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Poruszająca historia konia Karego to doskonały wybór dla wszystkich, którym los zwierząt nie jest obojętny. Anna Sewell, wielka miłośniczka koni napisała w życiu tylko jedną książkę, a ta zapewniła jej miejsce w klasyce literatury światowej. To właśnie opowieść o pięknym koniu Karym poruszyła serca czytelników. Zwierzę poznajemy jako małego źrebaka, który przez kolejne lata trafia w ręce coraz to nowych właścicieli. Czasem trafia na osoby pełne troski i czułości, innym razem...

Pewna kotka, choć mała i figlarna, nosi doniosłe imię - Europa. Nazwano ją tak ze względu na charakterystyczną łatkę na grzbiecie. Wszyscy domownicy jedzą jej... z łapki, ale jak ułożą się jej relacje z okolicznymi pieskami? Ciepła i zabawna opowieść o perypetiach w świecie zwierząt. Bajka z walorami wychowawczymi, w stylu pisarstwa Janusza Korczaka.

Jedna z bardziej fascynujących powieści przygodowych o Afryce z czasów kolonialnych. Spodoba się fanom afrykańskich podróży Henryka Sienkiewicza. Afrykańskie plemiona kultywują wiarę w bóstwa i reinkarnację. Zdarza się, że przypadkowymi ofiarami ich wierzeń stają się biali najeźdźcy. Tak było w przypadku lady Luny Ragnall. Kobietę porwali czarnoksiężnicy z plemienia Kendahów, którzy są przekonani, że ta jest wcieleniem świętej kapłanki najwyższego bóstwa, tytułowego dziecięci...

Puch to kotek tyleż mały, co zarozumiały. Psoci na potęgę i widzi tylko czubek własnego nosa. Młody zwierzak jest jednak otoczony przez grupkę kocich i psich przyjaciół oraz wyrozumiałych ludzi, z opiekunką Katarzyną na czele. Przeżywa z nimi zaskakujące i zabawne przygody, aż w końcu... jego charakter ulega przemianie! Doskonała książka pozwalająca wczuć się w emocje i myśli zwierząt. Interesująca pozycja dla miłośników twórczości Marii Kownackiej.

Każda Wigilia jest magicznym wieczorem, ale dla Klary i jej brata szczególnie niezwykła okazała się ta, gdy w prezencie choinkowym otrzymali od ojca chrzestnego figurkę dziadka do orzechów. Od tego momentu dziewczynka zaczyna być świadkiem niezwykłych wydarzeń - nocami jej zabawki ożywają i pod przywództwem Dziadka do Orzechów toczą walkę z bezwzględnym Królem Myszy. Klara dowiaduje się, że historia tego zatargu wiedzie daleko w przeszłość - do czasów klątwy rzuconej przez My...

The action of the novel refers us to the events that took place on the eve of the struggle for the independence of the North American colonies. The heroes of the novel will have to face the distrust of their compatriots, survive their betrayal, withstand the pressure of a gang of Indians, courageously overcome all hardships.

‟Monikins” is a serious and caustic satire on the social mores of England and America at that time. Cooper ridicules both the aristocratic monarchy and the bourgeois republic with equal vigor. The first part of „Monikins” depicts the early years of John Goldencalf. John Goldencalf, by coincidence, is one of the wealthiest people in Europe of the nineteenth century.

In this book you will find a description of the life and way of life of the indigenous inhabitants of the country – Indians and white settlers; numerous hunting scenes. The novel will not leave indifferent either those who appreciate the sharp, constantly in suspense plot, or those who are interested in the conditions under which the development of the American continent was carried out at the beginning of the last century.

This novel is for those who are looking for a quick and easy read. The Flowers family lived in a small house in a wide grassy meadow that descended a few branches from the front door to a gentle silvery river. Directly across the river stood a lovely dark green mountain, and when a rainbow fell, as it often did, nothing could look more charming than it rose from the opposite bank of the stream against the backdrop of a wet, shady mountain.

