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She is beautiful, charismatic and destroys every man who dares to pursue her. Before the character of femme fatale was coined in American cinema, Émile Zola captured the seductive female power in "Nana":...
Deep dive into one of the greatest coming-of-age stories by the master novelist of the Victorian era, Charles Dickens. Charting young Pip's experiences of poverty, prison, and fights to the death, 'Great...
'The Lighthouse' is a gripping tale of the relationship between man and sea. Ballantyne spent three weeks holed up on Bell Rock researching and experiencing the life of a lighthouse, and its relationship...
"Well, I really don't advise a woman who wants to have things her own way to get married." Katharine Hilbery is a priviledged young woman at a crossroads. Should she marry the poet William Rodney, who...
There's no one Maggie Tulliver loves more than her brother Tom. But their relationship is far from easy. She's passionate and impulsive, but he's emotionally repressed and dutiful. This tension drives...
"Kenilworth" is a historical novel by Walter Scott that centres on the royal court romance, intrigue, and mystery between Queen Elizabeth I and the Earl of Leicester. Once again, Scott talks a lot about...
In Connecticut, Clearman Court has been renovated by its current owner, Stephen Clearman. An unusual character, Stephen has a penchant for wearing strange masks which he believes will be enough to protect...
Is love a fairytale, or does true love have a price? Lyda Penopoulos, the sole heiress of a colossal fortune, reigns supreme yet finds herself very lonely. But when the enigmatic Russian gentleman, Boris...
Accompanied by his trusty and beautiful companion Violet Brown, Peter Ruff decides to turn his back on his former life of crime and become a private investigator. With his established links to the criminal...
First published in 1912, 'The Double Four' by E. Phillips Oppenheim follows the story of former criminal turned country squire Peter Ruff as he is drawn back into the criminal underworld. Named as successor...
Inspired by his trip aboard "The Great Eastern" ship, Jules Verne writes the adventure novel "A Floating City". The story depicts a wonderful picture of the long sea voyage, the ship which seems so big...
'Faulkner's Folly' is the second book in the 'Alan Ford' series of detective novels by prolific author Carolyn Wells. In Long Island, artist Eric Stannard is found stabbed to death in his studio – killed...
Son of a debt-ridden aristocratic family, Gregory Ballaston, resorts to desperate means while travelling through China. Will his rash decision result in the corruption of all mankind, and a curse upon...
First published in 1916 'The Bride of a Moment' is the first of two works by author Carolyn Wells which follow the exploits of gentleman detective Alan Ford. In the town of Bascombe Fells, a beautiful...
A vivid and immersive story of obsession perfect for fans of dark academia and Donna Tartt's The Secret HistoryOliver Marks has just served ten years for the murder of one of his closest friends – a murder...
In 'Jacob's Ladder' we follow the story of Jacob Pratt. Once a bankrupt man, we meet him just as he is getting back on his feet. As Jacob's fortunes change for the better however, he begins to see who...
Originally published anonymously in 1908, 'The Last Egyptian' is a novel by famous author L. Frank Baum. Set in Egypt, the story follows the fortunes of Egyptologist Gerald Winston, Egyptian Kara, and...
'Anybody But Anne' is the fifth in the 'Fleming Stone' series of detective novels by prolific author Carolyn Wells. Wealthy David Van Wyck has decided to become a philanthropist and leave his entire vast...
A group of wealthy New Yorkers. An interest in the supernatural. A haunted cabin deep into the mountains of Vermont. What could go wrong? When a bizarre summer vacation results in the death of two of...
Homer Vincent lives in the beautiful house called Greatlarch in New England, with his wife and niece. Though outwardly the family appear to have a charmed life, the house is haunted by an ancient legend....
Published in 1925, 'The Daughter of the House' is the nineteenth book in the Fleming Stone mystery series by prolific American author Carolyn Wells. The owner of Langdene House is the glass-collector...
One day, an ape named Kala finds a small human boy in the jungles of Africa. She names him Tarzan ("White skin" in ape language), and raises him as her own. In time, differences between himself and his...
"There's nothing––absolutely nothing––half so much worth doing as messing about in boats." Mole is a good-natured, home-loving mole, who has never gone anywhere. But one Spring he gets so sick of cleaning...
The wealthy businessman Horatio Leavenworth is found dead in his private library with a bullet in his head. Nothing in the house is broken. Nothing is stolen. All signs point to an inside job. But who...
"Castle Dangerous" is the last of Walter Scott's "Waverley" cycle of historical novels. The story takes place shortly after the death of William Wallace in the Scottish War of Independence. Basically...
"A Debt Discharged" is a gripping thriller novel about gangs and forgery by the acclaimed British author Edgar Wallace. The gifted Thomas Maple and his niece Verity live together on Crystal Palace Road...
The Jubilee marks the fiftieth year of the reign of Queen Victoria. Dickensian in its sweeping scope of London life, Gissing's "In the Year of the Jubilee" (1834) depicts the harsh and disreputable conditions...
Peter Kropotkin's magnum opus "Memoirs of a Revolutionist" serves the role of an astounding historical narrative of Russian politics in the second half of the 19th century. A perfect example of early...
"The Fortunate Foundlings" is a picaresque novel from 1744 featuring twins Horatio and Louisa, whose journey in the world differs because of their gender. They were both abandoned in infancy and adopted,...
Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson invite their readers to follow their adventures one last time, as they solve more mysteries from the criminal underworld. This last collection about the famous and eccentric...
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