the secret

H.G. Wells is best remembered as a central figure in the development of the science fiction genre. However, much of his literary output was more conventional in nature, and he published a number of novels dealing with interpersonal relationships and social themes. H.G. Wells was so charmed by Margaret Sanger that he based „The Secret Places of the Heart” on his time with her. The novel is a thinly-veiled...

Ancient Egyptian healer and scribe Sesha is ready for another role: spy. Be sure to read Sesha’s first adventure, The Lost Scroll of the Physician. Forced to flee Thebes or face death, Sesha and her friends, Paser and Reb, travel up the Nile and into the desert in search of a hidden oasis. Led by a freed spy, they plan to rescue Pharaoh’s daughter Princess Merat, given to a Hyksos chieftain...

„Portret rudego człowieka” (pierwotnie wydana w Polsce pod tytułem „Wizerunek człowieka rudego”) to dziś już klasyczna pozycja z gatunku powieści z dreszczykiem. Słuchacz znajdzie w niej trafne, niekiedy ironiczne obserwacje, barwne opisy i nastrojowe sceny. Warto podkreślić, że stwarzając atmosferę grozy autor nie ucieka się od popularnego w owym okresie odwoływania się do...