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The Complete Sanders of the River Series. MultiBook

Edgar Wallace

Edgar Wallace is one of the most popular classics of the English detective. The unpredictable dynamic plots of his books gave rise to more than 160 adaptations! The author worked a lot with Hollywood: he was the screenwriter of the legendary King Kong and the first film version of The Baskervilles Dogs. Chases, shootings, changing clothes, luxury villas and cars are integral parts of Wallaces stories. Mysterious murders, dizzying intrigues, dangerous investigations and unpredictable plot twists! The multibook includes the most read novels of the author, such as: Sanders of the River, The People of the River, The River of Stars, Bosambo of the River, Bones, The Keepers of the Kings Peace, Lieutenant Bones, Bones in London, Sandi the Kingmaker, Bones of the River, Sanders, Again Sanders.

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The Lovels of Arden

Mary Elizabeth Braddon

Antonia Thornton is raised to be a religious skeptic by her father, but has doubts after meeting with Oxford Methodists, such as Stobard. Lord Killrush is impressed by her beauty and intelligence and suggests making her his mistress. Dying from consumption, as people did in the old days, Killrush agrees to marry her. Provided that she marries no one.

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The Moment and Other Essays

Virginia Woolf

From the first essay of volume: The Moment and Other Essays, a multi-layered portrait of a summer evening in the English countryside in the company of friends, we are delighted with Wolfes perception and her ability to articulate them clearly. A series of sensory descriptions the rumble of an airplane, the night darkness of an night, the flight of an owl give way to a thought no less important, even inconspicuous: If you are young, the future truly lies like a piece of glass, making it tremble and tremble. If you are old, the past lies on the present, like thick glass, causing it to oscillate, distorting it.

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John Marchmonts Legacy

Mary Elizabeth Braddon

Edward, a handsome young soldier, considers Mary a charming child. John, the widow, is sick and poor, and asks Edward to keep an eye on Mary after his imminent death, whenever that happens. John stands in line, behind several other relatives, to inherit a huge mansion and income, and he warns Edward if he ever happens before his own death, beware of the evil relative who is next in line after himself because this person will do everything to snatch the inheritance from Mary.

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A Gilded Serpent

Dick Donovan

Before Sherlock Holmes there was Dick Donovan. The name struck terror into the hearts of thieves, murderers, fences, swindlers and criminals of every class, and his exploits gave delight to millions worldwide from 1888 onwards. This second volume of the Dick Donovan adventures collects three novels and a short story, written by British journalist and author of mystery and horror fiction J. E. Preston Muddock. For a time his detective stories were as popular as those of Arthur Conan Doyle.

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Pembroke

Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

Pembroke is a novel about the work and dynamics of a small town, in this case a small town in New England. Freeman treats each character individually and devotes a lot of time to their individuality, giving the events taking place in Pembroke a more authentic atmosphere. Through his characters, Freeman focuses on how a person can influence their own happiness.

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Big Brother and Other Stories

Rex Beach

This is a simple and sweet book. A story about a little sister who doesnt like being teased by her older brother. But one day she starts to notice that its just a tease and she doesnt give him the power to upset her. He gets bored and joins in her fun.

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Blue-Bird Weather

Robert W. Chambers

Another romantic family adventure thriller by Robert W. Chambers about a young man who comes to an island with a gun he owns to hunt waterfowl. He meets the man who runs the club and falls in love. Everything is going well until he meets his daughters father.