”Birds of Prey” is the first part of the story of Charlotte and her family and friends. At first, the birds of prey are a little confusing, since each of the first few chapters is a separate vignette about one of the characters, without any visible links to the others. The main plot theme revolves around the hunt for the legitimate descendant of a wealthy man whose great legacy awaited the gift. And in this context, there are several more or less unscrupulous people who tra...

Isabelle Sliford is a young girl who dreams of the books she reads and lives to read them. She sees life through the eyes of Brion, Shelley, Shakespeare and Dickens. George Gilbert, a handsome young doctor, sees that she and she are so different from the girls he knows, falling in love with her. He is pragmatic, and she is a dreamer of all that is beautiful, which causes the gulf between them.

Two different riddles, three villains, one of which was really the darkest paint, three murders, one suicide, the abduction of a child, three strong Victorian women – one of them is unusually tragic, the other is quite a deceiver, like Becky Sharp, and divine retribution. Suffice it to say that one of the main characters is a young woman who lives with a man who claims to be a father, but exploits and intimidates her, and when this villain, Black Milsom, actually kills the ...

Trójka gimnazjalistów zafascynowanych kryminałami zostaje wplątana w niebezpieczną grę, w której stawką jest życie mieszkańców ich miasta. Tajemniczy nieznajomy dostarcza im skrzyneczkę z dziwnymi przedmiotami, które na pierwszy rzut oka nie mają z niczym związku. Tymczasem są to niezwykle cenne wskazówki...

Stare grzechy mają długie cienie. Chociaż od ukończenia studiów minęło już sporo czasu, Ambrosia Wellington nie może zapomnieć o tamtym wieczorze. Kiedy więc wraz z zaproszeniem na zjazd absolwentów uczelni otrzymuje anonim o treści "Musimy porozmawiać o tym, co naprawdę się wtedy stało", zdaje sobie sprawę, że przeszłość nadal depcze jej po piętach. Gdy wraz z nieobliczalną Sloane "Sully" Sullivan, dawną przyjaciółką, otrzymują kolejne, coraz to bardziej niepokojące wi...

Violet Tempest grows up in a happy home, the beloved only child of friendly and generous parents. She and her father spend days riding and hunting in the old forest that surrounds their house, and Violet is strong in heart and body, not smart, but very intelligent. The only possible flaw is that the mother of her best friend Rory, the ambitious lady Jane, does not approve of their close friendship.

Antonia Thornton is raised to be a religious skeptic by her father, but has doubts after meeting with Oxford Methodists, such as Stobard. Lord Killrush is impressed by her beauty and intelligence and suggests making her his mistress. Dying from consumption, as people did in the old days, Killrush agrees to marry her. Provided that she marries no one.

The plot tells the story of Ida Pallizer, the daughter of a poor Anglican pastor. Miss Pugh’s teacher and a wealthier student named Urania Pallizer often taunts and makes silly remarks about her poverty. The best line from this part of the book is when Ida is excluded. Miss Pugh says: „You can stay here as long as you need to pack your bags. Not that it takes a long time. „

The plot of the book contrasts with the life of two ladies Hazelden, named Maria and Lesbia. Lady Mary Hazelden is much more meek and stereotypically feminine than other heroes of sensational novels such as Alicia Audley, Marian Halcomb and Magdalen Vanstone. She falls in love with a poor man named Mr. Hammond and is trying to learn how to work to compensate for her lower social status after she marries him. Her grandmother seems not to mind if she gets married because she ...

Milly Darrell isn’t the narrator, but the story is based around her. Mary Crofton is a new governess who meets her in school, and agrees to spend her vacation with Milly. She soon has to deal with the intrigues of Milly’s evil stepmother Augusta and possessive cousin Julian. Fortunately, Mary figures out that Milly is being poisoned thanks to noticing the wrong cork on a medicine bottle. Augusta’s no Lady Audley.

Women are forced to marry and forced to marry for money, not love. As in all her books, the basis is a mystery, and, like everything I read, for the reader, the screaming is obvious what is actually happening. But this does not detract from the expectations of history. The characters are well drawn, each with a distinctive style.

„The Splendor of Asia” (1926) is the Story and Teaching of the Buddha. Elizabeth Louisa Moresby was already sixty years old by the time she started writing her novels, which commonly had an oriental setting, and then became a prolific author. She wrote under various pseudonyms, depending on the genre. As Louis Moresby, she wrote nonfiction, including a history of Egypt. As E. Barrington, she wrote historical romances, including a tale of Napoleon and Josephine (1927). As Li...

This is the story of England’s greatest admiral and his beautiful mistress, Lady Hamilton. Introduced to high society as a host and maid figure Emily Hart is wild and rebels against her violent master. Soon she is taken on by a new man, yet he struggles to reconcile his cool nature and expectation of restraint with her irrational outbursts. Emily is educated in the arts and painted by her beloved Romney and continues to struggle with the invisible societal and moral codes w...

