. Elaine jeszcze do niedawna była przekonana, że uratowała ten świat. Jednak to, co zdawało się zwycięstwem na rzecz wolności, teraz grozi wybuchem wojny, która pochłonie wszystkich. Kiedy Varus Hawthorne wysyła w przeszłość swoich łowców, Elaine i Bale nie mają wyboru – muszą podążyć za nimi. Tyle że miej...

Nowa przygoda, nowa klątwa i jeszcze więcej magii w trzecim tomie urzekającej baśniowej serii pióra Michelle Harrison. Po Szczypcie magii i Odrobinie czarów czas na Plątaninę zaklęć. Wprost z Wronoskału mgieł wirujących Do tajnych komnat i żab skaczących; Do wioski cichej, pięknej i błogiej, Lecz cóż tam czai się tuż za rogiem…? Siostry Wspaczne – Charlie, Betty i Fliss – w końcu na dobre opuszczają chylącą się ku upadkowi Kieszeń Kłusownika oraz mgliste, wil...