Wilkie Collins

The novel „My Lady’s Money” continues the detective line of Collins’ work: this time it is about investigating the loss of a 500-pound banknote, during the search for which the honest name of poor Isabella, suspected of stealing money, was... więcej >

Wilkie Collins, najbardziej uwielbiany autor swoich czasów, prekursor powieści detektywistycznej, w fascynującej mieszance tajemnicy i grozy. Nawiedzony hotel to inteligentne połączenie fabuły typowej dla powieści detektywistycznej z... więcej >

A tragic incident leaves a girl from an aristocratic family without the right not only to an inheritance, but even to a family name. But the talented and energetic beauty is not going to surrender to the will of fate – she will throw all her... więcej >

Two foundlings from the London Educational Home received the same name, which over the years led to disastrous consequences. Two lawyers are looking for the missing heir, in order to correct the injustice. Rumors lead them from the moldy wineries of... więcej >

Kiedy z domu lady Lydiard znika banknot o wysokim nominale, podejrzenie pada na Isabel – jej przybraną córkę. Jednak ani jaśnie pani ani jej zarządca Moody nie wierzą w winę prostolinijnej i uczciwej dziewczyny. Niezrażony bezsilnością... więcej >

A novel about the fate of a blind girl who dreams of finding happiness. How many difficulties she has to overcome on the path of life! Deception of a loved one, betrayal of loved ones, sudden blindness – a series of tragic circumstances that haunt... więcej >

Powieść otwiera scena cichego ślubu w jednym z londyńskich kościołów. Bohaterami są młoda i piękna Valeria Brinton oraz szaleńczo w niej zakochany Eustace Woodville. Przez kilka pierwszych dni nic nie mąci szczęścia nowożeńców.... więcej >

Kto by się spodziewał, że zaręczyny Agnieszki Lockwood i lorda Monberryego zostaną zerwane? Każdy, kto choć trochę poznał hrabinę Naronę, mógł oczekiwać takiego zakończenia. Tajemnicza, intrygująca, piękna i pewna siebie kobieta,... więcej >

The novel The Black Robe tells the story of a young rich heir who has fallen into the net of the Catholic Church. Only the devotion of his wife and love for his son allowed Luis Romain to throw off his heavy fetters and make the right... więcej >

The mistress of the old estate – the Portgen Tower – dies, leaving a dying letter in which she makes a fatal confession. The discovery of this secret can have truly tragic consequences for all the inhabitants of the estate. But the maid, hoping... więcej >

There is literally no such thing as an evil genius, just a lot of depressed people who were not lucky enough to live in the 1800s. This is a historical family drama. A very abrupt end. It’s never quite clear who the evil genius is. But he... więcej >

Full of noble aspirations, a young graduate of the American Christian Community, Amelius Goldenhart, comes to his homeland in England. Here he falls in love with Regina, the niece of the wealthy merchant Farneby, but, having learned selfishness and... więcej >