Nowości Powieść historyczna

Perykles, Lew z Aten, powraca… Aby jedna potęga mogła powstać, inna musi upaść Perykles, Lew z Aten, wraca z wojny jako ktoś więcej niż bohater: jest niekwestionowanym przywódcą swego miasta, najpotężniejszej polis. Jednak nad Atenami wisi nieustanna groźba ze strony Sparty. Kiedy nagła katastrofa rzuca Spartę na kolana, Perykles dostrzega wyjątkową okazję, aby trwale zmienić układ sił na korzyść swojego miasta. Ale choć Sparta wydaje się osłabiona, daleko jej do utraty...

Historyczny kryminał z rzetelnie odmalowanym tłem historycznym i bohaterami wyjętymi ze średniowiecznych kronik.  24 lutego 1243 roku rozpoczyna się pierwszy w Polsce turniej rycerski. Na zaproszenie księcia Bolesława Rogatki do Lwówka Śląskiego ściągają walecznicy z całej Polski, aby wziąć udział w trzydniowych igrzyskach. Tymczasem na zamku zostają odnalezione zwłoki bogatego dworzanina, a po mieście szybko roznosi się wieść, że nocą po ulicach grasuje sam Diabeł, któr...

Styczeń 1945 roku. Armia Czerwona zbliża się do Kunzendorfu. Dla garstki kobiet i dzieci, które nadal przebywają w Domu Matek ośrodka Lebensborn, nadchodzi czas pełen strachu i trudnych decyzji. W chaosie ostatnich tygodni wojny nikt nie dba o cywilów. Ruth, Annabelle i Brygid uciekają z setkami innych, byle dalej od łap sowieckich żołnierzy. Gdy docierają do Bad Reinerz w Sudetach, mają nadzieję odetchnąć i bezpiecznie doczekać końca wojny. Jednak kilka miesięcy później mł...

Druga połowa XIX wieku. Polska pod zaborami, objęta cenzurą i powstaniem styczniowym. Dziewiętnastoletnia Łucja Kolebowska od dziecka pracuje we dworze hrabiostwa Kościeszewskich. Trafiła tam jako dwunastoletnia dziewczynka i dzięki swojej sile charakteru oraz przebojowości szybko zaskarbiła sobie sympatię i przyjaźń hrabiny Rozalii. Pod jej nadzorem nauczyła się czytać i pisać oraz otrzymała wykształcenie znacznie przewyższające jej status. Jednak Kościeszanka, a raczej...

The tragic story of a young burgher, who could not find an answer to his feelings and rejected by society, was instantly translated into other languages and gave rise to a series of sequels and imitations – the so-called Verterian. Over time, „Werther, the rebellious martyr” became one of the „eternal images” of world literature and introduced the sociopsychological phenomenon of „verterism” into European culture, associated with the melancholic mentality and the problem of s...

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.

The book contains several topics: the relationship between a man and a woman before marriage, the betrayal of loved ones and their forgiveness, fathers and children. As the life stories of two women are almost the same, as Ivan tried to prevent the same end for Natasha. The breaking lives of good people because of unclean ones on hand.

In the book „The Double” Dostoevsky appears before the reader as a writer with an inimitable sense of humor. The author shows an extraordinary skill in describing comic episodes from life and makes the reader cheerfully laugh at the shortcomings of his characters and the comic nature of the situations. Before the reader St. Petersburg streets of the XIX century come to life, he will get acquainted with the mores of the inhabitants of St. Petersburg.

The protagonist in the novel is a young man of 19, Arkady Dolgoruky, the illegitimate son of the landowner Versilov and the peasant woman Sophia. From childhood, he almost did not see his parents. He was sent to a special institution for rich children, where he was always humiliated and called, a footman. And after graduating from school he receives a letter from his father, in which he calls Arkady to St. Petersburg, where the main events of the novel take place with him....

This is a story of less than 100 pages, but in it Conrad demonstrates how many great writers do it, the simple and elegant power of short work. Here, a writer can briefly convey a compelling message in an economic way. The situation is in the southern seas, and we see that our narrator takes his first command near the Gulf of Thailand. A strange young captain finds refuge and harbors another man, and they make a strange friendship.

This is both mystery and romance; the latter creates one of the recurring difficulties in Conrad: it preserves the Victorian histrionic element, which sometimes may seem a little attractive. But overall, it is well read and much less burdensome than some of his novels. The Rover was Conrad’s last book and probably one of his most accessible stories.

This is both mystery and romance; the latter creates one of the recurring difficulties in Conrad: it preserves the Victorian histrionic element, which sometimes may seem a little attractive. But overall, it is well read and much less burdensome than some of his novels.

Since this is not a very famous story, and most of the pleasure that it provides depends on the surprise that the highlight in the story will present to the reader. Winston Bunter, who registered as First Mate on Sapphire, a ship bound for Calcutta. His commander, Captain Jones, is described as an extremely unpleasant person, incredulous and capricious, who believes that sailors over forty are no longer suitable, and he always talks about ghosts and ways to contact them. Desp...

Prince Roman is a Pole who relinquishes his comfortable position in the aristocracy to fight as an unknown soldier, resisting Russian oppression. In captivity, he has every opportunity to avoid punishment, but he declares his unconditional commitment to the liberation of Poland. As a result, he suffers a quarter century in the imperial equivalent of the Gulag – Siberian mines in the ninth century, before returning to live in modest conditions in what should have been his own ...

This book is a collection of some of Konrad’s reviews and writings. The collection is divided into two parts, primarily the sections „Letters”, its reviews. The second section is called Life, but this is only true in a limited sense. It contains Conrad’s views on some of the pressing political issues of the day. They range from the Russo-Japanese War and the question of the independence of Poland to the death of the Titanic.