The Road to London

Edgar Wallace

Best remembered for penning the screenplay for the classic film King Kong, author Edgar Wallace was an astoundingly popular luminary in the action-adventure genre in the early twentieth century. Wallace was a very prolific writer despite his sudden death at age 56. In total Wallace is credited with over 170 novels, almost 1,000 short stories, and 18 stage plays. Wallaces works have been turned into well over 100 films. This traditional mystery features a girl with an unusual name, some mysterious tramps, gangsters and villainous members of British upper class. The Road to London is a story packed with intrigue, treachery, assassinations, and machinations, and it highlights Wallaces unmatched skill in setting a pulse-pounding pace. Highly recommended!

Fools Goal

B.M. Bower

B.M Bower had a gift for writing Westerns, weaving tales of adventure, intrigue, mystery, and romance often with surprise endings. They are historical reminiscences of pioneers among the sage and bush, clearing the way for a new America. This is one of her stories. A man travels from Montana to San Jose to show a girl how the wide West breeds wider morals. The plot is well constructed with well drawn subsidiary characters and provides a number of interesting twists. Whether youre a first-time reader or a long-time fan, Fools Goal will surely please fans of classic Westerns.

The Magic Walking Stick

John Buchan

The Magic Walking Stick is a childrens short story by John Buchan. Our hero is a teenage boy who buys a walking stick from a beggar a magic walking stick that allows the boy to visit many places at his command... It is a fantastical story about a pair of magical walking sticks; one that will cease to function if it is used for any practical purpose, and another that will cease to function if it isnt. Unfortunately, our protagonist doesnt know which one he possesses. This charming one-of-a-kind classic is a beautiful compilation which includes the timeless story, The Magic Walking-Stick and several additional Arabian Nights classic stories including; The Seven Voyages of Sinbad, The Story of the Magic Horse, The Story of the Fisherman and the Genie and more. Its a charming and entertaining tale perfect for bedtime reading.

Challenge

H.C. McNeile

This is a well-written book with a fast-changing storyline. One of Drummonds colleagues dies in a mysterious way. The main character wants to find out the cause of death. There were no traces of wounds on the body of the victim, no traces of weapons. Drummond was amazed that one of the millionaires was traveling in a boat with the victim.

The Last Man

Mary Shelley

The novel tells the story of a future world affected by an epidemic. The first part of the novel begins with a story about the youth of Lionel Verney, about his friendship with the radiant prince Adrian, the son of the abdicated king of England, about his love for the sister of Adrian Idris. Verney has a sister to Loss, with whom the proud Lord Raymond is in love. For the sake of marrying her, he refuses the hands of Idris and, for a while, from the post of Lord Protector of England. Idris becomes the wife of Verneus.

The Exploits of Elaine

Arthur B. Reeve

Detective Kennedy and his sidekick Walter Jameson are called in by a District Attorney to look into the murder of an actress in the middle of shooting a movie called The Black Terror. What follows is figuring out the puzzling trail of a calculating killer. Kennedy performs detailed tests in his laboratory and he eventually finds what caused the death of the film star, but he must still go through lots of adventures until he finds the murderer as well. The book is highly entertaining for those who are already familiar with Reeves novels. If you liked this one, maybe you will want to read other Craig Kennedy stories there are more than 80 of them and they are all as exciting and well-written as The Film Mystery.

The Cause of It All. A Play in Two Acts

Leo Tolstoy

Alcoholism then and now caused endless quarrels, domestic violence, senseless violence, disintegration of families, and a decrease in the life expectancy of men. So, we see that Tolstoys message is deeply appropriate, and his strategy to convey this tale of morality for most people was to make it simple, short, with an emphasis on the destructive effect of alcohol. This is truly a moral story and thats good because it solves a real problem that destroys the structure of society.

Das Heideprinzeßchen

Eugenie Marlitt

Eugenie Marlitt (05.12.1825 22.06.1887) war eine deutsche Schriftstellerin. Sie gilt als erste Bestsellerautorin der Welt, allerdings hat die Literaturkritik ihr Werk stets zwiespältig beurteilt. Marlitt wollte mit ihren Frauengestalten ein Vorbild für ihre Leserinnen geben. So sind wohl ihre Heldinnen die Verkörperung ihres Frauenideals. Im Mittelpunkt der Romane steht weniger die Liebesgeschichte, als das ganze Leben der Heldinnen, ihre Ansichten, Handlungsweisen, Erlebnisse und Abenteuer. Das Heideprinzeßchen wächst geschützt, ja sogar weitestgehend isoliert auf und hat nur zu drei Menschen Kontakt. Als sie aber den richtigen Mann kennenlernt ändert sich ihr Leben schlagartig.

