Lazare has been chosen to join the Outcasts, who are the purveyors of the LeXuS word and the representatives of morality in…

Mr Pooter is a man of modest ambitions, content with his ordinary life. Yet he always seems to be troubled by disagreeable…

• Rok vydání 1891

First published in 1891, ‘The Coxswain’s Bride’ by prolific author R.M. Ballantyne tells the story of Sturdy Bob – otherwise…

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Elektronická kniha - autor O. Henry, 7 stran, anglicky Is it possible to get away with a fraud or the lies will catch up on…

When Saffi designs an amazing treehouse, she knows just who to ask to build it: Bob the Builder and his crew! But when a…

When it came to the art of poisoning, Marquise de Brinvilliers had a rare talent. She honed her craft by testing out…

Miss Susan Cushing of Croydon receives a most unusual package in the mail from Belfast. The cardboard box addressed to her…

\'The Ball at Sceaux\' is one of the oldest books in Balzac\'s \'The Human Comedy\' series. It tells the story of Émilie de…

The young couple. The first time. The secret, forbidden meeting. The young student and the teacher. The older gentleman and…

The last story from the \"Mirgorod\" cycle, here Gogol presents two landowners deadlocked in an argument over a Turkish…

There’s nothing like the fresh mountain air, waves lapping against the beach, the wind caressing your chest, the water…

Sexy spice for established partners at home, in day-to-day life and escaping from work, house and kids. This is a collection…

When you think of Charles Dickens\' ghost stories, you may first think of \'A Christmas Carol\' and the ghosts that visit…

Real estate agent Danielle stands outside an apartment in Paris. The apartment will soon be a young couple's secret room, a…

You know that feeling when you have just sent a text or an email to the wrong person? Well, in the 19th century the…

Written by a young Jane Austen, \'Frederic and Elfrida\' is a short story that beautifully showcases Austen as the original…

Emil Gluck was a scientific genius, who had just gone to the electric chair because of the terrible, terrible things he had…

‘Fast in the Ice’ follows the tale of a group of Arctic explorers, whose ship ‘Hope’ is caught fast in the winter ice of the…

Songs of Innocence and of Experience is a collection of poems by William Blake. It appeared in two phases. A few first…

For those interested in a more philosphical aspect of war, \'The Meaning of the War\' by Henri Bergson is a short…

• Rok vydání 1835

First published in 1835, \'Young Goodman Brown\' is a short story by the renowned American author, Nathaniel Hawthorne. Set…

With handsome rich men and ladies of leisure fluttering their eyelids trying to catch their attention, \'The Three Sisters\'…

A short story with a punch, \'Madame de Treymes\' follows lovelorn John Durham as he travels to France to court his old…

A boy wakes up in the middle of the forest. He has no idea who he is or how he got there. With the help of various people…

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Elektronická kniha - autor Louisa May Alcott, 7 stran, anglicky 'A Strange Island' is Alcott's take on many Mother Goose…

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Elektronická kniha - autor M. J. Baczyńska, 11 stran, anglicky Dark erotica. A young journalist goes on a business trip to…

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Elektronická kniha - autor Arthur Conan Doyle, 15 stran, anglicky A murder was committed at the old professor Coram's house.…

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Elektronická kniha - autor Ewa Maciejczuk, 15 stran, anglicky Julia – is moving overseas to live with her friend. A new job…

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Elektronická kniha - autor Marie de France, 10 stran, anglicky 'Amongst the tales I tell you once again, I would not forget…

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Elektronická kniha - autor F. Scott Fitzgerald, 24 stran, anglicky Do opposites actually attract? 'Head and Shoulders'…

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Elektronická kniha - autor Edgar Allan Poe, 5 stran, anglicky A representative of Poe's tales of the sea, "Ms. Found in a…

Can children be even crueller than adults? Left without a father, Simon is being tortured by his peеrs to the point when he…

When Maria Gavrilovna decides to elope with her suitor Vladimir Nikolayevitch, little do they know what supernatural…

"The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place" is the very last Sherlock Holmes story. This ultimate investigation takes him to…

"Doesn't one always think of the past, in a garden with men and women lying under the trees? Aren't they one's past, all…

Despite being a pacifist, Wells masterfully explains and gathers all the prerequisites for waging a war... with toy…

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

A sorcerer. Nightmares. Secrets. Not the usual components of a love story but Nikolai Gogol's short horror story follows the…

The rockstars of Pontypandy Mike and Elvis are busy practising for their big concert in the harbour. When Fireman Sam pops…

Two brothers, blessed with a telepathic connection, living under the shadow of a family vendetta. Can their strange power…

The narrator has gone out to a garden in the middle of the night. But the garden, under the light of the moon, doesn't seem…

A widower and a loving father of three girls, old Taille is described as a model workman. He provides for his family with…

Do you believe that people can change? Can a bank robber marry the banker's daughter without having any hidden thoughts and…

Inspired by Poe's own tragic life, the short story clearly presages Freud's method of psychoanalysis. In a very…

Pearl buyer Charley has just boarded Petite Jeanne, a ship that is supposed to sail from Rangiroa to Tahiti. Charley starts…

A short story that is shrouded in mystery, "The Man that Was Used Up" follows a narrator who wants to learn more about an…

Fixing things that are broken is much better for the planet than throwing them away. In this book, we follow Shyam and…

• Rok vydání 1906

First published in 1906, ‘Prairie-Dog Town’ is a charming short children’s story by ‘Oz’ author L. Frank Baum. In the…