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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,...
A short story with a punch, 'Madame de Treymes' follows lovelorn John Durham as he travels to France to court his old love, Fanny Frisbee. While Fanny is separated from her husband, she is still married,...
From satires of Sherlock Holmes to lectures in defence of fairy tales, this collection of essays brings to life the smallest of trifles and turns them into debates on the meaning of life itself.G. K....
If you have seen Ricky Gervais in 'The Office', you will know how much comedy and pathos occurs in apparently mundane locations. In 'The Lesser Bourgeoisie', Honore de Balzac turns his sharp eye on the...
The only novel published under the pen-name Alice Cholmondeley, 'Christine' gives insight into von Arnim's thoughts about the atrocities of World War I. The story is told through a series of letters...
The heavenly peace of the monastery of Santa Caterina is under threat: construction work in the old walls is making quiet comtemplation almost impossible. There's something a little peculiar about the...
'Greenmantle' is the second of five John Buchan novels in which we follow the adventures and exploits of Brigadier-General Richard Hannay.In 'Greenmantle' we reunite with Richard Hannay, as he rests and...
IF HE EXPOSES HER, SHE'LL LOSE EVERYTHING!Late one night, newly promoted Inspector Cecilie Mars makes a fatal choice that has far-reaching consequences. Her misstep has been captured on film, and now...
Challenged to a duel, Lord Lodore must make a life-changing decision, one that will split his family in two. His daughter Ethel, raised to depend on her father, and Cornelia, Lodore's estranged wife,...
'The Jesuits' Church in G' (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 ballet...
'Josiah Allen on the Woman Question' (1914) was written by best-selling American writer and humourist Marietta Holley and is a short story featuring her well-known characters, Samantha and Josiah Allen.Concerned...
Set in Nigeria, at the time of the British Empire, 'Bones' introduces us to the hapless hero of the piece. The beloved Commissioner Sanders has struck up an uneasy truce with Bosambo, the chief of the...
'The Story of an African Farm' (1883) was written by South African writer and intellectual, Olive Schreiner. Originally published under the pseudonym Ralph Iron, the book was a best-seller and caused...
'Life Is a Dream' (1635) is a play by Spanish dramatist and poet Pedro Calderón de la Barca. Considered one of the finest Spanish dramas of all time, it explores the mysteries of human destiny and examines...
Continuing the story told in the classic 'The Prince of Thieves,' 'Robin Hood the Outlaw' picks up where the first book left off. Maid Marian and the Merrie Men are all present, but readers hoping that...
Everybody is running from The Terror. But when nobody knows what it is, suspicion grows. Especially in the darkest corners of the world. And when governments enter a false show of care and love after...
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