The Loudwater Mystery

Edgar Jepson

This novel was first published in 1920 and is along the lines of a classic whodunnit. Lord Loudwater is brash, short tempered and always bullying people. He was loved by none, feared by many and hated by all. When he is inexplicably found fatality stabbed with a letter opener, the list of suspects seems endless. Unfortunately for Detective Flexen, who is to investigate the case, Lord Loudwater was not a very agreeable sort of fellow and almost every person in his vicinity had a motive for the crime. Was it his young wife or her lover, his former fiancé or even one of the servants? If you like the old style crime novels where you are presented with a puzzle and have to try and work out who the killer is, then you should like this.

The Middle of Things

Joseph Smith Fletcher

Viner stumbles upon the body of a murdered man whilst just following through his ordinary day routines. Little does he know that this find would make him a key figure in solving a big mystery. Well its soon discovered that the murdered mans name was Ashton and some important documents were stolen from him, but the true purpose for killing him and his real identity and that of his charge, make for a rather excitingly interesting murder-mystery... Nevertheless, Mr. Fletcher accomplishes it in a story that keeps the reader in suspense until the very last word. This talented author has no rival to-day in ingenuity.

Typhoon

Joseph Conrad

First published in 1902, Typhoon can be easily passed as pre-twentieth century literature. Its a short story depicting a ship experiencing a terribly destructive typhoon and coming out of it, but not without coming inch-close to death. Typhoon is a classic sea yarn, possibly based upon Conrads actual experience of seamans life, and probably on a real incident aboard of the real steamer John P. Best. One of the major themes of the novella is the contrast between Conrads characters who are imaginative men aware of the larger issues of life and conscious of the potential for disaster and the literal minded and relatively unaware Captain MacWhirr. MacWhirr is a hard working captain devoted to routine and loyal to the needs of the Nan-Shan and the interests of her owners. The novella classically evokes the seafaring life at the turn of the century. While Macwhirr, who, according to Conrad, never walked on this Earth is emotionally estranged from his family and crew, and though he refuses to consider an alternate course to skirt the typhoon, his indomitable will in the face of a superior natural force elicits grudging admiration.

Театральный роман (Powieść teatralna). Записки покойника

Михаил Афанасиевич Булгаков, Michaił Afanasjewicz Bułhakow

201eТеатральный роман201d Булгакова 2013 книга необычная и по-своему особенная. Мотивом к созданию этого произведения послужила ссора Булгакова с главным режиссером московского театра Станиславским по поводу постановки пьесы «Кабала святош». Поэтому «Театральный роман» содержит далеко не добрые пародии как на Станиславского (в романе 2013 Иван Васильевич) и Немировича-Данченко (Аристарх Платонович), так и на многих других сотрудников театра («Независимый театр»). Прочитав 201eТеатральный роман201d вы узнаете, как проходят театральные репетиции, какие они бывают, обо всех комических, драматических и реальных историях, которые происходят в театральной жизни. Воссоздайте мысленную картину театральных закулис!

Das Geheimnis der alten Mamsell

Eugenie Marlitt

Als die Spielersfrau Meta dOrlowska unter tragischen Um-ständen auf der Bühne stirbt, wird ihre vierjährige Tochter Felicitas von der wohlhabenden Familie Hellwig aufgenommen. Dort hat das Mädchen ein schweres Leben. Vater Hellwig beschützt das Mädchen so gut er kann, und lässt sie wie seine eigenen Kinder von Privatlehrern ausbilden. Doch bald stirbt auch ihr Beschützer, der alte Kommerzienrat. Verständnis und Zuneigung findet die kleine Fee nur bei der alten Mamsell, einer ihrerseits von der bigotten Gesellschaft ausgeschlossenen Ver-wandten der Familie, die abgetrennt von der Welt im Dach-geschoss des Hauses in einem freundlichen, kunstliebenden kleinen Reich lebt. Felicitas schließt innige Freundschaft mit der alten Dame, die zum einzigen Halt des Mädchens wird. Doch die Mamsell umgibt ein Geheimnis, das um jeden Preis bewahrt werden muss...