Najsłynniejsza powieść sensacyjna epoki wiktoriańskiej Gdy piękna i młoda Lucy Graham przyjmuje oświadczyny sir Michaela Audleya, jej szczęście i przyszłość wydają się zabezpieczone. Lecz przeszłość lady Audley spowita jest tajemnicą i bratanka sir Michaela, Roberta, zaczynają dręczyć złe przeczucia. Pewnego dnia znika jego bliski przyjaciel, George Talboys. Robert postanawia go odnaleźć i jest gotów poruszyć ziemię, żeby poznać prawdę o jego losie. Poszukiwania ujawniają z...

Ponadczasowa klasyka – Dickensowska Opowieść wigilijna – w erze komputerów Monica Banks, dyrektor naczelna międzynarodowej firmy komputerowej, to pracoholiczka, w której życiu nie ma miejsca na dom, rodzinę czy miłość. Nieczuła i sarkastyczna, w Wigilię odmawia swoim pracownikom urlopu. Tego samego wieczoru w swoim biurowym komputerze odkrywa ducha. Duch to nie kto inny, jak Ebenezer Scrooge. Tak, ten sam. Przebudzony przez pewną bystrą dziewczynkę o imieniu Tina, S...

Zapracowany? Zapracowana? Stres rządzi twoim życiem?Potrzebujesz spokoju? Szukasz rozwiązań?Długotrwały stres ma niszczący wpływ na nasze życie. Autorzy bestsellerowej książki Ogarnij stres i żyj na luzie przybliżają czytelnikom samo zjawisko stresu oraz pokazują najskuteczniejsze narzędzia radzenia sobie z lękiem, strachem i paniką.Poradnik podpowie ci również:– co wyzwala stres i jakie są jego objawy– jakie są proste techniki uspokajania ciała i umysłu– jak stworzyć plan re...

Wsparcie psychologiczne w chorobie nowotworowejW Polsce każdego dnia średnio 450 osób dowiaduje się, że ma nowotwór. Taka diagnoza często jest traktowana jak wyrok. Pojawiają się lęk o przyszłość, strach przed cierpieniem i śmiercią, smutek, gniew. Elizabeth Cohn Stuntz i Marsha M. Linehan z własnego doświadczenia wiedzą, jak trudne, wyniszczające i przytłaczające jest życie z rakiem. Autorki, wykorzystując założenia terapii dialektyczno-behawioralnej, opracowały progr...

Barwny portret życia wyższych sfer pod koniec lat trzydziestych XX wieku – w chwili, gdy znany dotąd świat, z jego tradycjami i przywilejami, może bezpowrotnie zniknąć.Rok 1937Trzej bracia, Hugh, Edward i Rupert Cazaletowie, wraz z żonami, dziećmi i lojalną służbą przygotowują się do wyjazdu z Londynu na coroczne sielankowe wakacje w Home Place, posiadłości w hrabstwie Sussex, gdzie dołączą do rodziców i niezamężnej siostry, Rachel.Pikniki, gry i zabawy, wycieczki na plażę – ...

Epoka wiktoriańska przynosi wysyp opowiadań o duchach, nawiedzonych miejscach czy demonach. Najprawdopodobniej jest to reakcja na nagły i szybki proces industrializacji, wpływający na osobiste i zawodowe życie wielu osób. Wpływ na to ma też rozwój przemysłu, błyskawicznie powiększające się populacje miast, a przede wszystkim jest to złoty wiek nauki i technologii. Opowiadania te są pisane, co ciekawe, głównie przez kobiety i wydawane albo pod męskimi pseudonimami, albo anonim...

Wyllard’s Weird is a little-known sensational novel by Mary Elizabeth Braddon. The story mainly concerns the riddle of a young girl who dies as a result of a fall from a train in motion. Was it a murder? Or was it suicide? Amateur detective makes his mission to solve the mystery at the request of old love. The discoveries he makes lead him to a double murder committed ten years ago. Were they connected? If so, then the same murderous hand struck again.

Antonia Thornton is raised to be a religious skeptic by her father, but has doubts after meeting with Oxford Methodists, such as Stobard. Lord Killrush is impressed by her beauty and intelligence and suggests making her his mistress. Dying from consumption, as people did in the old days, Killrush agrees to marry her. Provided that she marries no one.

This book is romance, mystery, murder, Christian and the best part of lost love. The main character listened to the often told story, kneeling in the firelight, at her aunt’s knee, a ruddy glow gently touched her light soft hair and a brighter forehead, her large blue eyes looked with love on Mrs. Tregonell’s face. „And he was a widower, Aunt Diana,” she repeated with an expression of disgust, as if something had clenched her teeth.

The heroes of this novel became victims of intrigue with the tuned arms of a golden-haired beauty who knew how good she wanted only luxury and honors. The reader after the first chapter understands what the heroine is hiding for the secret, although the villain will be more accurate, because throughout the novel she brings the rest only evil, the meaning of which they understand much later. The ball of intrigue that she had been spinning all this time would eventually be un...

Edward, a handsome young soldier, considers Mary a charming child. John, the widow, is sick and poor, and asks Edward to keep an eye on Mary after his imminent death, whenever that happens. John stands in line, behind several other relatives, to inherit a huge mansion and income, and he warns Edward if he ever happens before his own death, beware of the evil relative who is next in line after himself because this person will do everything to snatch the inheritance from Mary...