Ktoczyta Pl: 971 books
Her Royal Highness
A Romance of the Chancelleries of Europe
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2018
A large, square wooden veranda covered by a red and white awning, above a wide silent sweep of flowing river, whose huge rocks, worn smooth through a thousand ages, raised their backs about the stream, a glimpse of green feathery palms and flaming scarlet poinsettias on the island opposite, and beyond...
The Bomb-Makers
Being Some Curious Records Concerning the Craft and Cunning of Theodore Drost, an Enemy Alien in London, Together with Certain Revelations Regarding His Daughter Ella
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2018
Being some Curious Records concerning the Craft and Cunning of Theodore Drost, an enemy alien in London, together with certain Revelations regarding his daughter Ella The pair had been discussing certain schemes to the detriment of the English: schemes which, in the main, depended upon the crafty old Drost’s expert knowledge of high-explosives.
The Lady in the Car
In Which the Amours of a Mysterious Motorist are Related
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2018
The Prince broke open a big box of choice ‘Petroffs’, selected one, lit it slowly, and walked pensively to the window. He was in a good mood that morning, for he had just got rid of a troublesome visitor.
The Death-Doctor
Being the Remarkable Confessions of Archibald More D’Escombe, M.D. of Kensington, London, Selected by Laurence Lanner-Brown, M.D.
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2018
Some year and a half ago, my friend and erstwhile neighbour. Dr. Archibald More d’Escombe, died suddenly, and shortly after his decease I received from his solicitors a sealed packet addressed to me in his handwriting, with instructions that it was not to be opened until after his death.
by R. Austin Freeman
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2017
John Gillum arrives in London from Australia apparently a wealthy man and then proceeds to cheerfully gamble his entire fortune away. During this period he cultivates the friendship of Mortimer, the bank official after meeting him at the scene of a murder near the bank. He mentions in conversation...
by H.C. McNeile
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2018
The protagonist, the real adventurer Jim Maitland returns to England. There he meets a charming girl, Judy Draycott, who needs his help. She tells the story of her brother Arthur, who knew where the treasures were hidden, but he was killed. Judy decides to first get to the treasure and asks Jim to help her.
by Robert E. Howard
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2018
Once it was called Eski-Hissar, the Old Castle, for it was very ancient even when the first Seljuks swept out of the east, and not even the Arabs, who rebuilt that crumbling pile in the days of Abu Bekr, knew what hands reared those massive bastions among the frowning foothills of the Taurus. Now,...
by John Buchan
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2017
A classic John Buchan story of espionage during World War I. It contains several familiar Buchan elements: a motley cast of characters, Great War intrigue, the use of disguises and linguistic talents, the concept of gaining inner strength from a beloved spot in nature, man against the forces of nature...
by Zane Grey
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2018
An interesting read. Ken and Hal go canoeing in Mexico. The writing has a very early 20th century feel to it, it almost feels as though I’m watching an old classic movie on Saturday afternoon. It provides a curious insight into the beginnings of writing adventure novels.
by B.M. Bower
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2018
B. M. Bower was the first woman to make a career of writing popular westerns. Her works, featuring cowboys and cows of the Flying U Ranch in Montana, reflected „an interest in ranch life, the use of working cowboys as main characters, the occasional appearance of eastern types for the sake of contrast,...
by Burt L. Standish
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2018
The book begins with the search for the protagonist of the lost Silver Palace in Mexico. After that, he goes to Mardi Gras in New Orleans and must unravel the mystery of the queen of flowers. Many obstacles appear on his way. But they make him stronger.
Fritz to the Front
or The Ventriloquist Scamp-Hunter
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2018
Another amusing tale from American author Edward Lytton Wheeler (1854-1885), this time from the east coast of America, with another hero and another damsel in need of help. A group of European and American tourists is enjoying its trip in Egypt in the year 1895. They are sailing up the River Nile...
Deadwood Dick Jr. Branded
or Red Rover at Powder Pocket
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2018
Deadwood Dick is a fictional character who appears in a series of stories, or dime novels, published between 1877 and 1897 by Edward Lytton Wheeler. His stories are well plotted adventures and his slang and dialect heavy narration is funny as hell. Deadwood Dick was an orphan who was adopted, mistreated...
by Alexandre Dumas père
Language: French
Release Date: June 6, 2017
Language: French
Release Date: June 6, 2017
Dans ce roman Dumas réussit là à développer franchement les relations humaines et le thème de la trahison pour aborder regrets, détermination et autres hantises de l’esprit humain. À grands coups de trésors, de secrets et de machinations, il nous conduit au gré des soubresauts du destin...