The Red Triangle

Arthur Morrison

Fourth and last collection of detective fiction featuring Martin Hewitt, a famous private detective whose methods closely resemble those of Sherlock Holmes. The plot lines of all six linked sensation stories in this collection center on the mystery of the Red Triangle, a group of villains known only from the Red Triangle left stamped on the heads of their victims, and the actions of Martin Hewitt and his narrator, esteemed journalist Mr. Brett, in bringing the members of that group to justice. This work includes the following stories: The affair of Samuels diamonds, The case of Mr. Jacob Mason, The case of the Lever Key, The case of the burnt barn, The case of the Admiralty code and The adventure of Channel Marsh.

Bulldog Drummond at Bay

H.C. McNeile

Bulldog Drummond At Bay is another story from the famous series of Herman Cyril McNeile. This story is full of mysteries for the reader. Drummond hears cries near his yard, then notices traces of blood there. He meets two guys who claim to be after a madman. The main character is determined to explore in his unique style, but discovers a mysterious message.

Lucius. Adventures of a Roman Boy

Alfred J. Church

Alfred John Church (1829-1912) was an English classical scholar. He was born in London and was educated at Kings College London, and Lincoln College, Oxford, he took holy orders and was an assistant-master at Merchant Taylors School for many years. Church wrote a number of stories in English re-telling of classical tales and legends for young people. Lucius Adventures of a Roman Boy, follows Lucius as he talks with Cicero, meets Spartacus, falls in love, is kidnapped by pirates, joins the Roman army, is captured by king Mithridates, and finds pirate treasure! Sounds exciting? Follow the young Lucius Marius who leads an adventurous life in Ancient Rome from the time of his capture by Spartacus.

In New York with the Tucker Twins

Emma Speed Sampson

In New York with the Tucker Twins is a sixth book in the Tucker Twins series, written by an American author of juvenile fiction and a movie censor Emma Speed Sampson and published between 1915 and 1924. Nominally its a boarding school series, but actually only two of the books are set at school. Our heroine is 15 year-old Page Allison, a doctors daughter, raised in a rural Virginia community where she has no companionship with girls her own age. On her way to school for the first time, she meets the Tucker family, a set of twins nicknamed Dee and Dum who will be her best friends, and their startlingly young and sprightly widowed father. In it, Page Allison and the Tucker Twins head to New York City for a great adventure...

Rodeo Ranch

Max Brand

Rodeo Ranch has earned its name from the rodeo that the wealthy, aged Ramon Alvarez sponsors there. An attempt has been made on Alvarezs life, and Alvarez believes his would-be killer is a member of a secret league bent on his destruction. He approaches Duds Kobbe, winner of the rodeos shooting competition, and offers him a job as a personal bodyguard, promising a fabulous reward for doing the job. The only catch is that, while employed, Kobbe cannot leave the Alvarez estate. What Kobbe doesnt realize is that he will be just as much a target as Alvarez. It is a short novel of murder and redemption, presents some intriguing plotting as a wealthy and fearful landowner hires a gunslinger as a bodyguard, with unexpected results.

Przygoda Stasia

Bolesław Prus

Akcja powieści Przygoda Stasia rozgrywa się na polskiej wsi w drugiej połowie XIX wieku. Kilkumiesięczny Staś jest synem kowala Józefa i jego żony Małgorzaty. W wyniku bójki w karczmie Józef popadł w konflikt z miejscowym organistą. Konflikt ten ciągnie się już długi czas. Kiedy organista zwraca się do kowala z prośbą o pożyczkę na zakup gruntu, żona Józefa, Małgorzata stanowczo się temu sprzeciwia. Chce też namówić swego ojca, bogatego młynarza, żeby także nie udzielał pożyczki organiście. Udaje się w tym celu z dzieckiem do odległego młyna. W drodze, zmęczona ciągnięciem dziecięcego wózka, zaczyna opadać z sił. Widząc jadący wolniutko mały powozik, podczepia dyszel wózka do niego. Po chwili powozik gwałtownie przyspiesza i na oczach zrozpaczonej matki uwozi jej dziecko. Chwilę później, przypadkiem, pojawia się w swoim powozie organista. Chce pomóc kowalowej w poszukiwaniach synka...

