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'Xingu' lampoons the leisurely lives of six ladies who lunch. Having formed a literary club, the six pseudo-intellectuals are thrown into panic at the prospect of being visited by a famous author.With...
'Crucial Instances' was the second collection of Wharton's short stories to be published. Of the seven, 'Copy: A Dialogue' is presented as a short play. This collection shows the breadth of Wharton's...
'The Book of All Power' takes place in the years before the First World War and until many years after the Bolshevik revolution in Russia. Malcom Hay, an engineer for a Ukrainian-English oil firm, comes...
'The Sandman' (1844) was written by the German romantic author E. T. A. Hoffmann, most famous for his novella 'The Nutcracker and the Mouse King' (1816) which inspired Tchaikovsky's 'The Nutcracker'.A...
A psychological thriller, woven with fantastic characters and delicious plot twists that will leave you spinning. 'The Strange Lapses of Larry Loman' tells the story of Scotland Yard detective Larry Loman...
When your life's path seems set in stone, who wouldn't long for a bit of adventure?In 1910s England, everyone knew their place. But 13-year-old Bealby isn't content to become a servant in a big country...
Someone is losing money. Fast. And when forged notes start to appear, Peter Clifton's hefty riches are called into question. Even his new wife, Jane Leith, can't help but doubt the man's bottomless wealth....
Written almost as an interior monologue, 'Bertha Garlan' follows the eponymous Bertha on her quest for love. A widow in her thirties, Bertha previously married out of convention. However, after a trip...
Neewa is black bear cub who loses his mother and is adopted by a hunter and his dog, Miki. However, during a wild canoe ride, Neewa and Miki get separated from the kindly hunter. They wander through the...
While Wallace could never be accused of being a run-of-the-mill author, 'The Price a Woman Pays' is one of his more unusual tales. A gripping and fun short story, it follows the concerns of Dr Beechington...
Off the windswept coast of Iceland, there's a ship with a mysterious passenger on board. Her name is Thorgunna, and soon she'll be dead. But that won't be the end of her story. Inspired by Iceland folk-tales,...
In 1901, the author – the real Elizabeth – went on a trip to the Baltic island of Rügen with her maid, a chauffeur, a friend, and a carriage piled high with their luggage. From this, she weaves a captivating...
Homecoming hero Jeffrey Blake returns after a stint in prison and tries to embed himself back into his former life. Blake hopes to reconcile with his wife and find his place back in his family alongside...
How do you survive when tragedy is your constant companion?With nearly all his family dead, Pascal Bruno turns to a life of crime to survive. His only hope of escape is through the love of Teresa, a servant...
The bed-ridden widow Julia Charnock Poynsett lives at home with her two youngest sons, but soon her three eldest children, who left home to get married, will return with their wives for the very first...
Commissioner Sanders is back again! However, this adventure sees him set against the backdrop of London rather than Africa. When a bunch of small-time crooks decide to try and steal a diamond mine, Sanders...
Doctor Nikola meets Gilbert Pennethorne, an ordinary man whose life has gone downhill. He was tricked by his former boss who stole information about the location of a gold mine. Gilbert is determined...
Classic Edith Wharton, 'The Old Maid' was first published as a serial in 'The Red Book Magazine.' Through this heart-rending and haunting tale, Wharton takes aim at the notions of conformity and delivers...
The very wealthy are different from the rest of us, and so is Anson. From a young age, he learned to speak in an almost British way; his words and sentences are crisp and clear. The first time he learned...
Set against the rigid social backdrop of New York in the 1870s, 'New Year's Day' tells the tale of Lizzie Hazeldean, who needs to find a way of making money. With her husband ill and ladies of leisure...
Jim Powell is a jelly-bean; a lazy, idle man, who is content to drift through life. However, when his friend, Clark, invites him to a shindig where Nancy Lamar is going to be, there might be an opportunity...
'True Grit', 'Rio Bravo', 'Shane', 'High Noon'...If you love a classic Western movie, then raise your ten-gallon hat to Andy Adams, whose cowboy books helped to power the Wild West into people's minds.'The...
Ambitious, hardworking John Howland is a successful Chicago engineer and has been sent to oversee the completion of the Hudson Bay railroad, following the mysterious disappearances of the previous two...
'Weird Tales Volume 1' (1885) was written by German Romantic author E. T. A. Hoffmann, most famous for his novella 'The Nutcracker and the Mouse King' (1816). Included in this first of two volumes are...
When Mr. Henley answers a letter that is not addressed to him, his life is immediately thrown into chaos. Full of supernatural suspense, this gripping ghostly tale follows Mr. Henley as he treads the...
'The Daughters of the Night' follows Jim Bartholomew, an unconventional bank manager as his life is turned upside down. Thrust in to a chaotic situation with an ensemble of brilliant characters ,from...
Set in Paris during King Louis the fourteenth's reign, E.T.A Hoffmann's 'Mademoiselle Scuderi' throws the reader into a city under siege from an organised group of thieves who rob citizens of their expensive...
The second novel featuring Wallace's iconic Scotland Yard Inspector Elk 'The Fellowship of the Frog' involves tracking down the head of a vast underground criminal network lead by the eponymous 'Frog'....
'Down under Donavan' follows an ex-convict who strikes it rich gambling, but as the famous philosopher from Brooklyn, Notorious B.I.G once suggested "Mo' Money, Mo' Problems", and soon a murder lies in...
'The Three Just Men' belongs to the famous 'Four Just Men' anthology created by Edgar Wallace, and follows the vigilante group at the later stages of their lives. They are older now and they've changed,...
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