great powers

„The Great Reward” is thirteen quirky short stories from the master of mystery Edgar Wallace. Fast-paced, with good classic twists and turns, an unusual criminal scheme and a little romance. Edgar Wallace was a British novelist, playwright, and... więcej >

Mr. Hardross Courage is a wealthy young Englishman whose life has been carefree and uneventful. He plays cricket for his county, he attends to the management of his estates, he serves as a local magistrate. He has never taken any interest in a... więcej >

Set in an English-Scottish border village during the waning days of the Napoleonic era, this adventure story introduces us to Jock Calder, whose quiet way of life is shattered when a mysterious stranger steps ashore near his home. The stranger... więcej >

„Nick Carter – The Great Spy System or, Nick Carter’s Promise to the President” is a detective story featuring the famous detective Nick Carter first published in 1907, written by John R. Coryell. John Russell Coryell was a prolific dime... więcej >

In The Great Stone Face, Hawthorne compares different types of human activity. Most of them are aimed at finding success in society. But Hawthorne believes that the success of the Finnish businessman or general, who turned military affairs into a... więcej >

Though it was a gay comic opera that was being performed for the first time, entertainers and entertained lost all interest in each other. They were amazed, dismayed, awestricken. Amusement was nauseating; War, with all its attendant horrors, was... więcej >

Our hero, Richard Scarsmere, befriends an individual (Omar) at an English boarding school who turns out to be an African prince from a kingdom called Mo. Omar receives a visit from one of his mother’s trusted advisers. His mother, the Great White... więcej >

A breathtaking tale of intrigue, romance, and revenge from one of the twentieth century’s most prolific and popular authors of suspense. „The Wicked Marquis” is a story of privilege and the attempt to keep what has been lost. Marquis will go... więcej >

Książka poświęcona jest niezwykłym Polakom - ludziom, którzy dzięki swej ciekawości świata dokonywali często nietuzinkowych czynów. Jedni poszerzali naszą wiedzę, pokazując i objaśniając mechanizmy funkcjonowania świata, inni wbrew... więcej >

Aleksy von Baumgarten był profesorem anatomii i fizjologii przy uniwersytecie w niemieckim: Keinplatz. Będąc znakomitym badaczem w tych dwóch gałęziach nauki, celował obok tego w chemii i innych naukach przyrodniczych. Ulubionym wszakże... więcej >