Silinski. Master Criminal

Edgar Wallace

Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) was a prolific British crime writer, journalist and playwright, who wrote 175 novels, 24 plays, and countless articles in newspapers and journals. Over 160 films have been made of his novels, more than any other author. In the 1920s, one of Wallaces publishers claimed that a quarter of all books read in England were written by him. Silinski is one of Edgar Wallaces more over-the-top master fiends. He could teach Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley something about stock manipulation. Silinski and a group of gangster financiers make havoc with the markets, cause devastating financial turmoil. The action becomes ever more outrageous from there.

The Worlds Great Snare

E. Phillips Oppenheim

A breathtaking tale of intrigue, romance, and revenge from one of the twentieth centurys most prolific and popular authors of suspense. The Wicked Marquis is a story of privilege and the attempt to keep what has been lost. Marquis will go to any length to get enough money to enjoy his title, including forcing one of his daughters to marry an unsuitable candidate with money. Although this novel was published in 1919, its setting and subject is more consistent with a pre-war period. The morality of the Marquis, and his attitude towards other people, is clearly a product of the 19th century. The droit du seigneur is even invoked several times in the story. There is an interesting interplay among the characters regarding the evolution of morals, the rights of women, the effect of rigid moralism, and religious inflexibility.

The Hole in the Wall

Arthur Morrison

Morrison, a novelist and short-story writer, is most often remembered for a series featuring the detective Martin Hewitt, but before that, he wrote several grim and violent books about life in the London slums. The Hole in the Wall is one of the most gripping adventure stories ever written. Stephen Kemp goes to live with his mysterious grandfather after his mothers death, and is gradually drawn into the seedy world which Captain Nat Kemp inhabits. The author brilliantly conveys the childs sharp observation of all that goes on around him, and builds up portrait of the picaresque life of the East End of London at the turn of the 20th century with humanity and humor he himself may have known as a boy. It is considered a classic of English story-telling and worth a read.

Uncle Vanya. Scenes from Country Life in Four Acts

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

The story of a Russian family and their interfamily relations, in which there are jealousy, secret love cravings and the usual altercations that occur within a few days. The end of this play is the easiest prose ever written. Family in provincial Russia, which is getting closer to bankruptcy, many of whose members live in the past, unrequited love and breaking ties.

Madame and Her Twelve Virgins

E. Phillips Oppenheim

The two men hesitated upon the tee, gazing down the glade towards the distant-green. Their caddies were still pointing in excitement to a motionless object stretched upon the smooth turf close to the flag. Look there! Its a man! He is dead! The players paused to consider the situation. They were oddly contrasted combatantsone, Mr. Edgar Franks, elderly, large and florid, with a mass of flaxen hair only slightly streaked with grey, a transatlantic millionaire, and owner of the finest villa in the neighbourhood of Antibes the other tall and slim, a mere lad, whose name was Armand Toyes, and who motored down occasionally from his home somewhere in the hills behind Cagnes.

Записки на манжетах (Notatki na mankietach)

Михаил Афанасиевич Булгаков, Michaił Afanasjewicz Bułhakow

«Записки на манжетах» 2013 частично автобиографическая повесть Михаила Булгакова. Основным мотивом «Записок на манжетах» стала проблема отношений автора с властью. В повести достаточно подробно описана жизнь Булгакова на Кавказе и первые месяцы его пребывания в Москве.В этой книге объединены лучшие рассказы М.А.Булгакова, среди которых «Красная корона», «Китайская история», «Спиритический сеанс» и другие, а также знаменитый автобиографический цикл «Записки на манжетах». Именно в этих произведениях впервые появляются темы и сюжетные линии, которые писатель будет развивать далее в своих романах и пьесах. «Записки на манжетах» местами перекликаются с «Запискам сумасшедшего» Гоголя, а действительность как грань между реальностью и фантазией станет излюбленным художественным стилем Булгакова.

Guns of the Gods. A Story of Yasminis Youth

Talbot Mundy

Yasmini is the heroine of many fairy tale authors and in this story this Indian princess is also present. In the complex plot involved and a young American couple. Interesting story, picturesque landscapes and wonderful reading!

The Viper

Hulbert Footner

A collection of crime fiction short stories featuring Mme. Rosika Storey and her resourceful assistant Bella Brickley. Mme. Storey unravels complex cases with thorough investigation and an understanding of human nature. Her way to resolve the mystery is original and bring you in a new world. She is Madame Storey, like Sherlock has fantastic powers of deduction and understanding of psychology, and her secretary is like Watson though she doest have a degree in medicine. These short stories are written through Bella Brickleys point-of-view. It is definitely recommended for a wide circle of readers who want to have a couple of hours of fascinating reading.