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The large, sumptuous room, with its dim oriental rugs and subdued lighting, a fine set of Indian paintings, and two exquisite rose-red lacquered cabinets, had great charm. The main character has just returned from China. Huge packing boxes, stacked one above the other in the hall, were no doubt full of wonderful acquisitions, china, embroideries, carpets. But he didn’t seem to want to unpack them.

This was the main character’s first professional visit to the Robinsons. Arthur Robinson had a bronchial coryza. He seemed – like most selfish people – very much in need of a listener, and he poured out his views on art and the form his own message to the world was likely to take.

The writer shows us her society and shows that it doesn’t matter what stage you are on; at each level there are decent, kind people and, on the contrary, stupid, cruel ones.

This book depicts the machinations and problems concerning the royal family and politicians in power in fictional England. A revolutionary conspiracy gathers momentum in an imaginary country ruled by an unpopular monarch, but it is eventually revealed that a surprising figure is the driving force behind the movement.

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.

This is the story of two friends Esther and Rachel who have known each other since childhood and see each other as a kindred spirit. They are both smart, moral and modern in the sense that they want their lives to have meaning. They communicate with each other and with a few good like-minded friends. They have to endure the stupidity and superficiality of others, some of whom are members of their own family.

Postępująca ekspansja ludzkości tworzy nowe końce świata. Takie, w których nie ma poniedziałków, czwartków i sobót, bo każdy dzień to po prostu dziś. Takie zmuszające do opuszczenia rodziny i udawania, że lata rozłąki nie będą mieć znaczenia. Takie jak Telemorfax — świat wulkanów i oceanu lawy.To właśnie w tym miejscu grupa górników walczy o utrzymanie na powierzchni tonącej w długach kopalni Infernopolis. Gdy pewnego dnia w tajemniczych okolicznościach umiera kierownik zakła...

Mary Helena Fortune is one of the first female authors who became famous for detectives. My Lodger is no exception. This work captivated readers with a tense plot, where the reader must think.

The story begins with Annette Georges choosing between two evil destinies. She is rescued by a kind woman who looks after her until she can live with her aunts in a village in „little England” along with a vicar and afternoon tea. There she meets and befriends various people, and her past seems to have some bearing on the lives of those she befriends.

Pembroke is a novel about the work and dynamics of a small town, in this case a small town in New England. Freeman treats each character individually and devotes a lot of time to their individuality, giving the events taking place in Pembroke a more authentic atmosphere. Through his characters, Freeman focuses on how a person can influence their own happiness.

In this magnificent novel, love and death intertwine and dissolve into each other. But the characters are the perfect product of the best Victorian literature.

A tale of the sinister afterlife of Sir Robert Depard, a local magnate who lived a dissolute life in Yorkshire. The story is told by an unnamed gentleman who travels around Holland with his brother-in-law (Mr Blake) to study architecture. The gentleman wonders why Mr. Blake never takes off his high collar around his neck.

The author gives a satirical view of village life, which is so present in the work of her famous predecessors. The moral here may well be that swearing to keep someone else’s secret safe is the best way to destroy your own future.

At first glance, this may seem like a simple fairy tale, but Mary quickly and with lively sympathy brings the various characters and settings to life. The main question is: what will happen to Jane and her daughter?

In this sprawling novel, American writer Mary E. Wilkins Freeman moves from the light subject of much of her early work to a larger issue: the impact of poverty. With the help of the character Jerome Freeman skillfully shows how impoverishment can affect several generations of families.

The heroine of this story accompanies a recovering man and his sick daughter on a yacht trip to Scotland, where she discovers her soul mate and changes her life forever. At the beginning of the story, she is full of life, but does not tolerate her limited and ignorant owners. A chance encounter with a mysterious man sailing on an even more mysterious yacht triggers a past life awakening that sets off a visionary quest to find the true meaning of love, life and death.

This is a story about a romantic triangle. Two cousins, Lot and Burr, are in love with the main character. Madelon loves Burr, but Burr is unable to confess his feelings and believes he loves Dorothy Fair. Events leave Burr unjustly imprisoned, Lot gravely wounded and in danger of death, and Madelon ready to doom herself to save Burr.

A mysterious story of a murder, which, by the name, makes it clear that in tension the plot will hold on to the end. A phrase that makes you immediately pay attention to a sharp plot: „I could not be really happy with a husband whose hands were red with gore”.

Most of the stories were written in a cottage in Suffolk. Everyone now has a so-called cottage. This is a story about how a seemingly simple cottage won the heart of the protagonist and it happened for a reason.

This is the story of a young woman from England at the turn of the 20th century who learns the truth about her parents, and this knowledge sets her life on a path she is not ready for and those around her are powerless to stop.

The plot takes place in England. Pastor John Walden, a forty-year-old „man of worship”, is presented as having a cheerful, optimistic personality, athletic build, and strong character. He owns one of the smallest „living quarters” in England, an old relic from a medieval church. The ending is unpredictable and keeps you in suspense until the last words.

Mary’s mother was from New England and her conscience was abnormally active. Her father was from New Jersey, and his conscience, although no one would dare to say that she was flawed, did not prevent him from enjoying life in the least.

This novel was published as a series in several Australian newspapers. The action takes place on a small Victorian gold mine. This is a story about murder, retribution, guilt and cruel justice.

Mr. Gresley, the dim-witted and self-confident priest who was destined to be largely responsible for the novel’s runaway success, first appeared, accompanied by his adoring wife, in the short novel Devotee.