eBook: First published in 1922, 'The Blue Envelope' is a mysterious adventure from popular children's author Roy J. Snell. Set in Alaska, young cousins Lucille and Marian are…
eBook: The Custom of the Country (1913) is a scathing critique of American upward mobility, as told through the journey of overindulged Undine Spragg. She moves from Apex City to…
eBook: The trading ship Narcissus is sailing towards London, but long the way the ship and its crew pick up a West Indian black sailor, James, who shortly after falls ill. To…
eBook: 'A Faint Heart' is one of Dostoevsky's earliest short stories and it focuses on the tragedy of Vasya Shumkov, a passionate but naïve young man. The tale begins with Vasya…
eBook: Spiralling down and down, finally reaching rock bottom. What is there possibly left to live for? Nothing! 'The Dream of a Ridiculous Man' is a short story by Dostoevsky,…
eBook: Ivan Matveich was thinking it was a bad idea to see a live crocodile on the street as it swallowed him whole! Why couldn't it have eaten his wife Elena instead?What follows…
eBook: An homage to Dumas' 'The Count of Monte Cristo,' 'Mathias Sandorf' is an action-packed adventure story, complete with coded messages, secret identities, island adventure,…
eBook: What do you get if you cross a family of French acrobats with the escape of a Russian political prisoner? 'César Cascabel!'Despite the outlandish premise, Verne deftly…
eBook: Claudius Bombarnac, a reporter is assigned by the Twentieth Century to cover the travels of the Grand Transasiatic Railway which runs between Uzun Ada, Turkestan and Peking…
eBook: 'Facing the Flag' is one of the stories that cemented Verne's reputation as one of the pioneers of science-fiction. It centres around a brilliant scientist, Thomas Roch,…
eBook: While a man is out cycling in rural New England, a storm is brewing. He finds that the only option for shelter is a house nearby.It is, of course, not a normal house. It is…
eBook: On the Greek island of Phrosos, Count Antonio has forsaken his rank and his Prince for what he thinks is Right. He now lives as an outlaw in the hill yet he is still…
eBook: Lois, a young girl, is anxious to meet her lover but makes an unexpected stop at her brother Keith's house, who is studying to become a Catholic priest. After not seeing…
eBook: Úsměvné příběhy plné laskavého humoru ze života domácích mazlíčků jsou pohlazením po duši nejen pro milovníky zvířat. Autorka nás baví veselými historkami o soužití čl
eBook: Teia Carthanová už dávno odložila morální zásady – aby přežila, udělá téměř cokoli. Ustála smrt rodičů, hněv Rady i vražedné útoky nevlastního bratra Jury, budoucího k