The Sea-Wolf

Jack London

The Sea-Wolf is Jack Londons journey deep into the heart of darkness and madness that each person carries within themselves. It is the story of a Danish youth named Humphrey Hump van Weyden and his struggles against the sea, as well as his own inner demons. Humphrey Van Weyden is a gentleman, and academic, who has lived a soft life among civilized, like-minded people. He is on a steemer to visit a friend. On this trip, a fog settles and the ship gets struck and sinks. Mr Van Weyden lives, despite the frigid waters, and finds himself picked up by a seal hunting schooner headed to Japan. Mr Van Weyden is saved, but his nightmare just begins. Set in the Pacific Ocean, the book reveals how raw nature can cause a human being to lose their grip on reality. The novel explores the big questions through the philosophical conversations between the Captain Wolf Larsen (a Nietzschean superman, materialist, and man of terrific strength) and Humphrey van Weyden (an effete, bookish, man of morals).

The Little Green Man and Other Stories

Edgar Wallace

The Little Green Man and Other Stories is an excellent collection of mystery stories by Edgar Wallace. These are fast-paced, with good twists and turns, an unusual criminal scheme and a little romance. Edgar Wallace was a British novelist, playwright, and journalist who produced popular detective and suspense stories and was in his time "the king" of the modern thriller. Wallaces literary output 175 books, 24 plays, and countless articles and review sketches have undermined his reputation as a fresh and original writer. Moreover, the author was a wholehearted supporter of Victorian and early Edwardian values and mores, which are now considered in some respects politically incorrect. In England, in the 1920s, Wallace was said to be the second biggest seller after the Bible.

The Mischief Maker

E. Phillips Oppenheim

This story takes place before WWI and follows the adventures of a disgraced English politician who hasnt given up on his country in her hour of need. His nemesis is a suave but evil German prince who is plotting the downfall of he British empire. The only thing that stands in his way is our hero... and two beautiful women. The Mischief-Maker presents a fascinating picture of the political mindset of the day to go along with the twists and turns of the story. And so on, and with the material of conspiracies, politics, love and adventure the story is woven around the atmosphere of the early 20th century in London and Paris with that peculiar polish in dialogue and fascinating coloring characteristic of the popular author.

Baśń o Aladynie i o lampie cudownej

Bolesław Leśmian

Któż z nas nie zna baśni o Aladynie i jego magicznej lampie, która potarta wierzchem koszuli w niezwykły sposób uwalnia drzemiącego w niej od tysięcy lat potężnego dżina? Ta jedna z bardziej znanych opowieści pochodzących z Księgi tysiąca i jednej nocy tym razem w doskonałej literackiej adaptacji Bolesława Leśmiana. Do średniowiecznego Bagdadu przybywa zły czarownik. Chce odnaleźć młodzieńca o imieniu Aladyn. Wie, że przeznaczeniem chłopca jest przynieść magiczną lampę z zaczarowanego królestwa. Czarownik podaje się za brata ojca Aladyna i zdobywa jego zaufanie. Obiecuje młodzieńcowi spełnienie wszystkich jego marzeń. Stawia przy tym jeden warunek: Aladyn musi zdobyć lampę o cudownej mocy. Przypadek sprawia, że chłopiec uwalnia mieszkającego wewnątrz dżina...

Max Carrados Mysteries

Ernest Bramah

Max Carrados Mysteries is a collection of Bramahs classic detective tales containing The Secret of Headlam Height, The Mystery of The Vanished Petition Crown and many other stories. Carrados is a cerebral detective, solving the crimes with facts, information and his advanced senses, which over-compensate for his blindness. In The Coin of Dionysius we first meet the suave sleuth Max Carrados to help determine whether an old coin is real or a clever fake. In The Game Played in the Dark, Max Carrados is contacted by the British Museum about a horde of stolen ancient coins. On the lookout for the coins, he is intrigued by the approach of an Italian lady who takes him from the safety of his study to a meeting with some recognisable former adversaries... The stories deal with the theft of an ancient coin, the odd disappearance of a little girl, a ghost fond of running the bath, a scientific approach to murdering a wife, poison mushrooms, devious disguises, an automated card-playing machine and other curious matters.