The unfolding struggle for land in North America prompted Cooper to write a series of novels about the life and fate of large landowners. The main character, American Hedges Littlepage, and his elderly uncle have been living in Europe for a long time. But suddenly events begin in America that force them to go on a long journey, to their homeland.

This is a gripping maritime story about two whaling ships on a long and cold journey to the shores of Antarctica in search of dangerous goods. Two Sea Lions – two ships, two captains, two crews! Will they become enemies or friends in the prickly ice that threatens to crush them all. And only the scarlet blood of whales, majestic animals, mixes with the white waves of the ocean in the silence of snowy cliffs.

A slow paced story of love and self-sacrifice with thoughtful character development. In this novel, the heroine Sylvia is on the verge of receiving a large and unexpected inheritance. But soon an unexpected discovery leads to unexpected consequences as Sylvia dives deeper into family secrets.

The novel ‟Two Admirals” tells about the events from the history of the naval war between England and France in the middle of the 18th century. At the center of the novel is a touching story of long-term friendship between two admirals, Jevers Oakes and Dick Bluewater. Their relationship is intertwined with another storyline – the struggle for the inheritance left by the old baronet.

The young French robber Raoul Ivar appeared with his ship in a small harbor in the city of Porto Ferraio. He introduced himself as Jack Smith, but he was exposed: the English officer Griffin recognized the bold robber Raul Ivar in Smith. The British decide to capture his ship. A desperate adventurer is waiting for new challenges, but he is full of hope, courage and a thirst for freedom will help him in this struggle.

This is a historical novel written in the 1900s but set in 1680s Jamestown, Virginia. The plot revolves around the anger of the colonists over the Navigation Act, which robbed them of their profits from the tobacco crop. At the center of this little rebellion is the romance between Harry Wingfield, a gentleman tutor, and Mary Cavendish, a headstrong eighteen-year-old.

Banbridge is close enough to the great City that, after dark, the merging light of its many eyes of electric fire can be seen on the southern horizon. This book shows exactly how women were completely thrown into provincial resources. They perfected their minds and bodies, even having a physical education club and a teacher who came weekly from the City.

The events of the novel take place not on the American continent, but in the very heart of Europe. Almost all the characters in the novel are forced in extreme circumstances to reveal themselves in a new light: some, with all their desire, cannot disguise their meanness, greed, inner readiness for betrayal, others show the highest nobility and purity of human qualities.

This novel combines nostalgic autobiographical memories and social philosophy. The author gives a comprehensive view of colonial life and society in the state of New York in the mid-eighteenth century, blending all these elements with storytelling skill.

This book is meant to be read by young women at that tender age, when the feelings of their nature begin to act most insidiously on them, and when their minds are least prepared by reason and experience to fight their passions. This is a powerful, beautiful, heartbreaking story. Charlotte is one of the women who can really lead by example.

A Venetian story about deceptions and secrets, love and selflessness, cruelty and injustice that took place around the 18th century. This is a story about the adventures of the rich and the misadventures of the poor. Venice, this mysterious city, unlike any other, hides its true face under the mask, everything is here.

This is a historical saga about the fate of three generations of the Littlepage family living in the New World. The novel tells about the people who heroically and bravely mastered the lands of the Wild West, as well as the tragic fate of the indigenous people of America – the Indians. Under the onslaught of aliens and the advancing civilization, they had to give up their lands.

This is an excellent collection of softly written short stories set in early 20th century New England. In all the first stories of the collection, the main characters are children. Many of these stories are about ordinary people’s lives and the ways they find a way out of a difficult life.

Two surviving American sailors, Mark and Bob, found themselves on a bare volcanic rock in the middle of the ocean. Gradually, they manage to form a soil layer using silt, guano and algae. As a result of a storm, Bob is carried away on a boat to the ocean, but he manages to get to America, from where, after stories about adventures, a party of their 9 relatives and friends of sailors arrives.

This novel is an amazing mixture of adventure, romance and political intrigue. Roosevelt’s most trusted spy must flee for his life by escaping into the European countryside.