The young couple. The first time. Daring flirtations. The secret, forbidden meeting. The young student and teacher. The…

The Adventure of the Dancing Men Holmes had been seated for some hours in silence with his long, thin back curved over a…

This masterpiece of science fiction is the fascinating story of Griffin, a scientist who creates a serum to render himself…

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Elektronická kniha - autor H. G. Wells, 28 stran, anglicky The Jilting of Jane is a short story by H. G. Wells. Herbert…

A short story ushering the reader into the violent and horrifying events that took place during the Reign of Terror…

Ronald Adair, a quiet young man whose only hobby was playing cards, got killed. Watson attempted to crack the case but with…

"A Little Hero" is a short story that deals with the topic of pre-adolescence, maturity, the abandonment of pure childhood,…

The author is in the middle of working when he suddenly gets a visitor – a friend, whose face is completely pale. The author…

After beating up a little boy on Christmas Eve – as you do – Gabriel Grub, a grumpy and mean-spirited gravedigger, goes to…

Randolph Carter is not sure what has happened to his closest friend Harley Warren. The two of them decided to visit an old…

"A most extraordinary thing happened in St. Petersburg on the twenty-fifth of March." The opening lines of "The Nose", one…

They have lived together for fifteen years, almost everything is routine, but when he sees the silhouette of her naked body…

"Beside Schopenhauer’s Corpse" is often labelled one of Maupassant’s "newspaper stories" that he indulged in between 1882…

Is talent more important to success than hard work? Sometimes if we are determined and focused on our goals, we can overcome…

How far would you go to secure a fortune? In late 18th Century Paris, one man turned to murder. In this volume of his…

Every King needs a wily advisor. For Henry III of France, it\'s Chicot the Jester. Quick witted and a pro at manipulation,…

Though he is best known for his realist and deep realistic and psychological novels, Dostoevsky's literary life produced…

In ‘Over the Rocky Mountains’ readers are reunited with charismatic hero Will Osten, whose adventures began in the 1869…

\'Fighting France\' is a collection of essays, written by Wharton, on the outbreak of the First World War. Having returned…

‘Master Martin, The Cooper, and His Journal’ (1885) is a ‘weird tale’ written by the German romantic author E. T. A.…

Talented artist Frank Allfrey is forced to grow up fast when he is orphaned and sent to live with an aloof uncle, who cares…

Hunting the Lions by R. M. Ballantyne is a novel that tells the story of a group of British explorers who are in Africa on a…

Aphra Behn\'s Oroonoko, the story of an African prince\'s enslavement by British colonists and his journey from West Africa…

It’s Budapest, early 20th century. Oswold is spending the summer at a language school, whilst Imre, a Hungarian calvary…

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Elektronická kniha - ze série Sherlock Holmes Chronicles, autor Arthur Conan Doyle, 17 stran, anglicky John McFarlane, a…

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Elektronická kniha - ze série The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, autor Arthur Conan Doyle, 18 stran, anglicky Holmes and Watson…

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Elektronická kniha - autor H. G. Wells, 14 stran, anglicky 'This Misery of Boots' is a compelling non-fiction book by H.G.…

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Elektronická kniha - autor Alexandre Dumas, 10 stran, anglicky When it came to the art of poisoning, Marquise de…

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Elektronická kniha - autor F. Scott Fitzgerald, 20 stran, anglicky 'The Lees of Happiness' is a romantic tale that will make…

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Elektronická kniha , 20 stran, anglicky Stories of dominant women or men, couples, or strangers who explore the limits of…

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Elektronická kniha , 20 stran, anglicky Theres nothing like fresh air in the mountains, waves lapping against the shore,…

Norman has been practising his magic tricks and decides to make a movie of them up in the Pontypandy mountains. Mandy, James…

At the brand-new Dino Park, Bob, Scoop, Muck and Lofty are all ready for the arrival of the model dinosaurs. The team must…

An example of Poe's melancholic and morbid poetic pieces, "A Dream Within a Dream" is a poem that pitifully mourns the…

Doctor Marigold, named for the man who delivered him, is a "cheap-jack" who hawks sundries from a traveling cart. His lonely…

In a morally corrupt society, where does the guilt for a crime really end? In \"La Constantin\", Alexandre Dumas introduces…

Can a single evening be perfect? It can if you ask a couple in love. The short story "On a Spring Evening" by Guy de…

It is a golden if you visit or move to a new area and the locals issue a chilling warning, abide by it.In books and films,…

The banker Alexander Holder has been the victim of a theft and his son Arthur has been caught red-handed. An important…

There’s nothing like fresh air in the mountains, waves lapping against the shore, the wind caressing your breast, or water…

In Pontypandy the town is preparing for the sports event of the year - the annual football match between the firefighters…

Once upon a time there was a prince without pity: he wanted to be the strongest and sent armies of soldiers to destroy…

From the author of the science fiction classic, \'The War of the Worlds\', H.G. Wells\' \'The Lost Inheritance\' is a…

Once lived a powerful and rich man called Blue Beard. Can you guess why? Well of course because of his beard that was…

Facing the firing squad, Joachim Murat told them to aim for his heart. Courageous until the end, his life is one of the…

A short essay by acclaimed Victorian writer Elizabeth Gaskell, 'An Accursed Race' is a study of the plight of the…

Nova's search for truth and revenge continues. In the fifth installment of the series about Nova, she travels to the UK to…

The Intern is the story of two sisters: Maddie and Paisley. Maddie left her hometown in the United States to do an…