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The Scarlet Pimpernel – ebook
Emmuska Orczy
The scene is set in the terrorized Paris of revolutionary France in the 1800’s. During this time period nobody was safe from the horrifying grasp of „Madame la Guillotine” which claimed hundreds of lives every day. The Scarlet Pimpernel is England’s national hero, a rescuer of French aristocrats from under the guillotine in France. He’s also Sir Percy Blakeny, husband of Marguerite Blakeney nee St....Data dostępności:
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The Old Man in the Corner – ebook
Emmuska Orczy
The late nineteenth and early twentienth century were a fecund period for classical mystery writers. Among the most popular was Baroness Emmuska Orczy. The Old Man in the Corner contains twelve of the stories by Baroness Orczy featuring the mysterious man who sits in the corner of the ABC tea shop fiddling with a piece of string whilst working our the solutions to crimes that have baffled the police....Data dostępności:
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The Woman in White – ebook
Wilkie Collins
Often considered one of the first mystery novels, The Woman In White follows protagonist Walter Hartright, an art teacher, as he has a mysterious late night encounter on a London street with a lost woman, dressed all in white, who he later finds out had escaped from an asylum. The figure of this woman and the words they exchanged during their meeting come to haunt Walter, even as he accepts a job at...Data dostępności:
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The Pilot – ebook
James Fenimore Cooper
In The Pilot (1824), James Fenimore Cooper invented a new literary genre: the sea novel. Bold, vigorous, original, it is a tale of high adventure that vividly captures the majesty and power of the seafaring life. Cooper drew on his direct knowledge of ships and sailors to present a truer picture of life on the sea than had ever before achieved in literature. As a boy of seventeen he had experienced...Data dostępności:
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The Prince and the Pauper – ebook
Mark Twain
Tom Canty is a poor boy in the London slums. His birth only brings more poverty to his already dirt poor family. Edward VI is the long awaited heir to the English throne. They are born on the same day and look so alike they can’t believe it. They exchange clothes and Edward VI ends up being thrown out of the palace by guards who think he is the poor boy he looks to be. Both boys have difficulty fitting...Data dostępności:
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A Christmas Carol – ebook
Charles Dickens
A Christmas Carol in Prose, Being a Ghost Story of Christmas, commonly known as A Christmas Carol, is one of the most legendary stories by Charles Dickens. This edition contains the original 1843 illustrations by celebrated caricaturist John Leech. The story has long since become one of the most beloved stories in the English language. As much a part of the holiday season as holly, mistletoe, and evergreen...Data dostępności:
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In Quest of Identity – ebook
Mirosław Michalak
red. Mirosław Michalak, Magdalena Rodziewicz Stability and changeability of identities, especially in the context of their disappearance and revival, is one of the leitmotifs of the current publication, which is a fruit of a collective effort of scholars who represent diverse areas of the humanities and varied approaches to the issue of identity in the lands occupied by the Persian-language civilization....Data dostępności:
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In the Archive of Memory. The Fate of Poles and Iranians in the Second World War – ebook
Opracowanie zbiorowe
Owing to the publishing initiative of the Faculty of Oriental Studies at the University of Warsaw, we have received a very important publication that contributes greatly to documenting the history of the Polish diaspora and its fate during the Second World War and in the early postwar period. The volume consists of 14 texts contributed by 14 different people, making it not only a valuable but also...Data dostępności:
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Na polu chwały. Powieść historyczna z czasów króla Jana Sobieskiego. On The Field of Glory. On the Field of Glory An Historical Novel of the Time of King John Sobieski. – ebook
Henryk Sienkiewicz
Na polu chwały : Powieść historyczna z czasów króla Jana Sobieskiego - powieść typu romans historyczny autorstwa Henryka Sienkiewicza z 1906 roku. Akcja toczy się w czasach króla Jana III Sobieskiego, parę miesięcy przed bitwą pod Wiedniem. Autor ukazuje życie codzienne i obyczaje drobnej i zubożałej szlachty zamieszkującej ówczesną Rzeczpospolitą. (http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Na_polu_chwały) On...Data dostępności:
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Bez przedawnienia – ebook
Vladimir Jankélévitch
Prezentowana książka składa się z 2 esejów: "Przebaczyć?", który ukazał się po raz pierwszy w 1971 roku nakładem wydawnictwa Éditions Le Pavillon, oraz "Z honorem i godnością", opublikowany po raz pierwszy w 1948 roku w "Les temps Modernes". Tematem obu esejów jest kwestia przebaczenia za krzywdy wyrządzone przez nazistowskie Niemcy w okresie II wojny światowej. Vladimir Jankélévitch (1903-1985), wybitny...Data dostępności:
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