The Lightning Warrior

George Owen Baxter

The Lightning Warrior is the name given to the great white wolf that is so swift in attacking its prey. A bounty is offered but no one can catch or kill the animal, that is until Cobalt arrives in the area. When Sylvia Baird, a proud woman determined not to marry Cobalt, a fierce warrior, tells him that she will consent to be his wife only if he brings her the pelt of this elusive white wolf, he succeeds much to her horror, and she must escape with the wolf at her side. Max Brands action-filled stories of adventure and heroism in the American West continue to entertain readers throughout the world. This is one of his Western fiction.

The Stretelli Case and Other Mystery Stories

Edgar Wallace

This early work by Edgar Wallace was originally published in 1930. The Stretelli Case and Other Mystery Stories is a collection of short stories, some also published in other collections of Wallaces works. This volume includes: Code No. 2, Red Beard, The Man Who Killed Himself, The Mediaeval Mind, and many more. This is a nice collection of eleven short stories loosely classified as mysteries; while thriller elements are certainly present in most of them, the stories, with one exception, are indeed mysteries of one sort or another. Several stories feature detectives per se; most of them have people under pressure who must decipher baffling situations in order to correct deformations in the social structure.

The Coat of Arms

Edgar Wallace

1931 Edgar Wallace novel. The story begins with following the Arranway family and various people that touch their life. Sketchley, where the Coat of Arms roadhouse stands, is a place of strange happenings. A complicated trail of theft, arson and blackmail culminates in murder at the Coat of Arms roadhouse and T. B. Collett, the crack Scotland Yard detective, must cope with a cast of stock company suspects and an incompetent local detective. Little by little you can see that pretty much everyone had a reason to kill the victim. This is a dandy story with all the Golden Age mystery elements.

Brief an den Vater

Franz Kafka

Franz Kafkas Brief an den Vater wurde nie abgeschickt und fand erst nach seinem Tod Leser. Zeit seines Lebens litt Franz Kafka unter der tyrannischen und manipulativen Art seines Vaters. In dem erst postum veröffentlichten Brief an den Vater versucht er, die komplizierte Beziehung zu verarbeiten. Der Text ermöglicht einen einzigartigen Einblick in die Beziehung Kafkas zu seinem Vater und wurde bereits vielfach als Grundlage für psychoanalytische und biografische Studien über den Autor zurate gezogen. Anklage und Selbstanalyse zugleich, vermittelt es dem Leser Einblick in das komplizierte Seelenleben des Autors. Brief an den Vater ist vielleicht der beste Einstieg in die beunruhigende wie inspirierende Welt eines Schriftstellers, ohne den die Geschichte der Literatur des 20. Jahrhunderts anders verlaufen wäre.

Stolen Souls

William Le Queux

Wrapped in furs until only my nose and eyes were visible, I was walking along the Nevski Prospekt in St. Petersburg one winters evening, and almost involuntarily turned into the Dominique, that fashionable restaurant which, garish in its blaze of electricity, is situated in the most frequented part of the long, broad thoroughfare. It was the dining-hour, and the place, heated by high, grotesquely-ornamented stoves, was filled with officers, ladies, and cigarette smoke, while the savoury smell of national dishes mingled judiciously with those of foreign lands.

Silvertips Search

Max Brand

Arizona Jim Silver had to find Rap Bender, Judge Benders missing son - the same Rap Bender who had joined guns with Silvers oldest and deadliest enemy. But when the legendary Silvertip finally caught up with Bender, they shared a common enemy - ever since Benders partner double-crossed him by trying to kidnap his woman. Now it was up to the two men to catch the man Silver had pledged to kill - for Silvers honor and his life. "Silver Tip" is a series of Western novels written by the very prolific author (one of the most prolific author of all time) named Frederick Faust. The novels are published, like most of Fausts work, under the Max Brand pen name.

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O. Henry

O. Henry is the pen name of American writer William Sydney Porter (1862-1910). Porters 400 short stories are known for their wit, wordplay, characterization and the clever use of twist endings. He needs no introduction of course; the man who made the short story with the surprise ending famous. These 16 stories are all wonderful examples of his word sculpting art. They include: The Rose of Dixie, The Third Ingredient, The Hiding of Black Bill, Schools and Schools, Thimble, Thimble, Supply and Demand, Buried Treasure, To Him Who Waits, He Also Serves, The Moment of Victory, The Head-Hunter, A Poor Rule and others. O. Henry has a very unique and amusing style, with a dry sense of humor running through all the stories. Originally published in 1897, this early work is a fascinating novel of the period and still an interesting read today.

John Workmann, der Zeitungsboy

Hans Dominik

John Workmann der Zeitungsboy ist ein 1909 veröffentlichtes Jugendbuch des Autors Hans Dominik. John Workmann beginnt in New York als Zeitungsboy. Schon sein erster Plan erregt Aufsehen, gewinnt ihm viele Herzen. Er gründet einen Club der Zeitungsjungen, um seinen armen, obdachlosen Kameraden eine behagliche Heimat zu schaffen. Sein Tatendrang führt ihn auf Wanderschaft. Er bestaunt andere große Städte und wichtige Industriewerke. Mit einem Gefährten durchjagt er eine brennende Prärie. Auf jedem Arbeitsplatz bewährt er sich: als Motorpflüger der Großfarm, als Maschinist im Schlachthaus in Chikago, als kühner Reporter. Bei seiner Rückkehr nach New York umjubeln die Zeitungsjungen ihren Wohltäter. Wir lesen von dem märchenhaften Aufstieg vieler amerikanischer Jungen, die sich aus ärmsten Verhältnissen mit eiserner Energie zu hohen Stellungen und größtem Reichtum emporgearbeitet haben. John Workmann der Zeitungsboy ist ein Lieblingsbuch der Jugend.