Step into the eerie world of Victorian Gothic mystery with Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu's "Uncle Silas." This enthralling novel is a cornerstone of the locked-room mystery genre, skillfully blending suspense and intrigue to deliver a tale that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Set against the gloomy backdrop of Knowl mansion, the story follows young heiress Maud Ruthyn as she becomes entangled in...
Alexandra Ziolkowska-Boehm’s “Open Wounds: A Native American Heritage”was inspired by her great uncle, sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski,who in response to the Lakota Sioux Indian Chief Henry Standing Bear’s request “tell my story in stone”, decided to sculpt Sioux Chief Crazy Horse from a mountain in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Ziolkowska-Boehm explores the real...
„Robur Zdobywca”. „Robur le Conquérant” powieść Juliusza Verne w dwóch wersjach językowych: polskiej i francuskiej. Version bilingue: polonaise et française. Bardzo popularna jednotomowa powieść Juliusza Verne'a z cyklu „Niezwykłe podróże”. Uncle Prudent et Phil Evans sont respectivement président et secrétaire du Weldon-Institut de Philadelphie,...
The novel tells the story of Fanny Price, starting when her overburdened family sends her at age ten to live in the household of her wealthy aunt and uncle and following her development into early adulthood. From early on critical interpretation has been diverse, differing particularly over the character of the heroine, Austen's views about theatrical performance and the centrality or otherwise of...
