Since this is not a very famous story, and most of the pleasure that it provides depends on the surprise that the highlight in the story will present to the reader. Winston Bunter, who registered a...
This is an exciting saga located in the Indian Ocean basin, against the stormy backdrop of barely suppressed military operations between the Dutch and British merchant fleets, told by one of Conrad...
The tale begins, like many books about Konrad, with a group of travelers gathered together and exchanging maritime stories. Falk is subtle and minimalistic, and perhaps only the writer of the great...
This book is a collection of some of Konrad’s reviews and writings. The collection is divided into two parts, primarily the sections „Letters”, its reviews. The second section is ...
This is both mystery and romance; the latter creates one of the recurring difficulties in Conrad: it preserves the Victorian histrionic element, which sometimes may seem a little attractive. But ov...
Prince Roman is a Pole who relinquishes his comfortable position in the aristocracy to fight as an unknown soldier, resisting Russian oppression. In captivity, he has every opportunity to avoid pun...
This is a story of less than 100 pages, but in it Conrad demonstrates how many great writers do it, the simple and elegant power of short work. Here, a writer can briefly convey a compelling messag...
This is both mystery and romance; the latter creates one of the recurring difficulties in Conrad: it preserves the Victorian histrionic element, which sometimes may seem a little attractive. But ov...
Beach is at his best as an action adventure writer. You can feel the chill of the northwest glaciers and shudder at the threats of nature and unscrupulous people. Along with the „man vs. natu...
"Zwycięstwo" to powieść Josepha Conrada, wybitnego angielskiego pisarza polskiego pochodzenia. Powieść opisuje losy samotnego Szweda, Axela Heysta który spę...
"Ocalenie" to powieść Josepha Conrada, wybitnego angielskiego pisarza polskiego pochodzenia. Powieść opisuje losy Kapitana Toma Lingarda który płynie by pom...
"Karain: wspomnienie" to nowela Josepha Conrada, wybitnego angielskiego pisarza polskiego pochodzenia. “Z pokładu naszego szkunera, zakotwiczonego w środku z...
Almost all old quotes need to be corrected,” Joyce said in a tone that forbids arguing. „For example, the guy who mentioned marriages being made in heaven was definitely wrong. He meant...
Many men were indebted to the trader in Flambeau, and many considered him a friend. The latter never explained why, other than that he did them a favor, and in the North that matters a lot.
Zapierająca dech w piersiach wyprawa do serca Afryki, gdzie odkryjesz mroczną naturę człowieka! Ten klasyk zabierze Cię w pełną tajemnic wyprawę z kapitanem Charlesem Marlowem do serca koloni...
Zapierająca dech w piersiach wyprawa do serca Afryki, gdzie odkryjesz mroczną naturę człowieka! Ten klasyk zabierze Cię w pełną tajemnic wyprawę z kapitanem Charlesem Marlowem do serca koloni...
Four cowboys leaned over the barbed-wire fence that marked the dividing line between the Centipede Ranch and their own, gazing mournfully into a summer night that only distant southwestern countrie...
Father often asked Kirk Anthony to do a real job. But Anthony, despite almost idolizing his strong, successful father, just can’t stop having a good time with his father’s money. He goe...
Lorelei Knight’s parents want to get rich on her beauty. They send her to New York to be on a „girl show”. Bob Wharton, the dissolute son of a millionaire, falls in love with a gi...
Young Pierce Phillips, green, naive, opinionated and with little money, ends up in Daya, Alaska. Soon he is separated from the money by eloquent players. Now penniless, hungry and unable to reach t...