Mikhail Nikolaevich Zagoskin (1789–1852) was a Russian writer, a veteran of the Patriotic War of 1812, and director of Moscow theaters and later the Armory Chamber.
Grigory Petrovich Danilevsky (1829–1890) was a Russian novelist of the second half of the 19th century, whose historical novels enjoyed widespread popularity thanks to their vibrant characters, captivating plots, and masterful recreation of the era's atmosphere.
This single volume collects the works of Maxim Gorky, created during the pivotal time of the turn of the century, when his unique voice—the voice of the "stormy petrel of the revolution"—was being formed.
Nikolai Eduardovich Heinze (1852–1913) was a Russian writer, journalist, and playwright, the author of numerous historical and crime novels, whose works enjoyed widespread popularity among readers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
The author, who published under the pseudonym Roman Dobry (real name Roman Lukich Antropov, 1876–1913), was one of the first to explore the genre of documentary fiction about the work of the detective police.
Yevgeny Petrovich Karnovich (1823–1885) was a historian, writer, and author of numerous works on Russian history and fiction based on documentary sources.
Robert Surcouf – der französische Pirat, der von Napoleon geadelt wurdeFreibeuter, Seeheld, Liebender: In seinem fesselnden Piraten-Roman »Robert Surcouf.
Henri Vogt weiß längst, dass es Orte gibt, an denen die Zeit nicht vergeht wie sonst, Schauplätze, an denen die Toten keine Ruhe finden und das Vergangene nicht vergangen ist.
Penélope y las mujeres de Ítaca han mantenido la isla a salvo, enfrentándose a pretendientes ambiciosos y a reyes dispuestos a tomar lo que no les pertenece.
La escuela Lincoln (a orillas del río Gilead en Minnesota) es, en el verano de 1932, un lugar hostil donde cientos de niños nativos americanos, arrancados de sus familias, son enviados a recibir educación.
En los albores del siglo XIX, la voz de un joven sin nombre ni apellido navega entre Espana, el Caribe y la naciente Colombia, en epoca de guerras, revoluciones y rutas comerciales que transforman imperios.
Paul d'Ivoire (1856-1915) is the pseudonym of the French writer Paul Deleûtre, the author of more than two dozen adventure novels that enjoyed great commercial success.
Vera Ivanovna Kryzhanovskaya (married name Semenova; pseudonym Rochester; 1857-1924) was a Russian writer, author of sentimental women's novels, historical and occult works that were quite popular in the early 20th century.
Pierre Mael is the collective pseudonym of Charles Coss (1862–1905) and Charles Vincent (1851–1920), French writers who together created more than seventy works full of maritime romance, adventure, and the spirit of distant travels.
