înainte de 1945

Dean Jocelin has a vision: that God has chosen him to erect a great spire on his cathedral. His mason anxiously advises against it, for the old cathedral was built without foundations. Nevertheless, …

Winter in the Air comprises eighteen short stores written between 1938 and 1955. Despite the time span Sylvia Townsend Warner”s biographer, Claire Harman, considers this collection the first ”to se …

Ismailia (1874) can be considered an autobiography of Sir Samuel W. Baker as it describes the author’s expedition to Central Africa. An exceptional narrative of Sir Samuel W. Baker’s mission to stop …

Maraton, a successful revolutionary Labour leader in Chicago, returns to his native England. Julia Trendheim and her brother, fervent Jewish socialists who had eagerly awaited his arrival, welcome hi …

The Scarlet Pimpernel series by Baroness Orczy includes the novel The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel. The story begins in Paris in April 1794, when Theresia Cabarrus is betrothed to Citizen Tallien …

Part II of "The Wheel of Life" by Wilhelmine von Hillern continues the story introduced in the first part, delving deeper into the protagonist’s journey and the evolving dynamics of their w …

"Honore de Balzac Cousin Pons" is a riveting investigation of social and monetary issues in mid-nineteenth-century Parisian society. The work is part of Balzac’s massive series "La Com …

"Desperate Remedies" is one of Thomas Hardy’s first works. The book belongs to the sensation novel genre, which gained popularity in the Victorian era and included dramatic and suspenseful …

Edward Bulwer-Lytton "Devereux: Book III " is a charming ancient novel that transports readers to 17th-century England’s political intrigue and romance. The narrative unit’s location agains …

"The Garden of Survival" by means of Algernon Blackwood is a collection of supernatural and mystical memories that transport readers into the world of the unknown. Known for his mastery in …